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title: 滿園子的動物 Yard Full of Animals
description: "人們總會認為西方人住在阿姜查的寺院里，語言上一定是個問題，但事實卻不然。有一次有人來問阿姜查：「您是如何教導那些外國弟子的呢？您會說英語、法語嗎？還是會說日語或德語呢？」"
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〖滿園子的動物〗

人們總會認為西方人住在阿姜查的寺院里，語言上一定是個問題，但事實卻不然。有一次有人來問阿姜查：「您是如何教導那些外國弟子的呢？您會說英語、法語嗎？還是會說日語或德語呢？」

「不會！」阿姜 查回答。

「那他們怎麼辦？」這個人問。

「這位居士啊！」阿姜 查問：「你的家園子里有水牛嗎？」

「有的。」他回答。

「你有沒有牛，或狗、雞等……？」

「有啊！」他回答。

「那請你告訴我，」阿姜 查問道：「你會說水牛的話嗎？你會說牛的話嗎？」

「我不會啊！」

「很好，那牠們怎麼辦呢？」

Yard Full of Animals

People often presume there would be a problem with language for the Westerners who wanted to stay at Ajahn Chah's monastery, but this was not the case. Someone once asked Ajahn Chah, "How do you teach all your Western disciples? Do you speak English or French? Do you speak Japanese or German?" "No," replied Ajahn Chah. "Then how do they manage?" he asked. "Do you have water-buffalos in your yard at home?" "Yes, I do."

"Do you have any cows, or dogs, or chickens?" "Yes, I have them, too," was the reply. "Tell me," Ajahn Chah asked, "do you speak Water-buffalo or Cow?" "No, of course not." "Well, how do you manage then?"