问:善哉,善哉,贤友!我们现在也就从那里开始,先着手做诵经前的准备工作……贤友,那位了知者、亲见者、应供、正等正觉的世尊,是在哪里宣说《梵网经》的?巴利
Pucchā – sādhu sādhu āvuso mayampi dāni tatoyeva paṭṭhāya saṃgāyituṃ pubbakiccāni samārabhāma…, tenāvuso bhagavatā jānatā passatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena brahmajālasuttaṃ kattha bhāsitaṃ.
回答:尊者,是在王舍城和那烂陀之间的芒果园国王行宫里说的。巴利
Vissajjanā – antarā ca bhante rājagahaṃ antarā ca nāḷandaṃ ambalaṭṭhikāyaṃ rājāgārake bhāsitaṃ.
问:贤友,这是针对谁说的?巴利
Pucchā – kaṃ āvuso ārabbha bhāsitaṃ.
回答:尊者,这是针对游方者须卑和青年梵授而说的。巴利
Vissajjanā – suppiyañca bhante paribbājakaṃ brahmadattañca māṇavaṃ ārabbha bhāsitaṃ.
问:贤友,是依什么因由而说的?巴利
Pucchā – kismiṃ āvuso vatthusmiṃ bhāsitaṃ.
回答:尊者,关于称赞和毁谤。尊者,游方者须卑确实以种种方式毁谤佛、毁谤法、毁谤僧;而游方者须卑的弟子——青年梵授,则以种种方式称赞佛、称赞法、称赞僧。尊者,就是在这个事由上说的。巴利
Vissajjanā – vaṇṇāvaṇṇe bhante, suppiyo hi bhante anekapariyāyena buddhassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsati dhammassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsati saṅghassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsati, suppiyassa pana paribbājakassa antevāsī brahmadatto māṇavo anekapariyāyena buddhassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati dhammassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati saṅghassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati, tasmiṃ bhante vatthusmiṃ bhāsitaṃ.
问:贤友,这里面有多少种关联?巴利
Pucchā – kati āvuso tattha anusandhayo.
回答:尊者,这里面有三种关联:一种毁谤关联,两种称赞关联。巴利
Vissajjanā – tayo bhante tattha anusandhayo, eko avaṇṇānusandhi, dve vaṇṇānusandhiyo.
提问:朋友,在第一关联那里,世尊是怎么说的?请你简要地讲一讲。巴利
Pucchā – tatthāvuso paṭhame anusandhimhi kathaṃ bhagavatā bhāsitaṃ, taṃ saṃkhepato kathehi.
回答:在第一个关联(脉络)里,尊者,世尊先遮止了对不赞叹所生的心嗔,接着显示了其中的过患,然后宣说了应当如何修行的方式。巴利
Vissajjanā – paṭhame bhante anusandhimhi avaṇṇe manopadosaṃ nivāretvā, tattha ca ādīnavaṃ dassetvā, tattha paṭipajjitabbākāro bhagavatā bhāsito.
比丘们,如果有人骂我,或者骂法,或者骂僧团,你们不应该因此生气、不满、心里不高兴。巴利
Mamaṃ vā bhikkhave pare avaṇṇaṃ bhāseyyuṃ, dhammassa vā avaṇṇaṃ bhāseyyuṃ saṅghassa vā avaṇṇaṃ bhāseyyuṃ, tatra tumhehi na āghāto appaccayo na cetaso anabhiraddhi karaṇīyā…
问:善哉,善哉,贤友!世尊确实自身具足最殊胜的善来忍辱功德,也让我们这些身为弟子的人在其中受持;世尊自身对世间法不动不摇,也为我们开示了达到同样境界的教诫。贤友,在第二相续中,世尊是怎么说的?请简要开示一下。巴利
Pucchā – sādhu sādhu āvuso, sādhu kho bhagavā attanā paramukkaṃ sāgatakhantīguṇasamannāgato attano sāvakabhūte amhepi tattha samādāpesi, attanā ca lokadhammesu aniñjanasabhāvo amhākampi tathattāya ovādamadāsi, dutiyepanāvuso anusandhimhi kathaṃ bhagavatā bhāsitaṃ, tampi saṃkhepato pakāsehi.
回答:在第二随起的赞颂部分,尊者,世尊先遮止了心因称赞而浮扬,接着开示了其中的过患,又开示了应对治的修行方式,然后详细宣说了凡夫称赞所依的三种戒。巴利
Vissajjanā – dutiye pana bhante anusandhimhi vaṇṇe cetaso uppilāvitattaṃ nisedhetvā, tattha ca ādīnavaṃ dassetvā, tattha ca paṭipajjanākāraṃ dassetvā, puthujjanassa vaṇṇabhūmibhūtāni tīṇi sīlāni vitthārato bhagavatā bhāsitāni.
比丘们,如果有人称赞我,或者称赞法,或者称赞僧,你们对此不应该感到欢喜、喜悦,也不应该心生满意。巴利
Mamaṃ vā bhikkhave pare vaṇṇaṃ bhāseyyuṃ, dhammassa vā vaṇṇaṃ bhāseyyuṃ, saṅghassa vā vaṇṇaṃ bhāseyyuṃ, tatra tumhehi na ānando na somanassaṃ na cetaso abhiraddhi karaṇīyā –
问:善哉,善哉,贤友!世尊确实自己具足了达到最高境界的极清净戒,他显示了自己极清净的戒,也劝导别人在这方面努力。贤友,那么在第三个连接中,世尊是怎么说的?请你简要地说明一下。巴利
Pucchā – sādhu sādhu āvuso, sādhu kho bhagavā attanā paramukkaṃsagatasuparisuddhasīlasamannāgato, taṃ attano suparisuddhasīlaṃ dassetvā parepi tattha niyojesi, tatiye panāvuso anusandhimhi kathaṃ bhagavatā bhāsitaṃ, taṃ saṃkhepato pakāsehi.
回答:尊者,在第三个随寻里,世尊以一切知智详细分析了六十二种邪见,说明了它们以六触处为产生的基础,讲述了邪见者所执取的流转,也讲述了相应修行的比丘所执取的还灭,指出邪见者未从教法之网中解脱,以及已从教法之网中解脱者的无有状态,并显示自己不属于任何一处,最终引导到有余涅槃界,世尊的开示就此完成。巴利
Vissajjanā – tatiye pana bhante anusandhimhi dvāsaṭṭhi diṭṭhiyo sabbaññuta ñāṇena vitthārato vibhajitvā, tāsañca cha phassāyatanapadaṭṭhānabhāvaṃ vibhāvetvā, micchādiṭṭhigatikādhiṭṭhā nañca vaṭṭaṃ kathetvā, yuttayogabhikkhuadhiṭṭhānañca vivaṭṭaṃ kathetvā, micchādiṭṭhigatikassa desanājālato avimuttabhāvaṃ desanājālato vimuttassa natthikabhāvañca vibhāvetvā, attano ca katthaci apariyāpannabhāvaṃ dassetvā, upādisesanibbānadhātuṃ pāpetvā desanā bhagavatā niṭṭhāpitā.
比丘们,已断除导致再生的后有牵引的如来,他的身体还在。只要他的身体还在,天与人就能看见他;等到身体毁坏、寿命终结之后,天与人就再也看不见他了。巴利
Ucchinnabhāvanettiko bhikkhave tathāgatassa kāyo tiṭṭhati, yāvassa kāyo ṭhassati tāva naṃ dakkhanti devamanussā, kāyassa bhedā uddhaṃ jīvitapariyādānā na naṃ dakkhanti devamanussā.
问:善哉,善哉,贤友!世尊自己已经完全了知六十二种邪见、六种触处和十二缘起支,为了让他人也如实了知这些,而开示法。贤友,所谓“经”,确实是依据四种经的安立方式中的某一种来安立的。那么,在這些当中,世尊是以哪一种经的安立方式来安立这部经的呢?巴利
Pucchā – sādhu sādhu āvuso, sādhu kho bhagavā attanā dvāsaṭṭhi diṭṭhiyo ca cha phassāyatanāni ca dvādasa paṭiccasamuppādaṅgāni ca sabbaso parijānitvā tesaṃ parijānanatthāya paresampi tathattāya dhammaṃ pakāseti, suttañca nāma āvuso catunnaṃ suttanikkhepānaṃ aññataravaseneva nikkhittaṃ, tasmā tesu idaṃ suttaṃ katarena suttanikkhepena bhagavatā nikkhittaṃ.
回答:尊者,在四种经的安立方式中,这部经是以“八成就安立”这种方式安立的。巴利
Vissajjanā – catūsu bhante suttanikkhepesu aṭṭhuppattinikkhepana idaṃ suttaṃ nikkhittaṃ.
问:贤友,这是谁说的话?巴利
Pucchā – kassa āvuso vacanaṃ.
回答:尊者,这是世尊、阿罗汉、正等正觉者的话。巴利
Vissajjanā – bhagavato bhante vacanaṃ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.
问:贤友,这是谁带来的?巴利
Pucchā – kenāvuso ābhataṃ.
回答——尊者,这是从代代相传的传承中传来的。巴利
Vissajjanā – paramparāya bhante ābhataṃ.
问:贤友,这里是不是有某个人犯了错、有了过失,以至于后来的人会执取错误的意思?巴利
Pucchā – atthi nu kho āvuso ettha koci viraddhadosā, yena pacchimā janā micchāatthaṃ gaṇheyyuṃ.
回答——没有,尊者。巴利
Vissajjanā – natthi bhante.