佛教界長老仁俊法師(2/9/2011)圓寂

佛教界長老仁俊法師昨天(2/9)晚間十一點在台北慈濟院圓寂。1919年出生的仁俊法師，出生於江蘇，十七歲受具足戒。一九六九年，印順導師創辦「福嚴佛學院」，仁俊法師曾在學院中擔任教職。而法師在全球都有講經說法的足跡，也讓後世佛學弟子永遠懷念。

莊嚴的誦經聲，要送走令人尊敬的法師。足跡曾經遍及美國、台灣、香港等地的仁俊法師9號晚間圓寂，他最為人稱道的，就是四處弘法不倦。

侍者果慶法師：「最多的話(一年講經)有200場，除了講經、還寫文章、辦雜誌、辦正覺之音，我們弘揚的主要是重視在根本的佛法，純真的佛法這麼方面。」

三年多前仁俊長老就發現罹患肺癌，現在移靈到新竹的福嚴精舍，開放民眾瞻仰，預計11號封棺入殮。

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Dear Friends,

I am writing to inform you that Ven. Jen Chun ("Shifu" 師父), the founder and guiding teacher of Bodhi Monastery (美國同淨蘭若), passed away in Taiwan at about 10:30 am EST (11:30 pm Taiwan time). As many of you know, Shifu's health had been in decline since the summer months and he had gone to Taiwan for treatment. He had been growing weaker in recent weeks and breathed his last today. He was 91 (on the Western way of counting age), 92 (on the Chinese way).

Shifu was born in Jiangsu Province (江蘇省) in China in July 1919 and entered monastic life as a novice at the age of seven. In 1949 he moved to Hong Kong , where he became a student of Master Yinshun (印順長老 1906-2005), the foremost Chinese scholar-monk of modern times. He later moved to Taiwan with Master Yinshun and taught at Fuyan Buddhist Academy (福嚴佛學院). He moved to the U.S. in 1973 and served as the long-time president of the Buddhist Association of the United States (BAUS美國佛教協會) and founding-honorary chairman of the Yin Shun Foundation(印順基金會) .

Shifu had been the most senior Chinese monk in the greater New York area, and internationally he was also one of the most respected monks among the Buddhist populations of Taiwan , China , and Southeast Asia . He was deeply learned in many Buddhist traditions as well as in classical Chinese literature. His erudition showed in his splendid Dharma talks and in his Dharma poems that served as the basis for his talks. He was also a vigorous cultivator who spent many hours each day in sitting and walking meditation.

I myself am deeply grateful to Master Jen Chun for inviting me to come to Bodhi Monastery shortly after I returned to the U.S. in 2002. Ever since I met him he has been an inspiring and caring "good knowing adviser" (kalyanamitta, shan zhi shi善知識).

Let us all spend a few minutes over the next few days dedicating merits to him and wishing him a pleasant passage to his next existence, where he can continue to pursue the path of Dharma. An announcement about a memorial service for him will be coming out later from Bodhi Monastery.

With Metta,

Bhikkhu Bodhi  菩提比丘

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以下引自部落格《六龜靈象山˙般若精舍》，原文為福嚴佛學院教師開仁法師所寫：

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/prajna-vihara/article?mid=1036&prev=1038&next=1032

願與 仁俊長老，相約在人間！

要論說對仁公長老之感言，末學是怎麼也排不上榜的。不過，基於感念長老的幾則開示，以及對其身教的嚴慎與端嚴，還是勉為其難的可以填上一些空缺。

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長老每次來福嚴演講，都給了我印象深刻的開示，雖則說口音不完全聽得懂，但透過翻譯多少領略了一些教誨。（忘了幾年前）諸如長老曾言「願勝於情，法重於命」。聽得當下，震入心肺。修道人，整天為衣食住行忙，算什麼修行，如何安於無上菩提大願，怎樣使自心融化於正法之中，這些才是修行的任務，時下有幾人真能做到？

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「以無所得，得無所礙」。又一句粉碎凡心的名言，雖然了解這是《般若經》在在處處出現的經句，但出自於長老的金口，字字感人。為什麼？心有所求，就是苦。而為法為教所付出與犧牲的，難道還需要什麼得與失的價值來平衡嗎？按此理，佛法是絕對超越一切的。空去有所得的心，善用無所得的慧，才真正有資格談得無所礙。否則，不過是拾人牙慧而已。

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「出家人不要忘了無我，沒有無我，皆是俗漢。」由長老不時地耳提面命，雖則說已非首次了，但聽起來總是震撼沈寂的心湖，當然也就泛起如夢甦醒的漣漪。每次看到不順意的外境，疑心與掉舉填滿心了頭，不是閃過一念「為何說法要這樣自讚毀他」，就是轉不出念著「難道自我膨脹到這種程度還無法自我發現」、「口口聲聲說無我卻不容許給人家佔便宜」、「我的付出與用心一定要記錄下來公諸於世」等…，有時候在平靜的心中好像在湖面面對自己一般，不停在問「人家的事為什麼老是喜歡掛在心上」，這不道破有我，又是什麼呢？因為有我執與證無我者，外相是分辨不出來的，世尊不也時而人間、時而山居嗎？重點應該在於心，也就是我。無我為佛法不共世間的特色，而全副身心投注修道的出家人，理應要念念不離無我才能報答三寶與眾生恩。所以，長老所言極為合理。

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長老的身教與言教，我想在他身旁的人比我體會更多，也更深，上述幾則記憶猶新的開示，先把它記下，並加諸自心的啟迪，與大家共勉之！

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尊敬的長老已於2月9日晚上十一點多捨報了，在此誠懇地祈願：

希望與長老相約在人間，為人間的苦難眾生，作正覺之音！

（開仁）