佛說海龍王經
The Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Sea Dragon King
Seldom noticed, yet exceedingly sublime — the record of Sakyamuni Buddha expounding the profound Mahayana for the Sea Dragon King on Vulture Peak, and descending to teach within the Dragon Palace beneath the ocean.
Introduction · 緣起
A hidden jewel of the canon
在浩瀚的佛典中，有一部鮮少人注意卻極為殊勝的經典——《佛說海龍王經》。記載了釋迦牟尼佛在靈鷲山為海龍王及眷屬宣說大乘深義，並應邀至龍宮弘法的莊嚴場景。
Among the vast collection of Buddhist scriptures there is a text seldom noticed yet exceedingly sublime — the Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Sea Dragon King. It records the solemn scene in which Sakyamuni Buddha, upon Vulture Peak, expounded the profound meaning of the Mahayana for the Sea Dragon King and his retinue, and accepted their invitation to propagate the dharma in the Dragon Palace.
靈鷲山說法 龍宮弘經
About the Dragon Kings · 天龍八部
Who Are the Nagas and Dragon Kings?龍族與龍王
The beings this sutra calls dragons: where they dwell, the treasures and scriptures of the Dragon Palace, their sufferings and karma, their influence over rain and the natural world — and why they too seek awakening.
Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple · 龍王亭
The Legend of the Dragon Deity Stone龍神石
A great boulder unearthed beneath the temple’s main hall in Redmond, moved to the dragon side and enshrined in the Dragon King Pavilion — the Dragon King’s palace within the stone, offerings of milk, and prayers for rain.
From the Study Reflection · 學習心得
What the sutra reveals
Origins of the Dragon Clan
Dragon kings are not merely dharma-protecting deities but sentient beings capable of attaining buddhahood — cultivators of former lives, reborn as dragons, still turning within the Six Realms like every people of the world.
The Three Burning Sufferings
Long-lived and vast in form, dragons still endure three sufferings: scorching sand that burns to the marrow, humiliation of form, and the constant dread of the Garuda. Even splendour is not beyond suffering.
Harmonising the Eight Classes
The Eight Classes of Heavenly and Dragon Beings stand closest to the human realm. Reciting this sutra, the Deva, Dragon, Asura and Garuda classes all extend their protection, and prayers meet a swift response.
「《龍王經》是真的很好！
因為它調和天龍八部！」“The Dragon King Sutra is truly excellent — because it harmonises the Eight Classes of Heavenly and Dragon Beings!”
— His Holiness Living Buddha Lian Sheng
Benefits of Recitation · 誦持功德
Why recite this sutra
Upholding the Sutra of the Sea Dragon King is said to bring the greatest of blessings, for it moves the beings who dwell nearest to our world.
- 四部護持
The four classes — Devas, Dragons, Asuras and Garudas — extend their protection and bestow blessings on those who recite and circulate the sutra.
- 福報增長
Merit and worldly wellbeing increase; those who have printed and shared this sutra have swiftly seen a spiritual response in daily life.
- 障礙消除
Obstacles dissolve as the Eight Classes are harmonised — the sutra soothes the unseen world that surrounds the human realm.
- 明心見性
Beyond blessings, the sutra opens the cultivator to the true meaning of realising the mind and seeing one's original nature.
A Related Practice · 龍王寶瓶法
The Dragon King Treasure Vase Yoga龍王寶瓶之瑜伽
A rare practice taught by Grandmaster Lu in 1990: the sealed vase becomes the Dragon King, the Dragon King becomes the Five Buddhas, and the vase — cast into the sea — carries the practitioner's wish to the Dragon King.
From the Writings · 文集
Wishes in the Dragon King Treasure Vase Practice龍王寶瓶的祈願
“Grandmaster, when you cast the Dragon King Treasure Vase, what do you pray for?”
In answering a young disciple's question, His Holiness draws out the deeper meaning of the practice — fulfil wishes, give freely, want nothing, become a Buddha — and the reason desire is allowed to lead the way at all.
Four Volumes · Twenty Chapters
Enter the Dragon Palace目錄
Begin the journey
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