臨終關懷 vs Sutra

「死亡，既不是喜事，也不是喪事，而是一樁莊嚴的佛事。」法鼓山提倡的關懷，是全生命的關懷，從人一出生開始，歷經少年、青壯年，乃至年老、死亡的各個人生階段，都是大關懷涵攝的範疇。尤其，在死亡的面前，我們特別顯得無助而渺小，究竟，我們該怎麼面對這人生的最後一堂課呢？ 「臨終關懷」APP收錄了聖嚴法師《生與死的尊嚴》、《為什麼要做佛事》、《超度真的有用嗎》、《如何能往生淨土》等17種文字及影音開示，以平易近人的文字，介紹佛教的生死觀，讓死亡不再只有悲悽痛苦，而是教導我們在面對生死示現時，如何才能夠利益臨終的親友，更學習如何運用佛法平安幸福地走完一生，走向永遠有希望的未來，進而解脫生死苦海的束縛。 聖嚴教育基金會出版的「智慧隨身書」，是法鼓山流通最廣的結緣書，有系統地整理節錄了聖嚴法師的開示，引導民眾循序了解佛法，開啟智慧。 1995年，聖嚴法師於紐約曾提到 :「我對未來的佛教傳播事業，抱有無限的希望和堅定的信念⋯⋯，在軟體方面，除了正統性的佛經整理及闡釋之外，也應當密切配合並運用現代化的科技媒體及其專才，多樣化地表達佛法的內涵。為了推廣佛法，深入人心，表達的形式是可以隨時隨地開發新的面貌。」 因應智慧型手機時代來臨，APP已成為許多人生活與學習的好幫手，聖嚴教育基會籌畫了《智慧隨身書》的APP應用，針對不同族群及需求，規畫出「學佛入門」、「禪修入門」、「生活佛教」、「心靈環保」、「心生活運動」、「心六倫」、「自我成長」、「心青年」、「佛化家庭」、「臨終關懷」、「無盡身教」及「Chan Buddhism」等12個中英文主題。 歡迎大家一起來體驗法鼓山智慧寶藏的新面貌，隨時閱讀佛法、隨時運用佛法、隨時體驗佛法。

Sutra — A pocket Tripitaka. An offline, distraction-free reader for the Chinese-Buddhist canon, with text sourced from CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association, latest open release), grounded in the Taishō Tripitaka. Translations by Kumārajīva, Xuanzang, Yijing and others — organized for daily reading. ■ 35 scriptures The Dharma-Drum daily-recital selection: Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Amitābha Sutra, Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara, Samantabhadra's Vows, 42 Sections, Medicine Buddha, Earth Treasury, Śūraṅgama, Perfect Enlightenment … Four major repentance liturgies: Liang Emperor, Threefold Samādhi Water, Great Compassion, Earth Treasury Jeweled, 88 Buddhas, Ten Small Mantras. Oldest-stratum short collections: Dhammapada, Aṭṭhakavagga, Itivuttaka, Saṃyukta-āgama selections (including Pabhassara Sutta, Mahāparinibbāna verse). ■ Four-language parallel reading Four core scriptures carry four reading modes: 　Chinese — Classical Chinese translation (Xuanzang, Kumārajīva …) 　Sanskrit — IAST + Devanāgarī, the original sound 　English — translation, opening the meaning 　English→Chinese — modern Mandarin transcribed from the English An in-app "Reading Languages" essay explains why each mode exists. ■ Traditional vertical ↔ modern horizontal One tap to switch. Vertical preserves the handwritten-sutra ritual feel; horizontal suits commuting and night reading. Four font sizes (S/M/L/XL); the size stays put when TTS playback is on. ■ Cinnabar-stamp aesthetic, sprinkled-gold paper Visual identity drawn from Song-Yuan sutra manuscripts: cream cotton-paper texture in light mode, royal navy with sprinkled gold in dark mode. Restrained palette designed to be easy on the eyes during long readings. ■ Recitation TTS Built-in Mandarin voices (Tingting / Meijia / Sinji) read along with you — useful when driving or eyes closed. ■ Six reflective essays 　• Textual Strata — what layer of "the Buddha's word" we are reading 　• Three Buddhas — the three shapes the Buddha takes in text 　• Path of Deification — the five stages from man to god 　• "Are all sentient beings originally Buddha?" — tracing the lineage of a Chan koan 　• Reading Languages — positioning the four modes 　• Sources & Attribution — CBETA license + acknowledgements ■ Reminders Daily passage push at 06:00; 16 major Buddhist holidays (Buddha's bath day, Avalokiteśvara's anniversary, Earth-Treasury Bodhisattva's anniversary …) push at 09:00. Optional integration with the system Reminders app. ■ Privacy Zero data collection. No tracking, no analytics, no upload. The sutra database ships with the app; your reading progress and bookmarks stay on your device. No ads, no IAP, no subscription, free forever. — Sutra text © CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association), latest open release. Base: Taishō Tripitaka © Daizo Shuppan K.K. (CBETA holds input and publication permissions). License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Taiwan — https://www.cbeta.org/copyright.php This app is non-commercial. Sutra texts are unaltered in substance, with CBETA attribution and version noted.