经集（Sujato 英译）第 57 阅读页 · SNP4.4 · Eight on the Pure

Anthology of Discourses 4.4Anthology of Discourses 4.4Eight on the PureEight on the Pure

“I see someone pure, perfectly healthy;“I see someone pure, perfectly healthy;it is vision that grants a person purity.”it is vision that grants a person purity.”Recalling this notion of the ultimate,Recalling this notion of the ultimate,

they believe in the notion that there is one who observes purity.they believe in the notion that there is one who observes purity.If a person were granted purity through what is seen,If a person were granted purity through what is seen,or if by a notion they could give up suffering,or if by a notion they could give up suffering,

then one with attachments is purified by another:then one with attachments is purified by another:their view betrays them as one who asserts thus.their view betrays them as one who asserts thus.The brahmin speaks not of purity from anotherThe brahmin speaks not of purity from another

in terms of what has been seen, heard, or thought; or by precepts or vows.in terms of what has been seen, heard, or thought; or by precepts or vows.They are unsullied in the midst of good and evil,They are unsullied in the midst of good and evil,letting go what was picked up, without creating anything new here.letting go what was picked up, without creating anything new here.

Having let go the last they lay hold of the next;Having let go the last they lay hold of the next;following impulse, they don’t pass the chain.following impulse, they don’t pass the chain.They grab on and let loose like a monkeyThey grab on and let loose like a monkey

grabbing and releasing a branch.grabbing and releasing a branch.Having undertaken their own vows, a personageHaving undertaken their own vows, a personagevisits various teachers, being attached to perception.visits various teachers, being attached to perception.

One who knows, having comprehended the truth through the knowledges,One who knows, having comprehended the truth through the knowledges,does not visit various teachers, being of vast wisdom.does not visit various teachers, being of vast wisdom.They are remote from all thingsThey are remote from all things

seen, heard, or thought.seen, heard, or thought.Seeing them living openly,Seeing them living openly,how could anyone in this world judge them?how could anyone in this world judge them?

They don’t make things up or promote them,They don’t make things up or promote them,or speak of the uttermost purity.or speak of the uttermost purity.After untying the tight knot of graspingAfter untying the tight knot of grasping

they long for nothing in the world.they long for nothing in the world.The brahmin has stepped over the perimeter;The brahmin has stepped over the perimeter;knowing and seeing, they adopt nothing.knowing and seeing, they adopt nothing.

Neither in love with passion nor besotted by dispassion,Neither in love with passion nor besotted by dispassion,there is nothing here they adopt as the ultimate.there is nothing here they adopt as the ultimate.