中国成语故事：磨砖成镜
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Guanyin">Guanyin</span> (<span word="Avalokitesvara">Avalokitesvara</span>) <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hengshan">Hengshan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stately">stately</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="incense">incense</span>1 <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eminent">eminent</span>2 <span word="Monk">Monk</span>3 <span word="Huai">Huai</span> <span word="Rang">Rang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chan">Chan</span> <span word="sect">sect</span>4 <span word="strolled">strolled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Monk">Monk</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Zu">Zu</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upright">upright</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="cushion">cushion</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="palms">palms</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span>5.</p><p><span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Zu">Zu</span> <span word="aspired">aspired</span>6 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span>7, <span word="Huai">Huai</span> <span word="Rang">Rang</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="random">random</span>8, <span word="squatted">squatted</span>9 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="noisily">noisily</span>.</p><p><span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Zu">Zu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vexed">vexed</span>10 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="grinding">grinding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>: "<span word="Master">Master</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>?"</p><p><span word="Huai">Huai</span> <span word="Rang">Rang</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="grinding">grinding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span>."</p><p><span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Zu">Zu</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span>," <span word="replied">replied</span> <span word="Huai">Huai</span> <span word="Rang">Rang</span>, "<span word="then">then</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span>?"</p><p><span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Zu">Zu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="displeased">displeased</span>11, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?"</p><p><span word="Huai">Huai</span> <span word="Rang">Rang</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>: "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ox">ox</span> <span word="pulls">pulls</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cart">cart</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ox">ox</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span>?"</p><p><span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Zu">Zu</span> <span word="hummed">hummed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hawed">hawed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="Huai">Huai</span> <span word="Rang">Rang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comprehension">comprehension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>.</p>
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