相应部第 12 相应（Sujato 英译）第 71 阅读页 · SN12.70 · The Wanderer Susīma · 2/2

choices are a requirement for consciousness …choices are a requirement for consciousness …ignorance is a requirement for choices?”ignorance is a requirement for choices?”“Yes, sir.”“Yes, sir.”

“Do you see that when rebirth ceases old age and death cease?”“Do you see that when rebirth ceases old age and death cease?”“Yes, sir.”“Yes, sir.”“Do you see that when continued existence ceases rebirth ceases?”“Do you see that when continued existence ceases rebirth ceases?”

“Yes, sir.”“Yes, sir.”“Do you see that when grasping ceases continued existence ceases …“Do you see that when grasping ceases continued existence ceases …when craving ceases, grasping ceases …when craving ceases, grasping ceases …

when feeling ceases, craving ceases …when feeling ceases, craving ceases …when contact ceases, feeling ceases …when contact ceases, feeling ceases …when the six sense fields cease, contact ceases …when the six sense fields cease, contact ceases …

when name and form cease, the six sense fields cease …when name and form cease, the six sense fields cease …when consciousness ceases name and form cease …when consciousness ceases name and form cease …when choices cease consciousness ceases …when choices cease consciousness ceases …

when ignorance ceases choices cease?”when ignorance ceases choices cease?”“Yes, sir.”“Yes, sir.”“But knowing and seeing thus, do you wield the many kinds of psychic power? …”“But knowing and seeing thus, do you wield the many kinds of psychic power? …”

“No, sir.”“No, sir.”“Well, knowing and seeing thus do you, with clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far?”“Well, knowing and seeing thus do you, with clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far?”“No, sir.”“No, sir.”

“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with your mind? …”“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with your mind? …”“No, sir.”“No, sir.”“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details?”“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details?”

“No, sir.”“No, sir.”“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, see sentient beings passing away and being reborn … according to their deeds?”“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, see sentient beings passing away and being reborn … according to their deeds?”“No, sir.”“No, sir.”

“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you have direct meditative experience of the peaceful liberations that are formless, transcending form?”“Well, knowing and seeing thus, do you have direct meditative experience of the peaceful liberations that are formless, transcending form?”“No, sir.”“No, sir.”“Well now, Susīma, how could there be such a declaration when these things are not attained?”“Well now, Susīma, how could there be such a declaration when these things are not attained?”

Then Venerable Susīma bowed with his head to the Buddha’s feet and said,Then Venerable Susīma bowed with his head to the Buddha’s feet and said,“I made a mistake, sir. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of me to go forth as a thief in such a well-explained teaching and training.“I made a mistake, sir. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of me to go forth as a thief in such a well-explained teaching and training.Please, sir, accept my mistake for what it is, so I will restrain myself in future.”Please, sir, accept my mistake for what it is, so I will restrain myself in future.”

“Indeed, Susīma, you made a mistake. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of you to go forth as a thief of the teachings in such a well-explained teaching and training.“Indeed, Susīma, you made a mistake. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of you to go forth as a thief of the teachings in such a well-explained teaching and training.Suppose they were to arrest a bandit, a criminal and present him to the king, saying:Suppose they were to arrest a bandit, a criminal and present him to the king, saying:‘Your Majesty, this is a bandit, a criminal. Punish him as you will.’‘Your Majesty, this is a bandit, a criminal. Punish him as you will.’

The king would say:The king would say:‘Go, my men, and tie this man’s arms tightly behind his back with a strong rope. Shave his head and march him from street to street and from square to square to the beating of a harsh drum. Then take him out the south gate and there, to the south of the city, chop off his head.’‘Go, my men, and tie this man’s arms tightly behind his back with a strong rope. Shave his head and march him from street to street and from square to square to the beating of a harsh drum. Then take him out the south gate and there, to the south of the city, chop off his head.’The king’s men would do as they were told.The king’s men would do as they were told.

What do you think, Susīma?What do you think, Susīma?Wouldn’t that man experience pain and distress because of that?”Wouldn’t that man experience pain and distress because of that?”“Yes, sir.”“Yes, sir.”

“Although that man would experience pain and distress because of that,“Although that man would experience pain and distress because of that,going forth as a thief of the teachings in such a well-explained teaching and training has a more painful and bitter result. And it even leads to the underworld.going forth as a thief of the teachings in such a well-explained teaching and training has a more painful and bitter result. And it even leads to the underworld.But since you have recognized your mistake for what it is, and have dealt with it properly, I accept it.But since you have recognized your mistake for what it is, and have dealt with it properly, I accept it.

For it is growth in the training of the Noble One to recognize a mistake for what it is, deal with it properly, and commit to restraint in the future.”For it is growth in the training of the Noble One to recognize a mistake for what it is, deal with it properly, and commit to restraint in the future.”