[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007) › 1.42 # 南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經 1.42 南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經 1.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.42) 使君禮拜，白言：「和尚說法，實不思議。弟子尚有少疑，欲問和尚。望意和尚大慈大悲，為弟子說。」大師言：「有疑即問，何須再三？」使君問：「法可不？是西國第一師達摩祖師宗旨？」大師言：「是！」使君問：「弟子見說達摩大師化梁武帝。帝問達摩：『朕一生以來，造寺、布施、供養有功德否？』達摩答言：『並無功德。』武帝惆悵，遂遣達摩出境。未審此言，請和尚說。」六祖言：「實無功德，使君勿疑達摩大師言。武帝著邪道，不識正法。」使君問：「何以無功德？」和尚言：「造寺、布施、供養，只是修福。不可將福以為功德，功德在法身，非在於福田。自法性有功德，平直是佛性，外行恭敬，若輕一切人，吾我不斷，即自無功德。自性無功德，法身無功德。念念行平等直心，德即不輕。常行於敬，自修身即功，自修心即德。功德自心作，福與功德別。武帝不識正理，非祖大師有過。」 > The Prefect bowed and said: "The Upādhyāya's preaching of the Dharma is truly inconceivable. This disciple still has a small doubt and wishes to ask the Upādhyāya about it. I hope the Upādhyāya will, out of great kindness and great compassion, explain it for this disciple." The Master said: "If you have a doubt, ask immediately; why hesitate to ask repeatedly?" The Prefect asked: "Could the Dharma \[you teach\] be the essential tenet of Patriarch Bodhidharma, the first master from the Western Land?" The Master said: "It is!" The Prefect asked: "This disciple has heard it said that Master Bodhidharma converted Emperor Wu of Liang. The Emperor asked Bodhidharma: 'Throughout my life, have I attained merit and virtue by building temples, giving, and making offerings?' Bodhidharma answered: 'None whatsoever.' Emperor Wu was disappointed and thereupon expelled Bodhidharma from his realm. I do not understand these words; I ask the Upādhyāya to explain." The Sixth Patriarch said: "Truly there was no merit and virtue; Prefect, do not doubt Master Bodhidharma's words. Emperor Wu was attached to a wrong way and did not recognize the right Dharma." The Prefect asked: "Why was there no merit and virtue?" The Upādhyāya said: "Building temples, giving, and making offerings are merely cultivating merit. One must not mistake merit for merit and virtue. Merit and virtue reside in the dharmakāya, not in fields of merit. One's own Dharma-nature possesses merit and virtue; being straightforward is the buddhadhātu. If outwardly one practices respect, yet disparages all people and does not cut off the ego, one is personally devoid of merit and virtue. If the own-nature is devoid of merit and virtue, the dharmakāya is devoid of merit and virtue. If thought after thought one practices an impartial and straightforward mind, virtue will not be slight. If one always practices reverence, personally cultivating the body is 'merit', and personally cultivating the mind is 'virtue'. Merit and virtue are created from one's own mind; merit is distinct from merit and virtue. Emperor Wu did not recognize the right principle; it was not that the Patriarch had any fault." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.41) - [Next: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.43) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007~en-mt.1.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.42) · Pramāṇa