百喻经中英全集

英中对照 §25 水火喻(25) the fire and the water 昔有一人，事须火用，及以冷水，即便宿火，以澡盥盛水，置于火上。后欲取火，而火都灭；欲取冷水，而水复热。火及冷水，二事俱失。once upon a time, there was a man who needed fire and cold water in caring out his household duties

英中对照 §21 妇人欲更求子喻(21) a woman longs for a second child 往昔世时，有妇女人，始有一子，更欲求子。问余妇女：“谁有能使我重有子？”once there was a woman who longed for a second child. he asked other women, "who could bring me another child?

英中对照 §20 人说王纵暴喻(20) the king was said to have given rein to cruelty 昔有一人，说王过罪，而作是言：“王甚暴虐，治政无理。”once upon a time a man pronouncing his king's crimes, said, "very cruel is the king. he is incapable of g

英中对照 §19 乘船失釪喻(19) loss of a silver bowl by boat 昔有人乘船渡海，失一银釪，堕于水中。即便思念：“我今画水作记，舍之而去，后当取之。”once upon a time there was a man who dropped a silver bowl into the sea while crossing it. he pondered, "i'm

英中对照 §18 就楼磨刀喻(18) grind a knife upstairs 昔有一人，贫穷困苦，为王作事。日月经久，身体羸瘦。王见怜愍，赐一死驼。贫人得已，即便剥皮，嫌刀钝故，求石欲磨。乃于楼上得一磨石，磨刀令利，来下而剥。once upon a time there was a poor man who had to work very hard in the king's servic

英中对照 §17 债半钱喻(17) a debt of half a cent 往有商人，贷他半钱，久不得偿，即便往债。前有大河，雇他两钱，然后得渡。到彼往债，竟不得见。来还渡河，复雇两钱。once a merchant lent half a cent to a man who then took a long time repaying him. the merchant went to th

英中对照 §24 种熬胡麻子喻(24) to cultivate the boiled sesame 昔有愚人，生食胡麻子，以为不美，熬而食之为美。便生念言：“不如熬而种之，后得美者。”once upon a time, a stupid man who, after eating the raw sesame, found it not as tasty as the boiled kind.

英中对照 §43 磨大石喻(43) to grind a big stone 譬如有人，磨一大石，勤加功力，经历日月，作小戏牛。用功既重，所期甚轻。once there was a man who ground a big stone with great effort. he made a small toy bull out of it after days and months of lab

英中对照 §23 贼偷锦绣用裹氀褐喻(23) the thief steals embroidered satin to wrap up worn clothes and rags 昔有贼人，入富家舍，偷得锦绣，即持用裹故弊氀褐种种财物，为智人所笑。once upon a time there was a thief who sneaked into a rich man's house to s

英中对照 §32 估客偷金喻(32) a trader steals gold 昔有二估客，共行商贾：一卖真金，其第二者卖兜罗棉。有他买真金者，烧而试之。第二估客即便偷他被烧之金，用兜罗棉裹。时金热故，烧棉都尽。once upon a time, two traders ran some business together. one was a seller of genuine gold, wh

英中对照 §46 偷犛牛喻(46) to steal the yak 譬如一村，共偷犛牛，而共食之。其失牛者，逐迹至村，唤此村人，问其由状，而语之言：“在尔此村不？”once there was a village whose people jointly participated in stealing a yak for food. the man who lost the yak follo

英中对照 §44 欲食半饼喻(44) eating half a pancake 譬如有人，因其饥故，食七枚煎饼。食六枚半已，便得饱满。其人嗔恚，以手自打，而作是言：“我今饱足，由此半饼。然前六饼，唐自捐弃，设知半饼能充足者，应先食之。”once there was a man who felt hungry and longed to eat seven pancakes. he was alr

英中对照 §42 估客驼死喻(42) the trader and the dead camel 譬如估客，游行商贾，会于路中，而驼卒死。驼上所载，多有珍宝、细软、上氎种种杂物。驼既死已，即剥其皮。商主舍行，坐二弟子而语之言：“好看驼皮，莫使湿烂。”once there was a trader who was traveling on business. it so happened that

英中对照 §41 毗舍阇鬼喻(41) pisacah devils 昔有二毗舍阇鬼，共有一箧、一杖、一屐。二鬼共诤，各各欲得。二鬼纷纭，竟日不能使平。once upon a time, there were two pisacah devils who conjointly owned a suitcase, a stick and a pair of wooden shoes about whi

英中对照 §40 治秃喻(40) to cure baldness 昔有一人，头上无毛，冬则大寒，夏则患热，兼为蚊虻之所唼食。昼夜受恼，甚以为苦。有一医师，多诸方术。时彼秃人，往至其所，语其医言：“唯愿大师，为我治之。”once upon a time, there was a man who was completely bald. he felt very cold in winter and

英中对照 §34 送美水喻(34) to send pure spring water 昔有一聚落，去王城五由旬。村中有好美水，王敕村人，常使日日送其美水。村人疲苦，悉欲移避，远此村去。once upon a time, there was a village, which was located five yojanas away from the city and supplied pure

英中对照 §38 饮木筩水喻(38) yelling at water 昔有一人，行来渴乏，见木筩中有清净流水，就而饮之。饮水已足，即便举手语木筩言：“我已饮竟，水莫复来。”once upon a time, there was a man who was tired and thirsty from traveling. he drank some fresh running water fro

英中对照 §37 杀群牛喻(37) to kill a herd of cattle 昔有一人，有二百五十头牛，常驱逐水草，随时喂食。时有一虎，啖食一牛。尔时牛主即作念言：“已失一牛，俱不全足，用是牛为！”once upon a time, there was a man who owned two hundred fifty cows. he often took them to the pas

英中对照 §36 破五通仙眼喻(36) to blind an immortal 昔有一人，入山学道，得五通仙，天眼彻视，能见地中一切伏藏，种种珍宝。国王闻之，心大欢喜，便语臣曰：once upon a time, there was a man who went to the mountains to learn buddhist priesthood. he succeeded in beco

英中对照 §35 宝箧镜喻(35) the mirror in a valuable case 昔有一人，贫穷困乏，多负人债，无以可偿，即便逃避。至空旷处，值箧，满中珍宝。有一明镜，著珍宝上，以盖覆之。贫人见已，心大欢喜，即便发之。见镜中人，便生惊怖，叉手语言：“我谓空箧，都无所有；不知有君在此箧中，莫见嗔也。”once upon a time there was a poor and weary