中部第 86 经（Sujato 英译）第 1 阅读页 · With Aṅgulimāla · 1/2

Middle Discourses 86Middle Discourses 86With AṅgulimālaWith Aṅgulimāla

So I have heard.So I have heard.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.Now at that time in the realm of King Pasenadi of Kosala there was a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He was violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings.Now at that time in the realm of King Pasenadi of Kosala there was a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He was violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings.

He laid waste to villages, towns, and countries.He laid waste to villages, towns, and countries.He was constantly murdering humans, and he wore their fingers as a necklace.He was constantly murdering humans, and he wore their fingers as a necklace.Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.

Then, after the meal, on his return from almsround, he set his lodgings in order and, taking his bowl and robe, he walked down the road that led to Aṅgulimāla.Then, after the meal, on his return from almsround, he set his lodgings in order and, taking his bowl and robe, he walked down the road that led to Aṅgulimāla.The cowherds, shepherds, farmers, and travelers saw him on the road,The cowherds, shepherds, farmers, and travelers saw him on the road,and said to him,and said to him,

“Don’t take this road, ascetic.“Don’t take this road, ascetic.On this road there is a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He is violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings.On this road there is a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He is violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings.He has laid waste to villages, towns, and countries.He has laid waste to villages, towns, and countries.

He is constantly murdering humans, and he wears their fingers as a necklace.He is constantly murdering humans, and he wears their fingers as a necklace.People travel along this road only after banding closely together in groups of ten, twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty.People travel along this road only after banding closely together in groups of ten, twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty.Still they meet their end by Aṅgulimāla’s hand.”Still they meet their end by Aṅgulimāla’s hand.”

But when they said this, the Buddha went on in silence.But when they said this, the Buddha went on in silence.For a second time …For a second time …and a third time, they urged the Buddha to turn back.and a third time, they urged the Buddha to turn back.

But when they said this, the Buddha went on in silence.But when they said this, the Buddha went on in silence.The bandit Aṅgulimāla saw the Buddha coming off in the distance,The bandit Aṅgulimāla saw the Buddha coming off in the distance,and thought,and thought,

“Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!“Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!People travel along this road only after banding closely together in groups of ten, twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty.People travel along this road only after banding closely together in groups of ten, twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty.Still they meet their end by my hand.Still they meet their end by my hand.

But still this ascetic comes along alone and unaccompanied, like a conqueror.But still this ascetic comes along alone and unaccompanied, like a conqueror.Why don’t I take his life?”Why don’t I take his life?”Then Aṅgulimāla donned his sword and shield, fastened his bow and arrows, and followed behind the Buddha.Then Aṅgulimāla donned his sword and shield, fastened his bow and arrows, and followed behind the Buddha.

But the Buddha used his psychic power to will that Aṅgulimāla could not catch up with him no matter how hard he tried, even though the Buddha kept walking at a normal speed.But the Buddha used his psychic power to will that Aṅgulimāla could not catch up with him no matter how hard he tried, even though the Buddha kept walking at a normal speed.Then Aṅgulimāla thought,Then Aṅgulimāla thought,“Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!“Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!

Previously, even when I’ve chased a speeding elephant, horse, chariot or deer, I’ve always caught up with them.Previously, even when I’ve chased a speeding elephant, horse, chariot or deer, I’ve always caught up with them.But I can’t catch up with this ascetic no matter how hard I try, even though he’s walking at a normal speed.”But I can’t catch up with this ascetic no matter how hard I try, even though he’s walking at a normal speed.”He stood still and said,He stood still and said,

“Stop, stop, ascetic!”“Stop, stop, ascetic!”“I’ve stopped, Aṅgulimāla—now you stop.”“I’ve stopped, Aṅgulimāla—now you stop.”Then Aṅgulimāla thought,Then Aṅgulimāla thought,

“These ascetics who follow the Sakyan speak the truth.“These ascetics who follow the Sakyan speak the truth.Yet while walking the ascetic says:Yet while walking the ascetic says:‘I’ve stopped, Aṅgulimāla—now you stop.’‘I’ve stopped, Aṅgulimāla—now you stop.’

Why don’t I ask him about this?”Why don’t I ask him about this?”Then he addressed the Buddha in verse:Then he addressed the Buddha in verse:“While walking, ascetic, you say ‘I’ve stopped.’“While walking, ascetic, you say ‘I’ve stopped.’

And I have stopped, but you tell me I’ve not.And I have stopped, but you tell me I’ve not.I’m asking you this, ascetic:I’m asking you this, ascetic:how is it you’ve stopped and I have not?”how is it you’ve stopped and I have not?”

“Aṅgulimāla, I have forever stopped—“Aṅgulimāla, I have forever stopped—I’ve laid aside violence toward all creatures.I’ve laid aside violence toward all creatures.But you can’t stop yourself from harming living creatures;But you can’t stop yourself from harming living creatures;

that’s why I’ve stopped, but you have not.”that’s why I’ve stopped, but you have not.”“Oh, at long last a renowned great seer,“Oh, at long last a renowned great seer,an ascetic has followed me into this deep wood.an ascetic has followed me into this deep wood.

Now that I’ve heard your verse on Dhamma,Now that I’ve heard your verse on Dhamma,I shall live without evil.”I shall live without evil.”With these words, the bandit hurled his sword and weaponsWith these words, the bandit hurled his sword and weapons

down a cliff into an abyss.down a cliff into an abyss.He venerated the Holy One’s feet,He venerated the Holy One’s feet,and requested the going forth right away.and requested the going forth right away.

Then the Buddha, the compassionate great seer,Then the Buddha, the compassionate great seer,the Teacher of the world with its gods,the Teacher of the world with its gods,said to him, “Come, monk!”said to him, “Come, monk!”

And with that he became a monk.And with that he became a monk.Then the Buddha set out for Sāvatthī with Venerable Aṅgulimāla as his second monk.Then the Buddha set out for Sāvatthī with Venerable Aṅgulimāla as his second monk.Traveling stage by stage, he arrived at Sāvatthī,Traveling stage by stage, he arrived at Sāvatthī,

where he stayed in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.where he stayed in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.Now at that time a crowd had gathered by the gate of King Pasenadi’s royal compound making a colossal racket,Now at that time a crowd had gathered by the gate of King Pasenadi’s royal compound making a colossal racket,“In your realm, Your Majesty, there is a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He is violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings.“In your realm, Your Majesty, there is a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He is violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings.

He has laid waste to villages, towns, and countries.He has laid waste to villages, towns, and countries.He is constantly murdering humans, and he wears their fingers as a necklace.He is constantly murdering humans, and he wears their fingers as a necklace.Your Majesty must put a stop to him!”Your Majesty must put a stop to him!”

Then King Pasenadi drove out from Sāvatthī in the middle of the day with around five hundred horses,Then King Pasenadi drove out from Sāvatthī in the middle of the day with around five hundred horses,heading for the monastery.heading for the monastery.He went by carriage as far as the terrain allowed, then descended and approached the Buddha on foot. He bowed and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him,He went by carriage as far as the terrain allowed, then descended and approached the Buddha on foot. He bowed and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him,

“What is it, Great King? Is King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha angry with you, or the Licchavis of Vesālī, or some other opposing ruler?”“What is it, Great King? Is King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha angry with you, or the Licchavis of Vesālī, or some other opposing ruler?”“No, sir.“No, sir.In my realm there is a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He is violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings. …In my realm there is a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He is violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings. …

I shall put a stop to him.”I shall put a stop to him.”“But, Great King, suppose you were to see that Aṅgulimāla had shaved off his hair and beard, dressed in ocher robes, and gone forth from the lay life to homelessness. And that he was refraining from killing living creatures, stealing, and lying; that he was eating in one part of the day, and was chaste, ethical, and of good character. What would you do to him?”“But, Great King, suppose you were to see that Aṅgulimāla had shaved off his hair and beard, dressed in ocher robes, and gone forth from the lay life to homelessness. And that he was refraining from killing living creatures, stealing, and lying; that he was eating in one part of the day, and was chaste, ethical, and of good character. What would you do to him?”

“I would bow to him, rise in his presence, or offer him a seat. I’d invite him to accept robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick. And I’d organize his lawful guarding and protection.“I would bow to him, rise in his presence, or offer him a seat. I’d invite him to accept robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick. And I’d organize his lawful guarding and protection.But sir, how could such an immoral, evil man ever have such virtue and restraint?”But sir, how could such an immoral, evil man ever have such virtue and restraint?”Now at that time Venerable Aṅgulimāla was sitting not far from the Buddha.Now at that time Venerable Aṅgulimāla was sitting not far from the Buddha.

Then the Buddha pointed with his right arm and said to the king,Then the Buddha pointed with his right arm and said to the king,“Great king, this is Aṅgulimāla.”“Great king, this is Aṅgulimāla.”Then the king became frightened, scared, his hair standing on end.Then the king became frightened, scared, his hair standing on end.

Knowing this, the Buddha said to him,Knowing this, the Buddha said to him,“Do not fear, Great King. You have nothing to fear from him.”“Do not fear, Great King. You have nothing to fear from him.”Then the king’s fear died down.Then the king’s fear died down.

Then the king went over to Aṅgulimāla and said,Then the king went over to Aṅgulimāla and said,“Sir, is the master really Aṅgulimāla?”“Sir, is the master really Aṅgulimāla?”“Yes, Great King.”“Yes, Great King.”

“What clans were your father and mother from?”“What clans were your father and mother from?”“My father was a Gagga, and my mother a Mantāṇī.”“My father was a Gagga, and my mother a Mantāṇī.”“Sir, may Master Gagga son of Mantāṇī be happy.“Sir, may Master Gagga son of Mantāṇī be happy.

I’ll make sure that you’re provided with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.”I’ll make sure that you’re provided with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.”But at that time Venerable Aṅgulimāla lived in the wilderness, ate only almsfood, and owned just three robes.But at that time Venerable Aṅgulimāla lived in the wilderness, ate only almsfood, and owned just three robes.So he said to the king,So he said to the king,

“Enough, Great King. My robes are complete.”“Enough, Great King. My robes are complete.”Then the king went back to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,Then the king went back to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!

How the Buddha tames those who are wild, pacifies those who are violent, and extinguishes those who are unquenched!How the Buddha tames those who are wild, pacifies those who are violent, and extinguishes those who are unquenched!For I was not able to tame him with the rod and the sword, but the Buddha tamed him without rod or sword.For I was not able to tame him with the rod and the sword, but the Buddha tamed him without rod or sword.Well, now, sir, I must go.Well, now, sir, I must go.

I have many duties, and much to do.”I have many duties, and much to do.”“Please, Great King, go at your convenience.”“Please, Great King, go at your convenience.”Then King Pasenadi rose from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.Then King Pasenadi rose from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.

Then Venerable Aṅgulimāla robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.Then Venerable Aṅgulimāla robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.Then as he was wandering indiscriminately for almsfood he saw a woman undergoing a distressing obstructed labor.Then as he was wandering indiscriminately for almsfood he saw a woman undergoing a distressing obstructed labor.Seeing this, it occurred to him,Seeing this, it occurred to him,

“Oh, beings undergo such travail!“Oh, beings undergo such travail!Oh, beings undergo such travail!”Oh, beings undergo such travail!”Then after wandering for alms in Sāvatthī, after the meal, on his return from almsround, he went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened. The Buddha said to him,Then after wandering for alms in Sāvatthī, after the meal, on his return from almsround, he went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened. The Buddha said to him,

“Well then, Aṅgulimāla, go to that woman and say this:“Well then, Aṅgulimāla, go to that woman and say this:‘Ever since I was born, sister, I don’t recall having intentionally taken the life of a living creature. By this truth, may both you and your baby be safe.’”‘Ever since I was born, sister, I don’t recall having intentionally taken the life of a living creature. By this truth, may both you and your baby be safe.’”“But sir, wouldn’t that be telling a deliberate lie?“But sir, wouldn’t that be telling a deliberate lie?

For I have intentionally killed many living creatures.”For I have intentionally killed many living creatures.”“In that case, Aṅgulimāla, go to that woman and say this:“In that case, Aṅgulimāla, go to that woman and say this:‘Ever since I was born in the noble birth, sister, I don’t recall having intentionally taken the life of a living creature. By this truth, may both you and your baby be safe.’”‘Ever since I was born in the noble birth, sister, I don’t recall having intentionally taken the life of a living creature. By this truth, may both you and your baby be safe.’”

“Yes, sir,” replied Aṅgulimāla. He went to that woman and said:“Yes, sir,” replied Aṅgulimāla. He went to that woman and said:“Ever since I was born in the noble birth, sister, I don’t recall having intentionally taken the life of a living creature. By this truth, may both you and your baby be safe.”“Ever since I was born in the noble birth, sister, I don’t recall having intentionally taken the life of a living creature. By this truth, may both you and your baby be safe.”