中部第 114 经（Sujato 英译）第 2 阅读页 · What Should and Should Not Be Cultivated · 2/3

that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.And each of these is an acquisition of perception.’And each of these is an acquisition of perception.’That’s what the Buddha said,That’s what the Buddha said,

but why did he say it?but why did he say it?You should not cultivate the acquisition of perception which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.You should not cultivate the acquisition of perception which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.And you should cultivate the acquisition of perception which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.And you should cultivate the acquisition of perception which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.

And what acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline?And what acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline?It’s when someone is covetous, and lives with their perception full of covetousness.It’s when someone is covetous, and lives with their perception full of covetousness.They are malicious, and live with their perception full of ill will.They are malicious, and live with their perception full of ill will.

They’re hurtful, and live with their perception intent on harm.They’re hurtful, and live with their perception intent on harm.That acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.That acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.And what acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow?And what acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow?

It’s when someone is content, and lives with their perception full of contentment.It’s when someone is content, and lives with their perception full of contentment.They have good will, and live with their perception full of good will.They have good will, and live with their perception full of good will.They’re kind, and live with their perception full of kindness.They’re kind, and live with their perception full of kindness.

That acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.That acquisition of perception causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.‘I say that there are two acquisitions of perception:‘I say that there are two acquisitions of perception:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.

And each of these is an acquisition of perception.’And each of these is an acquisition of perception.’That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.‘I say that there are two acquisitions of views:‘I say that there are two acquisitions of views:

that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.And each of these is an acquisition of views.’And each of these is an acquisition of views.’That’s what the Buddha said,That’s what the Buddha said,

but why did he say it?but why did he say it?You should not cultivate the acquisition of views which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.You should not cultivate the acquisition of views which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.And you should cultivate the acquisition of views which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.And you should cultivate the acquisition of views which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.

And what acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline?And what acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline?It’s when someone has such a view:It’s when someone has such a view:‘There’s no meaning in giving, sacrifice, or offerings. There’s no fruit or result of good and bad deeds. There’s no afterlife. There’s no such thing as mother and father, or beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there’s no ascetic or brahmin who is rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describes the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’‘There’s no meaning in giving, sacrifice, or offerings. There’s no fruit or result of good and bad deeds. There’s no afterlife. There’s no such thing as mother and father, or beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there’s no ascetic or brahmin who is rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describes the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’

That acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.That acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.And what acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow?And what acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow?It’s when someone has such a view:It’s when someone has such a view:

‘There is meaning in giving, sacrifice, and offerings. There are fruits and results of good and bad deeds. There is an afterlife. There are such things as mother and father, and beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there are ascetics and brahmins who are rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describe the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’‘There is meaning in giving, sacrifice, and offerings. There are fruits and results of good and bad deeds. There is an afterlife. There are such things as mother and father, and beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there are ascetics and brahmins who are rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describe the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’

That acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.That acquisition of views causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.‘I say that there are two acquisitions of views:‘I say that there are two acquisitions of views:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.

And each of these is an acquisition of views.’And each of these is an acquisition of views.’That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.‘I say that there are two kinds of incarnation:‘I say that there are two kinds of incarnation:

that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.And these are equally incarnation.’And these are equally incarnation.’That’s what the Buddha said,That’s what the Buddha said,

but why did he say it?but why did he say it?You should not cultivate the kind of incarnation that causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.You should not cultivate the kind of incarnation that causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.You should cultivate the kind of incarnation that causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.You should cultivate the kind of incarnation that causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.

And what kind of incarnation causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline?And what kind of incarnation causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline?For one who generates a hurtful incarnation not for the sake of the state of perfection, unskillful qualities grow while skillful qualities decline.For one who generates a hurtful incarnation not for the sake of the state of perfection, unskillful qualities grow while skillful qualities decline.And what kind of incarnation causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow? For one who generates a pleasing incarnation for the sake of the state of perfection, unskillful qualities decline while skillful qualities grow.And what kind of incarnation causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow? For one who generates a pleasing incarnation for the sake of the state of perfection, unskillful qualities decline while skillful qualities grow.

‘I say that there are two kinds of incarnation:‘I say that there are two kinds of incarnation:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.And these are equally incarnation.’And these are equally incarnation.’

That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.Sir, that’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”Sir, that’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”“Good, good, Sāriputta!“Good, good, Sāriputta!

It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of my brief statement in this way.”It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of my brief statement in this way.”And the Buddha went on to repeat and endorse Venerable Sāriputta’s explanation in full. Then he went on to explain further:And the Buddha went on to repeat and endorse Venerable Sāriputta’s explanation in full. Then he went on to explain further:“I say that there are two kinds of sight known by the eye:“I say that there are two kinds of sight known by the eye:

that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.I say that there are two kinds of sound known by the ear …I say that there are two kinds of sound known by the ear …two kinds of smell known by the nose …two kinds of smell known by the nose …

two kinds of taste known by the tongue …two kinds of taste known by the tongue …two kinds of touch known by the body …two kinds of touch known by the body …two kinds of idea known by the mind:two kinds of idea known by the mind:

that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.”that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.”When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to the Buddha:When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to the Buddha:“Sir, this is how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.“Sir, this is how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.

‘I say that there are two kinds of sight known by the eye:‘I say that there are two kinds of sight known by the eye:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’That’s what the Buddha said,That’s what the Buddha said,

but why did he say it?but why did he say it?You should not cultivate the kind of sight known by the eye which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.You should not cultivate the kind of sight known by the eye which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.And you should cultivate the kind of sight known by the eye which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.And you should cultivate the kind of sight known by the eye which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.

‘I say that there are two kinds of sight known by the eye:‘I say that there are two kinds of sight known by the eye:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.

‘I say that there are two kinds of sound known by the ear …‘I say that there are two kinds of sound known by the ear …two kinds of smell known by the nose …two kinds of smell known by the nose …two kinds of taste known by the tongue …two kinds of taste known by the tongue …

two kinds of touch known by the body …two kinds of touch known by the body …two kinds of idea known by the mind:two kinds of idea known by the mind:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’

That’s what the Buddha said,That’s what the Buddha said,but why did he say it?but why did he say it?You should not cultivate the kind of idea known by the mind which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.You should not cultivate the kind of idea known by the mind which causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.

And you should cultivate the kind of idea known by the mind which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.And you should cultivate the kind of idea known by the mind which causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.‘I say that there are two kinds of idea known by the mind:‘I say that there are two kinds of idea known by the mind:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’

That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.That’s what the Buddha said, and this is why he said it.Sir, that’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”Sir, that’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”“Good, good, Sāriputta!“Good, good, Sāriputta!

It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of my brief statement in this way.”It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of my brief statement in this way.”And the Buddha went on to repeat and endorse Venerable Sāriputta’s explanation in full. Then he went on to explain further:And the Buddha went on to repeat and endorse Venerable Sāriputta’s explanation in full. Then he went on to explain further:“I say that there are two kinds of robes:“I say that there are two kinds of robes:

that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.I say that there are two kinds of almsfood …I say that there are two kinds of almsfood …lodging …lodging …

village …village …town …town …city …city …

country …country …individual:individual:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.”that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.”

When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to the Buddha:When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to the Buddha:“Sir, this is how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.“Sir, this is how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.‘I say that there are two kinds of robes …‘I say that there are two kinds of robes …

almsfood …almsfood …lodging …lodging …village …village …

town …town …city …city …country …country …

individual:individual:that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate.’That’s what the Buddha said,That’s what the Buddha said,

but why did he say it?but why did he say it?You should not cultivate the kind of individual who causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.You should not cultivate the kind of individual who causes unskillful qualities to grow while skillful qualities decline.And you should cultivate the kind of individual who causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.And you should cultivate the kind of individual who causes unskillful qualities to decline while skillful qualities grow.

‘I say that there are two kinds of individual:‘I say that there are two kinds of individual:those who you should cultivate, and those who you should not cultivate.’those who you should cultivate, and those who you should not cultivate.’