佛說是我所經第五
Sutra on What I Call 'Mine' (Discourse 5)
聞如是：
Thus have I heard:
一時佛遊舍衛祇樹給孤獨園，與大比丘眾千二百五十人俱。爾時有一尊長者，財富無量，金銀珍寶，不可稱數。勤苦治生，飢渴寒熱，觸冒諸難，憂慼諸患，不以道理，積此財業。雖為財富，不自衣食、不能布施、不能供養奉事二親、不能給足妻子僕使。無益中外家室親里，安能布施為福德乎？衣即麤衣、食即惡食、意中悋惜、父母窮乏、妻子裸凍、家室內外不與交通。各自兩隨，常恐煩嬈，有所求索，所作慳貪。悋惜如此，少福無智，第一矜矜，無所齎持。本治生時或能至誠或不至誠，積累財寶不可稱計，不能衣食。於時壽終，既無子姓，所有財寶，皆沒入官。
Once, the Buddha was traveling and arrived at the Jeta Grove, in the Garden of the Benefactor of the Orphans and the Solitary, together with a large community of twelve hundred and fifty senior monks. At that time, there was a wealthy elder whose riches were immeasurable—gold, silver, and precious jewels beyond counting. He had worked hard to build his fortune, enduring hunger, thirst, cold, and heat, facing countless dangers and worries, yet his efforts were not guided by wisdom. Although he was wealthy, he did not clothe himself well, feed himself properly, practice generosity, support his parents, or provide adequately for his wife, children, and servants. Unable to benefit his own family or community, how could he give for the sake of spiritual merit? He wore coarse clothes, ate simple food, and was stingy at heart. His parents suffered in poverty, his wife and children were cold and hungry, and he cut off all connections with his relatives. Everyone went their own way, dreading that he might impose on them or ask for help. He lived in miserliness and greed. So stingy was he that he had little merit and no wisdom, clinging tightly to his possessions, yet taking nothing with him when he died. In his pursuit of wealth, he had sometimes been honest and sometimes not, accumulating treasures beyond measure, yet unable to enjoy even the basic necessities of food and clothing. At the end of his life, having no children, all his wealth was confiscated by the state.
世尊告比丘：「且聽愚冥下士得微妙寶，不能衣食，不供父母妻子奴客。萬分之後，無所復益而有減損。」比丘聞此，具足啟佛：「唯然，世尊！有一長者，名號曰某，財富無量，不能衣食、不供父母妻子僕使、不能布施，一旦壽終，財物沒入官。」
The Blessed One addressed the monks: "Listen. An ignorant and foolish person may obtain precious treasures, yet is unable to use them for food or clothing, nor does he support his parents, wife, children, or servants. After his death, these things bring no further benefit and only become a loss." The monks heard this and fully reported to the Buddha: "Indeed, Blessed One. There was a wealthy man by a certain name who possessed immeasurable wealth, yet he could not use it for food or clothing, nor support his parents, wife, children, or servants. He could not practice generosity. Once his life ended, his wealth was confiscated by the state."
佛告諸比丘：「今此尊長者，非但今世慳貪愛惜財寶，前世亦然。乃往過去無數世時，有大香山，生無央數蓽茇諸藥，及胡椒樹，蓽茇樹上，時有一鳥，名曰我所，止頓其中。假使春月藥果熟時，人皆採取，服食療疾。時我所鳥，喚呼悲鳴：『此果我所，汝等勿取！吾心不欲令人採之。』睢叫喚呼，眾人續取，不聽其聲。彼鳥薄福，愁憂叫呼，聲不休絕，緣是命過。」
The Buddha told the monks: "This elder is not only stingy and attached to his wealth in this life—the same was true in his past lives. In a distant past, countless ages ago, there was a great fragrant mountain covered in countless pepper and medicinal plants, with pepper trees growing there. On one of those pepper trees lived a bird called 'Mine.' When spring came and the medicinal fruits ripened, people would pick them to eat or use as remedies for illness.
At that time, the bird 'Mine' would cry out in sorrow: 'These fruits are mine! Don't take them! I don't want anyone to pick them!' It would screech and wail, but the people kept on picking the fruit, paying no attention to its cries. That bird, being of little merit, eventually died from its constant sorrow and distress."
佛言：「如是，如是！比丘！於是之間，愚騃之子為下士，治行求財，或正或邪，積累財寶，一旦命盡，財不隨身。由如彼鳥名我所者，見蓽茇樹及諸藥樹，且欲成熟，叫喚悲鳴：『皆是我所！』人遂採取，不能禁制。」
The Buddha said: "So it is, so it is! Monks, consider a foolish person—a person of low understanding—who pursues wealth through means both right and wrong. They accumulate treasure after treasure, but when their life ends, not a single coin can follow them. This is like the bird called 'Mine-Maker.' Seeing the pepper trees and all the medicinal trees beginning to bear fruit, it cries out mournfully: 'They are all mine!' Yet when people come to pick the fruit, it cannot stop them."
於時世尊，則說頌曰：
At that time, the World-Honored One spoke this verse:
「有鳥名我所， 處在於香山，
諸藥樹成熟， 叫喚是我所。
聞彼叫喚聲， 餘鳥皆集會，
眾人取藥去， 我所鳥懊惱。
如是假使人， 積聚無量寶，
既不念飲食， 不施如斯鳥。
縣官及盜賊， 怨家水火子，
奪之或燒沒， 如我所藥果。
不能好飲食， 床臥具亦爾，
香花諸供養， 所有皆如是。
既致得人身， 來歸於種類，
命盡皆捨去， 無一隨其身。
是故當殖德， 顧念于後世，
人所作功德， 後世且待人。
無得臨壽終， 心中懷湯火，
吾前為放逸， 故當造德本。」
There was a bird called "Mine," Perched upon Fragrant Mountain. When the medicinal trees bore fruit, It cried aloud, "It's mine, it's mine!"
Hearing that call, Other birds would gather. Then people came to pick the herbs, And the bird "Mine" was filled with regret.
In the same way, some people, Hoarding countless treasures, Never think of food or drink, Nor give—unlike that bird.
Officials, bandits, Enemies, fire, water, and heirs— They seize, burn, or drown such wealth, Just like the herbs and fruit claimed "Mine."
They cannot enjoy fine meals, Nor beds and bedding, Incense, flowers, offerings— All possessions are like this.
Having gained a human life, They return to their kind. When life ends, they leave it all behind— Nothing follows them along.
Therefore, cultivate virtue, And keep the future life in mind. The good deeds people do Will wait for them in times to come.
Do not wait until death approaches, Your heart burning like fire, Thinking, "I was negligent— So now, I must plant the roots of good."
佛告諸比丘：「欲知，爾時我所鳥者，則今此尊長者是！是故比丘當修學此，不當慳惜，除垢濁心，常修清淨，是諸佛教！」
The Buddha told the monks, "You should know that the bird I was at that time is now this elder here! Therefore, monks, you should cultivate this practice—do not be stingy, remove the defilements from your minds, and always cultivate purity. This is the teaching of all Buddhas!"
佛說如是，莫不歡喜。
Thus spoke the Buddha, and everyone rejoiced.