The Long Āgama Sūtra 25.28
長阿含經 25.28
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- Classical Chinese
25.28
「云何,迦葉!汝謂如來於大眾中勇捍無畏,為師子吼,善能說法,眾會聽者不一心耶?勿造斯觀。所以者何?如來在大眾中勇捍無畏,為師子吼,善能說法,諸來會者皆一心聽。云何,迦葉!汝謂如來在大眾中勇捍無畏,為師子吼,善能說法,諸來會者皆一心聽,而不歡喜信受行耶?勿造斯觀。所以者何?如來在大眾中勇捍多力,能師子吼,善能說法,諸來會者皆一心聽,歡喜信受。迦葉!汝謂如來在大眾中勇捍無畏,為師子吼,善能說法,諸來會者歡喜信受,而不供養耶?勿造斯觀,如來在大眾中勇捍無畏,為師子吼,善能說法,諸來會者皆一心聽,歡喜信受,而設供養。
“How is it, Kāśyapa? Would you say that the audience isn’t unified in mind when the Tathāgata courageously and fearlessly roars the lion’s roar in a large assembly and skillfully teaches the Dharma? Don’t imagine this. Why is that? When the Tathāgata courageously and fearlessly roars the lion’s roar in a large assembly and skillfully teaches the Dharma, the audience is unified in mind.
“How is it, Kāśyapa? Would you say that the audience doesn’t rejoice, believe, and accept it when the Tathāgata courageously and fearlessly roars the lion’s roar in a large assembly, skillfully teaches the Dharma, and those present listen with unified minds? Don’t imagine this. Why is that? When the Tathāgata courageously and fearlessly roars the lion’s roar in a large assembly, skillfully teaches the Dharma, and the audience that’s present listens with unified minds, they rejoice, believe, and accept it.
“Kāśyapa, would you say that the audience doesn’t make offerings when the Tathāgata courageously and fearlessly roars the lion’s roar in a large assembly, skillfully teaches the Dharma, and the audience rejoices, believes, and accepts it? Don’t imagine this. [Why is that?] When the Tathāgata courageously and fearlessly roars the lion’s roar in a large assembly, skillfully teaches the Dharma, and the audience rejoices, believes, and accepts it, they make offerings to him.
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Mahāsīhanādasutta — Pāli