Rahula, The Buddha’s son followed Buddha’s footsteps and became a novice monk. 羅睺羅是釋迦牟尼佛的兒子。後來佛陀出家修道，小小年紀的羅睺羅也跟著出家做沙彌 […]

Su Dong Po, a famous scholar in Sung dynasty was closely associated with Zen Master Fo Yin. They often discussed Buddhism together. 宋朝大文豪蘇東坡，與佛印禪師是很好的朋友，兩人有一次鬥禪機 […]

One day, a Zen master was meditating in his room with his personal attendant standing beside him. 一天,一位禪師在蒲團上靜坐, 身旁站着一位侍者。 […]

The Buddha asked his disciples, "How long is life?" Disciple A answered rightly, "In a few decades." 佛陀問弟子:「人生究竟有多長?」弟子甲理所當然地答道:「在數十年間。」 […]

The Buddhist story of “The blind men and an elephant” come from ancient India where a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before learn and imagine what the elephant is like by touching it. 佛經裏有個「瞎子摸象」的故事, 說有幾位瞎子, 各自摸着大象身體的不同部位, 並以此來判斷大象的模樣。 […]

There was once a farm owner who hired a mechanic to install the water pipes of the farmhouse. The mechanic's luck has not been good lately. 話說有位農場主人, 僱用了一個技工師傅來安裝農舍的水管。技工的運氣近來不佳。 […]

That day, the girl next door had an argument with her mother again. In a fit of rage, she turned around and ran out. 那天, 鄰家的少女又跟媽媽吵架了, 一氣之下, 她轉身向外跑去。 […]

Once upon a time, there was a king who was depressed all day long, so he sent his minister to seek for ways to happiness. One day, upon arriving at a poor village, he heard a farmer singing happily. 從前有個國王，整日鬱鬱寡歡，於是派了個大臣四處找尋快樂的方法。有一天，大臣走過一個貧窮的村落時，聽到一個農夫快樂地歌唱。 […]

In ancient India, a minister accompanied the emperor to hunt in the mountains. Accidentally, the emperor's hand was cut by a tree branch and bled a lot. 在遠古的印度，一位大臣陪同皇帝上山狩獵。一不小心，皇帝的手被道旁樹枝劃破了，流了很多血。 […]

Ancient warriors fought in the front line often wore armor and carried shields for protection, otherwise they would easily be injured or even killed by the enemies. 古代戰士上前線打仗,若不穿盔甲、不拿盾牌, 極易被敵人所傷,甚至喪命。 […]

Once upon a time, there was a very poor man who owed lot of debts to others. One day, he fled to a deserted field and found a box there. 從前有一個人，很是貧窮，且欠了人家很多的債，沒有辦法償還，只得逃到別處去躲避。有一天，他逃到了荒涼的田野裏，看見放著一個箱子 […]

A hiker waded through the mountains and accidentally fell into a deep valley. In a very dangerous moment, he grasped the tree branches on the cliff with both hands and temporarily saved his life. 遊人跋山涉水, 一不小心, 掉進深谷。慌亂中, 他雙手死命地抓住崖壁上的樹枝, 暫時保住了性命 […]

A farmer received some good quality maize seeds from his relative, he was not sure if the maize seeds could really increase the yield, so he made a trial on a small piece of his own farmland. 一位農民得到親戚送來的一些玉米良種,但他不確定這種子是否真的能提高產量,便先在自家的地裏試種了一小塊。 […]

A blind man visited his friend and had a good chat into the night. When the blind man was ready to go home, he asked his friend for a lantern to light up the way home. 一位盲者拜訪朋友, 相談甚歡。入夜天黑, 盲者臨走時, 向朋友要一隻燈籠照亮回家的路 […]

The abbot then lifted a brick with one of his hands and said. "This task can be done with one single hand!" The beggar then lifted a brick with one hand as instructed. 方丈用自己的一隻手搬起一塊磚，說道：“這樣的事一隻手也能做！” […]

"It was the Buddha who threaded the needle for you." The Buddha answered while mending the torn hole. “是佛陀為你穿針。”佛陀一面回答，一面為他縫補破洞。 […]