《弟子规》英语版.docx

《弟子规》英语版.docx

《《弟子规》英语版.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《《弟子规》英语版.docx（14页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

《弟子规》英语版

《弟子规》英语版

引导语：

小朋友们，大家是不是都读过中文版的《弟子规》？

那大家一起来挑战一下《弟子规》英语版的吧。

《弟子规》英语版

DiZiGui

StandardsforBeingaGoodStudentandChild

CONTENTS

Introduction

Outline

Chapter1:

AtHome,BeDutifultoYourParents

Chapter2:

StandardsforaYoungerBrotherWhenAwayfromHome

Chapter3:

BeCautiousinYourDailyLife

Chapter4:

BeTrustworthy

Chapter5:

LoveAllEqually

Chapter6:

BeClosetoandLearnfromPeopleofVirtueandCompassion

Chapter7:

AfterAlltheAboveAreAomplished,StudyFurtherandLearn

LiteratureandArttoImproveYourCulturalandSpiritualLife?

INTRODUCTION

Manyofyouwillprobablywonderwhatthisbookisallabout.WhatisinthisbookthatmadeitsoimportantinancientChina?

Canitstillberelevanttoday?

Ifweteachthisbooktoday,whatcanitdoforusandwhatkindofinfluencewillithaveonourpresentsociety?

?

DiZiGui,inEnglish,meansstandardsforbeingagoodstudentandchild.ItisanancientChinesebookhandeddowntousfromancientChineseSaintsandsages.ThesourcefortheoutlineofthisbookwasselectedfromAnalectsofConfucius,Book1,Chapter6,whereConfuciussaid:

¨Agoodstudentandchildmustfirstlearntobedutifultohisparents,andberespectfulandlovingtohissiblings.Nexthemustbecautiouswithallpeople,mattersandthingsinhisdailylife,andbeatrustworthyperson.Hemustbelieveintheteachingsoftheancientsaintsandsagesandputtheirteachingsintopractice.Thenhemustlearntoloveallequallyandbeclosetoandlearnfrompeopleofvirtueandpassion.Onlyafteralltheabovedutieshavebeenaomplished,ifhehasthetimeandenergy,heshouldthenfurtherstudyandlearnliteratureandarttoimprovethequalityofhisculturalandspirituallife.〃

SincethemainoutlineofthisbookisbasedontheteachingsofConfucius,letusfindoutwhoheis.ConfuciuswasagreatChinesescholar,teacherandeducator.HewasborninChinaabouttwenty-fivehundredyearsago,aboutthesametimethatShakyamuniBuddhawasborninIndia.ConfuciusdeeplyinfluencedChineseculture,andthisinfluenceextendsthroughouttheworldeventoday.Hebelievedthatmoralprinciples,virtues,anddisciplineshouldbetheveryfirstlessonstobetaughttoachild,andthatachildneedstopracticethemdaily.Unlikemoderndayparentswhodisapproveofphysicalpunishment,ancientChineseparentsactuallyencouragedandthankedtheteacherwhentheirchildrenwerepunishedformisbehaving.ItwasmostimportanttoancientChineseparentsthattheirchildrenlearnedthemoralprinciplesandvirtuesfirst,beforeanyothersubject,becausewithoutmoralprinciplesandvirtuesasafoundation,thelearningofallothersubjectswouldbefutile.

ThesequenceofancientChineseeducationalsystembasedontheConfucianteachingsisasfollows:

FirstachildlearnsthesubjectonVirtues,afterwhichhestudiesLanguage,thenMethodsinDealingwithPeople,MattersandThings,andlastlyLiteratureandArt.WeneedtounderstandthatConfuciusandShakyamuniBuddhasharedalmostthesameprinciplesandteachingmethods.Theybothtaughtusthatbeingdutifultooneˇsparentsandbeingrespectfultooneˇsteachersarethebasisofapersonˇsgoodvirtues.IfwecanappreciatethefactthatthestudyofVirtueswasachildˇsfirstsubjectinschool,thenwewillrealizehowimportantitwasforachildtobedutifultohisorherparentsathome.

IfyouaskastudentwhofollowsConfucianteachingswhetherheorshecanexplaininashortsentencewhatConfucianteachingsareallabout,thestudentwilltellyouthis:

TheprinciplesofConfucianteachingsmakeitapersonˇsdutytostrivetobefullyenlightened,topracticeuniversalloveandtobeaperfectlygoodperson.ThisisthesummationofConfucianbeliefs.Forapersontopracticeuniversallove,heorshemustbeginathome,andlearntobeadutifulchildandalovingsibling.IfyouaskafollowerofShakyamuniBuddhawhetherheorshecanexplainBuddhaˇsteachingsinonesentence,youwillgetthefollowingreply:

ShakyamuniBuddhaˇsforty-nineyearsofteachingneverdeviatedfromtheprinciplethatapersonhastobedutifultohisorherparents,andberespectfulandbeofservicetohisorherteachers.Thispersonmustbealllovingandmustnotkillanylivingbeings.Heorshemustbeaferventpractitionerofthetengoodconducts.Therefore,bothConfuciusandShakyamuniBuddhasharedthesamebeliefsandfeltthatfollowingtheseprinciplesareouronlydutieshereonearth.

TheimportantdutiesstatedinAnalectsofConfuciuswereusedaschaptersinthisbook.Altogethertherearesevenchapters,witheachchapterlistingoneduty.TheyarepresentedinsequenceaordingtotheancientChineseeducationalsystem.TheoriginaltextwritteninclassicalChineseisintheformofversesthatcanbeeasilyrecitedandmemorizedbyyoungChinesestudents.

Thecontentsofthisbookwereactuallypiledandeditedoveraperiodstretchingthousandofyears;itcontainstheremendedstandardsofbeingagoodstudentandchild.TheoutlinestartsoutbytellingusthatthosestandardsweretaughtbyConfucius,MenciusandallthepastChinesesaintsandsages.Theyallagreedthatthosedutiesaretheverybasicdisciplinesachildshouldlearnandpracticeeverydaywhilestillyoung.Eventhoughtheyseemstringentbytodayˇsstandards,itisapparentthatthepeopleofthattimefeltitwasimportantthatthechildshouldbewelldisciplinedandtaughtmoralprinciplesandvirtuesatanearlyage.Theyfeltthatwithoutstrictdisciplineandmoralstandards,achildwouldamounttonothing.Withoutknowingwhatitmeanttobedutifultooneˇsteachers,achildwouldgrowupnotlisteningtoorrespectinganyone.Suchachildwouldbeeapersonwithoutvirtues.Atthattime,¨apersonwithoutvirtue〃wasnotqualifiedtoserveintheimperialcourt,therebydeprivingthatpersontheopportunitytoservehiscountryandhispeople.

Ironicallytoday,theeducationalsystemisjusttheopposite.Manyparentslistentothechildinsteadoftheotherwayaround.Additionally,teachersareafraidtoteachanddisciplinechildrenbecausetheyarefearfulofviolatingthechildrenˇslegalrights,orevenbeingsuedbytheparents.Currently,weliveinaworldwheretherelationshipsbetweenpeople,betweenpeopleandtheirenvironment,betweenparentsandchildren,betweenhusbandsandwives,andbetweenemployersandemployeesaredisintegrating.Parentsnolongeractlikeparents.Childrendonotactlikechildren.Withoutpropereducationourmindsbeepollutedandourfamilysystemdisintegrates,asevidencedbyanever-increasingdivorcerate.SoonplaEarthwillnolongerbefitforustoliveon.Manyofusarefearfulforourfuturesandthefuturesofourchildren.Wehopethatbyreintroducingthisbook,itwillprovideguidanceforparentsandchildren.Inthisway,futuregenerationswillbenefitfromitandourworldandsocietyatlargewillbemoreatpeace,andwewillallhaveabetterplacetolive.

Asmentionedbefore,Confuciussaid:

¨Agoodstudentandchildmustfirstlearntobedutifultohisparents,andalsoberespectfulandlovingtohissiblings.〃InaordwiththeancientChineseeducationalsystem,thisbookstartsbyteachingushowtobeagooddutifulchildwhenweareathome,andhowtobearespectfulandlovingsiblingwhenweareawayfromhome,includinghowtoberespectfultoourelders.Therefore,thesetwodutiesaretheheadingsforthefirsttwochapters.Thefirstchapterison¨Xiao,〃whichisaChinesewordthatmeansbeingdutifultooneˇsparents.Alltheancientsaintsandsagesthought¨Xiao〃wasthemostimportantdutyinapersonˇslife.Thischapterteacheschildrentheproperconductonhowtotalktoandbehaveinfrontofparents,andwhattheircorrectattitudesandmannersshouldbe.

Thesecondchapterstatestheprincipleandstandardofconductfortheyoungersiblingtowardstheoldersiblingwhentheyoungersiblingsareawayfromhome.InChinese,theword¨Ti,〃whichmeanssincerefraternallove,describesthelovebetweensiblings.InBuddhism,itsmeaningextendsfurthertoincludeconducttowardsallpersonswhoareolderandasthesamegenerationasourselves.Thischapterthenfurtherexpandsthisconcepttowardsourelders.Itteachesushowtoshowrespecttotheeldersandwhatourcorrectattitudesandmannersshouldbe.

Eventhoughinthisbookthereisnoseparatechapteronthestandardofconducttowardsourteachers,itisunderstoodthatalltheprinciplesandstandardstaughtinthisbookshouldalsobeappliedtoourteachers.

Thethirdchapterteachesushowweshouldbecautiousinwhateverwedodaily,whetherweareinteractingwithpeople,mattersorthings.Thefourthchapterteachesushowtobeatrustworthyperson.Itteachesusthatweneedtobecautiousinthelanguageweuse,inourbehavior,andinourthoughts.Wemustalsobelieveintheteachingsofthesaintsandsages.Asaintisapersonwhotrulyandthoroughlyunderstandsthefactsaboutlife,andaboutthisuniverse.InChinawecallthemsaints.InIndia,peoplecallthemBuddhas.InwesternculturepeoplecallhimGod.Actuallywearealltalkingaboutthesamething.Alltheirteachingsefromheartsthatweretrueandpure.Theyhaveallseenthetruthandthistruthwillneverchangewithtime.Therefore,nomatterwhotheyareaslongastheyaresaints,BuddhasorGod,theyspeakthesametruthandifitisthetruth,thentheirmessagesarethesame.

Thefifthchaptertellsusthatapersonmustloveallequally.Theloveittalksaboutisuniversallove,notworldlylove.Itteachesusthatashumanbeingsweshouldhavep