悉达多悟到了什么 名著精读:《悉达多》-戈塔马(1)

名著精读:《悉达多》-戈塔马(1)  

GOTAMA
In the town of Savathi
every child knew the name of the exalted Buddha
and every house was prepared to fill the alms-dish of Gotama's disciples
the silently begging ones. Near the town was Gotama's favourite place to stay
the grove of Jetavana
which the rich merchant Anathapindika
an obedient worshipper of the exalted one
had given him and his people for a gift.
All tales and answers
which the o young ascetics had received in their search for Gotama's abode
had pointed them towards this area. And arriving at Savathi
in the very first house
before the door of which they stopped to beg
food has been offered to them
and they accepted the food
and Siddhartha asked the woman
who handed them the food:
"We would like to know
oh charitable one
where the Buddha dwells
the most venerable one
for we are o Samanas from the forest and have e
to see him
the perfected one
and to hear the teachings from his mouth."
Quoth the woman: "Here
you have truly e to the right place
you Samanas from the forest. You should know
in Jetavana
in the garden of Anathapindika is where the exalted one dwells. There you pilgrims shall spent the night
for there is enough space for the innumerable
who flock here
to hear the teachings from his mouth."
This made Govinda happy
and full of joy he exclaimed: "Well so
thus we have reached our destination
and our path has e to an end! But tell us
oh mother of the pilgrims
do you know him
the Buddha
have you seen him with your own eyes?"
Quoth the woman: "Many times I have seen him
the exalted one. On many days
I have seen him
walking through the alleys in silence
wearing his yellow cloak
presenting his alms-dish in silence at the doors of the houses
leaving with a filled dish."
Delightedly
Govinda listened and wanted to ask and hear much more. But Siddhartha urged him to walk on. They thanked and left and hardly had to ask for directions
for rather many pilgrims and monks as well from Gotama's munity were on their way to the Jetavana. And since they reached it at night
there were constant arrivals
shouts
and talk of those who sought shelter and got it. The o Samanas
accustomed to life in the forest
found quickly and without making any noise a place to stay and rested there until the morning.
At sunrise
they saw with astonishment what a large crowd of believers and curious people had spent the night here. On all paths of the marvellous grove
monks walked in yellow robes
under the trees they sat here and there
in deep contemplation--or in a conversation about spiritual matters
the shady gardens looked like a city
full of people
bustling like bees. The majority of the monks went out with their alms-dish
to collect food in town for their lunch
the only meal of the day. The Buddha himself
the enlightened one
was also in the habit of taking this walk to beg in the morning.
Siddhartha saw him
and he instantly recognised him
as if a god had pointed him out to him. He saw him
a simple man in a yellow robe
bearing the alms-dish in his hand
walking silently.
"Look here!" Siddhartha said quietly to Govinda. "This one is the Buddha."
Attentively
Govinda looked at the monk in the yellow robe
who seemed to be in no way different from the hundreds of other monks. And soon
Govinda also realized: This is the one. And they followed him and observed him.
The Buddha went on his way
modestly and deep in his thoughts
his calm face was neither happy nor sad
it seemed to smile quietly and inwardly. With a hidden smile
quiet
calm
somewhat resembling a healthy child
the Buddha walked
wore the robe and placed his feet just as all of his monks did
according to a precise rule. But his face and his walk
his quietly lowered glance
his quietly dangling hand and even every finger of his quietly dangling hand expressed peace
expressed perfection
did not search
did not imitate
breathed softly in an unwhithering calm
in an unwhithering light
an untouchable peace.
Thus Gotama walked towards the town
to collect alms
and the o Samanas recognised him solely by the perfection of his calm
by the quietness of his appearance
in which there was no searching
no desire
no imitation
no effort to be seen
only light and peace.
"Today
we'll hear the teachings from his mouth." said Govinda.
Siddhartha did not answer. He felt little curiosity for the teachings
he did not believe that they would teach him anything new
but he had
just as Govinda had
heard the contents of this Buddha's teachings again and again
though these reports only represented second- or third-hand information. But attentively he looked at Gotama's head
his shoulders
his feet
his quietly dangling hand
and it seemed to him as if every joint of every finger of this hand was of these teachings
spoke of
breathed of
exhaled the fragrant of
glistened of truth. This man
this Buddha was truthful down to the gesture of his last finger. This man was holy. Never before
Siddhartha had venerated a person so much
never before he had loved a person as much as this one.
They both followed the Buddha until they reached the town and then returned in silence
for they themselves intended to abstain from on this day. They saw Gotama returning--what he ate could not even have satisfied a bird's appetite
and they saw him retiring into the shade of the mango-trees.
But in the evening
when the heat cooled down and everyone in the camp started to bustle about and gathered around
they heard the Buddha teaching. They heard his voice
and it was also perfected
was of perfect calmness
was full of peace. Gotama taught the teachings of suffering
of the origin of suffering
of the way to relieve suffering. Calmly and clearly his quiet speech flowed on. Suffering was life
full of suffering was the world
but salvation from suffering had been found: salvation was obtained by him who would walk the path of the Buddha. With a soft
yet firm voice the exalted one spoke
taught the four main doctrines
taught the eightfold path
patiently he went the usual path of the teachings
of the examples
of the repetitions
brightly and quietly his voice hovered over the listeners
like a light
like a starry sky.
When the Buddha--night had already fallen--ended his speech
many a pilgrim stepped forward and asked to accepted into the munity
sought refuge in the teachings. And Gotama accepted them by speaking: "You have heard the teachings well
it has e to you well. Thus join us and walk in holiness
to put an end to all suffering."