The story of the country of naked people
A long time ago, two brothers each carried some goods, went out to do business, and walked to a country. No one in this country wears clothes, so it is called the "Nude Country".
The younger brother said: "The customs here are completely different from ours. It's not easy to do business here! But as the saying goes: 'When in the country, do as the Romans do.' As long as we are cautious, speak modestly, and act according to their customs , I guess there won’t be any problem.”
But the elder brother said: "No matter where you go, you must observe etiquette and morality, and you must seek virtue. Should we also be naked and interact with them? This is too immoral."
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The younger brother said: "In ancient times, many sages had changes in appearance, but their behavior was very upright. The so-called 'death of the body does not perish', this is also allowed by the precepts."
The elder brother said: "Let's do it! You go and see what's going on first, and then send someone to tell me."
The younger brother agreed: "Yes!" So he entered the country of naked people first.
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After about ten days, the younger brother sent someone to tell the elder brother: "You must follow local customs and habits to get things done."
The elder brother shouted angrily: "Isn't this what a gentleman should do instead of being a human being and acting like an animal? I can never do this like my younger brother."
The custom of the Naked Country is that on the nights of the first and fifteenth day of each month, everyone rubs their heads with sesame oil, draws various patterns on their bodies with white clay, wears various decorations, and knocks stones. Men and women hold hands, sing and dance. .
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The younger brother also imitated their appearance and sang and danced with them.
People in the Kingdom of the Naked Man, whether the king sent people to deal with ghost cases or ordinary people, all liked his brother very much and had a very harmonious relationship with him.
The king bought all the goods his brother brought and paid him ten times the price.
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The elder brother also came. He was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and accused the people of the Naked Country that this was wrong and that was not good. This aroused the anger of the king and the people. They caught him and beat him severely, and all their belongings were also stolen. snatched away. It was only thanks to his brother's intercession that he was let go.
The two brothers were about to leave for their country to send people to investigate the ghost case . People from the Naked Country came to see their brother off enthusiastically, but they kept scolding him.
My brother was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
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It is adapted from "The Naked State Sutra", Volume 5 of "The Collection of Sutras of the Six Perfections". See page 29 of Volume 3 of "Taishozo".