长部第 33 经（Sujato 英译）第 10 阅读页 · Reciting in Concert · 10/10

the meditation on universal space …the meditation on universal space …They perceive the meditation on universal consciousness above, below, across, undivided and limitless.They perceive the meditation on universal consciousness above, below, across, undivided and limitless.Ten ways of doing unskillful deeds:Ten ways of doing unskillful deeds:

killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; covetousness, ill will, and wrong view.killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; covetousness, ill will, and wrong view.Ten ways of doing skillful deeds:Ten ways of doing skillful deeds:refraining from killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; refraining from speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; contentment, good will, and right view.refraining from killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; refraining from speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; contentment, good will, and right view.

Ten abodes of the noble ones:Ten abodes of the noble ones:A mendicant has given up five factors, possesses six factors, has a single guard, has four supports, has cast aside idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth, has totally given up searching, has unsullied intentions, has stilled the physical process, and is well freed in mind and well freed by wisdom.A mendicant has given up five factors, possesses six factors, has a single guard, has four supports, has cast aside idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth, has totally given up searching, has unsullied intentions, has stilled the physical process, and is well freed in mind and well freed by wisdom.And how has a mendicant given up five factors?And how has a mendicant given up five factors?

It’s when a mendicant has given up sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.It’s when a mendicant has given up sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.That’s how a mendicant has given up five factors.That’s how a mendicant has given up five factors.And how does a mendicant possess six factors?And how does a mendicant possess six factors?

A mendicant, seeing a sight with their eyes, is neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.A mendicant, seeing a sight with their eyes, is neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.Hearing a sound with their ears … Smelling an odor with their nose … Tasting a flavor with their tongue … Encountering a touch with their body …Hearing a sound with their ears … Smelling an odor with their nose … Tasting a flavor with their tongue … Encountering a touch with their body …Knowing an idea with their mind, they’re neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.Knowing an idea with their mind, they’re neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.

That’s how a mendicant possesses six factors.That’s how a mendicant possesses six factors.And how does a mendicant have a single guard?And how does a mendicant have a single guard?It’s when a mendicant’s heart is guarded by mindfulness.It’s when a mendicant’s heart is guarded by mindfulness.

That’s how a mendicant has a single guard.That’s how a mendicant has a single guard.And how does a mendicant have four supports?And how does a mendicant have four supports?After appraisal, a mendicant uses some things, endures some things, avoids some things, and dispels some things.After appraisal, a mendicant uses some things, endures some things, avoids some things, and dispels some things.

That’s how a mendicant has four supports.That’s how a mendicant has four supports.And how has a mendicant cast aside idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth?And how has a mendicant cast aside idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth?Different ascetics and brahmins have different idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth. A mendicant has cast out, cast aside, thrown out, discarded, let go of, given up, and relinquished all these.Different ascetics and brahmins have different idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth. A mendicant has cast out, cast aside, thrown out, discarded, let go of, given up, and relinquished all these.

That’s how a mendicant has cast aside idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth.That’s how a mendicant has cast aside idiosyncratic interpretations of the truth.And how has a mendicant totally given up searching?And how has a mendicant totally given up searching?It’s when they’ve given up searching for sensual pleasures, for continued existence, and for a spiritual path.It’s when they’ve given up searching for sensual pleasures, for continued existence, and for a spiritual path.

That’s how a mendicant has totally given up searching.That’s how a mendicant has totally given up searching.And how does a mendicant have unsullied intentions?And how does a mendicant have unsullied intentions?It’s when they’ve given up sensual, malicious, and cruel intentions.It’s when they’ve given up sensual, malicious, and cruel intentions.

That’s how a mendicant has unsullied intentions.That’s how a mendicant has unsullied intentions.And how has a mendicant stilled the physical process?And how has a mendicant stilled the physical process?It’s when, with the giving up of pleasure and pain and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, they enter and remain in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.It’s when, with the giving up of pleasure and pain and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, they enter and remain in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.

That’s how a mendicant has stilled the physical process.That’s how a mendicant has stilled the physical process.And how is a mendicant well freed in mind?And how is a mendicant well freed in mind?It’s when a mendicant’s mind is freed from greed, hate, and delusion.It’s when a mendicant’s mind is freed from greed, hate, and delusion.

That’s how a mendicant is well freed in mind.That’s how a mendicant is well freed in mind.And how is a mendicant well freed by wisdom?And how is a mendicant well freed by wisdom?It’s when a mendicant understands: ‘I’ve given up greed, hate, and delusion, cut them off at the root, made them like a palm stump, obliterated them, so they’re unable to arise in the future.’It’s when a mendicant understands: ‘I’ve given up greed, hate, and delusion, cut them off at the root, made them like a palm stump, obliterated them, so they’re unable to arise in the future.’

That’s how a mendicant’s mind is well freed by wisdom.That’s how a mendicant’s mind is well freed by wisdom.Ten qualities of an adept:Ten qualities of an adept:an adept’s right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.an adept’s right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.

Reverends, these are the teachings grouped by ten that have been rightly explained by the Buddha.Reverends, these are the teachings grouped by ten that have been rightly explained by the Buddha.You should all recite these in concert, without disputing, so that this spiritual path may last for a long time. That would be for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.”You should all recite these in concert, without disputing, so that this spiritual path may last for a long time. That would be for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.”

Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Sāriputta,Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Sāriputta,“Good, good, Sāriputta!“Good, good, Sāriputta!It’s good that you’ve taught this exposition of the reciting in concert.”It’s good that you’ve taught this exposition of the reciting in concert.”

That is what Venerable Sāriputta said, and the Teacher concurred.That is what Venerable Sāriputta said, and the Teacher concurred.Satisfied, the mendicants approved what Sāriputta said.Satisfied, the mendicants approved what Sāriputta said.