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        百喻經之二: 愚人集牛乳喻

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        §2 愚人集牛乳喻

        (2) the stupid man stores up milk

        昔有愚人,將會賓客,欲集牛乳,以擬供設,而作是念:“我今若預于日日中轂取牛乳,牛乳漸多,卒無安處,或復酢敗。不如即就牛腹盛之,待臨會時,當頓(上殻 下牛)取。”作是念已,便捉牸牛母子,各系異處。

        once upon a time there was a stupid man who was about to give a party. he wanted to store up milk for his guests. "if i milk the cow beforehand every day, he thought, little by little, there will be too much of milk and will not be enough space to store it and it may even spoil. it would be better to let it remain inside of the cow. i'll milk the cow right away at the time of the party." he then separated the cow from the calf and tied them up apart.

        卻后一月,爾乃設會,延置賓客,方牽牛來,欲(上殻 下牛)取乳,而此牛乳即干無有。時為賓客或嗔或笑。

        a month later, he actually gave the reception. he tried to milk the cow, but the milk had run dry. some guests got annoyed and others laughed at him.

        愚人亦爾。欲修布施,方言待我大有之時,然后頓施。未及聚頃,或為縣官,水火盜賊之所侵奪,或卒命終不及時施。彼亦如是。

        so are the idiotic fellows who want to give alms at once but prefer to wait until they possess great wealth. it usually happens that, before they can scrape together enough money, it is seized by the country officers or taken away by robbers and thieves or by fire and flood. it also happens that, due to their sudden demise, they are not in time for giving alms. this is just like the story of the stupid man who stored up milk.

        注釋:

        ①這是《百喻經》中第二個故事。計劃設想得再好,卻因一個小小的常識錯誤,導致全局的崩潰。在現今的各種決策之中,應引以為戒。

        ②(上殻 下牛)取:擠取,(上殻 下牛)音勾。

        ③卒無安處:卒同猝。沒有盛置的器皿。

        ④酢敗:酢,酸。酢敗即變質發酸。

        ⑤頓:即現場。當頓,即當場。

        ⑥牸:雌性牲畜。

        白話:

        從前有個愚人請客,邀請了諸親好友及地方眾人來參加宴會,當時該地方以牛乳為最上品,那天必需要有許多牛奶供應客人,愚人心想:“我如天天擠牛奶,牛奶漸多,亦無處安放,過幾天也會發酸變壞。還不如儲存在牛的肚子里,不必每天擠出來,臨到客人前來宴會那天,一頓當擠出來豈不是好。”于是他就把所有的母牛和犢牛分開,不給小牛吃奶,只以嫩草青葉飼養母牛,以便生更多的牛奶。到了宴會那一天,他牽來所有母牛,要當場擠奶來請客,可是一滴奶也擠不出來了,賓客看到這種情況,有的心中怨恨,有的忍不住笑話他。

        佛說愚人也是這樣,想要行布施卻又說,等我積財成大款時,然后一頓當布施,結果還未及聚集致富,或被縣官、水火盜賊所侵奪,或到命終時也來不及布施了,他們也是同樣的愚癡啊!

        源流:

          《眾經撰雜譬喻經》卷上載:昔有一婆羅門,居家貧窮,正(止、只、僅)有一悖牛,(上殻 下牛)乳日得一斗,以自供活。聞說十五日飯諸眾僧沙門得大福德,便止,不復(上殻 下牛)牛,停至一月并取,望得三斛,持用供養諸沙門。至滿月,便大請諸沙門至舍皆坐。時婆羅門即入(上殻 下牛)牛乳,正(止)得一斗。雖久不(上殻 下牛)乳而不多。諸人呵罵言:汝癡人! 云何日日不(上殻 下牛)乃至一月也,而望得多?

          今世人亦如是,有財物時,不能隨多少布施,停積久后,須多乃作。無常水火及以身命,須臾難保。若當不遇,一朝蕩盡,虛無所獲。(比丘道略集、鳩摩羅什譯,《大正藏》第四冊第五三二頁)

        解說:

          生命飄忽,身外之物,更是聚散不定,因而布施之舉,當時時實行,多少無論,毋須等待什么時機。

        供您思考:

        如今佛弟子發心修行,并不立即開始,說還有兒女的婚事未了,此二件大事辦完,定當修行。可是到那時仍未能修行,因為孫子爬到你身上來了,又沒空了。結果光陰一去不再回,既得不到學修,又抓不回時光,也與愚人沒有兩樣。

        也有佛弟子天天不肯學法、修定,說等我死了往生他方凈土再開始學修。結果到老命終由于不學佛法未得到智慧,又因達不到一心不亂未能往生他方世界,佛法的圓融和寶貴的時光都被自己的愚蠢拋光了。

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