The Long Āgama Sūtra 12.12
長阿含經 12.12
- Language
- Classical Chinese
12.12
「又有六法向惡趣,六法向善趣,六法向涅槃。云何六法向惡趣?謂六不敬:不敬佛、不敬法、不敬僧、不敬戒、不敬定、不敬父母。云何六法向善趣?謂六敬法:敬佛、敬法、敬僧、敬戒、敬定、敬父母。云何六法向涅槃?謂六思念:念佛、念法、念僧、念戒、念施、念天。
“Again, there are six things that lead to bad destinies, six things that lead to good destinies, and six things that lead to Nirvāṇa.
“What are six things that lead to bad destinies? They are the six disrespects: Disrespecting the Buddha, disrespecting the Dharma, disrespecting the Saṅgha, disrespecting the precepts, disrespecting samādhi, and disrespecting father and mother.
“What are six things that lead to good destinies? They are the six respects: Respecting the Buddha, respecting the Dharma, respecting the Saṅgha, respecting the precepts, respecting samādhi, and respecting father and mother.
“What are six things that lead to Nirvāṇa? They are the six recollections: Recollecting the Buddha, recollecting the Dharma, recollecting the Saṅgha, recollecting generosity, and recollecting the gods.
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation