长部第 14 经（Sujato 英译）第 1 阅读页 · The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind · 1/6

Long Discourses 14Long Discourses 14The Great Discourse on Traces Left BehindThe Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind1. On Past Lives1. On Past Lives

So I have heard.So I have heard.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery, in the hut by the kareri tree.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery, in the hut by the kareri tree.Then after the meal, on return from almsround, several mendicants sat together in the pavilion by the kareri tree and this Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives came up among them,Then after the meal, on return from almsround, several mendicants sat together in the pavilion by the kareri tree and this Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives came up among them,

“So it was in a past life; such it was in a past life.”“So it was in a past life; such it was in a past life.”With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, the Buddha heard that discussion among the mendicants.With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, the Buddha heard that discussion among the mendicants.So he got up from his seat and went to the pavilion, where he sat on the seat spread out and addressed the mendicants:So he got up from his seat and went to the pavilion, where he sat on the seat spread out and addressed the mendicants:

“Mendicants, what were you sitting talking about just now? What conversation was left unfinished?”“Mendicants, what were you sitting talking about just now? What conversation was left unfinished?”The mendicants told him what had happened, adding,The mendicants told him what had happened, adding,“This is the conversation that was unfinished when the Buddha arrived.”“This is the conversation that was unfinished when the Buddha arrived.”

“Would you like to hear a Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives?”“Would you like to hear a Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives?”“Now is the time, Blessed One! Now is the time, Holy One!“Now is the time, Blessed One! Now is the time, Holy One!Let the Buddha give a Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”Let the Buddha give a Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”

“Well then, mendicants, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”“Well then, mendicants, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”“Yes, sir,” they replied.“Yes, sir,” they replied.The Buddha said this:The Buddha said this:

“Ninety-one eons ago, the Buddha Vipassī arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.“Ninety-one eons ago, the Buddha Vipassī arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.Thirty-one eons ago, the Buddha Sikhī arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.Thirty-one eons ago, the Buddha Sikhī arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.In the same thirty-first eon, the Buddha Vessabhū arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.In the same thirty-first eon, the Buddha Vessabhū arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.

In the present fortunate eon, the Buddhas Kakusandha,In the present fortunate eon, the Buddhas Kakusandha,Koṇāgamana,Koṇāgamana,and Kassapa arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.and Kassapa arose in the world, perfected and fully awakened.

And in the present fortunate eon, I have arisen in the world, perfected and fully awakened.And in the present fortunate eon, I have arisen in the world, perfected and fully awakened.The Buddhas Vipassī,The Buddhas Vipassī,Sikhī,Sikhī,

and Vessabhū were born as aristocrats into aristocrat families.and Vessabhū were born as aristocrats into aristocrat families.The Buddhas Kakusandha,The Buddhas Kakusandha,Koṇāgamana,Koṇāgamana,

and Kassapa were born as brahmins into brahmin families.and Kassapa were born as brahmins into brahmin families.I was born as an aristocrat into an aristocrat family.I was born as an aristocrat into an aristocrat family.Koṇḍañña was the clan of Vipassī,Koṇḍañña was the clan of Vipassī,

Sikhī,Sikhī,and Vessabhū.and Vessabhū.Kassapa was the clan of Kakusandha,Kassapa was the clan of Kakusandha,

Koṇāgamana,Koṇāgamana,and Kassapa.and Kassapa.Gotama is my clan.Gotama is my clan.

For Vipassī, the lifespan was 80,000 years.For Vipassī, the lifespan was 80,000 years.For Sikhī, the lifespan was 70,000 years.For Sikhī, the lifespan was 70,000 years.For Vessabhū, the lifespan was 60,000 years.For Vessabhū, the lifespan was 60,000 years.

For Kakusandha, the lifespan was 40,000 years.For Kakusandha, the lifespan was 40,000 years.For Koṇāgamana, the lifespan was 30,000 years.For Koṇāgamana, the lifespan was 30,000 years.For Kassapa, the lifespan was 20,000 years.For Kassapa, the lifespan was 20,000 years.

For me at this time the lifespan is short, brief, and fleeting. A long life is a hundred years or a little more.For me at this time the lifespan is short, brief, and fleeting. A long life is a hundred years or a little more.Vipassī was awakened at the root of a patala tree.Vipassī was awakened at the root of a patala tree.Sikhī was awakened at the root of a white-mango tree.Sikhī was awakened at the root of a white-mango tree.

Vessabhū was awakened at the root of a sal tree.Vessabhū was awakened at the root of a sal tree.Kakusandha was awakened at the root of a lebbeck tree.Kakusandha was awakened at the root of a lebbeck tree.Koṇāgamana was awakened at the root of a cluster fig tree.Koṇāgamana was awakened at the root of a cluster fig tree.

Kassapa was awakened at the root of a banyan tree.Kassapa was awakened at the root of a banyan tree.I was awakened at the root of a peepal tree.I was awakened at the root of a peepal tree.Vipassī had a fine pair of chief disciples named Khaṇḍa and Tissa.Vipassī had a fine pair of chief disciples named Khaṇḍa and Tissa.

Sikhī had a fine pair of chief disciples named Abhibhū and Sambhava.Sikhī had a fine pair of chief disciples named Abhibhū and Sambhava.Vessabhū had a fine pair of chief disciples named Soṇa and Uttara.Vessabhū had a fine pair of chief disciples named Soṇa and Uttara.Kakusandha had a fine pair of chief disciples named Vidhura and Sañjīva.Kakusandha had a fine pair of chief disciples named Vidhura and Sañjīva.

Koṇāgamana had a fine pair of chief disciples named Bhiyyosa and Uttara.Koṇāgamana had a fine pair of chief disciples named Bhiyyosa and Uttara.Kassapa had a fine pair of chief disciples named Tissa and Bhāradvāja.Kassapa had a fine pair of chief disciples named Tissa and Bhāradvāja.I have a fine pair of chief disciples named Sāriputta and Moggallāna.I have a fine pair of chief disciples named Sāriputta and Moggallāna.

Vipassī had three gatherings of disciples—one of 6,800,000, one of 100,000, and one of 80,000—all of them mendicants who had ended their defilements.Vipassī had three gatherings of disciples—one of 6,800,000, one of 100,000, and one of 80,000—all of them mendicants who had ended their defilements.Sikhī had three gatherings of disciples—one of 100,000, one of 80,000, and one of 70,000—all of them mendicants who had ended their defilements.Sikhī had three gatherings of disciples—one of 100,000, one of 80,000, and one of 70,000—all of them mendicants who had ended their defilements.Vessabhū had three gatherings of disciples—one of 80,000, one of 70,000, and one of 60,000—all of them mendicants who had ended their defilements.Vessabhū had three gatherings of disciples—one of 80,000, one of 70,000, and one of 60,000—all of them mendicants who had ended their defilements.

Kakusandha had one gathering of disciples—40,000 mendicants who had ended their defilements.Kakusandha had one gathering of disciples—40,000 mendicants who had ended their defilements.Koṇāgamana had one gathering of disciples—30,000 mendicants who had ended their defilements.Koṇāgamana had one gathering of disciples—30,000 mendicants who had ended their defilements.Kassapa had one gathering of disciples—20,000 mendicants who had ended their defilements.Kassapa had one gathering of disciples—20,000 mendicants who had ended their defilements.

I have had one gathering of disciples—1,250 mendicants who had ended their defilements.I have had one gathering of disciples—1,250 mendicants who had ended their defilements.Vipassī had as chief attendant a mendicant named Asoka.Vipassī had as chief attendant a mendicant named Asoka.Sikhī had as chief attendant a mendicant named Khemaṅkara.Sikhī had as chief attendant a mendicant named Khemaṅkara.

Vessabhū had as chief attendant a mendicant named Upasanta.Vessabhū had as chief attendant a mendicant named Upasanta.Kakusandha had as chief attendant a mendicant named Buddhija.Kakusandha had as chief attendant a mendicant named Buddhija.Koṇāgamana had as chief attendant a mendicant named Sotthija.Koṇāgamana had as chief attendant a mendicant named Sotthija.

Kassapa had as chief attendant a mendicant named Sabbamitta.Kassapa had as chief attendant a mendicant named Sabbamitta.I have as chief attendant a mendicant named Ānanda.I have as chief attendant a mendicant named Ānanda.Vipassī’s father was King Bandhumā,Vipassī’s father was King Bandhumā,

his birth mother was Queen Bandhumatī,his birth mother was Queen Bandhumatī,and their capital city was named Bandhumatī.and their capital city was named Bandhumatī.Sikhī’s father was King Aruṇa,Sikhī’s father was King Aruṇa,

his birth mother was Queen Pabhāvatī,his birth mother was Queen Pabhāvatī,and their capital city was named Aruṇavatī.and their capital city was named Aruṇavatī.Vessabhū’s father was King Suppatita,Vessabhū’s father was King Suppatita,

his birth mother was Queen Vassavatī,his birth mother was Queen Vassavatī,and their capital city was named Anoma.and their capital city was named Anoma.Kakusandha’s father was the brahmin Aggidatta,Kakusandha’s father was the brahmin Aggidatta,

and his birth mother was the brahmin lady Visākhā.and his birth mother was the brahmin lady Visākhā.At that time the king was Khema,At that time the king was Khema,whose capital city was named Khemavatī.whose capital city was named Khemavatī.

Koṇāgamana’s father was the brahmin Yaññadatta,Koṇāgamana’s father was the brahmin Yaññadatta,and his birth mother was the brahmin lady Uttarā.and his birth mother was the brahmin lady Uttarā.At that time the king was Sobha,At that time the king was Sobha,

whose capital city was named Sobhavatī.whose capital city was named Sobhavatī.Kassapa’s father was the brahmin Brahmadatta,Kassapa’s father was the brahmin Brahmadatta,and his birth mother was the brahmin lady Dhanavatī.and his birth mother was the brahmin lady Dhanavatī.

At that time the king was Kikī,At that time the king was Kikī,whose capital city was named Varanasi.whose capital city was named Varanasi.In this life, my father was King Suddhodana,In this life, my father was King Suddhodana,

my birth mother was Queen Māyā,my birth mother was Queen Māyā,and our capital city was Kapilavatthu.”and our capital city was Kapilavatthu.”That is what the Buddha said.That is what the Buddha said.

When he had spoken, the Holy One rose from his seat and entered his dwelling.When he had spoken, the Holy One rose from his seat and entered his dwelling.Soon after the Buddha left, those mendicants discussed among themselves:Soon after the Buddha left, those mendicants discussed among themselves:“It’s incredible, reverends, it’s amazing! The Realized One has such psychic power and might!“It’s incredible, reverends, it’s amazing! The Realized One has such psychic power and might!

For he is able to recollect the birth, names, clans, lifespan, chief disciples, and gatherings of disciples of the Buddhas of the past who have become fully quenched, cut off proliferation, cut off the course, finished off the cycle, and passed beyond all suffering:For he is able to recollect the birth, names, clans, lifespan, chief disciples, and gatherings of disciples of the Buddhas of the past who have become fully quenched, cut off proliferation, cut off the course, finished off the cycle, and passed beyond all suffering:‘Such is the birth, names, clans, conduct, teachings, wisdom, meditation, and freedom of those Blessed Ones.’‘Such is the birth, names, clans, conduct, teachings, wisdom, meditation, and freedom of those Blessed Ones.’

Is it because the Realized One has clearly penetrated the principle of the teachings that he can recollect all these things?Is it because the Realized One has clearly penetrated the principle of the teachings that he can recollect all these things?Or did deities tell him?”Or did deities tell him?”But this conversation among those mendicants was left unfinished.But this conversation among those mendicants was left unfinished.

Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and went to the pavilion by the kareri tree, where he sat down on the seat spread outThen in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and went to the pavilion by the kareri tree, where he sat down on the seat spread outand addressed the mendicants:and addressed the mendicants:“Mendicants, what were you sitting talking about just now? What conversation was left unfinished?”“Mendicants, what were you sitting talking about just now? What conversation was left unfinished?”

The mendicants told him what had happened, adding,The mendicants told him what had happened, adding,“This was our conversation that was unfinished when the Buddha arrived.”“This was our conversation that was unfinished when the Buddha arrived.”“It is because the Realized One has clearly penetrated the principle of the teachings that he can recollect all these things.“It is because the Realized One has clearly penetrated the principle of the teachings that he can recollect all these things.

And the deities also told me.And the deities also told me.Would you like to hear a further Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives?”Would you like to hear a further Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives?”“Now is the time, Blessed One! Now is the time, Holy One!“Now is the time, Blessed One! Now is the time, Holy One!

Let the Buddha give a further Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”Let the Buddha give a further Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”“Well then, mendicants, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”“Well then, mendicants, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”“Yes, sir,” they replied.“Yes, sir,” they replied.

The Buddha said this:The Buddha said this: