增支部第 4 集（Sujato 英译）第 122 阅读页 · AN4.122 · The Danger of Waves

Numbered Discourses 4.122Numbered Discourses 4.12213. Fears13. Fears

The Danger of WavesThe Danger of Waves“Mendicants, anyone who enters the water should anticipate four dangers.“Mendicants, anyone who enters the water should anticipate four dangers.What four?What four?

The dangers of waves, gharials, whirlpools, and sharks.The dangers of waves, gharials, whirlpools, and sharks.These are the four dangers that anyone who enters the water should anticipate.These are the four dangers that anyone who enters the water should anticipate.In the same way, a gentleman gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in this teaching and training should anticipate four dangers.In the same way, a gentleman gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in this teaching and training should anticipate four dangers.

What four?What four?The dangers of waves, gharials, whirlpools, and sharks.The dangers of waves, gharials, whirlpools, and sharks.And what, mendicants, is the danger of waves?And what, mendicants, is the danger of waves?

It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness, thinking:It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness, thinking:‘I’m swamped by rebirth, old age, and death; by sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. I’m swamped by suffering, mired in suffering.‘I’m swamped by rebirth, old age, and death; by sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. I’m swamped by suffering, mired in suffering.Hopefully I can make an end to this entire mass of suffering.’Hopefully I can make an end to this entire mass of suffering.’

When they’ve gone forth, their spiritual companions advise and instruct them:When they’ve gone forth, their spiritual companions advise and instruct them:‘You should go out like this, and come back like that. You should look to the front like this, and to the side like that. You should contract your limbs like this, and extend them like that. This is how you should bear your outer robe, bowl, and robes.’‘You should go out like this, and come back like that. You should look to the front like this, and to the side like that. You should contract your limbs like this, and extend them like that. This is how you should bear your outer robe, bowl, and robes.’They think:They think:

‘Formerly, as laypeople, we advised and instructed others.‘Formerly, as laypeople, we advised and instructed others.And now these mendicants—who you’d think were our children or grandchildren—imagine they can advise and instruct us!’And now these mendicants—who you’d think were our children or grandchildren—imagine they can advise and instruct us!’Angry and upset, they resign the training and return to a lesser life.Angry and upset, they resign the training and return to a lesser life.

This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of waves.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of waves.‘Danger of waves’ is a term for anger and distress.‘Danger of waves’ is a term for anger and distress.This is called the danger of waves.This is called the danger of waves.

And what, mendicants, is the danger of gharials?And what, mendicants, is the danger of gharials?It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …When they’ve gone forth, their spiritual companions advise and instruct them:When they’ve gone forth, their spiritual companions advise and instruct them:

‘You may eat, consume, taste, and drink these things, but not those. You may eat what’s allowable, but not what’s unallowable. You may eat at the right time, but not at the wrong time.’‘You may eat, consume, taste, and drink these things, but not those. You may eat what’s allowable, but not what’s unallowable. You may eat at the right time, but not at the wrong time.’They think:They think:‘Formerly, as laypeople, we used to eat, consume, taste, and drink what we wanted, not what we didn’t want.‘Formerly, as laypeople, we used to eat, consume, taste, and drink what we wanted, not what we didn’t want.

We ate and drank both allowable and unallowable things, at the right time and the wrong time.We ate and drank both allowable and unallowable things, at the right time and the wrong time.And these faithful householders give us delicious fresh and cooked foods at the wrong time of day. But these guys imagine they can gag our mouths!’And these faithful householders give us delicious fresh and cooked foods at the wrong time of day. But these guys imagine they can gag our mouths!’Angry and upset, they resign the training and return to a lesser life.Angry and upset, they resign the training and return to a lesser life.

This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of gharials.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of gharials.‘Danger of gharials’ is a term for gluttony.‘Danger of gharials’ is a term for gluttony.This is called the danger of gharials.This is called the danger of gharials.

And what, mendicants, is the danger of whirlpools?And what, mendicants, is the danger of whirlpools?It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …When they’ve gone forth, they robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter a village or town for alms without guarding body, speech, and mind, without establishing mindfulness, and without restraining the sense faculties.When they’ve gone forth, they robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter a village or town for alms without guarding body, speech, and mind, without establishing mindfulness, and without restraining the sense faculties.

There they see a householder or their child amusing themselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.There they see a householder or their child amusing themselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.They think:They think:‘Formerly, as laypeople, we amused ourselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.‘Formerly, as laypeople, we amused ourselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

And it’s true that my family is wealthy.And it’s true that my family is wealthy.I can both enjoy my wealth and make merit.I can both enjoy my wealth and make merit.Why don’t I resign the training and return to a lesser life, so I can enjoy my wealth and make merit?’Why don’t I resign the training and return to a lesser life, so I can enjoy my wealth and make merit?’

They resign the training and return to a lesser life.They resign the training and return to a lesser life.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of whirlpools.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of whirlpools.‘Danger of whirlpools’ is a term for the five kinds of sensual stimulation.‘Danger of whirlpools’ is a term for the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

This is called the danger of whirlpools.This is called the danger of whirlpools.And what, mendicants, is the danger of sharks?And what, mendicants, is the danger of sharks?It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …

When they’ve gone forth, they robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter a village or town for alms without guarding body, speech, and mind, without establishing mindfulness, and without restraining the sense faculties.When they’ve gone forth, they robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter a village or town for alms without guarding body, speech, and mind, without establishing mindfulness, and without restraining the sense faculties.There they see a lady scantily clad, with revealing clothes.There they see a lady scantily clad, with revealing clothes.Lust infects their mind,Lust infects their mind,

so they resign the training and return to a lesser life.so they resign the training and return to a lesser life.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life because they’re afraid of the danger of sharks.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life because they’re afraid of the danger of sharks.‘Danger of sharks’ is a term for ladies.‘Danger of sharks’ is a term for ladies.

This is called the danger of sharks.This is called the danger of sharks.These are the four dangers that a gentleman gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in this teaching and training should anticipate.”These are the four dangers that a gentleman gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in this teaching and training should anticipate.”