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title: 生命的束縛 The Ties of Life
description: "When Siddhattha had grown to youth, his father desired to see him married,and he sent to all his kinsfolk, commanding th"
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The Ties of Life

5．生命的束縛

When Siddhattha had grown to youth, his father desired to see him married,
and he sent to all his kinsfolk, commanding them to bring their princesses
that the prince might select one of them as his wife. [1]

悉達多長大成人了，他父親希望看到他結婚成家。他傳令給他的親戚，讓這些親戚將他們的女兒帶到王宮，以便太子從中選擇一位做他的妻子。 1

But the kinsfolk replied and said:
"The prince is young and delicate;
nor has he learned any of the sciences.
He would not be able to maintain our daughter,
and should there be war he would be unable to cope with the enemy." [2]

但是親戚們這樣答復國王：「太子年紀尚幼，身體瘦弱，也沒有學到其他任何技藝，他沒有能力供養我們的女兒，如果戰爭爆發，他也不知如何對付敵人。」 2

The prince was not boisterous, but pensive in his nature.
He loved to stay under the great jambu-tree in the garden of his father,
and, observing the ways of the world,
gave himself up to meditation. [3]

太子生性不喜喧鬧而愛靜思。他喜歡在父親花園的一棵大閻浮樹下坐著，觀察世間種種現象，讓自己陷入沉思之中。 3

And the prince said to his father:
"Invite our kinsfolk that they may see me and put my strength to the test."
And his father did as his son bade him. [4]

太子對父親說：「邀請我們的親戚們來吧，他們可以看看我，我可以在考試中展示我的強壯。」于是國王照他兒子的話去做了。 4

When the kinsfolk came, and the people of the city Kapilavatthu had assembled
to test the prowess and scholarship of the prince,
he proved himself manly in all the exercises both of the body and of the mind,
and there was no rival among the youths and men of India
who could surpass him in any test, bodily or mental. [5]

這些親戚來了之後，迦毗羅衛城的居民們都聚到考試場四周來觀看太子的技藝和學識考試，太子在身體和學識兩方面的考試中證明了自己的勇敢和智慧，印度的男子沒人能夠在這兩種考試中勝過他。 5

He replied to all the questions of the sages;
but when he questioned them,
even the wisest among them were silenced. [6]

他回答了哲人們問的所有問題，但當他向他們問問題時，甚至他們中最睿智的哲人，也沉默以對，無法回答。 6

Then Siddhattha chose himself a wife.
He selected Yasodhara, his cousin, the gentle daughter of the king of Koli.
And Yasodhara was betrothed to the prince. [7]

于是悉達多自己挑選了一位妻子。他選他的表妹耶輸陀羅為妻，耶輸陀羅是拘利國國王溫柔的女兒。耶輸陀羅被許配給了太子。 7

In their wedlock was born a son whom they named Rahula which means "fetter" or "tie",
and King Suddhodana, glad that an heir was born to his son, said: [8]

婚後他們生了一個兒子，他們叫他「羅睺羅」，意思是「腳鐐」或者「束縛」。淨飯王對這個繼承人的降生非常高興，他說： 8

"The prince having begotten a son, will love him as I love the prince.
This will be a strong tie to bind Siddhattha's heart to the interests of the world,
and the kingdom of the Sakyas will remain under the sceptre of my descendants." [9]

「太子生了一個兒子，他將會像我愛他一樣愛他的兒子。這將是有力的束縛，能將悉達多的心和俗世的事情捆在一起，我的後人將繼續統治釋迦王國。」 9

With no selfish aim, but regarding his child and the people at large,
Siddhattha, the prince, attended to his religious duties,
bathing his body in the holy Ganges
and cleansing his heart in the waters of the law.
Even as men desire to give happiness to their children,
so did he long to give peace to the world. [10]

悉達多太子沒有任何自私的想法，為了他的兒子和全國人民，他履行他的宗教義務，在神聖的恒河中沐浴身體，在正道之水中洗滌心靈。正當人們希望將幸福給予他們的孩子時，悉達多太子渴望將和平帶給世界。 10