印順長老 Venerable Yinshun

有部論點與印老書信往來的主要書籍

(印老的信封有簽名，我自己都忘了，只記得行路匆匆的閱讀，我的地址已變動，查詢南禪精舍）

南禪朋友好！ 

          林慶祥教授來訪提起了印順長老， 讓我想起台中華雨精舍的往事， 那時20幾歲的我跟當時還未出家的陳麗雀老師（揚三 空照）讀印老大部頭的著作，（印老鄉音重，書信請教是最好的方法）

 有些疑問就書信請教印老，從限時專送的信封看得出印老提攜年青僧侶的慈悲！ 跟印老書信近一年，解開不少的佛法，沒想到三十餘年後，竟會見到為印老塑銅像的作者，不可思議的緣字！

 往事歷歷，而今，敬懷二位圓寂大德。 

半寄

Venerable Yinshun

 

Greetings, friends of NanZen!

Professor Lin Ching-hsiang visited me and talked of Venerable Yinshun, which reminded me of the bygones of Huayu Vihara in Taichung. When I was in my 20s, I read and discussed Venerable Yinshun’s monumental work with Chen Li-chueh, who was a teacher and had not yet become a nun at the time (Yang-san Kung-chao)

 

I wrote to ask Venerable Yinshun my doubts about the contents of his books. From the envelopes of his express mails, I could see his compassion in supporting young monks and nuns!

(He spoke with a strong accent, so inquiring him by letter was the best way)

 

I consulted with him by letter for nearly a year and clarified lots of Buddhadharma from him.

Surprisingly, more than thirty years later, I would meet the sculptor who made his bronze statue. What an amazing serendipity between people!

 

The bygones have been vividly remembered, but now, I pay tribute to these two sages who passed away.

Banji

Translated by Grace Tsai