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FGS英文版星雲大師祈願文 (I)、 (II)問世

Pearls of Wisdom: Prayer for Engaged Living I & II

What puts the “Human” in “Humanistic Buddhism”? It is the willingness of Humanistic Buddhism to break out of the temple walls to be where the people are: in their homes and in their workplaces, in their public meetings and in their private moments. For this reason, Venerable Master Hsing Yun has written prayers for use in a wide variety of situations. These books of 100 prayers cover most of the situations modern Buddhists face: for a husband or for a wife, at the birth of a child or for the death of a relative, for adolescent girls and for women in distress. The disenfranchised are represented here: prayers for misled youths and for abused children, for the terminally ill and for death-row inmates.

There is hope here, too: prayers for the morning, for birthdays, for the New Year. There are prayers for members of various professions, from public servants to prostitutes, from teachers to farmers. And of course, there are prayers for those who have dedicated time and resources to spreading the Dharma (the Buddha’s teachings).

With this book in hand, every devotee can be a “prayer warrior,” helping to support the efforts of all in their struggles to live decent lives. Whether used by groups for corporate celebrations, or by individuals for quiet contemplation, these prayers will help round out the lives of those who pray them, as well as of those who are prayed for.

祈願文 (I), (II)

「祈願」是生活中希望的支柱，發願是心靈的昇華，突破困頓的力量，更是信仰的增上力，人格圓滿的動力。星雲大師於出家超過一甲子的歲月中，以「祈願」作為日復一日的修行，有鑑於佛門中「文疏」、「表章」唱誦非一般大眾所易學，故著手撰寫祈願文，大眾易於讀誦，向佛菩薩表達仰慕之情，以及喜悅憂傷的心思。

英文版「佛光祈願文─家庭倫理、勉勵期許」二單元，以社會大眾於日常婚喪喜慶中，祈福致慶或悼念幽泉；晨起暮休二六時中所面臨的心情事項為主，鼓勵大眾為己為人祈願祝禱，讓世界更美好，人生更祥和，使生命流瀉著活力與智慧。

為週遭素昧平生的人「祈願」是感恩的表達，是忱謝的傳遞，英文版「佛光祈願文─社會職業、佛教法會」，第一單元社會職業，為終年辛勤服務人群，安定治安的無名英雄祈福祝禱，如經常冒險犯難的警察、奮身火窟的消防人員、黎明清掃街道的清潔人員等；第二單元佛教法會，以自身的念誦懺悔，透過信仰的力量，超越時空的有限性，生命的生滅性，走出以自我為中心的格局，願所有眾生皆獲諸佛菩薩的護祐與加持，以此擴大胸襟和愛心，熱愛生活的態度自然萌芽，生命的視野自然無限延伸，啟發性的佛光祈願文，帶領讀者進入佛菩薩的慈悲光輝中。