入不二法門 Entering of the Non-Dualistic Dharma Gate

 

vimalakīrtinirdeśa

鳩摩羅什大師譯《維摩詰所說經》或玄奘大師譯《説無垢稱經》第九品入不二法門是梵文本第八品，品題在品末 advayadharmamukhapraveśaparivarto ’ṣṭamaḥ || .第八品 入不二法門

—advayadharmamukhapraveśaparivarto：

. advaya :(अद्वय) refers to “non-duality”, According to Vajrayāna or Tibetan Buddhism.—The Bodhi mind (bodhicitta) is of the nature of Śūnya and the deity is a manifestation of Śūnya and, therefore, both have the same origin. But to realise that the two are the same requires perfect knowledge. Continuous meditation and austerities enable the worshipper to shed the veil of ignorance which makes one thing appear as two. The Bodhi mind is further called Karuṇā (compassion) and the ultimate reality as Śūnyatā, and when the two commingle, it is called Advaya or non-duality. 不二

. dharma: 法

. mukha: (मुख) n. mouth, face, entrance, opening, front. 門

. praveśa: m. entering, entrance, penetration or intrusion into 入

. parivarto, parivarta: m. revolving, revolution (of a planet etc.) 轉；noun m. a chapter 章/品 (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

—’ṣṭamaḥ = aṣṭamaḥ: the eight, 第八

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注：梵文文本第三品品名為 śrāvakabodhisatvavisarjanapraśno nāma tṛtīyaḥ parivartaḥ 弟子菩薩棄答品第三；而三本漢譯本和英譯本皆將此第三品分為<弟子品第三>(梵文本§1-§48, 英譯本 “    3. The Disciples Reluctance to Visit Vimalakīrti”）、<菩薩品第四>(梵文本§49-78, 英譯本”4. The Reluctance of the Bodhisattvas“)，所以第四品之後梵文文本與其他譯本品數少一。

一śrāvakabodhisatvavisarjanapraśno：

. śrāvaka: m. a disciple of the Buddha 聲聞、佛弟子

. bodhisatva: m. “one whose essence is perfect knowledge”, one who is on the way to the attainment of perfect knowledge. 菩薩

. visarjana: n. answering a question; abandoning, cessation 答、棄、中斷

. praśno, praśna: m. a subject of inquiry, point at issue, controversy, problem, etc.問題、答辯、爭論

一nāma: ind. by name, named, called 名

一tṛtīyaḥ: n. the third 第三

一parivartaḥ: ditto

佛法的『法』字應該是"Dharma"或者是"Dhamma"?

佛法的『法』字梵文是"Dharma"，"Dhamma"是巴利文(Pali)。
『佛法』並不是佛教的法律。『法』字在佛教裡是代表萬化一切有形無形的事與物。所以『佛法』的意思是代表所有佛陀所教的一切道理經典或論述。並沒有一般所用作為法律規範的意義。在佛教英文裡以大小寫來區別佛法(Dharma)或一般的事物(dharma).