Hakuin was a famous Zen master in Japan. He lived in a remote village and was often praised by his neighbours as a man of pure living.
        白隱大師是日本著名的禪師。住在偏遠的鄉下,經常受到鄰居們的贊揚,說他是個過着純潔的生活的人。
        Once, a beautiful, unwedded girl in the village was found pregnant. Being a very conservative village, the family was furious. The girl refused to confess who the man was, but after much beating and harassment by her parents, she finally named the master Hakuin.
        有一次,村里有個還未出嫁的漂亮女孩懷孕了,這是個很保守的村子,她的家人聽說后大為憤怒。開始女孩不肯說出誰是孩子的父親。在遭到父母一陣毒打和折磨后,最后她說那人是白隱大師。
        In great anger, the girl's family confronted the master, but all he would do was calmly say, "Is that so ?"
        女孩的家人憤怒了,找大師算帳。大師只是淡然地說:“是這樣的嗎?”
        After the baby was born, it was brought to Hakuin and he took very good care of the child. He begged for milk and other things the little one needed from his neighbours. By this time, Hakuin's reputation was completely destroyed, but that didn't trouble him. He was often scorned by the villagers, but that didn't bother him, either.
        孩子生下后,被抱到白隱大師那里,叫他撫養。大師悉心照料這個孩子。向鄰居討些牛奶和其他的這個小生命需要的東西。一時間,白隱大師名譽掃地,但他不為所動。經常受到村里人的謾罵后,他還是不為所動。
        A year later, the girl-mother finally broke down and confessed the truth. The baby's father was not Hakuin, but a young man who worked nearby. The girl's parents went to Hakuin at once and begged profusely for his forgiveness, and to get the baby back.
        一年后,女孩受不了心靈的折磨,說出了事情的真相。孩子的父親不是白隱大師,而是在附近工作的一個年輕人。女孩的父母立刻到白隱大師跟前謝罪,請求把孩子帶回去。
        Hakuin willingly gave back the baby and all he said was, "Don't worry about it. Go home."
        白隱大師把孩子交還給了他們,只說了句: “不用放在心上。回去吧。”





**Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴 Hakuin Ekaku, 1686-1769) was undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He transformed the Rinzai school from a declining tradition that lacked rigorous practice into a tradition that focused on arduous meditation and koan practice. Essentially all modern practitioners of Rinzai Zen use practices directly derived from the teachings of Hakuin


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