增支部第 2 集（Sujato 英译）第 7 阅读页 · AN2.42-51 · The Chapter on Assemblies · 1/2

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?A shallow assembly and a deep assembly.A shallow assembly and a deep assembly.

And what is a shallow assembly?And what is a shallow assembly?An assembly where the mendicants are haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.An assembly where the mendicants are haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.This is called a shallow assembly.This is called a shallow assembly.

And what is a deep assembly?And what is a deep assembly?An assembly where the mendicants are not haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, or loose-tongued, but have established mindfulness, situational awareness, immersion, unified minds, and restrained faculties.An assembly where the mendicants are not haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, or loose-tongued, but have established mindfulness, situational awareness, immersion, unified minds, and restrained faculties.This is called a deep assembly.This is called a deep assembly.

These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the deep assembly.”The better of these two assemblies is the deep assembly.”

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?A divided assembly and a harmonious assembly.A divided assembly and a harmonious assembly.

And what is a divided assembly?And what is a divided assembly?An assembly where the mendicants fight, quarrel, and dispute, continually wounding each other with barbed words.An assembly where the mendicants fight, quarrel, and dispute, continually wounding each other with barbed words.This is called a divided assembly.This is called a divided assembly.

And what is a harmonious assembly?And what is a harmonious assembly?An assembly where the mendicants live in harmony, appreciating each other, without dispute, blending like milk and water, and regarding each other with kindly eyes.An assembly where the mendicants live in harmony, appreciating each other, without dispute, blending like milk and water, and regarding each other with kindly eyes.This is called a harmonious assembly.This is called a harmonious assembly.

These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the harmonious assembly.”The better of these two assemblies is the harmonious assembly.”

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An assembly of the worst and an assembly of the best.An assembly of the worst and an assembly of the best.

And what is an assembly of the worst?And what is an assembly of the worst?An assembly where the senior mendicants are indulgent and slack, leaders in backsliding, neglecting seclusion, not rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.An assembly where the senior mendicants are indulgent and slack, leaders in backsliding, neglecting seclusion, not rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.Those who come after follow their example.Those who come after follow their example.

They too become indulgent and slack, leaders in backsliding, neglecting seclusion, not rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.They too become indulgent and slack, leaders in backsliding, neglecting seclusion, not rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.This is called an assembly of the worst.This is called an assembly of the worst.And what is an assembly of the best?And what is an assembly of the best?

An assembly where the senior mendicants are not indulgent or slack, nor are they backsliders; instead, they take the lead in seclusion, rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.An assembly where the senior mendicants are not indulgent or slack, nor are they backsliders; instead, they take the lead in seclusion, rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.Those who come after follow their example.Those who come after follow their example.They too are not indulgent or slack, nor are they backsliders; instead, they take the lead in seclusion, rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.They too are not indulgent or slack, nor are they backsliders; instead, they take the lead in seclusion, rousing energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.

This is called an assembly of the best.This is called an assembly of the best.These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the assembly of the best.”The better of these two assemblies is the assembly of the best.”

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An ignoble assembly and a noble assembly.An ignoble assembly and a noble assembly.

And what is an ignoble assembly?And what is an ignoble assembly?An assembly where the mendicants don’t truly understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.An assembly where the mendicants don’t truly understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.This is called an ignoble assembly.This is called an ignoble assembly.

And what is a noble assembly?And what is a noble assembly?An assembly where the mendicants truly understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.An assembly where the mendicants truly understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.This is called a noble assembly.This is called a noble assembly.

These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the noble assembly.”The better of these two assemblies is the noble assembly.”

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An assembly of the dregs and an assembly of the cream.An assembly of the dregs and an assembly of the cream.

And what is an assembly of the dregs?And what is an assembly of the dregs?An assembly where the mendicants make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.An assembly where the mendicants make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.This is called an assembly of the dregs.This is called an assembly of the dregs.

And what is an assembly of the cream?And what is an assembly of the cream?An assembly where the mendicants make decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.An assembly where the mendicants make decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.This is called an assembly of the cream.This is called an assembly of the cream.

These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the assembly of the cream.”The better of these two assemblies is the assembly of the cream.”

4747

“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An assembly educated in fancy talk, not in questioning, and an assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk.An assembly educated in fancy talk, not in questioning, and an assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk.

And what is an assembly educated in fancy talk, not in questioning?And what is an assembly educated in fancy talk, not in questioning?It is an assembly where, when discourses spoken by the Realized One—deep, profound, transcendent, dealing with emptiness—are being recited the mendicants do not want to listen. They don’t actively listen or try to understand, nor do they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing.It is an assembly where, when discourses spoken by the Realized One—deep, profound, transcendent, dealing with emptiness—are being recited the mendicants do not want to listen. They don’t actively listen or try to understand, nor do they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing.

But when discourses composed by poets—poetry, with fancy words and phrases, composed by outsiders or spoken by disciples—are being recited the mendicants do want to listen. They actively listen and try to understand, and they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing. But when they’ve memorized those teachings they don’t question or examine each other, saying:But when discourses composed by poets—poetry, with fancy words and phrases, composed by outsiders or spoken by disciples—are being recited the mendicants do want to listen. They actively listen and try to understand, and they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing. But when they’ve memorized those teachings they don’t question or examine each other, saying:

‘Why does it say this? What does that mean?’‘Why does it say this? What does that mean?’So they don’t reveal what is hidden or clarify what is unclear, or dispel doubt regarding the many doubtful matters.So they don’t reveal what is hidden or clarify what is unclear, or dispel doubt regarding the many doubtful matters.This is called an assembly educated in fancy talk, not in questioning.This is called an assembly educated in fancy talk, not in questioning.

And what is an assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk?And what is an assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk?It is an assembly where, when discourses composed by poets—poetry, with fancy words and phrases, composed by outsiders or spoken by disciples—are being recited the mendicants do not want to listen. They don’t actively listen or try to understand, nor do they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing.It is an assembly where, when discourses composed by poets—poetry, with fancy words and phrases, composed by outsiders or spoken by disciples—are being recited the mendicants do not want to listen. They don’t actively listen or try to understand, nor do they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing.

But when discourses spoken by the Realized One—deep, profound, transcendent, dealing with emptiness—are being recited the mendicants do want to listen. They actively listen and try to understand, and they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing.But when discourses spoken by the Realized One—deep, profound, transcendent, dealing with emptiness—are being recited the mendicants do want to listen. They actively listen and try to understand, and they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing.And when they’ve memorized those teachings they question and examine each other, saying:And when they’ve memorized those teachings they question and examine each other, saying:‘Why does it say this? What does that mean?’‘Why does it say this? What does that mean?’

So they reveal what is hidden, clarify what is unclear, and dispel doubt regarding the many doubtful matters.So they reveal what is hidden, clarify what is unclear, and dispel doubt regarding the many doubtful matters.This is called an assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk.This is called an assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk.These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.

The better of these two assemblies is the assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk.”The better of these two assemblies is the assembly educated in questioning, not in fancy talk.”

4848

“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An assembly that values things of the flesh, not the true teaching, and an assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh.An assembly that values things of the flesh, not the true teaching, and an assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh.

And what is an assembly that values things of the flesh, not the true teaching?And what is an assembly that values things of the flesh, not the true teaching?It is an assembly where the mendicants praise each other in front of the white-clothed laypeople, saying:It is an assembly where the mendicants praise each other in front of the white-clothed laypeople, saying:‘The mendicant so-and-so is freed both ways; so-and-so is freed by wisdom; so-and-so is a direct witness; so-and-so is attained to view; so-and-so is freed by faith; so-and-so is a follower of teachings; so-and-so is a follower by faith; so-and-so is ethical, of good character; so-and-so is unethical, of bad character.’‘The mendicant so-and-so is freed both ways; so-and-so is freed by wisdom; so-and-so is a direct witness; so-and-so is attained to view; so-and-so is freed by faith; so-and-so is a follower of teachings; so-and-so is a follower by faith; so-and-so is ethical, of good character; so-and-so is unethical, of bad character.’

They thereby acquire material things.They thereby acquire material things.And when they get these things, they use them tied, infatuated, attached, blind to the drawbacks, and not understanding the escape.And when they get these things, they use them tied, infatuated, attached, blind to the drawbacks, and not understanding the escape.This is called an assembly that values things of the flesh, not the true teaching.This is called an assembly that values things of the flesh, not the true teaching.

And what is an assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh?And what is an assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh?It is an assembly where the mendicants don’t praise each other in front of the white-clothed laypeople, saying:It is an assembly where the mendicants don’t praise each other in front of the white-clothed laypeople, saying:‘The mendicant so-and-so is freed both ways; so-and-so is freed by wisdom; so-and-so is a direct witness; so-and-so is attained to view; so-and-so is freed by faith; so-and-so is a follower of teachings; so-and-so is a follower by faith; so-and-so is ethical, of good character; so-and-so is unethical, of bad character.’‘The mendicant so-and-so is freed both ways; so-and-so is freed by wisdom; so-and-so is a direct witness; so-and-so is attained to view; so-and-so is freed by faith; so-and-so is a follower of teachings; so-and-so is a follower by faith; so-and-so is ethical, of good character; so-and-so is unethical, of bad character.’

They thereby acquire material things.They thereby acquire material things.And when they get these things, they use them untied, uninfatuated, unattached, seeing the drawbacks, and understanding the escape.And when they get these things, they use them untied, uninfatuated, unattached, seeing the drawbacks, and understanding the escape.This is called an assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh.This is called an assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh.

These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh.”The better of these two assemblies is the assembly that values the true teaching, not things of the flesh.”

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An unjust assembly and a just assembly.An unjust assembly and a just assembly.

And what is an unjust assembly?And what is an unjust assembly?An assembly where legal acts against the teaching proceed, while legal acts following the teaching don’t proceed. Legal acts against the training proceed, while legal acts following the training don’t proceed. Legal acts against the teaching are explained, while legal acts following the teaching aren’t explained. Legal acts against the training are explained, while legal acts following the training aren’t explained.An assembly where legal acts against the teaching proceed, while legal acts following the teaching don’t proceed. Legal acts against the training proceed, while legal acts following the training don’t proceed. Legal acts against the teaching are explained, while legal acts following the teaching aren’t explained. Legal acts against the training are explained, while legal acts following the training aren’t explained.

This is called an unjust assembly.This is called an unjust assembly.And what is a just assembly?And what is a just assembly?An assembly where legal acts following the teaching proceed, while legal acts against the teaching don’t proceed. Legal acts following the training proceed, while legal acts against the training don’t proceed. Legal acts following the teaching are explained, while legal acts against the teaching aren’t explained. Legal acts in line with the training are explained, while legal acts following training aren’t explained.An assembly where legal acts following the teaching proceed, while legal acts against the teaching don’t proceed. Legal acts following the training proceed, while legal acts against the training don’t proceed. Legal acts following the teaching are explained, while legal acts against the teaching aren’t explained. Legal acts in line with the training are explained, while legal acts following training aren’t explained.

This is called a just assembly.This is called a just assembly.These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the just assembly.”The better of these two assemblies is the just assembly.”

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An unprincipled assembly and a principled assembly …An unprincipled assembly and a principled assembly …

The better of these two assemblies is the principled assembly.”The better of these two assemblies is the principled assembly.”