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Vammika Sutta

Mahasi Sayadaw's Vammika sutta -蚁垤经
(Discourse of Ant-hill)


Translated from Burmese/English version into chinese.

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Below is the extract:


马哈希佛法开示的开端

今天我会开示《蚁垤经》，佛陀引用蚁垤作比喻的经。在经典集会时，这部经文是记录在中部经藏-根本五十经(Majjhima Nikāya- Mulapaņņāsa)的比喻章（opammavagga）（paņņāsapāļapāļidom , he gives offering, observe morality, , make vipasana arise, make magga arise, make abhinna arise, make sa。还没讲解它的历史之前，让我引述这部经的开端来开始今天的佛法开示。

有一时，当佛陀住在祗陀精舍（Jetavana）时，那位王子迦叶比库隐居在盲人林(Andhavana)里。在佛陀的时代，那些想要孤寂禅修的比库和比库尼，就会来到这里修禅。很少在家人会来到这里，这确实是个非常清净的地方。可是现在它已经变成耕地。

有一次，我和其他比库去印度朝圣，我们到达佛陀住过十九年的祗陀精舍，在那儿，我恭敬的观想三宝的美德。可是，现在这寺院已变成废墟，只遗下一些砖块和旧                                             
水井。以前在精舍北方的盲人林，现在也看不到任何树。它已经变成耕地了。

十个深奥谜语
有一晚，有一位梵天神下来人间，接近住在盲人林的王子迦叶比库。生为梵天神，他发光的身体照亮了整个树林。他给那比库一个深奥的问题，以15个谜语的方式来表达。
首先我想以巴利文诵念这问题，使你们增强信仰心。但是，这会花很多时间，所以现在我只是诵念一段经文为例子。请专心的听!

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