2007年9月24日 星期一

緬甸僧侶


近日緬甸僧侶的遊行示威,觸動不少緬甸人甚至全世界人的心,連僧人都要走出來,緬甸的獨裁政權實在令民生困苦。

獨裁軍政府一下子大幅將油價提高五倍,產業連鎖反應,令到物價飆升,民不潦生,僧侣因為不忍見百姓苦難而走出來。

但有報導指僧侣遊行的導火線是因為他們因為物價騰飛而没有錢買剃刀,這個報導完全是胡說!更是用西方世界的功利思想來解讀緬甸僧侣。

在南傳佛教國家之中,緬甸的僧侣一向以嚴守戒律、勤修苦學而著名。一直奉行佛陀當年在世時的叢林襌修傳統,在偏遠的密林山野,過着簡樸克苦的清淨修行生活。在好多報導中所謂的50萬所寺廟,很多不是我們中國人心目中的那些金碧輝煌的宏大建築,而只是在山間有一些芧舍的襌修中心。

其中一間最著名的襌修中心,是由帕奧禪師主持的襌修中心。我自己並未有幸親自去到這些譂修中心,但聽師兄說,襌修中心位置偏遠,去到仰光之後都要靠人接送,起碼要坐八九個小時的車才可到達。

這個是襌修時間表,請留心,為了有最簡樸的生活,僧侣一天只食兩餐。雖然早上三點半已經要起床,但根據戒律規定,一定要到太陽出來後,光線足夠看清自己手掌上的掌紋時,僧侶與信衆才可進食早餐。而午餐一定要在太陽到天上最高點前完畢,除非患病,所有人都不會在中午後進食,直至第二天的黎明,讓僧侶可以集中精神,努力修行。

至於僧侣的食物與日用品是如何來的呢?全部都是僧侶向在家的信衆化緣而來。我們在香港很難想像一個佛教國家是如何尊重僧人,信徒絶對會寧願自己不吃,都一定要供僧,因為他們相信如此做是有很大的福德,可以供奉給僧侶一些簡單的生活必需品,亦是他們的榮譽。

緬甸僧侶的生活如此簡樸,又有如此多的信衆供養,他們是無論如何都不需要擔心自己會有生活的困難。

僧侶走出來只是為了解救蒼生苦難,有那麼難以理解嗎?難以理解到我們要『為了要錢買剃刀』來解釋嗎?


法師慈悲,在香港都有道場。上年聖誕節時我參加襌修營,其中最最感動的一個場景,是在早上寒風凜冽的早上六時,我們打完坐後,穿上fleece、風衣、圍上厚厚頸巾,饑寒交迫地在只有八九度的冷風中瑟縮地排隊等拿早餐時,聞思修的主持淨法法師,只圍着幾層薄薄已經退了色的橘黃布衣,赤著雙腳,露出瘦弱的小腿,奉著食缽快步走過來。法師一雙赤腳,正是僧侶儉樸苦修的明証。

祝願緬甸人民早日脫離軍方統治。

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seikomatic 提到...

有問題架:

1)惦解僧人咁有組織,唔可以一次動員十萬上街呢?

2)有無大師高僧出泥表過態呢?

3)僧人唔可以日日上街,咁如果減番油價件事會唔會淡化落泥呢?or 不成功便成仁?有D不安....自焚有前科...

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From Time.com

"A Southeast Asian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity as a matter of protocol, said the regime is under pressure from China to avoid a crackdown just as its larger neighbor has pressured it to speed up other democratic changes.

"The Myanmar government is tolerating the protesters and not taking any action against the monks because of pressure from China," the diplomat told The Associated Press. "Beijing is to host the next summer's Olympic Games. Everyone knows that China is the major supporter of the junta so if government takes any action it will affect the image of China."

China, which is counting on Myanmar's vast oil and gas reserves to help fuel its booming economy, earlier this year blocked a U.N. Security Council criticizing Myanmar's rights record saying it was not the right forum.

But at the same time, it has employed quiet diplomacy and subtle public pressure on the regime, urging it to move toward inclusive democracy and speed up the process of dialogue and reform.

Josef Silverstein, a political scientist and author of several books on Myanmar, said it would not be in China's interest to have civil unrest in Myanmar, also known as Burma.

"China is very eager to have a peaceful Burma in order to complete roads and railroads, to develop mines and finish assimilating the country under its economic control," Silverstein said."

Samsara 提到...

大師:

緬甸依個咁封鎖既國家,真係睇唔清楚。

淨法法師依家緬甸,師兄話,寄比法師既食物日用品一定收唔到,信呢,就五封收到兩封,不過都全部拆開晒。