慈悲道場懺法 7.8

7.8

今日道場同業大眾！豈得不人人報恩供養，一切功德供養中最。故經說言：惟念過去世供養為輕微，蒙報歷遐，劫餘福值。天師經言：設欲報者，起塔精舍，燈燭幡蓋華香茵褥種種供養，將來之世自受其福。雖是供養，非報佛恩。欲報佛恩，唯發菩提心、立四弘誓，造無量緣，莊嚴身相、修淨土行，是為智者知恩報恩。

Today, assembly sharing this karmic endeavor in the bodhimaṇḍa! How could each and every person not repay their grace and make offerings? Among all merits, offerings are supreme. Therefore, a sūtra says: 'Merely recollecting past lifetimes when offerings were slight, the retribution received spanned vast kalpas with remaining blessings.' The Tiānshī jīng says: 'If one wishes to repay it, erecting stupas and vihāras, offering lamps, candles, banners, canopies, flowers, incense, rugs, and various kinds of offerings—in future ages, one will naturally receive the blessings thereof. Although these are offerings, they do not repay the Buddha's grace. If one wishes to repay the Buddha's grace, only generating the bodhicitta, establishing the four great vows, creating immeasurable conditions, adorning bodily marks, and cultivating pure land practices: this is for the wise to know grace and repay grace.'