增支部第 6 集（Sujato 英译）第 17 阅读页 · AN6.17 · Sleep

Numbered Discourses 6.17Numbered Discourses 6.172. Warm-hearted2. Warm-hearted

SleepSleepAt one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat, went to the assembly hall, and sat down on the seat spread out.Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat, went to the assembly hall, and sat down on the seat spread out.

Venerable Sāriputta also came out of retreat, went to the assembly hall, bowed to the Buddha and sat down to one side.Venerable Sāriputta also came out of retreat, went to the assembly hall, bowed to the Buddha and sat down to one side.Venerables Mahāmoggallāna,Venerables Mahāmoggallāna,Mahākassapa,Mahākassapa,

Mahākaccāna,Mahākaccāna,Mahākoṭṭhita,Mahākoṭṭhita,Mahācunda,Mahācunda,

Mahākappina,Mahākappina,Anuruddha,Anuruddha,Revata,Revata,

and Ānanda did the same.and Ānanda did the same.The Buddha spent much of the night sitting in meditation, then rose from his seat and entered his dwelling.The Buddha spent much of the night sitting in meditation, then rose from his seat and entered his dwelling.And soon after the Buddha left those venerables each went to their own dwelling.And soon after the Buddha left those venerables each went to their own dwelling.

But those mendicants who were junior, recently gone forth, newly come to this teaching and training slept until the sun came up, snoring.But those mendicants who were junior, recently gone forth, newly come to this teaching and training slept until the sun came up, snoring.The Buddha saw them doing this, with his clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman.The Buddha saw them doing this, with his clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman.He went to the assembly hall, sat down on the seat spread out,He went to the assembly hall, sat down on the seat spread out,

and addressed the mendicants:and addressed the mendicants:“Mendicants, where is Sāriputta?“Mendicants, where is Sāriputta?Where are Mahāmoggallāna,Where are Mahāmoggallāna,

Mahākassapa,Mahākassapa,Mahākaccāna,Mahākaccāna,Mahākoṭṭhita,Mahākoṭṭhita,

Mahācunda,Mahācunda,Mahākappina,Mahākappina,Anuruddha,Anuruddha,

Revata,Revata,and Ānanda?and Ānanda?Where have these senior disciples gone?”Where have these senior disciples gone?”

“Soon after the Buddha left those venerables each went to their own dwelling.”“Soon after the Buddha left those venerables each went to their own dwelling.”“So, mendicants, when the senior mendicants left, why did you sleep until the sun came up, snoring?“So, mendicants, when the senior mendicants left, why did you sleep until the sun came up, snoring?What do you think, mendicants?What do you think, mendicants?

Have you ever seen or heardHave you ever seen or heardof an anointed aristocratic king who rules his whole life, dear and beloved to the country, while indulging in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing as much as he likes?”of an anointed aristocratic king who rules his whole life, dear and beloved to the country, while indulging in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing as much as he likes?”“No, sir.”“No, sir.”

“Good, mendicants!“Good, mendicants!I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.What do you think, mendicants?What do you think, mendicants?

Have you ever seen or heardHave you ever seen or heardof an appointed official …of an appointed official …a hereditary official …a hereditary official …

a general …a general …a village chief …a village chief …or a guild head who runs the guild his whole life, dear and beloved to the guild, while indulging in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing as much as he likes?”or a guild head who runs the guild his whole life, dear and beloved to the guild, while indulging in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing as much as he likes?”

“No, sir.”“No, sir.”“Good, mendicants!“Good, mendicants!I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.

What do you think, mendicants?What do you think, mendicants?Have you ever seen or heardHave you ever seen or heardof an ascetic or brahmin who indulges in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing as much as they like? Their sense doors are unguarded, they eat too much, they’re not dedicated to wakefulness, they’re unable to discern skillful qualities, and they don’t pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn. Yet they realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.”of an ascetic or brahmin who indulges in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing as much as they like? Their sense doors are unguarded, they eat too much, they’re not dedicated to wakefulness, they’re unable to discern skillful qualities, and they don’t pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn. Yet they realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.”

“No, sir.”“No, sir.”“Good, mendicants!“Good, mendicants!I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.

So you should train like this:So you should train like this:‘We will guard our sense doors, eat in moderation, be dedicated to wakefulness, discern skillful qualities, and pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn.’‘We will guard our sense doors, eat in moderation, be dedicated to wakefulness, discern skillful qualities, and pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn.’That’s how you should train.”That’s how you should train.”