中部第 105 经（Sujato 英译）第 2 阅读页 · With Sunakkhatta · 2/2

I have given up the dart of craving and expelled the poison of ignorance; I am rightly intent on extinguishment.’I have given up the dart of craving and expelled the poison of ignorance; I am rightly intent on extinguishment.’Being rightly intent on extinguishment, they wouldn’t engage in things unconducive to extinguishment: unsuitable sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.Being rightly intent on extinguishment, they wouldn’t engage in things unconducive to extinguishment: unsuitable sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.Doing so, lust wouldn’t infect their mind,Doing so, lust wouldn’t infect their mind,

so no death or deadly pain would result.so no death or deadly pain would result.Suppose a man was struck by an arrow thickly smeared with poison.Suppose a man was struck by an arrow thickly smeared with poison.Their friends and colleagues, relatives and kin would get a surgeon to treat them.Their friends and colleagues, relatives and kin would get a surgeon to treat them.

The surgeon would cut open the wound with a scalpel,The surgeon would cut open the wound with a scalpel,probe for the arrow,probe for the arrow,extract it, and expel the poison, leaving no residue behind.extract it, and expel the poison, leaving no residue behind.

Knowing that no residue remained, the surgeon would say:Knowing that no residue remained, the surgeon would say:‘My man, the dart has been extracted and the poison expelled with no residue.‘My man, the dart has been extracted and the poison expelled with no residue.It’s not capable of harming you.It’s not capable of harming you.

Eat only suitable food. Don’t eat unsuitable food, or else the wound may get infected.Eat only suitable food. Don’t eat unsuitable food, or else the wound may get infected.Regularly wash the wound and anoint the opening, or else it’ll get covered with pus and blood.Regularly wash the wound and anoint the opening, or else it’ll get covered with pus and blood.Don’t walk too much in the wind and sun, or else dust and dirt will infect the wound.Don’t walk too much in the wind and sun, or else dust and dirt will infect the wound.

Take care of the wound, my man, heal it.’Take care of the wound, my man, heal it.’They’d think:They’d think:‘The dart has been extracted and the poison expelled with no residue.‘The dart has been extracted and the poison expelled with no residue.

It’s not capable of harming me.’It’s not capable of harming me.’They’d eat suitable food, and the wound wouldn’t get infected.They’d eat suitable food, and the wound wouldn’t get infected.And they’d regularly wash and anoint the opening, so it wouldn’t get covered in pus and blood.And they’d regularly wash and anoint the opening, so it wouldn’t get covered in pus and blood.

And they wouldn’t walk too much in the wind and sun, so dust and dirt wouldn’t infect the wound.And they wouldn’t walk too much in the wind and sun, so dust and dirt wouldn’t infect the wound.And they’d take care of the wound and heal it.And they’d take care of the wound and heal it.Then both because they did what was suitable, and the unclean poison had left no residue, the wound would heal,Then both because they did what was suitable, and the unclean poison had left no residue, the wound would heal,

and no death or deadly pain would result.and no death or deadly pain would result.In the same way, it’s possible that a certain mendicant might think:In the same way, it’s possible that a certain mendicant might think:‘The Ascetic has said that craving is a dart; and that the poison of ignorance is inflicted by desire and ill will.‘The Ascetic has said that craving is a dart; and that the poison of ignorance is inflicted by desire and ill will.

I have given up the dart of craving and expelled the poison of ignorance; I am rightly intent on extinguishment.’I have given up the dart of craving and expelled the poison of ignorance; I am rightly intent on extinguishment.’Being rightly intent on extinguishment, they wouldn’t engage in things unconducive to extinguishment: unsuitable sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.Being rightly intent on extinguishment, they wouldn’t engage in things unconducive to extinguishment: unsuitable sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.Doing so, lust wouldn’t infect their mind,Doing so, lust wouldn’t infect their mind,

so no death or deadly pain would result.so no death or deadly pain would result.I’ve made up this simile to make a point.I’ve made up this simile to make a point.And this is the point:And this is the point:

‘Wound’ is a term for the six interior sense fields.‘Wound’ is a term for the six interior sense fields.‘Poison’ is a term for ignorance.‘Poison’ is a term for ignorance.‘Dart’ is a term for craving.‘Dart’ is a term for craving.

‘Probing’ is a term for mindfulness.‘Probing’ is a term for mindfulness.‘Scalpel’ is a term for noble wisdom.‘Scalpel’ is a term for noble wisdom.‘Surgeon’ is a term for the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.‘Surgeon’ is a term for the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

Truly, Sunakkhatta, that mendicant practices restraint regarding the six fields of contact.Truly, Sunakkhatta, that mendicant practices restraint regarding the six fields of contact.Understanding that attachment is the root of suffering, they are freed with the ending of attachments. It’s not possible that they would apply their body or interest their mind in any attachment.Understanding that attachment is the root of suffering, they are freed with the ending of attachments. It’s not possible that they would apply their body or interest their mind in any attachment.Suppose there was a bronze goblet of beverage that had a nice color, aroma, and flavor.Suppose there was a bronze goblet of beverage that had a nice color, aroma, and flavor.

But it was mixed with poison.But it was mixed with poison.Then a person would come along who wants to live and doesn’t want to die, who wants to be happy and recoils from pain.Then a person would come along who wants to live and doesn’t want to die, who wants to be happy and recoils from pain.What do you think, Sunakkhatta?What do you think, Sunakkhatta?

Would that person drink that beverage if they knew thatWould that person drink that beverage if they knew thatit would result in death or deadly suffering?”it would result in death or deadly suffering?”“No, sir.”“No, sir.”

“In the same way, Sunakkhatta, that mendicant practices restraint regarding the six fields of contact.“In the same way, Sunakkhatta, that mendicant practices restraint regarding the six fields of contact.Understanding that attachment is the root of suffering, they are freed with the ending of attachments. It’s not possible that they would apply their body or interest their mind in any attachment.Understanding that attachment is the root of suffering, they are freed with the ending of attachments. It’s not possible that they would apply their body or interest their mind in any attachment.Suppose there was a lethal viper.Suppose there was a lethal viper.

Then a person would come along who wants to live and doesn’t want to die, who wants to be happy and recoils from pain.Then a person would come along who wants to live and doesn’t want to die, who wants to be happy and recoils from pain.What do you think, Sunakkhatta?What do you think, Sunakkhatta?Would that person give that lethal viper their hand or finger if they knew thatWould that person give that lethal viper their hand or finger if they knew that

it would result in death or deadly suffering?”it would result in death or deadly suffering?”“No, sir.”“No, sir.”“In the same way, Sunakkhatta, that mendicant practices restraint regarding the six fields of contact.“In the same way, Sunakkhatta, that mendicant practices restraint regarding the six fields of contact.

Understanding that attachment is the root of suffering, they are freed with the ending of attachments. It’s not possible that they would apply their body or interest their mind in any attachment.”Understanding that attachment is the root of suffering, they are freed with the ending of attachments. It’s not possible that they would apply their body or interest their mind in any attachment.”That is what the Buddha said.That is what the Buddha said.Satisfied, Sunakkhatta of the Licchavi clan approved what the Buddha said.Satisfied, Sunakkhatta of the Licchavi clan approved what the Buddha said.