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佛陀传
角色: 净饭王 摩耶夫人 白象 太子 姨母摩诃波阇波提 罗睺罗 车匿 老 病 死 修行人 五比丘 牧羊女苏加妲

师教 提婆达多 耶输陀罗

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------单元一:太子的诞生 在两千六百多年前,古印度的迦毗罗卫国,有一位叫净饭王的国王。他娶了美丽 的摩耶夫人为王后,两人过着幸福快乐的生活。 一天深夜,摩耶夫人梦见一头白象往她的右胁扑来。几个月后,夫人发现自己怀 孕了。 摩耶夫人回娘家的途中,在蓝毗尼园诞下太子。太子诞生后,便走七步莲花,一 手指天、一手指地,说起话来:[天上天下,唯我独尊。 父母晚年得子,喜出望外。父王对太子更寄予殷切的希望。在太子出生第五天,便 在王宫举行命名典礼。太子被取名为〈悉达多〉,是吉祥的意思。 这时候,一位年老的智者,阿私陀来到了王宫见到了长相圆满的太子时,内心充满了喜悦, 便笑了起来。接着,他又悲伤的大哭。阿私陀笑是因为预则到太子将成为转轮圣王,体会 到宇宙人生的真理,成为人间佛陀,普渡众生。哭的是因为知道自己年事已高,不久就要 死去了,无缘听到太子为他说法。 第七天,母后摩耶夫人生病去世。太子由姨母摩诃波阇波提夫人抚养长大。

单元二:太子的童年 八岁开始,国王请了多位名师教导太子。太子学的东西很多,包括语文、 数学、工艺、宗教和医学。 太子聪明又好学,常常向老师请教问题,所以他的学业进步神速,远远 超越其他王子。 童年的悉达多已经非常出名,人人都知道他是一位博学多才的太子。

太子救天鹅 一只天鹅飞过王宫,被提婆达多一箭射中。天鹅跌落在花园里。 悉达多太子正在花园里。他救起了天鹅,说:“可怜的天鹅!你受 伤了,一定很痛。” 这时,提婆达多赶过来,要讨回天鹅。 你说,天鹅应该交给谁?
单元三:太子成年 悉达多太子童年时,受众人宠爱,过着舒适的生活。 悉达多太子一天天长大,净饭王就越来越担心阿私陀的预言将会成真,那就是,太子会 出家,不继承王位。于是,净饭王尽量让太子享受荣华富贵,希望他会喜欢宫廷的生活。一切 都给太子最好的。吃的是最好的,穿的也是最好的。 但是,豪华的宴会、狂欢的歌舞,反而增添了太子的烦恼。 为了让太子一年四季都过舒适的生活,净饭王还特地建了“寒”“暑”“温”三时宫殿。 十七岁时,太子在父王的安排下,娶了美丽的耶输陀罗为王妃。婚后,王妃生下一个孩 子。一般人初为人父都会很兴奋,但是太子却喊道:“罗睺罗,罗睺罗!”因此,这孩子被取名为 “罗睺罗”,也就是枷锁的意思。 成年后的太子对世俗的享受不感兴趣,欢喜在幽静的地方沉思。

单元四:太子游四门 悉达多太子虽然生活在豪华的宫廷里,可是他并不快乐。于是,他决定出城去瞧瞧。 太子乘着马车和随从车匿来到东门,看到一个拿着拐杖的人,就问车匿,为什么这个人 看起来那么衰弱?车匿回答:“因为他年纪很大,很老了”。 太子来到南门。看到一脸色苍白,躺在地上的人,又问车匿,为什么这个人这么痛苦? 车匿回答:“太子,他病得很重”。 太子来到西门。看见一群人抬着一个人,便问车匿,他们为什么这么哀伤?车匿便回答: “他们的家人死了,永远不再回来了”。 太子来到北门。太子看见一个很快乐安详的人。 太子带着疑惑,回到了皇宫。这次的旅程,激发了他寻求真理的决心。

单元五:太子出家与修行 (在决定出家前,太子在宫中,深情的望着自己躺在床上沉睡的妻儿…内心百感交集, 依然有百般的不舍…但是,为了众生,为了寻求解脱的真理,最终太子还是决定了出家) (On Music) 太子深情的望着妻儿,然后站起来说到:不行!!为了众生,为了寻求 解脱的真理….我要出家,我要出家,我要出家!!!!

净饭王听到太子出家的消息后,伤心欲绝,马上派遣一队兵士去找太子,劝请他回宫。 太子出家的意志坚决,拒绝了他们的请求。净饭王只好选了五个年轻的族人去伴随太子。 太子先后参访了多位名师,觉得他们的道理都不够圆满,便到苦行林自己苦修。他 日食一粟一麦,身体日渐消瘦。苦修六年后,他依然没有找到解脱痛苦的方法。 于是,他到了附近的尼连禅河看见了一位弹琴的音乐师在弹琴,他说:“琴,拉得太 紧会断;拉得太松,弹了不好听。要拉到刚刚好,就对了!”太子听了恍然大悟,原来真 正要觉悟不是要修苦行,而是要走中道。所以他就到了尼连禅河洗澡, 接受牧羊女苏加妲供养的乳糜(mi –第四声),恢复了体力。五个随从看了,以为太 子失去修道的决心,感到非常失望,就离他而去。

单元六:太子降魔、成佛 太子独自渡过尼连禅河,走到菩提迦耶。有个割草的童子,在一棵菩提树下为太子 铺了一个草座。 太子在草座上立下坚定的誓言:“我不成正觉,誓不起此座!” 太子的誓言惊动了魔王波旬,他决定破坏太子的修行。 第二天凌晨,太子看见一颗明亮的星星,豁然觉悟,证得了无上正等正觉。从此,世人 尊称太子为佛陀,圣号是释迦牟尼佛.(On Music–佛号 as backgrounduntil the story finish)

单元七:初转法轮 太子觉悟后前往鹿野苑,寻找从前跟随他的五位修行者,想为他们演说佛法。

佛陀踏著安详的脚步,来到了鹿野苑,乔陈如等五人见到了佛陀,就互相商量著: “这是一位贪图享乐的修行人,我们装著正在修行不要理他。” 可是当佛陀走近的时候,他们发现佛陀的面貌非常安详,脸上好像发出闪烁的光芒, 五个人不由自主的都起身迎接,并且对佛陀跪拜行礼。 当佛陀为他们一一说法时,这时他们才恍然大悟。 他们听了佛陀的《转法轮经》后(内容为四圣谛),对佛陀更加敬重,就礼拜佛陀 为师并成为最初的五比丘。最后也成为了佛陀的弟子,也称为“五比丘”。而僧团也在那个 时候成立了。从此,佛教具足了佛、法、僧,三宝。 这次的说法也叫做《初转法轮》 佛陀的弟子们也开始在世界各地说法。 佛陀持着一颗悲悯众生的心,不忍众生苦的说:“去吧!去吧!把佛法弘扬到世界各地去 吧!” 在佛陀弘法的这段期间,舍卫城的频毗沙罗王也皈依了佛陀,并且建立了竹林精舍,供 养佛陀说法的地方。另一位王舍城的须达多长者也皈依了佛陀,同时也建立了一座精舍,并 取名为寂树给孤独园。 佛陀的慈悲与包容,让许多人都成为了他的弟子。在他弘法利生的 45 年里,佛陀只求 众生得离苦,不为自己求安乐。他有教无类,所教化的对象很广。从国王,平民,奴隶,异 教,妓女,凶残顽固的人……等等。只要他们愿意学习,佛陀都不曾拒绝一个人。希望众生 可以离苦得解脱。 大家可能认为,佛陀离家出走很不孝…但佛陀成道后依然还是回到他的国家,为所有 的人民说法,让他们都受益。在佛陀的父亲,净饭王临死前,佛陀也回到了父亲的身边,为 他父亲说法。 佛陀的家人、姨母、堂弟们、儿子罗,喉罗也出家了,皈依三宝。在佛陀弘法的 45 年 期间,他有十大弟子协助他弘法利生,把佛教发扬光大。当然,也少不了其他的弟子们。 公元前 543 年,佛陀崇荣得躺在两棵沙罗双树中间涅槃了。当他涅槃时,身边的两棵 大树飘着鲜花。 佛陀的教法,所觉悟的真理,由他的弟子传承至今。我们可以听闻到佛法,应该心存 感恩。感谢佛陀的慈悲与付出。因为有佛陀,因为有一代又一代的祖师大德,我们才有机会 基础到佛法,学习佛法……

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