妙法蓮華經 信解品第四（57）The Lotus Sutra Chapter IV Willing Acceptance

妙法蓮華經 信解品第四（57）

The Lotus Sutra Chapter IV Willing Acceptance

Because he knew our minds

The Leader turned away from us.

At first he did not arouse our zeal

With the explanation that there exists

Real profit in the teaching.

導師見捨，觀我心故，初不勸進，說有實利。

導師看透了我們的心思，所以您暫舍大法，先不鼓勵我們修行可成佛果的菩薩道，隻說那些有現實好處的小乘之法。

Just as the wealthy man,

Who, knowing that his son was of lowly aspiration,

Broadened his son’s mind using

The power of skillful means,

And only then entrusted his entire fortune to him.

如富長者，知子志劣，以方便力，柔伏其心，然後乃付，一切財物。

好比那位富裕的長者，他知道兒子志向低劣，所以先以方便權宜之法柔伏其心，然後才付給他一切财物。

Excerpted from chapter ten of The Lotus Sutra

节选自《法华经》

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