净空法师:天主教《玫瑰经》学习报告
2001/3/15 新加坡圣安东尼女校礼堂
All the Catholics and friends who are here and if you are English speaking, you have seen from the brochure that I said that activates ethnics talk by Venerable Master Chin Kung is in Chinese. So for those of you who speak Mandarin, you will benefit a lot from this talk. Somehow a talk can never be translated. So for those of us who can’t understand Chinese, we have to be settled for second class teachings for either week.
So, for those who have not met Master Chin Kung, I would like to introduce. Master Chin Kung is very good friend of I can say at Catholic Church here in Singapore. He is with Archbishop Emeritus Gregory and today invite for Master Chin Kung and Archbishop Emeritus speak to each other very friendly. Although they have met only once but Master Chin Kung is not new to as Singaporean really. So just a brief, if I can call it brief introduction of Master. He is from the Anhui Province in China and is currently serving as an advisor of Singapore Buddhist Lodge and Amitabha Buddhist Society. Master Chin Kung is very well in numerous trust and discussion for various Buddhist schools. He is also taught different religions including Confucianism, Toaism and Islam among many others. He spends most of his time and efforts in studying and practicing and teaching Pure Land Buddhism in which he attain his greatest achievement. Master Chin Kung has lectured at numerous universities here in Singapore and abroad. His teaching brought him to many countries including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Australia, America and I believe many more. Not only does Master teaches us but wherever he goes, his greatest concern is the promotion of inter-religious dialogue and multicultural education. If you find Chin Kung familiar, it because you have seen him on the TV and read him in the papers by the all the dialogue that he encourages monk believer and different phase here in Singapore. He is influenced Singapore Buddhist lodge and Amitabha Buddhist Society have been indeed to different charities belonging to other religions. During Catholic Church his contribution has also reach our brothers and sisters to different countries in Africa not only in Singapore. When I travel with Master last year to china during the inter- religious organization’s visit, at the invitation of the speed administration called religious affects. What struck me most it is a great number of people who can not believe my who tells and all the temples that we visited and they were there waiting for Master, even if just a catch of things of him many recognize master as man. All to hear his teachings, Master Chin Kung is the man will love and received by all. And if you look around in this room, all this setup is not belongs to Saint Anthony’s become what all these. But Master Chin Kung also encourages the use of media me to spread teachings including those of the other religions. Our sisters have given sessions also at Singapore Buddhist Lodge. Our sister was given 1000 pieces of CD to distribute on the Catholic field. So you can image the promotion of Master Chin Kung is not only for Buddhism but also for other religions. This ethnics talk is Master’s ways of showing us his love and respect for the Catholic field. It is the way spreading and sharing his personal reflection. And this ethnics talk at least is also pass directly to all other Buddhists around the world. So without much to do I would just like to hand the mic over to master. This evening is sharing with us his reflection on the Rosary and Master has particularly points of the joyful mysteries.
特莉萨修女:各位在座的天主教徒与朋友们,如果你通英文,你应该已经在小册子上看到我的说明,净空老法师是以中文来讲演。因此,如果你说中文,今天的讲演将会受益良多。然而,有些讲演是无法以翻译来表达的。因此,对于不懂中文的兄弟姊妹们,我们必须另外找时间再安排第二堂课来教学。有些兄弟姊妹们还不认识净空法师,我现在就来为大家介绍。我可以说,净空法师是新加坡的天主教会的好朋友。法师与名誉退职的前杨主教虽然只见过一次面,但是有很友善的对谈。对新加坡人来说,净空法师并不陌生。我就简单的来介绍一下法师。
法师出生在中国安徽省,现在是新加坡佛教居士林与净宗学会的导师。净空法师得到许多佛教学校的信任与肯定。他绝大部分的时间致力于净土法门的研究与教学,而且成就非凡。净空法师在新加坡国内外许许多多的大学做过讲演。他的教学遍及许多国家,包括马来西亚、香港、中国、台湾、澳洲、美国,我相信未来会有更多国家地区邀请。法师无论到何处,除了推广佛陀教育之外,也非常的关心促成宗教间对谈与多元文化社会教育。也许你对净空法师有些熟悉,这是因为你常常在电视媒体、报章杂志上看到、读到有关他鼓励信徒以及各个阶层的谈话。受到法师的教化,新加坡佛教居士林、净宗学会也帮助其他宗教的慈善团体。法师对天主教会的捐助不仅止于新加坡,同时也远及我们在非洲各个国家的兄弟姊妹们。去年我与法师同时参加新加坡九大宗教访问团到中国去参访,令我留下最深刻印象是我们每到一处宗教道场访问,都有许许多多的民众等在那儿,为的只是一睹法师的风采,聆听法师的开示,净空法师受到所有人的爱戴与肯定。
如果你注意到这里的设备,这并不是属于我们圣安多尼堂。净空法师鼓励各个宗教利用传播媒体来宣扬教义。我们有一位修女曾经在新加坡佛教居士林宣扬教义,居士林就提供修女一千片光盘在天主教界流通。由此可知,净空法师的倡导并不局限于佛教,同时也遍及其他宗教。此次的讲演是法师表达出对天主教界的爱与尊敬,是散播与分享他个人的感言,而且这次的讲演至少会传播至世界各地的佛教徒。所以不再多说,我将此麦克风交给法师。法师今天要与我们分享他读《玫瑰经》的感想,同时对欢喜五端提出他特别的看法。 |