在Santa Cruz附近的红木林中找到了大盘古寺/Land Of Medicine Buddha 藏传佛教场所,转经筒亭子四面的横梁上各自刻有一句英文佛教偈颂。查了ChatGPT才知道这四句英文是佛教中非常著名的《七佛通诫偈》(Pratimoksha Gatha)的英文翻译。将其翻译回中文的标准经典偈颂如下:1. 第一面(图一对应的角度) 英文原文: With a wish to free all beings, I shall always go for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, until I reach full enlightenment. 中文经文翻译: “诸佛正法贤圣僧,直至菩提我皈依。以我所修诸功德,为利有情愿成佛。”(或者大意为:发愿解脱一切众生,在证得圆满觉悟之前,我恒常皈依佛、法、僧三宝。)2. 第二面(图二对应的角度) 英文原文: Enthused by wisdom and compassion, today in the Buddhas' Presence generate the mind for full awakening, for the benefit of all sentient beings. 中文经文翻译: “以智慧与慈悲,今于诸佛前,发发起无上菩提心,为了利益一切有情众生。”(属于发菩提心的誓愿)3. 第三面(图三对应的角度) 英文原文: All phenomena arise from causes, These causes were stated by the Tathagata, And what brings their cessation, too—Such is the doctrine taught by the Great Virtuous One. 中文经文翻译: 这正是著名的《缘起偈》: “诸法从缘起,如来说是因;彼法因缘尽,是大沙门说。”4. 第四面(图四对应的角度) 英文原文: Not to do any evil whatsoever, to cultivate virtue and everything admirable, and to fully purify one's mind — this is the teaching of the Lord Buddha. 中文经文翻译: 这正是《七佛通诫偈》的核心总纲: “诸恶莫作,众善奉行,自净其意,是诸佛教。”💡 补充背景:转经筒上通常还刻有藏传佛教最具代表性的六字真言(观音菩萨心咒:嗡嘛呢叭咪吽 / Om Mani Padme Hum)。整座亭子通过这四面的偈颂,完整表达了皈依、发菩提心、诸法缘起以及诸佛教诫(诸恶莫作、众善奉行)的佛教核心修行次第。 American·California Santa Cruz





