迎接

Homecoming Day

一大早，我就被即将回家的兴奋催醒。推开窗户，一片生机荡漾，又到了“日长蝴蝶飞”的季节。天出奇地蓝，没有一丝云彩。所有的树木都吐出了新绿。太阳从东方跃出，驱散了朦胧的晨雾，给大地镀上一层金黄。我们浩浩荡荡的队伍离开色尔坝，开始向学院出发。

Very early in the morning, I was woken by the excitement that we would be home soon. Flinging the window open, everything looked fresh and bursting with vitality, promising the season of “long daylight and dancing butterflies.” The sky was amazingly blue with no trace of clouds. All the trees were bedecked with budding greens. The rising sun in the east dissipated hazy mists and sprinkled a layer of golden dust on the ground. Basking in this morning glory, we left Serba and begin our way back to the academy in an impressive procession.

沿途的寺庙和村落都听到上师回家的喜讯，他们手捧哈达，在路的两旁恭候着上师的车辆，当上师摇下车窗玻璃，向他们挥手致意时，所有的人都眼里噙着泪水。一年来对上师无尽的思念，都化为了阵阵桑烟，袅袅地飞往蓝天。

People in the villages and monasteries along the way all have heard the good news of H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche’s return; people holding katags lined up at the sides of the road, waiting respectfully. All their eyes were moist with tears when our Guru rolled down the car window to wave to them. The intense yearning for Rinpoche for a whole year finally dissolved into misty puffs, spiraling gently up into the blue sky.

车到霍西，30多辆摩托车行走在队伍的最前方，之后是100多匹由健壮汉子驾驭的马队组成的开路大军。上师的车行走在前方，声势浩大的队伍一眼望不到边，听说有100多辆车加入了迎接的行列。真是宝马香车喜满路，迎接的队伍走到哪儿，那里就成了一片欢乐的海洋。

Arriving at Huoxi, 30 motorcades joined the head of procession, followed by a cavalry of 100 stallions ridden by strong athletic young men. With the master’s car leading, the imposing parade with more than a hundred cars went as far as the eye could see. It was a stream of joy with adorned steeds and ornamented cars, bringing overflowing waves of happiness wherever it arrived.

当车到达洛若的时候，迎接的氛围达到了高潮。来自学院的僧众身穿统一的黄色袈裟排成两列，仿佛天人的飘带一般飞舞飘荡，一直延伸到耍坝子的地方，整个山坡上人头攒动，黄色的僧衣使青色的山峦被染上了一层流动的金黄。

The parade reached its high point when the cars arrived at Nuoro. Monks from the academy donned in uniform yellow robes formed two lines on the road which, undulating like celestial ribbons, stretched all the way to the carnival ground. The hill slopes were packed with people and the green mountains were dotted with the flowing golden color of the monks’ robes.

多少个日日夜夜，他们翘首期盼，凝望着上师归来的路。如今，当这一梦想成为现实的时候，他们已经不知道用什么样的方式，表达自己内心的幸福。千言万语化为了兴奋的尖叫、无声的哭泣。

With intense yearning day and night, everyone has been waiting earnestly, gazing out over the road where our Guru would be returning. Now it was the moment of realizing such a dream, but people found themselves at a loss as to how to express their heartfelt joy. Thousands of words welled up in their hearts were let out as exciting screams or as soundless weeping.

虽然上师因为疲劳，没有给大家说话，但他的归来已经足够。如同婴儿回到母亲怀抱一般，每个人都感受到上师在身边的踏实。

Being tired, our Guru delivered no specific speeches, but nothing more was needed than his return. Everyone felt the warmth and security of the Guru’s presence, just like when a baby returns to the cozy embrace of his mother.

夕阳西沉，银汉斜挑，繁星点缀的夜幕笼罩着大地，尽管草原的夜晚仍是寒冷依旧，但我相信帐篷里的每个人都同样做着甜甜的梦，因为他们的心是温暖的。

The setting sun ushered in the Milky Way; the evening veil with millions of stars closed on the field. Although the night was still bitterly cold on the prairie, I believed everyone in the tents must have been dreaming the same sweet dreams, as their hearts had all been warmed.

壬午年五月十五日 　
2002年6月24日 　

15th of May, Year of RenWu
June 24, 2002