The Long Āgama Sūtra 9.15
長阿含經 9.15
- Language
- Classical Chinese
9.15
「復有四法,謂四不聖語:不見言見,不聞言聞,不覺言覺,不知言知。復有四法,謂四聖語:見則言見,聞則言聞,覺則言覺,知則言知。復有四法,謂四種食:摶食、觸食、念食、識食。復有四法,謂四受:有現作苦行後受苦報;有現作苦行後受樂報;有現作樂行後受苦報;有現作樂行後受樂報。復有四法,謂四受:欲受、我受、戒受、見受。復有四法,謂四縛:貪欲身縛、瞋恚身縛、戒盜身縛、我見身縛。
“There are another four things, which are four ignoble kinds of speech: Claiming to have seen what wasn’t seen, claiming to have heard what wasn’t heard, claiming to have perceived what wasn’t perceived, and claiming to have known what wasn’t known.
“There are another four things, which are four noble kinds of speech: Claiming to have seen what was seen, claiming to have heard what was heard, claiming to have perceived what was perceived, and claiming to have known what was known.
“There are another four things, which are four kinds of food: physical food, food of contact, food of thought, and food of consciousness.
“There are another four things, which are four feelings: Doing something painful in the present and later feeling pain as a result. Doing something painful in the present and later feeling pleasure as a result. Doing something pleasant in the present and later feeling pain as a result. Doing something pleasant in the present and feeling pleasure as a result.
“There are another four things, which are four acquisitions: Acquisition of desire, acquisition of self, acquisition of precepts, and acquisition of views.
“There are another four things, which are four fetters: Fettering oneself with craving, fettering oneself with anger, fettering oneself with misapplied precepts, and fettering oneself with self view.
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Saṅgītisutta — Pāli