世界名人谈佛教 (23)
伟大的胜利者
在最早从事巴利文经典英译的学者里有一位著名牧师的儿子。他从事此项工作的目的是为了证明基督教优胜于佛教。他在他所肩负的这项使命中失败了,但却博得了意想不到的巨大成就——成了一名佛教徒,我们绝不能忘记这一促使他从事此项工作的殊胜机缘。从此,在西方,神圣的佛法让成千上万的人得以听闻。这位伟大学者的名字叫里斯·戴维斯。——贾亚苏里亚《佛教哲学与心理学》
Man who
achieved a great victory
One of the first scholars to begin
the work of translating the Pali Literature into English, was the
son of a well-known clergyman. His object in undertaking the work
was to prove the superiority of Christianity Over Buddhism. He failed
in this task but the achieved a greater victory than be expected.
He became a Buddhist. We must never forget the happy chance which
prompted him to undertake this work and thereby make the precious
Dhamma available to thousands in the West. The name of this great
scholar was Dr. Rhys Davids.
~Dr. W. F. Jayasuriya “The
Psychology and Philosophy of Buddhism”
(摘自《世界名人谈佛教》达摩难陀编
成建华译) |