中部第 56 经（Sujato 英译）第 3 阅读页 · With Upāli · 3/4

‘Sir, the Jain Ñātika is waiting outside the gates together with a large following of Jain ascetics.‘Sir, the Jain Ñātika is waiting outside the gates together with a large following of Jain ascetics.He wishes to see you.’”He wishes to see you.’”“Yes, sir,” replied the gatekeeper. He went to Upāli and relayed what was said.“Yes, sir,” replied the gatekeeper. He went to Upāli and relayed what was said.

Upāli said to him, “Well, then, my good gatekeeper, prepare seats in the hall of the middle gate.”Upāli said to him, “Well, then, my good gatekeeper, prepare seats in the hall of the middle gate.”“Yes, sir,” replied the gatekeeper. He did as he was asked, then returned to Upāli and said,“Yes, sir,” replied the gatekeeper. He did as he was asked, then returned to Upāli and said,“Sir, seats have been prepared in the hall of the middle gate.“Sir, seats have been prepared in the hall of the middle gate.

Please go at your convenience.”Please go at your convenience.”Then Upāli went to the hall of the middle gate, where he sat on the highest and finest seat. He addressed the gatekeeper,Then Upāli went to the hall of the middle gate, where he sat on the highest and finest seat. He addressed the gatekeeper,“Well then, my good gatekeeper, go to the Jain Ñātika and say to him:“Well then, my good gatekeeper, go to the Jain Ñātika and say to him:

‘Sir, Upāli says‘Sir, Upāli saysyou may enter if you wish.’”you may enter if you wish.’”“Yes, sir,” replied the gatekeeper. He went to the Jain Ñātika and relayed what was said.“Yes, sir,” replied the gatekeeper. He went to the Jain Ñātika and relayed what was said.

Then the Jain Ñātika went to the hall of the middle gate together with a large following of Jain ascetics.Then the Jain Ñātika went to the hall of the middle gate together with a large following of Jain ascetics.Previously, when Upāli saw the Jain Ñātika coming, he would go out to greet him and, having wiped off the highest and finest seat with his upper robe, he would embrace him and sit him down.Previously, when Upāli saw the Jain Ñātika coming, he would go out to greet him and, having wiped off the highest and finest seat with his upper robe, he would embrace him and sit him down.But today, having seated himself on the highest and finest seat, he said to the Jain Ñātika,But today, having seated himself on the highest and finest seat, he said to the Jain Ñātika,

“There are seats, sir.“There are seats, sir.Please sit if you wish.”Please sit if you wish.”When he said this, the Jain Ñātika said to him:When he said this, the Jain Ñātika said to him:

“You’re mad, householder! You’re a moron!“You’re mad, householder! You’re a moron!You said: ‘I’ll go and refute the ascetic Gotama’s doctrine.’ But you come back caught in the vast net of his doctrine.You said: ‘I’ll go and refute the ascetic Gotama’s doctrine.’ But you come back caught in the vast net of his doctrine.Suppose a man went to deliver a pair of testicles, but came back castrated. Or they went to deliver eyes, but came back blinded.Suppose a man went to deliver a pair of testicles, but came back castrated. Or they went to deliver eyes, but came back blinded.

In the same way, you said: ‘I’ll go and refute the ascetic Gotama’s doctrine.’ But you come back caught in the vast net of his doctrine.In the same way, you said: ‘I’ll go and refute the ascetic Gotama’s doctrine.’ But you come back caught in the vast net of his doctrine.You’ve been converted by the ascetic Gotama’s conversion trick!”You’ve been converted by the ascetic Gotama’s conversion trick!”“Sir, this conversion trick is excellent.“Sir, this conversion trick is excellent.

This conversion trick is lovely!This conversion trick is lovely!If my loved ones—relatives and kin—were to be converted by this, it would be for their lasting welfare and happiness.If my loved ones—relatives and kin—were to be converted by this, it would be for their lasting welfare and happiness.If all the aristocrats, brahmins, peasants, and menials were to be converted by this, it would be for their lasting welfare and happiness.If all the aristocrats, brahmins, peasants, and menials were to be converted by this, it would be for their lasting welfare and happiness.

If the whole world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—were to be converted by this, it would be for their lasting welfare and happiness.If the whole world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—were to be converted by this, it would be for their lasting welfare and happiness.Well then, sir, I shall give you a simile.Well then, sir, I shall give you a simile.For by means of a simile some sensible people understand the meaning of what is said.For by means of a simile some sensible people understand the meaning of what is said.

Once upon a time, there was an old brahmin, elderly and senior. His wife was a young brahmin lady who was pregnant and about to give birth.Once upon a time, there was an old brahmin, elderly and senior. His wife was a young brahmin lady who was pregnant and about to give birth.Then she said to the brahmin,Then she said to the brahmin,‘Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back so it can be a playmate for my child.’‘Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back so it can be a playmate for my child.’

When she said this, the brahmin said to her,When she said this, the brahmin said to her,‘Wait, my dear, until you give birth.‘Wait, my dear, until you give birth.If your child is a boy, I’ll buy you a male monkey,If your child is a boy, I’ll buy you a male monkey,

but if it’s a girl, I’ll buy a female monkey.’but if it’s a girl, I’ll buy a female monkey.’For a second time …For a second time …For a third time she said to the brahmin,For a third time she said to the brahmin,

‘Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back so it can be a playmate for my child.’‘Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back so it can be a playmate for my child.’Then that brahmin, because of his love for the brahmin lady, bought a male baby monkey at the market, brought it to her, and said,Then that brahmin, because of his love for the brahmin lady, bought a male baby monkey at the market, brought it to her, and said,‘I’ve bought this male baby monkey for you so it can be a playmate for your child.’‘I’ve bought this male baby monkey for you so it can be a playmate for your child.’

When he said this, she said to him,When he said this, she said to him,‘Go, brahmin, take this monkey to Rattapāṇi the dyer and say,‘Go, brahmin, take this monkey to Rattapāṇi the dyer and say,“Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this monkey dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.”’“Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this monkey dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.”’

Then that brahmin, because of his love for the brahmin lady, took the monkey to Rattapāṇi the dyer and said,Then that brahmin, because of his love for the brahmin lady, took the monkey to Rattapāṇi the dyer and said,‘Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this monkey dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.’‘Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this monkey dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.’When he said this, Rattapāṇi said to him,When he said this, Rattapāṇi said to him,

‘Sir, this monkey can endure a dying, but not a pounding or a pressing.’‘Sir, this monkey can endure a dying, but not a pounding or a pressing.’In the same way, the doctrine of the foolish Jains looks fine initially—for fools, not for the astute—but can’t endure being scrutinized or pressed.In the same way, the doctrine of the foolish Jains looks fine initially—for fools, not for the astute—but can’t endure being scrutinized or pressed.Then some time later that brahmin took a new pair of garments to Rattapāṇi the dyer and said,Then some time later that brahmin took a new pair of garments to Rattapāṇi the dyer and said,

‘Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this new pair of garments dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.’‘Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this new pair of garments dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.’When he said this, Rattapāṇi said to him,When he said this, Rattapāṇi said to him,‘Sir, this pair of garments can endure a dying, a pounding, and a pressing.’‘Sir, this pair of garments can endure a dying, a pounding, and a pressing.’

In the same way, the doctrine of the Buddha looks fine initially—for the astute, not for fools—and it can endure being scrutinized and pressed.”In the same way, the doctrine of the Buddha looks fine initially—for the astute, not for fools—and it can endure being scrutinized and pressed.”“Householder, the king and his retinue know you as“Householder, the king and his retinue know you asa disciple of the Jain Ñātika.a disciple of the Jain Ñātika.

Whose disciple should we remember you as?”Whose disciple should we remember you as?”When he had spoken, the householder Upāli rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms in the direction of the Buddha, and said to the Jain Ñātika,When he had spoken, the householder Upāli rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms in the direction of the Buddha, and said to the Jain Ñātika,“Well then, sir, hear whose disciple I am:“Well then, sir, hear whose disciple I am:

The attentive one, free of delusion,The attentive one, free of delusion,with hard-heartedness dissolved, victor in battle;with hard-heartedness dissolved, victor in battle;he’s untroubled and very even-minded,he’s untroubled and very even-minded,

with the virtue of an elder and the wisdom of a saint,with the virtue of an elder and the wisdom of a saint,immaculate in the midst of it all:immaculate in the midst of it all:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

He has no indecision, he’s content,He has no indecision, he’s content,joyful, he has spat out the world’s bait;joyful, he has spat out the world’s bait;he has completed the ascetic’s task as a man,he has completed the ascetic’s task as a man,

a man who bears his final body;a man who bears his final body;he’s beyond compare, he’s stainless:he’s beyond compare, he’s stainless:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

He’s free of doubt, he’s skillful,He’s free of doubt, he’s skillful,he’s a trainer, an excellent charioteer;he’s a trainer, an excellent charioteer;supreme, with brilliant qualities,supreme, with brilliant qualities,

confident, his light shines forth;confident, his light shines forth;he has cut off conceit, he’s a hero:he has cut off conceit, he’s a hero:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

The boss bull, immeasurable,The boss bull, immeasurable,profound, sagacious;profound, sagacious;he is the maker of sanctuary, knowledgeable,he is the maker of sanctuary, knowledgeable,

firm in principle and restrained;firm in principle and restrained;he has slipped his chains and is liberated:he has slipped his chains and is liberated:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

He’s a giant, living remotely,He’s a giant, living remotely,he’s ended the fetters and is liberated;he’s ended the fetters and is liberated;he’s skilled in debate and cleansed,he’s skilled in debate and cleansed,

with banner lowered, desireless;with banner lowered, desireless;he’s tamed, and doesn’t proliferate:he’s tamed, and doesn’t proliferate:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

He is the seventh seer, free of deceit,He is the seventh seer, free of deceit,with three knowledges, he has attained to divinity,with three knowledges, he has attained to divinity,he has bathed, he knows philology,he has bathed, he knows philology,

he’s tranquil, he understands what is known;he’s tranquil, he understands what is known;he is Sakka the Able, Purindada the Firstgiver:he is Sakka the Able, Purindada the Firstgiver:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

The Noble One, evolved,The Noble One, evolved,he has attained the goal and explains it;he has attained the goal and explains it;he is mindful, discerning,he is mindful, discerning,

neither leaning forward nor pulling back,neither leaning forward nor pulling back,he’s unstirred, attained to mastery:he’s unstirred, attained to mastery:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

Transcendent, he practices absorption,Transcendent, he practices absorption,no inner thoughts arising, he is pure,no inner thoughts arising, he is pure,independent and fearless;independent and fearless;

secluded, he has reached the peak,secluded, he has reached the peak,crossed over, he helps others across:crossed over, he helps others across:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

He’s peaceful, his wisdom is vast,He’s peaceful, his wisdom is vast,with great wisdom, he’s free of greed;with great wisdom, he’s free of greed;he is the Realized One, the Holy One,he is the Realized One, the Holy One,

unrivaled, unequaled,unrivaled, unequaled,self-assured, and subtle:self-assured, and subtle:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

He has cut off craving and is awakened,He has cut off craving and is awakened,free of fuming, unsullied;free of fuming, unsullied;a mighty spirit worthy of offerings,a mighty spirit worthy of offerings,

best of men, inestimable,best of men, inestimable,grand, he has reached the peak of glory:grand, he has reached the peak of glory:he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.”he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.”