时间：09/19/2026 09/20/2026
地点：星河禅修中心
主讲：黄云全
佛法修行
伞盖供养
有一天，佛陀率领着弟子们前往郁单罗延国的某村落教化。当时，正逢溽暑，天气燠热，没有一点儿凉风。
有一个牧羊人看见佛陀身放光明，心想：佛陀是三界至尊，是何等伟大的人，还冒着如此炎热的天气出来游化布教，未免太辛苦了。于是就用草编成伞盖，跟随在佛陀身后，为佛陀撑伞遮阳。不知不觉间，羊群走远了，他只好放下伞，回到羊群边。
佛陀看见了，不禁微微一笑。这时候，从佛陀的口中放出数十万道光芒，再分成千百万光线，遍照十方，上自三十三天，下至十八层地狱，一切禽兽、饿鬼没有不受到佛光普照。三界的天人、诸龙、阿修罗看到佛陀的光明，全都到佛陀座前奉上香花伎乐，供养佛陀。
阿难跪在佛陀座前请示道：「佛陀！您是不会无缘无故发笑的，请您为我们解释其中因缘吧。」
佛陀说：「阿难！你看见那个牧羊人吗？」
「是的，看见了。」
「阿难！那个牧羊人以恭敬心编织伞盖为佛陀遮阳，因为这个功德，十三劫中投生天上人间尊贵处，自然常有七宝伞覆盖。十三劫后，出家修道，证得辟支佛果，名叫阿耨婆达。」
大家听闻佛陀所说，无不欢欣鼓舞，礼佛而去。
Date: 09/19/2026 09/20/2026
Location: Star River Meditation Center
Teacher: Yunquan Huang
Dharma Talk
Offering a Parasol
One day, the Buddha led his disciples to a village in the land of Uttarakuru to teach and transform beings. It was the height of summer—scorching hot, with not a single breeze.
A shepherd saw the Buddha radiating light and thought to himself:“The Buddha is the most honored in the three realms. How great he must be—yet he still travels and teaches in such unbearable heat. How difficult this must be!”
Moved by reverence, the shepherd quickly wove a parasol out of grass and followed behind the Buddha, holding it up to shade him from the sun. After some time, he realized his flock had wandered far away, so he set down the parasol and hurried back to tend to them.
The Buddha saw this and gently smiled.
At that moment, countless rays of light issued forth from the Buddha’s mouth, dividing into millions of beams that illuminated all directions—from the Heaven of the Thirty-Three above to the eighteen hells below. All beings—animals, hungry ghosts, and others—were bathed in this radiant light. Devas, nāgas, and asuras throughout the three realms, seeing this brilliance, came before the Buddha offering incense, flowers, and celestial music in homage.
Ānanda knelt before the Buddha and asked:“World-Honored One, you do not smile without cause. Please explain the reason.”
The Buddha said:“Ānanda, did you see that shepherd?”
“Yes, I did.”
“That shepherd, with a heart of reverence, made a parasol to shade the Buddha. Because of this merit, for thirteen kalpas he will be reborn among gods and humans in noble conditions, always sheltered by parasols adorned with the seven treasures. After thirteen kalpas, he will renounce the world, practice the path, and attain the fruit of a Pratyekabuddha, named Anuputta.”
Hearing the Buddha’s words, everyone rejoiced deeply. They paid homage to the Buddha and departed with uplifted hearts.
This teaching shows: even a small act of sincere offering, when done with pure intention, can bring vast and inconceivable merit.
