（三六）
Chapter 36
如是我聞：
Thus have I heard:
一時，佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。爾時，世尊告諸比丘：「昔所有一夜叉，形狀甚小，顏色鄙惡，身形又黑，人不喜見，坐帝釋座上。爾時，三十三天見是夜叉坐於釋處，皆大瞋忿，種種毀罵。爾時，夜叉惡相漸滅，善色轉生，漸漸長大。諸天罵詈，瞋恚轉多，夜叉遂復身形長大，顏色鮮盛。諸天相將至帝釋所，白帝釋言：『有一夜叉，極為醜陋，身形甚小，坐帝釋處。我等諸天，盡共罵詈，而夜叉子顏色轉好，身形漸大。』帝釋語言：『有是夜叉，得諸罵詈，形色轉好，名助人瞋。』爾時，帝釋還向坐所，偏袒右肩，手擎香爐，語夜又言：『大仙！我是帝釋，我是帝釋。』三自稱名，夜叉轉小，形色轉惡，於是消滅。帝釋還復帝釋坐，告諸天言：『自今以往，莫生瞋恚。若有惡對，慎莫加瞋。』即說偈言：
At one time, the Buddha was staying at Jetavana, Anathapindika's Grove in Sravasti. At that time, the World-Honored One addressed the monks:
"Long ago there was a yaksha who was very small in stature, of vile and ugly appearance, with a dark body that people did not like to look at, and he sat down on Sakra's throne. When the devas of the Trayastrimsa Heaven saw this yaksha sitting in Sakra's seat, they were all greatly enraged and reviled him in every way. But as they cursed him, the yaksha's ugly features gradually vanished, and a lovely complexion arose in its place, and he gradually grew larger. The more the devas cursed and grew angry, the more the yaksha's body grew, and his complexion became bright and radiant. The devas then went together to Sakra and said to him: 'There is a yaksha, extremely hideous, very small in stature, sitting on Sakra's seat. All of us devas have cursed him together, and yet this yaksha's complexion only grows finer and his body larger.' Sakra replied: 'That yaksha, when given curses, only improves in appearance and grows—he is called One Who Aids Others' Anger.'
Then Sakra went back to his seat, bared his right shoulder, took up a censer in his hands, and said to the yaksha: 'Great Sage! I am Sakra, I am Sakra'—naming himself three times. Thereupon the yaksha shrank, his appearance turned foul, and he vanished away. Sakra then returned to Sakra's seat and said to the devas: 'From now on, do not give rise to anger. If you meet a hostile foe, be careful never to answer with anger.'
Then he spoke these verses:
「『若他來侵欺， 莫還侵欺彼，
於來侵害者， 皆生於慈心。
無瞋無害者， 常應親近之，
彼即是賢聖， 亦賢聖弟子。
諸有瞋恚者， 為瞋山所障。
若有瞋恚時， 能少禁制者，
是名為善法， 如轡制惡馬。』」
"If others come to attack or cheat you, do not attack or cheat them in return. Toward those who come to harm you, give rise to a heart of loving-kindness. Those who are free of anger and harm— always draw near to them. They are the noble ones, and also disciples of the noble ones. Those who harbor anger are blocked by the mountain of anger. If, when anger arises, one can restrain it even a little, this is called a wholesome quality, like a bridle reining in a wild horse."
佛告諸比丘：「帝釋居天王位，受諸欲樂，猶能制瞋，又常讚嘆禁制瞋者，況汝比丘，信家非家，出家入道，剃除鬚髮，被服法衣，而不制瞋，讚離瞋者？是故比丘，當如是學。」
The Buddha told the monks: "Śakra, dwelling in the position of king of the gods and enjoying all the pleasures of desire, is still able to restrain his anger, and he constantly praises those who restrain their anger. How much more so should you monks—who have gone forth from the household life into homelessness out of faith, left home and entered the path, shaved off hair and beard, and put on the Dharma robes—restrain your anger and praise those who are free from anger? Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves in this way."
爾時，比丘聞佛所說，歡喜奉行。
At that time, the monks heard what the Buddha taught, rejoiced, and put it into practice.