增支部第 8 集（Sujato 英译）第 35 阅读页 · AN8.34 · A Field

Numbered Discourses 8.34Numbered Discourses 8.344. Giving4. Giving

A FieldA Field“Mendicants, when a field has eight factors a seed sown in it is not very fruitful or rewarding or productive.“Mendicants, when a field has eight factors a seed sown in it is not very fruitful or rewarding or productive.What eight factors does it have?What eight factors does it have?

It’s when a field has mounds and ditches. It has stones and gravel. It’s salty. It doesn’t have deep furrows. And it’s not equipped with water inlets, water outlets, irrigation channels, and boundaries.It’s when a field has mounds and ditches. It has stones and gravel. It’s salty. It doesn’t have deep furrows. And it’s not equipped with water inlets, water outlets, irrigation channels, and boundaries.When a field has these eight factors a seed sown in it is not fruitful or rewarding or productive.When a field has these eight factors a seed sown in it is not fruitful or rewarding or productive.In the same way, when an ascetic or brahmin has eight factors a gift given to them is not very fruitful or beneficial or brilliant or bountiful.In the same way, when an ascetic or brahmin has eight factors a gift given to them is not very fruitful or beneficial or brilliant or bountiful.

What eight factors do they have?What eight factors do they have?It’s when an ascetic or brahmin has wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.It’s when an ascetic or brahmin has wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.When an ascetic or brahmin has these eight factors a gift given to them is not very fruitful or beneficial or brilliant or bountiful.When an ascetic or brahmin has these eight factors a gift given to them is not very fruitful or beneficial or brilliant or bountiful.

When a field has eight factors a seed sown in it is very fruitful and rewarding and productive.When a field has eight factors a seed sown in it is very fruitful and rewarding and productive.What eight factors does it have?What eight factors does it have?It’s when a field doesn’t have mounds and ditches. It doesn’t have stones and gravel. It’s not salty. It has deep furrows. And it’s equipped with water inlets, water outlets, irrigation channels, and boundaries.It’s when a field doesn’t have mounds and ditches. It doesn’t have stones and gravel. It’s not salty. It has deep furrows. And it’s equipped with water inlets, water outlets, irrigation channels, and boundaries.

When a field has these eight factors a seed sown in it is very fruitful and rewarding and productive.When a field has these eight factors a seed sown in it is very fruitful and rewarding and productive.In the same way, when an ascetic or brahmin has eight factors a gift given to them is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful.In the same way, when an ascetic or brahmin has eight factors a gift given to them is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful.What eight factors do they have?What eight factors do they have?

It’s when an ascetic or brahmin has right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.It’s when an ascetic or brahmin has right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.When an ascetic or brahmin has these eight factors a gift given to them is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful.When an ascetic or brahmin has these eight factors a gift given to them is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful.When the field is excellent,When the field is excellent,

and the seed sown in it is excellent,and the seed sown in it is excellent,and the rainfall is excellent,and the rainfall is excellent,the crop of grain will be excellent.the crop of grain will be excellent.

The absence of crop loss is excellent,The absence of crop loss is excellent,its growth is excellent,its growth is excellent,its maturation is excellent,its maturation is excellent,

and its fruit is excellent.and its fruit is excellent.So too, when you give excellent foodSo too, when you give excellent foodto those of excellent ethics,to those of excellent ethics,

it leads to many excellences,it leads to many excellences,for what you did was excellent.for what you did was excellent.So if a person wants excellence,So if a person wants excellence,

let them excel in this.let them excel in this.You should frequent those with excellent wisdom,You should frequent those with excellent wisdom,so that your own excellence will flourish.so that your own excellence will flourish.

Excelling in knowledge and conduct,Excelling in knowledge and conduct,and having excellence of mind,and having excellence of mind,you perform excellent deeds,you perform excellent deeds,

and gain excellent benefits.and gain excellent benefits.Truly knowing the world,Truly knowing the world,and having attained excellence of view,and having attained excellence of view,

one who excels in mind proceeds,one who excels in mind proceeds,relying on excellence in the path.relying on excellence in the path.Shaking off all stains,Shaking off all stains,

and attaining the excellence of extinguishment,and attaining the excellence of extinguishment,you’re freed from all sufferings:you’re freed from all sufferings:this is complete excellence.”this is complete excellence.”