Samyuktagama (Sanskrit fragments) 723

723.1

（七二三）

(723)

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

723.2

如是我聞：

Thus have I heard:

723.3

一時，佛住舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。

At one time the Buddha was dwelling in Śrāvastī at the Jetavana Anāthapiṇḍadārāma.

723.4

爾時，世尊告諸比丘：「善哉！比丘！僧人聞法，諸年少比丘供養奉事諸尊長老。所以者何？年少比丘供養奉事長老比丘者，時時得聞深妙之法，聞深法已，二正事成就，身正及心正。爾時修念覺分，修念覺分已，念覺分滿足；念覺滿足已，於法選擇，分別於法，思量於法。爾時，方便修擇法覺分，乃至捨覺分修習滿足。」

At that time the Bhagavat said to the bhikṣus: "Excellent, bhikṣus! When members of the Saṅgha hear the Dharma, the young bhikṣus attend upon and serve the venerable elders. Why is that? Because when young bhikṣus attend upon and serve elder bhikṣus, from time to time they get to hear the profound and subtle Dharma. Having heard the profound Dharma, two correct matters are accomplished: bodily correctness and mental correctness. At that time they cultivate the mindfulness factor of awakening, and having cultivated the mindfulness factor of awakening, the mindfulness factor of awakening is fulfilled. When mindfulness is fulfilled, they investigate dharmas, distinguish dharmas, and ponder dharmas. At that time they skillfully cultivate the investigation-of-dharmas factor of awakening, and so on up to cultivating and fulfilling the equanimity factor of awakening."

It was then that the Bhagavān addressed the monks, “It’s good, monks, to rely on someone to hear the Dharma. Junior monks are to support and serve the venerable elders. Why is that? From time to time, junior monks who support and serve elder monks can hear the profound and subtle Dharma. After hearing the profound Dharma, they’ll achieve two ways of being correct: Correctness of body and correctness of mind.

“At that point, they’ll cultivate the awakening factor of mindfulness. After cultivating the awakening factor of mindfulness, they’ll fulfill the awakening factor of mindfulness. After fulfilling the awakening factor of mindfulness, they’ll discriminate qualities, discern qualities, and deliberate on qualities. At that point, they’ll skillfully cultivate the awakening factor of discriminating qualities … they’ll cultivate the fulfillment of the awakening factor of equanimity.”

723.5

佛說此經已，諸比丘聞佛所說，歡喜奉行。

When the Buddha had spoken this discourse, the bhikṣus, hearing what the Buddha had said, rejoiced and received it with devotion.

After the Buddha taught this sutra, the monks who heard what he taught rejoiced and handed it down.