本書圖文兼顧，中英雙語，以八十八個佛教故事或典故，串起佛教發展與傳播的歷史，顯明佛教真意，從而起到普及佛教知識，教化普羅大眾的效果。
目錄
前言 Preface / iii
一 覺悟之路
兜率下降 /2
菩薩入胎 /5
太子降生 /9
王耕靜思 / 13
人間生活 / 18
太子出家 / 22
六年苦修 / 27
聽琴覺醒 / 31
降魔成道 / 35
梵天勸請 / 40
轉妙法輪 / 44
調教頑童 / 48
訓誡悍婦 / 52
點化愚癡 / 56
釋迦孝親 / 60
慈悲無敵 / 64
境隨心轉 / 68
得大自在 / 72
Part One:
The Path to Enlightenment
Descent from Tuṣita Heaven / 3
Bodhisattva Entering the Womb / 6
Birth of Prince Siddhārtha / 10
Meditation at the Royal
Ploughing Festival / 14
Life in the Secular World / 20
Renouncing the Secular Life / 24
Ascetic Practice for Six Years / 29
Awakening on Hearing the Lute / 32
Subduing the Demon King and Becoming Enlightened / 37
Brahmā’s Request / 42
Turning the Wonderful Dharma Wheel / 46
Guiding the Naughty Child / 49
Taming of a Shrew / 54
Enlightening an Ignorant Man / 57
Śākyamuni’s Filial piety / 62
Unrivalled Compassion / 65
Transforming Circumstances through
Transformation of Mind / 70
Attaining the State of Being Totally
Carefree and at Ease / 73
二 正法久住
燃燈古佛 / 76
釋迦應化 / 80
結集三藏 / 84
雞足入定 / 88
育王造塔 / 92
龍樹造論 / 95
無著世親 / 100
佛法東傳 / 105
羅什譯經 / 109
虎溪三笑 / 113
玄奘西行 / 117
鑒真東渡 / 121
禪淨雙修 / 125
人間佛教 / 129
木杯渡水 / 133
茅蓬佛教 / 138
佛誕假期 / 143
龍華三會 / 147
Part Two:
The Right Dharma Abides Permanently
Ancient Buddha Dīpaṃkara / 78
Nirmāṇakāya as Śākyamuni Buddha / 82
Compilation of the Tripiṭaka / 86
Mahākāśyapa Entering Samadhi at Mount Jizu / 90
Emperor Aśoka Building Stupas / 93
Nāgārjuna Composing Śāstras / 97
Asaṅga and Vasubandhu / 101
Buddhism Coming to the East / 106
Kumārajīva Translating the Sutras / 111
Three Laughs at Tiger Brook / 114
Xuan Zang’s Pilgrimage / 119
Jian Zhen’s Eastward Sea Voyages / 122
Combined Practice of Chan and Pure Land / 126
Humanistic Buddhism / 130
Chan Master Bei Du Crossing the Waters in a Wooden Cup / 134
Practicing Buddhism in Thatched Huts / 140
The Buddha’s Birthday as a Public Holiday / 145
Three Great Assemblies under the Dragon-Flower Trees / 148
三 無盡燈
教外別傳 / 152
不立文字 / 157
直指人心 / 160
見性成佛 / 165
達摩西來 / 169
慧可求法 / 173
漸悟神秀 / 177
頓悟惠能 / 181
道由心悟 / 186
心無罣礙 / 191
百丈清規 / 195
一花五葉 / 199
溈仰撥火 / 203
臨濟棒喝 / 208
曹洞綿密 / 212
雲門餬餅 / 217
法眼藏鋒 / 221
念佛是誰 / 225
Part Three:
Everlasting Lamp
A Special Transmission Outside the Scriptures / 154
No Dependence upon Words / 158
Pointing Directly at the Mind / 162
Seeing One’s Intrinsic Nature is Accomplishment of Buddhahood / 166
The Arrival of Bodhidharma / 170
Hui Ke Seeking the Dharma / 174
Shen Xiu’s Gradual Enlightenment / 178
Hui Neng’s Sudden Enlightenment / 182
Enlightened to the Way through the Mind / 188
Mind without Obscurations / 192
Bai Zhang Established Monastic Regulations / 197
One Flower, Five Petals / 200
Stirring Fire, the Weiyang Style / 205
Hitting and Shouting, the Linji Style / 209
Meticulous, Caodong Style / 214
Eating Rice Cakes, Yunmen Style / 218
Hidden Brilliance, Fayan Style / 222
Who Is Reciting the Buddha’s Name / 227
四 十六觀
逆子囚父 / 232
韋提希哀請 / 235
日想觀 / 238
水想觀 / 241
地想觀 / 244
寶樹觀 / 248
寶池觀 / 251
寶樓觀 / 255
華座觀 / 258
像想觀 / 261
真身觀 / 267
觀音觀 / 270
勢至觀 / 274
自往生觀 / 278
雜想觀 / 281
上輩觀 / 284
中輩觀 / 287
下輩觀 / 290
Part Four:
The Sixteen Visualizations
An Unfilial Son Imprisons His Father / 233
Vaidehī’s Prayer / 236
Visualization of the Setting Sun / 239
Visualization of Water / 242
Visualization of the Ground / 245
Visualization of the Jeweled Trees / 250
Visualization of the Lotus Ponds / 252
Visualization of the Jeweled Palaces / 257
Visualization of the Lotus Seat / 259
Visualization of the Buddha and Bodhisattvas / 263
Visualization of Amitābha Buddha’s Body / 268
Visualization of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva / 272
Visualization of Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva / 275
Visualization of Oneself Being Reborn in the Pure Land / 279
The Composite Visualization / 282
Visualization of Superior Rebirth / 285
Visualization of the Middle Grade Rebirth / 288
Visualization of the Low Grade Rebirth / 291
五 牧牛圖
尋牛 / 294
見跡 / 297
見牛 / 301
得牛 / 304
牧牛 / 307
騎牛歸家 / 310
忘牛存人 / 313
人牛俱忘 / 316
返本還源 / 319
入廛垂手 / 322
Part Five:
Ten Ox-herding Pictures
Searching for the Ox / 295
Discovering the Footprints / 299
Seeing the Ox / 302
Seizing the Ox / 305
Taming the Ox / 308
Riding the Ox Home / 311
Ox Forgotten, the Person Remaining / 314
Person and Ox Both Forgotten / 317
Returning Home / 320
Entering the World with Arms Hanging Loose / 323
六 参透因果
水懺法會緣起 / 326
盂蘭盆法會緣起 / 329
水陸法會緣起 / 334
光目救母 / 338
福田七法 / 341
知恩報恩 / 347
Part Six:
Understanding Cause and Effect
The Background of Compassionate Samadhi
Water Repentance Assembly / 327
Origin of the Ullambana Dharma Assembly / 330
Origin of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly / 336
Guangmu Rescuing Her Mother / 339
Seven Practices to Cultivate Merits / 345
Being Grateful and Repaying Kindnes / 348
鳴謝 Contributors / 350
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