自觉手册 Manual of Self-Awareness

by Luangpor Teean Jittasubho

FOREWORD

Throughout the 30 years of his teaching, Pann Intapew, later known as Luangpor Teean Jittasubho, pointed out the true essence of Truth which is latent in everyone without exception, regardless of nationality, religion, sex or age. If the practice is performed correctly, one can see, know and understand the Truth, as the Buddha did.

Brief Biography

隆波田禅师

活在当下的实修法门念头如溪水般恒常的流动，当念头来时，要同时知道身体的动作，这是灭苦最简单有效的方法，我可以向你保证。　
－－－　隆波田　禅师

Luangpor Teean Jittasubho

Luangpor Teean Jittasubho (1911-1988), or Pann Intapew, was born on September 5, 1911, at Buhom, Amphur Chiengkhan in the Province of Loei. He was the son of Jeen and Som Intapew. His father died when he was young. Since there was no school in the small village of Buhom, he did not have formal education in his childhood. The boy, like the rest of them in the village, had to help his mother in running their farm.

隆波田禅师或称潘．印特佩悟，1911年9月5日生于泰国东北边境洛伊省的布宏小镇。他是清与姗的儿子，他的父亲早逝。由于小镇上没有学校，隆波田在童年时并没有接受正式教育。就像其它小孩一样，他必须帮着母亲照顾耕田。

At the age of eleven, he was ordained as a novice at the village monastery, and stayed there with his uncle who was a resident monk. During a year and six months in the monastery, he studied Laotian scripts and ancient local scripts. He also started practicing various meditation methods, such as the Budh-dho and Breath Counting methods. After disrobing, he returned to his home.

11岁时，他在当地的寺里成为沙弥，他的叔叔是该寺的常住。在寺里18个月中，隆波田学习经典与不同的禅修方法，例如吸气时默念「佛」，吐气时默念「陀」以及数息法。在脱下僧袍后，他回到家里。

Following tradition, he was ordained as a monk at the age of twenty. Again he studied and practiced meditation with his uncle for six months. After returning to lay life, he was married at twenty-two and had three sons. In his village, he was always a leader in Buddhist activities and was highly respected and chosen to be the head of the village on three different occasions. Despite of heavy responsibilities, he continued his meditation practice regularly.

根据习俗，隆波田在20岁时回去受戒成为比丘，再次向叔叔学习并禅修6个月。回复在家生活之后，他22岁那年结婚，并育有3个小孩。在村里，隆波田经常是举办佛教活动的负责人，受到当地人民深深景仰，并在三次不同场合被推选为村子的领导者。尽管身负重任，他还是继续不断地禅修。

Later he moved to Chiengkhan, a larger community, where his sons could attend school. Being a merchant, he sailed his steamboat along the Maekhong River between Chiengkhan-Nongkai-Vientiane, or even as far as Luangprabang. He had opportunities to meet several meditation masters and his enthusiasm in pursuing Dhamma (the Truth) continued to strengthen. Furthermore, he began to realize that many years of being good, making merit, and practicing various methods of meditation had not liberated him from his anger. Finally, he determined to start searching for the way out.

后来他移居到同省较大的江翰镇，以便孩子们上学。做为一个贸易商，他驾着自己的船沿着湄公河往来于泰国与寮国间做买卖。这段时间内，他有机会接触到一些禅修大师，也增强了他对正法(真理)探究的决心。此外，他发觉到多年努力的行善、做功德、练习不同的禅修方法，并没有消除他的瞋心。最后，他决定开始寻求解决的方法。

In 1957, when he was nearly forty-six, he left his home with firm determination not to return unless he found the Truth. He went to Wat Rangsimukdaram, Tambol Pannprao, Amphur Tabon in Nongkai Province (Amphur Srichiengmai at present) and practiced a simple form of bodily movements except that he did not follow the recitation of the words "ting-ning" (moving-stopping) like others did. What he did was only being aware of the movements of the body and mind. Within a couple of days, on the early morning of the eleventh day of the waxing moon, the eighth month of 1957, his mind reached the End of Suffering completely without traditional rituals or teachers.

1957年，隆波田年近46，离开了家并下定决心若不找到真理，就不回家。他来到了农开省的摩尼光寺练习一种简单的肢体动作，但是他不像别人在心中默念「动、停」，只是觉知身心的动作。几天里，也就是1957年泰国旧历8月11日的早晨，他的心已完全到达了苦灭，不需要任何传统的仪式或老师。

Later he returned home. He taught his wife and relatives what he had found for two years and eight months, as a lay teacher. He then decided to re-enter monkhood in order to be in a better position to teach the people. The ordination was made on February 3, 1960.

后来隆波田回到家，以在家老师的身份，用2年又8个月的时间将所找到的法教给他的妻子和亲戚。而后，他决定再出家使正法更弘开。剃度典礼于1960年2月3日举行。

His teachings were spreading across the country as well as outside. He devoted his life to the teaching of Dhamma despite his poor health. He was diagnosed to have stomach cancer (malignant lymphoma) in 1982. In spite of his illness he continued his work actively and incisively until the end of his life.

隆波田的教法流传国内外。尽管身体状况不佳，他还是献身于传法。1982年诊断出他有胃癌，他不顾病情，仍然继续积极地工作6年直至生命终止。

On September 13, 1988 at 6:15 PM., he passed away calmly at the age of seventy-seven in a hut on Koh Buddhadhamma, Tabb Ming Kwan, Tambol Gudpong in Loei Province.

1988年9月13日下午6点15分于泰国东北的洛依省，隆波田安详地离开人世，享年77岁。