放生故事之十四:救助蚂蚁的沙弥
a little monk who is not old enough to get ordained is called a novice monk.
once there was a novice monk who studied buddhism with a very wise teacher. he was a very good student. he was respectful, sincere, and obedient. he learned very quickly.
the teacher was so wise that he could foretell the future. the teacher knew from the beginning that his little student could not live very long. one day he counted and realized that the little student had only seven days left to live. he felt very sad.
the teacher called the novice monk to him. he said, " hey, little novice monk, you haven't seen your mother for a long time. i think you need a vacation. you run on home and visit your mother, and come back eight days from now." he did this so at least the little sami could die in his own parents' home.
when the little novice monk left, the teacher was very sorry. he thought he would never see his little student again.
eight day later, who should show up but the little novice monk! his teacher was delighted, but he was also puzzled, because the little student looked wonderful. he didn't look like someone who had been about to die.
finally, the teacher decided to find out what had happened. he told the boy, "son, i have foretold the future many times, and i have never been wrong! let you home because you were doomed to die within seven days, but the seven days have already passed. not only are you still alive, but you look great. the image of death has left you. how did you do it?"
the little novice monk was thunderstruck. he didn't have any idea how to answer his teacher, so the teacher entered the settled state of meditation. before long, he understood.
"son, on the way home, did you save some ants?"
"yes, teacher, on the way home i saw a whole bunch of ants trapped by some water. they were about to drown, so i got a piece of wood and rescued them."
"that's it, then. your kind heart has earned you a long life. the wise men of old said, 'saving one life earns more merit than building a pagoda of seven stories.' you have saved hundreds of lives, so you will live a very long time now."
"you have earned a good future, but you still have to keep working to save living creatures. you must spread the message of the buddha. teach all people to be merciful. tell everyone not to kill living creatures. let animals live in peace."
the little novice monk never forgot his teacher's words. he worked very hard and became a great monk. he lived for a long, long time.
小和尚还不到受戒年龄,就叫做鈥溕趁肘潯
从前有个小沙弥,他跟着一个极有智慧的师父学习佛教。他是一个好学生,恭敬、诚恳、听话,而且学得很快。
这个师父很有智慧,能够预知未来。从一开始他就知道他的小徒弟活不了多久。有一天,他掐算出自己的徒儿只有七天的寿命了,就感到非常难过。
师父把小沙弥叫来说,鈥溞∩趁职。阋丫芫妹患侥懵杪枇恕N蚁肽阈枰奔浠丶铱纯茨懵杪琛0颂旌笤倩乩窗伞b澦饷醋鍪侨眯∩趁种辽倏梢运涝谧约杭依铩
小沙弥离开以后,师父想到自己再也不能见到小徒弟了,觉得非常悲伤。
八天后,小沙弥回来了!他的师父十分欢喜,但是也很疑惑,他的徒弟看起来气色很好,一点也不像一个曾濒临死亡的人。
最后,师父决定弄个明白。他对小沙弥说:鈥満⒆樱以啻卧げ馕蠢矗游从形蟆N胰媚慊丶沂且蛭阕⒍ㄒ谄咛炖锼廊ィ瞧咛煲丫チ恕D悴坏钭牛铱雌鹄春芎谩K劳龅挠跋褚丫独肓四恪U馐窃趺椿厥履兀库
小沙弥听了以后非常震惊,他不知道如何回答。于是他的师父入定察看,很快就了解了事情的经过。
鈥満⒆樱谀慊丶业穆飞希憔攘艘恍┞煲希月穑库
鈥準牵Ω浮;丶业穆飞希铱吹搅艘蝗郝煲媳凰ё×耍芸炀突岜谎退馈K晕夷美匆恍】槟就罚阉蔷攘似鹄础b
鈥溦饩投粤恕D愕纳菩母愦戳顺な俚墓āJト嗣浅K碘樉纫幻ぴ炱呒陡⊥棱櫋D憔攘撕眉赴偬跣悦阅憬岢な佟b
鈥溎阌昧艘桓龃蠛们俺蹋悄慊剐杓绦戎D阋卜鸾蹋痰既嗣且缺灰鄙盟猩锒寄苣驳厣睢b
小沙弥牢牢记住师父的教诲。他精进修持,成为一个了不起的僧人。他的寿命很长。
相关文章: | ◇ 西湖放生池 | ◇ 闲话西湖放生池 |
◇ 送花予仇人 | ◇ 蚂蚁报恩 |
|
|