法(佛教)

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梵语धर्मdharma巴利语धम्मdhamma),可直译为万法轨则[1]等,音译为昙无昙摩(省称)、驮摩[2]达磨达摩达么,佛教术语,指佛教对世间、出世间的所有义理与修证的开示。世间所有事物和现象称为世间法有为法,与之相对的是出世间法无为法。所有法的集合一切法

概论

源自古印度哲学,即是在佛典上用例极多且语意不一。主要有:

  1. 任持自性—保持自体的自性(各自的本性)不改变,依此解法指具有自性的一切存在[3]
  2. 轨生物解—规范人伦,令人产生对一定事物理解之根据,依此解法指认识之标准、规范、法则等。
  3. 六境中法是指对应第六种感官意识的对境,六境指眼耳鼻舌身意,其对境为色声香味触法。
  4. 因明用语,性质属性之意。
  5. 释迦牟尼的教法,即三宝中的正法

佛门的加行、正行、结行,圆满的修持就叫佛法。

语源

法的梵文字根来自dha-,意思为持、保持、任持不失,印顺法师在《初期大乘佛教之起源与发展》说:“法——达磨dharma,是众生的归依处,是引导人类趣向的理想与目标。自觉自证的内容,不是一般所能说明的、思辩的,而要从实行中去体现的。为了化导众生,不能没有名字,释尊就用印度固有的术语──达磨来代表。”在早期佛教中,意指八圣道,因为是一切圣者所必经的,是通往解脱的不二圣道,不变不失,所以称之为法。

文字写法

古典梵语,法的拼法是dharma,而在普拉克里特诸语言(古印度俗语)和巴利语中则拼作dhamma阿育王诏书的古石刻文书中,其婆罗米体写为𑀥𑀁𑀫(dhaṃma),佉卢体(从右往左)写作𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨(dhrama),并在坎达哈双语岩石铭文将之译为古希腊语eusebeia(εὐσέβεια,虔诚、灵性的成熟、恭敬神明)和亚兰语qšyṭʾ(קשיטא,真理、真实)[4][5]。佛教传至中国后,汉语音译为昙无、昙摩、达磨、达摩、达么,对译为“法”。藏语对译为ཆོས(威利转写:chos)。

参见

注释

  1. 佛光教科书[永久失效链接]》:法,梵语“达磨”,意译为“轨则”。法的定义很多,广义而言,泛指宇宙万有,亦即世间的森罗万象,大到高山海洋,小到微尘砂粒,乃至我人的精神、思想、观念、见解等,都称为“法”。所以,一朵花、一颗树,一桌一椅、一人一事,乃至一个念头等,都称之为“法”。本课所讲的是三宝中的法宝──“佛法”。
  2. 《大智度论》:“若闻驮(驮)字,即知一切法中法性不可得。驮摩,秦言法。”
  3. 《佛学大辞典》【法】:(术语)法者梵云达磨Dharma,为通于一切之语。小者大者,有形者,无形者,真实者,虚妄者,事物其物者,道理其物者,皆悉为法也。唯识论以自体任持与轨生物解二义解法。自体任持者,谓竹有竹之自体,梅有梅之自体,有形者,有形之自体,无形者,有无形之自体,各保任维持其自体也。轨生物解者,谓如是既各有自体,皆为自体任持之状,然只限于有体,不能容无体,法者,兼摄无体,该尽一切也。唯识论一曰:“法谓轨持。”同述记一本曰:“法谓轨持,轨谓轨范。可生物解,持谓任持,不舍自相。”俱舍论光记一曰:“释法名有二:一能持自性,谓一切法各守自性,如色等性常不改变。二轨生胜解,如无常等生人无常等解。”大乘义章十曰:“法者,外国正音名为达磨,亦名昙无。本是一音,传之别耳。此翻名法,法义不同。汎释有二:一自体为法,二者轨则名法。”唯识述记二末曰:“法者,道理义也。有般涅槃之义,名般涅槃法。”
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  19. ta̍t 的发音: môo 的发音:
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