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Re:格鲁派重要领袖之一 --- 瑞布活佛,2006-1-15圆寂了
<P><FONT size=2>看到各位對老法師這般投緣,特此貼上一篇由老法師的洋人翻譯兼侍從寫的文章,讓大家知道一些老法師圓寂前後的情況。</FONT></P><P><FONT size=2>南蠻子自家洋文不靈光,但相信各位前輩應該看得懂的。</FONT></P><H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Verdana color=#677d8c size=3>Attending to the Lama: Thoughts upon the Passing of Ribur Rinpoche</FONT></H1><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #7b7b7b">By Fabrizio Pallotti</SPAN></I></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #7b7b7b"></SPAN></I> </P><SPAN style="COLOR: #7b7b7b"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><EM>The revered lama Kyabje Ribur Rinpoche passed away on January 15, 2006 at Sera Me monastery in southern India, at the age of 84.</EM> <BR><BR><EM>For many years, <STRONG>Fabrizio Pallotti</STRONG> traveled all over the world with Ribur Rinpoche as his translator and attendant. He recalls the passing of his perfect teacher who inspired many Western students with his teachings, most especially due to the outpouring of unbelievable love and compassion that emanated from his whole being.</EM> <BR><BR>The last time I saw Rinpoche in Washington, D.C., where he had been undergoing cancer treatment, he said to me, 'Look, do you want me to be here in a body like this, or do you prefer that a young body comes back?' At the time, I couldn't answer; I would choke up with tears. Now I realize that because Rinpoche had initiated so many incredible actions to develop world peace, to spread the Dharma, and to benefit sentient beings, he just wanted to take off and come back with a strong, young body to finish those actions. I have a few friends who went to visit Rinpoche a few days before he passed away, and they said that Rinpoche was totally strong, in an incredibly good mood, giving teachings, totally unconcerned for himself.<BR><BR>When he passed away, it was during the full moon of the Kalachakra, which is very auspicious. The monastery was nearly empty at that time, with everyone at the Kalachakra initiation. It seems as if he wanted to be alone, as if he didn't want anybody to be around taking care of him. <BR><BR>Two days after Rinpoche's passing, I arrived at Sera Me. I went to Rinpoche's house, and even though his breath had stopped, he was still meditating, sitting up in front of his Lama Tsongkhapa statue, his holy body leaning slightly to the right and his head slightly to the left. <BR><BR>After five or six days, Geshe Losang Choepel, the attendant of the late Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, was called upon because of his great knowledge of ritual and how to handle the passing away of a high lama. He determined that Rinpoche was no longer meditating, and many preparations were done to anoint the holy body in the perfect way. An ablution of saffron water was offered to the holy body; we wrapped Rinpoche in new robes and deity ornaments and left him in the same sitting position for one day while we made preparations for the cremation. Though it was quite hot, there was no decomposing, no smell, and no rigor mortis. His body was amazingly supple. Throughout this time, many lamas, geshes, and young monks visited Rinpoche, and many self-initiations were performed on a daily basis: Heruka, Vajrayogini, Yamantaka, and many other practices. <BR><BR>We were able to build the stupa crematorium very quickly, and since it is the main disciple who should offer the fire puja, the ritual was performed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. During the puja, the mood among the disciples was of total desperation. We all felt like our one holy father had just left us for good. After less than one hour, not even halfway through the puja, one of the highest lamas at Sera Me, Oser Rinpoche, looked inside the crematorium and said that the body wasn't there anymore. I looked inside and Rinpoche's holy body had vanished.</FONT></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR><FONT color=#000000>[One week later] Oser Rinpoche called to me and said, 'Fabrizio, look at this, look, look!' I looked inside and I could see a bunch of white, pearl-like pebbles: There were thousands of them. For me, and I think for most of us there, it was as if this was all happening in a dream. For the Western world what goes on at the monasteries, what the Tibetan lamas do, is almost like science fiction. Upon finding these holy relics, a ceremony was immediately done to purify and bless them, after which we did Lama Chopa, the offering puja to the guru.</FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000></FONT> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000 size=2>(原文未完,但由於下文提到一些「十年浩劫」的經歷,因此刪去。)</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #7b7b7b"></SPAN></I> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #7b7b7b"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I> </P> |
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