两个伟大的故事

智慧的教训

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 Delight in heedfulness!
Guard well your
thoughts! Draw yourself
out of this swamp of evil,
even as an elephant
draws himself
out of the mud.
Dhammapada Verse 327

While residing at the Jetavana

快乐地练习正念。 注 Monastery, the Buddha spoke
意你的想法。 把自己 this verse with reference to the
elephant called Pàveyyaka.
从这片邪恶的沼泽中
拉出来，就像大象从 佛陀住在只园寺时，说这节经文提到了名
为 Pàveyyaka 的大象。
泥泞中拉出来一样。
法经 327 句
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 陷入泥潭的大象

The elephant Pàveyyaka when

young was very strong;
in due course,
he became old and decrepit.
One day, old Pàveyyaka got Savatthi or Sravasti where
the Buddha gave many
into a swamp. He was stuck in
Dhamma discourses
the mud and could not get out of
Savatthi 或 Sravasti 是佛陀
the muddy swamp. 教授许多佛法开示的地方。

大象 Pàveyyaka 年轻时非常强壮；
在适当的时候，他变得苍老而衰弱。
一天，老帕维亚卡掉进了沼泽里。
他被困在泥里，无法从泥泞的沼泽
中出来。
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 When King Pasenadi of Kosala was told
about it, he sent an elephant trainer to
help the elephant get out of the mud. The
elephant trainer went to the site where
the elephant was. There, he made the
musicians strike up a martial tune.
Hearing the military music, the elephant
felt as if he were on a battlefield; his
spirits rose, he pulled himself with all his
might, and was soon out of the mud.

当 Kosala 的 Pasenadi 国王被告知这件事时，

他派了一名驯象师帮助大象摆脱泥潭。 驯象
师去了大象所在的地方。 在那里，他让音乐
家们敲响了军乐。听着军乐，大象仿佛置身
于战场； 他的精神振作起来，他用他所有的
力量拉着自己可能，很快就走出了泥潭。

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 When the monks told the
Buddha about this he said,
“Monks! Just as that
elephant pulled itself out of
the mud, so
also must you all pull
yourselves out of the mud of
moral defilements.”
当比丘将此事告诉佛陀时，佛
陀说：“僧侣！ 就在那头大象
从泥泞中拔出自己的时候，
你们也必须把自己从道德污秽
的泥潭中拉出来。”

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 法经 327 句和思考
Verse 327. “Find joy in mindfulness and watch your mind well!
Wean yourself from the evil path like an elephant sunk in the mud.”
Pull yourself out of the swamp of defilements like an elephant
pulls itself out of the mud.
Find joy in remembering, protect your mind well. As an elephant has sunk
into a swamp and pulls itself out of it, so you too must pull yourself out of
the mental poisons of Greed, Hatred and Delusion.

第 327 节。“在正念中找到快乐，好好观察你
的心！ 断除恶道，犹如一头沉入泥中的大象。”
将自己从烦恼的沼泽中拉出来，就像大象从泥泞
中拉出来一样。 在记忆中找到快乐，保护好你的
心。 就像一头大象沉入沼泽并从中拉出一样，你
也必须将自己从贪、瞋、痴的精神毒药中拉出来。

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 侍奉佛陀的大象
In the ninth year of Buddha’s Ministry, He
was residing in Kosambi.
There were two groups of monks who
were at conflict with each other; they
quarreled because of their different views.
The Buddha tried in different ways to
settle the quarrel peacefully but His efforts
failed … the monks did not want to listen
to the Buddha’s advice.

佛陀出家第九年，居于康桑比。
有两组僧侣相互冲突； 他们因为
观点不同而吵架。佛陀以不同的方
式试图和平解决争端，但他的努力
都失败了……僧侣们不想听
佛陀的建议。
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 The Buddha then left without a word
taking only his bowl and robes. He retired
to a forest some distance away
from the monastery at Kosambi.
During His time in the forest, an elephant
tended to the Buddha’s needs … the
elephant brought the Buddha fruits for
his meals. A monkey also brought the
Buddha food like fruits and a honeycomb
one day as an offering to the Blessed
One.

佛陀一言不发，只带走了他的碗和
袈裟。 他隐退到离科桑比寺有一
段距离的森林里。 在他在森林里
的时候，一头大象照料佛陀的需
要……大象带来了佛果作为他的饭
菜。 有一天，一只猴子还带来了
佛陀食物，如水果和蜂巢，作为供
奉给世尊。 8
Meanwhile the people in Kosambi found out that
the Buddha had gone away because of the
quarreling among the monks. The people then
stopped offering alms food to the quarreling
monks. It was then that the quarreling monks
came to their senses … they settled their
disputes. Only then the monks realized the
Buddha had gone to the forest to live alone..
News reached Venerable Ananda at Savatthi. He
traveled with the Kosambi monks to the forest
to seek out the Buddha. The monks asked the
Buddha for forgiveness for their foolish ways;
they resolved not to quarrel again.
与此同时， Kosambi 的人们发现佛陀因为僧侣之间
的争吵而离开了。 人们随后停止向争吵的僧侣供养
食物。 就在那时，争吵的僧侣们醒悟了……他们解
决了他们的争端。 直到那时，比丘们才意识到佛陀
已经到森林里独自生活了。消息传到了舍卫城的阿难
尊者那里。 他与科桑比僧侣一起前往森林寻找佛陀。
比丘们请求佛陀原谅他们的愚蠢行为。
他们决定不再吵架。
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 Venerable Ananda asked the Buddha
how He could manage
to live alone in the forest.
The Buddha said,这节经文指出我们
“I was never alone … a
monkey and an 的心是神秘的。
elephant served me我
throughout the rainy season.”
们无法用手或眼睛
Then the Buddha agreed to return to
定位我们的思想，
Kosambi. Everything was peaceful again.
但我们知道它一直
It was in the context of this happening
that the Buddha在工作，即使在我
gave some important
Dhamma teachings 们睡觉的时候也是
as expounded in
Verses 328, 329 and心是我们练
如此。 330 of
The Dhammapada.
习正念时所训练的；
我们可以知道我们 佛
尊者阿难问佛陀如何独自生活在森林中。
知道以及我们知道
陀说：“我从不孤单……一头猴子和一头大
象在整个雨季为我服务。” 然后佛陀同意返
什么。
回科桑比。 一切又恢复了平静。 正是在这
种情况下，佛陀在《法句经》第 328 、 329
和 330 句中给出了一些重要的佛法教义。
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 对第 328 节的反思
法经 328 句
如果为了修行，你找到一个有德有智慧的同伴，
和他住在一起。 因为这样，你才能过上幸福和
正念的生活，克服所有的危险。

If you meet a wise, spotless friend, live happily in his

company and overcome all dangers.
If you come across a wise, full-grown companion, one
who lives a virtuous life, then you should live with him
because then you can live a happy and alert life and
overcome every evil and all dangers.

如果你遇到一个聪明、一尘不染的朋友，
Dhammapada Verse 328. If for 在他的陪伴下幸福地生活，克服所有的危
training you find a companion who 险。如果你遇到一个聪明、成熟的伴侣，
is virtuous and wise, live with him. 一个过着有德行的生活，那么你应该和他
For thus you can live a happy and 一起生活，因为这样你就可以过上幸福而
mindful life and overcome all 警觉的生活，克服一切邪恶和一切危险。
dangers.
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 对第 329 节的反
法经 329 句思
.
如果为了修行，你找不到有德有智的同伴，那
就像国王离开被征服的土地一样孤独地生活，
或者像大象 Matanga 一样孤独地生活在野外。

If you don't find a suitable companion, live alone

like an elephant in the forest.

If you do not meet a wise, mature companion,

one who leads a virtuous life, then live alone.
Just like a king who, after his kingdom has been
conquered, lives in exile, or like the elephant
Matanga who walks through the forest and lives
in seclusion.

Dhammapada Verse 329. If for 如果找不到合适的伴侣，就像森林里的大

training you find no companion 象一样独自生活。如果你没有遇到一个聪
who is virtuous and wise, then live 明、成熟、过着有德生活的伴侣，那就独
alone like a king who leaves behind 自生活吧。 就像一个国王，在他的王国
his conquered land, or like the 被征服后，过着流放的生活，或者像
elephant Matanga who lives alone Matanga 的大象一样，在森林里穿行而
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 对第 330 节的反思
法经 330 句 .
一个人住比较好，因为和傻瓜没有友谊。
无害，无忧。 独居就像野外的大象
Matanga 一样。
Alone and a simple and easy life, like a stately elephant
in the forest.
Avoidance of evil is better than the company of a bad
person.
A single life is commendable. You cannot live with
fools. Then let one live a life in seclusion, with only a
few necessities, without doing any harm, just like the
elephant Matanga.

Dhammapada Verse 330. 孤独而简单的生活，就像森林里的一头

It is better to live alone, for with a 庄严的大象。避恶胜于与坏人为伍。单
fool there is no companionship. 身生活是值得称赞的。 你不能和傻瓜
Do no harm, be free from worry.
一起生活。 然后让一个人过着隐居的
Live alone like the elephant
Matanga in the wild.
生活，只有一些必需品，没有任何伤害，
就像大象 Matanga 一样。
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 May we learn The Buddha’s Teachings 愿我们精进学习佛法。
very diligently.
反省佛法，精进修行，
Reflecting on the Dhamma and practicing ardently,
我们将走上结束所有苦
we will be on the Way to the end of all misery. 难的道路。

With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
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