相应部第 10 相应（Sujato 英译）第 12 阅读页 · SN10.12 · With Āḷavaka

Linked Discourses 10.12Linked Discourses 10.121. With Indaka1. With Indaka

With ĀḷavakaWith ĀḷavakaSo I have heard.So I have heard.At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka.At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka.

Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him:Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him:“Get out, ascetic!”“Get out, ascetic!”Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.

“Get in, ascetic!”“Get in, ascetic!”Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.And for a second time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,And for a second time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,

“Get out, ascetic!”“Get out, ascetic!”Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.“Get in, ascetic!”“Get in, ascetic!”

Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,“Get out, ascetic!”“Get out, ascetic!”

Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.“Get in, ascetic!”“Get in, ascetic!”Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,“Get out, ascetic!”“Get out, ascetic!”“No, respectable sir, I won’t get out.“No, respectable sir, I won’t get out.

Do what you must.”Do what you must.”“I will ask you a question, ascetic.“I will ask you a question, ascetic.If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”

“I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me.“I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me.But anyway, ask what you wish.”But anyway, ask what you wish.”“What’s a person’s best wealth?“What’s a person’s best wealth?

What brings happiness when practiced well?What brings happiness when practiced well?What’s the sweetest taste of all?What’s the sweetest taste of all?The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”

“Faith here is a person’s best wealth.“Faith here is a person’s best wealth.The teaching brings happiness when practiced well.The teaching brings happiness when practiced well.Truth is the sweetest taste of all.Truth is the sweetest taste of all.

The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”“How do you cross the flood?“How do you cross the flood?How do you cross the deluge?How do you cross the deluge?

How do you get over suffering?How do you get over suffering?How do you get purified?”How do you get purified?”“By faith you cross the flood,“By faith you cross the flood,

and by diligence the deluge.and by diligence the deluge.By energy you get past suffering,By energy you get past suffering,and you’re purified by wisdom.”and you’re purified by wisdom.”

“How do you get wisdom?“How do you get wisdom?How do you earn wealth?How do you earn wealth?How do you get a good reputation?How do you get a good reputation?

How do you hold on to friends?How do you hold on to friends?How do the departed not grieveHow do the departed not grievewhen passing from this world to the next?”when passing from this world to the next?”

“One who is diligent and discerning“One who is diligent and discerninggains wisdom by wanting to learn,gains wisdom by wanting to learn,having faith in the perfected ones,having faith in the perfected ones,

and the teaching for becoming extinguished.and the teaching for becoming extinguished.Being responsible, acting appropriately,Being responsible, acting appropriately,and working hard you earn wealth.and working hard you earn wealth.

Truthfulness wins you a good reputation.Truthfulness wins you a good reputation.You hold on to friends by giving.You hold on to friends by giving.That’s how the departed do not grieveThat’s how the departed do not grieve

when passing from this world to the next.when passing from this world to the next.A faithful householder of discernmentA faithful householder of discernmentwho possesses these four qualitieswho possesses these four qualities

does not grieve after passing away:does not grieve after passing away:truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity.truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity.Go ahead, ask others as well,Go ahead, ask others as well,

there are many ascetics and brahmins.there are many ascetics and brahmins.See whether anything better is foundSee whether anything better is foundthan truth, principle, generosity, and patience.”than truth, principle, generosity, and patience.”

“Why now would I question“Why now would I questionthe many ascetics and brahmins?the many ascetics and brahmins?Today I understandToday I understand

what’s good for lives to come.what’s good for lives to come.It was truly for my benefitIt was truly for my benefitthat the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī.that the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī.

Today I understandToday I understandwhere a gift is very fruitful.where a gift is very fruitful.I myself will journeyI myself will journey

village to village, town to town,village to village, town to town,paying homage to the Buddha,paying homage to the Buddha,and the clear rightness of the teaching!”and the clear rightness of the teaching!”

The Linked Discourses with Native Spirits are complete.The Linked Discourses with Native Spirits are complete.