本来要写些东西缅怀一下长老的，却稀里哗啦哭了好一会儿。
呵呵，不写了，哭累了，睡觉去。
明天要上课。
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瞻仰達摩難陀遺容
數萬信徒誦經祝福
updated:2006-09-03 13:05:28 MYT
■前來瞻仰達摩難陀長老的信徒絡繹不絕，信徒瞻仰後，靜靜坐在一旁參與誦經活動，會場充滿著祥和的氣氛。(放大)
（吉隆坡訊）數萬名來自四面八方的信徒上週六（2日）前來瞻仰達摩難陀長老的遺容，並集體參與誦經，讓整個會場充滿著至誠祝福。
信徒不計男女老少、種族、宗教、健康或殘障人士都前來給長老致最高敬意。
大馬佛教弘法會主席洪祖豐表示，週日（3日）達摩難陀長老的遺體將使用斯里蘭卡佛教習俗方式來進行公開火化，之後將把骨灰運回十五碑斯裡蘭卡佛寺置放。
有4次大難不死經驗
洪祖豐回憶起當初長老在弘法時曾經提及長老有4次大難不死的經驗。
“曾經一次當長老準備在斯裡蘭卡乘搭巴士時，遇上自己的老師就與老師談天，導致未趕上第一趟的巴士。”
“當長老上第二趟的巴士時，發現之前的巴士碰上車禍，而當初長老坐的位子被撞毀得最嚴重。”
洪祖豐表示，第二次的死裡逃生的經驗是發生在十五碑斯裡蘭卡佛寺。
他說，之前佛寺有很多棵椰樹，而當時長老就站立在椰樹下思考。
“突然間，長老就想到：若椰子墜下，站在椰樹下是很危險的事情，於是他就往後退一步，即時就有一粒椰子從墜下，擊中長老之前所站過的地方。”
他披露，第三次的經驗是80年代長老前往台灣時乘搭巴士時，長老一向來都習慣選擇左邊的座位。
“長老突然間換個念頭，換去坐右邊的位子。巴士之後左邊位子被車撞擊，而長老仍然安然無恙。”
“在55歲那年，長老在進行心臟手術時，曾經歷過心臟停止跳動5分鐘，但在搶救之下，就逃過了劫數。”
他表示，長老所要表達的意思是，信徒必須常修行，就會有護法神在旁保護你。
洪祖豐指出，長老在5年前，當醫生告知他患上癌症時，長老就當場就哈哈大笑。
“當時醫生感到疑惑，就問長老為何不感到苦惱？反而這麼開心？”
長老說：“生病並不是問題，只要把病放在心中，生病才會成為問題。” （星洲日報‧2006/09/03）
瞻仰達摩難陀遺容
數萬信徒誦經祝福
updated:2006-09-03 13:05:28 MYT
■前來瞻仰達摩難陀長老的信徒絡繹不絕，信徒瞻仰後，靜靜坐在一旁參與誦經活動，會場充滿著祥和的氣氛。(放大)
（吉隆坡訊）數萬名來自四面八方的信徒上週六（2日）前來瞻仰達摩難陀長老的遺容，並集體參與誦經，讓整個會場充滿著至誠祝福。
信徒不計男女老少、種族、宗教、健康或殘障人士都前來給長老致最高敬意。
大馬佛教弘法會主席洪祖豐表示，週日（3日）達摩難陀長老的遺體將使用斯里蘭卡佛教習俗方式來進行公開火化，之後將把骨灰運回十五碑斯裡蘭卡佛寺置放。
有4次大難不死經驗
洪祖豐回憶起當初長老在弘法時曾經提及長老有4次大難不死的經驗。
“曾經一次當長老準備在斯裡蘭卡乘搭巴士時，遇上自己的老師就與老師談天，導致未趕上第一趟的巴士。”
“當長老上第二趟的巴士時，發現之前的巴士碰上車禍，而當初長老坐的位子被撞毀得最嚴重。”
洪祖豐表示，第二次的死裡逃生的經驗是發生在十五碑斯裡蘭卡佛寺。
他說，之前佛寺有很多棵椰樹，而當時長老就站立在椰樹下思考。
“突然間，長老就想到：若椰子墜下，站在椰樹下是很危險的事情，於是他就往後退一步，即時就有一粒椰子從墜下，擊中長老之前所站過的地方。”
他披露，第三次的經驗是80年代長老前往台灣時乘搭巴士時，長老一向來都習慣選擇左邊的座位。
“長老突然間換個念頭，換去坐右邊的位子。巴士之後左邊位子被車撞擊，而長老仍然安然無恙。”
“在55歲那年，長老在進行心臟手術時，曾經歷過心臟停止跳動5分鐘，但在搶救之下，就逃過了劫數。”
他表示，長老所要表達的意思是，信徒必須常修行，就會有護法神在旁保護你。
洪祖豐指出，長老在5年前，當醫生告知他患上癌症時，長老就當場就哈哈大笑。
“當時醫生感到疑惑，就問長老為何不感到苦惱？反而這麼開心？”
長老說：“生病並不是問題，只要把病放在心中，生病才會成為問題。” （星洲日報‧2006/09/03）
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刚刚回到家。上传一些火葬场的相片，让没有去的同修们看看。（点击看较大的）
火葬开始前下着大雨，好象上天也难过流泪。朋友说是Devas洒净。大家都冒者雨送长老最后一程。看到好多人都红着眼睛...
希望大家能像Ven.Mahinda在火葬场开示时说的一样，今天过后要开始另一个篇章，继续护持正法，继续修行。Ven.Mahinda也说长老已经尽他最大的力量来久住世间，为了大家，长老经历了好多的医疗，受了好多苦。最终，还是要遵从无常的法则，离开世间。
达摩难陀长老虽然离开了我们，可是他留下的楷模和教导却留在大家心中，愿大家能从长老的离世，而看清这无常的生命，不圆满的生命，努力修习戒定慧，步向解脱之道，追随佛陀和众阿罗汉尊者的道路。
Sadhu!Sadhu!Sadhu!
火葬开始前下着大雨，好象上天也难过流泪。朋友说是Devas洒净。大家都冒者雨送长老最后一程。看到好多人都红着眼睛...
希望大家能像Ven.Mahinda在火葬场开示时说的一样，今天过后要开始另一个篇章，继续护持正法，继续修行。Ven.Mahinda也说长老已经尽他最大的力量来久住世间，为了大家，长老经历了好多的医疗，受了好多苦。最终，还是要遵从无常的法则，离开世间。
达摩难陀长老虽然离开了我们，可是他留下的楷模和教导却留在大家心中，愿大家能从长老的离世，而看清这无常的生命，不圆满的生命，努力修习戒定慧，步向解脱之道，追随佛陀和众阿罗汉尊者的道路。
Sadhu!Sadhu!Sadhu!
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是的,长老经历了这么多医疗,这么多痛,我们又怎能"私心"的要求长老一直在这里承受这一切而让我们依靠?
有人曾说,若当年阿难尊者要求佛陀再为众生而留下别走,佛陀会再留下多些日子的.但自然的法则告诉我们,佛陀这一生应做该的"所做皆办",这世间的臭皮襄,此色身巳经年岁及尽用而耗了其功用,当身体再也承载不了时间与应用的"成住坏空"的,是自然的过程,佛陀会"放下"色身而示法的验证的.
所以,心中固然对长老不舍,也不自禁的流了几次泪,但我还是更不忍心长老再因此色身而承受医疗的痛......
是时候我们学习独立的去依靠"法"的力量去实践长老一生的精神,为佛教为众生而服务与奉献,自已更该精进去实践与体验佛法..........
有人曾说,若当年阿难尊者要求佛陀再为众生而留下别走,佛陀会再留下多些日子的.但自然的法则告诉我们,佛陀这一生应做该的"所做皆办",这世间的臭皮襄,此色身巳经年岁及尽用而耗了其功用,当身体再也承载不了时间与应用的"成住坏空"的,是自然的过程,佛陀会"放下"色身而示法的验证的.
所以,心中固然对长老不舍,也不自禁的流了几次泪,但我还是更不忍心长老再因此色身而承受医疗的痛......
是时候我们学习独立的去依靠"法"的力量去实践长老一生的精神,为佛教为众生而服务与奉献,自已更该精进去实践与体验佛法..........
爱心启航，白袍扬帆，博极医源，精勤不倦。
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[转贴]《南洋商报》
http://www.nanyang.com/index.php?ch=55&pg=208&ac=644750
智者的身影 ——达摩难陀长老
2006/09/06
本报特约：传闻法师
达摩难陀长老不识我是传闻，他只是称我为Hoeh Beng Nun（鹤鸣禅寺的比丘尼）。因为长老是鹤鸣禅寺的信托人，所以当我负责鹤鸣禅寺重建工程时，常与长老一起开会讨论重建问题。有一次，我开车载他去同善医院（另一位信托人的办公室）开会，由于我对吉隆坡的交通不很熟悉，所以心中有点紧张和害怕，只好请他在旁给我指路。当时我问长老：”How old are you?”（您多大年纪了？）长老回答：“I am still young, because not married yet.”（我还年轻，因为未婚。）说完，两人一起哈哈大笑，当下消除了内心的紧张和害怕，同时也感受到长老的幽默。
我也常带国外来访的法师去拜见长老。曾经有一次陪同台湾慈光禅学院的院长惠空法师去拜访长老。法师请示长老有关禅修的方法以及长老平时修持那一种禅法。长老即刻回共事：“我现在就是禅修。”当时我才真正认识到长老的智慧，他在任何时刻都不离修行，刹那刹那当下即是。
长老的教诲令我难忘的是他常提醒僧众不要每日只顾坐在蒲团上闭着眼睛禅修。长老说：“有一天，当你张开眼睛时，所有佛教徒已改信其他宗教了。”这是长老的不忍众生苦，不忍圣教衰的菩萨悲愿。
有一次在马来西亚佛学院的僧伽讲习会的课程里，有一位比丘请示长老有关八敬法的问题，长老身为上座部长老比丘的回答非常合乎我意，所以马上请当期《法露缘》编辑部跟长老做专访，长老对八敬法的看法如下：
依我个人的见解，八敬法的提出是针对2千500年前印度妇女的生活方式，那个时代的妇女没受教育，且很少接触外面的社会，她们把时间花在厨房里、看护孩子、照顾丈夫等，所以，她们对外界的认知和了解是很狭碍的。
当时的印度社会，妇女不被允许到宗教场所膜拜，她们被认为是不洁净的。所以，当佛陀打破传统，允许出生低贱的阶级出家及允许女性拥有与男性相等的修学佛法的权力时，引起了婆罗门阶级的反抗与批评，他们认为佛陀欲粉碎阶级的生活方式。
八敬法的制定不是为了歧视女性，而是为了保护她们的安全，因为当时的出家生活完全不同于现在，没有适当的寺院可让比丘固定住在一起，他们随缘住在旷野或森林中，这种艰苦的出家生活对女性不适宜。所以，佛陀允许女性出家之后，八敬法的制定是为了让比丘们能够时常去注意和关心她们的安全。我们别将八敬法当做是歧视女性的条文。
但是，身处现在的社会，大部分的八敬法已不合时宜了，因为大多数女性都有受教育，甚至有些杰出的女性成为一国之首或律师等专业人士，她们的智力已经开发。今日的女性不需要男性的指导，亦能处理自己的工作，她们有能力自己组织比丘尼僧团，所以，我们不该再将八敬法套在她们身上，企图将女性压在男性的拇指之下，这是我个人的见解。
长老虽离我们而去，但他的风范行仪及教诲永远留在我们七众弟子心中，在长老逝世期间，我每天都到锡兰佛寺瞻仰长老遗容，心中默默祝福他乘愿再来。
http://www.nanyang.com/index.php?ch=55&pg=208&ac=644750
智者的身影 ——达摩难陀长老
2006/09/06
本报特约：传闻法师
达摩难陀长老不识我是传闻，他只是称我为Hoeh Beng Nun（鹤鸣禅寺的比丘尼）。因为长老是鹤鸣禅寺的信托人，所以当我负责鹤鸣禅寺重建工程时，常与长老一起开会讨论重建问题。有一次，我开车载他去同善医院（另一位信托人的办公室）开会，由于我对吉隆坡的交通不很熟悉，所以心中有点紧张和害怕，只好请他在旁给我指路。当时我问长老：”How old are you?”（您多大年纪了？）长老回答：“I am still young, because not married yet.”（我还年轻，因为未婚。）说完，两人一起哈哈大笑，当下消除了内心的紧张和害怕，同时也感受到长老的幽默。
我也常带国外来访的法师去拜见长老。曾经有一次陪同台湾慈光禅学院的院长惠空法师去拜访长老。法师请示长老有关禅修的方法以及长老平时修持那一种禅法。长老即刻回共事：“我现在就是禅修。”当时我才真正认识到长老的智慧，他在任何时刻都不离修行，刹那刹那当下即是。
长老的教诲令我难忘的是他常提醒僧众不要每日只顾坐在蒲团上闭着眼睛禅修。长老说：“有一天，当你张开眼睛时，所有佛教徒已改信其他宗教了。”这是长老的不忍众生苦，不忍圣教衰的菩萨悲愿。
有一次在马来西亚佛学院的僧伽讲习会的课程里，有一位比丘请示长老有关八敬法的问题，长老身为上座部长老比丘的回答非常合乎我意，所以马上请当期《法露缘》编辑部跟长老做专访，长老对八敬法的看法如下：
依我个人的见解，八敬法的提出是针对2千500年前印度妇女的生活方式，那个时代的妇女没受教育，且很少接触外面的社会，她们把时间花在厨房里、看护孩子、照顾丈夫等，所以，她们对外界的认知和了解是很狭碍的。
当时的印度社会，妇女不被允许到宗教场所膜拜，她们被认为是不洁净的。所以，当佛陀打破传统，允许出生低贱的阶级出家及允许女性拥有与男性相等的修学佛法的权力时，引起了婆罗门阶级的反抗与批评，他们认为佛陀欲粉碎阶级的生活方式。
八敬法的制定不是为了歧视女性，而是为了保护她们的安全，因为当时的出家生活完全不同于现在，没有适当的寺院可让比丘固定住在一起，他们随缘住在旷野或森林中，这种艰苦的出家生活对女性不适宜。所以，佛陀允许女性出家之后，八敬法的制定是为了让比丘们能够时常去注意和关心她们的安全。我们别将八敬法当做是歧视女性的条文。
但是，身处现在的社会，大部分的八敬法已不合时宜了，因为大多数女性都有受教育，甚至有些杰出的女性成为一国之首或律师等专业人士，她们的智力已经开发。今日的女性不需要男性的指导，亦能处理自己的工作，她们有能力自己组织比丘尼僧团，所以，我们不该再将八敬法套在她们身上，企图将女性压在男性的拇指之下，这是我个人的见解。
长老虽离我们而去，但他的风范行仪及教诲永远留在我们七众弟子心中，在长老逝世期间，我每天都到锡兰佛寺瞻仰长老遗容，心中默默祝福他乘愿再来。
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哇，字太小了，看得好辛苦，不知到黄讲师是否可以Scan比较大张一点。老黄 wrote: 这一则新闻很难得，希望大家看得到——
谢谢！
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抱歉，不知道在哪个论坛看到的，转过来。
因为是马来记者写的，所以觉得珍贵。
您不妨储存文档，用ACDSee阅读。
因为是马来记者写的，所以觉得珍贵。
您不妨储存文档，用ACDSee阅读。
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FAREWELL
AS a news reporter with The Malay Mail between 1994 and 2005, I met Ven. Dhammananda several times ?usually during Wesak Day celebrations he led at the Buddhist Maha Vihara (temple) in Brickfields and a few other occasions.
Every time I bumped into him, I only asked a few questions just to get some quotes for my news report. Never did I have a proper conversation with him. I regret that now.
I'd like to share what to me was a very special experience during one of my meetings with him.
It was on Christmas Day in 1998 when my Assistant News Editor assigned me to cover a Christmas party for some 200 underprivileged children. It was quite a news-worthy item to cover as it was held at the vihara in Brickfields, organised by a group of Christians, the Santa Claus was a Hindu and the contributor for all the balloons adorning the party area was a Muslim!
But what I will remember of that day forever was what the Reverend said and did.
You see, Dec '98 was also the month of Ramadhan, where (many) Muslims like me were fasting. By the time I arrived at the vihara, it was 6.30pm and many children were already playing around, taking photos with Santa and being entertained by a clown, among others.
At about 15 minutes before 7-something pm (buka puasa time), I was busy thinking of where to go for my dinner - either the nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken or a roadside teh tarik stall, both within walking distances from the Maha Vihara.
The Chief Venerable, the Maha Vihara's religious advisor back then, must have been observing me. He walked up to me and, as if he had read my mind, calmly said: "Young man, don't think too much. You can buka puasa here. I will accompany you."
I agreed in a split second. He solved my problem!
"Please forgive us. We only have vegetarian dishes here," he humbly and smilingly added, while leading me to a dining table somewhere in the vihara's premises.
I was speechless. He brought me right down to earth with those few simple words. Even if there were only cookies served with lots of plain water at the vihara, I'll be happy enough.
So, there we were, sitting at the dining table, together with a few other priests in their saffron robes and a spread of vegetarian dishes was laid out in front of us.
As I was making sure my wristwatch was accurate, the Chief Venerable took out a small pocket radio transistor from somewhere, turned it on and tuned in to a Bahasa Malaysia radio station.
As scheduled, the muezzin recited the call for the evening prayer through the little speaker, which also marked the moment to break fast.
"Go ahead, Azlan," he told me to start first. Only after I had my first gulp of water for the day, did he and the other priests start eating. I was honoured and humbled at the same time.
The fact that I didn't go to KFC or the the tarik stall wasn't because I didn't know how to turn down the Chief High Priest of Malaysian and Singaporean Theravada Buddhists' dinner invitation. It was buka puasa in a Buddhist temple for me, during a Christmas party! How cool was that, eh?
Seriously, the Venerable's humble gestures greatly raised my respect and admiration for him. During that brief encounter with him, my personal tolerance and understanding towards other people's faiths, beliefs and cultures was greatly altered, for the better.
In less than an hour of dining together, his simple acts of humility made me a better person, more open-minded and drastically changed, for the better, my ways of looking at the world I live in.
It was a small but very refreshing respite for this one tired reporter near the end of that very colourful and turbulent year ?street `Reformasi' protests, KL Commonwealth Games, the horrible smog and the Asian economic crisis, among many others.
To me, the Chief Ven. Dhammananda was a great Buddhist and more importantly, a great human being.
Malaysia and its Buddhist community have lost a very special person.
With much sadness, I bid farewell to him.
Azlan
FAREWELL
AS a news reporter with The Malay Mail between 1994 and 2005, I met Ven. Dhammananda several times ?usually during Wesak Day celebrations he led at the Buddhist Maha Vihara (temple) in Brickfields and a few other occasions.
Every time I bumped into him, I only asked a few questions just to get some quotes for my news report. Never did I have a proper conversation with him. I regret that now.
I'd like to share what to me was a very special experience during one of my meetings with him.
It was on Christmas Day in 1998 when my Assistant News Editor assigned me to cover a Christmas party for some 200 underprivileged children. It was quite a news-worthy item to cover as it was held at the vihara in Brickfields, organised by a group of Christians, the Santa Claus was a Hindu and the contributor for all the balloons adorning the party area was a Muslim!
But what I will remember of that day forever was what the Reverend said and did.
You see, Dec '98 was also the month of Ramadhan, where (many) Muslims like me were fasting. By the time I arrived at the vihara, it was 6.30pm and many children were already playing around, taking photos with Santa and being entertained by a clown, among others.
At about 15 minutes before 7-something pm (buka puasa time), I was busy thinking of where to go for my dinner - either the nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken or a roadside teh tarik stall, both within walking distances from the Maha Vihara.
The Chief Venerable, the Maha Vihara's religious advisor back then, must have been observing me. He walked up to me and, as if he had read my mind, calmly said: "Young man, don't think too much. You can buka puasa here. I will accompany you."
I agreed in a split second. He solved my problem!
"Please forgive us. We only have vegetarian dishes here," he humbly and smilingly added, while leading me to a dining table somewhere in the vihara's premises.
I was speechless. He brought me right down to earth with those few simple words. Even if there were only cookies served with lots of plain water at the vihara, I'll be happy enough.
So, there we were, sitting at the dining table, together with a few other priests in their saffron robes and a spread of vegetarian dishes was laid out in front of us.
As I was making sure my wristwatch was accurate, the Chief Venerable took out a small pocket radio transistor from somewhere, turned it on and tuned in to a Bahasa Malaysia radio station.
As scheduled, the muezzin recited the call for the evening prayer through the little speaker, which also marked the moment to break fast.
"Go ahead, Azlan," he told me to start first. Only after I had my first gulp of water for the day, did he and the other priests start eating. I was honoured and humbled at the same time.
The fact that I didn't go to KFC or the the tarik stall wasn't because I didn't know how to turn down the Chief High Priest of Malaysian and Singaporean Theravada Buddhists' dinner invitation. It was buka puasa in a Buddhist temple for me, during a Christmas party! How cool was that, eh?
Seriously, the Venerable's humble gestures greatly raised my respect and admiration for him. During that brief encounter with him, my personal tolerance and understanding towards other people's faiths, beliefs and cultures was greatly altered, for the better.
In less than an hour of dining together, his simple acts of humility made me a better person, more open-minded and drastically changed, for the better, my ways of looking at the world I live in.
It was a small but very refreshing respite for this one tired reporter near the end of that very colourful and turbulent year ?street `Reformasi' protests, KL Commonwealth Games, the horrible smog and the Asian economic crisis, among many others.
To me, the Chief Ven. Dhammananda was a great Buddhist and more importantly, a great human being.
Malaysia and its Buddhist community have lost a very special person.
With much sadness, I bid farewell to him.
Azlan