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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
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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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& V) L) c. T! p" U; \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* C, s8 _$ S8 R4 V. N* L
! _* }1 |9 k T1 i( Y0 J7 U7 t* w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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5 D$ G8 c3 O; z! `. M$ _4 kMy friend bought several lotus roots and left them on the table. These whitish roots looked
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- _2 ^9 [: K: o+ @4 o2 ctender and appetizing. To satisfy my curiosity, my friend told me about the growth conditions
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. I& @8 c, O: \$ _& @1 Z gand usage of lotus root. I learned only after listening to him that the root has remarkable5 J9 F! `& ~ {- h
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medicinal value. Eaten raw, it clears heat and nourishes the lung, cools the blood and promotes- w/ t/ v8 e9 m4 }1 }, I
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circulation; eaten cooked, it tones the spleen and stimulates appetite, it is antidiarrheal as well
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3 ^* E/ h, Z/ p2 g1 Das blood-enriching, mood-calming, and brain-invigorating; finally, it can promote a long, healthy
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/ Y$ h( g( d$ O" O v6 glife. I am happy to be in the company of such a knowledgeable friend. Confucius says: “We can
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# r4 ]9 L3 L: \6 {5 c. f# W/ |8 Olearn something from anyone.” I did learn a lot from him.
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4 {2 g$ L" K! A- j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
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) r* z ]0 G; @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; U) _& q! F( o* n+ V( ] A
1 L) [5 I$ c5 C9 F- F5 j0 O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2 Q2 v$ a) I' N
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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; `4 f9 G P4 N& j) P
E+ t. H. H7 ~! C2 b/ A菱藕”的记载。
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& g' v6 @0 E1 WThe lotus root grows in the mud but is unsullied; it is hollow and straight and has no lateral9 v0 N2 I9 E% ~4 ^: ?5 a0 V
8 W% c& D: ?2 h; Y9 U. G- W# L( Bbranches or tendrils. The hollow center signifies its virtue of humility; its straightness symbolizes9 B( _2 c5 ~' y
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its upright and firm personality; its lack of lateral branches and tendrils illustrates it has no3 }2 a( D, e0 c( h! \
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discursive thoughts or outward clinging. The lotus root has been well appreciated since ancient0 m. F; @; n! v: u* d S! ?% i: w
" T% H: t! ]9 Z) Ztimes and it is very popular among famous personages. Poet Hanyu praised it in this way: “Cool1 x* H; \7 C( o* E
+ _: i. }* ?4 B: y* P2 o1 X: Cas frost and sweet as honey, imbibe one piece and all ailments are gone.” Sima Xiangru of the: e+ U% u8 k2 a% u8 e
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Han Dynasty had this description in his the Ode to Imperial Garden (Shanglin): “Flocks of water
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0 m& k3 I4 b, z1 y: Zbirds alight on the surface of the river and drift gently with the tide, some other birds perch on6 P+ ]# D; z3 M
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the sandy islets thick with weeds. They twitter and chirp while pecking at algae and water grass,8 Q, H- ]+ A9 v8 l( E6 @7 e
) K- I f# P) \9 m: ^& O I) Cor enjoy chewing water chestnuts and lotus roots.”7 r. F! V0 q- V
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同时,莲藕也是前辈许多修行人苦修时的食品。
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F+ k* q5 U) d* G. W; IIn addition, the lotus root was the food that had sustained many ancient practitioners through
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5 D/ B" r) g6 `" r《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,$ d( ?8 f, S: o, e
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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
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8 E+ n; w) o& g- |) c% ?/ o( M( E2 c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% t/ j8 p ?& f. Z
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陀曾加持过的食物。9 _: m3 h. O# U
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Indeed 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
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, v- S; t1 M% h. N& b0 ltwo benefits in one? From now on I’ll eat more lotus root, as it is a food blessed by the Buddha.' i2 Q W6 r5 S4 M
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g: `4 J8 j* f& \/ X6 p6 T, e! o- D2002年5月7日
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26th of March, Year of RenWu
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