长部第 34 经（Sujato 英译）第 3 阅读页 · Up to Ten · 3/7

eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.What six things should be given up?What six things should be given up?Six classes of craving:Six classes of craving:

craving for sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.craving for sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.What six things make things worse?What six things make things worse?Six kinds of disrespect.Six kinds of disrespect.

A mendicant lacks respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, the training, diligence, and hospitality.A mendicant lacks respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, the training, diligence, and hospitality.What six things lead to distinction?What six things lead to distinction?Six kinds of respect.Six kinds of respect.

A mendicant has respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, the training, diligence, and hospitality.A mendicant has respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, the training, diligence, and hospitality.What six things are hard to comprehend?What six things are hard to comprehend?Six elements of escape.Six elements of escape.

Take a mendicant who says:Take a mendicant who says:‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by love. I’ve cultivated it, made it my vehicle and my basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it.‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by love. I’ve cultivated it, made it my vehicle and my basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it.Yet somehow ill will still occupies my mind.’Yet somehow ill will still occupies my mind.’

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t say that. Don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for misrepresentation of the Buddha is not good. And the Buddha would not say that.They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t say that. Don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for misrepresentation of the Buddha is not good. And the Buddha would not say that.It’s impossible, reverend, it cannot happen that the heart’s release by love has been developed and properly implemented,It’s impossible, reverend, it cannot happen that the heart’s release by love has been developed and properly implemented,yet somehow ill will still occupies the mind.yet somehow ill will still occupies the mind.

For it is the heart’s release by love that is the escape from ill will.’For it is the heart’s release by love that is the escape from ill will.’Take another mendicant who says:Take another mendicant who says:‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by compassion. I’ve cultivated it, made it my vehicle and my basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it.‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by compassion. I’ve cultivated it, made it my vehicle and my basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it.

Yet somehow the thought of harming still occupies my mind.’Yet somehow the thought of harming still occupies my mind.’They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …For it is the heart’s release by compassion that is the escape from thoughts of harming.’For it is the heart’s release by compassion that is the escape from thoughts of harming.’

Take another mendicant who says:Take another mendicant who says:‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by rejoicing. …‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by rejoicing. …Yet somehow discontent still occupies my mind.’Yet somehow discontent still occupies my mind.’

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …For it is the heart’s release by rejoicing that is the escape from discontent.’For it is the heart’s release by rejoicing that is the escape from discontent.’Take another mendicant who says:Take another mendicant who says:

‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by equanimity. …‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by equanimity. …Yet somehow desire still occupies my mind.’Yet somehow desire still occupies my mind.’They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …

For it is the heart’s release by equanimity that is the escape from desire.’For it is the heart’s release by equanimity that is the escape from desire.’Take another mendicant who says:Take another mendicant who says:‘I’ve developed the signless release of the heart. …‘I’ve developed the signless release of the heart. …

Yet somehow my consciousness still follows after signs.’Yet somehow my consciousness still follows after signs.’They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …For it is the signless release of the heart that is the escape from all signs.’For it is the signless release of the heart that is the escape from all signs.’

Take another mendicant who says:Take another mendicant who says:‘I’m rid of the conceit “I am”. And I don’t regard anything as “I am this”.‘I’m rid of the conceit “I am”. And I don’t regard anything as “I am this”.Yet somehow the dart of doubt and indecision still occupies my mind.’Yet somehow the dart of doubt and indecision still occupies my mind.’

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t say that. Don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for misrepresentation of the Buddha is not good. And the Buddha would not say that.They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t say that. Don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for misrepresentation of the Buddha is not good. And the Buddha would not say that.It’s impossible, reverend, it cannot happen that the conceit “I am” has been done away with, and nothing is regarded as “I am this”,It’s impossible, reverend, it cannot happen that the conceit “I am” has been done away with, and nothing is regarded as “I am this”,yet somehow the dart of doubt and indecision still occupy the mind.yet somehow the dart of doubt and indecision still occupy the mind.

For it is the uprooting of the conceit “I am” that is the escape from the dart of doubt and indecision.’For it is the uprooting of the conceit “I am” that is the escape from the dart of doubt and indecision.’What six things should be produced?What six things should be produced?Six consistent responses.Six consistent responses.

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 …Hearing a sound with their ears …Smelling an odor with their nose …Smelling an odor with their nose …

Tasting a flavor with their tongue …Tasting a flavor with their tongue …Encountering a touch with their body …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.

What six things should be directly known?What six things should be directly known?Six unsurpassable things:Six unsurpassable things:the unsurpassable seeing, listening, acquisition, training, service, and recollection.the unsurpassable seeing, listening, acquisition, training, service, and recollection.

What six things should be realized?What six things should be realized?Six direct knowledges.Six direct knowledges.A mendicant wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again; materializing and dematerializing; going unobstructed through a wall, a rampart, or a mountain as if through space; diving in and out of the earth as if it were water; walking on water as if it were earth; flying cross-legged through the sky like a bird; touching and stroking with the hand the sun and moon, so mighty and powerful; controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.A mendicant wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again; materializing and dematerializing; going unobstructed through a wall, a rampart, or a mountain as if through space; diving in and out of the earth as if it were water; walking on water as if it were earth; flying cross-legged through the sky like a bird; touching and stroking with the hand the sun and moon, so mighty and powerful; controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.

With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far.With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far.They understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with their own mind.They understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with their own mind.They recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details.They recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details.

With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds.With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds.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.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.

So these sixty things that are true, real, and accurate, not unreal, not otherwise were rightly understood by the Realized One.So these sixty things that are true, real, and accurate, not unreal, not otherwise were rightly understood by the Realized One.

7. Groups of Seven7. Groups of Seven

Seven things are helpful, etc.Seven things are helpful, etc.What seven things are helpful?What seven things are helpful?Seven riches of the noble ones:Seven riches of the noble ones:

the riches of faith, ethics, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom.the riches of faith, ethics, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom.What seven things should be developed?What seven things should be developed?Seven awakening factors:Seven awakening factors:

mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.What seven things should be completely understood?What seven things should be completely understood?Seven planes of consciousness.Seven planes of consciousness.

There are sentient beings that are diverse in body and diverse in perception, such as human beings, some gods, and some beings in the underworld.There are sentient beings that are diverse in body and diverse in perception, such as human beings, some gods, and some beings in the underworld.This is the first plane of consciousness.This is the first plane of consciousness.There are sentient beings that are diverse in body and unified in perception, such as the gods reborn in the Divinity’s host through the first absorption.There are sentient beings that are diverse in body and unified in perception, such as the gods reborn in the Divinity’s host through the first absorption.

This is the second plane of consciousness.This is the second plane of consciousness.There are sentient beings that are unified in body and diverse in perception, such as the gods of sublime luminosity.There are sentient beings that are unified in body and diverse in perception, such as the gods of sublime luminosity.This is the third plane of consciousness.This is the third plane of consciousness.

There are sentient beings that are unified in body and unified in perception, such as the gods of universal beauty.There are sentient beings that are unified in body and unified in perception, such as the gods of universal beauty.This is the fourth plane of consciousness.This is the fourth plane of consciousness.There are sentient beings that have gone totally beyond perceptions of form. With the disappearance of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, they have been reborn in the dimension of infinite space.There are sentient beings that have gone totally beyond perceptions of form. With the disappearance of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, they have been reborn in the dimension of infinite space.

This is the fifth plane of consciousness.This is the fifth plane of consciousness.There are sentient beings that have gone totally beyond the dimension of infinite space. Aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, they have been reborn in the dimension of infinite consciousness.There are sentient beings that have gone totally beyond the dimension of infinite space. Aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, they have been reborn in the dimension of infinite consciousness.This is the sixth plane of consciousness.This is the sixth plane of consciousness.

There are sentient beings that have gone totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness. Aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, they have been reborn in the dimension of nothingness.There are sentient beings that have gone totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness. Aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, they have been reborn in the dimension of nothingness.This is the seventh plane of consciousness.This is the seventh plane of consciousness.What seven things should be given up?What seven things should be given up?

Seven underlying tendencies:Seven underlying tendencies:sensual desire, aversion, views, doubt, conceit, desire for continued existence, and ignorance.sensual desire, aversion, views, doubt, conceit, desire for continued existence, and ignorance.What seven things make things worse?What seven things make things worse?

Seven bad qualities:Seven bad qualities:a mendicant is faithless, shameless, imprudent, unlearned, lazy, unmindful, and witless.a mendicant is faithless, shameless, imprudent, unlearned, lazy, unmindful, and witless.What seven things lead to distinction?What seven things lead to distinction?

Seven good qualities:Seven good qualities:a mendicant is faithful, conscientious, prudent, learned, energetic, mindful, and wise.a mendicant is faithful, conscientious, prudent, learned, energetic, mindful, and wise.What seven things are hard to comprehend?What seven things are hard to comprehend?

Seven aspects of the teachings of the true persons:Seven aspects of the teachings of the true persons:a mendicant knows the teachings, knows the meaning, knows themselves, knows moderation, knows the right time, knows assemblies, and knows individuals.a mendicant knows the teachings, knows the meaning, knows themselves, knows moderation, knows the right time, knows assemblies, and knows individuals.What seven things should be produced?What seven things should be produced?

Seven perceptions:Seven perceptions:the perception of impermanence, the perception of not-self, the perception of ugliness, the perception of drawbacks, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation.the perception of impermanence, the perception of not-self, the perception of ugliness, the perception of drawbacks, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation.What seven things should be directly known?What seven things should be directly known?

Seven qualifications for graduation.Seven qualifications for graduation.A mendicant has a keen enthusiasm to undertake the training …A mendicant has a keen enthusiasm to undertake the training …to examine the teachings …to examine the teachings …

to get rid of desires …to get rid of desires …for retreat …for retreat …to rouse up energy …to rouse up energy …

for mindfulness and alertness …for mindfulness and alertness …to penetrate theoretically. And they don’t lose these desires in the future.to penetrate theoretically. And they don’t lose these desires in the future.What seven things should be realized?What seven things should be realized?

Seven powers of one who has ended the defilements.Seven powers of one who has ended the defilements.Firstly, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom all conditions as truly impermanent.Firstly, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom all conditions as truly impermanent.This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim: ‘My defilements have ended.’This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim: ‘My defilements have ended.’

Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom that sensual pleasures are truly like a pit of glowing coals. …Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom that sensual pleasures are truly like a pit of glowing coals. …Furthermore, the mind of a mendicant with defilements ended slants, slopes, and inclines to seclusion. They’re withdrawn, loving renunciation, and have totally eliminated defiling influences. …Furthermore, the mind of a mendicant with defilements ended slants, slopes, and inclines to seclusion. They’re withdrawn, loving renunciation, and have totally eliminated defiling influences. …