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菩薩怎麼講？
　　菩薩，這也是梵文的音譯，並且是簡譯，全譯是「菩提薩埵」。它的意思，菩
提是覺，薩埵是有情；菩薩，便是覺有情。有情是指有情愛與情性的生物，主要就是指動物。菩薩是覺悟的有情，並且也能覺悟一切眾生的痛苦，同情一切眾生的痛苦，進而解救一切眾生的痛苦。所以，通俗都將樂善好施及扶困濟厄的人，稱為「菩薩心腸」。
　　菩薩的本義，和民間的觀念大不相同，菩薩是信佛學佛之後發願自度度人乃
至捨己救人的人。所以，泥塑木雕的土地城隍牛鬼蛇神，絕對不能稱為菩薩。
　　菩薩是眾生成佛的必經身分，眾生要成佛，必須先發大願心，最主要的有四
條，稱為四弘誓願：「眾生無邊誓願度，煩惱無盡誓願斷，法門無量誓願學，佛道無上誓願成。」可見，要成為一個名副其實的菩薩，並不容易。
　　不過，從最初的發心發願，直到成佛為止，都可稱為菩薩，所以有凡夫菩薩
與賢聖菩薩的不同。通常在佛經中所說的菩薩，都是指的聖位菩薩 阅读更多@信息来源

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