Name: Sutra of the Venerable Suiyong, Spoken by the Buddha · Volume 1 · Buddha's Teaching on the Venerable Sūrya Sut (佛说随勇尊者经 · 第一)
Author: Buddha

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The Sutra Spoken by the Buddha to Venerable Suiyong is an important Buddhist scripture translated during the Song Dynasty by masters such as Dānapāla. This sutra belongs to the Āgama collection and records a dialogue between the Buddha and his disciple, Venerable Suiyong. At its core, the text elucidates the fundamental Buddhist teachings of impermanence, suffering, emptiness, and non-self. It focuses particularly on how to eradicate afflictions and attachments through mindful observation and the cultivation of wisdom, thereby leading to liberation. As one of the foundational texts of early Buddhism, this sutra provides crucial evidence for the study of the Buddha’s original intent and the teachings of the early monastic community, holding significant historical and doctrinal value within the Chinese Buddhist canonical tradition.

「持國天王我行慈，愛囉嚩尾龍亦然，

阿說多哩劍末羅，悉體埵子悉慈愛。

廣目天王我行慈，黑瞿曇龍慈亦然，

難陀烏波難陀龍，彼二行慈亦如是。

我於無足行慈愛，二足四足亦復然，

及彼多足諸有情，等行慈心悉無異。

一切龍等行慈愛，彼龍棲止大海中，

於諸有情普慈心，若情若器皆如是。

所有一切有情類，乃至蜎飛及蠕動，

普願銷除病惱因，一切獲得安隱樂；

所有一切有情類，乃至蜎飛及蠕動，

普以賢善平等觀，一切蠲除諸罪惡。

蛇之為毒極猛熾，其毒能壞人身命，

而彼蛇窟山峯中，我常處之而遊上。

我為無上世間師，我常宣說真實語，

以我真實語業因，我身蛇毒不能入。

所有貪瞋及癡法，此三世間為大毒，

世尊大覺毒不侵，佛真實力能破毒，

所有貪瞋及癡法，此三世間為大毒，

世尊正法毒不侵，法真實力能破毒；

所有貪瞋及癡法，此三世間為大毒，

世尊淨眾毒不侵，僧真實力能破毒，

世間所有諸毒中，而彼貪毒最為上，

唯佛能破能攝持，由斯諸毒皆息滅。」

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Heavenly King, practices loving-kindness, As does the dragon Airāvaṇa; Aśvatara and Kalmāṣa, And all the sons of Śrīdhara are filled with loving-kindness.

Virūpākṣa, the Heavenly King, practices loving-kindness, As does the dragon Kṛṣṇāṅgāri; Nanda and Upananda, the dragons, Both also practice loving-kindness in the same way.

I practice loving-kindness toward beings without feet, Toward those with two feet and four feet as well, And toward all beings with many feet— Equally, I extend loving-kindness without distinction.

All dragons practice loving-kindness, Those dragons dwelling in the great ocean; Toward all sentient beings they universally extend a loving heart, Whether toward beings or their environments, it is thus.

All sentient beings without exception, Even those that fly and those that crawl, May they all eliminate the causes of sickness and affliction, And all attain peaceful and secure happiness;

All sentient beings without exception, Even those that fly and those that crawl, May they all be regarded with virtuous and impartial vision, And may all evils be entirely removed.

The venom of snakes is extremely fierce and intense, Their poison can destroy human life, Yet within the mountain caves where snakes dwell, I constantly reside and move about freely.

I am the supreme teacher of the world, I constantly proclaim words of truth; By the power of my truthful speech and actions, The venom of snakes cannot enter my body.

All greed, hatred, and delusion, These are the great poisons in the threefold world; The World-Honored One, the Great Awakened One, is not harmed by poison, The true power of the Buddha can destroy poison.

All greed, hatred, and delusion, These are the great poisons in the threefold world; The World-Honored One’s true Dharma is not harmed by poison, The true power of the Dharma can destroy poison.

All greed, hatred, and delusion, These are the great poisons in the threefold world; The World-Honored One’s pure Sangha is not harmed by poison, The true power of the Sangha can destroy poison.

Among all poisons in the world, The poison of greed is the most potent; Only the Buddha can subdue and overcome it, And through this, all poisons are extinguished.