佛教的故事:The God in the Banyan Tree
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="Promise">Promise</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="today">today</span>， <span word="peoplehave">peoplehave</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="superstitions">superstitions</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unusualtree">unusualtree</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inhabited">inhabited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="god">god</span>， <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="treegod">treegod</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thinkthe">thinkthe</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="them">them</span>， <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="theirpromise">theirpromise</span>.</p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kasi">Kasi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northernIndia">northernIndia</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="banyan">banyan</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="Heimmediately">Heimmediately</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Sohe">Sohe</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="performan">performan</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span>， <span word="butwhether">butwhether</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demon">demon</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="hadanswered">hadanswered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wish">wish</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="goats">goats</span>， <span word="mules">mules</span>， <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>. <span word="Hecollected">Hecollected</span> <span word="firewood">firewood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="helplessanimals">helplessanimals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banyan">banyan</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="andsaid">andsaid</span>， <span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>， <span word="you">you</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="boundby">boundby</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="inorder">inorder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bondage">bondage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youcommit">youcommit</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="unwholesome">unwholesome</span> <span word="acts">acts</span>， <span word="even">even</span> <span word="thoughpromised">thoughpromised</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="muchgreater">muchgreater</span> <span word="bondage">bondage</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="thoseresults">thoseresults</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="life">life</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rebirths">rebirths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span>! <span word="Theway">Theway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="deliverance">deliverance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="giveup">giveup</span> <span word="unwholesome">unwholesome</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>， <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span>!</p>
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