波斯匿王减肥的故事

金刚经 / 2017-03-09

《楞严经》中英文解说三


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         波斯匿王是佛陀时代的中印度的一个强国之王。其子将首度舍卫城的林园买给了给孤独长者,长者将至供养给佛陀讲法,称为“祇圆精舍”。佛陀在舍卫国前后住了二十五年之久。在此地宣说了许多著名的经典。比如“阿含经”,“大宝积经”,“文殊般若经”“弥勒经”等。波斯匿王也成为最著名最重要的护法国王之一。关于波斯匿王,有一个非常有趣的减肥的故事。波斯匿王本人身体肥胖,经常行动不便,走路气喘吁吁,大汗淋漓。有一次,他问佛:“我不知道以前有什么罪障,身体变得这样不方便。您有什么教导让我解决这个问题呢?”佛给他说:“人之所以肥胖,原因是:吃太多,贪睡,耽于享受,不劳心,不勤于劳作。若要减肥,就要节制饮食,勤于劳作。”然后佛说了一个偈子:人当自系念,每食知节量,是则诸受薄,安消而保寿。    

      于是波斯匿王就让人每次在他进食前,念诵这个偈子提醒自己,逐步身体轻利,精神饱满了。楞严经是以“食、色”而引起的说法。这里首先是波斯匿王宴请佛及诸弟子们,然而阿难却在游行的路上碰到了摩登伽女,施以邪法咒术企图色诱他,因此引起了佛的楞严妙法会。阿难尊者独自出行,没有年长资深的比丘同行,所以在回来的路上碰到了意外情况。

《大佛顶如来密因修证了义诸菩萨万行首楞严经》 

时,波斯匿王为其父王讳日营斋,请佛宫掖,自迎如来,广设珍羞无上妙味,兼复亲延诸大菩萨。

On the day of mourning,king prasenajit, for the sake of his father, the former king, arranged avegetarian feast and invited the buddha to the side rooms of the palace. Hewelcomed the tathagataa with a vast array of superb delicacies of unsurpassed,wonderful flavors and himself invited the great bodhisattvas, as well.

 

城中复有长者、居士同时饭僧,伫佛来应。

Elders and laypeople ofthe city were also prepared to provide meals for the sangha at the same time,and they stood waiting for the buddha to come and receive offerings.

 

佛敕文殊,分领菩萨及阿罗汉,应诸斋主。

The buddha commandedmanjushri to assign the bodhisattvas and arhats to receive offerings from thevarious vegetarian hosts.

 

唯有阿难先受别请,远游未还,不遑僧次,既无上座及阿阇黎,途中独归,其日无供。

Only ananda, who hadtravelled far to accept a special invitation earlier, and had not yet returned,was late for the apportioning of the sangha. No senior bhikshu or acharya waswith him, and so he was returning alone on the road.


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