相应部第 8 相应（Sujato 英译）第 6 阅读页 · SN8.6 · With Sāriputta

Linked Discourses 8.6Linked Discourses 8.61. With Vaṅgīsa1. With Vaṅgīsa

With SāriputtaWith SāriputtaAt one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.Now at that time Venerable Sāriputta was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk. His words were polished, clear, articulate, and expressed the meaning.Now at that time Venerable Sāriputta was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk. His words were polished, clear, articulate, and expressed the meaning.

And those mendicants were paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.And those mendicants were paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa thought,Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa thought,“This Venerable Sāriputta is educating the mendicants. …“This Venerable Sāriputta is educating the mendicants. …

And those mendicants are paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.And those mendicants are paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.Why don’t I extoll him in his presence with fitting verses?”Why don’t I extoll him in his presence with fitting verses?”Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward Sāriputta, and said,Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward Sāriputta, and said,

“I feel inspired to speak, Reverend Sāriputta! I feel inspired to speak, Reverend Sāriputta!”“I feel inspired to speak, Reverend Sāriputta! I feel inspired to speak, Reverend Sāriputta!”“Then speak as you feel inspired,” said Sāriputta.“Then speak as you feel inspired,” said Sāriputta.Then Vaṅgīsa extolled Sāriputta in his presence with fitting verses:Then Vaṅgīsa extolled Sāriputta in his presence with fitting verses:

“Deep in wisdom, intelligent,“Deep in wisdom, intelligent,expert in the path and what is not the path;expert in the path and what is not the path;Sāriputta, so greatly wise,Sāriputta, so greatly wise,

teaches Dhamma to the mendicants.teaches Dhamma to the mendicants.He teaches in brief,He teaches in brief,or he speaks at length.or he speaks at length.

His call, like a myna bird,His call, like a myna bird,overflows with eloquence.overflows with eloquence.While he teachesWhile he teaches

the mendicants listen to his sweet voice,the mendicants listen to his sweet voice,sounding attractive,sounding attractive,clear and graceful.clear and graceful.

They listen joyfully,They listen joyfully,their hearts elated.”their hearts elated.”