The Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment are a set of fundamental teachings of Buddhism in the form of a list. The list’s seeming simplicity belies the fact that it is in fact a kind of road map to enlightenment for anyone who follows it with diligence and sincerity. The Thirty-seven Aids comprise seven practices conducive to awakening. Each of the seven practices is itself a set of elements, which add up to the total of thirty-seven: (1) The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, (2) The Four Proper Exertions, (3) The Four Steps to Magical Powers, (4) The Five Roots, (5) The Five Powers, (6) The Seven Factors of Enlightenment, and (7) The Noble Eightfold Path. Master Sheng Yen’s down-to-earth teachings take the reader on a progression through each of the practices—many of which are familiar to all major schools of Buddhism—illustrating how they relate to the reader’s own practice on the path toward enlightenment.
佛教禪坐傳統研究的跨國際、跨學界思想交流,讓佛教禪坐的研究視野,更加豐富多元,是近年來世界佛教學術研究的重要新趨勢。 「東亞靜坐傳統暨佛教禪坐傳統國際研討會」由國立清華大學、法鼓佛教學院、挪威奧斯陸大學,及日本學習院大學聯合舉辦。本書精選其中六篇研討會論文精華:Bhikkhu Anālayo (無著比丘)的“The Dynamics of Theravāda Insight Meditation”、蔡伯郎的〈滅盡定與瑜伽行派之末那識〉、中村薰的〈曇鸞の念仏止観〉、陳英善的〈稱名念佛與稱性念佛〉、伊吹敦的〈東山法門的修行生活以及禪觀的意義〉、龔雋的〈中國禪學史上的「坐禪」觀念——以六到九世紀禪史案例為中心〉,期望透過此論文集結出版,提供學術界專家研究參考,也讓禪坐的好處能與一般大眾分享,進而促進身心健康、增進生活幸福。
●作者簡介: Bhikkhu Anālayo Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg Dharma Drum Buddhist College, Taiwan 蔡伯郎 法鼓佛教學院助理教授 中村薰 日本同朋大学教授 陳英善 法鼓佛教學院副教授 伊吹敦 日本東洋大學文學部教授 龔雋 廣州中山大學哲學系教授