[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) › [六祖大師法寶壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008) › 1.75 # 六祖大師法寶壇經 1.75 六祖大師法寶壇經 1.75 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.75) 「今與汝等授無相懺悔，滅三世罪，令得三業清淨。善知識！各隨我語，一時道：『弟子等，從前念今念及後念，念念不被愚迷染。從前所有惡業愚迷等罪，悉皆懺悔，願一時銷滅，永不復起。弟子等，從前念今念及後念，念念不被憍誑染。從前所有惡業憍誑等罪，悉皆懺悔，願一時銷滅，永不復起。弟子等，從前念今念及後念，念念不被嫉妬染。從前所有惡業嫉妬等罪，悉皆懺悔，願一時銷滅，永不復起。』善知識！已上是為無相懺悔。云何名懺？云何名悔？懺者，懺其前愆，從前所有惡業，愚迷憍誑嫉妬等罪，悉皆盡懺，永不復起，是名為懺。悔者，悔其後過，從今以後，所有惡業，愚迷憍誑嫉妬等罪，今已覺悟，悉皆永斷，更不復作，是名為悔。故稱懺悔。凡夫愚迷，只知懺其前愆，不知悔其後過。以不悔故，前愆不滅，後過又生。前愆既不滅，後過復又生，何名懺悔？ > monastery to hear the Dharma, ascended the dais and announced to the assem- > > bly, “Good friends, all of your coming here must have arisen out of your > > own identities. At all times and in every moment of thought, you should > > purify your own minds. Cultivate for yourself, practice for yourself, and see > > your own dharmakāya, see the buddha within your own mind. This is only > > attained through being saved by one’s own self, by \[taking the\] precepts > > one’s own self—it does not depend on coming here. Hence in coming from > > afar and gathering together here, you all share in \[the same karmic\] con- > > nection. Now everyone should kneel upright, and I will first transmit for > > you the five dharmakāya incenses of the self-natures; then I will bestow the > > formless repentances.” > > The assembly all knelt upright and the master said, “First is the incense > > of the precepts, which is to have no error, no evil, no jealousy, no greed and > > anger, and no injury within one’s own mind. This is called the incense of the > > precepts. > > “Second is the incense of meditation, which is to look on the realms and > > characteristics of the various types of good and evil with one’s mind undis- > > turbed. This is called the incense of meditation. > > “Third is the incense of wisdom, which is for one’s mind to be without > > hindrance, but always illuminating the self-nature with wisdom and never > > creating the various types of evil. Although one cultivates the myriad types > > of good, one’s mind does not become attached. One is respectful of superiors and mindful of inferiors, taking pity on those poor and alone. This is called the incense of wisdom. > > “Fourth is the incense of emancipation, which is for one’s mind to be without equivocation. Not thinking of good and not thinking of evil, one is autonomous and without hindrance. This is called the incense of emancipation. > > “Fifth is the incense of emancipated perceptual understanding, which is for one’s mind to be without equivocation regarding good and evil. One must not become immersed in emptiness, protecting one’s tranquility. One should study extensively and become learned \[in the scriptures\], recognizing one’s own fundamental mind and attaining the various principles of Buddhism. When the softened refulgence touches things there is no self, no person. Just proceed to bodhi, the true nature of which is unchanging. This is called the incense of emancipated perceptual understanding. > > “Good friends, these incenses will influence each of you internally. Do not seek outside of yourselves. > > “Now I will bequeath to you the formless repentances, so that you may extinguish your transgressions in the three periods of time and render pure your three types of karmic activity (i.e., those of body, speech, and mind). > > “Good friends, you should say the following in unison after me: ‘From our past thoughts to our present thoughts to our future thoughts, \[so that\] in every moment of thought we are not subject to the defilement of stupidity, we disciples repent all our transgressions of stupidity and evil actions from the past. We beseech that \[our transgressions\] all be instantly eliminated, never to arise again. > > “‘From our past thoughts to our present thoughts to our future thoughts, \[so that\] in every moment of thought we are not subject to the defilement of deceitfulness, we disciples repent all our transgressions of deceitfulness and evil actions from the past.We beseech that \[our transgressions\] all be instantly eliminated, never to arise again. > > “‘From our past thoughts to our present thoughts to our future thoughts, \[so that\] in every moment of thought we are not subject to the defilement of > — John R. 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