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莲藕 | Lotus Root
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同伴买回几节白嫩的莲藕,放在桌上,勾引着我的食欲。见我很感兴趣,他便将莲藕生长7 W- t' E1 g, w2 V
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的因缘、功效一一向我传授。听后方知藕具有很高的药用价值,生食能清热润肺,凉血行
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1 {# a/ {, M# G3 X, B/ }瘀;熟吃可健脾开胃,止泻益血,安神健脑,具有延年益寿之功效。和这种见多识广的人
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1 X/ H2 g/ @( B. r在一起,真的很愉快。孔子曰:“三人行,必有我师。”从他那里的确学到不少知识。9 \) ^+ v K1 F; }( z5 _4 u8 e
q) h" Z' i3 |( RMy friend bought several lotus roots and left them on the table. These whitish roots looked- j @9 i2 i5 \9 q ?3 g
- D' k3 a/ \& W$ E( c! D/ w4 itender and appetizing. To satisfy my curiosity, my friend told me about the growth conditions
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3 ?$ G0 a8 m9 ]1 r3 vand usage of lotus root. I learned only after listening to him that the root has remarkable) V4 D% l0 [! i) Z+ [; U
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medicinal value. Eaten raw, it clears heat and nourishes the lung, cools the blood and promotes
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circulation; eaten cooked, it tones the spleen and stimulates appetite, it is antidiarrheal as well
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/ c! c& `5 R E, K6 z' b$ ias blood-enriching, mood-calming, and brain-invigorating; finally, it can promote a long, healthy. }2 D5 D/ ^! u+ v0 c5 Z+ L# ^
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life. I am happy to be in the company of such a knowledgeable friend. Confucius says: “We can
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learn something from anyone.” I did learn a lot from him.
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" h1 e# m3 Y! d: R7 \8 h藕生于污泥而一尘不染,中通外直,不蔓不枝,“中通”代表其谦逊的品德,“外直”代9 ?7 X d- w& ?" O `6 T. l+ @
. B% b$ \ N6 t5 S表其正直的个性,“不蔓不枝”说明其不具分别念,不向外攀缘的特点。所以自古就深受
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人们的喜爱。世间的很多名流都很喜爱它,诗人韩愈曾有“冷比霜雪甘比蜜,一片入口沉' @- s, O9 z/ h" P# ~1 z6 I
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疴痊”之赞。汉代司马相如的《上林赋》中也有“与波摇荡,奄薄水渚,唼喋青藻,嘴嚼
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' v, q% }' t9 i+ V0 K) v菱藕”的记载。+ ~7 v& K2 G. P9 W! I7 |
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The lotus root grows in the mud but is unsullied; it is hollow and straight and has no lateral
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branches or tendrils. The hollow center signifies its virtue of humility; its straightness symbolizes
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8 V* w: o/ d6 O8 P$ n5 Q& Wits upright and firm personality; its lack of lateral branches and tendrils illustrates it has no
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$ a6 I- d7 A% D. G% Q' vdiscursive thoughts or outward clinging. The lotus root has been well appreciated since ancient
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times and it is very popular among famous personages. Poet Hanyu praised it in this way: “Cool7 k. f) p' Z! X. u5 W
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as frost and sweet as honey, imbibe one piece and all ailments are gone.” Sima Xiangru of the3 L. l' F5 y0 ~* s/ s# U
3 T( z8 d! f6 b$ W, iHan Dynasty had this description in his the Ode to Imperial Garden (Shanglin): “Flocks of water' i! o% K: Q4 o7 V* p( O
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birds alight on the surface of the river and drift gently with the tide, some other birds perch on/ Y7 o E! X$ O4 E6 b5 V, x
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the sandy islets thick with weeds. They twitter and chirp while pecking at algae and water grass,
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or enjoy chewing water chestnuts and lotus roots.”- r3 `7 ^+ Q. t( Y$ Q2 S
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同时,莲藕也是前辈许多修行人苦修时的食品。# k6 b/ R* W/ d: T; a, O
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In addition, the lotus root was the food that had sustained many ancient practitioners through
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their ascetic discipline.; ~, D0 K2 n* B
+ G$ T6 N/ k* _3 B: y- J《释尊广传》中曾记载,释迦牟尼佛在因地时,曾转世为一婆罗门,当他在山上苦修时,. ]1 I4 [8 m6 e8 ~
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主要的食物就是莲藕。
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The Great Biography of the Buddha tells that when the Buddha was a Brahmin ascetic practicing
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莲藕真是好东西,具有不可思议的加持力。吃它,对身体有帮助;学习它的精神,对心有+ N! \" Q, ?# K, l( q0 A
/ g( \" t8 O7 k& _帮助。可谓一举两得。世上还有什么食物比它更好呢?今后,我要多吃莲藕,因为它是佛2 O- r- o/ B7 J+ C. ~4 o4 x
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陀曾加持过的食物。
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Indeed the lotus root is an amazing thing endowed with magical potency. Eaten as a food, it is a) T+ d9 |$ Q! [& {
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1 t8 i% D7 V8 Atwo benefits in one? From now on I’ll eat more lotus root, as it is a food blessed by the Buddha.
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2002年5月7日
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26th of March, Year of RenWu
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May 7, 2002
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