《旅途脚印》| 竣工 ——索达吉堪布

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竣工 | Project Completed

# m. J0 q. }" y3 z, q$ q6 @0 |今天对我来说，十分值得纪念。我自认为一生中比较大的工程——《白莲花论》的翻译完

成了。动笔之初是在2001年12月25日，当天，全厦门的人都在以各种方式欢度“圣诞节

”，我也自我安慰地将外面的喜庆场面，当作该翻译工程的奠基大典。
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' z7 ?5 J7 f+ K" w& ]& G" N7 d( e3 |/ eTo me personally, today is a day worthy of every commemoration. A major project of my
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life—the translation of the Great Biography of Buddha Shakyamuni, the White Lotus—has just

/ E( |3 K9 |) i( [' ubeen completed. This project was commenced on Christmas Day 2001 when the people of
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Xiamen celebrated it in various ways. On that day, I took the liberty of assuming the festive mood

in the city as cheers for my foundation-laying ceremony of the translation.
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3 v* m3 o" r7 U6 N$ D6 ]( \1 S作为佛教教主，释迦牟尼佛从因地初发心直至最终示现成佛，行持六度万行的事迹可谓感

* t# Q' T, y$ W人至深。每当阅读之时都为其打动，多次发愿将之翻译与道友们共同分享。今天总算是如
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4 |% A$ J0 T6 F( v. h# Y9 ~3 m愿以偿了。
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$ b5 p) @) y3 ?Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, performed innumerable activities of the Six

# o$ p: q+ ~- p9 V% I: w/ i8 WTranscendent Perfections from his initial aspiration to final enlightenment. His deeds are

incredibly moving stories, which touched me deeply every time I read them. I have been aspiring
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1 `# l8 r1 K$ b! o2 w. C. uto translate the biography so that others could appreciate it too; today I am happy to see my

wish is finally fulfilled.
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翻译之初，恰值住房对面一幢高楼奠基动工，动工之时，人头攒动，彩旗飞扬，听说仅设
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计费就用了几十万，建筑工人也上百名，再加上现代化的机器设备，十分风光。而我们的

工程除了校对打字的以外，没有强大的人力物力作为后盾，与其比较，显得寒碜之至。然
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而我们所具有的却是令他们自愧不如的，对佛祖至深至诚的信心。仅凭这点，就足以使我

们成为精神上所向无敌的贵族。

* Z' P$ _/ f; Y; _6 k1 Z# cThe launching of my translation project coincided with the building of a high-rise across from my

residence. Its groundbreaking ceremony was attended by throngs of cheering crowds and

decorated with colorful banners. The building started with a blueprint that reportedly cost
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hundreds of thousands of yuan and its construction has been carried out by hundreds of workers

4 q( E, m8 Z  F) J7 N/ u  Xequipped with modern engineering tools. Compared with their grandiose style, our translation

+ Z" _9 B8 @8 V# m3 S5 pproject seems extremely shabby. We have neither a huge amount of manpower nor hefty funds
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as support, only a proofreader of the typescript. Nonetheless, we do have unshakable deep faith
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in the Buddha, something so special that outshines mundane construction. This and this alone, is

" \7 V# O) \6 S, C! Eenough to lift us in spirit to the rank of the indomitable nobles.
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/ h. ~# q9 J; G! y0 S1 r3 {历经100多天，如今大楼已经断水，即将竣工。我的工程也圆满结束，开发商一定认为自己

对社会、对人类做了一件有意义的事，我觉得我的工程也许更有意义。相信几百年之后，

由水泥砖瓦修建的高楼将荡然无存，而作为精神财富的世尊传记，却不会被飞逝的时间和

地理版图所囿，仍将继续利益百千万代、五湖四海的后人。使其因此而对佛陀生起信心，

并逐渐趋至解脱正道。
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8 r$ ^4 i. [/ t( x/ c3 |With more than 100 days of work behind it, this building is in the stage of water supply and will
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; V* [* m% Z  @  S7 fsoon be completed; my project, likewise, has reached the finishing line. While the developers
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must feel good about their significant accomplishment, my project, I believe, could be more

$ `% z) d3 o+ y1 tmeaningful. A few hundred years from now, buildings made from cement, brick, and tile will be
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% n/ J8 f# W% h/ Q/ R& ^1 |8 ^, j  sgone with no trace left; on the contrary, the spiritual wealth of the Buddha’s life story will still

( A% [) S" Y9 ^# wcontinue to benefit hundreds and thousands of future generations. Unaffected by the confines of
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/ p+ n2 [* |9 ytime and space, it will arouse faith in its readers all over and lead them steadily onto the path of

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* y  b2 v& |( Q. [! `留给后人最好的遗产，不是高楼大厦，不是金银财宝，而是遮蔽无明风雨的精神大厦。

8 u$ Q! W4 J% N- K" K% bThe best inheritance to leave for future generations is not the high-rise building, or gold, silver,

or jewels; rather, it is the towering spiritual mansion that will provide protection from the

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壬午年三月二十二日　
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  K. p" j+ Z% y/ T; d5 w5 F2002年5月3日　　

5 t8 x: L8 _* w+ k) t1 |; R) z22nd of March, Year of RenWu
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: W' i- O* I: h9 e: OMay 3, 2002
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