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Chapter 18
如是我聞：
Thus have I heard:
一時，佛住舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。
Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was dwelling in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park, in Śrāvastī.
爾時，有異比丘從座起，偏袒右肩，為佛作禮，却住一面，而白佛言：「善哉！世尊！為我略說法要，我聞法已，當獨一靜處，專精思惟，不放逸住，乃至自知不受後有。」
At that time, a certain monk rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, paid homage to the Buddha, and stood to one side. He then said to the Buddha: "Excellent, World-Honored One! Please teach me the essentials of the Dharma in brief. Having heard the Dharma, I will dwell alone in a quiet place, focus my mind intently, and abide without negligence, until I myself know that I will not be subject to a future existence."
佛告比丘：「善哉！善哉！汝作如是說：『世尊！為我略說法要，我聞法已，當獨一靜處，專精思惟，不放逸住，乃至自知不受後有。』耶？」
The Buddha said to the monks: "Excellent! Excellent! Is it you who spoke thus: 'World-Honored One, please explain the Dharma in brief for me. Having heard the Dharma, I will dwell alone in a quiet place, contemplate with focused diligence, abide without negligence, and until I myself know that there is no further becoming'?"
時，彼比丘白佛言：「如是，世尊！」
佛告比丘：「諦聽！諦聽！善思念之，當為汝說。若非汝所應，亦非餘人所應，此法宜速除斷。斷彼法已，以義饒益，長夜安樂。」
The Buddha told the monks: "Listen closely, listen closely! Reflect on this well, and I will explain it to you. Whatever is not proper for you, nor proper for others—this teaching should be quickly removed and cut off. Once that teaching has been cut off, you will be benefited by the meaning, and enjoy peace and happiness through the long night."
時，彼比丘白佛言：「知已。世尊！知已。善逝！」
At that time, that monk said to the Buddha: "I understand, World-Honored One. I understand, Well-Gone One."
佛告比丘：「云何於我略說法中，廣解其義？」
The Buddha asked the monks, "How is it that you understand the meaning in detail from my brief teaching?"
比丘白佛言：「世尊！色非我、非我所應，亦非餘人所應，是法宜速除斷。斷彼法已，以義饒益，長夜安樂。如是受、想、行、識，非我、非我所應，亦非餘人所應，宜速除斷，斷彼法已，以義饒益，長夜安樂。是故，我於如來略說法中，廣解其義。」
A monk said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One, form is not self, does not belong to self, and does not belong to others. This Dharma should be quickly abandoned and cut off. Having cut off that Dharma, one benefits in accordance with the meaning, and attains long-lasting peace and happiness. Likewise, feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are not self, do not belong to self, and do not belong to others. They should be quickly abandoned and cut off. Having cut off that Dharma, one benefits in accordance with the meaning, and attains long-lasting peace and happiness. Therefore, in the Buddha's brief teaching, I understand its meaning in detail."
佛告比丘：「善哉！善哉！汝於我略說法中，廣解其義。所以者何？比丘！色非我、非我所應，亦非餘人所應，是法宜速除斷。斷彼法已，以義饒益，長夜安樂。如是受、想、行、識，非我、非我所應，亦非餘人所應，是法宜速除斷。斷彼法已，以義饒益，長夜安樂。」
時，彼比丘聞佛所說，心大歡喜，禮佛而退。獨一靜處，精勤修習，不放逸住，乃至自知不受後有。
時，彼比丘心得解脫，成阿羅漢。