The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.45
長阿含經 30.45
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30.45
「又其土人身體相類,形貌同等,不可分別,其貌少壯,如閻浮提二十許人,其人口齒平正潔白,密緻無間,髮紺青色,無有塵垢,髮埀八指,齊眉而止,不長不短。若其土人起欲心時,則熟視女人而捨之去,彼女隨後往詣園林,若彼女人是彼男子父親、母親骨肉中表不應行欲者,樹不曲蔭,各自散去。若非父親、母親骨肉中表應行欲者,樹則曲躬,迴蔭其身,隨意娛樂,一日、二日,或至七日,爾乃散去。彼人懷姙,七日、八日便產,隨生男女,置於四衢大交道頭,捨之而去。諸有行人經過其邊,出指令嗽,指出甘乳,充適兒身。過七日已,其兒長成與彼人等,男向男眾,女向女眾。
“Again, the people of that land are the same in type of body and appearance such that they can’t be distinguished from one another. Their appearance is youthful like a twenty-year-old in Jambudvīpa. Their teeth are even, straight, pure white, and their gaps aren’t visible. Their hair is dark blue and without any dirtiness. Their beards are eight inches long, and their eyebrows stop growing once they aren’t too long nor short.
“When the men of that land feel amorous, they look passionately at a woman and then walk away from her. The woman follows after him as he goes to a forest park. If that woman is a relative of the man’s father or mother and they shouldn’t have sex, the trees don’t bend for them, and they each go their separate ways. If she isn’t a relative of his father or mother and they could have a relationship, the trees bend over and encircle them with a screen. They then enjoy each other for as long as they like, whether for one day, two days … or seven days. Then, they go their separate ways.
“After being pregnant for seven or eight days, the woman gives birth. Depending on whether it’s a boy or a girl, she puts the child at a major crossroads and leaves them there. Travelers who pass by that side of the road give them a finger to suck, which produces sweet milk that satisfies and nourishes the child. After seven days pass, the child has grown up and joins the other people. The boys go with a group of men, and the girls go with a group of women.
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- 佛祖統紀 — 志磐, Classical Chinese