The Long Āgama Sūtra 9.27
長阿含經 9.27
- Language
- Classical Chinese
9.27
「諸比丘!如來說七正法,謂七非法:無信、無慙、無愧、少聞、懈怠、多忘、無智。復有七法,謂七正法:有信、有慚、有愧、多聞、精進、總持、多智。復有七法,謂七識住:或有眾生,若干種身,若干種想,天及人是,是初識住;或有眾生,若干種身而一想者,梵光音天最初生時是,是二識住;或有眾生,一身若干種想,光音天是,是三識住;或有眾生,一身一想,遍淨天是,是四識住;或有眾生,空處住、識處住、不用處住。
“Monks, the Tathāgata has taught seven correct things, which are seven things that aren’t Dharma: Lack of faith, lack of conscience, lack of modesty, little learning, negligence, forgetfulness, and lack of knowledge.
“There are another seven things, which are seven correct Dharmas: Having faith, having conscience, having modesty, being well-versed, making effort, good memory, and being knowledgeable.
“There are another seven things, which are seven abodes of consciousness: [1] Sometimes, sentient beings have either diverse bodies or diverse notions. These gods and humans are the first abode of consciousness. [2] Sometimes, sentient beings might have diverse bodies but the same notions. When the Brahmas of the Ābhāsvara Heaven are first born there, that’s the second abode of consciousness. [3] Sometimes, sentient beings have the same bodies but might have diverse notions. These Ābhāsvara gods are the third abode of consciousness. [4] Sometimes, sentient beings have the same bodies and the same notions. These Śubhakṛtsnā gods are the fourth abode of consciousness. [5] Sometimes, sentient beings dwell in the abode of space … [6] dwell in the abode of consciousness … [7] dwell in the abode of nothingness …
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Saṅgītisutta — Pāli