The Long Āgama Sūtra 18.18
長阿含經 18.18
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- Classical Chinese
18.18
舍利弗白佛言:「世尊所說微妙第一,下至女人,亦能受持,盡有漏成無漏,心解脫、慧解脫,於現法中自身作證:生死已盡,梵行已立,所作已辦,不受後有,是為如來說無上滅。此法無上,智慧無餘,神通無餘,諸世間沙門、婆羅門無能與如來等者,況欲出其上?
Śāriputra told the Buddha, “The Bhagavān’s teaching is sublime and supreme. Down to the women, people can retain it, end the contaminants, and become uncontaminated. Their minds are liberated, and their wisdom is liberated. In the present life, they realize for themselves: ‘Birth and death has been ended, the religious life has been established, and the task has been accomplished. I won’t be subject to later existence.’
“This is the Tathāgata’s teaching of the unsurpassed cessation. This Dharma is unsurpassed, his wisdom is complete, and his miraculous ability is complete. None of the world’s ascetics and priests can match the Tathāgata. How could they surpass him?
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation