【Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels】- by others you have helped to make offerings are shared by both of you

【Furthermore, the merit of offerings made both by yourself and by others you have helped to make offerings are shared by both of you, the difference in the size of the meritorious results of these three being similar to the above discussion in the fourth section. [149] 】

Similarly, the merits of offering made by oneself is the smallest. If you let others do so with compassion, the merit becomes even greater! However, we should understand that, this is done out of compassion, knowing full well of the circumstances. The third way, an offering shared by both produces even greater merits! Therefore, from the text, we saw that when you offer to the Buddha, the merits of offering to a perceived Buddha are smaller than merits of offering to a non-perceived Buddha. The scriptures and commentaries have clearly said this! We now would often say, “Ah, we are not in the Buddha’s time. How unfortunate!” If you do not live in the Buddha’s time, but you do things according to the teachings, the merits will not be less than doing so if you lived in the Buddha’s time, perhaps gaining even more merit than if you lived during His time. It is that great! Thus, offering here is the same way, the same principle applies. Perhaps we might feel that, “Ah, I do not have money!” If you can truly act according to the teachings as you help others make the offering, the merits are greater than you offering it yourself. The principle is absolutely true here. If you can encourage and share the offering, then it is even better.

SOURCE 来源 :

47B 24’33” Vol 6 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P241 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P198

日常师父法语📡47B 24’33” 手抄稿第6册P241 L4

皈依 : 自他俱共同供养

【又亦劝他共供养者，谓自他俱共同供养。此三福果，大小如前。】

同样地，第一个自己供养最小；你以悲愍心让给别人，结果还比它更大咧！这个了解哦，这是以悲愍心明晓得这样去做。第三呢，自他一起做是更大！所以从这个地方我们看见，说你供养佛，亲自佛现前供养，功德还不如我们现在事后供养哦！经论上面说得清清楚楚哦！我们现在往往说：“唉呀，我们不在佛世啊，可惜啊！”不在佛世，你如法做的话，得到的福德不亚于佛世，还超过佛世哦，这样好哦！同样供养，同样的道理。也许我们觉得：哎呀，我自己没钱哪！你能够真正地如理地教别人供养的这功德，还比你自己还要好。那千真万确的这种道理都在这上头，如果说你能够鼓励自他共同供养的话是更好。