Samyuktagama (Sanskrit fragments) 388

388.1

（三八八）

(388)

Thus I have heard: One time, the Buddha was staying at the Residence of Sages in the Deer Preserve of Bārāṇasī.

388.2

如是我聞：

Thus have I heard:

388.3

一時，佛住波羅㮈國仙人住處鹿野苑中。

At one time, the Buddha was staying in the country of Vārāṇasī at the Deer Park in the dwelling place of the ṛṣis.

388.4

爾時，世尊告諸比丘：「有四聖諦。何等為四？謂苦聖諦、苦集聖諦、苦滅聖諦、苦滅道跡聖諦。若比丘於苦聖諦已知、已解，於苦集聖諦已知、已斷，於苦滅聖諦已知、已證，於苦滅道跡聖諦已知、已修，是名比丘斷五支，成六分，守護於一，依猗於四，捨除諸諦，離四衢，證諸覺想，息身所作，心善解脫，慧善解脫，純一清白，名為上士。」

At that time, the Bhagavat told the bhikṣus: “There are four noble truths. What are the four? They are the noble truth of duḥkha, the noble truth of the origination of duḥkha, the noble truth of the cessation of duḥkha, and the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of duḥkha. If a bhikṣu has known and fully understood the noble truth of duḥkha, has known and abandoned the noble truth of the origination of duḥkha, has known and realized the noble truth of the cessation of duḥkha, and has known and cultivated the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of duḥkha, this is called a bhikṣu who has cut off five factors, achieved six parts, guarded the one, relied upon the four, relinquished various truths, departed from the four crossroads, realized the notions of thought, stilled bodily activity, whose mind is well liberated, whose wisdom is well liberated, who is entirely pure and clean, and who is called a supreme person.”

It was then that the Bhagavān addressed the monks, “There are four noble truths. What are the four? They are the noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of suffering’s formation, the noble truth of suffering’s cessation, and the noble truth of the path to suffering’s cessation.

“If a monk has known the noble truth of suffering, then he has understood [suffering] … has known the noble truth of suffering’s formation, then he has ended [its formation] … has known the noble truth of suffering’s cessation, then he has realized [its cessation] … has known the noble truth of the path to suffering’s cessation, then he has cultivated [that path]. He is called a monk who has ended the five factors, achieved six parts, guarded one thing, and relied upon four things. He abandons truths, leaves the crossroads, and realizes the ideas. By his own doing, his mind is well liberated, and his wisdom is well liberated. Being entirely pure white, he is called a superior man.”

388.5

佛說此經已，諸比丘聞佛所說，歡喜奉行。

When the Buddha had spoken this sūtra, the bhikṣus heard what the Buddha had said, and rejoiced and practiced accordingly.

After the Buddha spoke this sūtra, the monks who heard what the Buddha taught rejoiced and approved.