(English subtitles) 負債三千萬。發願滿願。 Master Jianyin, 鑑因法師 (1937-2024) , Talks Dharma.
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I go to Taipei once a month. A layman named Huang will meet and pick me up at the railway station platform. I usually take the early train from Yuanlin and reach Taipei at 11 am. I am used to having lunch at 11 am, and it is exactly 11 am when I reach there. Then we go for a vegetarian lunch.
That day, he came to pick me up and said a laywoman wanted to treat me to lunch.
I said, No, we just go for lunch ourselves.
She has reserved for weeks that she wants to treat you.
I said, Why doesn't her husband invite me but the laywoman does?
She said her husband died.
1:00
We shouldn't let a laywoman treat us, I said.
She said she bought a house and ask you to purify it by spraying blessed water.
Since she invited me for purification, I should go.
Then we went to the appointment. When we arrived at her place, where she ran an antique shop in Taipei. She said, Master, I am the only one taking care of this shop now, and I am too busy to cook for you. How about I buy vegetarian lunch boxes and we eat here?
I said, That's great too.
Then she told me her story while we ate lunch.
“Master, the Buddha dharma is inconceivable.” I said, Why?
“My husband died.” I asked, How did he die?
“When my husband was driving stably on the high way.
2:00
The highway has two lanes, and he was driving in the right lane. Suddenly, the stuff of the truck on the left lane fell on his car. Thus, he was crushed to death. So, my husband died in an accident and without leaving the last words. He owed others more than NT$30 million and ran an antique shop.”
The lady cried every time she thought of this debt, as she had no way of repaying the more than 30 million. In addition, a bank manager was gentle and often came and had teas when her husband was alive. Now that her husband had passed away, and the funeral had not yet been held,
3:00
he came to make trouble and urge her to pay back the debt all day long.
“I am sad and in pain, you don't make trouble here, and I will pay you back.”
He said, You don't have competency to pay me back.
She was very suffering. She was running an antique shop, when she was sitting. There were many statues of the Buddha, Guanshiyin bodhisattva, and Dharma Patriarch in the shop.
When she was in a trance, a statue of Dharma Patriarch shone brightly. She saw the Dharma Patriarch was sitting upright and emitting light. She was shocked and thought, I must not be panic and have to calm down.
4:00
She went to the front of the three saints of the west and prostrated herself. “Namo the fundamental teacher Sakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, disciple so-and-so, my husband died and owed 30+ million. If let me repay the 30+ million, I will support the three jewels with the remained money I earn. She made this vow and attached a deadline, hoping to pay off all debts within a year. Thus, I will donate the extra money to support the three jewels. She said, Master, it's unbelievable. After I made this vow, I was open-minded. Though that manger bothered me everyday,
I said I would repay you in one year.
5:00
He said, you are not competent enough to pay it back.
She said, Don't look down on me. I have a lot of things here, after I sell it, I will pay back.
I have counted everything you have here, they are worth less than 9 million. Just the money you owe my bank is 13 million. Not to mention the overall. How can you repay?
Other than that, she said, I have some jewelry deposited in the bank.
I have included. He bothered her like this everyday, very troublesome.
He said, Otherwise, you have to pay me 3 million in 3 months.
She said, "Okay, don't talk on and on ," she had no choice but to promise.
6:00
After this vow, she began to chant Buddha, and worship the Buddha. Once, people invited her to go on a pilgrimage to the mountain, she followed them too. The most inconceivable thing is that she had to repay 600 thousand that day, she didn't have money but went on a pilgrimage with others. When she was on a pilgrimage halfway, people called her cell phone. So-and-so, I will buy somethings from you. Where are you now? I'm making a pilgrimage now. It will take me another several hours. You may come after I am back from pilgrimage. When she was back, that man has been waiting, and he bought 1.2 million. Not only was she able to pay off the 600,000, but she also had some left over. After a year of hard work, she really paid off her 30 million debt. Why did she treat me lunch that day?
Subtitles:
I go to Taipei once a month. A layman named Huang will meet and pick me up at the railway station platform. I usually take the early train from Yuanlin and reach Taipei at 11 am. I am used to having lunch at 11 am, and it is exactly 11 am when I reach there. Then we go for a vegetarian lunch.
That day, he came to pick me up and said a laywoman wanted to treat me to lunch.
I said, No, we just go for lunch ourselves.
She has reserved for weeks that she wants to treat you.
I said, Why doesn't her husband invite me but the laywoman does?
She said her husband died.
1:00
We shouldn't let a laywoman treat us, I said.
She said she bought a house and ask you to purify it by spraying blessed water.
Since she invited me for purification, I should go.
Then we went to the appointment. When we arrived at her place, where she ran an antique shop in Taipei. She said, Master, I am the only one taking care of this shop now, and I am too busy to cook for you. How about I buy vegetarian lunch boxes and we eat here?
I said, That's great too.
Then she told me her story while we ate lunch.
“Master, the Buddha dharma is inconceivable.” I said, Why?
“My husband died.” I asked, How did he die?
“When my husband was driving stably on the high way.
2:00
The highway has two lanes, and he was driving in the right lane. Suddenly, the stuff of the truck on the left lane fell on his car. Thus, he was crushed to death. So, my husband died in an accident and without leaving the last words. He owed others more than NT$30 million and ran an antique shop.”
The lady cried every time she thought of this debt, as she had no way of repaying the more than 30 million. In addition, a bank manager was gentle and often came and had teas when her husband was alive. Now that her husband had passed away, and the funeral had not yet been held,
3:00
he came to make trouble and urge her to pay back the debt all day long.
“I am sad and in pain, you don't make trouble here, and I will pay you back.”
He said, You don't have competency to pay me back.
She was very suffering. She was running an antique shop, when she was sitting. There were many statues of the Buddha, Guanshiyin bodhisattva, and Dharma Patriarch in the shop.
When she was in a trance, a statue of Dharma Patriarch shone brightly. She saw the Dharma Patriarch was sitting upright and emitting light. She was shocked and thought, I must not be panic and have to calm down.
4:00
She went to the front of the three saints of the west and prostrated herself. “Namo the fundamental teacher Sakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, disciple so-and-so, my husband died and owed 30+ million. If let me repay the 30+ million, I will support the three jewels with the remained money I earn. She made this vow and attached a deadline, hoping to pay off all debts within a year. Thus, I will donate the extra money to support the three jewels. She said, Master, it's unbelievable. After I made this vow, I was open-minded. Though that manger bothered me everyday,
I said I would repay you in one year.
5:00
He said, you are not competent enough to pay it back.
She said, Don't look down on me. I have a lot of things here, after I sell it, I will pay back.
I have counted everything you have here, they are worth less than 9 million. Just the money you owe my bank is 13 million. Not to mention the overall. How can you repay?
Other than that, she said, I have some jewelry deposited in the bank.
I have included. He bothered her like this everyday, very troublesome.
He said, Otherwise, you have to pay me 3 million in 3 months.
She said, "Okay, don't talk on and on ," she had no choice but to promise.
6:00
After this vow, she began to chant Buddha, and worship the Buddha. Once, people invited her to go on a pilgrimage to the mountain, she followed them too. The most inconceivable thing is that she had to repay 600 thousand that day, she didn't have money but went on a pilgrimage with others. When she was on a pilgrimage halfway, people called her cell phone. So-and-so, I will buy somethings from you. Where are you now? I'm making a pilgrimage now. It will take me another several hours. You may come after I am back from pilgrimage. When she was back, that man has been waiting, and he bought 1.2 million. Not only was she able to pay off the 600,000, but she also had some left over. After a year of hard work, she really paid off her 30 million debt. Why did she treat me lunch that day?





