About Author
Dharma Master Cheng Yen was born in 1937 in a small town in Taichung County, Taiwan. When she was twenty-three years old, she left home to become a Buddhist nun, and was instructed by her mentor, Venerable Master Yin Shun, to work “for Buddha’s teachings, for sentient beings.” In 1966, she founded a charity, which later turned into the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, to “help the poor and educate the rich”—to give material aid to the needy and inspire love and humanity in both givers and recipients.
In recent years, Master Cheng Yen’s contributions have been increasingly recognized by the global community. In 2011, she was recognized with the Roosevelt Institute’s FDR Distinguished Public Service Award and was named to the 2011 TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people. In 2014, she was presented with Rotary International’s Award of Honor in recognition of her humanitarian efforts and contributions to world peace.
Introduction
The Deer King Saves a Man is one of the Master Cheng Yen Tells Stories series. This book contains two stories: “The Deer King Saves a Man” and “The Shoe Cobbler Becomes a King”. The deer protagonists bring out the truth of life, reminding the readers to cherish their own blessings, and to restrict their desires. Master Cheng Yen teaches people to live a righteous and responsible life, and take Dharma to heart. Children’s minds are the most innocent and intelligent. Through simple text and colorful illustrations, basic values are passed down to the next generation. With easy-to-understand bilingual text (Traditional Chinese with pinyin and English), this book helps non-Chinese readers to learn Chinese and Chinese readers to learn English.
“The Deer King Saves a Man”—
There once lived a Deer King with a beautiful coat of nine colors.
One day, the Deer King found a man drowning in the river.
He quickly jumped into the water and saved him.
The Deer King did not ask the man for anything in return,
only that he kept this encounter to himself.
The man was grateful and agreed, but would he keep his promise?
作者簡介
證嚴上人於一九三七年,出生於臺灣省臺中縣清水鎮。在一九六三年,證嚴上人依印順導師為親教師出家,師訓「為佛教,為眾生」,證嚴上人奉持不懈。一九六六年,證嚴上人創辦佛教克難慈濟功德會。慈濟世界在法師慈悲呵護下,數十年來,一步一步地堅實茁壯;發展為慈善、醫療、教育、人文四大志業,以及國際賑災、環保、社區志 工、骨髓捐贈八大腳印,透過親手拔除眾生的苦痛,以善與大愛膚慰人間。近年來,證嚴上人的貢獻獲得國際間一致推崇;於2011年獲美國羅斯福基金會頒贈「傑出公共服務獎」, 並被時代雜誌列為2011年全球百大最具影響力人物。2014年獲頒國際扶輪社「最高榮譽獎」,肯定證嚴上人對於人道主義精神與世界和平的貢獻。
內容簡介
《靈鹿救人》乃證嚴上人說故事童書繪本系列之一,共收藏兩則佛典故事:〈靈鹿救人〉和〈鞋匠變國王〉。故事裡動物化身的主人翁帶出生活的真義,提醒我們珍惜所有,減少貪欲。證嚴上人叮嚀我們時時觀照自我的心念,懂得知足、惜福,守本分、勤付出,就能擁有充實快樂的人生。孩童心靈純摰,聰慧敏細,藉由淺顯易懂的文字搭配活潑逗趣的彩繪插圖,將基本價值傳達給我們的下一代。此書內容中英對照,並輔以漢語拼音,提供非以中文為母語的人學習中文,而以中文為母語的人也可以學習簡單的英文。
在〈靈鹿救人〉故事中,有一隻鹿王很美,身披九色光彩的毛皮。
有一天,鹿王發現有個人在河裡快要溺水了,
牠迅即的跳入水中,將那個人救上岸來。
鹿王不要任何回報,只要求他別向其他人吐露牠的行蹤。
獲救的人很感恩的答應了。但,他會遵守諾言嗎?