天神者,天竺國所奉。梵語謂之提婆。(梵書曰𑖟𑖸𑖪。)以天竺神類有二:曰提婆,曰阿修羅。提婆生於天,阿修羅生於地,以二者干戈不息,故謂提婆曰天神也。
婆羅門古教,門派衆多,今人殊以不貳神學爲是,故云:諸神皆一也,其名梵天,其餘者,皆梵天之化身也。
婆羅門奉三大天神,曰:
又奉餘者頗衆,故此舉其二三:
佛既出世,曰:天神雖壽,猶有竟時,佛法慈悲,普渡衆生,亦當度之入化。又曰:前世修大善業者,得轉世爲天神。雖然,彼居安逸,不思修道,空度齊天之壽,終墮地獄之道。是故佛之奉天神者,乃欲度化彼等之故也,非爲己私利也。此佛門之所以奉天神故也。
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