The Sutra of Forty-two Chapters - 10佛說四十二章經 第10章後漢 西域沙門迦葉摩騰 竺法蘭 同譯
Translated jointly by Indian Sramana Kasyapa Matanga and Dharmaraksa in the Later Han Dynasty
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第10章 喜施獲福
Accumulating Merits by Rejoicing佛言。覩（dǔ）人施道。助之歡喜。得福甚大。The Buddha said: "Those who rejoice in seeing others observe the Way will obtain great blessing."
沙門問曰此福盡乎。A Sramana asked the Buddha,"Would this blessing ever be destroyed?"
佛言。譬如一炬之火。數千百人。各以炬來分取。熟食除冥。此炬如故。福亦如之。
The Buddha said, "It is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch itself remains burning ever the same. It is even so with the bliss of the Way." 英文版经文转载自 菩提字幕屋，英译者 D.T. SuzukiEnglish version sourced from Bodhi Fansubs, translated by D.T. Suzuki △ 英文 | 释宏添 中文 | 妙音 02 : 25开始
法师讲解：喜施獲福
Commentary: Accumulating merits by rejoicing
According to the Abhidharmakosa-Sastra, rejoicing means expressing sincere appreciation without jealousy for the meritorious deeds committed by others. As a method of Buddhist practice, rejoicing itself can bring about a lot of merits, and it can also eliminate our sense of self attachment and jealousy. When we rejoice at others’ meritorious deeds, we will gain the same kind of merits attributed to such deeds. In Avatamsaka Sutra -Practices and Vows of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, rejoicing at others’ meritorious deeds is one of the ten great vows made by Bodhisattva Samantabhadra.
The scope of rejoicing can be very wide; according to the Chapter-Practices and Vows of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, we should rejoice at the meritorious deeds of all beings, irrespective of worldly sentient beings, sages of both the Mahayana and Hinayana, or even the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Sincere rejoicing is not achieved by casual verbal appreciation; some people are opportunistic, taking advantage of others by rejoicing at others’ meritorious deeds to gain benefits. Such an intention is not exactly desirable. Rather, we should participate in the meritorious deeds as far as we can.
On the other hand, we have to be cautious about rejoicing at evil deeds, or we will share the karmic retribution. For example, when the 911 attack occurred in New York, some people took pleasure in others’ misfortune. Such behavior is essentially rejoicing at a very severe evil deed. The traps of rejoicing at evil deeds are actually ubiquitous in our daily life. For example, we may have come across videos or printed materials about seafood cooking, fishing, hunting or even pornography and violent scenes. We should be careful not to rejoice at the cruelty or indecency therein. 但另一方面，我们必须警惕不要随喜恶业，否则也会得到恶业的果报。比如说在纽约911袭击中，有些人幸灾乐祸，这正是在随喜严重恶业的一种行为。这类随喜恶业的危险其实在日常生活中比比皆是，例如看到一些烹煮海鲜、钓鱼、打猎的视频或书籍、甚至色情和暴力镜头，我们都要小心切勿随喜里面的残暴或不雅。
