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the heaven of 33-3
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king sakka returned 1 to his palace in the heaven of 33. next to it stood the 2 of his first wife, the reborn good-doer. outside the mansion was the garden of his second wife, the reborn beauty. and there was the heavenly pond of his third wife, the reborn happy.

however, well-bom had died and been reborn as a slender crane(鹤,吊车) in the forest. since he missed her, sakka found her and brought her up to the heaven of 33 for a visit. he showed her the mansion and the garden and the pond of his three wives. he told her that, by doing good work, the other three had gained merit(优点,功绩) . this merit had brought them happiness, both in their previous lives and in their rebirths.

he said, "you, my dear crane, in your previous life as well-born, did no such good work. so you did not gain either merit or happiness and were reborn as a forest crane. i advise you to begin on the path of purity by following the five training steps." after being taught the five steps, the lovely crane 3 to follow them. then she returned to the forest.

not long afterwards, king sakka was curious about how the crane was doing. so he took the shape of a fish and lay down in front of her. the crane picked him up by the head. she was just about to swallow the king of the heaven of 33, when the fish wiggled(摆动,扭动) his tail.

immediately the crane thought, "this fish must be alive!" remembering the first training step, she released the living fish back into the stream. rising from the water, king sakka returned to his godly form and said, "it is very good, my clear crane, that you are able to follow the five training steps." then he returned to the second heaven world.

in the fullness of time, the crane died. following the five training steps had brought her both merit and a peaceful mind. so she was reborn in the wonderful state of mankind, into a potter's family in benares, in northern india.

again king sakka was interested in finding out where the one who had been well-born, and then the crane, was now reborn. he found her in the potter's family, and wanted to help her in gaining merit and finding happiness.

so he disguised(伪装,掩饰) himself as an old man and created a cart full of golden cucumbers(黄瓜) . he went into benares and shouted, "cucumbers! cucumbers! i have cucumbers!"

when people came to buy these amazing cucumbers, he said, "these golden cucumbers are not for sale. i will give them away, but only to one who is 4, that is, one who follows the five training steps."

the people said, "we never heard of the five training steps. but we will buy your golden cucumbers. name your price!" he repeated, "my cucumbers are not for sale. i have brought them to give to any person who practices the five training steps." the people said, "this man has come here only to play tricks on us" so they left him alone.

soon well-born heard about this unusual man. even though she had been reborn, she still had the habit of following the five training steps. so she thought, "this man must have come to find me."

she went to him and asked for the golden cucumbers. he said, "do you follow the five training steps? have you given up destroying life, talking what is not given, doing wrong in sexual ways, speaking falsely, and losing your mind from alcohol?" she answered, "yes, sir, i do follow these steps, and i am peaceful and happy"

then the old man said, "i brought these cucumbers especially for you, to encourage you to gain more merit and future happiness." so he left the cart of golden cucumbers with her, and returned to the heaven of 33.

throughout the rest of her life, the woman was very generous with all this gold. spreading her happiness to others, she gained merit. after she died, she was reborn as the daughter of the king of the asuras. she grew up to be a goddess of great beauty. to the asuras this seemed like a miracle, since the rest of them were the ugliest of all the gods.

the asura king was pleased with his daughter's goodness, as well as her famous beauty. he gathered all the asuras together and gave her the freedom to choose a husband.

sakka, king of the heaven of 33, knew of the latest rebirth of the one who had been his wife well-born, then a crane, and then a potter's daughter. so he came down to the lower heaven world and took the shape of an ordinary ugly asura. he thought, "if well-born chooses a husband whose inner qualities of 5 are the same as hers, we will be reunited at last!"

because of her past associations with magha the good, reborn as king sakka, now disguised as an ordinary asura, the beautiful princess was 6 to(被……所吸引) him. so she picked him from among all the asuras.

king sakka took her to the heaven of 33, made her his fourth wife, and they lived happily ever after.

the moral is: the five training steps are the beginning of wholesomeness. wholesomeness is the beginning of peace and happiness.



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1 a34d33187c38ba45813dc0a2172578f7     
adv.获胜地,胜利地
参考例句:
  • our technical revolution is blazing its way forward through all the difficulties and advancing victoriously. 我们的技术革命正在披荆斩棘,胜利前进。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • ignace victoriously ascended the stairs and knocked on kessler's door. 伊格内斯踌躇满志地登上楼梯,敲响了凯斯勒的房门。 来自辞典例句
2 8byxn     
n.大厦,大楼;宅第
参考例句:
  • the old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
  • the mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
3 lvqzzd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • this gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • there is a decided difference between british and chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 uowyz     
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
参考例句:
  • in actual fact the things i like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
  • it is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。
5 832f51223dfde70650ea37eaeff56278     
卫生性
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6 muxzii     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • all the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
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