中部第 99 经（Sujato 英译）第 3 阅读页 · With Subha · 3/3

I have many duties, and much to do.”I have many duties, and much to do.”“Please, student, go at your convenience.”“Please, student, go at your convenience.”And then Subha approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. He got up from his seat, bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.And then Subha approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. He got up from his seat, bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.

Now at that time the brahmin Jānussoṇi drove out from Sāvatthī in the middle of the day in an all-white chariot drawn by mares.Now at that time the brahmin Jānussoṇi drove out from Sāvatthī in the middle of the day in an all-white chariot drawn by mares.He saw the student Subha coming off in the distance,He saw the student Subha coming off in the distance,and said to him,and said to him,

“So, worthy Bhāradvāja, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?”“So, worthy Bhāradvāja, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?”“Just now, good fellow, I’ve come from the presence of the ascetic Gotama.”“Just now, good fellow, I’ve come from the presence of the ascetic Gotama.”“What do you think of the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom? Do you think he’s astute?”“What do you think of the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom? Do you think he’s astute?”

“Worthy sir, who am I to judge the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom?“Worthy sir, who am I to judge the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom?You’d really have to be on the same level to judge his lucidity of wisdom.”You’d really have to be on the same level to judge his lucidity of wisdom.”“Worthy Bhāradvāja praises the ascetic Gotama with high praise indeed.”“Worthy Bhāradvāja praises the ascetic Gotama with high praise indeed.”

“Who am I to praise the ascetic Gotama?“Who am I to praise the ascetic Gotama?He is praised by the praised as the best among gods and humans.He is praised by the praised as the best among gods and humans.The five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillfulThe five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillful

he says are prerequisites of the mind forhe says are prerequisites of the mind fordeveloping a mind free of enmity and ill will.”developing a mind free of enmity and ill will.”When he had spoken, Jānussoṇi got down from his chariot, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and expressed this heartfelt sentiment three times,When he had spoken, Jānussoṇi got down from his chariot, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and expressed this heartfelt sentiment three times,

“King Pasenadi of Kosala is lucky, so very lucky“King Pasenadi of Kosala is lucky, so very luckythat the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha is living in his realm!”that the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha is living in his realm!”