世界名人谈佛教 (24)
智慧是剑,无知是敌人
佛教的历史上没有一页是被询问者的火焰燃烧过,或被异教徒屠城的浓烟熏黑过,或被充满宗教仇恨的无辜受害者的鲜血染红过。佛教挥举的只有一支剑——智慧之剑;佛教承认只有一个敌人,乃是无知。这是历史的见证,无可厚非。
——贾亚苏里亚《佛教哲学与心理学》
Wisdom
is the sword and ignorance is the enemy
Not a single page of Buddhist history
has ever been lurid with the light of inquisitorial fires, or darkened
with the smoke of heretic or heathen cities ablaze, or red with
blood of the guiltless victims of religious hatred. Buddhism wields
only one sword, the sword of wisdom, and recognizes only one enemy
– ignorance. This is the testimony of history, and is not to be
gainsaid.
~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) |