佛說五恐怖世經
The Buddha Speaks the Sutra on the Five Fears of the World
宋居士沮渠京聲譯
Translated by Layman Song Juqu Jingsheng
聞如是：
Thus have I heard:
一時，佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。佛告諸比丘：「有五當來恐怖，未到未成，且來不久，可畏。當善思惟，以方便遠離之。何謂五？
At one time, the Buddha was staying in the Jeta Grove in Anathapindika's Monastery in the kingdom of Shravasti. The Buddha said to the monks: "There are five future terrors that have not yet arrived, have not yet come to be, but will come before long. They are frightening. You should reflect on them well and find skillful ways to avoid them. What are these five?"
「一者、謂後當來比丘身無行無戒、意不拘、無慧從身。自無行無戒、意不拘至無慧內。彼人為學至與大戒，從其學以師之，自可戒、自從意、自明慧。本從上學類，至後學者，法先頭學如上，從後毀律，言謗法經，真慧所遠。比丘！是為第一未來恐怖可畏，且來不久。當善思惟，方便避之。
First, in the future there will be monks who lack discipline in body and conduct, whose minds are unrestrained, and who have no wisdom. Without discipline in body or conduct, with unrestrained minds, and lacking wisdom, such people will study the great precepts, and from their study they will take themselves as teachers — as if their own discipline, their own restraint of mind, and their own understanding of wisdom were sufficient. Though they started at the top of the learning and rank, when it comes to later students, they will destroy the discipline that earlier students followed, slander the Dharma scriptures, and drift far from true wisdom. Monks, this is the first future danger and terror, and it is coming before long. You should think on it carefully and find skillful means to avoid it.
「二者、謂後當來比丘，身無行無戒、意不拘、無慧，為彼稱說有藏寶，以非次、內無戒、違尊令彼學，謂從是可到岸，為以遠流。是為第二未來可畏，且來不久。當善思惟，方便避之。
"Second, there will be monks in the future who do not practice bodily discipline, do not observe the precepts, do not restrain their minds, and lack wisdom. For their sake, one teaches about a hidden treasure, speaking out of order, lacking inner discipline oneself, and going against the Buddha's instructions while having others learn—claiming that through this one can reach the far shore, though it is actually a distant, wandering path. This is the second future danger, and it will come before long. One should carefully reflect and skillfully avoid it."
「三者、謂後當來比丘，身無行無戒、意不拘、無慧，本無明師，受不正法，比丘從受法，失法律義。是為第三未來可畏，且來不久。當善思惟，方便避之。
Third, there will come a time when future monks will have no practice and no precepts, their minds will be unrestrained, and they will lack wisdom. Having no true teacher, they will receive incorrect teachings. Monks will learn from them, and so the true meaning of the Dharma and the monastic rules will be lost. This is the third fear for the future, and it is coming before long. You should reflect on this carefully and find skillful ways to avoid it.
「四者、後當來比丘，身無行無戒、意不拘、無慧，從身無行無戒、意不拘、無慧，比丘聚會講律說義，後語現之在中，中語現之在後，從是失明就冥，不能自覺，遠離正法。是為第四未來可畏，且來不久。當善思惟，方便避之。
Fourth, in the future, there will be monks who are undisciplined in body and conduct, unrestrained in mind, and lacking in wisdom. Because they are undisciplined in body and conduct, unrestrained in mind, and lacking in wisdom, when monks gather to discuss the Precepts and explain their meaning, what was said later is presented as if it came earlier, and what was said earlier is presented as if it came later. In this way, they lose the light and fall into darkness, unable to awaken themselves, and drift far from the true Dharma. This is the fourth future danger, and it will come before long. You should carefully reflect on this and skillfully find ways to avoid it.
「五者、後當來比丘，身無行無戒、意不拘、無慧，從身無行無戒、意不拘、無慧，世之所造巧言放語悉受意善，見彼誦之意為悅樂；尊所說合十二因緣、苦、空、非常，意態不樂，悉捨不受，聞彼之說意疑不然，亦不悅喜。是為第五未來可畏，且來不久。當善思惟，方便避之。」
Fifth: In the future, there will be monks who are undisciplined in body, lacking in precepts, unrestrained in mind, and without wisdom. Because they are undisciplined in body, lacking in precepts, unrestrained in mind, and without wisdom, they will eagerly embrace whatever clever, idle talk the world produces. When they see others reciting such things, they take delight in them. But when a venerable teacher speaks in accordance with the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination, Suffering, Emptiness, and Impermanence, they feel no joy, and they reject it entirely. Hearing such teachings, they doubt and disagree, and take no delight in them. This is the fifth future danger, and it will come before long. You should reflect on this carefully and find skillful ways to avoid it.
佛說如是。
Thus spoke the Buddha.
佛說五恐怖世經
The Buddha Speaks the Sutra on the Five Fears of the World