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title: 百喻經 36 破五通仙眼喻 To Blind An Immortal
description: "36 To Blind An Immortal"
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36 To Blind An Immortal

36破五通仙眼喻

Once upon a time, there was a man who went to the mountains to learn Buddhist Priesthood. He succeeded in becoming an Immortal possessing five supernatural powers. His divine vision could perceive all hidden sundry treasures. Upon hearing it, the king said to one of his ministers excitedly:

"In order to add more valuable things to my treasury, could you make this man live permanently in our country?"

The stupid minister went to his man soon afterwards and took his eyes. He then went back to the king and said, "I have gouged out his eyes so he couldn't go away but stay in this country forever."

The king exclaimed, "What is important for his staying in this country is that he could perceive all hidden treasures. Now that you have gouged out his eyes, he is useless to me."

So are the people at large. Upon seeing a monk making strenuous efforts to meditate on the Fourfold stage of Mindfulness and the impurities or the human body on mountain groves, among tombs, in the wilderness or under a tree, a layman invited him home to practice by making various offerings. But in so doing, he destroys the monk's good works done before and his chance of attaining Nirvana. Therefore, he makes him lose the benefit of the eyes of Enlightenment without obtaining anything.

This is just like the fatuous minister blinding the man with no avail.

譯文

從前有一個人入山學道，成為得到五種神通的仙人，天眼徹視，能看見地下一切隱伏著的寶藏。國王聽聞了這事，很高興，就對臣下說：「如何才能使這人常留在我國，不到別處去，使我的庫藏中的珍寶源源不斷地增加?」有一位愚臣即刻前往仙人那兒去，把他的雙眼挑了，拿來對國王說：「臣已經挑了他的眼睛，就再也離不開了，常住在這國家了。」國王對大臣說：「所以渴望仙人留住在這兒，只是因為他能見地中一切隱伏著的寶藏。如今你毀了他的眼睛，還有什麼用?」

世人也是這樣，見頭陀在山林曠野、塚間樹下苦行，修習四意止和不淨觀，便強行拉他到家里來，好生供養起來。結果是毀了他的善法，使道果不能成就，喪失掉他的道眼，已失掉了他的苦行所得，供養他應得的好處也就都一無所獲了。就像那個愚臣，平白地毀掉仙人的眼睛。

原典

昔有一人，入山學道，得五通①仙，天眼徹視，能見地中一切伏藏種種珍寶。國王聞之，心大歡喜，便語臣言：「云何得使此人常在我國，不余處去，使我藏中得多珍寶?」有一愚臣，輒便往至，挑仙人雙眼，持來白王：「臣以②挑眼，更不得去，常住是國。」王語臣言：「所以貪得仙人住者，能見地中一切伏藏。汝今毀眼，何所復任?」

世間之人亦復如是，見他頭陀苦行，山林曠野，塚間樹下，修四意止③及不淨觀④，便強將來，種種供養。毀他善法，使道果不成，喪其道眼，已失其利，空無所獲。如彼愚臣，唐毀他目也。

注釋

①五通：一般所謂五通，指修四根本靜慮所得五種超自然之能力。又作五神通，即天眼通、天耳通、神足通、他心通、宿命通。

②以：已。

③四意止：又稱四念住、四念處。即以自相、共相，觀身不淨、觀受是苦、觀心無常、觀法無我，以次第對治淨、樂、常、我等四顛倒之觀法。

④不淨觀：又作不淨想。為五停心觀之一。即觀想自他肉體之污穢，以對治貪欲，煩惱之觀法。人的尸體隨時間而變化為丑陋之形狀等等不淨之觀尸法，主要對治貪欲之心。