第十七品 嗔品
17. Kodhavaggo
1. 罗希尼刹帝利女的故事
1. Rohinīkhattiyakaññāvatthu
“应舍弃嗔”这段法的开示,是世尊住在榕树园时,针对名为罗希尼的刹帝利女而宣说的。
Kodhaṃjaheti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā nigrodhārāme viharanto rohiniṃ nāma khattiyakaññaṃ ārabbha kathesi.
据说,有一次,阿那律长老与五百位比丘一同前往迦毗罗卫。他的亲戚们听说“长老来了”,纷纷前来拜见,唯独长老的妹妹罗希尼没有来。长老便问亲戚们:“罗希尼在哪里?”“尊者,她在家中。”“她为什么不到这里来?”“尊者,因为她身上长了皮肤病,心怀惭愧,所以没来。”长老说:“去请她来。”她被请来后,以面纱遮脸而来。长老对她说:“罗希尼,你为什么不来呢?”“尊者,我身上长了皮肤病,因此惭愧没来。”“那你为何不造些福德呢?”“尊者,我该如何做?”“建一座坐堂。”“用什么来建呢?”“你没有首饰吗?”“有的,尊者。”“价值多少?”“价值一万。”“那就将它们变卖,用来建造一座坐堂吧。”“尊者,谁能帮我建造呢?”长老望着站在一旁的亲戚们说:“这件事就交给你们了。”他们问:“尊者,那您要做什么呢?”“我也将留在这里。”“既然如此,那你们便为她收集建筑材料吧。”他们回答:“好的,尊者。”于是便收集了材料。
Ekasmiṃ kira samaye āyasmā anuruddho pañcasatehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṃ kapilavatthuṃ agamāsi. Athassa ñātakā ‘‘thero āgato’’ti sutvā therassa santikaṃ agamaṃsu ṭhapetvā rohiniṃ nāma therassa bhaginiṃ. Thero ñātake pucchi ‘‘kahaṃ, rohinī’’ti? ‘‘Gehe, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Kasmā idha nāgatā’’ti? ‘‘Sarīre tassā chavirogo uppannoti lajjāya nāgatā, bhante’’ti. Thero ‘‘pakkosatha na’’nti pakkosāpetvā paṭakañcukaṃ paṭimuñcitvā āgataṃ evamāha – ‘‘rohini, kasmā nāgatāsī’’ti? ‘‘Sarīre me, bhante, chavirogo uppanno, tasmā lajjāya nāgatāmhī’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ pana te puññaṃ kātuṃ na vaṭṭatī’’ti? ‘‘Kiṃ karomi, bhante’’ti? ‘‘Āsanasālaṃ kārehī’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ gahetvā’’ti? ‘‘Kiṃ te pasādhanabhaṇḍakaṃ natthī’’ti? ‘‘Atthi, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ mūla’’nti? ‘‘Dasasahassamūlaṃ bhavissatī’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi taṃ vissajjetvā āsanasālaṃ kārehī’’ti. ‘‘Ko me, bhante, kāressatī’’ti? Thero samīpe ṭhitañātake oloketvā ‘‘tumhākaṃ bhāro hotū’’ti āha. ‘‘Tumhe pana, bhante, kiṃ karissathā’’ti? ‘‘Ahampi idheva bhavissāmī’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi etissā dabbasambhāre āharathā’’ti. Te ‘‘sādhu, bhante’’ti āhariṃsu.
长老在筹划建造坐堂时,对罗希尼说:“建一座两层坐堂,从上层楼板交付之时起,你要时常打扫底层的厅堂、铺设坐具,并随时备好饮水罐。”她回答:“好的,尊者。”于是变卖了首饰,建造了一座两层坐堂。从上层楼板交付之时起,她便开始打扫底层厅堂等事务。比丘们时常在那里坐卧。就在她打扫坐堂的过程中,她的皮肤病渐渐消退了。坐堂建成之后,她邀请以佛陀为首的比丘僧团,坐堂中坐满了佛陀及比丘僧众,她供养了殊胜的嚼食和啖食。世尊用斋毕,问道:“这是谁的供养?”“尊者,是我妹妹罗希尼的。”“那她在何处?”“在家中,尊者。”“去请她来。”她不愿前来。世尊虽然知道她不愿意,还是派人将她请了来。她来到后,向世尊行礼已毕,坐于一旁。世尊对她说:“罗希尼,你为什么不来呢?”“尊者,我身患皮肤病,深感羞愧,故未来。”“你可知道,你的病是由什么引起的吗?”“尊者,我不知道。”“你的病是由你的嗔怒引起的。”“尊者,那我曾做了什么?”“那么,你仔细听好。”于是,世尊便为她讲述了过去的事情。
Thero āsanasālaṃ saṃvidahanto rohiniṃ āha – ‘‘dvibhūmikaṃ āsanasālaṃ kāretvā upari padarānaṃ dinnakālato paṭṭhāya heṭṭhāsālaṃ nibaddhaṃ sammajjitvā āsanāni paññāpehi, nibaddhaṃ pānīyaghaṭe upaṭṭhāpehī’’ti. Sā ‘‘sādhu, bhante’’ti pasādhanabhaṇḍakaṃ vissajjetvā dvibhūmikaāsanasālaṃ kāretvā upari padarānaṃ dinnakālato paṭṭhāya heṭṭhāsālaṃ sammajjanādīni akāsi. Nibaddhaṃ bhikkhū nisīdanti. Athassā āsanasālaṃ sammajjantiyāva chavirogo milāyi. Sā āsanasālāya niṭṭhitāya buddhappamukhaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ nimantetvā āsanasālaṃ pūretvā nisinnassa buddhappamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa paṇītaṃ khādanīyaṃ bhojanīyaṃ adāsi. Satthā katabhattakicco ‘‘kassetaṃ dāna’’nti pucchi. ‘‘Bhaginiyā me, bhante, rohiniyā’’ti. ‘‘Sā pana kaha’’nti? ‘‘Gehe, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Pakkosatha na’’nti? Sā āgantuṃ na icchi. Atha naṃ satthā anicchamānampi pakkosāpesiyeva. Āgantvā ca pana vanditvā nisinnaṃ āha – ‘‘rohini, kasmā nāgamitthā’’ti? ‘‘Sarīre me, bhante, chavirogo atthi, tena lajjamānā nāgatāmhī’’ti. ‘‘Jānāsi pana kiṃ te nissāya esa uppanno’’ti? ‘‘Na jānāmi, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Tava kodhaṃ nissāya uppanno eso’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ pana me, bhante, kata’’nti? ‘‘Tena hi suṇāhī’’ti. Athassā satthā atītaṃ āhari.
过去世时,波罗奈国的王后对国王的一位舞女生起愤恨,心想:“我要让她受苦。”于是命人取来大块的痒果,唤那位舞女到跟前,趁其不备,命人将痒粉撒在她的卧床、外衣与被褥等缝隙之间,又假装与她嬉戏,将痒粉撒在她身上。就在那一刻,舞女的身体立刻发炎溃烂,长满脓疮。她一边搔痒一边躺倒在床上,那里的痒粉进一步刺激她,令她生起更为剧烈的痛苦。当时的王后,正是罗希尼。
Atīte bārāṇasirañño aggamahesī ekissā rañño nāṭakitthiyā āghātaṃ bandhitvā ‘‘dukkhamassā uppādessāmī’’ti cintetvā mahākacchuphalāni āharāpetvā taṃ nāṭakitthiṃ attano santikaṃ pakkosāpetvā yathā sā na jānāti, evamassā sayane ceva pāvārakojavādīnañca antaresu kacchucuṇṇāni ṭhapāpesi, keḷiṃ kurumānā viya tassā sarīrepi okiri. Taṃ khaṇaṃyeva tassā sarīraṃ uppakkuppakkaṃ gaṇḍāgaṇḍajātaṃ ahosi. Sā kaṇḍuvantī gantvā sayane nipajji, tatrāpissā kacchucuṇṇehi khādiyamānāya kharatarā vedanā uppajji. Tadā aggamahesī rohinī ahosīti.
世尊讲述了这段过去事缘,便对她说道:“罗希尼,那时你造下了此业。即便是微细的嗔怒与嫉妒,也绝不应生起。”说完,世尊即说此偈颂:
Satthā imaṃ atītaṃ āharitvā, ‘‘rohini, tadā tayāvetaṃ kammaṃ kataṃ. Appamattakopi hi kodho vā issā vā kātuṃ na yuttarūpo evā’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –
应舍弃嗔,应彻底断除慢,
应超越一切结缚;
那于名色不执著者,
他是无所拥有者,种种苦不会追随他。
‘‘Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ, Saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya; Taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ, Akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti dukkhā’’ti.
其中「kodhaṃ」(嗔):指应当舍弃一切形式的嗔,以及九种慢。「saṃyojanaṃ」(结):指应当超越欲贪结等十种的一切结。「asajjamānaṃ」(不执著):指不黏着。如果有人以“这是我的色蕴,这是我的感受”等类比执取名色,当名色变坏时,他便忧愁、苦恼,这便称为对名色执著。像这样不执取、不忧恼的人,就称为不执著。如此不执著的人,因为无有贪等烦恼,所以称为“无所者”,种种苦不会跟随他——这就是此句的含义。开示结束时,很多人证得了入流果等圣果。罗希尼也证得入流果,当下她的身体转为金色。
Tattha kodhanti sabbākārampi kodhaṃ navavidhampi mānaṃ jaheyya. Saṃyojananti kāmarāgasaṃyojanādikaṃ dasavidhampi sabbasaṃyojanaṃ atikkameyya. Asajjamānanti alaggamānaṃ. Yo hi ‘‘mama rūpaṃ mama vedanā’’tiādinā nayena nāmarūpaṃ paṭiggaṇhāti, tasmiñca bhijjamāne socati vihaññati , ayaṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ sajjati nāma. Evaṃ aggaṇhanto avihaññanto na sajjati nāma. Taṃ puggalaṃ evaṃ asajjamānaṃ rāgādīnaṃ abhāvena akiñcanaṃ dukkhā nāma nānupatantīti attho. Desanāvasāne bahū sotāpattiphalādīni pāpuṇiṃsūti. Rohinīpi sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhitā, taṅkhaṇaññevassā sarīraṃ suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ ahosi.
她从彼处死后,投生至三十三天,生于四位天子的辖地交界处,容貌端严,姿色超群。四位天子看见她后,都对她心生爱恋,彼此争论:“她是在我的辖地内化生的”、“她是在我的辖地内化生的”,于是他们一同来到帝释天王跟前,禀告说:“大王,我们因她而生起争执,请您裁决此事。”帝释天王一见她,也即刻生起爱恋,便问道:“你们从见到她那一刻起,心是这样的状态?”于是第一位天子说:“我的心如同战鼓,无法平息。”第二位说:“我的心如山中激流,奔涌不止。”第三位说:“我从见到她起,眼睛就像螃蟹的眼睛一样凸出来。”第四位说:“我的心如同塔庙上悬挂的旗帜,不得静止。”于是帝释对他们说:“诸位贤友,你们的心尚且如此难以调伏,而我呢,若得她,方能存活;若不得,恐怕唯有一死。”天子们说:“大王,您的死亡对我们并无利益。”于是把她交给了帝释,各自散去。她成了帝释可爱可意的妻子。每当有人提议:“我们到某处去游玩吧”,帝释便无法拒绝她的话。
Sā tato cutā tāvatiṃsabhavane catunnaṃ devaputtānaṃ sīmantare nibbattitvā pāsādikā rūpasobhaggappattā ahosi. Cattāropi devaputtā taṃ disvā uppannasinehā hutvā ‘‘mama sīmāya anto nibbattā, mama sīmāya anto nibbattā’’ti vivadantā sakkassa devarañño santikaṃ gantvā, ‘‘deva, imaṃ no nissāya aḍḍo uppanno, taṃ vinicchināthā’’ti āhaṃsu. Sakkopi taṃ oloketvāva uppannasineho hutvā evamāha – ‘‘imāya vo diṭṭhakālato paṭṭhāya kathaṃ cittāni uppannānī’’ti. Atheko āha – ‘‘mama tāva uppannacittaṃ saṅgāmabheri viya sannisīdituṃ nāsakkhī’’ti. Dutiyo ‘‘mama cittaṃ pabbatanadī viya sīghaṃ pavattatiyevā’’ti . Tatiyo ‘‘mama imissā diṭṭhakālato paṭṭhāya kakkaṭassa viya akkhīni nikkhamiṃsū’’ti. Catuttho ‘‘mama cittaṃ cetiye ussāpitadhajo viya niccalaṃ ṭhātuṃ nāsakkhī’’ti. Atha ne sakko āha – ‘‘tātā, tumhākaṃ tāva cittāni pasayharūpāni, ahaṃ pana imaṃ labhanto jīvissāmi, alabhantassa me maraṇaṃ bhavissatī’’ti. Devaputtā, ‘‘mahārāja, tumhākaṃ maraṇena attho natthī’’ti taṃ sakkassa vissajjetvā pakkamiṃsu. Sā sakkassa piyā ahosi manāpā. ‘‘Asukakīḷaṃ nāma gacchāmā’’ti vutte sakko tassā vacanaṃ paṭikkhipituṃ nāsakkhīti.
某比丘事
2. Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu
「Yo ve uppatitaṃ」(制止已升起)这句法义的开示,是导师住在阿伽罗婆寺时,针对某位比丘而说的。
Yo ve uppatitanti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā aggāḷave cetiye viharanto aññataraṃ bhikkhuṃ ārabbha kathesi.
世尊允许比丘僧团接受坐卧具之后,王舍城的长者等众人便开始建造坐卧具。那时,有一位来自阿拉毗的比丘也为自己建造坐卧具。他看见一棵很悦意的树,便动手去砍。那棵树中化生着一位带着幼子的天神;她抱着孩子站在一旁,恳求道:“尊者,请不要砍我的宫殿,我抱着幼儿,无法无家可归地流浪。”那位比丘回答:“我在别处找不到这样的树。”便不再理会她。天神心想:“他若见到这孩子,或许就会停手。”于是把孩子放在树枝上。比丘举起斧头砍下去,没能及时收住,一举砍断了孩子的手臂。天神生起极大的愤怒,举起双手,心想:“我要杀了他!”但随即转念:“这位比丘是持戒的人。若我杀了他,必将堕入地狱。其他天神若见到有比丘在砍自己的树,也会说‘那个天神就这样杀了比丘’,并以我为先例,纷纷去杀害比丘。况且,这位比丘自有其主人可管,我应当去禀告他的主人。”于是她放下高举的双手,哭泣着来到世尊面前,顶礼后退立一旁。世尊问她:“天神,发生了什么事?”她禀告说:“尊者,您的弟子竟对我做出这样的事!我本想杀他,但如此想后,”
Satthārā hi bhikkhusaṅghassa senāsane anuññāte rājagahaseṭṭhiādīhi senāsanesu kariyamānesu eko āḷaviko bhikkhu attano senāsanaṃ karonto ekaṃ manāparukkhaṃ disvā chindituṃ ārabhi. Tattha pana nibbattā ekā taruṇaputtā devatā puttaṃ aṅkenādāya ṭhitā yāci ‘‘mā me, sāmi, vimānaṃ chindi, na sakkhissāmi puttaṃ ādāya anāvāsā vicaritu’’nti. So ‘‘ahaṃ aññatra īdisaṃ rukkhaṃ na labhissāmī’’ti tassā vacanaṃ nādiyi. Sā ‘‘imampi tāva dārakaṃ oloketvā oramissatī’’ti puttaṃ rukkhasākhāya ṭhapesi. Sopi bhikkhu ukkhipitaṃ pharasuṃ sandhāretuṃ asakkonto dārakassa bāhuṃ chindi, devatā uppannabalavakodhā ‘‘paharitvā naṃ māressāmī’’ti ubho hatthe ukkhipitvā evaṃ tāva cintesi – ‘‘ayaṃ bhikkhu sīlavā. Sacāhaṃ imaṃ māressāmi, nirayagāminī bhavissāmi. Sesadevatāpi attano rukkhaṃ chindante bhikkhū disvā ‘asukadevatāya evaṃ nāma mārito bhikkhū’ti maṃ pamāṇaṃ katvā bhikkhū māressanti. Ayañca sasāmiko bhikkhu, sāmikasseva naṃ kathessāmī’’ti ukkhittahatthe apanetvā rodamānā satthu santikaṃ gantvā vanditvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Atha naṃ satthā ‘‘kiṃ devate’’ti āha. Sā, ‘‘bhante, tumhākaṃ me sāvakena idaṃ nāma kataṃ, ahampi naṃ māretukāmā hutvā idaṃ nāma cintetvā amāretvāva idhāgatā’’ti sabbaṃ taṃ pavattiṃ vitthārato ārocesi.
世尊听后,说:“善哉!善哉!天神,你做得很好。你能像调伏狂奔的马车那样,将已涌起的愤怒调伏下来。”接着说了以下这首偈颂:
Satthā taṃ sutvā ‘‘sādhu, sādhu devate, sādhu te kataṃ evaṃ uggataṃ kopaṃ bhantaṃ rathaṃ viya niggaṇhamānāyā’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –
若能制止已生起的愤怒,犹如制止一辆狂奔的车;
我称此人为真正的御者,其余人等,不过是执握缰绳的凡夫罢了。
‘‘Yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ, rathaṃ bhantaṃva vāraye; Tamahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi, rasmiggāho itaro jano’’ti.
其中,“uppatitaṃ”意为“已生起的”。“Rathaṃ bhantaṃ vā”(犹如失控的车辆)是指:犹如善巧的御者,能调伏疾驰狂奔的车乘,随心所欲地将其停住;同样,若有任何人能制止、调伏已生起的愤怒,我即称他为真正的御者。而“其他人”,则指国王、副王等的车夫,他们不过是执握缰绳而已,称不上是最上等的御者。
Tattha uppatitanti uppannaṃ. Rathaṃ bhantaṃ vāti yathā nāma cheko sārathi ativegena dhāvantaṃ rathaṃ niggaṇhitvā yathicchakaṃ ṭhapeti, evaṃ yo puggalo uppannaṃ kodhaṃ vāraye niggaṇhituṃ sakkoti. Tamahanti taṃ ahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi. Itaro janoti itaro pana rājauparājādīnaṃ rathasārathijano rasmiggāho nāma hoti, na uttamasārathīti.
说法结束时,这位天神证得入流果,在场大众也都从这次开示中获得了法益。
Desanāvasāne devatā sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhahi, sampattaparisāyapi sātthikā dhammadesanā ahosīti.
那位天神虽然证得入流果,却依然站在那里哭泣。世尊便问她:“天神,你怎么了?”她答道:“尊者,我的天宫消失了,现在我该怎么办?”世尊说:“好了,天神,莫要忧愁,我会给你一座天宫。”于是世尊指着祇园香室附近——前一天命终的天神先前所居的那棵树,说道:“那里有一棵空闲的树,你到那里去吧。”她便去往那里。从此以后,即使是有大威力的天神前来,也无法动摇她。世尊便以此因缘,为比丘们制定了草木学处。
Devatā pana sotāpannā hutvāpi rodamānā aṭṭhāsi. Atha naṃ satthā ‘‘kiṃ devate’’ti pucchitvā, ‘‘bhante, vimānaṃ me naṭṭhaṃ, idāni kiṃ karissāmī’’ti vutte, ‘‘alaṃ devate, mā cintayi, ahaṃ te vimānaṃ dassāmī’’ti jetavane gandhakuṭisamīpe purimadivase cutadevataṃ ekaṃ rukkhaṃ apadisanto ‘‘amukasmiṃ okāse rukkho vivitto, tattha upagacchā’’ti āha. Sā tattha upagañchi. Tato paṭṭhāya ‘‘buddhadattiyaṃ imissā vimāna’’nti mahesakkhadevatāpi āgantvā taṃ cāletuṃ nāsakkhiṃsu. Satthā taṃ atthuppattiṃ katvā bhikkhūnaṃ bhūtagāmasikkhāpadaṃ paññāpesīti.
优多罗近事女的事
3. Uttarāupāsikāvatthu
“以不愤怒战胜愤怒”这一法语,是世尊住在竹林精舍时,于优多罗家中应供用餐后,针对优多罗近事女而宣说的。
Akkodhena jine kodhanti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā veḷuvane viharanto uttarāya gehe katabhattakicco uttaraṃ upāsikaṃ ārabbha kathesi.
其因缘是这样的:据说在王舍城,有一个名叫富楼那的穷人,依靠富商善意长者打工维生。他家里只有妻子优多罗和一个女儿,一共三人。有一天,王舍城宣告:“将举行七天星宿节庆典。”善意长者听到消息,一大清早便把前来的富楼那叫住,说:“伙计,我家眷属都想欢庆星宿节,你是去参加庆典,还是继续干活?”富楼那回答:“主人,节庆是富人的事,我家里明早连煮粥的米都没有,星宿节与我何干?若能得到牛,我就去耕地。”“那好,你把牛牵走吧。”于是富楼那牵走了强壮的公牛,拿上犁,临走时对妻子说:“贤妻,城里人都在过星宿节,我因贫穷,须去挣取工钱。今日你为我煮双倍的饭,并送来给我。”说完便下地去了。
Tatrāyamanupubbī kathā – rājagahe kira sumanaseṭṭhiṃ nissāya puṇṇo nāma daliddo bhatiṃ katvā jīvati. Tassa bhariyā ca uttarā nāma dhītā cāti dveyeva gehamānusakā. Athekadivasaṃ ‘‘sattāhaṃ nakkhattaṃ kīḷitabba’’nti rājagahe ghosanaṃ kariṃsu. Taṃ sutvā sumanaseṭṭhi pātova āgataṃ puṇṇaṃ āmantetvā, ‘‘tāta, amhākaṃ parijano nakkhattaṃ kīḷitukāmo, tvaṃ kiṃ nakkhattaṃ kīḷissasi, udāhu bhatiṃ karissasī’’ti āha. ‘‘Sāmi, nakkhattaṃ nāma sadhanānaṃ hoti, mama pana gehe svātanāya yāgutaṇḍulampi natthi, kiṃ me nakkhattena, goṇe labhanto kasituṃ gamissāmī’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi goṇe gaṇhāhī’’ti. So balavagoṇe ca naṅgalañca gahetvā, ‘‘bhadde, nāgarā nakkhattaṃ kīḷanti, ahaṃ daliddatāya bhatiṃ kātuṃ gamissāmi, mayhampi tāva ajja dviguṇaṃ nivāpaṃ pacitvā bhattaṃ āhareyyāsī’’ti bhariyaṃ vatvā khettaṃ agamāsi.
舍利弗长老也入灭尽定七日,就在那一天出定。出定后他观察:“今日我应摄受谁呢?”他见富楼那已进入自己智慧之网的范围,又再观察:“此人有信心吗?他能供养我吗?”当他得知富楼那既有信心,又有供养的能力,且将因此获得大利益,便持钵与衣,来到富楼那耕作的地方,站在沟渠边,望着一丛灌木。
Sāriputtattheropi sattāhaṃ nirodhasamāpanno taṃ divasaṃ vuṭṭhāya ‘‘kassa nu kho ajja mayā saṅgahaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti olokento puṇṇaṃ attano ñāṇajālassa anto paviṭṭhaṃ disvā ‘‘saddho nu kho esa, sakkhissati vā me saṅgahaṃ kātu’’nti olokento tassa saddhabhāvañca saṅgahaṃ kātuṃ samatthabhāvañca tappaccayā cassa mahāsampattipaṭilābhañca ñatvā pattacīvaramādāya tassa kasanaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā āvāṭatīre ekaṃ gumbaṃ olokento aṭṭhāsi.
富楼那一见长老,便放下犁,以五体投地顶礼长老。他想:“长老或许需要齿木。”于是将齿木如法处理后,供养长老。长老取出钵和滤水器交给他。富楼那又想:“尊者或许需要饮水。”便以滤水器过滤水供养长老。长老心想:“此人寄居在他人后屋,若我去他家门口,他妻子便见不到我了。我且在此稍候,等她送饭上路。”于是长老在原地稍作停留,知道她已踏上送饭之路,便朝城里的方向走去。
Puṇṇo theraṃ disvāva kasiṃ ṭhapetvā pañcapatiṭṭhitena theraṃ vanditvā ‘‘dantakaṭṭhena attho bhavissatī’’ti dantakaṭṭhaṃ kappiyaṃ katvā adāsi. Athassa thero pattañca parissāvanañca nīharitvā adāsi. So ‘‘pānīyena attho bhavissatī’’ti taṃ ādāya pānīyaṃ parissāvetvā adāsi. Thero cintesi – ‘‘ayaṃ paresaṃ pacchimagehe vasati. Sacassa gehadvāraṃ gamissāmi, imassa bhariyā maṃ daṭṭhuṃ na labhissati. Yāvassā bhattaṃ ādāya maggaṃ paṭipajjati, tāva idheva bhavissāmī’’ti. So tattheva thokaṃ vītināmetvā tassa maggāruḷhabhāvaṃ ñatvā antonagarābhimukho pāyāsi.
她在半路上见到长老,心中想道:“有些时候,我手里有应施的食物,却见不到圣者;有些时候,我见到了圣者,却没有食物可施。今天,我既见到了圣者,又有这些食物,长老会慈悲摄受我吗?”她放下饭盒,五体投地礼敬长老,说:“尊者,请不要嫌弃这些食物粗陋寡味,怜愍我这做佣人之苦,请您接受我的供养。”长老递出钵,她一手托着饭盒,一手从中取饭放入钵中。放至一半时,长老用手盖住钵说:“够了。”她说:“尊者,这只是一人份的饭食,无法分成两半。请您不要只为了我现世的利益,也为了我来世的利益,慈悲接受全部供养吧。”说着,她便将所有饭都放进长老的钵里,并发愿道:“愿您所体证的法味,也能为我夫君所分享。”长老说:“但愿如此。”便站在原地为她随喜祝福,然后找了一处近水的僻静处坐下,用了斋饭。优多罗则转身回去,重新找米来做饭。富楼那拼力耕了大约半亩地后,饿得实在忍耐不住,便解开牛,走进树荫下坐着,眼巴巴地望着来路。
Sā antarāmagge theraṃ disvā cintesi – ‘‘appekadāhaṃ deyyadhamme sati ayyaṃ na passāmi, appekadā me ayyaṃ passantiyā deyyadhammo na hoti. Ajja pana me ayyo ca diṭṭho, deyyadhammo cāyaṃ atthi, karissati nu kho me saṅgaha’’nti. Sā bhattabhājanaṃ oropetvā theraṃ pañcapatiṭṭhitena vanditvā, ‘‘bhante, idaṃ lūkhaṃ vā paṇītaṃ vāti acintetvā dāsassa vo saṅgahaṃ karothā’’ti āha. Thero pattaṃ upanāmetvā tāya ekena hatthena bhājanaṃ dhāretvā ekena hatthena tato bhattaṃ dadamānāya upaḍḍhabhatte dinne ‘‘ala’’nti hatthena pattaṃ pidahi. Sā, ‘‘bhante, ekova paṭiviso, na sakkā dvidhā kātuṃ. Tumhākaṃ dāsassa idhalokasaṅgahaṃ akatvā paralokasaṅgahaṃ karotha, niravasesameva dātukāmamhī’’ti vatvā sabbameva therassa patte patiṭṭhapetvā ‘‘tumhehi diṭṭhadhammasseva bhāgī assa’’nti patthanaṃ akāsi. Thero ‘‘evaṃ hotū’’ti vatvā ṭhitakova anumodanaṃ karitvā ekasmiṃ udakaphāsukaṭṭhāne nisīditvā bhattakiccamakāsi. Sāpi nivattitvā taṇḍule pariyesitvā bhattaṃ paci. Puṇṇopi aḍḍhakarīsamattaṭṭhānaṃ kasitvā jighacchaṃ sahituṃ asakkonto goṇe vissajjetvā ekarukkhacchāyaṃ pavisitvā maggaṃ olokento nisīdi.
那时,他的妻子正带着饭食去找他,远远看见他便心想:“他因为饥饿所迫,正坐着朝我这边望。若是他责怪我‘怎么耽搁这么久’,并用刺棒打我,我做的事就白白无益了。我最好先向他说明。”于是她对丈夫说:“夫君,今天请你心生欢喜,别让我做的事白费。我早晨给你送饭时,在半路上遇见了法将,便把带给你的饭供养了他,而后我又回去重新煮好饭才送来。请你心生欢喜吧,夫君。”他问:“你说什么,贤妻?”妻子说明缘由后,他说:“贤妻,你把我的饭供养给圣者,真是太好了。今天一早,我也把齿木和漱口水供养给了他。”他听后生起欢喜,由衷随喜。因为很晚才用饭,身体疲倦,他便枕在妻子的膝上睡着了。
Athassa bhariyā bhattaṃ ādāya gacchamānā taṃ disvāva ‘‘esa jighacchāya pīḷito maṃ olokento nisinno. Sace maṃ ‘ativiya je cirāyī’ti tajjetvā patodalaṭṭhiyā maṃ paharissati, mayā katakammaṃ niratthakaṃ bhavissati. Paṭikaccevassa ārocessāmī’’ti cintetvā evamāha – ‘‘sāmi, ajjekadivasaṃ cittaṃ pasādehi, mā mayā katakammaṃ niratthakaṃ kari. Ahañhi pātova te bhattaṃ āharantī antarāmagge dhammasenāpatiṃ disvā tava bhattaṃ tassa datvā puna gantvā bhattaṃ pacitvā āgatā, pasādehi, sāmi, citta’’nti. So ‘‘kiṃ vadesi, bhadde’’ti pucchitvā puna tamatthaṃ sutvā, ‘‘bhadde, sādhu vata te kataṃ mama bhattaṃ ayyassa dadamānāya, mayāpissa ajja pātova dantakaṭṭhañca mukhodakañca dinna’’nti pasannamānaso taṃ vacanaṃ abhinanditvā ussure laddhabhattatāya kilantakāyo tassā aṅke sīsaṃ katvā niddaṃ okkami.
那时,他早晨犁过的那片地,所有的土块粉末都变成了纯金,如堆积的迦尼迦罗花一般金光闪耀。他醒来望见,便对妻子说:“贤妻,我耕的那块地,看上去全都变成金子了,这是怎么回事?莫非因为我用饭太早,眼睛花了?”妻子回答:“夫君,我所见的也是如此。”他起身走到田间,拿起一个土块在犁头上敲了敲,确认是金子后,心想:“啊!我供养法将圣者的布施,今日便现见果报了。可是,这么多的财富,我无法私自藏用。”于是他将妻子带来的饭钵装满金子,前往王宫。得到允许后,他进去向国王礼敬。国王问道:“你有什么事吗,孩子?”他禀告:“大王,今天我犁的地全都变成了金子。请派人去把这些金子运回吧。”国王问:“你是谁?”他答:“我叫富楼那。”国王又问:“你今天做了什么?”他回答:“今天一早,我将齿木和漱口水供养了法将,我的妻子也把带给我的饭供养了他。”
Athassa pātova kasitaṭṭhānaṃ paṃsucuṇṇaṃ upādāya sabbaṃ rattasuvaṇṇaṃ kaṇikārapuppharāsi viya sobhamānaṃ aṭṭhāsi. So pabuddho oloketvā bhariyaṃ āha – ‘‘bhadde, etaṃ kasitaṭṭhānaṃ sabbaṃ mama suvaṇṇaṃ hutvā paññāyati, kiṃ nu kho me atiussure laddhabhattatāya akkhīni bhamantī’’ti. ‘‘Sāmi, mayhampi evameva paññāyatī’’ti. So uṭṭhāya tattha gantvā ekapiṇḍaṃ gahetvā naṅgalasīse paharitvā suvaṇṇabhāvaṃ ñatvā ‘‘aho ayyassa dhammasenāpatissa me dinnadānena ajjeva vipāko dassito, na kho pana sakkā ettakaṃ dhanaṃ paṭicchādetvā paribhuñjitu’’nti bhariyāya ābhataṃ bhattapātiṃ suvaṇṇassa pūretvā rājakulaṃ gantvā raññā katokāso pavisitvā rājānaṃ abhivādetvā ‘‘kiṃ, tātā’’ti vutte, ‘‘deva, ajja mayā kasitaṭṭhānaṃ sabbaṃ suvaṇṇabharitameva hutvā ṭhitaṃ, idaṃ suvaṇṇaṃ āharāpetuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti. ‘‘Kosi tva’’nti? ‘‘Puṇṇo nāma aha’’nti. ‘‘Kiṃ pana te ajja kata’’nti? ‘‘Dhammasenāpatissa me ajja pātova dantakaṭṭhañca mukhodakañca dinnaṃ, bhariyāyapi me mayhaṃ āharaṇabhattaṃ tasseva dinna’’nti.
国王听后说:‘听说供养法将军的布施,今日便显现果报了。’然后问道:‘孩子,我该做什么?’他禀告:‘请派遣上千辆车,把金子运回来。’国王便派出车辆。国王的侍从们前去拿取时,口中说着‘这是国王的财物’,然而凡是他们拿到的东西,全都变回了泥土。他们回去禀告国王,国王问:‘你们拿的时候说了什么?’他们回答:‘说是“您的财产”。’国王说:‘孩子们,那不是我的财产。你们去,一边说“这是富楼那的财产”,一边拿取。’他们依言而行,所拿的一切都变成了真金。他们把所有的金子运回来,堆在王宫院子里,金堆高达八十肘。国王召集市民问道:‘这城中有谁拥有这么多金子?’市民们回答:‘没有,大王。’国王又问:‘那么,应当赐给他什么?’大臣回答:‘长者伞盖,大王。’国王便赐给他大量财富和长者伞盖,说:‘就称他为“多财长者”吧。’这时,富楼那对国王说:‘大王,我们一直寄居在别人家里,请赐给我们一处住所。’国王便指着说:‘那么,你看,那里有块空地,你把它清理干净,就在那里建房吧。’并指出了旧长者的宅地。他在那块地上,只用几天便建好了房屋。
Taṃ sutvā rājā ‘‘ajjeva kira, bho, dhammasenāpatissa dinnadānena vipāko dassito’’ti vatvā, ‘‘tāta, kiṃ karomī’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Bahūni sakaṭasahassāni pahiṇitvā suvaṇṇaṃ āharāpethā’’ti. Rājā sakaṭāni pahiṇi. Rājapurisesu ‘‘rañño santaka’’nti gaṇhantesu gahitagahitaṃ mattikāva hoti. Te gantvā rañño ārocetvā ‘‘tumhehi kinti vatvā gahita’’nti. Puṭṭhā ‘‘tumhākaṃ santaka’’nti āhaṃsu. Na mayhaṃ, tātā, santakaṃ, gacchatha ‘‘puṇṇassa santaka’’nti vatvā gaṇhathāti. Te tathā kariṃsu, gahitagahitaṃ suvaṇṇameva ahosi. Sabbampi āharitvā rājaṅgaṇe rāsimakaṃsu, asītihatthubbedho rāsi ahosi. Rājā nāgare sannipātetvā ‘‘imasmiṃ nagare atthi kassaci ettakaṃ suvaṇṇa’’nti? ‘‘Natthi, devā’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ panassa dātuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti? ‘‘Seṭṭhichattaṃ, devā’’ti. Rājā ‘‘bāhudhanaseṭṭhi nāma hotū’’ti mahantena bhogena saddhiṃ tassa seṭṭhichattamadāsi. Atha naṃ so āha – ‘‘mayaṃ, deva, ettakaṃ kālaṃ parakule vasimhā, vasanaṭṭhānaṃ no dethā’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi passa, esa gumbo paññāyati, etaṃ harāpetvā gehaṃ kārehī’’ti purāṇaseṭṭhissa gehaṭṭhānaṃ ācikkhi. So tasmiṃ ṭhāne katipāheneva gehaṃ kārāpetvā gehappavesanamaṅgalañca chattamaṅgalañca ekatova karonto sattāhaṃ buddhappamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa dānaṃ adāsi. Athassa satthā anumodanaṃ karonto anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi. Dhammakathāvasāne puṇṇaseṭṭhi ca bhariyā cassa dhītā ca uttarāti tayo janā sotāpannā ahesuṃ.
后来,王舍城长者为他儿子向富楼那长者的女儿求婚。富楼那说:‘我不许。’王舍城长者说:‘请不要这样推辞。您依托我们住了这么久,才有今日的成就。请您把女儿嫁给我儿子吧。’富楼那回答:‘他是个邪见者,我的女儿离开三宝便无法生活,我决不会把女儿许配给他。’此后,许多长者团体和良家子弟劝他说:‘不要因为此事破坏彼此的信赖,把女儿嫁给他吧。’他接受了他们的请求,在阿沙离月满月日,将女儿嫁了出去。她自从到了夫家,就没有机会见到比丘或比丘尼,也无法布施、听法。就这样过了两个半月,她问站在身边的女仆:‘雨安居还剩下多少天?’女仆回答:‘半个月,女主人。’她便送信给父亲说:‘为什么把我投进这样的牢狱?还不如在我身上做了标记送给别人当奴隶,那样我还能听到消息。不该把我嫁给这样的邪见家庭。自从来到这里,我连一件功德——哪怕见一见比丘——都做不了。’
Aparabhāge rājagahaseṭṭhi puṇṇaseṭṭhino dhītaraṃ attano puttassa vāresi. So ‘‘nāhaṃ dassāmī’’ti vatvā ‘‘mā evaṃ karotu, ettakaṃ kālaṃ amhe nissāya vasanteneva te sampatti laddhā, detu me puttassa dhītara’’nti vutte ‘‘so micchādiṭṭhiko, mama dhītā tīhi ratanehi vinā vattituṃ na sakkoti, nevassa dhītaraṃ dassāmī’’ti āha. Atha naṃ bahū seṭṭhigaṇādayo kulaputtā ‘‘mā tena saddhiṃ vissāsaṃ bhindi, dehissa dhītara’’nti yāciṃsu. So tesaṃ vacanaṃ sampaṭicchitvā āsāḷhipuṇṇamāyaṃ dhītaraṃ adāsi. Sā patikulaṃ gatakālato paṭṭhāya bhikkhuṃ vā bhikkhuniṃ vā upasaṅkamituṃ dānaṃ vā dātuṃ dhammaṃ vā sotuṃ nālattha. Evaṃ aḍḍhatiyesu māsesu vītivattesu santike ṭhitaṃ paricārikaṃ pucchi – ‘‘idāni kittakaṃ antovassassa avasiṭṭha’’nti? ‘‘Aḍḍhamāso, ayye’’ti. Sā pitu sāsanaṃ pahiṇi ‘‘kasmā maṃ evarūpe bandhanāgāre pakkhipiṃsu, varaṃ me lakkhaṇāhataṃ katvā paresaṃ dāsiṃ sāvetuṃ. Evarūpassa micchādiṭṭhikulassa dātuṃ na vaṭṭati. Āgatakālato paṭṭhāya bhikkhudassanādīsu ekampi puññaṃ kātuṃ na labhāmī’’ti.
她父亲得知后,心中不乐,说:‘我的女儿真是受苦了。’便派人送去一万五千迦哈巴那钱,并传话说:‘这城里有个妓女名叫西莉玛,每日收取千金。你用这些钱将她请来,让她服侍你的丈夫,你自己去做功德吧。’优多罗便请来西莉玛,对她说:‘朋友,这些钱请你收下,在这半个月里代替我服侍我的丈夫。’西莉玛答应道:‘好的。’于是优多罗带她去见丈夫。丈夫见到西莉玛后问:‘这是怎么回事?’优多罗说:‘夫君,这半个月请让我这位朋友服侍您,我想在这半个月里行布施、听闻佛法。’他见到那美女,心生爱恋,便说:‘好吧。’
Athassā pitā ‘‘dukkhitā vata me dhītā’’ti anattamanataṃ pavedetvā pañcadasa kahāpaṇasahassāni pesesi ‘‘imasmiṃ nagare sirimā nāma gaṇikā atthi, devasikaṃ sahassaṃ gaṇhāti. Imehi kahāpaṇehi taṃ ānetvā sāmikassa pādaparicārikaṃ katvā sayaṃ puññāni karotū’’ti . Sā sirimaṃ pakkosāpetvā ‘‘sahāyike ime kahāpaṇe gahetvā imaṃ aḍḍhamāsaṃ tava sahāyakaṃ paricarāhī’’ti āha. Sā ‘‘sādhū’’ti paṭissuṇi. Sā taṃ ādāya sāmikassa santikaṃ gantvā tena sirimaṃ disvā ‘‘kiṃ ida’’nti vutte, ‘‘sāmi, imaṃ aḍḍhamāsaṃ mama sahāyikā tumhe paricaratu, ahaṃ pana imaṃ aḍḍhamāsaṃ dānañceva dātukāmā dhammañca sotukāmā’’ti āha. So taṃ abhirūpaṃ itthiṃ disvā uppannasineho ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchi.
优多罗也邀请以佛陀为首的比丘僧团,并得到导师的许可:“尊者,在此半月期间,请勿往他处,就在这里接受食物。”她满心欢喜地想:“从今天起直到大自恣日,我能亲自侍奉世尊并听闻正法了。”于是便在厨房里忙碌安排,说着:“粥要这样煮,饼要这样烤。”那时,她的丈夫心想:“明天就是自恣日。”他站在朝向厨房的窗户边,思忖:“那个愚痴的女人在忙些什么?”他望见那位长者的女儿汗流浃背,满身灰土,脸上沾着炭黑,正那样忙前忙后地张罗,便嘲笑道:“嘿,这愚痴女子!有这样的富贵却不懂得享受,倒欢天喜地忙着说‘我要侍奉剃头沙门’。”说完便走开了。
Uttarāpi kho buddhappamukhaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ nimantetvā, ‘‘bhante, imaṃ aḍḍhamāsaṃ aññattha agantvā idheva bhikkhā gahetabbā’’ti satthu paṭiññaṃ gahetvā ‘‘ito dāni paṭṭhāya yāva mahāpavāraṇā, tāva satthāraṃ upaṭṭhātuṃ dhammañca sotuṃ labhissāmī’’ti tuṭṭhamānasā ‘‘evaṃ yāguṃ pacatha, evaṃ pūve pacathā’’ti mahānase sabbakiccāni saṃvidahantī vicarati. Athassā sāmiko ‘‘sve pavāraṇā bhavissatī’’ti mahānasābhimukho vātapāne ṭhatvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho karontī sā andhabālā vicaratī’’ti olokento taṃ seṭṭhīdhītaraṃ sedakilinnaṃ chārikāya okiṇṇaṃ aṅgāramasimakkhitaṃ tathā saṃvidahitvā vicaramānaṃ disvā ‘‘aho andhabālā evarūpe ṭhāne imaṃ sirisampattiṃ nānubhavati, ‘muṇḍakasamaṇe upaṭṭhahissāmī’ti tuṭṭhacittā vicaratī’’ti hasitvā apagañchi.
他离开后,一直站在他身旁的西莉玛心想:“他到底看见什么笑了?”便从同一扇窗望出去,看见优多罗,心中忖道:“他是看见她才笑的,必定与她有私情。”据说,她在那屋中作为外来女子住了半个月,虽然享有这份富贵,却不知自己的外人身份,竟以为“这家的女主人是我”。她对优多罗心生怨恨,想道:“我要让她吃苦头。”于是从楼阁下到大厨房,走到烤饼的地方,用勺子舀满滚烫的熟酥,朝优多罗走去。优多罗见她走来,心想:“我这位朋友对我有大恩。铁围山尚嫌狭小,梵天世界也不算高广;我朋友的恩德才真正伟大。我正是仰仗她才能行布施、听闻正法。如果我对她起瞋怒,这熟酥就会烫伤我;倘若不起瞋,它便不能伤我。”于是以慈心遍满于她。那滚滚的熟酥浇在她头上,竟变得如同凉水一般。
Tasmiṃ apagate tassa santike ṭhitā sirimā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho oloketvā esa hasī’’ti teneva vātapānena olokentī uttaraṃ disvā ‘‘imaṃ oloketvā iminā hasitaṃ, addhā imassa etāya saddhiṃ santhavo atthī’’ti cintesi. Sā kira aḍḍhamāsaṃ tasmiṃ gehe bāhirakaitthī hutvā vasamānāpi taṃ sampattiṃ anubhavamānā attano bāhirakaitthibhāvaṃ ajānitvā ‘‘ahaṃ gharasāminī’’ti saññamakāsi. Sā uttarāya āghātaṃ bandhitvā ‘‘dukkhamassā uppādessāmī’’ti pāsādā oruyha mahānasaṃ pavisitvā pūvapacanaṭṭhāne pakkuthitaṃ sappiṃ kaṭacchunā ādāya uttarābhimukhaṃ pāyāsi. Uttarā taṃ āgacchantiṃ disvā ‘‘mama sahāyikāya mayhaṃ upakāro kato, cakkavāḷaṃ atisambādhaṃ, brahmaloko atinīcako, mama sahāyikāya guṇova mahanto. Ahañhi etaṃ nissāya dānañca dātuṃ dhammañca sotuṃ labhiṃ. Sace mama etissā upari kopo atthi, idaṃ sappi maṃ dahatu. Sace natthi, mā dahatū’’ti taṃ mettāya phari. Tāya tassā matthake āsittaṃ pakkuthitasappi sītudakaṃ viya ahosi.
那时,优多罗的女仆们看见西莉玛说着‘这该凉了’并舀满一勺走来,便呵斥道:‘滚开,恶行女!你不配向我们女主人浇滚烫的熟酥!’她们从各处站起来,用手脚打她,把她摔倒在地。优多罗想阻止也阻止不了。那时,站在她身边的所有女仆都拦住西莉玛,斥责她说:‘你怎么干出这么恶毒的事?’并用温水给她沐浴,用百次提炼的油涂抹她的身体。那一刻,西莉玛知道自己外人的身份,心想:‘我做了大恶事,只因丈夫一笑,就向她头上浇滚烫的熟酥。而她却没命令女仆“抓住她”。在我被伤害时,她反而拦住所有女仆,为我做了该做的事。如果我不向她道歉,我的头会裂成七瓣。’她便跪在优多罗脚下,说:‘女主人,请原谅我。’优多罗说:‘我是有父亲的女儿,如果父亲肯原谅,我就原谅。’西莉玛说:‘好的,女主人,我会请求您的父亲富楼那长者原谅。’优多罗说:‘富楼那是让我轮回的父亲,如果那位指出离之道的父亲肯原谅,我才会原谅。’西莉玛问:‘谁是您那指出离之道的父亲?’优多罗答:‘正自觉者佛陀。’西莉玛说:‘我与他没有交往。’优多罗说:‘我来促成。导师明天将带领比丘僧团来此。你就带着所得的供养品,自己前来向他忏悔吧。’西莉玛说:‘好的,女主人。’便起身回到自己家中,命令五百名随从女子,准备了各种嚼食和汤菜。第二天,她带着那些供养品来到优多罗家,却羞怯得不敢伸手放入以佛陀为首的比丘僧团钵中。优多罗接过所有物品,亲自做了安排。供食结束后,西莉玛与随从们一同跪倒在导师足前。
Atha naṃ ‘‘idaṃ sītalaṃ bhavissatī’’ti kaṭacchuṃ pūretvā ādāya āgacchantiṃ uttarāya dāsiyo disvā ‘‘apehi dubbinīte, na tvaṃ amhākaṃ ayyāya pakkuthitaṃ sappiṃ āsiñcituṃ anucchavikā’’ti santajjentiyo ito cito ca uṭṭhāya hatthehi ca pādehi ca pothetvā bhūmiyaṃ pātesuṃ. Uttarā vārentīpi vāretuṃ nāsakkhi. Athassā upari ṭhitā sabbā dāsiyo paṭibāhitvā ‘‘kissa te evarūpaṃ bhāriyaṃ kata’’nti sirimaṃ ovaditvā uṇhodakena nhāpetvā satapākatelena abbhañji. Tasmiṃ khaṇe sā attano bāhirakitthibhāvaṃ ñatvā cintesi – ‘‘mayā bhāriyaṃ kammaṃ kataṃ sāmikassa hasanamattakāraṇā imissā upari pakkuthitaṃ sappiṃ āsiñcantiyā, ayaṃ ‘gaṇhatha na’nti dāsiyo na āṇāpesi. Maṃ viheṭhanakālepi sabbadāsiyo paṭibāhitvā mayhaṃ kattabbameva akāsi. Sacāhaṃ imaṃ na khamāpessāmi, muddhā me sattadhā phaleyyā’’ti tassā pādamūle nipajjitvā, ‘‘ayye, khamāhi me’’ti āha. Ahaṃ sapitikā dhītā, pitari khamante khamāmīti. Hotu, ayye, pitaraṃ te puṇṇaseṭṭhiṃ khamāpessāmīti. Puṇṇo mama vaṭṭajanakapitā, vivaṭṭajanake pitari khamante panāhaṃ khamissāmīti. Ko pana te vivaṭṭajanakapitāti? Sammāsambuddhoti. Mayhaṃ tena saddhiṃ vissāso natthīti. Ahaṃ karissāmi, satthā sve bhikkhusaṅghaṃ ādāya idhāgamissati, tvaṃ yathāladdhaṃ sakkāraṃ gahetvā idheva āgantvā taṃ khamāpehīti. Sā ‘‘sādhu, ayye’’ti uṭṭhāya attano gehaṃ gantvā pañcasatā parivāritthiyo āṇāpetvā nānāvidhāni khādanīyāni ceva sūpeyyāni ca sampādetvā punadivase taṃ sakkāraṃ ādāya uttarāya gehaṃ āgantvā buddhappamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa patte patiṭṭhāpetuṃ avisahantī aṭṭhāsi. Taṃ sabbaṃ gahetvā uttarāva saṃvidahi. Sirimāpi bhattakiccāvasāne saddhiṃ parivārena satthu pādamūle nipajji.
那时,导师问她:“你犯了什么过失?”她禀告:“尊者,昨天我做了这样一件事,当时我的朋友制止了那些伤害我的女仆,反而帮了我。我感念她的恩德后,便向她请求原谅。可她却说:‘只有你们肯原谅,我才原谅。’”导师问:“是这样的吗,优多罗?”“是的,尊者。我的朋友曾把滚烫的熟酥浇在我头上。”导师又问:“你当时心里怎么想?”她答道:“我想:‘铁围山都嫌狭小,梵天界也不算高,我朋友的恩德才是广大。我正是依靠她,才有机会布施并听法。如果我对她还有一丝忿怒,就让这熟酥伤害我;如果没有,就别让它伤害。’这样想了之后,我便以慈心遍满于她,尊者。”导师赞叹道:“善哉,善哉,优多罗!如此战胜忿怒,才是正确的。确实,应以无忿战胜忿怒,以不恶战胜恶口,以布施战胜悭吝,以真实战胜妄语。”说完,导师诵出了此偈:
Atha naṃ satthā pucchi – ‘‘ko te aparādho’’ti? Bhante, mayā hiyyo idaṃ nāma kataṃ, atha me sahāyikā maṃ viheṭhayamānā dāsiyo nivāretvā mayhaṃ upakārameva akāsi. Sāhaṃ imissā guṇaṃ jānitvā imaṃ khamāpesiṃ, atha maṃ esā ‘‘tumhesu khamantesu khamissāmī’’ti āha. ‘‘Evaṃ kira uttare’’ti? ‘‘Āma, bhante, sīse me sahāyikāya pakkuthitasappi āsitta’’nti. Atha ‘‘tayā kiṃ cintita’’nti? ‘‘Cakkavāḷaṃ atisambādhaṃ, brahmaloko atinīcako, mama sahāyikāya guṇova mahanto. Ahañhi etaṃ nissāya dānañca dātuṃ dhammañca sotuṃ alatthaṃ, sace me imissā upari kopo atthi, idaṃ maṃ dahatu. No ce, mā dahatū’’ti evaṃ cintetvā imaṃ mettāya phariṃ, bhanteti. Satthā ‘‘sādhu sādhu, uttare, evaṃ kodhaṃ jinituṃ vaṭṭati. Kodho hi nāma akkodhena, akkosakaparibhāsako anakkosantena aparibhāsantena, thaddhamaccharī attano santakassa dānena, musāvādī saccavacanena jinitabbo’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –
以无忿胜忿怒,以善胜不善;以布施胜悭吝,以真实胜妄语。
‘‘Akkodhena jine kodhaṃ, asādhuṃ sādhunā jine; Jine kadariyaṃ dānena, saccenālikavādina’’nti.
在此,“以无忿”意为:对于易怒的人,应当以自己无忿怒的心去战胜对方。“不善者”即品性低劣的人,应当以自己良善的品行去战胜他。“吝啬者”指顽固的悭吝者,应当以对自己财物生起的布施心去战胜他。“妄语者”则应以说真实语去战胜他。因此,世尊这样说:“以无忿战胜忿怒……以真实战胜妄语者。”
Tattha akkodhenāti kodhano hi puggalo akkodhena hutvā jinitabbo. Asādhunti abhaddako bhaddakena hutvā jinitabbo. Kadariyanti thaddhamaccharī attano santakassa cāgacittena jinitabbo. Alikavādī saccavacanena jinitabbo. Tasmā evamāha – ‘‘akkodhena jine kodhaṃ…pe… saccenālikavādina’’nti.
开示结束时,西莉玛与五百位妇女一同证得了入流果。
Desanāvasāne sirimā saddhiṃ pañcasatāhi itthīhi sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhahīti.
4. 大目犍连长老问事
4. Mahāmoggallānattherapañhavatthu
《说真实语》这段开示,是世尊住在祇园时,以大目犍连长老的提问为因缘而宣说的。
Saccaṃbhaṇeti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto mahāmoggallānattherassa pañhaṃ ārabbha kathesi.
据说,有一次长老前往天界游历,站在一位大威势天神的宫殿门口。当天神来到他面前,顶礼后站在一旁时,长老问:“天神,你的成就如此巨大,你是造了什么业才获得此果报的呢?”“尊者,请勿问我。”据说那位天神因自己所造的业实在微不足道,感到羞耻,才这样说。但在长老一再追问“请说吧”之后,她说:“尊者,我从未做过布施,从未做过供养,也从未听受过法,仅仅是守护了‘说真实语’而已。”长老又走到其他宫殿门口,逐一询问来来往往的天女们。那些天女同样想隐瞒,却无法拒绝长老的提问。于是,其中一位先说道:“尊者,我确实没有做过布施等善行。然而,在迦叶佛的时代,我是他人的婢女。我的主人极其暴躁、言语粗恶,动辄随手拿起棍棒或朽木击打我的头部。每当怒气将要生起时,我就这样斥责自己:‘此人是你的主人,他有权把你打得毁容,或砍掉你的鼻子等等,不可生气!’就这样,我从未让名为‘嗔怒’的烦恼生起。凭此因缘,我获得了这份成就。”另一位说:“尊者,我在守护甘蔗田时,曾给过一位比丘一根甘蔗。”另一位给……
Ekasmiñhi samaye thero devacārikaṃ gantvā mahesakkhāya devatāya vimānadvāre ṭhatvā taṃ attano santikaṃ āgantvā vanditvā ṭhitaṃ evamāha – ‘‘devate mahatī te sampatti, kiṃ kammaṃ katvā imaṃ alatthā’’ti? ‘‘Mā maṃ, bhante, pucchathā’’ti. Devatā kira attano parittakammena lajjamānā evaṃ vadati. Sā pana therena ‘‘kathehiyevā’’ti vuccamānā āha – ‘‘bhante, mayā neva dānaṃ dinnaṃ, na pūjā katā, na dhammo suto, kevalaṃ saccamattaṃ rakkhita’’nti. Thero aññāni vimānadvārāni gantvā āgatāgatā aparāpi devadhītaro pucchi. Tāsupi tatheva niguhitvā theraṃ paṭibāhituṃ asakkontīsu ekā tāva āha – ‘‘bhante, mayā neva dānādīsu kataṃ nāma atthi, ahaṃ pana kassapabuddhakāle parassa dāsī ahosiṃ, tassā me sāmiko ativiya caṇḍo pharuso, gahitaggahiteneva kaṭṭhena vā kaliṅgarena vā sīsaṃ bhindati. Sāhaṃ uppanne kope ‘esa tava sāmiko lakkhaṇāhataṃ vā kātuṃ nāsādīni vā chindituṃ issaro, mā kujjhī’ti attānameva paribhāsetvā kopaṃ nāma na akāsiṃ, tena me ayaṃ sampatti laddhā’’ti. Aparā āha – ‘‘ahaṃ, bhante, ucchukhettaṃ rakkhamānā ekassa bhikkhuno ucchuyaṭṭhiṃ adāsiṃ’’. Aparā ekaṃ timbarusakaṃ adāsiṃ. Aparā ekaṃ eḷālukaṃ adāsiṃ. Aparā ekaṃ phārusakaṃ adāsiṃ. Aparā ekaṃ mūlamuṭṭhiṃ. Aparā ‘‘nimbamuṭṭhi’’ntiādinā nayena attanā attanā kataṃ parittadānaṃ ārocetvā ‘‘iminā iminā kāraṇena amhehi ayaṃ sampatti laddhā’’ti āhaṃsu.
长老听了她们所造的业之后,去往世尊处请示:“世尊,仅仅因为说真实语,仅仅因为平息嗔恚,仅仅布施了极少许的廷婆鲁萨迦果等物,便有可能获得天界的成就吗?”“目犍连,为什么还来问我呢?那些天神不是已经把此事告诉你了么?”“是的,世尊。我想,仅凭如此微小的因,也能获得天界成就。”于是世尊告诉他:“目犍连,即使只是说真实语,只是舍弃了嗔恚,只是布施了少许东西,也的确会去往天界。”宣说完后,便诵出了这首偈颂:
Thero tāhi katakammaṃ sutvā satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā pucchi – ‘‘sakkā nu kho, bhante, saccakathanamattena, kopanibbāpanamattena, atiparittakena timbarusakādidānamattena dibbasampattiṃ laddhu’’nti. ‘‘Kasmā maṃ, moggallāna, pucchasi, nanu te devatāhi ayaṃ attho kathito’’ti? ‘‘Āma, bhante, labbhati maññe ettakena dibbasampattī’’ti. Atha naṃ satthā ‘‘moggallāna, saccamattaṃ kathetvāpi kopamattaṃ jahitvāpi parittakaṃ dānaṃ datvāpi devalokaṃ gacchatiyevā’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –
应说真实语,不应恼怒;即使被乞求少许,亦当布施;
以此三种行,能往诸天处。
‘‘Saccaṃ bhaṇe na kujjheyya, dajjā appampi yācito; Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi, gacche devāna santike’’ti.
此处,“说真实话”(saccaṃ bhaṇeti)意为:应当阐明真实、宣说真实,将自己安立于真实之中。“不应发怒”(na kujjheyyāti)指不应对任何人生气。“被人乞求”(yācitoti):所谓的乞求者,即是那些持戒的出家众。他们虽未开口说“请布施”,只是立于门前,但在本质上,这确实就是乞求。因此,当被持戒的乞者所请求时,只要自己身边尚有少许可供布施之物,哪怕极其微薄,也应当布施。“以此三者”(etehi tīhi)的意思是:凭这三种因缘中的任何一种,便能往生天界。
Tattha saccaṃ bhaṇeti saccaṃ dīpeyya vohareyya, sacce patiṭṭhaheyyāti attho. Na kujjheyyāti parassa na kujjheyya . Yācitoti yācakā nāma sīlavanto pabbajitā. Te hi kiñcāpi ‘‘dethā’’ti ayācitvāva gharadvāre tiṭṭhanti, atthato pana yācantiyeva nāma. Evaṃ sīlavantehi yācito appasmiṃ deyyadhamme vijjamāne appamattakampi dadeyya. Etehi tīhīti etesu tīsu ekenāpi kāraṇena devalokaṃ gaccheyyāti attho.
开示结束时,许多人证得了入流果等圣果。
Desanāvasāne bahū sotāpattiphalādīni pāpuṇiṃsūti.
5. 佛陀婆罗门父事
5. Buddhapitubrāhmaṇavatthu
《不害者》这篇开示,是世尊住在娑枳多城附近的安阇那林时,以比丘们所提的问题为因缘而宣说的。
Ahiṃsakā yeti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā sāketaṃ nissāya añjanavane viharanto bhikkhūhi paṭṭhapañhaṃ ārabbha kathesi.
据说,当世尊由比丘僧众围绕,进入娑竭陀城托钵时,一位城中的老婆罗门正从城里出来,在城门内见到世尊,便扑倒在他脚下,紧紧抓住脚踝,说道:“孩子,难道不是应当由子女在年老时奉养父母吗?为什么这么久都不让我们见到你?我总算见到你了,来,也去见见你的母亲吧。”于是拉着世尊,去了自己家中。世尊到了那里,与比丘僧众一起在铺设好的座位上坐下。婆罗门女也过来,扑倒在世尊脚下,说道:“孩子,这么久你去哪里了?难道不是应该在父母年迈时侍奉他们吗?”说完,便唤来儿女们,说:“来,向你们的兄弟行礼。”让他们礼敬。两人满心欢喜,供养了以佛陀为首的比丘僧众,说道:“尊者,请常在此接受供养。”当被告知“诸佛并不固定在一处常受供养”后,他们便说:“那么,尊者,若有来邀请你们的,请让他们到我们这里来。”世尊此后凡有受请,便吩咐说:“去告知那位婆罗门吧。”那些人便去对婆罗门说:“我们邀请世尊明日应供。”第二天,婆罗门便从自己家里带着盛装饭食和菜肴的容器,前往世尊的坐处。而在没有其他邀请的时候,世尊就……
Bhagavato kira bhikkhusaṅghaparivutassa sāketaṃ piṇḍāya pavisanakāle eko sāketavāsī mahallakabrāhmaṇo nagarato nikkhamanto antaragharadvāre dasabalaṃ disvā pādesu nipatitvā gopphakesu daḷhaṃ gahetvā, ‘‘tāta, nanu nāma puttehi jiṇṇakāle mātāpitaro paṭijaggitabbā, kasmā ettakaṃ kālaṃ amhākaṃ attānaṃ na dassesi. Mayā tāva diṭṭhosi, mātarampi passituṃ ehī’’ti satthāraṃ gahetvā attano gehaṃ agamāsi. Satthā tattha gantvā paññatte āsane nisīdi saddhiṃ bhikkhusaṅghena. Brāhmaṇīpi āgantvā satthu pādesu nipatitvā, ‘‘tāta, ettakaṃ kālaṃ kuhiṃ gatosi, nanu nāma mātāpitaro mahallakakāle upaṭṭhātabbā’’ti vatvā puttadhītaro ‘‘etha bhātaraṃ vandathā’’ti vandāpesi. Te ubhopi tuṭṭhamānasā buddhappamukhaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ parivisitvā, ‘‘bhante, idheva nibaddhaṃ bhikkhaṃ gaṇhathā’’ti vatvā ‘‘buddhā nāma ekaṭṭhāneyeva nibaddhaṃ bhikkhaṃ na gaṇhantī’’ti vutte, ‘‘tena hi, bhante, ye vo nimantetuṃ āgacchanti, te amhākaṃ santikaṃ pahiṇeyyāthā’’ti āhaṃsu. Satthā tato paṭṭhāya nimantetuṃ āgate ‘‘gantvā brāhmaṇassa āroceyyāthā’’ti pesesi. Te gantvā ‘‘mayaṃ svātanāya satthāraṃ nimantemā’’ti brāhmaṇaṃ vadanti. Brāhmaṇo punadivase attano gehato bhattabhājanasūpeyyabhājanāni ādāya satthu nisīdanaṭṭhānaṃ gacchati. Aññatra pana nimantane asati satthā brāhmaṇasseva gehe bhattakiccaṃ karoti. Te ubhopi attano deyyadhammaṃ niccakālaṃ tathāgatassa dentā dhammakathaṃ suṇantā anāgāmiphalaṃ pāpuṇiṃsu.
比丘们在法堂中议论道:“贤友们,这位婆罗门明明知道如来的父亲是净饭王,母亲是摩诃摩耶,却还与婆罗门女一起称如来为‘我们的儿子’,导师也同样默许。这到底是什么缘故呢?”导师听到他们这些话,便说:“比丘们,他们两人都称他为自己的儿子。”接着便开示了过去世的因缘。
Bhikkhū dhammasabhāyaṃ kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ, ‘‘āvuso, brāhmaṇo ‘tathāgatassa suddhodano pitā, mahāmāyā mātā’ti jānāti, jānantova saddhiṃ brāhmaṇiyā tathāgataṃ ‘amhākaṃ putto’ti vadati, satthāpi tatheva adhivāseti. Kiṃ nu kho kāraṇa’’nti? Satthā tesaṃ kathaṃ sutvā, ‘‘bhikkhave, ubhopi te attano puttameva puttoti vadantī’’ti vatvā atītaṃ āhari.
“比丘们,在过去世,这位婆罗门曾连续五百生是我的父亲,五百生是我的叔父,五百生是我的祖父。这位婆罗门女也曾连续五百生是我的母亲,五百生是我的婶母,五百生是我的祖母。如此,我曾在婆罗门手中被养育一千五百生,在婆罗门女手中被养育一千五百生。”指出在这三千生中他们与他之间的亲子因缘后,便说了下面的偈颂:
Atīte, bhikkhave, ayaṃ brāhmaṇo nirantaraṃ pañca jātisatāni mayhaṃ pitā ahosi, pañca jātisatāni cūḷapitā, pañca jātisatāni mahāpitā. Sāpi me brāhmaṇī nirantarameva pañca jātisatāni mātā ahosi, pañca jātisatāni cūḷamātā, pañca jātisatāni mahāmātā. Evāhaṃ diyaḍḍhajātisahassaṃ brāhmaṇassa hatthe saṃvaḍḍho, diyaḍḍhajātisahassaṃ brāhmaṇiyā hattheti tīṇi jātisahassāni tesaṃ puttabhāvaṃ dassetvā imā gāthā abhāsi –
当心倾向于某人,内心也变得澄净欢喜——
即便是素未谋面之人,也完全可以信赖他。
正是由于往昔曾共住,抑或现世有饶益;
爱便如此生起,犹如水中青莲花。
‘‘Yasmiṃ mano nivisati, cittañcāpi pasīdati; Adiṭṭhapubbake pose, kāmaṃ tasmimpi vissase. (jā. 1.1.68); ‘‘Pubbeva sannivāsena, paccuppannahitena vā; Evaṃ taṃ jāyate pemaṃ, uppalaṃva yathodake’’ti. (jā. 1.2.174);
世尊依止此家整整三个月而住。二人皆证得阿拉汉果后,便般涅槃。尔后,大众为他们举行盛大供养,将两位一并安置于同一尖顶殿堂中,抬举而出。世尊亦由五百比丘众围绕,一同前往火葬之处。众人云:“据传,此乃是佛陀之父母。”大众皆出。世尊亦进入火葬处附近的一间厅堂,站立其中。众人礼敬世尊后,立于一旁,说道:“尊者,请勿念‘您的父母已逝去’。”便以此宽慰世尊。世尊并未直接制止他们,而是观察了大众的心念,随后开示适时之法——
Satthā temāsameva taṃ kulaṃ nissāya vihāsi. Te ubhopi arahattaṃ sacchikatvā parinibbāyiṃsu. Atha nesaṃ mahāsakkāraṃ katvā ubhopi ekakūṭāgārameva āropetvā nīhariṃsu. Satthāpi pañcasatabhikkhuparivāro tehi saddhiṃyeva āḷāhanaṃ agamāsi. ‘‘Buddhānaṃ kira mātāpitaro’’ti mahājano nikkhami. Satthāpi āḷāhanasamīpe ekaṃ sālaṃ pavisitvā aṭṭhāsi. Manussā satthāraṃ vanditvā ekamante ṭhatvā, ‘‘bhante, ‘mātāpitaro vo kālakatā’ti mā cintayitthā’’ti satthārā saddhiṃ paṭisanthāraṃ karonti. Satthā te ‘‘mā evaṃ avacutthā’’ti appaṭikkhipitvā parisāya āsayaṃ oloketvā taṅkhaṇānurūpaṃ dhammaṃ desento –
此生命实为短暂,
尚活不过百年便会死去;
纵使有人活过百岁,
也终究会因衰老而死。
‘‘Appaṃ vata jīvitaṃ idaṃ, Oraṃ vassasatāpi miyyati; Yo cepi aticca jīvati, Atha so jarasāpi miyyatī’’ti. (su. ni. 810; mahāni. 39) –
世尊讲述了这部《老经》。说法结束时,八万四千众生得法现观。比丘们不知那位婆罗门与那位婆罗门女已般涅槃,便问:“尊者,他们往生何处?”世尊说:“比丘们,这样的无学牟尼,并无来世。因为他们已证得不死的、永恒的、大般涅槃。”说完后,诵出此偈——
Idaṃ jarāsuttaṃ kathesi. Desanāvasāne caturāsītiyā pāṇasahassānaṃ dhammābhisamayo ahosi. Bhikkhū brāhmaṇassa ca brāhmaṇiyā ca parinibbutabhāvaṃ ajānantā, ‘‘bhante, tesaṃ ko abhisamparāyo’’ti pucchiṃsu. Satthā, ‘‘bhikkhave, evarūpānaṃ asekhamunīnaṃ abhisamparāyo nāma natthi. Evarūpā hi accutaṃ amataṃ mahānibbānameva pāpuṇantī’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –
那些不害的牟尼,恒常以身防护;
他们前往永恒之处,到了那里便不再忧愁。
‘‘Ahiṃsakā ye munayo, niccaṃ kāyena saṃvutā; Te yanti accutaṃ ṭhānaṃ, yattha gantvā na socare’’ti.
其中,「牟尼」指依牟尼行道而证得道果的无学牟尼。「以身」只是开示之辞,含义是于三门皆善加防护。「永恒的」即常住。「处」即不动处、坚固处。「到了那里」指到达那涅槃之后,便不再忧愁、不再悲伤、不再苦恼,意思是他们前往那样的处所。
Tattha munayoti moneyyapaṭipadāya maggaphalapattā asekhamunayo. Kāyenāti desanāmattamevetaṃ, tīhipi dvārehi susaṃvutāti attho. Accutanti sassataṃ. Ṭhānanti akuppaṭṭhānaṃ dhuvaṭṭhānaṃ. Yatthāti yasmiṃ nibbāne gantvā na socare na socanti na vihaññanti, taṃ ṭhānaṃ gacchantīti attho.
开示结束时,众多人证得了入流果等。
Desanāvasāne bahū sotāpattiphalādīni pāpuṇiṃsūti.
6. 富那婢女事
6. Puṇṇadāsīvatthu
这部名为“恒常警寤者”的法教,是世尊住在灵鹫山时,针对王舍城一位名叫富那的长者的婢女而宣说的。
Sadā jāgaramānānanti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā gijjhakūṭe viharanto puṇṇaṃ nāma rājagahaseṭṭhino dāsiṃ ārabbha kathesi.
据说有一天,他们给了她许多稻谷去捣。她夜里也点上灯捣稻谷,为了歇一歇,便带着被汗水湿透的身体到屋外风口处站着。那时,达布·摩罗子比丘正在为比丘们分配坐卧处。他听闻说法之后,为了给前往各自坐卧处的比丘们照明引路,便从手指放出光明,走在前面照亮道路。富那借着那光,看见比丘们在山间行走,心想:‘我被痛苦所逼,在这时分都无法入睡;诸位尊者为什么也不睡呢?’接着又想:‘肯定是有比丘身体不舒服,或是遭到了蛇之类的侵害。’天亮后,她带着米糠,用水和湿,在手掌上做成饼状,放在炭火上烤熟,揣在怀里,心想:‘我准备在去码头的路上吃。’便拿着水壶朝码头走去。世尊为了入村托钵,也走上了同一条路。
Tassā kira ekadivasaṃ koṭṭanatthāya bahuvīhiṃ adaṃsu. Sā rattimpi dīpaṃ jāletvā vīhiṃ koṭṭentī vissamanatthāya sedatintena gattena bahivāte aṭṭhāsi. Tasmiṃ samaye dabbo mallaputto bhikkhūnaṃ senāsanapaññāpako ahosi. So dhammassavanaṃ sutvā attano attano senāsanaṃ gacchantānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ aṅguliṃ jāletvā purato purato maggadesanatthāya gacchanto bhikkhūnaṃ ālokaṃ nimmini. Puṇṇā tenālokena pabbate vicarante bhikkhū disvā ‘‘ahaṃ tāva attano dukkhena upaddutā imāyapi velāya niddaṃ na upemi, bhaddantā kiṃ kāraṇā na niddāyantī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘addhā kassaci bhikkhuno aphāsukaṃ vā bhavissati, dīghajātikena vā upaddavo bhavissatī’’ti saññaṃ katvā pātova kuṇḍakaṃ ādāya udakena temetvā hatthatale pūvaṃ katvā aṅgāresu pacitvā ucchaṅge katvā titthamagge khādissāmīti ghaṭaṃ ādāya titthābhimukhī pāyāsi. Satthāpi gāmaṃ piṇḍāya pavisituṃ tameva maggaṃ paṭipajji.
她见到世尊,心想:‘以前即使见到世尊,我也没有可施之物;有可施之物的时候,却又见不到世尊。现在我有可施之物,世尊也出现在面前。若世尊不计较粗劣还是精好便接受,我就把这饼供养出去。’于是她把水壶放在一边,礼拜世尊后说道:‘尊者,出于怜悯,请接受这粗劣的供养。’世尊看向阿难长老,长老便取出大王所赐的钵递上,世尊接受了饼。富那把饼安放在世尊钵中后,以五体投地礼敬,说道:‘尊者,愿我所见之法得以成就。’世尊站在那里回应:‘愿如是成就。’并作了随喜。
Sā satthāraṃ disvā cintesi – ‘‘aññesu divasesu satthari diṭṭhepi mama deyyadhammo na hoti, deyyadhamme sati satthāraṃ na passāmi, idāni me deyyadhammo ca atthi, satthā ca sammukhībhūto. Sace lūkhaṃ vā paṇītaṃ vāti acintetvā gaṇheyya, dadeyyāhaṃ imaṃ pūva’’nti ghaṭaṃ ekamante nikkhipitvā satthāraṃ vanditvā, ‘‘bhante , imaṃ lūkhaṃ dānaṃ paṭiggaṇhantā mama saṅgahaṃ karothā’’ti āha. Satthā ānandattheraṃ oloketvā tena nīharitvā dinnaṃ mahārājadattiyaṃ pattaṃ upanāmetvā pūvaṃ gaṇhi. Puṇṇāpi taṃ satthu patte patiṭṭhapetvāva pañcapatiṭṭhitena vanditvā, ‘‘bhante, tumhehi diṭṭhadhammoyeva me samijjhatū’’ti āha. Satthā ‘‘evaṃ hotū’’ti ṭhitakova anumodanaṃ akāsi.
富那心中思惟:“虽然世尊为摄受我而取用了此饼,但世尊必不食此。定会往前走,将饼施与乌鸦或狗,或前往国王、王子之家受用殊胜饮食。”世尊了知她心念的活动后,思忖:“她究竟在想些什么?”便望向阿难长老,示现欲坐之态。长老敷好袈裟奉上。世尊便在城外坐下,用完斋饭。天神们将可供人天受用、犹如压缩蜜膜般的滋养精华,注入整个轮围世间。富那立于一旁观看。饭食既毕,长老奉上净水。世尊用斋已讫,唤来富那,说道:“富那,你为何轻视我诸弟子?”她答:“尊者,我并无轻视。”世尊说:“那你注视我弟子时,说了些什么?”她答:“尊者,我是这般想的:‘我被此苦所逼而无法入眠,何以诸位尊者亦不睡眠?莫非其中有人患病,或遭蛇咬?’”世尊闻言,说道:“富那,你非因苦逼而不睡,我诸弟子乃因恒常勤修警寤(jāgariya)而不眠。”随后诵出此偈:
Puṇṇāpi cintesi – ‘‘kiñcāpi me satthā saṅgahaṃ karonto pūvaṃ gaṇhi, na panidaṃ khādissati. Addhā purato kākassa vā sunakhassa vā datvā rañño vā rājaputtassa vā gehaṃ gantvā paṇītabhojanaṃ bhuñjissatī’’ti. Satthāpi ‘‘kiṃ nu kho esā cintesī’’ti tassā cittācāraṃ ñatvā ānandattheraṃ oloketvā nisīdanākāraṃ dassesi. Thero cīvaraṃ paññāpetvā adāsi. Satthā bahinagareyeva nisīditvā bhattakiccaṃ akāsi. Devatā sakalacakkavāḷagabbhe devamanussānaṃ upakappanakaṃ ojaṃ madhupaṭalaṃ viya pīḷetvā tattha pakkhipiṃsu. Puṇṇā ca olokentī aṭṭhāsi. Bhattakiccāvasāne thero udakaṃ adāsi. Satthā katabhattakicco puṇṇaṃ āmantetvā ‘‘kasmā tvaṃ puṇṇe mama sāvake paribhavasī’’ti āha. Na paribhavāmi, bhanteti. Atha tayā mama sāvake oloketvā kiṃ kathitanti? ‘‘Ahaṃ tāva iminā dukkhupaddavena niddaṃ na upemi, bhaddantā kimatthaṃ niddaṃ na upenti, addhā kassaci aphāsukaṃ vā bhavissati, dīghajātikena vā upaddavo bhavissatī’’ti ettakaṃ mayā, bhante, cintitanti. Satthā tassā vacanaṃ sutvā ‘‘puṇṇe tvaṃ na tāva dukkhupaddavena niddāyasi, mama sāvakā sadā jāgariyamanuyuttatāya na niddāyantī’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –
‘‘Sadā jāgaramānānaṃ, ahorattānusikkhinaṃ; Nibbānaṃ adhimuttānaṃ, atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā’’ti.
这里,“日夜修学者”是指昼夜修学三种学的学人。“心向涅槃者”是指心意已趣向涅槃的人。“走向消亡”的意思是:对于这样的修行者,一切烦恼皆走向消亡,灭尽而归于无有——这就是它的义理。
Tattha ahorattānusikkhinanti divā ca rattiñca tisso sikkhā sikkhamānānaṃ. Nibbānaṃ adhimuttānanti nibbānajjhāsayānaṃ. Atthaṃ gacchantīti evarūpānaṃ sabbepi āsavā atthaṃ vināsaṃ natthibhāvaṃ gacchantīti attho.
开示结束时,富那当即在原地证得入流果,在场的大众也获得了一次有利益的法开示。
Desanāvasāne yathāṭhitā puṇṇā sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhahi, sampattaparisāyapi sātthikā dhammadesanā ahosīti.
世尊以米屑炭饼办完饭事,便返回精舍。比丘们在法堂中引起了这样的讨论:“贤友们,正自觉者所为甚为难得——竟用富那供养的米屑炭饼完成了饭事。”世尊回来后问道:“比丘们,你们此刻聚集在此,谈论何事?”得知所谈之事后,世尊说:“比丘们,不只现在,过去我也曾受用过她所给的米屑。”于是,世尊便引出过去生的故事,讲了起来——
Satthā kuṇḍakaaṅgārapūvena bhattakiccaṃ katvā vihāraṃ agamāsi. Bhikkhū dhammasabhāyaṃ kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ ‘‘dukkaraṃ , āvuso, sammāsambuddhena kataṃ puṇṇāya dinnena kuṇḍakaaṅgārapūvena bhattakiccaṃ karontenā’’ti. Satthā āgantvā ‘‘kāya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kathāya sannisinnā’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘imāya nāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘na, bhikkhave, idāneva, pubbepi mayā imāya dinnakuṇḍakaṃ paribhuttamevā’’ti vatvā atītaṃ āharitvā –
曾吃草叶残食,曾吃粥渣米屑;
(接上一句,完整为:‘吃了草叶的残食,吃了粥渣和米屑;这本是你的食物,为何现在不吃呢?’)
「在那些人们不知其出身、不知其律仪的地方,大梵天啊,那里连粥渣和米屑也是丰足、可得的。」
(接上一句,完整为:‘在那些人们不知其出身、不知其律仪的地方,大梵天啊,那里连粥渣和米屑也是丰足、可得的。’)
「可是你,不但认识我,还清楚我是何等无上的良驹。你这样明知故犯地来到我面前,所以我不吃你的米屑。」
可是你,不但认识我,还清楚我是何等无上的良驹。你明知如此却仍来到我面前,所以我不吃你的米屑。
‘‘Bhutvā tiṇaparighāsaṃ, bhutvā ācāmakuṇḍakaṃ; Etaṃ te bhojanaṃ āsi, kasmā dāni na bhuñjasi. ‘‘Yattha posaṃ na jānanti, jātiyā vinayena vā; Bahuṃ tattha mahābrahme, api ācāmakuṇḍakaṃ. ‘‘Tvañca kho maṃ pajānāsi, yādisāyaṃ hayuttamo; Jānanto jānamāgamma, na te bhakkhāmi kuṇḍaka’’nti. (jā. 1.3.10-12) –
他将这篇《米屑良驹本生》详细展开,作了开示。
Imaṃ kuṇḍakasindhavapotakajātakaṃ vitthāretvā kathesi.
7. 阿图拉近事男的故事
7. Atulaupāsakavatthu
世尊住在祇园时,因一位名叫阿图拉的近事男而宣说此法,开示的第一句是“此为古旧之事”。
Porāṇametanti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto atulaṃ nāma upāsakaṃ ārabbha kathesi.
他是舍卫城的一位近事男,有五百位近事男随众围绕。一日,他带着这些近事男前往寺院听法,想从离婆多长老处听闻法义,便顶礼离婆多长老后坐下。然而,那位尊者喜好独处静修,犹如狮子独行,因此未与他们说任何话。他心想:“这位长老一言不发”,便生气地起身,前往舍利弗长老处,立于一旁。舍利弗长老问:“你们为何事而来?”他答:“尊者,我带着这些近事男为了听法前去拜见离婆多长老,那位长老对我什么也没说,我因此生气,才来到这里。请您为我说法吧。”舍利弗长老说:“那么,近事男们,请坐。”接着便详细地开示了阿毗达摩论说。这位近事男心想:“阿毗达摩论说实在过于深细,长老只是讲了一大堆阿毗达摩,这对我们有何用呢?”他于是又生起气来,带着大众前往阿难长老那里。
So hi sāvatthivāsī upāsako pañcasataupāsakaparivāro ekadivasaṃ te upāsake ādāya dhammassavanatthāya vihāraṃ gantvā revatattherassa santike dhammaṃ sotukāmo hutvā revatattheraṃ vanditvā nisīdi. So panāyasmā paṭisallānārāmo sīho viya ekacāro, tasmā tena saddhiṃ na kiñci kathesi. So ‘‘ayaṃ thero na kiñci kathesī’’ti kuddho uṭṭhāya sāriputtattherassa santikaṃ gantvā ekamantaṃ ṭhito therena ‘‘kenatthena āgatatthā’’ti vutte ‘‘ahaṃ, bhante, ime upāsake ādāya dhammassavanatthāya revatattheraṃ upasaṅkamiṃ, tassa me thero na kiñci kathesi, svāhaṃ tassa kujjhitvā idhāgato, dhammaṃ me kathethā’’ti āha. Atha thero ‘‘tena hi upāsakā nisīdathā’’ti vatvā bahukaṃ katvā abhidhammakathaṃ kathesi. Upāsakopi ‘‘abhidhammakathā nāma atisaṇhā, thero bahuṃ abhidhammameva kathesi, amhākaṃ iminā ko attho’’ti kujjhitvā parisaṃ ādāya ānandattherassa santikaṃ agamāsi.
阿难长老也问道:“近事男们,有什么事吗?”他们答:“尊者,我们为了听法去拜见离婆多长老,在他那里连半句寒暄都不曾得到,便生气地前往舍利弗长老处。他也同样对我们详细讲说甚深的阿毗达摩。我们心想‘这对我们有何用?’,也对他生起气来,便来到这里。请您为我们说法吧,尊者。”阿难长老说:“那么,请坐下听。”他便以他们极易理解的方式,简要地说了一些法。他们连这位长老也生起气来,于是便去世尊那里,顶礼后退坐一面。世尊问:“近事男们,你们为何而来?”“为了听法,世尊。”“那么,你们听闻到法了吗?”“世尊,我们最初去拜见离婆多长老,他不跟我们说任何话;我们对他生气,便去拜见舍利弗长老。他对我们说了大量的阿毗达摩,我们领会不了,又生着气去拜见阿难长老。他只给我们说了一点法,我们也对他生气,就来到这里了。”
Therenāpi ‘‘kiṃ upāsakā’’ti vutte, ‘‘bhante, mayaṃ dhammassavanatthāya revatattheraṃ upasaṅkamimhā, tassa santike ālāpasallāpamattampi alabhitvā kuddhā sāriputtattherassa santikaṃ agamimhā, sopi no atisaṇhaṃ bahuṃ abhidhammameva kathesi, ‘iminā amhākaṃ ko attho’ti etassāpi kujjhitvā idhāgamimhā, kathehi no, bhante, dhammakatha’’nti. Tena hi nisīditvā suṇāthāti thero tesaṃ suviññeyyaṃ katvā appakameva dhammaṃ kathesi. Te therassapi kujjhitvā satthu santikaṃ gantvā vanditvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu, atha ne satthā āha – ‘‘kasmā upāsakā āgatatthā’’ti? ‘‘Dhammassavanāya, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Suto pana vo dhammo’’ti? ‘‘Bhante, mayaṃ ādito revatattheraṃ upasaṅkamimhā, so amhehi saddhiṃ na kiñci kathesi, tassa kujjhitvā sāriputtattheraṃ upasaṅkamimhā, tena no bahu abhidhammo kathito, taṃ asallakkhetvā kujjhitvā ānandattheraṃ upasaṅkamimhā, tena no appamattakova dhammo kathito, tassapi kujjhitvā idhāgatamhā’’ti.
世尊听了他们的叙述后,说:“阿图拉,这是自古以来的常事:人们非难沉默者,非难多语者,也非难少语者。世间无人不被非难。确实,不存在只应被非难之人,也不存在只应被称赞之人。有些国王受人非难,有些国王受人称赞。乃至大地、日月、虚空等,以及于四众之中端坐说法的正自觉者,也有些人非难,有些人称赞。愚盲者的非难与称赞,不足为量。然而,对具慧的智者而言,当他遭非难时,才称得上是真正的‘被非难者’;当他受称赞时,才称得上是真正的‘被称赞者’。”说完,他诵出如下偈颂——
Satthā tassa kathaṃ sutvā, ‘‘atula, porāṇato paṭṭhāya āciṇṇamevetaṃ, tuṇhībhūtampi bahukathampi mandakathampi garahantiyeva. Ekantaṃ garahitabboyeva vā hi pasaṃsitabboyeva vā natthi . Rājānopi ekacce nindanti, ekacce pasaṃsanti. Mahāpathavimpi candimasūriyepi ākāsādayopi catuparisamajjhe nisīditvā dhammaṃ kathentampi sammāsambuddhaṃ ekacce garahanti, ekacce pasaṃsanti. Andhabālānañhi nindā vā pasaṃsā vā appamāṇā, paṇḍitena pana medhāvinā nindito nindito nāma, pasaṃsito ca pasaṃsito nāma hotī’’ti vatvā imā gāthā abhāsi –
“阿图拉,这由来已久,并非今日才如此;
人们既指责沉默者,也指责多言者,
即使说话有分寸的人也会遭到指责,世间没有人能免于被指责。
‘‘Porāṇametaṃ atula, netaṃ ajjatanāmiva; Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ, nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ; Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti, natthi loke anindito.
过去未曾有,未来不会有,现在也不存在,
一个人若全然被责备,或全然被称赞。
‘‘Na cāhu na ca bhavissati, na cetarahi vijjati; Ekantaṃ nindito poso, ekantaṃ vā pasaṃsito.
凡智者日日省察后所称叹的;
行无缺漏、具足慧、戒与定的有智者。
‘‘Yaṃ ce viññū pasaṃsanti, anuvicca suve suve; Acchiddavuttiṃ medhāviṃ, paññāsīlasamāhitaṃ.
‘‘Nikkhaṃ jambonadasseva, ko taṃ ninditumarahati; Devāpi naṃ pasaṃsanti, brahmunāpi pasaṃsito’’ti.
此处,“此是古老”意为此事由来已久。“阿图拉”是以名呼唤那位近事男。“非今日之事”是说,无论是批评还是称赞,都并非今日才突然出现。若人默然而坐,便有人讥嫌:“他难道像哑巴、像聋子、像一无所知般默然坐着?”若人言语繁多,便有人讥嫌:“他难道像风吹棕榈般嘈切不已,话无断绝?”若人言语有度,仍有人讥嫌:“他难道惜语如金,才说一两句便止?”如此,世间无有一人不被讥嫌,这便是其义。“过去不曾有,未来亦不有”,是指过去从未有过,将来也绝不出现。
Tattha porāṇametanti purāṇakaṃ etaṃ. Atulāti taṃ upāsakaṃ nāmena ālapati. Netaṃ ajjatanāmivāti idaṃ nindanaṃ vā pasaṃsanaṃ vā ajjatanaṃ adhunā uppannaṃ viya na hoti. Tuṇhimāsīnanti kiṃ eso mūgo viya badhiro viya kiñci ajānanto viya tuṇhī hutvā nisinnoti nindanti. Bahubhāṇinanti kiṃ esa vātāhatatālapaṇṇaṃ viya taṭataṭāyati, imassa kathāpariyantoyeva natthīti nindanti. Mitabhāṇimpīti kiṃ esa suvaṇṇahiraññaṃ viya attano vacanaṃ maññamāno ekaṃ vā dve vā vatvā tuṇhī ahosīti nindanti. Evaṃ sabbathāpi imasmiṃ loke anindito nāma natthīti attho. Na cāhūti atītepi nāhosi, anāgatepi na bhavissati.
“凡是智者”:愚者的批评或称赞不足为量;然而,智者日复一日仔细审察,明了批评的因由或称赞的因由之后,才施以称赞。由于具备无缺的修学、无缺的生活,他们被称为“生活无缺者”;由于具备随法而起的智慧,被称为“具慧者”;由于兼具世间与出世间的智慧以及四遍清净戒,被称为“慧戒善定者”。智者正是称赞这样的比丘。如此之人,犹如纯净无杂的阎浮金金币,经得起锻打与磨砺,谁有资格批评他呢?这便是此义。“诸天”是说,天神们及有智慧的人们也亲近、称扬、赞叹那位比丘。“也为梵天”是说,不仅诸天与人们称赞他,万界中的大梵天也赞赏他。
Yaṃ ce viññūti bālānaṃ nindā vā pasaṃsā vā appamāṇā, yaṃ pana paṇḍitā divase divase anuvicca nindakāraṇaṃ vā pasaṃsakāraṇaṃ vā jānitvā pasaṃsanti, acchiddāya vā sikkhāya acchiddāya vā jīvitavuttiyā samannāgatattā acchiddavuttiṃ dhammojapaññāya samannāgatattā medhāviṃ lokiyalokuttarapaññāya ceva catupārisuddhisīlena ca samannāgatattā paññāsīlasamāhitaṃ pasaṃsanti, taṃ suvaṇṇadosavirahitaṃ ghaṭṭanamajjanakkhamaṃ jambonadanikkhaṃ viya ko ninditumarahatīti attho. Devāpīti devatāpi paṇḍitamanussāpi taṃ bhikkhuṃ upaṭṭhāya thomenti pasaṃsanti. Brahmunāpīti na kevalaṃ devamanussehi, dasasahassacakkavāḷe mahābrahmunāpi esa pasaṃsitoyevāti attho.
说法结束时,五百位近事男也安住于须陀洹果。
Desanāvasāne pañcasatāpi upāsakā sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhahiṃsūti.
第八 六群比丘事
8. Chabbaggiyavatthu
这部名为“身忿怒”的教法,是导师住在竹林精舍时,以六群比丘为缘而宣说的。
Kāyappakopanti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā veḷuvane viharanto chabbaggiye bhikkhū ārabbha kathesi.
据说,有一天,导师住在竹林精舍,听到那些六群比丘双手握着棍子,穿着木鞋,在石板地面上经行,发出喀嚓喀嚓的声响。导师问道:“阿难,这是什么声音?”听完阿难回答“这是六群比丘穿着木鞋经行时发出的喀嚓声”后,便制定了这条学处,说道:“比丘应当防护身等行为。”接着宣说法教,诵出以下偈颂——
Ekadivasañhi satthā veḷuvane viharanto tesaṃ chabbaggiyānaṃ ubhohi hatthehi yaṭṭhiyo gahetvā kaṭṭhapādukā āruyha piṭṭhipāsāṇe caṅkamantānaṃ khaṭakhaṭātisaddaṃ sutvā, ‘‘ānanda, kiṃ saddo nāmeso’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘chabbaggiyānaṃ pādukā āruyha caṅkamantānaṃ khaṭakhaṭasaddo’’ti sutvā sikkhāpadaṃ paññāpetvā ‘‘bhikkhunā nāma kāyādīni rakkhituṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti vatvā dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi –
应当防护身的忿怒,以身自制;
舍弃身恶行,以身行善。
‘‘Kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya, kāyena saṃvuto siyā; Kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā, kāyena sucaritaṃ care.
应防护语之忿怒,应以语自制;
舍弃语恶行已,应以语行善行。
‘‘Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya, vācāya saṃvuto siyā; Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā, vācāya sucaritaṃ care.
应当防护内心的忿怒,以心自制;
舍弃意的恶行,当以意行于善行。
‘‘Manopakopaṃ rakkheyya, manasā saṃvuto siyā; Manoduccaritaṃ hitvā, manasā sucaritaṃ care.
以身自制的智者,亦以语自制;
以意自制的智者,他们实为善自制者。
‘‘Kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā, atho vācāya saṃvutā; Manasā saṃvutā dhīrā, te ve suparisaṃvutā’’ti.
此处,「身忿怒」(kāyappakopa)是指应当防护三种身恶行。「以身自制者」(kāyena saṃvuto)是指在身门处阻止恶行进入,从而自制、关闭门户的人。然而,因为舍离身恶行而行身善行的人,便同时做到了这两者,所以说“舍身恶行已,应以身行善”。接下来的偈颂也是如此。「以身自制的智者」(kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā)是指这样的智者:他们于身不造杀生等,于语不造妄语等,于意不起贪等,以此自制;他们在此世间是善自制、善守护、善防护、善闭诸门的人——这便是它的义理。
Tattha kāyappakopanti tividhaṃ kāyaduccaritaṃ rakkheyya. Kāyena saṃvutoti kāyadvāre duccaritapavesanaṃ nivāretvā saṃvuto pihitadvāro siyā. Yasmā pana kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā kāyasucaritaṃ caranto ubhayampetaṃ karoti, tasmā kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā, kāyena sucaritaṃ careti vuttaṃ. Anantaragāthāsupi eseva nayo. Kāyena saṃvutā dhīrāti ye paṇḍitā pāṇātipātādīni akarontā kāyena, musāvādādīni akarontā vācāya, abhijjhādīni asamuṭṭhapentā manasā saṃvutā, te idha lokasmiṃ susaṃvutā surakkhitā sugopitā supihitadvārāti attho.
开示结束时,许多人证得了入流果等圣果。
Desanāvasāne bahū sotāpattiphalādīni pāpuṇiṃsūti.