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西方佛教的基石 The Bedrocks of Buddhism in the West 鮑果勒 2012年3 月28 日講於萬佛聖城大殿 三寶弟子 中譯 A talk given by Doug Power on March 28, 2012 at Buddha Hall, CTTB Chinese Translation by Disciples of Triple Jewels BODHI F IELD 菩 提 田 Last week was the date that the Venerable Master actually came to 上星期是上人來到美國50 週年（編按：上人 America 50 years ago [Editors Note: The Venerable Master arrived in 於1962年3 月17 日抵達檀香山）。雖然上人初 Honolulu on March 17, 1962]. Although I didn’t see Master when he 來時我沒能遇見他，不過還是很值得回顧他早 first arrived, it is interesting for us to go back and look at the early history 期來到美國的那段歷史。 of when he came over. 上人剛到美國的時候只有很少數的信眾供 He came with very little; only a few people sponsored him. He lived in 養，在搬去金山寺之前，上人住在三藩市的一 a little apartment in San Francisco and gave lectures in Waverly Place over 間小公寓，並在中國城Waverly Place 講法。在 in Chinatown until he moved to Gold Mountain Monastery. At Gold 金山寺，上人每晚都講法，經常是連下午也在 Mountain Monastery, he spoke every night, and often in the afternoons, 講法。現在萬佛城所舉辦的觀音法會、禪七及 seven days a week. All of the sessions that are held up here at CTTB were 各種法會，都是從金山寺那時候開始的。 initiated: the Guan Yin sessions, the Chan sessions, and all the different 回想在十五街金山寺的日子，記得在 1973年 sessions that are done at the City, with a few additional ones. I’m reminded of Gold Mountain in those days, that was December ’73, 12月，共住了8個人，如果舉辦觀音法會也許 there were eight people in total living in Gold Mountain Monastery on 有 10到 12個人參加；甚至當我們搬去萬佛聖 15th Street. The Guan Yin sessions had maybe 10 o