中部第 136 经（Sujato 英译）第 2 阅读页 · The Longer Analysis of Deeds · 2/2

‘It seems that everyone who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view is reborn in a heavenly realm,’ I don’t grant them that. …‘It seems that everyone who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view is reborn in a heavenly realm,’ I don’t grant them that. …Because the Realized One’s knowledge of the great analysis of deeds is otherwise.Because the Realized One’s knowledge of the great analysis of deeds is otherwise.In this case, when an ascetic or brahmin says this:In this case, when an ascetic or brahmin says this:

‘It seems that there is no such thing as good deeds, and the result of good conduct,’ I don’t grant them that.‘It seems that there is no such thing as good deeds, and the result of good conduct,’ I don’t grant them that.But when they say:But when they say:‘I have seen an individual here who refrained from killing living creatures … and had right view. And after death, they were reborn in hell,’ I grant them that.‘I have seen an individual here who refrained from killing living creatures … and had right view. And after death, they were reborn in hell,’ I grant them that.

But when they say:But when they say:‘It seems that everyone who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view is reborn in hell,’ I don’t grant them that.‘It seems that everyone who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view is reborn in hell,’ I don’t grant them that.But when they say: ‘Those whose notion is this have the right notion.But when they say: ‘Those whose notion is this have the right notion.

Those whose notion is otherwise have a wrong notion,’ I also don’t grant them that.Those whose notion is otherwise have a wrong notion,’ I also don’t grant them that.And when they obstinately stick to what they have known, seen, and understood for themselves, insisting that: ‘This is the only truth, anything else is futile,’ I also don’t grant them that.And when they obstinately stick to what they have known, seen, and understood for themselves, insisting that: ‘This is the only truth, anything else is futile,’ I also don’t grant them that.Why is that?Why is that?

Because the Realized One’s knowledge of the great analysis of deeds is otherwise.Because the Realized One’s knowledge of the great analysis of deeds is otherwise.Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who killed living creatures … and had wrong view, and who, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who killed living creatures … and had wrong view, and who, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.That bad deed of theirs that is to be experienced as painful was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook wrong view.That bad deed of theirs that is to be experienced as painful was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook wrong view.

And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.But anyone here who kills living creatures … and has wrong view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.But anyone here who kills living creatures … and has wrong view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who killed living creatures … and had wrong view, and who is reborn in a heavenly realm.Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who killed living creatures … and had wrong view, and who is reborn in a heavenly realm.

That good deed of theirs that is to be experienced as pleasurable was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook right view.That good deed of theirs that is to be experienced as pleasurable was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook right view.And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.But anyone here who kills living creatures … and has wrong view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.But anyone here who kills living creatures … and has wrong view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.

Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who refrained from killing living creatures … and had right view, and who is reborn in a heavenly realm.Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who refrained from killing living creatures … and had right view, and who is reborn in a heavenly realm.That good deed of theirs that is to be experienced as pleasurable was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook right view.That good deed of theirs that is to be experienced as pleasurable was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook right view.And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

But anyone here who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.But anyone here who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who refrained from killing living creatures … and had right view, and who is reborn in hell.Now, Ānanda, take the case of the individual here who refrained from killing living creatures … and had right view, and who is reborn in hell.That bad deed of theirs that is to be experienced as painful was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook wrong view.That bad deed of theirs that is to be experienced as painful was either done previously, or later, or else at the time of death they undertook wrong view.

And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.And that’s why, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.But anyone here who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.But anyone here who refrains from killing living creatures … and has right view experiences the result of that in this very life, or in the next life, or in some subsequent period.So, Ānanda, there are deeds that are ineffective and appear ineffective. There are deeds that are ineffective but appear effective. There are deeds that are effective and appear effective. And there are deeds that are effective but appear ineffective.”So, Ānanda, there are deeds that are ineffective and appear ineffective. There are deeds that are ineffective but appear effective. There are deeds that are effective and appear effective. And there are deeds that are effective but appear ineffective.”

That is what the Buddha said.That is what the Buddha said.Satisfied, Venerable Ānanda approved what the Buddha said.Satisfied, Venerable Ānanda approved what the Buddha said.