增支部第 4 集（Sujato 英译）第 121 阅读页 · AN4.121 · Guilt

Numbered Discourses 4.121Numbered Discourses 4.12113. Fears13. Fears

GuiltGuilt“Mendicants, there are these four fears.“Mendicants, there are these four fears.What four?What four?

The fears of guilt, shame, punishment, and going to a bad place.The fears of guilt, shame, punishment, and going to a bad place.And what, mendicants, is the fear of guilt?And what, mendicants, is the fear of guilt?It’s when someone reflects:It’s when someone reflects:

‘If I were to do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind, wouldn’t I blame myself for my conduct?’‘If I were to do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind, wouldn’t I blame myself for my conduct?’Being afraid of guilt, they give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.Being afraid of guilt, they give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.This is called the fear of guilt.This is called the fear of guilt.

And what, mendicants, is the fear of shame?And what, mendicants, is the fear of shame?It’s when someone reflects:It’s when someone reflects:‘If I were to do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind, wouldn’t others blame me for my conduct?’‘If I were to do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind, wouldn’t others blame me for my conduct?’

Being afraid of shame, they give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.Being afraid of shame, they give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.This is called the fear of shame.This is called the fear of shame.And what, mendicants, is the fear of punishment?And what, mendicants, is the fear of punishment?

It’s when someone sees that the kings have arrested a bandit, a criminal, and subjected them to various punishments—It’s when someone sees that the kings have arrested a bandit, a criminal, and subjected them to various punishments—whipping, caning, and clubbing; cutting off hands or feet, or both; cutting off ears or nose, or both; the ‘porridge pot’, the ‘shell-shave’, the ‘Rāhu’s mouth’, the ‘garland of fire’, the ‘burning hand’, the ‘bulrush twist’, the ‘bark dress’, the ‘antelope’, the ‘meat hook’, the ‘coins’, the ‘caustic pickle’, the ‘twisting bar’, the ‘straw mat’; being splashed with hot oil, being fed to the hounds, being impaled alive, and being beheaded.whipping, caning, and clubbing; cutting off hands or feet, or both; cutting off ears or nose, or both; the ‘porridge pot’, the ‘shell-shave’, the ‘Rāhu’s mouth’, the ‘garland of fire’, the ‘burning hand’, the ‘bulrush twist’, the ‘bark dress’, the ‘antelope’, the ‘meat hook’, the ‘coins’, the ‘caustic pickle’, the ‘twisting bar’, the ‘straw mat’; being splashed with hot oil, being fed to the hounds, being impaled alive, and being beheaded.

They think:They think:‘If I were to do the same kind of bad deed, the kings would punish me in the same way.’ …‘If I were to do the same kind of bad deed, the kings would punish me in the same way.’ …Being afraid of punishment, they don’t steal the belongings of others.Being afraid of punishment, they don’t steal the belongings of others.

They give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.They give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.This is called the fear of punishment.This is called the fear of punishment.And what, mendicants, is the fear of rebirth in a bad place?And what, mendicants, is the fear of rebirth in a bad place?

It’s when someone reflects:It’s when someone reflects:‘Bad conduct of body, speech, or mind has a bad result in the next life.‘Bad conduct of body, speech, or mind has a bad result in the next life.If I were to do such bad things, when my body breaks up, after death, I’d be reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.’If I were to do such bad things, when my body breaks up, after death, I’d be reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.’

Being afraid of rebirth in a bad place, they give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.Being afraid of rebirth in a bad place, they give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, keeping themselves pure.This is called the fear of rebirth in a bad place.This is called the fear of rebirth in a bad place.These are the four fears.”These are the four fears.”