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上人送一塊「派」給比丘恒具，慶祝他成功地完成了從三藩市至華盛頓大理石山三步一拜的壯舉。在此有個故事： |
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The Master handing Bhikshu Heng Ju a piece of pie, celebrating the successful completion of his bowing pilgrimage from San Francisco to Marblemount, Washington. There’s a story that goes with this.
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恒具尚未出家時，已學習日中一食，但覺得很困難。一天下午，當他下班回家時，停下來買了一塊包裝好的「派」，把它塞進大衣的口袋裡。當晚聽經時，他什麼也不想，只顧著想那塊「派」。他等不及講完經，就想吃它。 |
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As a layman, Heng Ju was learning to eat one meal a day, but it was hard. One evening as he returned from work, he stopped and bought a packaged pie and stuck it in the pocket of his coat. During evening lecture, he could think of nothing else but that piece of pie and could hardly wait for the lecture to be over so he could eat it.
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聽完經後，他沒有告訴任何人，自己靜悄悄地從防火梯溜到屋頂平台上，開始經行，最後終於打開「派」的紙包，咬了一大口。當他在屋頂上繞行時，忽然看到上人也從防火梯爬上屋頂。上人開始向相反的方向經行，正好面對恒具。當時，恒具口中塞滿了「派」，不能說話，他只能點頭向上人作禮，繼續經行。兩人迎面從相反方向在平台上繞了三圈。第三次時，上人笑著問他：「你覺得怎麼樣？」然後上人便下了屋頂。 |
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After lecture, without telling a soul, he quietly slipped unnoticed up the fire ladder to the flat roof, and began strolling around. Opening his packaged pie at last, he took a huge bite. As he rounded the roof, he suddenly caught sight of the Master climbing over the edge of the roof from the fire ladder. The Master began to stroll the opposite way in the same circle and was headed right for him. Heng Ju’s mouth was stuffed so full of pie that he couldn’t speak. He could only nod his head in acknowledgment and keep on walking. Thus they passed each other three times as they strolled in opposite directions around the roof. Upon the third passing, the Master smiled and asked, "How do you feel?" With that he left the roof.
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