雜阿含經 313

English (machine translation) 313

Language: English

313.3

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

At that time, the Bhagavat addressed the bhikṣus: "Is there a teaching, bhikṣus, by revering which, apart from faith, apart from preference, apart from hearsay, apart from reflection on reasons, and apart from intellectual examination and approval of views, one rightly knows and says: 'My births are exhausted, the brahmacarya is established, what was to be done has been done, and I know for myself that there will be no further existence'?"

313.5

The bhikṣus said to the Buddha: "The Bhagavat is the root of the Dharma, the eye of the Dharma, the refuge of the Dharma. Excellent, Bhagavat! We only pray that you explain it in detail. Having heard it, the bhikṣus will accept and practice it."

313.6

The Buddha addressed the bhikṣus: "Listen carefully and reflect well; I shall explain it for you. When a bhikṣu has seen a form with the eye, he is aware of the form without being aware of greed for the form; he knows yathābhūta: 'Formerly my eye-consciousness had greed toward forms, but now my eye-consciousness has no greed toward forms.' If a bhikṣu, having seen a form with the eye, is aware of the form without giving rise to greed for the form, and realizes: 'Formerly my eye-consciousness had greed,' yet knows yathābhūta, saying: 'Now my eye-consciousness has no greed toward forms'—bhikṣus, what do you think: in this, does he have faith, preference, hearsay, reflection on reasons, or intellectual examination and approval of views?"

313.7

They replied: "No, Bhagavat!"

313.8

"Does this teaching, yathābhūta and with right knowledge, return to what is known and seen?"

313.9

They replied: "Yes, Bhagavat!"

313.10

The faculties of the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind with their dharmas are also spoken of in the same way.

313.11

"Bhikṣus, this is called the teaching: by revering this teaching, apart from faith, apart from preference, apart from hearsay, apart from reflection on reasons, and apart from intellectual examination and approval of views, a bhikṣu rightly knows and says: 'My births are exhausted, the brahmacarya is established, what was to be done has been done, and I know for myself that there will be no further existence.'"

313.12

When the Buddha had spoken this sūtra, the bhikṣus, hearing what the Buddha said, rejoiced and put it into practice.

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雜阿含經 — Classical Chinese