中部第 38 经（Sujato 英译）第 3 阅读页 · The Longer Discourse on the Ending of Craving · 3/3

Relishing feelings is grasping. Their grasping is a requirement for continued existence. Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth. Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.Relishing feelings is grasping. Their grasping is a requirement for continued existence. Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth. Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.But consider when a Realized One arises in the world, perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.But consider when a Realized One arises in the world, perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.

He has realized with his own insight this world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—and he makes it known to others.He has realized with his own insight this world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—and he makes it known to others.He proclaims a teaching that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased.He proclaims a teaching that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased.He reveals an entirely full and pure spiritual life.He reveals an entirely full and pure spiritual life.

A householder hears that teaching, or a householder’s child, or someone reborn in a good family.A householder hears that teaching, or a householder’s child, or someone reborn in a good family.They gain faith in the Realized OneThey gain faith in the Realized Oneand reflect:and reflect:

‘Life at home is cramped and dirty, life gone forth is wide open.‘Life at home is cramped and dirty, life gone forth is wide open.It’s not easy for someone living at home to lead the spiritual life utterly full and pure, like a polished shell.It’s not easy for someone living at home to lead the spiritual life utterly full and pure, like a polished shell.Why don’t I shave off my hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from lay life to homelessness?’Why don’t I shave off my hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from lay life to homelessness?’

After some time they give up a large or small fortune, and a large or small family circle. They shave off hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness.After some time they give up a large or small fortune, and a large or small family circle. They shave off hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness.Once they’ve gone forth, they take up the training and livelihood of the mendicants. They give up killing living creatures, renouncing the rod and the sword. They’re scrupulous and kind, living full of sympathy for all living beings.Once they’ve gone forth, they take up the training and livelihood of the mendicants. They give up killing living creatures, renouncing the rod and the sword. They’re scrupulous and kind, living full of sympathy for all living beings.

They give up stealing. They take only what’s given, and expect only what’s given. They keep themselves clean by not thieving.They give up stealing. They take only what’s given, and expect only what’s given. They keep themselves clean by not thieving.They give up unchastity. They are chaste, set apart, refraining from the vulgar act of sex.They give up unchastity. They are chaste, set apart, refraining from the vulgar act of sex.They give up lying. They speak the truth and stick to the truth. They’re honest and dependable, and don’t trick the world with their words.They give up lying. They speak the truth and stick to the truth. They’re honest and dependable, and don’t trick the world with their words.

They give up backbiting. They don’t repeat in one place what they heard in another so as to divide people against each other. Instead, they reconcile those who are divided and support those who are united, delighting in harmony, loving harmony, speaking words that promote harmony.They give up backbiting. They don’t repeat in one place what they heard in another so as to divide people against each other. Instead, they reconcile those who are divided and support those who are united, delighting in harmony, loving harmony, speaking words that promote harmony.They give up harsh speech. They speak in a way that’s mellow, pleasing to the ear, endearing, going to the heart, polite, and likable and agreeable to the people.They give up harsh speech. They speak in a way that’s mellow, pleasing to the ear, endearing, going to the heart, polite, and likable and agreeable to the people.

They give up talking nonsense. Their words are timely, true, and meaningful, in line with the teaching and training. They say things at the right time which are valuable, reasonable, succinct, and beneficial.They give up talking nonsense. Their words are timely, true, and meaningful, in line with the teaching and training. They say things at the right time which are valuable, reasonable, succinct, and beneficial.They refrain from injuring plants and seeds.They refrain from injuring plants and seeds.They eat in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night and food at the wrong time.They eat in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night and food at the wrong time.

They refrain from seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music.They refrain from seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music.They refrain from attiring and adorning themselves with garlands, fragrance, and makeup.They refrain from attiring and adorning themselves with garlands, fragrance, and makeup.They refrain from high and luxurious beds.They refrain from high and luxurious beds.

They refrain from receiving gold and currency,They refrain from receiving gold and currency,raw grains,raw grains,raw meat,raw meat,

women and girls,women and girls,male and female bondservants,male and female bondservants,goats and sheep,goats and sheep,

chickens and pigs,chickens and pigs,elephants, cows, horses, and mares,elephants, cows, horses, and mares,and fields and land.and fields and land.

They refrain from running errands and messages;They refrain from running errands and messages;buying and selling;buying and selling;falsifying weights, metals, or measures;falsifying weights, metals, or measures;

bribery, fraud, cheating, and duplicity;bribery, fraud, cheating, and duplicity;mutilation, murder, abduction, banditry, plunder, and violence.mutilation, murder, abduction, banditry, plunder, and violence.They’re content with robes to look after the body and almsfood to look after the belly. Wherever they go, they set out taking only these things.They’re content with robes to look after the body and almsfood to look after the belly. Wherever they go, they set out taking only these things.

They’re like a bird: wherever it flies, wings are its only burden.They’re like a bird: wherever it flies, wings are its only burden.In the same way, a mendicant is content with robes to look after the body and almsfood to look after the belly. Wherever they go, they set out taking only these things.In the same way, a mendicant is content with robes to look after the body and almsfood to look after the belly. Wherever they go, they set out taking only these things.When they have this spectrum of noble ethics, they experience a blameless happiness inside themselves.When they have this spectrum of noble ethics, they experience a blameless happiness inside themselves.

When they see a sight with their eyes, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.When they see a sight with their eyes, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.When they hear a sound with their ears …When they hear a sound with their ears …

When they smell an odor with their nose …When they smell an odor with their nose …When they taste a flavor with their tongue …When they taste a flavor with their tongue …When they feel a touch with their body …When they feel a touch with their body …

When they know an idea with their mind, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.When they know an idea with their mind, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.When they have this noble sense restraint, they experience an unsullied bliss inside themselves.When they have this noble sense restraint, they experience an unsullied bliss inside themselves.

They act with situational awareness when going out and coming back; when looking ahead and aside; when bending and extending the limbs; when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes; when eating, drinking, chewing, and tasting; when urinating and defecating; when walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, waking, speaking, and keeping silent.They act with situational awareness when going out and coming back; when looking ahead and aside; when bending and extending the limbs; when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes; when eating, drinking, chewing, and tasting; when urinating and defecating; when walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, waking, speaking, and keeping silent.When they have this spectrum of noble ethics, this noble contentment, this noble sense restraint, and this noble mindfulness and situational awareness,When they have this spectrum of noble ethics, this noble contentment, this noble sense restraint, and this noble mindfulness and situational awareness,

they frequent a secluded lodging—a wilderness, the root of a tree, a hill, a ravine, a mountain cave, a charnel ground, a forest, the open air, a heap of straw.they frequent a secluded lodging—a wilderness, the root of a tree, a hill, a ravine, a mountain cave, a charnel ground, a forest, the open air, a heap of straw.After the meal, they return from almsround, sit down cross-legged, set their body straight, and bring mindfulness to the present.After the meal, they return from almsround, sit down cross-legged, set their body straight, and bring mindfulness to the present.Giving up covetousness for the world, they meditate with a heart rid of covetousness, cleansing the mind of covetousness.Giving up covetousness for the world, they meditate with a heart rid of covetousness, cleansing the mind of covetousness.

Giving up ill will and malevolence, they meditate with a mind rid of ill will, full of sympathy for all living beings, cleansing the mind of ill will.Giving up ill will and malevolence, they meditate with a mind rid of ill will, full of sympathy for all living beings, cleansing the mind of ill will.Giving up dullness and drowsiness, they meditate with a mind rid of dullness and drowsiness, perceiving light, mindful and aware, cleansing the mind of dullness and drowsiness.Giving up dullness and drowsiness, they meditate with a mind rid of dullness and drowsiness, perceiving light, mindful and aware, cleansing the mind of dullness and drowsiness.Giving up restlessness and remorse, they meditate without restlessness, their mind settled internally, cleansing the mind of restlessness and remorse.Giving up restlessness and remorse, they meditate without restlessness, their mind settled internally, cleansing the mind of restlessness and remorse.

Giving up doubt, they meditate having gone beyond doubt, not undecided about skillful qualities, cleansing the mind of doubt.Giving up doubt, they meditate having gone beyond doubt, not undecided about skillful qualities, cleansing the mind of doubt.They give up these five hindrances, corruptions of the heart that weaken wisdom.They give up these five hindrances, corruptions of the heart that weaken wisdom.Then, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, they enter and remain in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.Then, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, they enter and remain in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.

Furthermore, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, a mendicant enters and remains in the second absorption …Furthermore, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, a mendicant enters and remains in the second absorption …third absorption …third absorption …fourth absorption.fourth absorption.

When they see a sight with their eyes, if it’s pleasant they don’t desire it, and if it’s unpleasant they don’t dislike it. They live with mindfulness of the body established and a limitless heart.When they see a sight with their eyes, if it’s pleasant they don’t desire it, and if it’s unpleasant they don’t dislike it. They live with mindfulness of the body established and a limitless heart.And they truly understand the freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom where those arisen bad, unskillful qualities cease without remainder.And they truly understand the freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom where those arisen bad, unskillful qualities cease without remainder.Having given up favoring and opposing, when they experience any kind of feeling—pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral—they don’t approve, welcome, or keep clinging to it.Having given up favoring and opposing, when they experience any kind of feeling—pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral—they don’t approve, welcome, or keep clinging to it.

As a result, relishing of feelings ceases.As a result, relishing of feelings ceases.When their relishing ceases, grasping ceases. When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases. When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.When their relishing ceases, grasping ceases. When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases. When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.

When they hear a sound with their ears …When they hear a sound with their ears …When they smell an odor with their nose …When they smell an odor with their nose …When they taste a flavor with their tongue …When they taste a flavor with their tongue …

When they feel a touch with their body …When they feel a touch with their body …When they know an idea with their mind, if it’s pleasant they don’t desire it, and if it’s unpleasant they don’t dislike it. They live with mindfulness of the body established and a limitless heart.When they know an idea with their mind, if it’s pleasant they don’t desire it, and if it’s unpleasant they don’t dislike it. They live with mindfulness of the body established and a limitless heart.And they truly understand the freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom where those arisen bad, unskillful qualities cease without remainder.And they truly understand the freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom where those arisen bad, unskillful qualities cease without remainder.

Having given up favoring and opposing, when they experience any kind of feeling—pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral—they don’t approve, welcome, or keep clinging to it.Having given up favoring and opposing, when they experience any kind of feeling—pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral—they don’t approve, welcome, or keep clinging to it.As a result, relishing of feelings ceases.As a result, relishing of feelings ceases.When their relishing ceases, grasping ceases. When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases. When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.When their relishing ceases, grasping ceases. When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases. When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.

That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.Mendicants, you should memorize this brief statement on freedom through the ending of craving. But the mendicant Sāti, the fisherman’s son, is caught in a vast net of craving, a tangle of craving.”Mendicants, you should memorize this brief statement on freedom through the ending of craving. But the mendicant Sāti, the fisherman’s son, is caught in a vast net of craving, a tangle of craving.”That is what the Buddha said.That is what the Buddha said.

Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.