He prostrates himself on the ground(五體投地)

 

A Buddhist scripture circulated in China contains a story.

 

The Buddha had an important disciple, whose name was (A Nan).

 

Once, in the process of practicing, he was tempted and almost broke the precept.

 

Fortunately, the Buddha found out about this, so he rescued him.

 

When he saw the Buddha he cried because he felt remorse.

 

He is recognized by all the students as the person who has the best memory and can recite the most Buddhist scriptures, but this time he almost broke the precept.

 

The Buddha saw his regret, but did not directly tell him what to do.

 

On the contrary, the Buddha asked him questions in depth, allowing him to reflect on why he made this mistake.

 

When he answered the eighth question the Buddha asked him, he finally understood the misunderstanding in his thinking.

 

In order to express his gratitude to the Buddha for his teachings, he adopted the highest level of salute in ancient India.

 

He knelt on the ground and then touched his elbows and forehead to the ground.

He said, thank the teacher for your guidance, let me discover my own problem and find the answer to this question.

 

This idiom is used as a metaphor for one person admiring another person very much.

 

Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts did you have after hearing this story.

Do you really ask questions? Have you thought about how to learn to ask the right questions?

I hope this story will give you some new gains.

 

 


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五體投地(He prostrates himself on the ground)

 

中國流傳的一本佛教經典中,記載了一個故事。

 

佛陀有一個重要的弟子,這個弟子的名字叫做(阿楠)

 

有一次,他在修行的過程中,受到了誘惑所以差點就要破戒。

 

還好佛陀發現了這件事情所以出手解救了他。

 

當他見到佛陀時他哭了因為他感到懊悔。

 

他是所有學生公認的記憶力最好,能夠背誦最多佛教經典的人,但這一次卻差點破戒。

 

佛陀看見他的後悔,但卻沒有直接告訴他應該怎麼做。

 

相反的,佛陀藉由不斷深入地問他問題的方式,讓他自己去反思為何自已會犯這個錯誤。

 

當他回答到佛陀問他的第八個問題的時候,他終於明白了自已的思維中的誤區。

 

他為了表示他很感謝佛陀的教誨,他採取了一個古印度最高等級的行禮方式。

 

他跪在地上接著手肘著地、額頭著地。

他說,謝謝老師的指導,讓我發現我自已的問題以及找到這個問題的答案。

 

這句成語被用來比喻一個人非常地欽佩另外一個人。

 

親愛的朋友,你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。

你真的會問問題嗎?你是否思考過如何學習問正確的問題呢?

我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。

 

出處為大佛頂首楞嚴經卷1

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