南禪精舍成立2 The Founding of NanZen Vihara 2

 

南禪精舍成立2

有一次楊俊得他們一群高三的男學生考完大學騎摩托車經過我住的精舍，就這樣結緣。

後來俊得當中原佛學社社長，邀我去他們的社團研讀佛法，在那裡又認識李文宗居士。

在他們大學畢業那一年文宗同時考取清華大學跟中原大學研究所第一名，

去讀中原大學第一名次有12,000的獎學金，

那時候他跟我都缺錢。

文宗說：師父，我去讀中原好了，

有獎學金我分你一半，就這樣，他拿6000元我拿6000元。

(或許文宗有些事碰到我解決了，他想回饋，印象中他說：想好了，去山上教書，不需要清華學歷，其他人也考上其他學校研究所。)

 

後來洪雅玲轉到中原，就第一個月文宗竟然跟她說：

有一個師父缺錢妳要不要供養她，

雅玲那時候在打工，連見過我都還沒有，

她竟然答應每個月供養500元，

我瞠目結舌，這李文宗到底是怎麼跟她講的？

後來他們成為男女朋友、夫妻，我才知道我被陷害了是文宗在追求她吧，一起把我拖下水！哈

 

那時候沒讀大學的我，在ㄧ段時間裡都是靠他們家裡給的生活費跟獎學金過日子。

(後來認識純德，他雖然是念交通大學研究所，但是他大學一樣念中原。)

 

那時會想我跟一間基督教大學竟然有著這樣的緣，如何說去？

 

但沒有道場的我走到那邊，他們就跟到那裡，

都快煩死了我哪裡能待別人的地方啊？

就這樣這些人跟我學佛都40年了！

我也歷經他們的婚姻跟他們的兒女成長。

半寄

 

The Founding of NanZen Vihara 2

 

One day, Jun-de Yang and a group of his senior high school classmates, having just finished their college entrance exams, rode their motorcycles past the hermitage where I was living. That was how we first met. 

 

Later, Jun-de became the president of the Zhongyuan Buddhist Society and invited me to their club to study Buddhism together. It was there that I met layman Wenzong Li. 

 

In the year they graduated from university, Wenzong was admitted to the graduate schools of Tsinghua University and Chung Yuan University at the same time, achieving first place in the entrance exams of Zhongyuan University’s graduate programs. Choosing Zhongyuan University, he received a scholarship of 12,000 NT dollars for ranking first. At that time, both of us were struggling financially. 

 

Wenzong said, "Master, I'll go to Zhongyuan. I’ll split the scholarship with you." 

And just like that, he took 6,000 NT dollars, and I took 6,000 NT dollars.

(Maybe Wenzong encountered some issues, I solved them, and he wanted to repay me.  Others were also admitted to different graduate schools.)

 

 

Later, Yaling Hong transferred to Zhongyuan University. In her first month there, Wenzong unexpectedly told her, "There’s a Buddhist nun who’s in need of financial support. Would you like to make an offering?" 

 

At the time, Yaling was working part-time, and she had never even met me. Yet, to my astonishment, she agreed to donate 500 NT dollars every month. I was dumbfounded—what on earth did Wenzong tell her? 

 

Later, Wenzong and Yaling became a couple and eventually married. Only then did I realize I had been "set up"—Wenzong was actually pursuing her and somehow dragged me into it! Haha! 

 

Back then, without studying in university, I relied on the living expenses provided by their families and their university scholarships for quite some time.

(Later, I met Chunde. Although he studied at Jiaotong University for graduate school, he also attended Chung Yuan for his undergraduate degree.)

 

It made me wonder—how did I end up with such a deep karmic connection with a Christian university? 

 

Since I had no temple of my own, wherever I went, they followed. I was almost driven crazy—where was I supposed to stay? 

 

And just like that, these people have been learning Buddhism from me for 40 years now. I have witnessed their marriages and watched their children grow up. 

 

Master Banji