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title: "六度集經 · 55 〔凡人本生〕"
description: "六度集经由三国时期吴国高僧康僧会编译，成书于公元3世纪。该经书主要辑录佛陀本生及修行故事，系统阐述大乘佛教的核心实践体系——布施、持戒、忍辱、精进、禅定、智慧六种度脱生死的方法。作为早期汉传大乘佛教的重要经典，它首次系统地将六度思想完整引入中土，对中国佛教伦理实践和菩萨道精神的形成具有奠基性作用。该经既是研究汉魏佛教传播的关键文献，也是修行菩萨道的重要指南。"
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### （五五）

> Chapter 55

「昔者菩薩，時為凡人，聞佛名號、相好、道力、功德巍巍，諸天共宗，則高行者眾苦都滅矣。菩薩存想，吟泣無寧，曰：『吾從得天師經典翫誦，執行以致為佛，愈眾生病令還本淨乎？』時佛去世，無除饉眾，莫由受聞。隣有凡夫其性貪殘，覩菩薩精進志銳，曰：『吾知佛三戒一章，爾欲稟乎？』菩薩聞之，其喜無量，稽首足下，伏地請戒。知偈者曰：『斯為無上正真、最正覺、道法御、天人師之要教也，子欲徒聞之，豈其然乎？』答曰：『請問法儀，厥義何之？』曰：『爾審懇誠者，身毛一孔一針刺之，血流身痛心不悔者，尊教可聞矣。』答曰：『聞佛則殞，吾欣為之，豈況刺身而生存者乎？』即布針以刺身，血若流泉，菩薩喜於聞法，得無痛之定。

> In ancient times, there was a bodhisattva who was then an ordinary person. He heard of the Buddha’s name, his marks and features, his power of the Way, and his majestic virtues—how all the devas revered him together, and how those of lofty practice could completely extinguish all sufferings. The bodhisattva kept this in mind, weeping and chanting without rest, saying: “Shall I obtain the scriptures of the Heavenly Teacher, study and recite them, practice them and thereby become a Buddha, curing the illnesses of beings and enabling them to return to their original purity?” At that time, the Buddha had already passed away. There was no community of renunciants, and thus no way to receive and hear the teachings. Nearby lived an ordinary person of greedy and cruel nature. Seeing the bodhisattva’s diligence and sharp resolve, he said: “I know three precepts and one verse of the Buddha. Do you wish to receive them?” Hearing this, the bodhisattva was immeasurably joyful. He bowed his head at the other’s feet, prostrated himself, and requested the precepts. The one who knew the verse said: “This is the essential teaching of the Unsurpassed, Rightly and Truly Awakened One, the Most Perfectly Enlightened, the Guide of the Dharma, the Teacher of Devas and Humans. Do you think you can just hear it like that?” The bodhisattva replied: “I ask about the method of the Dharma. What must be done?” The other said: “If you are truly sincere, then for each pore of your body, pierce it with a needle. If your blood flows, your body aches, yet your mind does not regret it, then the noble teaching may be heard.” The bodhisattva answered: “If hearing the Buddha’s teaching meant death, I would gladly accept it—how much more so piercing the body while still alive!” He then laid out needles and pierced his body. Blood flowed like a spring, yet the bodhisattva, rejoicing at the prospect of hearing the Dharma, attained a samādhi free from pain.

「天帝釋覩菩薩志銳，為其愴然，化令舉身一毛孔者有一針矣。其人覩之照厥志高，即授之曰：『守口攝意，身無犯惡，除是三行，得賢徑度。是諸如來、無所著、正真尊、最正覺戒真說也。』菩薩聞戒歡喜稽首，顧視身針霍然不現，顏景弈弈，氣力踰前，天人鬼龍靡不歎懿。志進行高，踵指相尋，遂致得佛，拯濟眾生。」

> The Heavenly Lord Śakra, witnessing the Bodhisattva's resolute determination, was moved with compassion for him. He manifested a transformation such that every single pore of the Bodhisattva's body bore a needle. The Bodhisattva, beholding this, illuminated his own lofty resolve, and Śakra then bestowed upon him this teaching: "Guard your speech, restrain your mind, let your body commit no evil. Apart from these three practices, there is no path for the noble ones to cross over. This is the true precept spoken by the Thus Come Ones, the Arhats, the Rightly and Perfectly Awakened Ones." Hearing this precept, the Bodhisattva rejoiced and bowed his head in reverence. Looking upon his body, the needles suddenly vanished without a trace. His countenance grew radiant and vibrant, his vigor surpassed what it was before, and gods, humans, spirits, and dragons all praised his sublime virtue. With steadfast will and advancing practice, step following step, he consequently attained Buddhahood, delivering and saving all beings.

佛告諸比丘：「授菩薩偈者，今調達是。調達雖先知佛偈，猶盲執燭炤，彼不自明，何益於己？菩薩銳志度無極精進如是。」

> The Buddha addressed the bhikkhus, saying: "The one who bestowed the verses upon the Bodhisattva is now Devadatta. Although Devadatta first learned the Buddha's verses, he is like a blind man holding a torch to shine light—it does not illuminate himself. What benefit does he gain? The Bodhisattva, with sharp resolve, crossed to the far shore through such diligent striving."