鬼道眾生的故事_印度篇L031 中華印經協會．台灣生命電視台

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這個世界上究竟有沒有鬼道眾生？人死之後會不會變成鬼？相信信這是許多人都很好奇的問題。

這世間除了人道、畜牲道之外，的確是有鬼界眾生。他們所處的世界與我們一樣，只是存在不同的空間。佛陀在《長阿含經》裡說到：「一切人民所居舍宅，皆有鬼、神，無有空者;一切街巷、四衢道中、屠兒市肆及丘塚間，皆有鬼、神，無有空者。」他們一直在我們身旁，只是我們不知道而已。

其實會轉世鬼道的緣故是因為前生造作惡業太多，心生吝嗇而多貪欲。一旦轉世到了鬼道，就是接受苦果，沒有享樂的機會，不像人間苦樂參半，而且有福報聽經聞法、廣修功德。雖然有的鬼也能享有人、天福報，但極大多數都只能接受惡報，而這些惡報也都屬飽嚐饑渴、饋乏之苦，所以也有「餓鬼」之名。因為前世造作的善惡業不同，在鬼道所受的果報也會不同，這個現象猶如人間一樣。

面對這些因為報應而受苦的眾生，我們不應輕視而是應該以慈悲心憐憫他們，並且還要幫助他們。方法上除了誦經、念佛迴向外，還可更進一步參與佛教有關施食、救渡的法會，讓鬼道眾生蒙受功德利益。然而，這些鬼道眾生會受到不同的果報，皆源於過去生造作的業因不同。如此來看，我們應該時時反省、惕勵自己，不讓自己隨業流轉，種下惡因;同時更應積極佈施，廣植福田，並且珍惜得生人間，又能夠聞修佛法的機緣。

近年來電視風行靈異節目，製作單位為了收視率，多以誇張不實、驚悚弔詭的演出，讓人對鬼道眾生感到顫慄與恐懼。收看這些節目，只是滿足好奇心而已，並不能幫助人們真正瞭解鬼道眾生的世界。

今印經協會出版流通佛經故事選集--關於鬼道眾生的故事，分為兩冊，一是印度篇，二是中國篇。期待此書能裨益社會，端正世俗錯誤的觀念，以同情心看待他界眾生，進而體會身為人的可貴，提昇自己的生命層次利益世人。

生命電視台台長
中華印經協會 理事長
海濤 Buddhist story anthology preface
 
This world is there ghosts beings? After death will become a ghost? I believe many people believe this is very curious question.
 
This is in addition to the humanitarian world, road beast indeed ghosts circles beings. They are in the world with us, but there are different spaces. Buddha in the "long Agama" Lane said: "All the people living Shezhai, there are ghosts, God, no free person; all the streets, four Qudao in City restaurants and children slaughtered between mound mound, there are ghosts God, no free person. "They have been on our side, but we do not know.
 
In fact, the reason will be the reincarnation of ghosts is because the former coin evil industry too, Heart and more miserly greed. Once the reincarnated to Ghost Road, is to accept the bitter pill, there is no chance of pleasure, unlike human bittersweet, but after listening to smell karma law, merit extensive repair. Although some ghosts who can enjoy, Tianfu reported, but the vast majority can only accept roost, and these are considered wicked suffered hunger, scarcities of pain, there is also a name of "hungry." Because different Past artificial evil industry in ghosts suffered the retribution will be different, this phenomenon is the same as if the earth.
 
Faced with these beings suffer because of retribution, but we should not underestimate compassion pity them, and also to help them. In addition to the method of chanting, chanting back out, but also to further participate in Buddhism soup kitchens, Rescued the law would make merit by ghosts beings suffer. However, these ghosts will be different beings retribution, are derived from past students pretentious industry vary. So, we should always reflect Ti Reed himself, not to transfer with the industry, because the evil planted; at the same time should actively Busch, planting Fukuda, and cherish and live on earth, but also be able to smell the Dharma opportunity.
 
In recent years, the popularity of the supernatural TV show, production units for the ratings, and more exaggerated false, paradoxical horror show, people on the ghosts beings feel tremble with fear. Watch these programs, just to satisfy curiosity only, and does not help people really understand ghosts beings in the world.
 
India Today published by the Association of Buddhist stories circulating Selection - stories about ghosts beings, is divided into two volumes, one of India article, the second is Chinese articles. This book can look forward to benefit society, correct secular misconception to think his compassion circles beings, and thus valuable experience as a people, to enhance their level of interest of the world lives.
 
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