中部第 91 经（Sujato 英译）第 2 阅读页 · With Brahmāyu · 2/3

He wears his robe on his body neither too high nor too low, neither too clinging nor too loose.He wears his robe on his body neither too high nor too low, neither too clinging nor too loose.The wind doesn’t blow his robe off his body.The wind doesn’t blow his robe off his body.And dust and dirt don’t stick to his body.And dust and dirt don’t stick to his body.

When he has gone to the monastery he sits on a seat spread out and washes his feet.When he has gone to the monastery he sits on a seat spread out and washes his feet.But he doesn’t waste time with pedicures.But he doesn’t waste time with pedicures.When he has washed his feet, he sits down cross-legged, sets his body straight, and brings mindfulness to the present.When he has washed his feet, he sits down cross-legged, sets his body straight, and brings mindfulness to the present.

He has no intention to hurt himself, hurt others, or hurt both.He has no intention to hurt himself, hurt others, or hurt both.He only wishes for the welfare of himself, of others, of both, and of the whole world.He only wishes for the welfare of himself, of others, of both, and of the whole world.In the monastery when he teaches Dhamma to an assembly, he neither flatters them nor rebukes them.In the monastery when he teaches Dhamma to an assembly, he neither flatters them nor rebukes them.

Invariably, he educates, encourages, fires up, and inspires that assembly with a Dhamma talk.Invariably, he educates, encourages, fires up, and inspires that assembly with a Dhamma talk.The sound of his voice has eight qualities:The sound of his voice has eight qualities:it is clear, comprehensible, charming, audible, lucid, undistorted, deep, and resonant.it is clear, comprehensible, charming, audible, lucid, undistorted, deep, and resonant.

He makes sure his voice is intelligible as far as the assembly goes, but the sound doesn’t extend outside the assembly.He makes sure his voice is intelligible as far as the assembly goes, but the sound doesn’t extend outside the assembly.And when they’ve been inspired with a Dhamma talk by the worthy Gotama they get up from their seats and leave looking back at him alone, and not forgetting their lesson.And when they’ve been inspired with a Dhamma talk by the worthy Gotama they get up from their seats and leave looking back at him alone, and not forgetting their lesson.I have seen the worthy Gotama walking and standing; entering inhabited areas, and sitting and eating there; sitting silently after eating, and expressing appreciation; going to the monastery, sitting silently there, and teaching Dhamma to an assembly there.I have seen the worthy Gotama walking and standing; entering inhabited areas, and sitting and eating there; sitting silently after eating, and expressing appreciation; going to the monastery, sitting silently there, and teaching Dhamma to an assembly there.

Such is the worthy Gotama; such he is and more than that.”Such is the worthy Gotama; such he is and more than that.”When he had spoken, the brahmin Brahmāyu rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and uttered this aphorism three times:When he had spoken, the brahmin Brahmāyu rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and uttered this aphorism three times:“Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!“Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!

Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Hopefully, some time or other I’ll get to meet him, and we can have a discussion.”Hopefully, some time or other I’ll get to meet him, and we can have a discussion.”

And then the Buddha, traveling stage by stage in the Videhan lands, arrived at Mithilā,And then the Buddha, traveling stage by stage in the Videhan lands, arrived at Mithilā,where he stayed in the Maghadeva Mango Grove.where he stayed in the Maghadeva Mango Grove.The brahmins and householders of Mithilā heard:The brahmins and householders of Mithilā heard:

“It seems the ascetic Gotama—a Sakyan, gone forth from a Sakyan family—has arrived at Mithilā, where he is staying in the Maghadeva Mango Grove.“It seems the ascetic Gotama—a Sakyan, gone forth from a Sakyan family—has arrived at Mithilā, where he is staying in the Maghadeva Mango Grove.He has this good reputation:He has this good reputation:‘That Blessed One is 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.’‘That Blessed One is 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 teaches Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And he reveals a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure.He teaches Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And he reveals a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure.

It’s good to see such perfected ones.”It’s good to see such perfected ones.”Then the brahmins and householders of Mithilā went up to the Buddha. Before sitting down to one side, some bowed, some exchanged greetings and polite conversation, some held up their cupped palms toward the Buddha, some announced their name and clan, while some kept silent.Then the brahmins and householders of Mithilā went up to the Buddha. Before sitting down to one side, some bowed, some exchanged greetings and polite conversation, some held up their cupped palms toward the Buddha, some announced their name and clan, while some kept silent.The brahmin Brahmāyu also heard that the Buddha had arrived.The brahmin Brahmāyu also heard that the Buddha had arrived.

So he went to the Maghadeva Mango Grove together with several disciples.So he went to the Maghadeva Mango Grove together with several disciples.Not far from the grove he thought,Not far from the grove he thought,“It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to go to see the ascetic Gotama without letting him know beforehand.”“It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to go to see the ascetic Gotama without letting him know beforehand.”

So he addressed one of his young students:So he addressed one of his young students:“Here, young student, go to the ascetic Gotama and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Ask him if he is healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably.“Here, young student, go to the ascetic Gotama and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Ask him if he is healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably.And then say:And then say:

‘Worthy Gotama, the brahmin Brahmāyu is old, elderly, and senior, advanced in years, having reached the final stage of life; he is a hundred and twenty years old. He has mastered the three Vedas, together with their vocabularies and ritual performance, their phonology and word classification, and the testaments as fifth. He knows them word-by-word, and their grammar. He is well versed in cosmology and the marks of a great man.‘Worthy Gotama, the brahmin Brahmāyu is old, elderly, and senior, advanced in years, having reached the final stage of life; he is a hundred and twenty years old. He has mastered the three Vedas, together with their vocabularies and ritual performance, their phonology and word classification, and the testaments as fifth. He knows them word-by-word, and their grammar. He is well versed in cosmology and the marks of a great man.

Of all the brahmins and householders residing in Mithilā, Brahmāyu is said to be the foremost inOf all the brahmins and householders residing in Mithilā, Brahmāyu is said to be the foremost inwealth,wealth,hymns,hymns,

lifespan, and fame.lifespan, and fame.He wants to see the worthy Gotama.’”He wants to see the worthy Gotama.’”“Yes, worthy sir,” that young student replied. He did as he was asked, and the Buddha said,“Yes, worthy sir,” that young student replied. He did as he was asked, and the Buddha said,

“Please, student, let Brahmāyu come at his convenience.”“Please, student, let Brahmāyu come at his convenience.”The young student went back to Brahmāyu and said to him,The young student went back to Brahmāyu and said to him,“Your request for an audience with the ascetic Gotama has been granted.“Your request for an audience with the ascetic Gotama has been granted.

Please go at your convenience.”Please go at your convenience.”Then the brahmin Brahmāyu went up to the Buddha.Then the brahmin Brahmāyu went up to the Buddha.The assembly saw him coming off in the distance,The assembly saw him coming off in the distance,

and made way for him, as he was well-known and famous.and made way for him, as he was well-known and famous.Brahmāyu said to that retinue,Brahmāyu said to that retinue,“Enough, gentlemen.“Enough, gentlemen.

Please sit on your own seats.Please sit on your own seats.I shall sit here by the ascetic Gotama.”I shall sit here by the ascetic Gotama.”Then the brahmin Brahmāyu went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.Then the brahmin Brahmāyu went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side,When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side,and scrutinized the Buddha’s body for the thirty-two marks of a great man.and scrutinized the Buddha’s body for the thirty-two marks of a great man.He saw all of them except two,He saw all of them except two,

which he had doubts about:which he had doubts about:whether the private parts are sheathed in a foreskin, and the largeness of the tongue.whether the private parts are sheathed in a foreskin, and the largeness of the tongue.Then Brahmāyu addressed the Buddha in verse:Then Brahmāyu addressed the Buddha in verse:

“I have learned of the thirty-two“I have learned of the thirty-twomarks of a great man.marks of a great man.There are two that I don’t seeThere are two that I don’t see

on the body of the worthy Gotama.on the body of the worthy Gotama.Are the private parts sheathed in a foreskin,Are the private parts sheathed in a foreskin,O supreme man?O supreme man?

Though called by a word of the feminine gender,Though called by a word of the feminine gender,perhaps your tongue is a manly one?perhaps your tongue is a manly one?Perhaps your tongue is large,Perhaps your tongue is large,

as we have been informed.as we have been informed.Please stick it out in its full extent,Please stick it out in its full extent,and so, O seer, dispel my doubt.and so, O seer, dispel my doubt.

For my welfare and benefit in this life,For my welfare and benefit in this life,and happiness in lives to come.and happiness in lives to come.And I ask you to grant the opportunityAnd I ask you to grant the opportunity

to ask whatever I desire.”to ask whatever I desire.”Then it occurred to the Buddha,Then it occurred to the Buddha,“Brahmāyu sees all the marks except two,“Brahmāyu sees all the marks except two,

which he has doubts about:which he has doubts about:whether the private parts are sheathed in a foreskin, and the largeness of the tongue.”whether the private parts are sheathed in a foreskin, and the largeness of the tongue.”So the Buddha used his psychic power to will that Brahmāyu would see his private parts sheathed in a foreskin.So the Buddha used his psychic power to will that Brahmāyu would see his private parts sheathed in a foreskin.

And he stuck out his tongue and stroked back and forth on his ear holes and nostrils, and covered his entire forehead with his tongue.And he stuck out his tongue and stroked back and forth on his ear holes and nostrils, and covered his entire forehead with his tongue.Then the Buddha replied to Brahmāyu in verse:Then the Buddha replied to Brahmāyu in verse:“The thirty-two marks of a great man“The thirty-two marks of a great man

that you have learnedthat you have learnedare all found on my body:are all found on my body:so do not doubt, brahmin.so do not doubt, brahmin.

I have known what should be known,I have known what should be known,and developed what should be developed,and developed what should be developed,and given up what should be given up:and given up what should be given up:

and so, brahmin, I am a Buddha.and so, brahmin, I am a Buddha.For your welfare and benefit in this life,For your welfare and benefit in this life,and happiness in lives to come:and happiness in lives to come:

I grant you the opportunityI grant you the opportunityto ask whatever you desire.”to ask whatever you desire.”Then Brahmāyu thought:Then Brahmāyu thought:

“My request has been granted.“My request has been granted.Should I ask him aboutShould I ask him aboutwhat is beneficial in this life or the next?”what is beneficial in this life or the next?”

Then he thought,Then he thought,“I’m well versed in the benefits that apply to this life,“I’m well versed in the benefits that apply to this life,and others ask me about this.and others ask me about this.

Why don’t I ask the ascetic Gotama about the benefit that specifically applies to lives to come?”Why don’t I ask the ascetic Gotama about the benefit that specifically applies to lives to come?”So Brahmāyu addressed the Buddha in verse:So Brahmāyu addressed the Buddha in verse:“How do you become a brahmin?“How do you become a brahmin?

And how do you become a knowledge master?And how do you become a knowledge master?How a master of the three knowledges?How a master of the three knowledges?And how is one called a scholar?And how is one called a scholar?

How do you become a perfected one?How do you become a perfected one?And how a consummate one?And how a consummate one?How do you become a sage?How do you become a sage?

And how is one declared to be awakened?”And how is one declared to be awakened?”Then the Buddha replied to Brahmāyu in verse:Then the Buddha replied to Brahmāyu in verse:“One who knows their past lives,“One who knows their past lives,

sees heaven and places of loss,sees heaven and places of loss,and has attained the end of rebirth:and has attained the end of rebirth:such a sage has perfect insight.such a sage has perfect insight.