The Long Āgama Sūtra 27.46
長阿含經 27.46
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27.46
又白佛言:「我昔一時至尼乾子所,問言:『大德!猶如人乘象、馬車,乃至種種營生,現有果報;今者此眾現在修道,現得報不?』彼報我言:『大王!我是一切智、一切見人,盡知無餘,若行,若住、坐、臥,覺悟無餘,智常現在前。』世尊!猶如人問李瓜報,問瓜李報。彼亦如是,我問現得報不?而彼答我以一切智。我即自念言:『我是剎利王,水澆頭種,無緣殺出家人,繫縛驅遣。』時,我懷忿結心,作此念已,即便捨去。
He also said to the Buddha, “There was a time I went to Nirgrantha Jñātiputra and asked him, ‘Venerable, just as people ride elephants and horse chariots armed with … martial methods … various occupations give rise their rewards in the present. Now, this assembly presently cultivates the path. What reward do they obtain in the present?’
“He answered me, ‘Great king, I am an all-knowing and all-seeing person. My knowledge is complete without exception. Whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, my awakening is without exception, and my knowledge is always right in front of me.’
“Bhagavān, it was like someone asking about a melon and getting an answer about a plum; he was likewise. I asked if they attain rewards in the present or not, and he answered me with omniscience. So, I then thought, ‘I am a warrior king whose head was anointed with water. There’s no reason to kill this mendicant, but I should bind him and drive him away!’ I felt anger that fettered my mind. Having had this thought, I then departed.”
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
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- Sāmaññaphalasutta — Pāli