..續本文上一頁entured into the cave to explore, and not far from the entrance, he discovered a monster. Its hair had been woven together atop its head, and birds had made a nest there. The baby birds were chirping and squeaking from the next. A thick layer of dirt on the creature”s face gave it the look of a stone statue. Master Hsuan Tsang drew nearer for a closer look, only to discover that it was an old cultivator who had long since entered samadhi. Ringing a handbell, he brought the old cultivator out of samadhi. A moment passed, then the old cultivator began to stir a bit.
玄奘法師便問他：「老同參！你坐在這裏做什麼啊？」
The Great Master said, "Fellow cultivator! What are you doing, sitting here like this
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老修行的嘴巴，動了幾次，才發出聲音來：「我等紅陽佛(釋迦牟尼佛)出世，我好幫他弘揚佛法。」
The old cultivator had to wiggle his jaw a few times before he could make any sound. He answered, "I”m waiting here for the Red Yang Buddha (Shakyamuni Buddha) to come into the world, so I can help him propagate the Buddhadharma."
玄奘法師說：「老同參！釋迦牟尼佛已經入涅槃了。」
Master Hsuan Tsang replied, "Fellow cultivator! Shakyamuni Buddha has already entered Nirvana!"
老修行一聽，很驚訝地問：「釋迦牟尼佛在什麼時候出世？」
The old cultivator was amazed by this news, and asked, "When did Shakyamuni Buddha appear in the world
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玄奘法師說：「在一千多年前，出現于世。佛滅度已經很久了！」
Master Hsuan Tsang replied, "He was born over a thousand years ago, and he has already entered Nirvana for quite a long time."
老修行又說：「釋迦牟尼佛入涅槃，那麼我還是入定，等白陽佛(彌勒佛)出世，我再幫他弘揚佛法吧！」
The old cultivator said, "In that case, I”ll go back into samadhi, and wait for the White Yang Buddha (Maitreya Buddha) to appear in the world, and then help him to propagate the Buddhadharma."
玄奘大師說：「老同參！你不要再入定了，等彌勒佛出世時，你又要錯過機會，不如現在跟我到震旦，將來我取經回來，你好幫我弘揚佛法。」
"Fellow cultivator! There”s no need for you to go back into samadhi and wait for Maitreya Buddha to appear in the world," said the Master. "You”ll surely miss him, too. It”d be better for you to go with me to China, and when I return from my pilgrimage for Sutras, you”ll be able help me propagate the Buddhadharma."
老修行一想，言之有理，于是答應大師的要求。
The old cultivator thought it over and decided that Master Hsuan Tsang”s suggestion was quite reasonable, so he agreed to it.
玄奘法師對他說：「你的身體太舊了，你要換一個新的房子。你到長安去，看到黃色琉璃瓦的屋子，你就到那裏去投胎，等我從天竺(印度)取經回來，我再來找你。」于是老修行辭別玄奘法師，二人便分手，一向東走，一向西行，各自奔前程。
Dharma Master Hsuan Tsang told him, "Your body is too old and decrepit; you should change it for a new one. Why don”t you go to Changan, to the house with yellow roof-tiles, and be reborn there. When I return from my trip to India to obtain Sutras, I”ll go to find you." The two of them said goodbye, one heading east and one going west, each of them on his mission.
玄奘法師經過跋山涉水，疊遭災難而不灰心。曾經誓言：
甯向西天一步死，
不願東土一步生。
Dharma Master Hsuan Tsang scaled peaks and forded rivers, encountering numerous calamities and trials without losing his nerve. At one point he made a vow, saying,
I would rather die while making one last step towards the West,
than live by retreating one step towards the East.
這種爲法忘軀的精神，實在偉大！所以他能完成偉大的事業，對中國佛教有所貢獻，並且創立了「唯識宗」。所謂「見賢思齊」，我們希望成就道業，應該以玄奘法師爲寶鑒，做爲模範，向他看齊，把本有的智慧現出來，爲佛教貢獻一分力量。
His selfless courage in quest of the Dharma was truly noble. As a result of his momentous work, he made a magnificent contribution to Chinese Buddhism, and he established the Consciousness Only (Weishi) School. A maxim tells us to "Imitate worthy models." In our hope to accomplish our work of cultivation, we can take Dharma Master Hsuan Tsang as our worthy model and guide. We can measure ourselves by his example, uncover our inherent wisdom, and give our share of strength to Buddhism as he did.
一日複一日，玄奘法師餐風宿露，披星戴月，向西前進。他抱著堅忍不拔的意志，不到目的地(天竺)，決不休息。所謂「有志者事竟成」，經過千辛萬苦，在路上行走叁年，終于到達天竺的佛教大學(那爛陀寺)，拜戒賢論師爲師(當時天竺唯識學權威)，專學《十七地論》及《瑜珈論》等經典。學成歸國，路經曲女城，爲戒日王所請，在該城成立辯論大會，參加者有十八國的國王，以及大乘、小乘、婆羅門和外道等，約有六千人，盛況空前。大師爲論主，稱揚大乘，序作論義，懸于會場門外，並…
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