Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 15.1

15.1.1

增壹阿含經有無品第十五

Ekottara-āgama, Chapter 15: Existence and Non-Existence

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

15.1.2

（一）

(1)

15.1.3

聞如是：

Thus have I heard:

15.1.4

一時，佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。

At one time, the Buddha was staying at Anāthapiṇḍada's park in the Jeta Grove in the kingdom of Śrāvastī.

15.1.5

爾時，世尊告諸比丘：「當知有此二見。云何為二？所謂有見、無見。諸有沙門、婆羅門於此二見習已、誦已，終不從其法，如實而不知，此則非沙門、婆羅門。於沙門，則犯沙門法；於婆羅門，則犯婆羅門法，此沙門、婆羅門終不以身作證而自遊戲。諸有沙門、婆羅門於此二見誦讀、諷念，知捨，如實而知，此則沙門持沙門行，婆羅門知婆羅門行，自身取證而自遊戲：生死已盡，梵行已立，更不復受有，如真知之。是故，諸比丘！於此二見不應習行，不應諷誦，盡當捨離。如是，諸比丘！當作是學。」

At that time, the Bhagavat addressed the bhikṣus: “You should know that there are these two views. What are the two? The view of existence and the view of non-existence. Any śramaṇas or brāhmaṇas who have practiced and recited these two views, but ultimately do not follow the Dharma and do not know it as it really is, are not true śramaṇas or brāhmaṇas. Among śramaṇas, they violate the Dharma of śramaṇas; among brāhmaṇas, they violate the Dharma of brāhmaṇas; these śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas never personally realize and abide in ease. Any śramaṇas or brāhmaṇas who recite and reflect upon these two views, know to abandon them, and know them as they really are, are śramaṇas who maintain the practice of śramaṇas, and brāhmaṇas who know the practice of brāhmaṇas. They personally realize and abide in ease, knowing as it truly is: ‘Birth and death are exhausted, the holy life is established, there will be no further becoming.’ Therefore, bhikṣus, one should not practice or recite these two views, but should abandon them entirely. Thus, bhikṣus, you should train.”

It was then that the Bhagavān addressed the monks, “You should know that there are two kinds of views. What are the two? They are the views of existence and views of inexistence. There are ascetics and priests who, having developed and recited these two kinds of views, never follow their Dharmas and don’t truly understand them. They therefore aren’t ascetics or priests, for those ascetics violate the way of ascetics, and those priests violate the way of priests. Those ascetics and priests entertain themselves with things they never realize for themselves.

“There are ascetics and priests who recite and memorize these two kinds of views, but they know to discard them when they truly understand them. These therefore are ascetics who keep to the ascetic practice and priests who know the priestly practice. They entertain themselves with things they’ve realized for themselves. Birth and death is ended, the religious practice is established, and the task is accomplished. They truly know that they won’t be subject to another existence.

“Therefore, monks, you shouldn’t cultivate these two kinds of views, nor should you recite them. You should abandoned all of them. Thus, monks, you should train yourselves.”

15.1.6

爾時，諸比丘聞佛所說，歡喜奉行。

At that time, the bhikṣus, hearing what the Buddha taught, rejoiced and undertook to practice it.

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