About Sagaramudra
关于海印学佛会
Discover the stories behind Sagaramudra.
About Sagaramudra
关于海印学佛会
Discover the stories behind Sagaramudra.
“Anchoring on “awareness”, understand the Four Principles of frankness, simplicity, peacefulness and diginity.
Anchoring on “awareness”, link the Four Prayoga of “giving and offering”, “prostration and repentance”, “generating bodhicitta”, and “maintaining awareness”.
Anchoring on “awareness”, practise sudden awakening through “nurturing the ox”, “purifying the ox”, “transforming the ox” and “mastering the ox” of the Four Ox Diagram.
Anchoring on “awareness”, connect “focusing on the Present”, “living in the Present”, “applying the Present” and “returning to the Present” of the Four Reminders.
“Anchoring on “awareness”, scrutinize and explore “present” – the nucleus of “Present Moment”.
“眼前”
"Present Moment"
Sagaramudra Buddhist Society (‘Sagaramudra’) use the “Present Moment” as the central theme of practice to link all teachings and methods. By using the “Present Moment” practice, we aim to spread the Dharma by providing a lifelong, systematic and holistic buddhist education.
The Four Principles
Principles refer to the guidelines upon which a person’s thoughts, speeches and actions are based on. The “four principles” of frankness, simplicity, peacefulness and dignity do not set out the method of cultivating the Buddhist conduct, but are the requisites of a Buddhist practitioner. A practitioner’s life is enriched if he embraces the “four principles”.
In the “Present Moment”, the “four principles” is positioned at the lowest level in the schematic diagram. But we should not ignore or overlook it, taking it to be the lowest form of the Dharma. Like the earth, although it is below our feet, it is the mother of all rivers and oceans, the foundation upon which tall buildings stand, and a witness of numerous events in the history of mankind. We should not look down upon mother earth just because it is at the lowest level.
The Four Prayoga
The four prayoga refers to the four expedient ways to accumulate merits, purify our conducts, expand our magnanimity and develop our concentration power. They are: “giving and offering”, “prostration and repentance”, “generating bodhicitta”, and “maintaining awareness”.
The Four Ox Diagram
There are two ways to cultivate the Chan practice – the gradual method and the sudden method. The four ox diagram is an explanation of the four prayoga with the sudden method. “Giving and offering” of the four prayoga corresponds to “nurturing the ox” in the four ox diagram, “prostration and repentance” corresponds to “purifying the ox”, “generating bodhicitta” corresponds to “transforming the ox”, and “maintaining awareness” corresponds to “mastering the ox”.
The Four Reminders
The “four reminders” refers to “focusing on the present”, “living in the present”, “applying the present”, and “returning to the present”. It is a progressive practice with “present” as the nucleus. “Present” literally means “in front of the eyes”. When we direct our eyesight downward, fixing at a point about a foot in front of us, we would be able to minimise the external influence of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. To bring about the state of being cognizant with awareness by directing our eyesight downward – this is the meaning of “present” and its fundamental interpretation.
我们的历史
Our History
Sagaramudra was established in 1985. In 1992, due to government’s development plans, Sagaramudra was relocated from Pulau Ubin to the main island.
海印僧团
Our Sangha Team
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立足于 “觉性” 去理解坦诚、淡泊、清净、庄严这 “四大原则”
立足于 “觉性” 去贯穿布施供养、礼佛忏悔、发菩提心、日夜持明这 “四加行”
立足于 “觉性” 去顿入养牛、净牛、化牛、御牛这 “四牛图”
立足于 “觉性” 去串联起拉回眼前、活在眼前、运用眼前、回归眼前这 “四大口诀”
立足于 “觉性” 去深究《眼前》的核心——“眼前”
“眼前”
"Present Moment"
海印的核心价值是佛法教育，核心业务是通过系统性整体佛法教育改善人心，净化社会，提升生活品质.
四大原则
“原则” 指的是一个人的言语、行为、思想所依据的准则。“坦诚”、
“淡泊”、“清净”、“庄严”这“四大原则”说的不是修行的方法，而是对修行人的要求。此“四大原则”充实了一个修行人的生命体。在解读《眼前》一书时，千万别因为“四大原则”在最底层而把它当成是最低的法，并加以忽略、看不起。大地的所在就是最低的，但你看它的心胸包容了多少的长江大海，它的双肩背负着多少的高楼大厦，它的身体留下多少历史的烙印。所以，不要忽略它，更加不可以看不起它，虽然它是最底层的。
四加行
这里所说的 “四加行” 其实就是指四种方便法；通过 “布施供养”、“礼佛忏悔”、“发菩提心”、
“日夜持明” 这四种方法来增长福报、清净戒行、开拓心量和培养定力。
四牛图
禅法有渐入有顿入、“四牛图”基本上就是对“四加行”做出顿入的诠释。
“布施供养”对的是 “养牛”，“礼佛忏悔”对的是“净牛”，
“发菩提心”对的是“化牛”，“日夜持明”对的是“御牛”。
四大口诀
“四大口诀” 指的是 “拉回眼前”、“活在眼前”、“运用眼前”、“回归眼前” 四者，是四个以 “眼前” 为核心的修行次第。“眼前”；顾名思义就是眼睛前面。当我们的眼睛一往下垂，目光焦点停留在离眼睛约一尺的地方，就能够马上把外在的色、声、香、味、触所给予的干扰降到最低。通过眼睛的下垂带出觉性了知的状态就是 “眼前” 的意义所在，这是 “眼前” 的基本诠释。
我们的历史
Our History
海印学佛会成立于1985年。基于政府的发展计划，海印在1992年从乌敏岛搬迁至新加坡本岛。
