放生故事:最好的禮物
THE BEST GIFT POSSIBLE
最好的禮物
Chapter 12 of the Wise-Stupid （Damamuka-nidana） Sutra tells that while our Buddha， Sakyamuni， was in Sravasti， a monk was practicing meditation in a forest nearby. There he also recited sutras. He had a beautiful voice， so when he chanted sutras， even the birds liked to listen to him.
賢愚經12章講到，佛陀即釋迦牟尼，在舍衛國時，有一個和尚在附近的樹林里修習禪定。和尚也在樹林里念經，他嗓音非常動聽，連鳥兒都很喜歡聽他誦經。
There was one bird in particular that came whenever the monk chanted sutras. It would perch on a branch near by and listen carefully.
有一只鳥很特別，和尚每次念經，它都來。它停在近旁的一只樹枝上，專心致至地聽著。
One day while it was absorbed in the sutra， a hunter killed that little bird.But because it had paid such careful attention to the sutra， after death its soul went to the palace in Trayastrimsas， one of the heavens， where it was reborn as a glorious heavenly being. He had the power to see into past lives. When he realized why he had been reborn in heaven， he brought divine flowers and scattered them about the monk reciting sutras in the forest. Then he kowtowed to the monk， to show his reverence and gratitude.
一日，當它專注地聽經時，獵人殺死了它。由于它聽經聽得非常專注 ，死后靈體上了天，轉生為莊嚴的天人。他能夠透知過去。當他知道自己如何生為天人后，它帶來仙花，撒向林中誦經的僧人。他向僧人 叩拜，表達自己的敬意和感激。
The monk was surprised to see a heavenly being showing such respect to a mere mortal， and asked the reason. When he found out that this was his little listener， the monk was happy for him. He gave him the best gift possible， the gift of wisdom. He told the bird who had become a heavenly being about the truth of the universe， or what we call the Buddhist dharma.
和尚很奇怪看到天人向一個凡夫表達如此敬意，于是問其原因。當他得知他是他的小聽眾時，非常為他感到歡喜。他給了他一件最好的禮物-智慧，他告訴天人宇宙人生的真相，即我們所說的佛法。
The heavenly being was overjoyed with such a fine present. With his new wisdom， he made quick progress， and went back to heaven to continue his studies.
天人對這件禮物歡欣無比。有了新得的智慧，他進步很快。之后他回到天上，繼續他的修行。
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