經律異相 23.18

23.18

優陀夷。往拘薩羅國。到毘紐迦亶延氏婆羅門尼菴羅園中住。尼諸弟子遊行採薪。至菴羅園中。見優陀夷坐一樹下容貌端正諸根寂靜。心意安諦成就第一調伏。往詣其所問訊退坐。時優陀夷為諸年少種種說法。勸勵已默然。彼諸年少聞法歡喜。擔持束薪還至尼所。白言和上。園中有沙門。姓瞿曇氏。極善說法。尼語弟子言。汝可往請明此飯食。時諸弟子受教往請。尊者默然。還白和上。尊者受請。時優陀夷夜過。著衣持鉢往詣尼舍。尼遙見來。敷座請坐。設種種飲食。自手供養豐美滿足。澡嗽洗鉢還就本座。婆羅門尼著好革屣。以衣覆頭別施高床。現傲慢相。語優陀夷言。欲有所問。寧有閑暇見答與不。答言。姊妹今非是時。明日弟子。復至園中採薪聽法。還白和上。尼復遣請食如前三反。乃至請法。答言非時。諸弟子言。和上尼不恭敬坐。彼云何說。和上尼言。若如是者更為我請。受教更請。供養如前。時和上尼。知食訖已。脫革屣上服更坐卑床。恭敬白言。欲有所問。寧見答不。答言。但問當為汝說。彼即問言。云何有說苦樂自作。復言苦樂他作。復言苦樂自他作。復言苦樂非自非他作。答言。姊妹阿羅訶說。苦樂異生。復問。其義云何。答言。彼其因緣生諸苦樂。復言。我今問汝。隨意答我。有眼不。答言有。有色不。答言有。有眼識眼觸觸因緣生受內覺若苦若樂不苦不樂不。答言如是。優陀夷言。此是阿羅訶說。從其因緣生於苦樂。尊者說是法時。婆羅門尼遠塵離垢得法眼淨。從坐起正衣服。恭敬合掌白尊者言。我今日超入決定。我從今日歸依佛法僧。盡壽依三寶（出憂陀夷坐樹寂靜調伏經）。

Udāyin went to the kingdom of Kosala and dwelt in the mango grove of a brāhmaṇa nun of the Veṇukātyāyana clan. The disciples of the nun wandered about gathering firewood and came into the mango grove. They saw Udāyin sitting beneath a tree, his countenance upright and serene, his sense faculties tranquil, his mind peaceful and resolute, having accomplished supreme taming. They went to his place, greeted him, and sat down. At that time Udāyin expounded various teachings of the Dharma for the youths. Having encouraged them, he remained silent. Those youths, having heard the Dharma, were overjoyed, and carrying their bundles of firewood, returned to the nun's place. They said, "Upādhyāyā, in the grove there is a śramaṇa of the Gautama clan who expounds the Dharma exceedingly well." The nun said to her disciples, "You may go invite him to dine here tomorrow." The disciples, having received her instruction, went to invite him. The Venerable One remained silent. They returned and told the upādhyāyā, "The Venerable One has accepted the invitation." When the night had passed, Udāyin put on his robes, took his bowl, and went to the nun's house. Seeing him coming from afar, the nun spread a seat and invited him to sit. She set out various kinds of food and drink, offering them with her own hands in rich abundance. Having rinsed his mouth and washed his bowl, he returned to his original seat. The brāhmaṇa nun, wearing fine leather sandals, covering her head with a robe, and having set up a separate high seat, displayed an arrogant manner. She said to Udāyin, "I wish to ask something. Do you have the leisure to give me an answer or not?" He replied, "Sister, now is not the time." The next day, the disciples again went into the grove to gather firewood, heard the Dharma, returned, and told the upādhyāyā. The nun again sent an invitation for food, repeating this three times as before, even to asking for the Dharma, to which he replied, "It is not the time." The disciples said, "Upādhyāyā, you did not sit with respect. Why should he speak?" The upādhyāyā said, "If that is so, invite him for me once more." Receiving her instruction, they invited him again, and she made offerings as before. At that time the upādhyāyā, knowing the meal was finished, took off her leather sandals and fine upper garment, sat upon a low seat, and respectfully said, "I wish to ask something. Would you grant an answer?" He replied, "Just ask, and I will explain it for you." She then asked, "Why do some say that suffering and pleasure are made by oneself, others say that suffering and pleasure are made by another, others say that suffering and pleasure are made by both oneself and another, and others say that suffering and pleasure are made neither by oneself nor by another?" He replied, "Sister, the Arhat says that suffering and pleasure arise differently." She asked again, "What is the meaning of that?" He replied, "It is through causes and conditions that suffering and pleasure arise." He said further, "I now ask you; answer me as you please: Is there an eye?" She answered, "There is." "Are there forms?" She answered, "There are." "Through eye-consciousness and eye-contact, do causes and conditions of contact give rise to feelings, inwardly perceiving either suffering, or pleasure, or neither-suffering-nor-pleasure?" She replied, "It is so." Udāyin said, "This is what the Arhat said: from causes and conditions arise suffering and pleasure." When the Venerable One expounded this Dharma, the brāhmaṇa nun became free from dust and separated from defilement, attaining the purity of the Dharma eye. Rising from her seat and adjusting her robes, she respectfully joined her palms and said to the Venerable One, "Today I have transcended and entered certainty. From this day forward I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṅgha, relying on the Three Jewels for the rest of my life" (from the Sūtra on Udāyin Sitting Tranquil and Tamed beneath a Tree).