三身法印 林鈺堂
恩師佳作願貢獻，法身若痴化如龍；
報得壽量無始終，願同眾生咸證覺。
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北京王居士以其冶印恩師楊先生多年佳作組成印譜，以供呈大海龍王菩薩，並慷慨發心願悉數贈余，以申供養，以求眾生早日得渡。余回以個人見解，好物不宜多收，以便他人分享。若得佳物，亦當分與能鑑賞者，以達物盡其用。因就所呈十二印中，擇三印，並釋之曰：
「若癡」表法身，以其似乎無知，而實則無所不知。
「無量壽」表報身，超越時間，無始無終。
「龍」（圖形）表化身，以其神變莫測，應機教化也。
又加祝願曰：願由此三身法印之供，而成彼將來圓證三身之契因。
二○○三年七月四日
養和齋 於太浩湖
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王居士伉儷悉心經營，多番整備，集成文房珍品一箱，郵寄今日安抵。三身法印遂得連袂蒞臨。王居士更研考金文，以示珍重，再依之雕鏤拙作〈三身法印〉詩於「無量壽」印壁。余深感其隆重盛情，而信彼伉儷必因此而蒙佛佑。
謹就彼原附之三身印文，掃瞄成檔，附於此後，以供眾同賞。願有緣見聞者，咸証佛之三身，普濟含識！
二○○三年十月廿一日
養和齋 於加州
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----- Original Message -----
From: Yutang Lin
To: 開心
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:20 AM
Subject: RE: 請求〝三身法印〞寶墨
As requested below by disciple Kai Xin, one poem is in calligraphy and attached.
應弟子開心以下的提請，一詩作翰墨附呈。
May all beings attain Enlightenment soon!
願一切眾生早日成佛！
Yutang
鈺堂
From: 開心
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:38 AM
To: 師佛
Subject: 請求〝三身法印〞寶墨
上師您好！
請求〝三身法印〞寶墨，不勝感謝！
祝師佛聖體安康長久住世！
開心 叩上
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Three-Kaya Dharma Seals Yutang Lin
Gracious teacher's fine works would be presented as offerings.
Dharmakaya as if ignorant, Nirmanakaya as magical as dragon,
Sambhogakaya, boundless life, has neither beginning nor death.
May all sentient beings attain such enlightenment with my help!
Comment:
Upasaka Wang of Bei Jing presented a hand scroll of a series of seals, that were carved by his gracious teacher, Mr. Yang, in such fine art, as offering to the Bodhisattva, the Dragon King of the Great Ocean (Pacific Ocean). Furthermore, he expressed the generous willingness to send all those seals to me as offerings so as to pray for all sentient beings' earlier enlightenment. In my reply I expressed my view that one should not gather too many good things so that others may share good things, and that, when one has in possession some good things, one should share them with those who could appreciate them so that those good things are put to better uses. Therefore, from among the twelve seals on the scroll I chose three and provided the following interpretation:
"Ruo Chi" (As if ignorant) represents Dharmakaya because it seems to be knowledgeless and yet indeed it is omniscient.
"Wu Liang Shou" (Immeasurable Longevity) represents Sambhogakaya that transcends time and has neither beginning nor ending.
"Long" (Image of a dragon) represents Nirmanakaya because it displays inconceivable transformations, this is similar to dragons, to provide opportune conversions.
In addition, I prayed with the well-wishing: May the right cause for your future perfect attainment of the three kayas of Buddha be established through this offering of the Three-Kaya Dharma seals!
Written in Chinese on July 4, 2003
South Lake Tahoe, California
Translated on July 7, 2003 El Cerrito, California
Amendment:
Upasaka Wang and his wife wholeheartedly contrived and prepared through much efforts to have collected a big box of treasures for a Chinese literate study (brushes, ink, inkstone, seals, etc.), and mailed it to me. It arrived safely today. Thus the Three-Kaya Dharma Seals had arrived together. Upasaka Wang had further researched the ancient character style known as Jin Wen, Gold Script, to express his sense of preciousness, and used the style to engraved my Chinese poem "San Shen Fa Yin" (Three-Kaya Dharma Seals) on one side of the seal "Wu Liang Shou" (Immeasurable Longevity). His solemn and profound feelings are deeply felt by me, and I believe that he and his wife will certainly receive Buddha's blessings through such devotion.
Using the sheet with these three seals stamped by him I obtained a scanned file, and it is attached after this article so that all may share the enjoyment of their artistic flavor. May all who comes to see or hear about these seals attain Buddha's three kayas, and thereby universally save sentient beings!
Written in Chinese and translated on October 21, 2003
El Cerrito, California
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