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  1. Buddha's Discourse on Proper Practice in the Agamas (佛說阿含正行經)
  1. Buddha's Discourse on Proper Practice in the Āgamas (佛說阿含正行經)
  2. Buddha's Discourse on Proper Practice in the Agamas (佛說阿含正行經)

Buddha's Discourse on Proper Practice in the Āgamas (佛說阿含正行經)

About 佛說阿含正行經

Later Han · Source text translated by 安世高

1,498 · about 5 min

The Sutra on the Right Practice as Spoken by the Buddha Translated during the Eastern Han dynasty by the eminent translator An Shigao, a revered monk from the Western Regions who made outstanding contributions to the spread of Buddhism in China. This scripture belongs to the Āgama category, primarily expounding the path of right practice in Buddhist cultivation. It details the methods of practicing the threefold training of precepts, meditation, and wisdom, emphasizing the attainment of liberation through right mindfulness and right knowledge. The content is simple and practical, reflecting the characteristics of early Buddhist teachings. As an important document among the Chinese-translated Buddhist canons, this sutra provides valuable material for the study of Eastern Han Buddhist thought and An Shigao's translation style, holding a significant position in Buddhist history.


佛說阿含正行經

Sutra on the Direct Path of the Agamas, Spoken by the Buddha

後漢安息國三藏安世高譯

Translation by An Shigao, Tripitaka Master from Parthia, Later Han Dynasty

聞如是:

Thus have I heard:

一時,佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。是時,佛告諸比丘言:「我為汝說經,上語亦善,中語亦善,下語亦善,語深說度世之道,正心為本。聽我言,使後世傳行之。」諸比丘叉手受教。

Once, the Buddha was staying in the Jeta Grove, in the Garden of Anāthapiṇḍada, near the city of Śrāvastī. At that time, he addressed the monks, saying: "I will teach you the Dharma. The beginning is good, the middle is good, and the end is good. It is a profound teaching that leads to liberation, with a disciplined mind as its foundation. Listen to my words, so that future generations may practice and pass them on." The monks joined their palms in respect, ready to receive the instruction.

佛言:「人身中有五賊,牽人入惡道。何等五賊?一者、色,二者、痛痒,三者、思想,四者、生死,五者、識,是五者人所常念。」

The Buddha said, "Within a person's body, there are five thieves that pull them toward unwholesome paths. What are these five thieves? The first is form, the second is feeling, the third is perception, the fourth is mental formations, and the fifth is consciousness. These five are what people habitually cling to."

佛言:「人常為目所欺,為耳所欺,為鼻所欺,為口所欺,為身所欺。目但能見不能聞;耳但能聞不能見;鼻但能知香,不能聞;口但能知味,不能知香;身體但能知寒溫,不能知味。是五者,皆屬心,心為本。」
佛言:「諸比丘!欲求道者,當端汝心,從癡但墮十二因緣,便有生死。何等十二?一者、本為癡,二者、行,三者、識,四者、字,五者、六入,六者、栽,七者、痛,八者、愛,九者、受,十者、有,十一者、生,十二者、死。施行善者,復得為人,施行惡者,死入地獄、餓鬼、畜生中。佛坐思念,人癡故有生死。何等為癡?本從癡中來,今生為人,復癡心不解、目不開,不知死當所趣向;見佛不問,見經不讀,見沙門不承事,不信道德,見父母不敬,不念世間苦,不知泥犁中考治劇。是名為癡,故有生死。不止生死,如呼吸間,脆不過於人命。人身中有三事:身死識去、心去、意去。是三者,常相追逐。施行惡者,死入泥犁、餓鬼、畜生、鬼神中;施行善者,亦有三相追逐,或生天上,或生人中,墮是五道中者,皆坐心不端故。」
佛告諸比丘:「皆端汝心,端汝目,端汝耳,端汝鼻,端汝口,端汝身,端汝意,身體當斷於土,魂神當不復入泥犁、餓鬼、畜生、鬼神中。視人家有惡子,為吏所取,皆坐心不端故。人身有百字,如車有百字,人多貪、好怒,不思惟身中事,死入泥犁中,悔無所復及。」
佛言:「我身棄國捐遮迦越王,憂斷生死,欲度世間人,使得泥洹道。第一精進者,即得阿羅漢道;第二精進者,自致阿那含道;第三精進者,得斯陀含道;第四精進者,得須陀洹道。雖不能大精進者,當持五戒:一、不殺,二、不盜,三、不兩舌,四、不婬妷,五、不飲酒。」
佛言:「人坐起常當思念是四事。何等四?一、者自觀身,觀他人身。二、者自觀痛痒,觀他人痛痒。三、者自觀意,觀他人意。四、者自觀法,觀他人法。內復欲亂者,心小自端視身體,飽亦極,飢亦極,住亦極,坐亦極,行亦極,寒亦極,熱亦極,臥亦極。臥欲來時,當自驚起坐,坐不端者,當起立,立不端者,當經行,心儻不端者,當自正。譬如國王將兵出鬪,健者在前,既在前,鄙復却適欲却著後人;沙門既棄家,去妻子,除鬚髮,作沙門,雖一世苦,後長得解脫。已得道者,內獨歡喜,視妻如視姊弟,視子如知識,無貪愛之心,常慈哀十方諸天人民、泥犁、餓鬼、畜生蜎飛蠕動之類,皆使富貴安隱度脫得泥洹之道,見地蟲當以慈心傷哀之,知生不復癡。能有是意,常念師事佛,如人念父母,如獄中有死罪囚,有賢者往請囚,囚黠慧常念賢者恩。比丘以得道,常念佛如是,念經如人念飯食。」
佛言:「諸比丘!轉相承事,如弟事兄,中有癡者,當問慧者,展轉相教。問慧者,如冥中有燈火,無得陰搆作惡,無得諍訟。見金銀當如視土,無得妄證人入罪法,無得傳人惡言,轉相鬪語言,無得中傷人意。不聞莫言聞,不見莫言見。行道常當低頭視地,蟲無得蹈殺。無得自貪人婦女,無得形相人婦女。坐自思惟,去貪愛之心,乃得為道耳。」
佛言:「欲求道者,當於空閑處坐,自呼吸其喘息,知息短長,息不報形體皆極,閉氣不息,形體亦極。分別自思惟,形體誰作者?心當觀外,亦當觀內,自思惟,歡然與人有異,心當是時不用天下珍寶。心稍欲隨正道,意復欲小動者,當攝止即還守,意即為還。譬如人有鏡,不明不見形,磨去其垢,即自見形;人已去貪、婬、瞋恚、愚癡,譬如磨鏡。諦思惟天下,皆無有堅固,亦無有常。」
佛告諸比丘:「持心當如四方石,石在中庭,雨墮亦不能壞,日炙亦不能消,風吹亦不能起。持心當如石!」
佛告諸比丘:「天下人心如流水,中有草木,各自流去,不相顧望,前者亦不顧後,後者亦不顧前,草木流行,各自如故;人心亦如是,一念來一念去,如草木前後不相顧望。於天上天下無所復樂,寄居天地間,棄身不復生。道成乃知師恩,見師者即承事,不見師即思念其教誡,如人念父母,意定乃能有一心,便有哀天下人民、蜎飛蠕動之類;坐自笑我已脫身於天下及五道,一者、天道,二者、人道,三者、餓鬼道,四者、畜生道,五者、泥犁道。得阿羅漢者,欲飛行變化即能,身中出水火即能,出無間入無孔亦能,離世間苦取泥洹道亦能。」
佛告諸比丘:「道不可不作,經不可不讀。」
佛說經已,五百沙門皆得阿羅漢。諸沙門皆起前,以頭面著地為佛作禮。
佛說阿含正行經

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