百喻经（中英双语）--- 38 饮木筩水喻 The Water Bucket

“千佛名蓝、中兴百年”南京栖霞古寺

百喻经（中英双语）--- 38 饮木筩水喻 The Water BucketThe Water Bucket38饮木筩水喻Once there was a man who was thirsty and tired from traveling. He drank some fresh water that was running into a wooden bucket. Having drunk his fill, he raised his hands in front of the wooden bucket and said to the water, “I’ve had enough to drink. Stop flowing!”But the water kept on flowing. Then the man got angry and yelled, “I’ve had enough to drink and I told you to stop. Why don’t you listen?” An onlooker said to him, “You are very foolish and ignorant. Why don’t you just leave?” Then he drew him away.People of the world are this way, too. Someone driven by the thirsty craving of birth and death drinks the salty water of the five desires, After getting tired of the five desires, he says to them, “Get out of my sight—form, sounds, smells, and tastes!” and yet the five desires continue without cease. Then the person gets angry and yells, “Quickly get out of my sight! Why do you keep arising so that I have to look at you?”A wise man tells him, “If you wish to separate from the five desires, gather in your six senses organs by closing your mind. If polluted thinking does not arise, you will achieve liberation. Why do you need to tell them to be out of your sight so they won’t arise again?” This is just like the story of the foolish man who drank the water.译文从前有一个人，一路走来，口渴身乏，见木筩中有清净流水，便就着喝起来。待到喝足了，便举手指着木筩说：「我已喝够了，水你不要再流出来了。」虽然说了这话，水依然流个不止，这人就大怒道：「我喝够了，叫你不要来了，为何依旧来?」有人见了，说：「你这大愚痴，没有智慧，你为何不离去，却说水不要再来?」随即把他拉走了。世上的人也是这样，出于生死渴爱的缘故，畅饮那色、声、香、味、触这五欲咸水。五欲既已得到了满足，就如那人饮水饱足了，便疲乏厌倦起来，说：「你们这些色声香味，不要再来让我见到了。」然而这五欲相续不断，绵绵不绝。世上的人见了，便怒道：「叫你们速速灭去，不要再产生，为何依然来，让我见到呢?」这时有智人对他说：「你想要离却五欲，应当收摄你眼耳鼻舌身意这六根所产生的情识，关闭心中的思量，这样，妄想就不会出现，便可以得到解脱。何必眼不见，方可不生贪恋呢?」就像那饮水的愚人一样。原典昔有一人，行来渴乏，见木筩中有清净流水，就而饮之。饮水已足，即便举手语木筩言：「我已饮竟，水莫复来。」虽作是语，水流如故。便瞋恚言：「我已饮竟，语汝莫来，何以故来?」有人见之，言：「汝大愚痴，无有智慧。汝何以不去，语言莫来?」即为挽却，牵余处去。世间之人亦复如是，为生死渴爱，饮五欲①咸水。既为五欲之所疲厌，如彼饮足，便作是言：「汝色声香味莫复更来，使我见也。」然此五欲相续不断。既见之已，便复瞋恚：「语汝速灭，莫复更生，何以故来，使我见之?」时有智人而语之言：「汝欲得离者，当摄汝六情，闭其心意，妄想不生，便得解脱。何必不见，欲使不生?」如彼饮水愚人，等无有异。注释①五欲：又作五妙欲、妙五欲，指染着色、声、香、味、触等五境所起的五种情欲。即色欲、声欲、香欲、味欲、触欲。源流《大正句王经》卷上：往昔有一聚落，其中人民不识螺相，亦复未曾闻其螺声。忽有一人从外而来，到彼聚落，而便止住。是人常持一螺，以为功业，每日执螺，诣于圣像，鸣螺供养。一切人民，忽闻螺声，咸悉惊怪，共往螺处，问彼螺言：「尔从何来?可依实答。若不言实，我当破汝。」螺既无情，岂能言答?(《大正藏》第一册第八三三页)《百喻经故事》 -  学王眨眼

【经文】昔有一人，欲得王意，问余人言：'云何得之？“有人语言：“若欲得王意者，王之形相，汝当效之。”此人即便往至王所，见王眼瞤，便效王瞤。王问之言：“汝为病耶？为著风耶？何以跟明？”其人答王：“我不病眼，亦不著风，欲得王意。见王眼瞤，故效王也。”王闻是语，即大嗔恚。即便使人种种加害，摈令出国。【释义】从前有一个人，想得到国王的欢心，就请教别人说：“怎样才能得到国王的欢心呢？”别人对他说：“如果你处处学习国王的样子，肯定能得到他的欢心。”这人就来到王宫，看着国王的一举一动，一心想要学习国王的样子。碰巧国王正在不停地眨眼睛，于是他就对着国王不停地眨呀眨，国王很奇怪，问他：“你的眼睛有毛病吗？还是被风吹着了？为什幺眨个不停？”这人回答说：“我的眼睛没有毛病，也没有被风吹着，我是想讨您的欢心，学您的样子，才不停地眨眼睛。”国王听了非常生气，认为这人在讽刺他，叫人来把他打了一顿，并驱逐出境。【寓意】有些人既得听佛法，又欲亲近和修学，使自己的道业增长，但不明白佛法的基本原理，还不能理解如来法王为度众生所说的种种方便之法和所示现的形相动作，竞用一些浅迹来“东施效颦”，模仿不该做的方面，造成讥讪毁谤的恶果，结果于佛法中永远失掉真实的利益与悟证，而堕入三恶道中去。

“千佛名蓝、中兴百年”南京栖霞古寺