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# 諸經要集 7.20

諸經要集 7.20

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.20)

又增一阿含經云。女人有五力輕慢夫主。云何為五。一色力。二親族之力。三田業之力。四兒力。五自守力。是謂女人有此五力。便輕慢夫主。夫有一力。盡覆蔽彼女人。所謂富貴力也。今弊魔波旬。亦有五力。所謂色聲香味觸。愚癡之人著此五法。不能得度。若聖弟子。成就一無放逸力。不為所繫。則能分別生老病死之法。勝魔五力。不墮魔境。至無為處。爾時世尊。便說此偈。

> Furthermore, the \*Ekottarika-āgama\* states: A woman has five powers with which she holds her husband in contempt. What are the five? First, the power of physical beauty; second, the power of relatives; third, the power of agricultural wealth; fourth, the power of sons; and fifth, the power of self-restraint. These are called the woman's five powers by which she then holds her husband in contempt. A husband has one power that completely overshadows that woman: that is, the power of wealth and noble status. Now, the wicked Māra Pāpīyas also has five powers: namely, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and tangible objects. Ignorant people attach to these five things and cannot attain liberation. If a noble disciple accomplishes the single power of non-negligence and is not bound by them, he is then able to discern the phenomena of birth, old age, sickness, and death, surpass the five powers of Māra, not fall into Māra's realm, and reach the unconditioned state. At that time, the Bhagavat spoke this verse:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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