【Explaining 讲说】The teaching is all Buddhas’ instruction to accommodate various capacities 法是诸佛应机宣说的教诫

【Explaining 】- The teaching is all Buddhas’ instruction to accommodate various capacities

For those giving teachings, their qualifications may vary, but the teaching is instructed by all Buddhas, the Dharma is all Buddhas’ instruction, this we have to distinguish clearly. From the perspective of the teaching, in order to accord to all of it, there are variations – from Mahayana to Hinayana, which include sravakas, pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas – from Maha to Hina. Then the difference between Sutrayana and Tantrayana, and the difference between profound-view and extensive-deeds – they are all for the sake of accommodating various capacities. The ultimate perfection state is all the same. Each of these has its particular adaptability; we should never randomly criticize. If the tendency is there, then you should be careful. It is obvious that our level of wisdom is shallow, thus [we are] unable to fathom why Buddha arranged the teachings this way. Once the understanding is there, and then random criticism will not happen this is to your advantage. Otherwise, we would be apt to criticize at every turn “this is Mahayana, this is Hinayana…” It is not advised for Mahayana to slander Hinayana, yet there are many Hinayana practitioners slandering Mahayana that is even more absurd! 

SOURCE 来源 :

12B 14’59”  Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P135 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P64

日常师父法语📡12B 14’59” 手抄稿第2册P135 L1

讲说 ：法是诸佛应机宣说的教诫

讲法的人容或他自己有所高下，法却是诸佛的教诫，法却是诸佛的教诫，这一点我们要辨别得清楚。法本身，应机的不同，是有高下、大小三乘，从大到小，然后显密不同，性相的差别，这个只是应机的不同，圆满一样。每一个有它的特别的适应性，我们千万不要妄加是非。如果现在有这种毛病的时候，那个时候你要注意，那很明白的，就是我们现在智慧微薄，所以不了解他为什么安排这个。你能够有了这个认识了以后的话，对我们就不会妄加是非，对你就有好处。否则的话我们动不动啊，“这个大乘、这个小乘.....”大乘谤小乘尚且不可以了，现在有很多人，以小乘来谤大乘，那更是颠倒啊！