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怙主頂果欽哲仁波切

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KYABJE DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE

正如許多其他學生肯定也曾這樣，當我見到法王頂果欽哲仁波切時，就對他的雙手深深著迷。當他給予教授時，那優雅修長的手指，持續演示著各種殊勝的手印；他的聲音超凡而低沈；他的講授是佛陀滔滔宣流的佛陀法音；他的目光洞察一切。對於像我這種初學佛法的人來說，仁波切那非凡、殊勝的示現是如此難以言詮，這幾乎超出了我所能理解的範圍。

THE MOMENT I SAW HIS HOLINESS DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE, I was mesmerized by his hands, as many other students must have been. He had long, elegant fingers that moved expressively when he taught, a constant mudra of the divine. His voice was an unearthly rumble, his speech a continuously flowing river of the buddhas' sounds, his gaze all-seeing. For someone new to the dharma as I was, his extraordinary and holy appearance was indefinable, almost too much to absorb.

來自世界各地的學生，前往仁波切位於博達納的寺院，坐在這位偉大上師的面前，祈求或接受他的加持。來自藏傳佛教四大教派的大師，以及成千上萬的弟子，亦前來領受他的教導。怙主頂果欽哲仁波切，是寧瑪教派最傑出的大圓滿上師之一，他無盡的佛行事業以勝妙的光輝遍及世界。仁波切一生當中，除了取出許多伏藏法、給予無數的教授和灌頂之外，還寫下了二十三函的學術著作及釋論。令人訝異的是，他似乎總是有時間一一陪伴許多信眾。

Students from all over the world journeyed to his monastery in Boudhanath to sit before this great guru and pray or receive his blessings. Masters from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and thousands of disciples came to him for teachings. Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, whose cease-less dharma activity filled the world with an ineffable radiance, was one of the most illustrious Dzogchen masters of the Nyingma lineage. In addition to discovering many termas, and giving countless teachings and initiations, during his lifetime Rinpoche wrote twenty-three volumes of scholarly texts and commentaries. Amazingly, he always seemed to have time for each one of his many devotees.

我們在仁波切尼泊爾的寺院附近住了很多年，並於1984年搬遷到法國的多荷東區，那兒有個小型的佛教社區正在著名的拉斯科古堡附近興起；而法王當時也在該處給予教授。春天的多荷東景色怡然，令人嘆為觀止；當我們抵達時，草地上遍滿黃色和紫紅色的野花，搖曳在無窮天際的微風之中。古堡隱匿在高聳的樺樹道上，銀色樹幹在清晨曙光下閃閃發亮。多荷東似乎成了地球上最美的地方，處處令人流連忘返。

We stayed near his monastery in Nepal for many years and, in 1984, moved to the Dordogne region of France, where a small Buddhist community was developing near the famous prehistoric caves of Lascaux. His Holiness was teaching there at the time. The scenery in Dordogne is breath-taking in the spring, and when we arrived, the meadows were filled with yellow and fuchsia wild flowers swaying in the breeze under endless skies. Ancient castles were hidden from the road by tall birch trees, their silver trunks shimmering in early morning light. Dordogne seemed like the loveliest place on earth, with beauty greeting the eyes at every turn.

我們於一座正在翻修的老舊石造農舍中安頓了下來，這裡將為作為三年閉關的處所。我們拆開行李前，得先將一條佔據於此的大蛇驅趕出去，牠疾速地穿過廚房地板、櫃子、床上和床下。儘管以前的房客與這條大蛇欣然共存，但孩子們想要住得清靜些，因此我們四人用了將近六小時，才將牠趕出屋外。

We settled in an old stone farmhouse on property being renovated for eventual use as a three-year retreat compound. Before we could unpack, the large snake that had taken up residence in the house had to be evicted. It zipped across the kitchen floor, into cabinets, over and under the beds. The previous tenants had lived quite happily with the snake, but my children wanted more privacy. It took four men nearly six hours to chase it out of the house.

怙主頂果欽哲仁波切的住所與我們距離不遠，我們其中一群人每天都會走一小段路來到La Sonnerie；在那裡，法王無有疲厭地給予教授和灌頂。他會從清晨開始，一直持續到夜晚，但幾次在黎明後的那一座，他還是仁慈地撥空為這本書給予教授。到了最後一天，法王將他巨大的手放在我的頭上，口中喃喃唸著慣常的祝福，並囑咐我明年再來。他那聖妙的聲音，讓我永難忘懷。

Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's home was not far, and every day a group of us would walk the short distance to La Sonnerie, where he was tirelessly conducting teachings and initiations. He would begin early in the morning and continue late into the evening, yet over several post-dawn sessions, he kindly made time to give a teaching for this book. On the last day, His Holiness placed his enormous hand over the top of my head, murmuring one of his constant blessings, and told me to return next year. His hallowed and miraculous voice never leaves my memory.