增支部第 5 集（Sujato 英译）第 34 阅读页 · AN5.34 · With General Sīha

Numbered Discourses 5.34Numbered Discourses 5.344. With Sumanā4. With Sumanā

With General SīhaWith General SīhaAt one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.Then General Sīha went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and asked him,Then General Sīha went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and asked him,

“Sir, can you point out a fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life?”“Sir, can you point out a fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life?”“I can, Sīha,” said the Buddha.“I can, Sīha,” said the Buddha.“A giver, a donor is dear and beloved to many people.“A giver, a donor is dear and beloved to many people.

This is a fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.This is a fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.Furthermore, good and true persons associate with a giver.Furthermore, good and true persons associate with a giver.This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.

Furthermore, a giver gains a good reputation.Furthermore, a giver gains a good reputation.This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.Furthermore, a giver enters any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.Furthermore, a giver enters any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.

This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.Furthermore, when a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.Furthermore, when a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.This is a fruit of giving to do with lives to come.”This is a fruit of giving to do with lives to come.”

When he said this, General Sīha said to the Buddha,When he said this, General Sīha said to the Buddha,“When it comes to those four fruits of giving that are apparent in the present life, I don’t rely on faith in the Buddha, for I know them too.“When it comes to those four fruits of giving that are apparent in the present life, I don’t rely on faith in the Buddha, for I know them too.I’m a giver, a donor, and am dear and beloved to many people.I’m a giver, a donor, and am dear and beloved to many people.

I’m a giver, and good and true persons associate with me.I’m a giver, and good and true persons associate with me.I’m a giver, and I have this good reputation: ‘General Sīha gives, serves, and attends on the Saṅgha.’I’m a giver, and I have this good reputation: ‘General Sīha gives, serves, and attends on the Saṅgha.’I’m a giver, and I enter any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.I’m a giver, and I enter any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.

When it comes to these four fruits of giving that are apparent in the present life, I don’t rely on faith in the Buddha, for I know them too.When it comes to these four fruits of giving that are apparent in the present life, I don’t rely on faith in the Buddha, for I know them too.But when the Buddha says:But when the Buddha says:‘When a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ I don’t know this, so I have to rely on faith in the Buddha.”‘When a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ I don’t know this, so I have to rely on faith in the Buddha.”

“That’s so true, Sīha! That’s so true!“That’s so true, Sīha! That’s so true!When a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.When a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.Giving, you’re loved and befriended by many people.Giving, you’re loved and befriended by many people.

You get a good reputation, and your fame grows.You get a good reputation, and your fame grows.A generous man enters an assemblyA generous man enters an assemblybold and self-assured.bold and self-assured.

So an astute person, seeking happiness, would give gifts,So an astute person, seeking happiness, would give gifts,having driven out the stain of stinginess.having driven out the stain of stinginess.They live long in the Third Heaven,They live long in the Third Heaven,

enjoying the company of the gods.enjoying the company of the gods.Having taken the opportunity to do good, when they pass from hereHaving taken the opportunity to do good, when they pass from herethey wander radiant in the Garden of Delight.they wander radiant in the Garden of Delight.

There they delight, rejoice, and enjoy themselves,There they delight, rejoice, and enjoy themselves,provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.Having practiced the word of the unattached, the unaffected,Having practiced the word of the unattached, the unaffected,

disciples of the Holy One rejoice in heaven.”disciples of the Holy One rejoice in heaven.”