百喻经(中英双语)-- 33 斫树取果喻 Hacking A Tree Down For Fruit

“千佛名蓝、中兴百年”南京栖霞古寺

百喻经(中英双语)-- 33 斫树取果喻 Hacking A Tree Down For FruitHacking A Tree Down For Fruit33斫树取果喻Once upon a time, there was a king who had a tremendously gigantic and beautiful tree. It always produced excellent fruit with fragrance and sweetness. One day the king told a guest who was visiting his palace,"Wouldn't you like to pluck some of the fruits?"The man replied, "I wish to have some, but how Call I get them, the tree is so tall and large."The king then ordered to have the tree hacked down to get the fruit. In this context, all hard efforts were made in vain. The king still tried to revive the tree, which had withered and died.So are the people at large.Buddha, the king of the Law, possesses a "tree of keeping commandments" which bears wonderful fruit. It gives people happiness and makes their wishes come true. To get the fruit, one has to observe all commandments. Those who do not know how to do good deeds by expedient means, do wrong things in breaking commandments instead. This is just like the king who ordered to have the tree hacked down and the unable to make it grow again. Those who break commandments are just like that.译文从前有位国王,拥有一棵好树,长得高大,树冠宽广,将要结出香而甜美的好果子来。这时有一个人来到了国王居住的地方。国王对他说:「这棵树上将结美果了,你想吃吗?」这人就答道:「这棵树高大宽广,虽然想吃,怎么才能够摘得到呢?」于是就斫断了树,期望摘到果子。却一无所获,徒然地劳苦了一番。后来想栽回去,树已枯死,毫无生机。世上的人也是这样。如来法王有一棵持戒树,能结出好果子来。心内涌出了渴求满足的快乐来,想要得到那果子,那么,就应当持受戒律,修行种种功德。世上的人不会运用权便的智慧,反而破了戒,如那个伐了树还想种活的人一样,什么都得不到。破戒的人,也是这样。原典昔有国王,有一好树,高广极大,当生胜果,香而甜美。时有一人来至王所。王语之言:「此之树上将生美果,汝能食不?」即答王言:「此树高广,虽欲食之,何由能得?」即便断树,望得其果。既无所获,徒自劳苦。后还欲竖,树已枯死,都无生理。世间之人亦复如是。如来法王有持戒树,能生胜果。心生愿乐,欲得果食,应当持戒,修诸功德。不解方便,反毁其禁,如彼伐树,复欲还活,都不可得。破戒之人,亦复如是。解说持受禁戒,修行功德,都是趣向于一切真理的无上智慧的津梁,虽则不是最终的目标,却是通向最终目标不可或缺的方法,因而必须固守,且日日精进,以求获得胜果。《百喻经故事》 -  雇请瓦师

【经文】昔有婆罗门师,欲作大会。语弟子言:“我须瓦器以供会用,汝可为我雇请瓦师。”诣市觅之。时彼弟子往瓦师家。时有一人,驴负瓦器,至市欲卖,须臾之间,驴尽破之,还来家中,啼哭懊恼。弟子见已而问之言:“何以悲叹懊恼如是?”其人答言:“我为方便,勤苦积年,始得成器,诣市欲卖。此弊恶驴,须臾之顷,尽破我器。是故懊恼。”尔时弟子见闻是已,欢喜念言:“此驴乃是佳物,久时所作,须臾能破,我今当买此驴。”瓦师欢喜,即便卖与。乘来归家,师问之言:“汝何以不得瓦师将来?用是驴为?”弟子答言:“此驴胜于瓦师。瓦师久时所作瓦器,少时能破。”时师语言:“汝大愚痴,无有智慧。此驴今者适可能破,假使百年,不能成一。”【释义】婆罗门教的教主要举行一个集会,需要很多瓦器,于是教主叫来了一个徒弟,叫他到集市上去雇请一位瓦师。 徒弟奉命前往。他看到有人赶着一头驴子,背了许多瓦器,驴子不小心脚一踏空,背上所有的瓦器全都摔破了。那人懊恼得不得了。徒弟便问他:“你为什幺这样懊恼?”那人回答:“我辛辛苦苦花了一年时间才做成的瓦器,被驴摔破了。唉!你说我怎么不气啊!”徒弟听了暗自喜欢,心想:“这头驴真能干,瓦师工作了一年,它却瞬间就毁坏了。”于是他对瓦师说:“我要买你这头驴。”瓦师真是求之不得,立刻把驴子卖给了他。徒弟高高兴兴地骑着驴回家了。教主一见,问道:“为什么没把瓦师请来却买来了一头驴?”徒弟回答说:“这驴子的本领比瓦师大多了,瓦师一年做的瓦器,被它身子一歪便毁掉了,”教主听了,摇头叹气说:“你真是愚蠢之极!这头驴顷刻能打破许多瓦器,但它一百年也造不出一只瓦器啊!”【寓意】千万别跟那些受人恩惠却不思图报,反而损害恩人的人亲近,这种背恩负义的人,对人总是有损无益的。世上的很多人,无法识别佛法与外道的真伪,千万别盲目追随。

“千佛名蓝、中兴百年”南京栖霞古寺

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