《旅途脚印》| 莲藕 ——索达吉堪布

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莲藕 | Lotus Root

, F, k# w, \& m8 M3 Q& [2 m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
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- C4 z0 e5 @1 i( n  h% F: O( I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

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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5 A. d7 n" V! X; G8 |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。
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6 ~! a! o8 @7 S5 s# iMy friend bought several lotus roots and left them on the table. These whitish roots looked
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tender and appetizing. To satisfy my curiosity, my friend told me about the growth conditions

and usage of lotus root. I learned only after listening to him that the root has remarkable
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0 a/ R4 S% _1 C5 vmedicinal value. Eaten raw, it clears heat and nourishes the lung, cools the blood and promotes

; i  R2 F. |/ g' ]circulation; eaten cooked, it tones the spleen and stimulates appetite, it is antidiarrheal as well
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as blood-enriching, mood-calming, and brain-invigorating; finally, it can promote a long, healthy

$ h) k) d$ W$ i% o; jlife. I am happy to be in the company of such a knowledgeable friend. Confucius says: “We can

2 u/ x" ^7 L8 A$ m9 [0 wlearn something from anyone.” I did learn a lot from him.
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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

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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+ r  v; c5 I/ T0 i7 H& [+ \6 m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
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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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5 z7 i# w8 R4 z# ]8 d3 P1 BThe 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

its upright and firm personality; its lack of lateral branches and tendrils illustrates it has no

7 i4 E1 b( `: v, k. Bdiscursive 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: “Cool
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as frost and sweet as honey, imbibe one piece and all ailments are gone.” Sima Xiangru of the

Han Dynasty had this description in his the Ode to Imperial Garden (Shanglin): “Flocks of water

2 V: ?) P) Y1 c) ^/ M& m3 g1 [% t' wbirds alight on the surface of the river and drift gently with the tide, some other birds perch on

* _- I' Y! F3 K, }# f$ b- E1 xthe 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.”

同时，莲藕也是前辈许多修行人苦修时的食品。

In addition, the lotus root was the food that had sustained many ancient practitioners through

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《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，
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9 f  d" ^) D2 j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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3 S# ]& U5 k- I1 a4 gin the mountains, his main source of sustenance was the lotus root.

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
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: p" J4 u/ u! K; d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
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( `' f" P: v. X+ v$ ^, U* j陀曾加持过的食物。

! C# i0 l, V, M0 v4 Q" X) c! N* c% LIndeed the lotus root is an amazing thing endowed with magical potency. Eaten as a food, it is a
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healthy diet; emulating its spirit, we are uplifted. What other food is superior to it, conferring

. f& b0 M* D# c, M3 K( ]) P" i2 jtwo benefits in one? From now on I’ll eat more lotus root, as it is a food blessed by the Buddha.

. y5 K3 z: G9 C4 U! C. g7 z壬午年三月二十六日　

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26th of March, Year of RenWu
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( E- {9 y! c- n+ I3 J. GMay 7, 2002

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