百喻经之三八：饮木筩水喻

　　英文：

　　Once upon a time, there was a man who was tired and thirsty from traveling. he drank some fresh running water from the wooden bucket. after he had had enough, he raised his hands in front of the water and said, "i have had enough to drink. stop flowing！"

　　The water went on. losing his temper, he yelled, "i told you to stop. why don't you listen?"

　　On seeing this, an onlooker said, "you are so ignorant. why don't you just leave?" thereupon, the onlooker drew him away.

　　So are the people at large. one who immerges himself in transmigrations and the thirst of desire drinks salty water of the five desires. after getting tired of them, he says in those words, "disappear, thou five desires. don't let me see you again, i've told you. why are you still present?"

　　A wise man tells him, "you can keep the five desires away by controlling your six organs of senses2 or by closing your mind and thought to them. then illusions will not arise and consequently enlightenment may be attained. why do you need to tell "desires" to be out of your sight and to disappear?" this is just like the story of the man yelling at the water.

　　古文：

　　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：鈥溛乙岩�竟，水莫复来。鈥�

　　虽作是语，水流如故。便瞋恚言：鈥溛乙岩�竟，语汝莫来，何以故来？鈥�

　　有人见之言：鈥溔甏笥蕹眨�无有智慧。汝何以不去，语言莫来。鈥澕次�挽却，牵余处去。

　　世间之人，亦复如是。为生死渴爱，饮五欲咸水。既为五欲之所疲厌，如彼饮足，便作是言：鈥溔晟�声香味，莫复更来使我见也。鈥澣淮宋逵�相续不断，既见之已，便复嗔恚：鈥溣锶晁倜穑�莫复更生。何以故来，使我见之？鈥�

　　时有智人而语之言：鈥溔暧�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？鈥澣绫艘�水愚人，等无有异。

　　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，便就著喝起来。待到喝足了，便举手指著木筩说：鈥溛乙押裙涣耍�水你不要再流出来了。鈥澦淙凰盗苏饣埃�水依然流个不止，这人就大怒道：鈥溛液裙涣耍�叫你不要来了，为何依旧来？鈥澯腥思�了，说：鈥溎阏獯笥蕹眨�没有智慧，你为何不离去，却说水不要再来？鈥澦婕窗阉�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：鈥溎忝钦庑┥�声香味，不要再来让我见到了。鈥澣欢�这五欲相续不断，绵绵不绝。世上的人见了，便怒道：鈥溄心忝撬偎倜鹑ィ�不要再产生，为何依然来，让我见到呢？鈥澱馐庇兄侨硕运�说：鈥溎阆胍�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？鈥澗拖衲且�水的愚人一样。