The Long Āgama Sūtra 10.34

10.34

「云何九難解法？謂九梵行：若比丘有信而不持戒，則梵行不具；比丘有信、有戒、則梵行具足。若比丘有信、有戒而不多聞，則梵行不具；比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，則梵行具足。若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，不能說法，則梵行不具；比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法，則梵行具足。若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法，不能養眾，則梵行不具；若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，則梵行具足。若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，不能於大眾中廣演法言，則梵行不具；若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，能於大眾廣演法言，則梵行具足。若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，能在大眾廣演法言，而不得四禪，則梵行不具；若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，能於大眾廣演法言，又得四禪，則梵行具足。若比丘有信、有戒、多聞，能說法、能養眾，在大眾中廣演法言，又得四禪，不於八解脫逆順遊行，則梵行不具；有比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，於大眾中廣演法言，具足四禪，於八解脫逆順遊行，則梵行具足。若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，在大眾中廣演法言，得四禪，於八解脫逆順遊行，然不能盡有漏成無漏，心解脫、智慧解脫，於現法中自身作證，生死已盡，梵行已立，所作已辦，更不受有，則梵行不具；若比丘有信、有戒、有多聞，能說法、能養眾，能在大眾廣演法言，成就四禪，於八解脫逆順遊行，捨有漏成無漏，心解脫、智慧解脫，於現法中自身作證，生死已盡，梵行已立，所作已辦，更不受有，則梵行具足。

“What are nine things that are difficult to understand? They are nine religious practices: [1] If a monk has faith but doesn’t observe the precepts, then his religious practice is incomplete. [2] When a monk has faith and the precepts, then his religious practice is complete.

“[3] If a monk has faith and precepts but doesn’t learn much, then his religious practice is incomplete. When a monk has faith, precepts, and much learning, then his religious practice is complete.

“[4] If a monk has faith, precepts, and much learning but can’t teach Dharma, then his religious practice is incomplete. When a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, and can teach Dharma, then his religious practice is complete.

“[5] If a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, and can teach Dharma but can’t train the assembly, then his religious practice is incomplete. When a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, and can train the assembly, then his religious practice is complete.

“[6] If a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, and can train the assembly but can’t explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly, then his religious practice is incomplete. When a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, can train the assembly, and can explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly, then his religious practice is complete.

“[7] If a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, can train the community, and can explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly but hasn’t attained the four dhyānas, then his religious practice is incomplete. When a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, can train the assembly, can explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly, and has attained the four dhyānas, then his religious practice is complete.

“[8] If a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, can train the assembly, can explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly, and has attained the four dhyānas but hasn’t traversed the eight liberations forward and backward, then his religious practice is incomplete. When a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, can train the assembly, can explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly, has attained the four dhyānas, and has traversed the eight liberations forward and backward, then his religious practice is complete.

“[9] Suppose a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, can train the assembly, can explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly, has attained the four dhyānas, and has traversed the eight liberations forward and backward. Still, he can’t end being contaminated, become uncontaminated, liberate his mind and wisdom, and personally realize in the present life, ‘Birth has been ended, the religious practice has been established, and the task has been accomplished. I won’t be subject to another existence.’ His religious practice is incomplete. Suppose a monk has faith, precepts, much learning, can teach Dharma, can train the assembly, can explain the Dharma’s words in detail to a large assembly, has attained the four dhyānas, and has traversed the eight liberations forward and backward. He also has abandoned being contaminated, become uncontaminated, liberated his mind and wisdom, and personally realized in the present life, ‘Birth has been ended, the religious practice has been established, and the task has been accomplished. I won’t be subject to another existence.’ His religious practice is complete.