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1、千岁高僧宝掌和尚EminentMonkBaozhangwhohasthousandyearsold在中国历史上，有一位活了一千岁，即见过佛祖的弟子宾头卢尊者，又见过佛图澄，傅大士，智者大师等高僧大德，还见过禅宗的五代祖师。一生经历堪称传奇，这就是来自印度的宝掌和尚。Foreword:IntheChinesehistory,therewasapersonwithonethousandyearsold,whohavemetoneofBuddha-follower"宾头卢尊者",aswellassomeseniormonkslike"佛图澄,傅大士,智者大师"
2、,even,leadingalegendarylife,called"MonkBaozhang",whocamefromIndia.宝掌和尚是中印度婆罗门贵族的儿子，出生时间相当于我国战国时期周威烈王十二年丁卯（公元前414年）七月七日午时。他生下来就有很多瑞象，骨气不同常人，眼睛大，鼻子长，两耳垂肩，双眉高挑，左手紧握成拳总不展开，父母知道这孩子将来一定不同寻常。MonkBaozhangisthesonofanoblecalled婆罗门oftheMid-India,borninJuly7th,414B.C.sTherewereseveralsuprem
3、ephenomenaatthattime.Forexample,histemperamentwasunique,withbigeyes,longnose,long-to-shoulderears,sharpeyebrow,aswellashislefthandholdingafistallthetimethathisspacialfuturecomparedwiththeothersbegantobeknownbyhisparents.才满九岁，父母就带他投奔佛陀精舍出家作沙弥。当师父帮他剃度落发的时刻，他突然愉快自然地放开了一直握拳的左手，掌心还露出了
4、一颗珍珠。他虔诚地把这颗掌中明珠呈献到本师像前，还首次双手合十顶礼。在场亲见的和众多听说此事的人们都说这是奇事。他的剃度师父也就以此命名他法号宝掌。HebecameanacolytewhenhewasnineleadingbyhisparentsinaBuddhismvihara.Hesuddenlyreleasedhisclenched-fistallthetimemerrilyandnaturallywithapearlholdinginitatthesametimehehadtakenthetonsurebyhismaster.Hepresente
5、dthispearl-in-fisttothejossBuddhaShakyamuni,worshipingwithhispalmstogetherdevoutlyforthefirsttime.Peoplewhowereonthespot,aswellasthoseheardaboutitsaiditwasasignandwonder.HisnameBaozhang(gem-palm)wasgivenbyhismasterforit.宝掌法师既实现了夙愿，离尘出家，从此就精勤修行，严持戒律。举止威仪，如同高山顶上虬劲的青松，肃然挺立于霜雪之中。虽名闻利
6、养、喜怒哀乐的八风轮番吹袭，都不能动摇他励志修行的德操。Asthelong-cherishofMonkBaozhang’slifethatdetacheshimselffromtheworldbecomingamonkwasalreadygratified,heendeavoredonmonasticSanyanafromthenon,upholdingtheprecepts,behavinginadignifiedwaysimilarwiththetallandstraightpinetreegrowingonthetopofthealpwhichst
7、andfirmlyandrespectfullyinfrostandsnowstorm.NothingcanvacillatehisvirtuesandwillsaboutmonasticSanyanaeventhoughthewindsoffameandfortune,aswellaspleasureordejection,takingturnstoattackhim.由于他是在佛陀入灭后九十多年才出生人世，所以常叹息自己没有能够亲自听闻佛陀的言教。于是，他就不顾寒冬酷暑，废寝忘餐，殚精竭虑研读佛陀宣讲的经、律、论三藏，依教奉行，历练不殆。他还期望能学
8、到教外别传的禅宗，为了这个目标，他发足外出，参访圣贤知识，广受教益，走遍了五个天
