Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 12.10

12.10.1

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12.10.2

聞如是：

Thus have I heard:

Thus I have heard: One time, the Buddha was staying at Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in Jeta’s Grove of Śrāvastī.

12.10.3

一時，佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。

At one time, the Buddha was staying in Śrāvastī, at the Jetavana monastery in Anāthapiṇḍada's park.

12.10.4

爾時，世尊告諸比丘：「受人利養甚為不易，令人不得至無為之處。所以然者，若彼師利羅比丘不貪利養者，不作爾許無量殺生，身壞命終，生地獄中。」

At that time, the Bhagavat told the monks: "Receiving gains and offerings from people is very difficult; it causes people not to reach the unconditioned state. Why is this? If that monk Śrīla had not craved gains and offerings, he would not have committed so much boundless slaughter and, upon the breakup of the body and the end of life, been born in hell."

It was then that the Bhagavān addressed the monks, “Someone taking profit is a serious thing, not an easy thing, for it prevents a person from reaching the unconditioned abode. Why is that? If that monk Śrīla hadn’t craved profit, it wouldn’t have occurred to him to kill measureless beings. He was born in Hell after his body broke up and his life ended.”

12.10.5

爾時，世尊便說此偈：

Then the Bhagavat spoke this verse:

The Bhagavān then spoke in verse:

12.10.6

「受人利養重，壞人清白行；
是故當制心，莫貪著於味。
師利以得定，乃至天帝宮；
便於神通退，墮於屠殺中。

"Receiving gains and offerings from people is heavy, / ruining a person's pure practice; / therefore one should restrain the mind / and not crave flavours. / Śrī[la], having obtained samādhi, / reached even the palace of the king of devas; / but then regressed from supernormal powers / and fell into slaughter."

“Taking profit is a serious thing;
It can ruin a person’s clean conduct.
Therefore, you must discipline your thinking;
Don’t take delight in that greedy longing.

Because he attained samādhi, Śrīla
Ascended up to Lord Śakra’s palace.
He regressed from that spiritual knowledge
And then fell back down to a slaughterhouse.”

12.10.7

「諸比丘！當以此方便，知受人利養甚為不易。如是，比丘當作是學，未生利養心制令不生，已生此心求方便令滅。如是，諸比丘！當作是學。」

"Monks, by this means you should know that receiving gains and offerings from people is very difficult. Thus a monk should train: if the thought of gains and offerings has not arisen, restrain it so it does not arise; if this thought has arisen, seek the means to eliminate it. Thus, monks, should you train."

“Therefore, monks, you should know from this that taking profit is a serious thing, not an easy thing. Control and prevent thoughts about profit before they arise. If they’ve already arisen, work to make them cease. Thus, monks, you should train yourselves.”

12.10.8

爾時，諸比丘聞佛所說，歡喜奉行。

Then, having heard what the Buddha said, the monks rejoiced and put it into practice.

When the monks heard what the Buddha taught, they rejoiced and approved.

12.10.9

增壹阿含經卷第五

Ekottara-āgama, Fascicle Five