武親道居士2025年7月23日晚間講於萬佛聖城萬佛殿

Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Venerable Master, Dharma Masters, and Dharma Friends, my name is John Vu, Dharma name Chin Dao. Today, I would like to share a Dharma talk on the topic of Buddhism in the Western world.

佛陀、菩薩、宣公上人、各位法師、各位佛友，我的名字是武文度，法名親道。 今天結法緣，我想分享關於「佛教在西方世界」的個人淺見。

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葉祖堯博士2025年6月21日晚間講於萬佛聖城大殿

The Venerable Master, Dharma Masters, and all the wise advisors,

My name is Qin Fa and this evening is my turn to practice Dharma talk. The title of my talk is “Applied Buddhism.”

宣公上人、各位法師、各位善知識：我的法名是親法，今晚輪到我來練習講法。我的題目是：佛法的應用。

The first time I was exposed to this subject was in a reception at an international conference in Nanjing in 2007 in which we were introduced to the Minister of Reunification in China. She just got back from Hongkong. After learning that we were Buddhists, she took out two small books from her handbag and gave them to us. The titles of the books were “Heart Sutra and Modern Management” and “Heart Sutra and Wisdom of Life” written by Prof. Pan Zong Guang, then president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Later on I found out that he was quite famous for being nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry a few years ago. Well, these two books provided me a first introduction to the notion of “Applied Buddhism” which refers to the practical application of Buddhist principles, teachings, and practices in various aspects of daily life as well as in many other domains such as management, science, education,  etc. It emphasizes the integration of Buddhist philosophy and ethics into everyday activities, relationships, work, and community engagement. A few years later, Prof. Ron Epstein at DRBU wrote a book called Responsible Living which details how Buddhist ethics should be applied in solving major world problems.

我第一次接觸這個主題是在2007年南京舉行的國際會議的招待會上。當時我和我的同修被介紹給中國的統戰部部長劉延東女士，她剛從香港回來。得知我們是佛教徒後，她從手提包裡拿出兩本小書送給我們。書名分別是《心經與現代管理》和《心經與人生智慧》，作者為時任香港科技大學校長的潘宗光教授。後來我才知道，潘宗光教授幾年前因獲得諾貝爾化學獎提名而聲名大噪。這兩本書讓我第一次接觸到「應用佛法」的概念，它指的是將佛教的原理、教義和修行應用於日常生活和管理的各個方面。它強調將佛教哲學和倫理道德融入日常活動、人際關係、工作和社區參與中。另一個例子是法界佛教大學終身榮譽校長易象乾教授的《負責任的生活》一書，其中詳細介紹如何運用佛教倫理來解決世界重大問題。

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傅親安居士2025年8月11日晚間講於萬佛聖城萬佛殿

Good evening all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Good and Wise Advisors, Sangha, Dharma Protectors, and Laity. Tonight is Aaron Friedman’s turn to talk. That’s Chin An as Dharma name, which means peace. May it prevail in the world, as it is needed more than ever. The title of my talk is “It is a long journey”. I will start you with a question, “What does it mean to be a young, Caucasian, American, male, volunteer in the 21st century?”
 
諸佛菩薩、善知識、僧團、護法和各位居士，大家晚安。今晚輪到Aaron Friedman講法。我的法名叫「親安」，安就是「平安」的意思。我也希望這個世界可以得到平安，因為這是我們當今世界最需要的。我今晚的題目叫：長途旅程。開始前我有一個問題：在廿一世紀，做一個年輕的美國男性白人義工意味著什麼？

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魏藝菲2025年7月3日講於萬佛聖城萬佛殿

All Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Venerable Master Hua, Dharma Masters, and all Good and Wise Advisors, Amitabha! I am Monica and it is my honor to tie dharma affinities with everyone. In the past three weeks, I’ve attended Sudhana Retreat and Buddha Root Farm Retreat. It has been an enriching and nurturing experience, and there is a lot more to digest and process. So, I would like to use this opportunity to organize my thoughts and share some of my reflections with you all.

諸佛菩薩、宣公上人、諸位法師、善知識，阿彌陀佛！我是Monica（魏藝菲），非常榮幸能有這個機會和大家結法緣。這三周裏，我參加了善財參學中心七天禪修營和佛根地禪修營，對我來說是一次非常充實且滋養心靈的經歷，裏面的內容還需要慢慢消化。所以，我想借這個機會整理一下自己的思路，也跟大家分享一些心得體會。

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沙彌尼近煥2025年6月26日講於萬佛聖城萬佛殿

All Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Venerable Master, Dharma Masters, and all Good and Wise Advisors, Amitabha! Tonight Shramanerika Jin Huan turns to tie dharma affinity with everyone. I would like to share some reflections on bowing the Ten Thousand Buddhas Repentance. If I say anything that is not in accordance with the dharma, please be compassionate and correct me.

諸佛菩薩、上人、各位法師、各位善知識，阿彌陀佛！今晚沙彌尼近煥與大家結法緣，想分享一些關於拜《萬佛懺》的感悟。若有說的不如法之處，懇請慈悲指正。

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黃親月居士2025年6月21日講於萬佛聖城大殿

諸佛菩薩、宣公上人、法師和法友們，阿彌陀佛。我是親月。今天是我第二次上台分享，想與大家談談一些修行上的心得與體會。若有講得不如法或不如理之處，懇請大家慈悲指正。
All Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Venerable Master Hua, Dharma Masters and All Dharma Friends. Amitabha! I am Chin Yue. Today is my second time sharing and I would like to share some thoughts and experiences on spiritual cultivation. If there is anything improper or not in accord with the Dharma, I sincerely ask for your compassionate guidance and correction.

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比丘近修法師2025年4月28日晚間講於萬佛聖城大殿

Venerable Master, Dharma Masters, fellow cultivators and everyone here. Amitabha and good evening. This is Jin Xiu here. Tonight is my turn to speak. I have very little knowledge and please correct me if what I said is not correct.

尊敬的上人、法師、各位同參道友們以及在座的各位，阿彌陀佛，大家晚上好。我是近修。今晚輪到我來講法。我學識淺薄，如有講得不對的地方，請大家指正。

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比丘尼恒教法師2025年4月26日晚間講於萬佛聖城大殿

諸佛菩薩、師父上人，各位法師，各位佛友，今晚是恒教在這結法緣。

All Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Venerable Master, Dharma Masters and all dharma friends, today is Heng Jiao’s turn to tie Dharma affinities with everyone. 

先講萬佛城的緣起，上人說很早以前，萬佛城就有佛菩薩來到這裡修行了。所以成立萬佛城這個因緣，可以說在無量劫以來就注定的了。

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比丘尼近謁法師2025年4月22日晚間講於萬佛聖城大殿

諸佛菩薩，上人，各位法師，佛友：

今天我們拜《萬佛寶懺》，懺悔無始劫來的業障。懺悔——不僅僅身體禮拜，口裡念誦儀軌，還有更重要的是我們心念能夠轉變。先和大家分享一則佛教裡央掘魔羅懺悔的故事。這個故事，讓我們看到懺悔的力量，以及如何通過懺悔改變我們自己的命運。

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比丘尼近燈法師2025年4月17日晚間講於萬佛聖城大殿

幾個很有意思的問題出現在《薩婆多論》：「何法重於地？何法高於空？何法多於草? 何法疾於風?」

回答：「戒德重於地，我慢高於空，煩惱多於草，心念疾於風。」

Several questions appear in the shastra Sarvâstivāda-vinaya-vibhāṣā, which says:

What dharma is heavier than the earth? What dharma is higher than the sky?  What dharma is more than the grasses? What dharma is faster than the wind?

Answers: The merit of upholding precepts is heavier than the earth. Arrogance is higher than the sky. Afflictions are more than the grasses. Thoughts are faster than the wind.

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比丘尼恒青法師2025年4月10日講於萬佛聖城大殿

We are extremely lucky to be able to bow to the 10,000 Buddhas repentance every year here in our association. All world religions around the world have some kind of repentance ritual. For example, in Zoroastrianism, they usually confess their wrongdoings and then recite a ritual called The Patet Pashemani to eradicate their sins. In Islam, people pray and bow five times a day. In Buddhism, we have many repentances such as the 10,000 Buddhas Repentance, the 3,000 Buddhas Repentance, the Avatamsaka Repentance, the Medicine Master Repentance, the Compassionate Samadhi Water Repentance, and many others.

我們非常有福報，每年都能在我們的道場禮拜《萬佛懺》。事實上，世界上幾乎所有的宗教都有某種形式的懺悔儀式。比方說，在祆教（拜火教）中，人們會先懺悔自己所造的罪業，然後誦念一種稱為「帕特特」（Patet）的儀式來消除罪業；在伊斯蘭教中，信徒每天五次禮拜，向真主祈禱與頂禮。在佛教中，我們有許多懺法，例如《萬佛懺》、《三千佛懺》、《華嚴懺》、《藥師懺》、《慈悲三昧水懺》等等。

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比丘尼近南法師講於2025年4月12日萬佛聖城大殿

宣公上人說：懺悔是給犯戒和犯錯的人有改過自新的機會。

The Venerable Master said, “Repentance gives those who have broken precepts or made mistakes a chance to correct themselves and start anew.”

懺悔就是承認自己的錯誤，心感慚愧，並決心改正錯誤。

Repentance is admitting one’s mistakes, feeling ashamed and remorseful, and making a firm resolution to correct those mistakes.

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