08/01/2026
宗薩欽哲仁波切與他的印度學生
有一次在菩提迦耶，一群印度學生在一場開示後前來請教宗薩欽哲仁波切。他們受過良好教育，充滿好奇，也帶著些許困惑。
其中一位學生坦率地說：
「仁波切，我們非常尊敬佛教，但不明白為什麼一定要儀式、祈禱與虔敬。智慧難道還不夠嗎？」
仁波切微笑著問他們：
「當你生病時，你只是閱讀醫學書籍，還是真的把藥吃下去？」
學生們笑了，隨即沉默。
仁波切溫和地繼續說：
「智慧是知道道路；修行是走在路上。儀式不是為了佛，而是為了你那顆散亂的心。」
另一位學生問：
「可是印度是佛陀的故鄉，為什麼我們感覺自己失去了某些東西？」
仁波切回答：
「印度並沒有失去正法，是印度人失去了對它的信心。西藏保存了容器；印度保存了土壤。現在，是重新結合兩者的時候了。」
之後，他又對他們說了一段非常直接的話：
「不要因為佛教聽起來很奇異而成為佛教徒，要成為誠實的人。如果佛教能幫助你清楚看見自己的我執，就用它；如果不能，就不要假裝。」
學生們說跟仁波切的那一刻改變了他們——不是因為他供給了他們信仰，而是因為他們感到肩負起做些事情的責任
他們明白，宗薩欽哲仁波切並不是在創造追隨者——
而是在培養具備慈悲的思考者。❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
——Kham Sum Dagpo
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and His Indian Students.
Once in Bodh Gaya, a group of Indian students approached Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche after a teaching.
They were educated, curious, and slightly frustrated. One student said honestly, Rinpoche, we respect Buddhism deeply, but we don’t understand why we need rituals, prayers, and devotion. Isn’t wisdom enough?
Rinpoche smiled and asked them, When you are sick, do you only read medical books—or do you actually take the medicine?
The students laughed and fell silent. Rinpoche continued gently: Wisdom is knowing the path. Practice is walking it.
Rituals are not for the Buddha—they are for your distracted mind. Another student asked, But India is the land of Buddha.
Why do we feel we lost something?
Rinpoche replied, India never lost the Dharma. Indians lost confidence in it. Tibetans preserved the container; India preserved the soil. Now the time is to reunite both.
Later, he told them something very direct: Don’t become Buddhist because it sounds exotic.
Become honest. If Buddhism helps you see your ego clearly, use it. If not, don’t pretend. The students said that moment changed them—not because he gave belief, but because he gave responsibility.
They realized Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche was not trying to create followers— he was creating thinkers with compassion.❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
-Kham Sum Dagpo"
