华琪舍利子博物馆张秋源主席在大会经课程完毕礼的演讲

　　华琪舍利子博物馆张秋源主席在大会经课程完毕礼的演讲

　　（华琪国际媒体中心12月13日讯）在2021年11月26日华琪舍利子博物馆主席张秋源在线上诵大会经课程完毕礼的演讲：

　　Speech of Mr. Teo Choo Guan , President of Waki Relic Musuem on Mahasayama Sutta Online Chanting Course Completion Ceremony

　　首先，感谢照坤劳抽出宝贵的时间通过云视频耐心与慈悲地教导学员们如何唱诵大会径。此外，恭喜所有学员坚持及用心地向师父学习唱诵大会经。我们虽然来自不同的国家，操着不一样的口音，明白不同的语言，但它并不成为阻力，反而变成了一个动力。大家每星期五相聚在云视频，放松心情愉快地学习唱诵大会经，所以才有今天的唱诵大会完毕礼。

　　(WAki International Media Center 14th December) The Speech of Mr. Teo Choo Guan, President of Waki Relic Musuem on Mahasamaya Sutta Online Chanting Course Completion Ceremony on 26th November 2021. My heartfelt thanks to Venerable Chao Khun Laow Panyasiri for taking time to teach the students the way to recite the Mahasayama sutta patiently and compassionately via Zoom. In addition, I would like to congratulate all the students, who have learned to recite the Sutta correctly and have completed the course successfully. Despite the fact that the students come from different countries, with different accents, understand different languages, these issues did not hinder our learning. These issues motivated us to learn and recite the Mahasayama Sutta better. Indeed, we were happy to gather and to learn chanting and we felt so at ease every Friday through via Zoom.

　　二零一八年，我在世界和平颁奖典礼，瑞典斯德哥尔摩市政厅, 瑞典认识照坤劳。师父唱诵大会经的声音深入我的心中，让我心中充满了法喜。那一年，我去英国拜访师父，邀请师父及英国唱诵团队于二零一九年拜访马来西亚，新加坡及泰国，并给予佛教信徒音福，让大家可以听闻唱诵大会经。今年，我非常高兴，并感谢师父能通过云视频教导来自不同国家有兴趣想学习唱诵大会经的佛友及家人。

　　In year 2018, I met Chao Khun Laow at the World Peace Awards, Stockholm City Hall, Sweden. The chanting voice of Venerable Chao Khun Laow sank deeply into my heart andI felt so full of joy- the joy of Dharma. So, I visited Venerable Chao Khun Laow in England later in the same year. Meanwhile, Venerable Chao Khun Laow and the British Chanters group visited Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand to recite the Mahasayama Sutta for the buddhist devottees in year 2019. This year, I am very pleased and really appreciate that Venerable Chao Khun Laow is able to teach the recitation of the Mahasayama Sutta to Buddhist practitioners and my family members, who are interested to learn via zoom.

　　佛陀四十五年弘法的教诫，由亲耳听闻佛陀言说的阿罗汉结集成佛教的三藏经典，其中包括：律藏、经藏和论藏。大会经是南传上座部佛教《巴利文大藏经》中的长部第二十部经。此佛经也记载在汉传佛教的《大正新修大藏经》对应经典为《長阿含經·大會經》。该经讲述佛陀在迦比罗城大园林时，众位天神从十方世界前来集合拜会佛陀。佛陀向比丘描述各位天神的名称与特征。随后，佛陀报告众比丘，魔军也来了。众比丘时时保持警惕，魔军无计可施而知难撤退。

　　The Buddha preached the dharma for 45 years, the Dharma heard by the Arahants had integrated into three baskets of Dhamma, which are Vinaya, Sutra and Ahbiddhamma. The Mahasayama Sutta (The Great Assembly) had recorded in Sutra section ( Digha Nikaya 20) in Theravada Buddhism. Besides, Mahasayama Sutta had also recorded in the Great Tipitaka Buddhist scripture in Mahayana Buddhism. The Mahasayama Sutta had recorded that the Blessed One was dwelling at Kapilavathu, most of the devas from ten world- systems have gathered in order to see the Blessed one and the Bhikkhu Sangha. The Buddha taught the names and the different characteristics of devas. Then, the Mara came as well. The Buddha instructed the Bhikkhu Sangha to remain alert to defeat the army of Mara.

　　世世代代的阿罗汉，僧侣及佛教徒诵过抄经文，经文刻在石碑，藏书卷在宝塔及寺庙，并以壁画描述及记载佛法同心扶持佛教。此外，背读,唱诵及读念佛教经典把原始佛法代代传承，从古至今扮演了重要的角色。今天，我们能够有这宝贵的机缘相聚在一起学习，了解，唱诵大会经，使我们明白十方世界的天神及佛陀在世弘法的盛世壮观景象。此外，唱诵经文也是一种很好的修行方式，使我们心情平静及减少烦恼。

　　The Arahants, Sanghas and Buddhist devotees have supported to keep and preserve the Buddhist scriptures through many different methods, such as carving them in stone, keeping the Buddhist scriptures books in the Pagodas or temples, drawing the description of Buddha’s teaching in the wall. In addition, reciting, chanting and reading Buddhist scriptures have also played an important role in order to pass on the teaching of the Buddha from generation to generation. Today we have this precious opportunity to gather in zoom to learn and recite the Mahasayama Sutta which makes us understand the different devas from ten world systems and the magnificent scenes during Buddha time. Besides, reciting the Sutta is one of the good ways to practise dhamma, which lead us to calmness and reduce our worry.

　　最后，我要感谢照坤劳及来至世界佛教弘法组织的僧侣们给予大家说佛法及见证唱诵大会完毕礼. 同时感谢所有学员及佛友们抽空宝贵的时间一起参加唱诵大会经课程完毕礼。 谢谢。

　　Finally, I would like to thank Venerable Chao Khun Laow and all the senior monks from World Buddhist Dhammaduta Association who give us the dhamma talk and witness the completion ceremony. Meanwhile, I would like to thank all the students and Buddhist friends for taking the time to join us in the Mahasayama Sutta Chanting Course Completion Ceremony. Thank you very much.