（三四）
Chapter 34
如是我聞：
Thus have I heard:
一時，佛在毘舍離獼猴彼岸大講堂中。有一離車，名摩訶離，來詣佛所，禮佛足已，在一面坐。白佛言：「世尊！頗曾見帝釋不？」佛言：「我見。」離車白佛言：「有夜叉鬼，狀似帝釋，世尊所見將無是彼夜叉鬼耶？」佛告離車：「是帝釋身，我善識之。夜叉之形如帝釋者，我亦識知。帝釋本行，及所行事，我亦盡知。帝釋本為人時，極孝順父母；敬於尊長；所言柔軟，斷於兩舌；除去慳嫉；常好布施；口常實語；除於瞋恚，不起嫌恨。」
At one time the Buddha was staying at the Great Teaching Hall on Monkey Bank in Vaishali. A Licchavi named Mahali came to the Buddha, bowed at his feet, and sat down to one side. He said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One, have you ever seen Indra, lord of the devas?"
The Buddha said: "I have seen him."
The Licchavi said to the Buddha: "There are yaksha spirits that look like Indra. Could it be that what the World-Honored One saw was one of those yakshas?"
The Buddha told the Licchavi: "That was Indra himself, and I know him well. I also know and recognize yakshas that take the form of Indra. I fully know Indra's past conduct and all that he has done. When Indra was a human being, he was deeply devoted to his parents; he respected elders; his words were gentle, and he avoided divisive speech; he removed stinginess and envy; he always delighted in Generosity; his speech was always truthful; he put away anger and never gave rise to resentment or hatred."
爾時，世尊即說偈言：
At that moment, the World-Honored One spoke this verse:
「於父母所， 極能孝順， 於諸尊長， 深心恭敬，
恒作軟善， 恩柔好語， 斷於兩舌， 慳貪瞋恚。
三十三天， 各作是語： 『如是行者， 勝我等輩，
應當別住， 以為天王。』」
"Toward father and mother, he is thoroughly filial and compliant. Toward all elders and superiors, he is deeply respectful. He always acts gently and kindly, with gracious and pleasant speech. He cuts off divisive speech, stinginess, greed (rāga), and anger. The Thirty-Three Heavens all speak these words: 'One who practices like this surpasses us. He should dwell apart and be made the celestial king.'"
佛說是已，諸比丘聞佛所說，歡喜奉行。
When the Buddha had finished speaking, the monks rejoiced at what the Buddha had said and put it into practice.