相应部第 15 相应（Sujato 英译）第 20 阅读页 · SN15.20 · Mount Vepulla

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Mount VepullaMount VepullaAt one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,

“Mendicants!”“Mendicants!”“Venerable sir,” they replied.“Venerable sir,” they replied.The Buddha said this:The Buddha said this:

“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning.“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning.No first point is found of sentient beings roaming and transmigrating, shrouded by ignorance and fettered by craving.No first point is found of sentient beings roaming and transmigrating, shrouded by ignorance and fettered by craving.Once upon a time, mendicants, this Mount Vepulla was known as Pācīnavaṁsa.Once upon a time, mendicants, this Mount Vepulla was known as Pācīnavaṁsa.

And at that time people were known as Tivaras.And at that time people were known as Tivaras.The lifespan of the Tivaras was 40,000 years.The lifespan of the Tivaras was 40,000 years.It took them four days to climb Mount Vepulla, and four days to descend.It took them four days to climb Mount Vepulla, and four days to descend.

At that time Kakusandha, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arose in the world.At that time Kakusandha, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arose in the world.Kakusandha had a fine pair of chief disciples named Vidhura and Sañjīva.Kakusandha had a fine pair of chief disciples named Vidhura and Sañjīva.See, mendicants! This mountain’s name has vanished, those people have passed away, and that Buddha has become fully quenched.See, mendicants! This mountain’s name has vanished, those people have passed away, and that Buddha has become fully quenched.

So impermanent are conditions,So impermanent are conditions,so unstable are conditions,so unstable are conditions,so unreliable are conditions.so unreliable are conditions.

This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.Once upon a time this Mount Vepulla was known as Vaṅkaka.Once upon a time this Mount Vepulla was known as Vaṅkaka.And at that time people were known as Rohitassas.And at that time people were known as Rohitassas.

The lifespan of the Rohitassas was 30,000 years.The lifespan of the Rohitassas was 30,000 years.It took them three days to climb Mount Vepulla, and three days to descend.It took them three days to climb Mount Vepulla, and three days to descend.At that time Koṇāgamana, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arose in the world.At that time Koṇāgamana, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arose in the world.

Koṇāgamana had a fine pair of chief disciples named Bhiyyosa and Uttara.Koṇāgamana had a fine pair of chief disciples named Bhiyyosa and Uttara.See, mendicants! This mountain’s name has vanished, those people have passed away, and that Buddha has become fully quenched.See, mendicants! This mountain’s name has vanished, those people have passed away, and that Buddha has become fully quenched.So impermanent are conditions …So impermanent are conditions …

Once upon a time this Mount Vepulla was known as Supassa.Once upon a time this Mount Vepulla was known as Supassa.And at that time people were known as Suppiyas.And at that time people were known as Suppiyas.The lifespan of the Suppiyas was 20,000 years.The lifespan of the Suppiyas was 20,000 years.

It took them two days to climb Mount Vepulla, and two days to descend.It took them two days to climb Mount Vepulla, and two days to descend.At that time Kassapa, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arose in the world.At that time Kassapa, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arose in the world.Kassapa had a fine pair of chief disciples named Tissa and Bhāradvāja.Kassapa had a fine pair of chief disciples named Tissa and Bhāradvāja.

See, mendicants! This mountain’s name has vanished, those people have passed away, and that Buddha has become fully quenched.See, mendicants! This mountain’s name has vanished, those people have passed away, and that Buddha has become fully quenched.So impermanent are conditions …So impermanent are conditions …These days this Mount Vepulla is known as Vepulla.These days this Mount Vepulla is known as Vepulla.

And these people are known as Magadhans.And these people are known as Magadhans.The lifespan of the Magadhans is short, brief, and fleeting.The lifespan of the Magadhans is short, brief, and fleeting.A long life is a hundred years or a little more.A long life is a hundred years or a little more.

It takes the Magadhans an hour to climb Mount Vepulla, and an hour to descend.It takes the Magadhans an hour to climb Mount Vepulla, and an hour to descend.And now I am the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha who has arisen in the world.And now I am the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha who has arisen in the world.I have a fine pair of chief disciples named Sāriputta and Moggallāna.I have a fine pair of chief disciples named Sāriputta and Moggallāna.

There will come a time when this mountain’s name will vanish, those people will die, and I will be fully extinguished.There will come a time when this mountain’s name will vanish, those people will die, and I will be fully extinguished.So impermanent are conditions,So impermanent are conditions,so unstable are conditions,so unstable are conditions,

so unreliable are conditions.so unreliable are conditions.This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”That is what the Buddha said.That is what the Buddha said.

Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:“For the Tivaras it was Pācīnavaṁsa,“For the Tivaras it was Pācīnavaṁsa,for the Rohitassas, Vaṅkaka,for the Rohitassas, Vaṅkaka,

Supassa for the Suppiyas,Supassa for the Suppiyas,and Vepulla for the Magadhans.and Vepulla for the Magadhans.Oh! Conditions are impermanent,Oh! Conditions are impermanent,

their nature is to rise and fall;their nature is to rise and fall;having arisen, they cease;having arisen, they cease;their settling is such bliss.”their settling is such bliss.”

The Linked Discourses on the unknown beginning are complete.The Linked Discourses on the unknown beginning are complete.