1·I’ll close with one of my favorite quotes by Shakyamuni Buddha, which Fogel includes before the Preface: “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
现在，我用自己最喜欢的一句话作结，引述自释迦牟尼佛祖，在霍格尔著作的序中提及：“你自身封闭想法越多，你内心的敌人就越强大。”
2·Soon many people would go to France to attend this big Buddha exhibition, then whose ancestors should Shakyamuni, or Buddha belong to in your eyes?
那么马上就会有世界各地的人到法国去看，去参加这个佛教大展，那么您觉得释迦牟尼佛，或者是佛祖，他应该算是谁的老祖宗呢？
3·At these words Vakula stopped gazing at Shakyamuni, but he nevertheless was unable to tear himself away from the Perfect One's presence.
说这些话时瓦库拉不再盯看着释迦牟尼，虽然如此，但是他不能脱离开世尊的面前。
4·Even with his position of wealth and honor, Shakyamuni Buddha was willing to suffer and cultivate. What is our position?
以释迦牟尼佛那种富贵的身分，尚且自己愿意受苦来修行，我们又是什么身分呢？
5·They are the characteristics of the physical harmony and beauty of a Great Being, and are described in Story of the Life of Buddha Shakyamuni.
它们是身体协调的典型特征，是至上的美感，在佛陀释迦牟尼的故事里面也有所描述。