Samyuktagama (Sanskrit fragments) 769

769.1

（七六九）

(769)

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

769.2

如是我聞：

Thus have I heard:

769.3

一時，佛住舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。爾時，尊者阿難晨朝著衣持鉢，入舍衛城乞食。

At one time the Buddha was dwelling in Śrāvastī at the Jetavana Anāthapiṇḍadārāma. At that time, in the morning, the venerable Ānanda put on his robes, took his bowl, and entered the city of Śrāvastī to beg for food.

In the early morning, Venerable Ānanda put on his robe, took his bowl, and went to Śrāvastī to solicit alms. The priest Jāṇussoṇi was riding a chariot with white horses, and a crowd of many youths was following him. The horses, chariot, bridle, and whip were white. He wore a white hat, his parasol was white, and he held a white whisk in hand. He wore white clothes, his jewelry was white, white powder was smeared on his body, and his followers were all in white. They were leaving Śrāvastī intending to go to a grove for instruction and recitation. When the crowds saw them, they all said, “Excellent vehicle, excellent vehicle! That’s called the Brahma vehicle!”

769.4

時，有生聞婆羅門乘白馬車，眾多年少翼從，白馬、白車、白控、白鞭，頭著白帽、白傘蓋，手執白拂，著白衣服、白瓔珞，白香塗身，翼從皆白，出舍衛城，欲至林中教授讀誦，眾人見之咸言：「善乘！善乘！謂婆羅門乘。」

At that time there was the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi riding in a white chariot drawn by white horses, accompanied by many youths, with white horses, a white chariot, white reins, and a white whip; wearing a white cap on his head, under a white parasol, holding a white fly-whisk in his hand, wearing white clothes and white garlands, anointed with white incense, his retinue all in white, leaving the city of Śrāvastī, intending to go into the grove to teach recitation. When the people saw him, they all said: "An excellent vehicle! An excellent vehicle! A vehicle truly worthy of a brahmin!"

769.5

時，尊者阿難見婆羅門眷屬、眾具一切皆白，見已，入城乞食。還精舍，舉衣鉢，洗足已，往詣佛所，稽首禮足，退坐一面，白佛言：「世尊！今日晨朝著衣持鉢，入舍衛城乞食，見生聞婆羅門乘白馬車，眷屬、眾具一切皆白，眾人唱言：『善乘！善乘！謂婆羅門乘。』云何？世尊！於正法、律，為是世人乘？為是婆羅門乘？」

Then the venerable Ānanda saw that the brahmin's retinue and all his equipage were entirely white. Having seen this, he entered the city to beg for food. Returning to the monastery, he put away his robes and bowl, washed his feet, and went to the Buddha's presence. He bowed with his head at the Buddha's feet, stepped back to sit at one side, and said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, this morning I put on my robes, took my bowl, and entered the city of Śrāvastī to beg for food. I saw the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi riding in a white chariot drawn by white horses, his retinue and equipage entirely white. The people proclaimed: 'An excellent vehicle! An excellent vehicle! A vehicle truly worthy of a brahmin!' How is it, Bhagavat? In the right Dharma and Vinaya, is there such a worldly vehicle? Or is there such a brahminic vehicle?"

Venerable Ānanda then saw that this priest’s retinue and many accoutrements were all white. After he saw this, he went into the city to solicit alms. Returning to the monastery, he put away his robe and bowl and washed his feet. He then went to the Buddha, prostrated at the Buddha’s feet, and withdrew to sit at one side. He said, “Bhagavān, today in the early morning, I put on my robe, took my bowl, and went to Śrāvastī to solicit alms. I saw the priest Jānusoṇi riding a chariot with white horses. His retinue and many accoutrements were all white. A crowd of people called out, ‘Excellent vehicle, excellent vehicle! That’s called the Brahma vehicle!’ Bhagavān, is there a worldly person’s vehicle or a Brahma vehicle in the right teaching and discipline?”

769.6

佛告阿難：「是世人乘，非我法、律婆羅門乘也。阿難！我正法、律乘、天乘、婆羅門乘、大乘，能調伏煩惱軍者，諦聽，善思，當為汝說。阿難！何等為正法、律乘、天乘、婆羅門乘、大乘，能調伏煩惱軍者？謂八正道——正見乃至正定。阿難！是名正法、律乘、天乘、梵乘、大乘，能調伏煩惱軍者。」

The Buddha told Ānanda: "That is a worldly vehicle, not the brahminic vehicle in my Dharma and Vinaya. Ānanda, as for the vehicle in my right Dharma and Vinaya—the divine vehicle, the brahminic vehicle, the great vehicle that is able to subdue the army of the kleśas—listen carefully and reflect well; I will explain it to you. Ānanda, what is the vehicle of the right Dharma and Vinaya, the divine vehicle, the brahminic vehicle, the great vehicle that is able to subdue the army of the kleśas? It is the noble eightfold path: right view and so on up to right samādhi. Ānanda, this is called the vehicle of the right Dharma and Vinaya, the divine vehicle, the brahma-vehicle, the great vehicle that is able to subdue the army of the kleśas."

The Buddha told Ānanda, “That was a worldly person’s vehicle, not the Brahma vehicle of my teaching and discipline. Ānanda, my vehicle of the right teaching and discipline is the divine vehicle, the Brahma vehicle, and the great vehicle, which can control the army of afflictions. Listen closely and consider this well. I will explain it for you.

“Ānanda, what is the vehicle of the right teaching and discipline, the divine vehicle, the Brahma vehicle, and the great vehicle, which can control the army of afflictions? That refers to the right eightfold path, which is right view … right samādhi. Ānanda, this is called the vehicle of the right teaching and discipline, the divine vehicle, the Brahma vehicle, and the great vehicle, which can control the army of afflictions.”

769.7

爾時，世尊即說偈言：

Then the Bhagavat spoke this verse:

The Bhagavān then spoke in verse:

769.8

「信戒為法軛，慚愧為長縻，
正念善護持，以為善御者，
捨三昧為轅，智慧精進輪，
無著忍辱鎧，安隱如法行，
直進不退還，永之無憂處，
智士乘戰車，摧伏無智怨。」

"Faith and precept are the yoke of Dharma,
hrī and apatrāpya are the long halter,
right mindfulness guards and maintains well,
acting as the good charioteer;
equanimity and samādhi are the chariot pole,
wisdom and energy are the wheels,
non-attachment and forbearance are the armor,
proceeding in peace according to Dharma,
advancing straight without turning back,
going forever to the sorrowless state;
the wise person rides this war-chariot
and crushes the enemy that is ignorance."

“Faith and precepts are the teaching’s yoke;
Conscience and modesty are its long tethers;
Right mindfulness well maintained
Is like a good driver.

Renunciation and samādhi are the poles;
Wisdom and effort are the wheels;
Detachment and tolerance are armor;
Peace and following the teaching move it.

He advances and doesn’t retreat,
Constant is his sorrowless standpoint;
The wise man rides this war chariot
That defeats the foe of ignorance.”
This sūtra is part of the Dharma Pearls translation project.
Prepared by Charles Patton for SuttaCentral.