优楼频螺迦叶长老偈的注释巴利
1. Uruvelakassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
《六集》中“看见神通”等偈颂,是尊者优楼频螺迦叶长老的偈颂。它的由来是什么呢?这位长老也曾在过去诸佛那里积下善根,一生又一生地积累趋向解脱的善业。到了莲华上佛的时代,他出生在一个良家,成年后在导师身边听法,看见导师把一位比丘安排在“拥有大随众者第一”的位置上,自己也希望得到那个位置,于是广行大布施并发了愿。世尊看出他不久之后就能成就,便授记说:“未来在乔达摩佛陀的教法中,他将成为拥有大随众者第一。”巴利
Chakkanipāte disvāna pāṭihīrānītiādikā āyasmato uruvelakassapattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā, vayappatto satthu santike dhammaṃ suṇanto satthāraṃ ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ mahāparisānaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapentaṃ disvā, sayampi taṃ ṭhānantaraṃ patthetvā mahādānaṃ datvā paṇidhānamakāsi. Bhagavā cassa anantarāyataṃ disvā, ‘‘anāgate gotamabuddhassa sāsane mahāparisānaṃ aggo bhavissatī’’ti byākāsi.
他在那一世尽形寿做了种种善事,死后在天界和人间流转。距今九十二劫之前,他投生为弗沙世尊同父异母的弟弟。他还有另外两个弟弟。他们兄弟三人以最隆重的供养供奉以佛陀为首的僧团,尽形寿行善,在天界和人间流转,在我们的世尊出世之前更早的时候,就在波罗奈城的一个婆罗门家庭里投生为兄弟。他们依次投生,因为族姓的关系,三人都叫迦叶。他们成年后学习了三部吠陀。长兄有五百个年轻弟子跟随,二兄有三百个,小弟有两百个。他们翻阅自己的典籍,寻找其中的精义,却只看到现世的利益,于是欢喜出家。其中,长兄带着自己的随从去了优楼频螺,修仙人出家,名叫优楼频螺迦叶;在恒河大弯曲处出家的,名叫那提迦叶;在象头山出家的,名叫伽耶迦叶。巴利
So tattha yāvajīvaṃ puññāni katvā tato cavitvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto ito dvānavutikappamatthake phussassa bhagavato vemātikakaniṭṭhabhātā hutvā nibbatti. Aññepissa dve kaniṭṭhabhātaro ahesuṃ. Te tayopi buddhappamukhaṃ saṅghaṃ paramāya pūjāya pūjetvā yāvajīvaṃ kusalaṃ katvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto amhākaṃ bhagavato nibbattito puretarameva bārāṇasiyaṃ brāhmaṇakule bhātaro hutvā, anukkamena nibbattā gottavasena tayopi kassapā eva nāma jātā. Te vayappattā tayo vede uggaṇhiṃsu. Tesaṃ jeṭṭhabhātikassa pañca māṇavakasatāni parivāro, majjhimassa tīṇi, kaniṭṭhassa dve. Te attano ganthe sāraṃ olokentā diṭṭhadhammikameva atthaṃ disvā pabbajjaṃ rocesuṃ. Tesu jeṭṭhabhātā attano parivārena saddhiṃ uruvelaṃ gantvā isipabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā uruvelakassapo nāma jāto mahāgaṅgānadīvaṅke pabbajito nadīkassapo nāma jāto, gayāsīse pabbajito gayākassapo nāma jāto.
他们就这样出家成为仙人,各自住在不同地方。过了很多天以后,我们的菩萨进行了大出家,证得了一切知智,然后依次转动法轮,让五群比丘长老安立在阿罗汉果中。接着调伏了以耶舍为首的五十五位同伴,把六十位阿罗汉派出去,说:“比丘们,去游行吧。”之后又调伏了贤群比丘,便前往优楼频螺迦叶的住处,为了住宿而进入火屋。在那里,以降伏毒龙为开端,示现了三千五百种神通,教化优楼频螺迦叶及其眷属,让他们出家。他的两个弟弟得知兄长已经出家,也各自带着眷属前来,在导师面前出家。他们全都成为善来比丘,自然持有神通化现的钵与衣。巴利
Evaṃ tesu isipabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā tattha tattha vasantesu bahūnaṃ divasānaṃ accayena amhākaṃ bodhisatto mahābhinikkhamanaṃ nikkhamitvā, paṭividdhasabbaññutaññāṇo anukkamena dhammacakkaṃ pavattetvā, pañcavaggiyatthere arahatte patiṭṭhāpetvā yasappamukhe pañcapaññāsa sahāyake vinetvā saṭṭhi arahante ‘‘caratha, bhikkhave, cārika’’nti vissajjetvā, bhaddavaggiye vinetvā uruvelakassapassa vasanaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā vasanatthāya agyāgāraṃ pavisitvā , tattha katanāgadamanaṃ ādiṃ katvā aḍḍhuḍḍhasahassehi pāṭihāriyehi uruvelakassapaṃ saparisaṃ vinetvā pabbājesi. Tassa pabbajitabhāvaṃ ñatvā itarepi dve bhātaro saparisā āgantvā satthu santike pabbajiṃsu. Sabbeva ehibhikkhū iddhimayapattacīvaradharā ahesuṃ.
导师带着那一千名沙门前往象头山,坐在背岩上,以《燃烧法门》的开示,让他们全都安立在阿罗汉果中。因此,在《譬喻经》中这样说:巴利
Satthā taṃ samaṇasahassaṃ ādāya gayāsīsaṃ gantvā piṭṭhipāsāṇe nisinno ādittapariyāyadesanāya sabbe arahatte patiṭṭhāpesi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.54.251-295) –
有一位名叫莲华上的胜者,是了知一切世间的牟尼。
从那时起十万劫之前,具眼者出现在世间。
他是教导者、开示者,是一切众生的救度者;
善巧说法的佛陀,度脱了众多众生。
他心怀怜悯,充满慈悲,为一切众生谋求利益。
使所有来到的外道安立在五戒上。
这样一来,就没有了混乱,也变得空无外道。
被那些已得自在、如是者阿罗汉们装饰。
那位大牟尼已随五十八种宝而升起。
他的身体如同金像一般,具足三十二种殊胜的大人相。
寿命长达十万年,那时确实存在。
他住世如此之久,度脱了众多众生。
那时,我在天鹅城,是一位被大家公认的善婆罗门。
我走近那位照亮世间的世尊,听受了法的开示。
那时,大集会及大集会的声闻弟子;
听说正在将我安置在“第一弟子”这个位置上的佛陀,我心里很高兴。
我带着庞大的随从队伍,迎请了伟大的胜利者。
我给一千位婆罗门做了布施。
做了大布施之后,我向导师行礼致敬。
我满心欢喜地站在一旁,说了这番话。
勇者啊,我凭着对你的信心,以及我那份殊胜的功德。
愿我无论转生到哪里,都有广大的徒众。
那时,他用像大象吼叫一样的声音对大众说:
导师用迦陵频伽鸟般的声音说:你们看这位婆罗门。
他的身体是金色的,手臂粗壮有力,眼睛像莲花一样。
他精神振奋的幼弟,满心欢喜,对我的功德怀有坚定的信心。
这位狮子吼比丘渴望此境界,
在未来世,你将获得那个心愿。
十万劫之后,将有生于甘蔗族者,
他以乔达摩为姓,将成为世间的导师。
于他的法中,将有法嗣、亲生子、由法所化生者;
名为迦叶,将成为导师的弟子。
从此往回数九十二劫,曾出现过一位无与伦比的导师。
他无可比拟,也没有谁能与他相提并论;他就是弗沙佛,是世间最殊胜的导师。
他灭除了一切黑暗,解开了那巨大的缠结;
他降下不死之雨,让包括天神在内的整个世界都得到满足。
那时,我们确实是波罗奈城的王子。
我们兄弟三人,全都深得国王信任。
英雄之躯,强健有力,在战场上从未被击败;
那时,愤怒的边民,国王对我们说:
来吧,去边境,扫平那片蛮荒丛林的力量;
做了使安稳,然后说“再给”。
于是我们说道:如果您把导师交给我们,
为了让我们侍奉,从那时起我们就会为你等办妥。
从那以后,我们得到了殊胜的恩准,被大地之主派遣出去。
放下武器、平定边境之后,又回到他那里。
国王请求侍奉大师。
遇见这位牟尼英雄之后,我们终生都在供养他。
还有昂贵的衣服,以及精致美味的食物;
怡人的住处,以及有益的药物。
我们把如法得来的这些,布施给了牟尼和僧伽;
持戒的人心怀悲悯,内心投入于修行。
以信心和慈心侍奉导师,
当那位世间最上者般涅槃时,我们尽自己所能作了供养。
从那里死后,我们投生到兜率天,在那里享受极大的快乐。
我们所有人都已经领受了这供养佛陀的果报。
就像魔术师在舞台上,变化出许多花样;
同样地,我在轮回中流转时,曾做过毗提诃的国王。
因为古那塞拉的一句话,我心里生起了邪见的倾向;
因为我的女儿卢遮,我走上了通往地狱的路。
我没有听从梵天那罗陀的教诫,
我曾多次被赞叹,作为寂静之人,舍弃了卑劣的邪见。
我以殊胜的方式圆满了十种业道,
舍弃了身体,我就往生到了天界,就像回到自己的住处一样。
当最后有到来时,我成为了梵天亲属;
我出生在繁荣的波罗奈城,一个显赫的婆罗门大家族里。
因为害怕死亡、疾病和衰老,我走进了大森林;
为了寻求涅槃,我在结发苦行者的群体中出家游方。
那时,我的两个兄弟也跟我一起出家了。
我在优楼频螺建了一座净修林,就住在那里。
他名叫迦叶,依种姓得名,住在优楼频螺。
从那时起,我就被称为优楼频螺迦叶。
我的兄弟在河边,名叫那提迦叶。
他名为萨迦迦叶,住在伽耶,被称为伽耶迦叶。
最年幼的兄弟有二百人,中间的兄弟有三百人;
我的九十五位弟子,全都是我的追随者。
那时,佛陀来到我面前,为我示现了种种神通。
神变调伏了世间最上者,人中的御者。
我曾是拥有一千眷属的善来比丘。
他们和所有人一起,证得了阿罗汉果。
他们和许多别的弟子一起围绕着我。
我能善巧地宣说,因此我是仙人中最胜者。
在大会众之中,他把我安置在了最胜的首位。
啊,为佛陀所做的善行确实给我结出了果实。
我的烦恼已经烧尽……佛陀的教法已经完成。巴利
‘‘Padumuttaro nāma jino, sabbalokavidū muni; Ito satasahassamhi, kappe uppajji cakkhumā. ‘‘Ovādako viññāpako, tārako sabbapāṇinaṃ; Desanākusalo buddho, tāresi janataṃ bahuṃ. ‘‘Anukampako kāruṇiko, hitesī sabbapāṇinaṃ; Sampatte titthiye sabbe, pañcasīle patiṭṭhapi. ‘‘Evaṃ nirākulaṃ āsi, suññataṃ titthiyehi ca; Vicittaṃ arahantehi, vasībhūtehi tādibhi. ‘‘Ratanānaṭṭhapaññāsaṃ, uggato so mahāmuni; Kañcanagghiyasaṅkāso, bāttiṃsavaralakkhaṇo. ‘‘Vassasatasahassāni, āyu vijjati tāvade; Tāvatā tiṭṭhamāno so, tāresi janataṃ bahuṃ. ‘‘Tadāhaṃ haṃsavatiyā, brāhmaṇo sādhusammato; Upecca lokapajjotaṃ, assosiṃ dhammadesanaṃ. ‘‘Tadā mahāparisatiṃ, mahāparisasāvakaṃ; Ṭhapentaṃ etadaggamhi, sutvāna mudito ahaṃ. ‘‘Mahatā parivārena, nimantetvā mahājinaṃ; Brāhmaṇānaṃ sahassena, sahadānamadāsahaṃ. ‘‘Mahādānaṃ daditvāna, abhivādiya nāyakaṃ; Ekamantaṃ ṭhito haṭṭho, idaṃ vacanamabraviṃ. ‘‘Tayi saddhāya me vīra, adhikāraguṇena ca; Parisā mahatī hotu, nibbattassa tahiṃ tahiṃ. ‘‘Tadā avoca parisaṃ, gajagajjitasussaro; Karavīkaruto satthā, etaṃ passatha brāhmaṇaṃ. ‘‘Hemavaṇṇaṃ mahābāhuṃ, kamalānanalocanaṃ; Udaggatanujaṃ haṭṭhaṃ, saddhavantaṃ guṇe mama. ‘‘Esa patthayate ṭhānaṃ, sīhaghosassa bhikkhuno; Anāgatamhi addhāne, lacchase taṃ manorathaṃ. ‘‘Satasahassito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo; Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati. ‘‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito; Kassapo nāma gottena, hessati satthu sāvako. ‘‘Ito dvenavute kappe, ahu satthā anuttaro; Anūpamo asadiso, phusso lokagganāyako. ‘‘So ca sabbaṃ tamaṃ hantvā, vijaṭetvā mahājaṭaṃ; Vassate amataṃ vuṭṭhiṃ, tappayanto sadevakaṃ. ‘‘Tadā hi bārāṇasiyaṃ, rājāpaccā ahumhase; Bhātaromha tayo sabbe, saṃvisaṭṭhāva rājino. ‘‘Vīraṅgarūpā balino, saṅgāme aparājitā; Tadā kupitapaccanto, amhe āha mahīpati. ‘‘Etha gantvāna paccantaṃ, sodhetvā aṭṭavībalaṃ; Khemaṃ vijiritaṃ katvā, puna dethāti bhāsatha. ‘‘Tato mayaṃ avocumha, yadi deyyāsi nāyakaṃ; Upaṭṭhānāya amhākaṃ, sādhayissāma vo tato. ‘‘Tato mayaṃ laddhavarā, bhūmipālena pesitā; Nikkhittasatthaṃ paccantaṃ, katvā punarupecca taṃ. ‘‘Yācitvā satthupaṭṭhānaṃ, rājānaṃ lokanāyakaṃ; Munivīraṃ labhitvāna, yāvajīvaṃ yajimha taṃ. ‘‘Mahagghāni ca vatthāni, paṇītāni rasāni ca; Senāsanāni rammāni, bhesajjāni hitāni ca. ‘‘Datvā sasaṅghamunino, dhammenuppāditāni no; Sīlavanto kāruṇikā, bhāvanāyuttamānasā. ‘‘Saddhā paricaritvāna, mettacittena nāyakaṃ; Nibbute tamhi lokagge, pūjaṃ katvā yathābalaṃ. ‘‘Tato cutā santusitaṃ, gatā tattha mahāsukhaṃ; Anubhūtā mayaṃ sabbe, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ. ‘‘Māyākāro yathā raṅge, dassesi vikatiṃ bahuṃ; Tathā bhave bhamantohaṃ, videhādhipatī ahuṃ. ‘‘Guṇācelassa vākyena, micchādiṭṭhigatāsayo; Narakaṃ maggamārūḷho, rucāya mama dhītuyā. ‘‘Ovādaṃ nādiyitvāna, brahmunā nāradenahaṃ; Bahudhā saṃsito santo, diṭṭhiṃ hitvāna pāpikaṃ. ‘‘Pūrayitvā visesena, dasa kammapathānihaṃ; Hitvāna dehamagamiṃ, saggaṃ sabhavanaṃ yathā. ‘‘Pacchime bhave sampatte, brahmabandhu ahosahaṃ; Bārāṇasiyaṃ phītāyaṃ, jāto vippamahākule. ‘‘Maccubyādhijarābhīto, ogāhetvā mahāvanaṃ; Nibbānaṃ padamesanto, jaṭilesu paribbajiṃ. ‘‘Tadā dve bhātaro mayhaṃ, pabbajiṃsu mayā saha; Uruvelāyaṃ māpetvā, assamaṃ nivasiṃ ahaṃ. ‘‘Kassapo nāma gottena, uruvelanivāsiko; Tato me āsi paññatti, uruvelakassapo iti. ‘‘Nadīsakāse bhātā me, nadīkassapasavhayo; Āsī sakāsanāmena, gayāyaṃ gayākassapo. ‘‘Dve satāni kaniṭṭhassa, tīṇi, majjhassa bhātuno; Mama pañca satānūnā, sissā sabbe mamānugā. ‘‘Tadā upecca maṃ buddho, katvāna vividhāni me; Pāṭihīrāni lokaggo, vinesi narasārathi. ‘‘Sahassaparivārena, ahosiṃ ehibhikkhuko; Teheva saha sabbehi, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ. ‘‘Te cevaññe ca bahavo, sissā maṃ parivārayuṃ; Bhāsituñca samatthohaṃ, tato maṃ isisattamo. ‘‘Mahāparisabhāvasmiṃ, etadagge ṭhapesi maṃ; Aho buddhe kataṃ kāraṃ, saphalaṃ me ajāyatha. ‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.
证得阿罗汉果之后,他回顾自己的修行,发出狮子吼:巴利
Arahattaṃ pana patvā attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā sīhanādaṃ nadanto –
看见了有名声的乔达摩展现的神变,
我因为被嫉妒和骄慢蒙蔽,所以一直都没有向他顶礼。巴利
‘‘Disvāna pāṭihīrāni, gotamassa yasassino; Na tāvāhaṃ paṇipatiṃ, issāmānena vañcito.
你知道了我的心思,就责备我——人中的御者啊;
从那时起,我生起了悚惧,稀有奇特,身毛竖立;巴利
‘‘Mama saṅkappamaññāya, codesi narasārathi; Tato me āsi saṃvego, abbhuto lomahaṃsano.
过去我还是结发外道的时候,我那些微小的神通成就,
那时我把这些全都舍弃,在胜者的教法里出家了。巴利
‘‘Pubbe jaṭilabhūtassa, yā me siddhi parittikā; Tāhaṃ tadā nirākatvā, pabbajiṃ jinasāsane.
过去,我满足于祭祀,以欲界为首要。
后来,我把贪、嗔、痴都彻底断除了。巴利
‘‘Pubbe yaññena santuṭṭho, kāmadhātupurakkhato; Pacchā rāgañca dosañca, mohañcāpi samūhaniṃ.
我了知宿住,天眼已得清净;
我具足了神通,能了知他人的心念,也证得了天耳通。巴利
‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ; Iddhimā paracittaññū, dibbasotañca pāpuṇiṃ.
我为了什么目的而出家,从在家生活走向无家生活;
那个目标我已达成:一切结缚的灭尽。巴利
‘‘Yassa catthāya pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ; So me attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti. –
他说了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā cha gāthā abhāsi.
这里,“见了神变”是指见到调伏龙王等三千五百种神变。因为“pāṭihīraṃ”“pāṭiheraṃ”“pāṭihāriya”这三个词意思相同,只是字面不同而已。“有声誉者”,是指拥有以“彼世尊即是如此……”等方式,在包括天神的世间里如实而广泛传播的赞誉之声者。“我那时尚未行礼”,意思是:直到世尊用“迦叶,你既不是应供者,也没有证得应供之道;能让你成为应供者或证入应供之道的修行方法,你也完全没有”这样的话来呵责我之前,我一直没有顶礼。为什么呢?因为被嫉妒和慢欺骗了。也就是说,一方面怀着“如果这个人成为我的弟子,我的利养和恭敬就会减少,他的反而会增长”这种无法忍受他人成就的嫉妒;另一方面怀着“我是僧团的首座导师,为大众所公认”这种自视甚高的慢;被这两者欺骗、蒙蔽了,就是这个意思。巴利
Tattha disvāna pāṭihīrānīti nāgarājadamanādīni aḍḍhuḍḍhasahassāni pāṭihāriyāni disvā. ‘‘Pāṭihīraṃ, pāṭiheraṃ, pāṭihāriya’’nti hi atthato ekaṃ, byañjanameva nānaṃ. Yasassino’’ti ‘‘itipi so bhagavā’’tiādinā sadevake loke yathābhuccaṃ patthaṭakittisaddassa. Na tāvāhaṃ paṇipatinti yāva maṃ bhagavā ‘‘neva kho tvaṃ, kassapa, arahā, nāpi arahattamaggaṃ samāpanno, sāpi te paṭipadā natthi, yāya tvaṃ arahā vā assa, arahattamaggaṃ vā samāpanno’’ti na tajjesi, tāva ahaṃ na paṇipātanaṃ akāsiṃ. Kiṃkāraṇā? Issāmānena vañcito, ‘‘imassa mayi sāvakattaṃ upagate mama lābhasakkāro parihāyissati, imassa eva vaḍḍhissatī’’ti evaṃ parasampattiasahanalakkhaṇāya issāya ceva, ‘‘ahaṃ gaṇapāmokkho bahujanasammato’’ti evaṃ abbhunnatilakkhaṇena mānena ca vañcito, palambhito hutvāti attho.
“他知道了我的意图”,意思是:他知道了我的邪思惟。每当世尊示现超越常人的神通神变时,我看见了就想:“这位大沙门确实有大神通、大威力。”但接着又生起“可是他并不像我一样是应供”这样的邪思惟。世尊虽然知道我心里生起的这些邪思惟,却为了等待我的智慧成熟而暂且不动声色。后来,他在尼连禅河中央把周围的水排开,在有尘土的地面上经行,然后站在那艘带来的船上。那时我又想“大沙门有大神通”等等,接着又生起“可是他并不像我一样是应供”这样的邪思惟,他知道了,这就是其含义。所谓“人中驾御者训诫我”,意思是:那时他知道了我的智慧成熟,就以“你确实不是应供”等语,作为调御丈夫的导师训诫我、折伏我。由此我生起悚惧,奇妙毛发竖立:由于上述呵责,在那么长的时间里从未有过这样的事,所以奇妙地令毛发竖立,我生起了“明明不是阿拉汉却以为自己是阿拉汉”的惊惧和惭耻,智慧也随之生起。巴利
Mama saṅkappamaññāyāti mayhaṃ micchāsaṅkappaṃ jānitvā, yaṃ yaṃ bhagavā uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ dasseti, taṃ taṃ disvā ‘‘mahiddhiko kho mahāsamaṇo mahānubhāvo’’ti cintetvāpi ‘‘na tveva kho arahā yathā aha’’nti evaṃ pavattaṃ micchāvitakkaṃ jānantopi ñāṇaparipākaṃ āgamento ajjhupekkhitvā pacchā nerañjarāya majjhe samantato udakaṃ ussāretvā reṇuhatāya bhūmiyā caṅkamitvā tena ābhatanāvāya ṭhito tadāpi ‘‘mahiddhiko’’tiādikaṃ cintetvā puna ‘‘na tveva kho arahā yathā aha’’nti pavattitaṃ micchāsaṅkappaṃ ñatvāti attho. Codesi narasārathīti tadā me ñāṇaparipākaṃ ñatvā ‘‘neva kho tvaṃ arahā’’tiādinā purisadammasārathi satthā maṃ codesi niggaṇhi. Tato me āsi saṃvego, abbhuto lomahaṃsanoti tato yathāvuttacodanāhetu ettakaṃ kālaṃ abhūtapubbatāya abbhuto lomahaṃsanavasena pavattiyā lomahaṃsano ‘‘anarahāva samāno ‘arahā’ti maññi’’nti saṃvego sahottappo ñāṇuppādo mayhaṃ ahosi.
“结发者”指身为苦行者的他。“成就”指利养和恭敬的圆满。“些许”就是很少的意思。“彼我”就是那个我。“那时”指世尊呵责、令他生起悚惧的时候。“排除”就是除去、舍弃,意思是无所顾念。有人说“iddhi”(神通)是指修习所成的神通,但这并不合理,因为那时他还没有证得禅那。正如所说“以欲界为首”。巴利
Jaṭilabhūtassāti tāpasabhūtassa. Siddhīti lābhasakkārasamiddhi. Parittikāti appamattikā. Tāhanti taṃ ahaṃ. Tadāti bhagavato codanāya saṃveguppattikāle. Nirākatvāti apanetvā chaḍḍetvā, anapekkho hutvāti attho. ‘‘Iddhīti bhāvanāmayaiddhī’’ti vadanti. Tadayuttaṃ tadā tassa ajhānalābhībhāvato. Tathā hi vuttaṃ ‘‘kāmadhātupurakkhato’’ti.
“以祭祀为满足”是指:他心想“我祭祀之后就能享受天界的快乐,做到这一步就够了”,于是对举行祭祀感到满足,自认为该做的事已经完成。“以欲界为首”是指:他的渴爱是冲着欲界善趣生起的,所以举行祭祀时,心就摆在欲界上。如果这种祭祀牵连到杀生,那就不可能靠它得到善趣。因为不善业绝不会结出可爱、可意的果报。不过,其中若有布施等善的意志,凭着这些善业,在因缘具足时,还是可能往生善趣。“后来”是指:从苦行者出家之后,依照导师的教导,舍弃苦行者的见解,专心修习四谛业处的那段时间。“我断除了”是指:我努力修观,顺着圣道的次第,把贪、嗔、痴毫无剩余地彻底断除。巴利
Yaññena santuṭṭhoti ‘‘yaññaṃ yajitvā saggasukhaṃ anubhavissāmi, alamettāvatā’’ti yaññayajanena santuṭṭho niṭṭhitakiccasaññī. Kāmadhātupurakkhatoti kāmasugatiṃ ārabbha uppannataṇho yaññayajanena kāmalokaṃ purakkhatvā ṭhito. So ce yañño pāṇātipātapaṭisaṃyutto hoti, na tena sugatiṃ sakkā laddhuṃ. Na hi akusalassa iṭṭho kanto vipāko nibbattati. Yā pana tattha dānādikusalacetanā, tāya sati paccayasamavāye sugatiṃ gaccheyya. Pacchāti tāpasapabbajjāto pacchā satthu ovādena tāpasaladdhiṃ pahāya catusaccakammaṭṭhānānuyogakāle. Samūhaninti vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā maggapaṭipāṭiyā rāgañca dosañca mohañca anavasesato samugghātesiṃ.
这位长老在通过圣道彻底断除贪等烦恼的同时,就获得了六神通。因此,为了展示自己具备六神通,他说出了“我知宿住”等话。其中,“我知宿住”的意思是:对自己和他人的宿住,也就是在过去世中产生的诸蕴以及与蕴相关的事物,我用宿住智像看掌中的余甘子一样,直接清楚地知道、了悟。“天眼清净”的意思是:天眼智已经清净。也就是说,我通过修行,使一种能够辨明天道、人道、远处、被遮挡以及极其微细的色法的智变得清净并获得了它,就像肉眼看见普通色法一样。“具神通者”的意思是:凭借决意神通、变化神通等神通而具足神通,也就是获得了神变智。“了他心”的意思是:因为能了知他人有贪等不同心态,所以说获得了他心智。“并获得了天耳”的意思是:我获得了天耳智。巴利
Yasmā panāyaṃ thero ariyamaggena rāgādayo samūhanantoyeva chaḷabhiñño ahosi, tasmā taṃ attano chaḷabhiññabhāvaṃ dassento ‘‘pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmī’’tiādimāha. Tattha pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmīti attano paresañca pubbenivāsaṃ atītāsu jātīsu nibbattakkhandhe khandhapaṭibaddhe ca pubbenivāsañāṇena hatthatale āmalakaṃ viya paccakkhato jānāmi bujjhāmi. Dibbacakkhu visodhitanti dibbacakkhuñāṇaṃ visodhitaṃ, pakaticakkhunā āpāthagataṃ pakatirūpaṃ viya dibbaṃ mānusampi dūraṃ tiroṭṭhitaṃ atisukhumañca rūpaṃ vibhāvetuṃ samatthañāṇaṃ bhāvanāya mayā visuddhaṃ katvā paṭiladdhanti attho. Iddhimāti adhiṭṭhāniddhivikubbaniddhiādīhi iddhīhi iddhimā, iddhividhañāṇalābhīti attho. Sarāgādibhedassa paresaṃ cittassa jānanato paracittaññū, cetopariyañāṇalābhīti vuttaṃ hoti. Dibbasotañca pāpuṇinti dibbasotañāṇañca paṭilabhiṃ.
那个目标我已达到,也就是一切结的灭尽。那由一切结的灭尽所成、或通过灭尽而获得的,就是自利和究竟利益,我已经通过证得圣道而得到了。应当知道,这首偈颂就是这位长老的阿拉汉记别。巴利
Some attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayoti yo sabbesaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ khayabhūto khayena vā laddhabbo, so sadattho paramattho ca mayā ariyamaggādhigamena adhigatoti. Evametāya gāthāya therassa aññābyākaraṇaṃ ahosīti veditabbo.
2. 特基差迦利长老偈颂注释巴利
2. Tekicchakārittheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“Atihitā vīhī”等偈颂,是具寿特基差迦利长老的偈颂。它的由来是什么呢?这位长老在过去诸佛时已积造善行,在一次次轮回中不断积集福德。距今九十一劫之前,毗婆尸世尊出世时,他投生在一户良善人家,长大后精通医方明。他曾为毗婆尸世尊的侍者无忧长老治病,使其痊愈;也出于对其他被疾病折磨的众生的悲悯,为他们备办医药。巴利
Atihitāvīhītiādikā āyasmato tekicchakārittherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinanto ito ekanavute kappe vipassissa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patvā vejjasatthe nipphattiṃ gato. Vipassissa bhagavato upaṭṭhākaṃ asokaṃ nāma theraṃ byādhitaṃ arogamakāsi, aññesañca sattānaṃ rogābhibhūtānaṃ anukampāya bhesajjaṃ saṃvidahi.
他凭着那份善业,在天界和人间流转。到了这一回佛陀出世的时候,他投生为一位名叫善觉的婆罗门之子。还在母胎里时,医生就为他排除了危险、护他平安,因此给他取名叫“特基差迦利”。他渐渐学习与家族身份相称的各种学问和技艺,慢慢长大。那时,遮那伽看到善觉智慧明达、做事又善于运用方法,心生嫉妒,想道:“这个人如果能在王族中站稳脚跟,就会压过我。”于是唆使月护王把善觉扔进了牢狱。特基差迦利听说父亲被关进牢里,害怕起来,就逃走了。他来到萨那瓦西长老那里,把自己生起紧迫感的原因告诉了长老,然后出家,领受了修行的法门。此后他成为露地住者,也是常坐不卧者,就这样安住,不顾冷热,一心修行沙门之法,尤其专精于梵住的修习。魔看见了他,心想:“我不能让他越过我的地盘。”便想制造扰乱。在庄稼成熟的时候,魔化作守田人的模样,来到长老面前,想让他心生动摇,便讥讽他说——巴利
So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde subuddhassa nāma brāhmaṇassa putto hutvā nibbatti. Tassa tikicchakehi gabbhakāle parissayaṃ apaharitvā paripālitatāya tekicchakārīti nāmaṃ akaṃsu. So attano kulānurūpāni vijjāṭṭhānāni sippāni ca sikkhanto vaḍḍhati. Tadā cāṇakko subuddhassa paññāveyyattiyaṃ kiriyāsu upāyakosallañca disvā, ‘‘ayaṃ imasmiṃ rājakule patiṭṭhaṃ labhanto maṃ abhibhaveyyā’’ti issāpakato raññā candaguttena taṃ bandhanāgāre khipāpesi. Tekicchakārī pitu bandhanāgārappavesanaṃ sutvā bhīto palāyitvā sāṇavāsittherassa santikaṃ gantvā attano saṃvegakāraṇaṃ therassa kathetvā pabbajitvā kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā abbhokāsiko nesajjiko ca hutvā viharati, sītuṇhaṃ agaṇento samaṇadhammameva karoti, visesato brahmavihārabhāvanamanuyuñjati. Taṃ disvā māro pāpimā ‘‘na imassa mama visayaṃ atikkamituṃ dassāmī’’ti vikkhepaṃ kātukāmo sassānaṃ nipphattikāle khettagopakavaṇṇena therassa santikaṃ gantvā taṃ nippaṇḍento –
稻米已被大量抛撒,稻谷已运至打谷场。
我没拿到食物,该怎么办?又该向谁要呢?——他这样说道。长老听了这话——巴利
‘‘Atihitā vīhi, khalagatā sālī; Na ca labhe piṇḍaṃ, kathamahaṃ kassa’’nti. – āha; Taṃ sutvā thero –
你怀着净信,随念无量的佛陀吧,你将会全身充满喜悦,永远欢欣振奋。巴利
‘‘Buddhamappameyyaṃ anussara pasanno, pītiyā phuṭasarīro hohisi satatamudaggo.
以净信心随念无量的法……(中略)……始终欢喜振奋。巴利
‘‘Dhammamappameyyaṃ …pe… satatamudaggo.
“无量僧伽……(中略)……恒常振奋。”——长老这样说。魔罗听了这话——巴利
‘‘Saṅghamappameyyaṃ…pe… satatamudaggo’’ti. – āha; Taṃ sutvā māro –
你住在露天的地方,这些冬夜很冷;
别被寒冷逼得受苦,你进那门闩紧闭的精舍去吧。巴利
‘‘Abbhokāse viharasi, sītā hemantikā imā ratyo; Mā sītena pareto vihaññittho, pavisa tvaṃ vihāraṃ phusitaggaḷa’’nti. –
他说。这时长老——巴利
Āha. Atha thero –
我将触证四种无量心,并依它们而安乐地安住;
我将不被寒冷折磨,不动摇地安住。他这样说。巴利
‘‘Phusissaṃ catasso appamaññāyo, tāhi ca sukhito viharissaṃ; Nāhaṃ sītena vihaññissaṃ, aniñjito viharanto’’ti. – āha;
这里,“堆好的稻谷”是指把稻谷搬进仓库后放好,也就是在那里储藏起来,或者从打谷场运进屋里。这里用“稻谷”一词,也把其他谷物包括在内。不过稻米大多比稻谷晚熟,所以特别提出来说。“在打谷场的稻米”,是指到了打谷场——处理谷物的那个地方,在那里以堆成堆、脱粒、扬谷等方式放着。这里单独举出稻米,是为了说明它是主要粮食。这两种情况都表明,村里村外谷物都很充足。“我却连一钵饭都得不到”,意思是:在谷物这么容易得到、食物这么丰足的时节,我连一钵饭都得不到。现在“我该怎么办、向谁讨”,就是说我该怎么做、该怎么活下去,这不过是句开玩笑的话罢了。巴利
Tattha atihitā vīhīti vīhayo koṭṭhāgāraṃ atinetvā ṭhapitā, tattha paṭisāmitā khalato vā gharaṃ upanītāti attho. Vīhiggahaṇena cettha itarampi dhaññaṃ saṅgaṇhāti. Sālī pana yebhuyyena vīhito pacchā paccantīti āha. Khalagatā sālīti khalaṃ dhaññakaraṇaṭṭhānaṃ gatā, tattha rāsivasena maddanacāvanādivasena ṭhitāti attho. Padhānadhaññabhāvadassanatthañcettha sālīnaṃ visuṃ gahaṇaṃ, ubhayenapi gāme, gāmato bahi ca dhaññaṃ paripuṇṇaṃ ṭhitanti dasseti. Na ca labhe piṇḍanti evaṃ sulabhadhaññe subhikkhakāle ahaṃ piṇḍamattampi na labhāmi. Idāni kathamahaṃ kassanti ahaṃ kathaṃ karissāmi, kathaṃ jīvissāmīti parihāsakeḷiṃ akāsi.
长老听了这话,心想:“这个可怜人把自己的经历告诉了我,但我应该自己教导自己,不必对他说什么。”于是,他把自己投入三事随念的修习中,说出“佛陀无量……”等三首偈颂。其中,“佛陀无量,你要以净信随念”:因为彻底断除了连同习气在内的无明之眠,智慧得以开显,所以是佛陀;世尊没有贪等烦恼这些可以计量的东西,具足无量的功德,又是无量的福田,所以称“无量”。你应以具有确信之相、极为清净的净信,也就是“净信”,这样随念:“彼世尊是阿拉汉、正自觉者……”等,让心一再地、持续地以佛陀为所缘生起正念,这样你的身体就会被喜悦遍满。“你便会恒常喜举”:你在这样随念时,那具有遍满之相的喜悦,会恒常地、在一切时中碰触你的全身,你的身体会被由喜悦所生的殊胜色法所覆盖;因踊跃的喜悦,你便“喜举”,能够向上跃起身体,乃至腾入空中。意思是,透过佛陀随念,你就能体验到以佛陀为所缘的广大喜悦。这样,你就像不被寒暑侵害一样,也不会被饥渴所征服。巴利
Taṃ sutvā thero ‘‘ayaṃ varāko attanā attano pavattiṃ mayhaṃ pakāsesi, mayā pana attanāva attā ovaditabbo, na mayā kiñci kathetabba’’nti vatthuttayānussatiyaṃ attānaṃ niyojento ‘‘buddhamappameyya’’ntiādinā tisso gāthā abhāsi. Tattha buddhamappameyyaṃ anussara pasannoti savāsanāya avijjāniddāya accantavigamena, buddhiyā ca vikasitabhāvena buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ pamāṇakarānaṃ rāgādikilesānaṃ abhāvā aparimāṇaguṇasamaṅgitāya appameyyapuññakkhettatāya ca appameyyaṃ. Okappanalakkhaṇena abhippasādena pasanno, pasannamānaso ‘‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho’’tiādinā (ma. ni. 1.74; saṃ. ni. 5.997) anussara anu anu buddhārammaṇaṃ satiṃ pavattehi, pītiyā phuṭasarīro hohisi. Satatamudaggoti anussarantova pharaṇalakkhaṇāya pītiyā satataṃ sabbadā phuṭasarīro pītisamuṭṭhānapaṇītarūpehi ajjhotthaṭasarīro ubbegapītiyā udaggo kāyaṃ udaggaṃ katvā ākāsaṃ laṅghituṃ samattho ca bhaveyyāsi, buddhānussatiyā buddhārammaṇaṃ uḷāraṃ pītisomanassaṃ paṭisaṃvedeyyāsi. Yato sītuṇhehi viya jighacchāpipāsāhipi anabhibhūto hohisīti attho.
“法”是指圣者的出世间法。“僧”是指圣者组成的究竟僧团。其余内容和前面说的一样。不过在这里,“随念”要这样连起来理解:以“法被世尊善说……”等语句随念法,以“世尊的声闻僧团是善行道的……”等语句随念僧。巴利
Dhammanti ariyaṃ lokuttaradhammaṃ. Saṅghanti ariyaṃ paramatthasaṅghaṃ. Sesaṃ vuttanayameva. Anussarāti panettha ‘‘svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo’’tiādinā dhammaṃ, ‘‘suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho’’tiādinā saṅghaṃ anussarāti yojetabbaṃ.
长老这样用随念三宝功德来策励自己之后,魔罗又想把他从独居的生活中拉走,于是装出一副关心他的样子,说出第五首偈颂:“比丘,你住在露地上……”它的意思是:比丘啊,你住在毫无遮蔽、敞开的露天空地上,行住坐卧都在那里。现在是降雪的寒冬时节,这些寒冷的夜晚正在持续。所以,不要被寒冷侵袭、压垮而受苦,不要让自己疲惫不堪。你应当进入有门闩、门扇紧闭的住处,这样你就能安乐而住了。巴利
Evaṃ therena ratanattayaguṇānussaraṇe niyojanavasena attani ovadite puna māro vivekavāsato naṃ vivecetukāmo hitesībhāvaṃ viya dassento ‘‘abbhokāse viharasī’’ti pañcamaṃ gāthamāha. Tassattho – tvaṃ, bhikkhu, abbhokāse kenaci apaṭicchanne vivaṭaṅgaṇe viharasi iriyāpathe kappesi. Hemantikā himapātasamaye pariyāpannā imā sītā rattiyo vattanti. Tasmā sītena pareto abhibhūto hutvā mā vihaññittho vighātaṃ mā āpajji mā kilami. Phusitaggaḷaṃ pihitakavāṭaṃ senāsanaṃ pavisa, evaṃ te sukhavihāro bhavissatīti.
长老听完这话,为了说明“我不需要去找住处,我就在这里安住于快乐”,便说出第六首偈颂:“我将触证……”等。其中,“我将触证四种无量”是指:我将触证、体验四种梵住,它们因为所缘境界无量,所以被称为“无量”。我会在适当的时候进入这些禅定。“依这些而快乐地安住”是指:依靠这些无量,我内心快乐、生起喜悦,无论行住坐卧四种姿态,都能安乐而住。因此,我在一切时候都只有快乐,没有痛苦。由于“我不会被寒冷所困扰”:“我将不被寒冷所折磨”,意思是即使在寒冬降雪时节,我也不会被寒冷弄得痛苦不堪。因此,以不动而安住,由于嗔害等使心动摇之因已善加断除,且因缘所生之动摇不存在,唯依定乐而安乐住。长老在说此偈时,增长观智,证得阿罗汉果。因此在《譬喻经》中说:巴利
Taṃ sutvā thero ‘‘na mayhaṃ senāsanapariyesanāya payojanaṃ, etthevāhaṃ sukhavihārī’’ti dassento ‘‘phusissa’’ntiādinā chaṭṭhaṃ gāthamāha. Tattha phusissaṃ catasso appamaññāyoti appamāṇagocaratāya ‘‘appamaññā’’ti laddhavohāre cattāro brahmavihāre phusissaṃ phusissāmi, kālena kālaṃ samāpajjissāmi. Tāhi ca sukhito viharissanti tāhi appamaññāhi sukhito sañjātasukho hutvā viharissaṃ cattāropi iriyāpathe kappessāmīti. Tena mayhaṃ sabbakāle sukhameva, na dukkhaṃ. Yato nāhaṃ sītena vihaññissaṃ antaraṭṭhakepi himapātasamaye ahaṃ sītena na kilamissāmi, tasmā aniñjito viharanto cittassa iñjitakāraṇānaṃ byāpādādīnaṃ suppahīnattā paccayuppanniñjanāya ca abhāvato samāpattisukheneva sukhito viharissāmīti. Evaṃ thero imaṃ gāthaṃ vadantoyeva vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ sacchākāsi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 1.18.39-44) –
在槃头摩提城里,我曾是一位医术精湛的医生。
给患病受苦的人们带来大众的安乐。
看见一位患病的沙门,持戒清净,具大威光;
那时我怀着清净的信心和欢喜的心情,布施了药物。
正因为这样,那位守护根门的沙门才无病。
他名叫无忧,是毗婆尸佛的侍者。
在九十一劫之前,我曾布施药物;
我从不知道什么是恶趣,这就是布施药物的果报。
从此第八劫,有一位名叫“一切药”的。
具足七宝,是转轮王,有大果报。
我的烦恼已经烧尽……佛陀的教法已经完成。巴利
‘‘Nagare bandhumatiyā, vejjo āsiṃ susikkhito; Āturānaṃ sadukkhānaṃ, mahājanasukhāvaho. ‘‘Byādhitaṃ samaṇaṃ disvā, sīlavantaṃ mahājutiṃ; Pasannacitto sumano, bhesajjamadadiṃ tadā. ‘‘Arogo āsi teneva, samaṇo saṃvutindriyo; Asoko nāma nāmena, upaṭṭhāko vipassino. ‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ osadhamadāsahaṃ; Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, bhesajjassa idaṃ phalaṃ. ‘‘Ito ca aṭṭhame kappe, sabbosadhasanāmako; Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahapphalo. ‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.
在这里应当知道,因为这位长老出生于频头娑罗王时代,所以这些偈颂是在第三次结集时被诵出的。巴利
Ettha ca bindusārarañño kāle imassa therassa uppannattā tatiyasaṅgītiyaṃ imā gāthā saṅgītāti veditabbā.
3. 大龙长老偈注巴利
3. Mahānāgattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“与同梵行者共住”等偈颂,是具寿大象长老的偈颂。这件事是怎么发生的呢?这位长老在过去诸佛时就已经积下了功行,在一次次生命流转中不断累积能助成出离的善业。拘留孙佛在世时,他出生在一户良家,长大后有一天,看见拘留孙世尊走进林中,坐在一棵树下享受禅悦,心里生起清净的信心,就供养了一颗石榴果。凭着这份善业,他在天界和人间辗转受生,直到现在这尊佛出世时,在萨盖多城一位名叫蜜瓦塞塔的婆罗门家中出生,取名为大象。他长大后,正值世尊住在萨盖多的安阇那林,他见到具寿憍梵波提长老展现的神变,生起信心,就在这位长老座下出家,依照他的教导修行,最终证得阿罗汉果。因此,在《譬喻经》中这样说:巴利
Yassa sabrahmacārīsūtiādikā āyasmato mahānāgattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto kakusandhassa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ kakusandhaṃ bhagavantaṃ araññaṃ ajjhogāhetvā aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle jhānasukhena nisinnaṃ disvā pasannamānaso tassa dāḷimaphalaṃ adāsi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sākete madhuvāseṭṭhassa nāma brāhmaṇassa putto hutvā nibbatti, mahānāgotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. So viññutaṃ patto bhagavati sākete añjanavane viharante āyasmato gavampatittherassa pāṭihāriyaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddho therasseva santike pabbajitvā tassovāde ṭhatvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.45.1-7) –
拘留孙大雄,已彻底通达一切法。
他远离了人群,独自走进森林深处。
我拿起一个果核,用藤蔓把它绑了起来。
那时,世尊正在山间修习禅那。
我以清净的心,见到了天中之天。
我曾把种子、嫩苗和奴隶布施给那位值得供养的勇士。
就在这同一个劫里,那时我布施了髓。
我不曾知道有恶趣,这就是种子动摇的果报。
我的烦恼已经烧尽……(中略)……佛陀的教法已经践行。巴利
‘‘Kakusandho mahāvīro, sabbadhammāna pāragū; Gaṇamhā vūpakaṭṭho so, agamāsi vanantaraṃ. ‘‘Bījamiñjaṃ gahetvāna, latāya āvuṇiṃ ahaṃ; Bhagavā tamhi samaye, jhāyate pabbatantare. ‘‘Disvānahaṃ devadevaṃ, vippasannena cetasā; Dakkhiṇeyyassa vīrassa, bījamiñjamadāsahaṃ. ‘‘Imasmiṃyeva kappamhi, yaṃ miñjamadadiṃ tadā; Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, bījamiñjassidaṃ phalaṃ. ‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.
这位长老证得阿罗汉果之后,安住在解脱之乐中,看到六群比丘在同梵行者之间不恭敬地生活,为了给他们教诫,便说了下面的话:巴利
Arahattaṃ pana patvā vimuttisukhena viharanto thero chabbaggiye bhikkhū sabrahmacārīsu gāravaṃ akatvā viharante disvā tesaṃ ovādadānavasena –
对于在同梵行者当中不被恭敬的人,
他就会从正法中退失,就像鱼在少水的地方一样。巴利
‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati; Parihāyati saddhammā, maccho appodake yathā.
谁对同梵行者不起恭敬心,
在正法里,他就像田里腐烂的种子一样,长不出芽来。巴利
‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati; Na virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṃva pūtikaṃ.
对于同梵行者,他得不到恭敬的人,
他远离涅槃,在法王的教法中。巴利
‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati; Ārakā hoti nibbānā, dhammarājassa sāsane.
一个人如果对同修清净行的伙伴们有恭敬。
他不会离开正法,就像鱼不会离开深水一样。巴利
‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo upalabbhati; Na vihāyati saddhammā, maccho bavhodake yathā.
对同梵行者,他被恭敬所摄;
他就在正法中成长,就像田里的好种子。巴利
‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo upalabbhati; So virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṃva bhaddakaṃ.
一个人如果对同修清净行的伙伴们有恭敬。
在法王的教法里,涅槃就在眼前。巴利
‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo upalabbhati; Santike hoti nibbānaṃ, dhammarājassa sāsane’’ti. –
他说了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā cha gāthā abhāsi.
在这其中,“同梵行者”是指共同修习同等梵行——也就是戒等法——的人,所以叫同梵行者,即戒律和见解相同、同属一个法门的人;这里说的是在他们当中。“恭敬”是指尊重,即由戒等功德所引发的敬重之心。“不可得”是说它不存在、不现起,也就是不显现的意思。“涅槃”是指烦恼的熄灭,也就是烦恼灭尽的意思。“法王”是指导师。因为导师能随宜用世间法和出世间法,让包括天人在内的世间欢喜满足,所以叫法王。这里说“在法王的教法中”,意思是涅槃只在法王的教法中,不在别处。其中,若有人在同梵行者当中缺乏恭敬尊重,那么他就像远离涅槃一样,也同样远离法王的教法;这是开示此义。“多水”是指水多。“涅槃就在附近”,是说涅槃就在他附近、近旁。其余按已说的方式理解。这些就是长老的自说宣证偈。巴利
Tattha sabrahmacārīsūti samānaṃ brahmaṃ sīlādidhammaṃ carantīti sabrahmacārino, sīladiṭṭhisāmaññagatā sahadhammikā, tesu. Gāravoti garubhāvo sīlādiguṇanimittaṃ garukaraṇaṃ. Nūpalabbhatīti na vijjati na pavattati, na upatiṭṭhatīti attho. Nibbānāti kilesānaṃ nibbāpanato kilesakkhayāti attho. Dhammarājassāti satthuno. Satthā hi sadevakaṃ lokaṃ yathārahaṃ lokiyalokuttarena dhammena rañjeti tosetīti dhammarājā. Ettha ca ‘‘dhammarājassa sāsane’’ti iminā nibbānaṃ nāma dhammarājasseva sāsane , na aññattha. Tattha yo sabrahmacārīsu gāravarahito, so yathā nibbānā ārakā hoti, tathā dhammarājassa sāsanatopi ārakā hotīti dasseti. Bavhodaketi bahuudake. Santike hoti nibbānanti nibbānaṃ tassa santike samīpe eva hoti. Sesaṃ vuttanayameva. Imā eva ca therassa aññābyākaraṇagāthā ahesuṃ.
4. 库拉长老偈颂的注释巴利
4. Kullattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“库拉,去坟场”等偈颂,是尊者库拉长老的偈颂。它的起因是什么?这位长老在过去诸佛时就已经积集了善行,在各处生死中不断积累福德,到这一佛出世时,出生在舍卫城一个居士家庭,得名“库拉”。他长大后,在导师面前听闻佛法,生起信心,于是出家。但他属于贪行者,贪欲特别强,烦恼经常占据并控制他的心。导师知道他的心性后,教他修不净业处,并说:“库拉,你要经常到坟场去经行。”他进入坟场,看到膨胀的尸体等各种不净相,当时生起了不净作意,可刚一走出坟场,又被欲贪压倒。世尊又知道他的情况。有一天,在他去坟场的时候,世尊化作一个刚死不久、皮肤还没腐烂的年轻女子给他看。他一见之下,就像面对活生生的异性一样,贪欲立刻生起。于是世尊就在他眼前,让那具尸体从九个伤口流出脓血,爬满蛆虫,变得极其恐怖、恶臭、令人厌恶、作呕。他看着这景象,心就离欲而住。这时,世尊放出光明,让他提起正念,然后说:巴利
Kullo sivathikantiādikā āyasmato kullattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinanto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ kuṭumbiyakule nibbattitvā kulloti laddhanāmo viññutaṃ patto satthu santike dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbaji. So ca rāgacaritattā tibbarāgajātiko hoti. Tenassa abhikkhaṇaṃ kilesā cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti. Athassa satthā cittācāraṃ ñatvā asubhakammaṭṭhānaṃ datvā, ‘‘kulla, tayā abhiṇhaṃ susāne cārikā caritabbā’’ti āha. So susānaṃ pavisitvā uddhumātakādīni tāni tāni asubhāni disvā taṃ muhuttaṃ asubhamanasikāraṃ uppādetvā susānato nikkhantamattova kāmarāgena abhibhuyyati. Puna bhagavā tassa taṃ pavattiṃ ñatvā ekadivasaṃ tassa susānaṭṭhānaṃ gatakāle ekaṃ taruṇitthirūpaṃ adhunā mataṃ avinaṭṭhacchaviṃ nimminitvā dasseti. Tassa taṃ diṭṭhamattassa jīvamānavisabhāgavatthusmiṃ viya sahasā rāgo uppajjati. Atha naṃ satthā tassa pekkhantasseva navahi vaṇamukhehi paggharamānāsuciṃ kimikulākulaṃ ativiya bībhacchaṃ duggandhaṃ jegucchaṃ paṭikkūlaṃ katvā dassesi. So taṃ pekkhanto virattacitto hutvā aṭṭhāsi. Athassa bhagavā obhāsaṃ pharitvā satiṃ janento –
库拉,你看这具身体,患病、污秽不净、腐烂发臭。
从上面滴流、从下面渗流,愚人们却对它欢喜不已。巴利
‘‘Āturaṃ asuciṃ pūtiṃ, passa kulla samussayaṃ; Uggharantaṃ paggharantaṃ, bālānaṃ abhinandita’’nti. –
他说。长老听了之后,如实观察身体的本质,获得了不净想,在那里生起初禅,以初禅作为基础,增长观智,证得阿罗汉果,然后回顾自己的修行——巴利
Āha . Taṃ sutvā thero sammadeva sarīrasabhāvaṃ upadhārento asubhasaññaṃ paṭilabhitvā tattha paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ nibbattetvā taṃ pādakaṃ katvā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇitvā attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā –
库罗走到坟场,看见一个被丢弃的女人;
被扔在坟场里,浑身爬满蛆虫,正在被啃食。巴利
‘‘Kullo sivathikaṃ gantvā, addasa itthimujjhitaṃ; Apaviddhaṃ susānasmiṃ, khajjantiṃ kimihī phuṭaṃ.
‘‘Āturaṃ…pe… bālānaṃ abhinanditaṃ.
拿起法镜,为了获得智见。
我以智慧观察这个身体,发现它内外都是空无的。巴利
‘‘Dhammādāsaṃ gahetvāna, ñāṇadassanapattiyā; Paccavekkhiṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ, tucchaṃ santarabāhiraṃ.
如是此,如是彼;如彼此,如是此。巴利
‘‘Yathā idaṃ tathā etaṃ, yathā etaṃ tathā idaṃ;
下方怎样,上方也怎样;上方怎样,下方也怎样。巴利
Yathā adho tathā uddhaṃ, yathā uddhaṃ tathā adho.
白天怎样,夜晚也怎样;夜晚怎样,白天也怎样。
过去怎样,后来也怎样;后来怎样,过去也怎样。巴利
‘‘Yathā divā tathā rattiṃ, yathā rattiṃ tathā divā; Yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure.
用五肢鼓也得不到那样的喜乐;
就像心专一、正确观照法的人那样。巴利
‘‘Pañcaṅgikena turiyena, na ratī hoti tādisī; Yathā ekaggacittassa, sammā dhammaṃ vipassato’’ti. –
他以感兴的方式诵出了这些偈颂。巴利
Udānavasena imā gāthā abhāsi.
在这里,长老把自己当作别人来说“库拉”。巴利
Tattha kulloti attānameva thero paraṃ viya katvā vadati.
“病”是指被各种痛苦不断逼迫。“不净”是指没有清净、令人厌恶、令人反感。“腐臭”是指气味恶臭。“看”是指按事物的真实样子去观察。“库拉”是在教导的时候,世尊这样称呼长老;而在说感兴语的时候,则是长老自己称呼自己。“身”是指身体。“上漏”是指向上从疮口流出不净。“下漏”是指向下以及从四周疮口流出不净。“愚者所喜”是指愚痴的凡夫以“我”和“我所”的见与爱去执取之后所欢喜的。巴利
Āturanti nānappakārehi dukkhehi abhiṇhaṃ paṭipīḷitaṃ. Asucinti sucirahitaṃ jegucchaṃ paṭikkūlaṃ. Pūtinti duggandhaṃ. Passāti sabhāvato olokehi. Kullāti ovādakāle bhagavā theraṃ ālapati. Udānakāle pana thero sayameva attānaṃ vadati. Samussayanti sarīraṃ. Uggharantanti uddhaṃ vaṇamukhehi asuciṃ savantaṃ. Paggharantanti adho vaṇamukhehi samantato ca asuciṃ savantaṃ. Bālānaṃ abhinanditanti bālehi andhaputhujjanehi diṭṭhitaṇhābhinandanāhi ‘‘ahaṃ mama’’nti abhinivissa nanditaṃ.
法镜,就是指法所构成的镜子。就像众生用镜子照见自己的脸或身体上的优点和缺点一样,瑜伽修行者以那能如实照见自身当中杂染法和清净法的观智,在这里就被称为法镜。为了证得那被称为道智的知见,也就是法眼,他在自己的相续中生起了这个智之后,我观察这个身体,就是以智眼观察这个由业所生的身体,它因为没有恒常、坚实等而空无,通过区分自身相续与他人相续,以智眼观察内外,如此观察、如此看见。巴利
Dhammādāsanti dhammamayaṃ ādāsaṃ. Yathā hi sattā adāsena attano mukhe kāye vā guṇadose passanti, evaṃ yogāvacaro yena attabhāve saṃkilesavodānadhamme yāthāvato passati, taṃ vipassanāñāṇaṃ idha ‘‘dhammādāsa’’nti vuttaṃ. Taṃ ñāṇadassanassa maggañāṇasaṅkhātassa dhammacakkhussa adhigamāya attano santāne uppādetvā. Paccavekkhiṃ imaṃ kāyanti imaṃ karajakāyaṃ niccasārādivirahato tucchaṃ attaparasantānānaṃ vibhāgato santarabāhiraṃ ñāṇacakkhunā patiavekkhiṃ passiṃ.
为了说明他是怎样观察的,所以说了“正如这个”等话。其中,“正如这个,那样那个”的意思是:就像我这个被称为身体的不净之物,在寿、暖、识还没有离开的时候,会展现出种种如幻一样的行为;同样,那具死尸在过去这些法还没有离开的时候,也是这样。就像那具死尸现在这些法已经离开,不再展现任何行为;同样,我这个身体在这些法离开之后,也一定会坏灭。又像我这个身体现在还没有在坟场里死去、躺下,还没有变成膨胀等状态;同样,那具死尸在过去也曾是这样。而像那具死尸现在躺在坟场里,已经变成膨胀等状态;同样,我这个身体将来也会变成那样。或者,就像我这个身体是不净的、恶臭的、可厌的、不可意的、无常的、苦的、无我的;同样,那具死尸也是这样。又或者,就像那具死尸具有不净等性质,也具有无常等性质;同样,我这个身体也是这样。就像肚脐以下那样,肚脐以上也是这样:就像从肚脐往下,这个身体是不净的、恶臭的、可厌的、不可意的、无常的、苦的、无我的;同样,从肚脐往上,也具有不净等性质。就像肚脐以上那样,肚脐以下也是这样:就像从肚脐往上具有不净等性质;同样,从肚脐往下也是这样。巴利
Yathā pana paccavekkhiṃ, taṃ dassetuṃ ‘‘yathā ida’’ntiādi vuttaṃ. Tattha yathā idaṃ tathā etanti yathā idaṃ mayhaṃ sarīrasaṅkhātaṃ asubhaṃ āyuusmāviññāṇānaṃ anapagamā nānāvidhaṃ māyopamaṃ kiriyaṃ dasseti, tathāva etaṃ matasarīraṃ pubbe tesaṃ dhammānaṃ anapagamā ahosi. Yathā etaṃ etarahi matasarīraṃ tesaṃ dhammānaṃ apagamā na kiñci kiriyaṃ dasseti, tathā idaṃ mama sarīrampi tesaṃ dhammānaṃ apagamā nassatevāti. Yathā ca idaṃ mama sarīraṃ etarahi susāne na mataṃ na sayitaṃ, na uddhumātakādibhāvaṃ upagataṃ, tathā etaṃ etarahi matasarīrampi pubbe ahosi. Yathā panetaṃ etarahi matasarīraṃ susāne sayitaṃ uddhumātakādibhāvaṃ upagataṃ, tathā idaṃ mama sarīrampi bhavissati. Atha vā yathā idaṃ mama sarīraṃ asuci duggandhaṃ jegucchaṃ paṭikkūlaṃ aniccaṃ dukkhaṃ anattā, tathā etaṃ matasarīrampi. Yathā vā etaṃ matasarīraṃ asuciādisabhāvañceva aniccādisabhāvañca, tathā idaṃ mama sarīrampi. Yathā adho tathā uddhanti yathā nābhito adho heṭṭhā ayaṃ kāyo asuci duggandho jeguccho paṭikkūlo anicco dukkho anattā ca, tathā uddhaṃ nābhito upari asuciādisabhāvo ca. Yathā uddhaṃ tathā adhoti yathā ca nābhito, uddhaṃ asuciādisabhāvo, tathā adho nābhito heṭṭhāpi.
白天怎样,夜里也怎样,意思是:就像这个身体在白天按照“从眼里流出眼垢”等说法流出不净,夜里也同样如此。夜里怎样,白天也怎样,意思是:就像这个身体在夜里流出不净,白天也同样如此;意思是它不会因为白天黑夜的时间差别而变成另一种状态。先前怎样,后来也怎样,意思是:就像这个身体先前在年轻时是不净的、恶臭的、可厌的、令人反感的,后来到了老年也同样如此;而就像后来到了老年时具有不净等性质,先前年轻时也同样如此。或者,就像过去有知觉的时期具有不净等性质以及无常等性质,未来无知觉的时期也同样如此。这里的含义应当这样理解。巴利
Yathādivā tathā rattinti yathā ayaṃ kāyo divā ‘‘akkhimhā akkhigūthako’’tiādinā (su. ni. 199) asuci paggharati, tathā rattimpi. Yathā rattiṃ tathā divāti yathā ca rattiṃ ayaṃ kāyo asuci paggharati, tathā divāpi, nayimassa kālavibhāgena aññathābhāvoti attho. Yathā pure tathā pacchāti yathā ayaṃ kāyo pure pubbe taruṇakāle asuci duggandho jeguccho paṭikkūlo, tathā ca pacchā jiṇṇakāle. Yathā ca pacchā jiṇṇakāle asuciādisabhāvo, tathā pure taruṇakālepi . Yathā vā pure atītakāle saviññāṇakāle asuciādisabhāvo ca aniccādisabhāvo ca, tathā pacchā anāgatakāle aviññāṇakāleti evampettha attho veditabbo.
所谓“五支乐器”,就是“单面鼓、双面鼓、单双面鼓、实心鼓、竹笛”这样五种,也就是具备五种支分的乐器。当具足欲乐、身为自在者的人被这样的五支乐器演奏服侍时,那样的欢喜和快乐滋味,对他来说并不存在。就像心专一的人,正确观照法——也就是把止与观结合起来,由于诸根成为一味,走上观的道路,观照诸蕴的生起与灭去——这样的修行者所生起的法喜,那种欲乐之喜连它的一小部分都比不上。世尊确实这样说过:巴利
Pañcaṅgikena turiyenāti ‘‘ātataṃ vitataṃ ātatavitataṃ ghanaṃ susīra’’nti evaṃ pañcaṅgikena pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgatena turiyena paricariyamānassa kāmasukhasamaṅgino issarajanassa tādisī tathārūpā rati sukhassādo na hoti. Yathā ekaggacittassa, sammā dhammaṃ vipassatoti samathavipassanaṃ yuganaddhaṃ katvā indriyānaṃ ekarasabhāvena vīthipaṭipannāya vipassanāya khandhānaṃ udayabbayaṃ passantassa yogāvacarassa yādisā dhammarati, tassā kalampi kāmarati na upetīti. Vuttañhetaṃ bhagavatā –
无论何时何处如实观照诸蕴的生起与灭去;
他就能得到喜悦和欢欣;对懂得的人来说,那就是不死。巴利
‘‘Yato yato sammasati, khandhānaṃ udayabbayaṃ; Labhatī pītipāmojjaṃ, amataṃ taṃ vijānata’’nti. (dha. pa. 374);
这些偈颂也正是这位长老宣说证智的偈颂。巴利
Imā eva ca therassa aññābyākaraṇagāthāpi ahesuṃ.
5. 摩罗迦子长老偈注释巴利
5. Mālukyaputtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
Manujassa等偈颂,是摩罗迦子长老的偈颂。它的由来是什么?这位长老同样在过去诸佛那里积集了善行,在一次次生命中积累福德,到了现在这位佛陀出世的时候,投生在舍卫城,是憍萨罗王首席大臣的儿子。他的母亲名叫摩罗迦,因此他就以“摩罗迦子”闻名。他成年后,因为内心倾向于出离,便舍弃在家生活,出家成为游方者。四处游行时,他在世尊面前听闻正法,对教法生起信心,于是出家受具足戒,修习观禅,不久就证得六种神通。后来他因悲悯亲族,回到亲族家中。亲族们用精美的嚼食和啖食款待他,又想用钱财引诱他,便在他面前堆起一大堆钱财,请求说:“这些钱财都是你的,你还俗吧,用这些钱财照顾妻儿,做福德。”长老为了扭转他们的心意,凌空站立,说道:巴利
Manujassātiādikā āyasmato mālukyaputtattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinitvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ kosalarañño aggāsanikassa putto hutvā nibbatti. Tassa mātā mālukyā nāma, tassā vasena mālukyaputtotveva paññāyittha. So vayappatto nissaraṇajjhāsayatāya gharāvāsaṃ pahāya paribbājakapabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā vicaranto satthu santike dhammaṃ sutvā sāsane paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto nacirasseva chaḷabhiñño ahosi. So ñātīsu anukampāya ñātikulaṃ agamāsi. Taṃ ñātakā paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena parivisitvā dhanena palobhetukāmā mahantaṃ dhanarāsiṃ purato upaṭṭhapetvā ‘‘idaṃ dhanaṃ tava santakaṃ, vibbhamitvā iminā dhanena puttadāraṃ paṭijagganto puññāni karohī’’ti yāciṃsu. Thero tesaṃ ajjhāsayaṃ viparivattento ākāse ṭhatvā –
对于放逸而行的人,渴爱就像玛珞藤蔓一样不断增长。
那个人到处飘荡流转,就像森林里的猴子一心想要果子。巴利
‘‘Manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya; So plavatī hurā huraṃ, phalamicchaṃva vanasmi vānaro.
这渴爱在世间纠缠,征服被生者;
他的忧愁不断增长,就像被大雨浇透的毗罗那草一样。巴利
‘‘Yaṃ esā sahate jammī, taṇhā loke visattikā; Sokā tassa pavaḍḍhanti, abhivaṭṭhaṃva bīraṇaṃ.
谁能真正克服这世间卑劣又难以超越的渴爱,
忧愁就从这样的人身上掉落,就像水珠从莲叶上滚落一样。巴利
‘‘Yo cetaṃ sahate jammiṃ, taṇhaṃ loke duraccayaṃ; Sokā tamhā papatanti, udabindūva pokkharā.
我告诉你们,愿你们吉祥;所有来到这里聚集的人。
你们当掘除渴爱之根,如同为采香根而掘除毗罗那草一般;
莫让魔罗再三摧折你们,犹如洪流屡屡卷倒脆弱的芦苇。巴利
‘‘Taṃ vo vadāmi bhaddaṃ vo, yāvantettha samāgatā; Taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha, usīratthova bīraṇaṃ; Mā vo naḷaṃva sotova, māro bhañji punappunaṃ.
你们要修行佛陀的教法,别让这个时机白白错过。
错过时机的人确实会忧愁,他们已落入地狱之中。巴利
‘‘Karotha buddhavacanaṃ, khaṇo vo mā upaccagā; Khaṇātītā hi socanti, nirayamhi samappitā.
放逸是尘垢,放逸本身即是尘垢,随放逸而来的也是尘垢;
用不放逸和明,拔掉自己的箭。巴利
‘‘Pamādo rajo pamādo, pamādānupatito rajo; Appamādena vijjāya, abbahe sallamattano’’ti. –
他用这六首偈颂来说法。巴利
Imāhi chahi gāthāhi dhammaṃ deseti.
在这里,“人”指的是有情众生。“放逸而行的人”,是指以忘失正念为特征的放逸方式生活的人,他的禅那、观和道果都不会增长。就像藤蔓缠绕、覆盖树木,最终把树毁掉一样,依止六根门而在色等对象上反复生起的渴爱,也是这样增长的。当它增长时,就像藤蔓覆盖并绊倒它所依附的树木一样,会把被渴爱控制的人拖入恶趣。“他漂流”:那个被渴爱控制的人,在各种生命存在中来回漂流、奔走。这像什么呢?就像森林里一只想吃果子的猴子,为了找树果而在林中奔跑,抓住一根树枝,放开后再抓另一根,再放开又抓另一根——不能说它“没抓到树枝就坐下来不动了”;同样,被渴爱控制的人到处奔走,也不能说它“没得到所缘就达到了渴爱不再生起的状态”。巴利
Tattha manujassāti sattassa. Pamattacārinoti sativossaggalakkhaṇena pamādena pamattacārissa, neva jhānaṃ, na vipassanā , na maggaphalāni vaḍḍhanti. Yathā pana rukkhaṃ saṃsibbantī pariyonandhantī tassa vināsāya māluvā latā vaḍḍhati, evamassa cha dvārāni nissāya rūpādīsu punappunaṃ uppajjamānā taṇhā vaḍḍhati. Vaḍḍhamānāva yathā māluvā latā attano apassayabhūtaṃ rukkhaṃ ajjhottharitvā pāteti, evaṃ taṇhāvasikaṃ puggalaṃ apāye nipāteti. So plavatīti so taṇhāvasiko puggalo aparāparaṃ bhavābhave uplavati dhāvati. Yathā kiṃ? Phalamicchaṃva vanasmi vānaro yathā rukkhaphalaṃ icchanto vānaro vanasmiṃ dhāvanto rukkhassa ekaṃ sākhaṃ gaṇhāti, taṃ muñcitvā aññaṃ gaṇhāti, taṃ muñcitvā aññanti ‘‘sākhaṃ alabhitvā nisinno’’ti vattabbataṃ nāpajjati; evameva taṇhāvasiko puggalo hurā huraṃ dhāvanto ‘‘ārammaṇaṃ alabhitvā taṇhāya appavattiṃ patto’’ti vattabbataṃ nāpajjati.
他们征服、压倒那个人。这种在六根门生起的渴爱,由于低劣本质而成为卑劣者,又因具有毒食、毒根、毒果、毒受用,以及对色等对象紧紧黏着、执取,所以得到了“缠缚”这个名字。就像森林里反复下雨时,被雨水充分浇灌的毗罗那草不断生长一样,以轮回为根的忧愁也会不断增长、越来越多。巴利
Yanti yaṃ puggalaṃ. Esā lāmakabhāvena jammī visāhāratāya visamūlatāya visaphalatāya visaparibhogatāya rūpādīsu visattatāya āsattatāya ca visattikāti saṅkhaṃ gatā chadvārikā taṇhā sahate abhibhavati tassa puggalassa. Yathā nāma vane punappunaṃ vassante deve abhivaṭṭhaṃ bīraṇaṃ bīraṇatiṇaṃ vaḍḍhati, evaṃ vaṭṭamūlakā sokā abhivaḍḍhanti vuddhiṃ āpajjantīti attho.
如果有人能克服、战胜这种被称为“难超越”的渴爱——它极难越过、极难断除——那么,以轮回为根源的种种忧愁就会从这个人身上掉落。就像水珠落在莲池里的莲叶上,根本停不住;同样,这些忧愁也停不住、沾不上。巴利
Yo cetaṃ…pe… duraccayanti yo pana puggalo evaṃ vuttappakāraṃ atikkamituṃ pajahituṃ dukkaratāya duraccayaṃ taṇhaṃ sahate abhibhavati, tamhā puggalā vaṭṭamūlakā sokā papatanti. Yathā nāma pokkhare padumapatte patitaṃ udabindu na patiṭṭhāti, evaṃ na patiṭṭhahantīti attho.
我说这句话,是有原因的。愿你们吉祥,意思是愿你们平安顺遂,不要像那些跟随渴爱的人一样,落到毁灭和灾祸里去。凡是在这里聚集的人,就是指所有聚在这个地方的人,不管有多少。你问说什么吗?你们要用阿罗汉道智这把锄头,挖掉渴爱的根,也就是把这六门渴爱的根源——以无明为首的一切烦恼——连根挖出、彻底斩断。好比什么呢?就像想要香茅草的人,拿一把大锄头去挖那种叫香茅、也叫毗罗那的草一样,你们也要这样把根挖掉。愿魔罗不要像急流冲毁芦苇那样,一次又一次地摧毁你们。意思是说,愿烦恼魔、死魔和天子魔,不要像大河奔涌的急流反复冲毁岸边芦苇那样,一再把你们摧毁。巴利
Taṃ vo vadāmīti tena kāraṇena ahaṃ tumhe vadāmi. Bhaddaṃ voti bhaddaṃ tumhākaṃ hotu, mā taṇhaṃ anuvattapuggalo viya vibhavaṃ anatthaṃ pāpuṇāthāti attho. Yāvantettha samāgatāti imasmiṃ ṭhāne yattakā sannipatitā, tattakā. Kiṃ vadasīti ce? Taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha imissā chadvārikataṇhāya mūlaṃ kāraṇaṃ avijjādikilesaggahanaṃ arahattamaggañāṇakudālena khaṇatha samucchindatha. Kiṃ viyāti? Usīratthova bīraṇaṃ yathā usīrena atthiko puriso mahantena kudālena bīraṇāparanāmaṃ usīraṃ nāma tiṇaṃ khaṇati, evamassa mūlaṃ khaṇathāti attho. Mā vo naḷaṃva sotova, māro bhañji punappunanti tumhe nadītīre jātaṃ naḷaṃ mahāvegena āgato nadīsoto viya kilesamāro maccumāro devaputtamāro ca punappunaṃ mā bhañjīti attho.
所以,你们要奉行佛的教导,也就是佛陀、世尊所说的“比丘们,要修禅定,不要放逸”等话,要照着教导去实践、去完成。不要让时机从你们身边溜走。所谓“时机已过”,就是说,如果有人不奉行佛的教导,那么这个人就被这一切时机所错过——佛陀出世的时机、投生在合适地方的时机、获得正见的时机、六根完具的时机,所有时机都从他身边过去了。愿那个时机不要从你们身边过去。所谓“时机已过的人”,就是那些已经错过了那个时机的人,或者那个时机已经从他们身上过去了的人,他们堕入地狱,在那里投生,长久地悲伤忧愁。巴利
Tasmā karotha buddhavacanaṃ ‘‘jhāyatha, bhikkhave, mā pamādatthā’’tiādinā (ma. ni. 1.215) vuttaṃ buddhassa bhagavato vacanaṃ karotha, yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipattiyā sampādetha. Khaṇo vo māupaccagāti yo hi buddhavacanaṃ na karoti, taṃ puggalaṃ ayaṃ buddhuppādakkhaṇo patirūpadesavāse uppattikkhaṇo sammadiṭṭhiyā paṭiladdhakkhaṇo channaṃ āyatanānaṃ avekallakkhaṇoti sabbopi khaṇo atikkamati, so khaṇo mā tumhe atikkamatu. Khaṇātītāti ye hi taṃ khaṇaṃ atītā, ye vā puggale so khaṇo atīto, te nirayamhi samappitā tattha nibbattā cirakālaṃ socanti.
放逸是尘垢:放逸的特征是在色等所缘上忘失正念;因为它的本性就是杂染,又夹杂着贪等尘垢,所以叫尘垢。随放逸而来的尘垢:凡是叫作尘垢的,比如贪等,那一切都随放逸而来,只依着放逸才生起。以不放逸:就是通过不放逸的修行,不疏忽懈怠。以明:以最上道智之明。应拔除自身的箭:应当拔出并彻底除掉那扎在自己心里的贪等之箭。巴利
Pamādo rajoti rūpādīsu ārammaṇesu sativossaggalakkhaṇo pamādo, saṃkilesasabhāvattā rāgarajādimissatāya ca rajo. Pamādānupatito rajoti yo hi koci rajo nāma rāgādiko, so sabbo pamādānupatito pamādavaseneva uppajjati. Appamādenāti appamajjanena appamādapaṭipattiyā. Vijjāyāti aggamaggavijjāya. Abbahe sallamattanoti attano hadayanissitaṃ rāgādisallaṃ uddhareyya samūhaneyyāti.
第六,萨帕达萨长老偈颂的注释巴利
6. Sappadāsattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“二十五”等偈颂,是具寿萨帕达萨长老的偈颂。它的由来是什么?这位长老在过去诸佛时也曾积集功德,在一次次生命中累积了导向出离的善业,在此佛出世时,投生在迦毗罗卫,成为净饭大王的祭司之子,取名萨帕达萨。他成年后,在导师与亲族相聚时生起信心,于是出家。但因烦恼占上风,得不到心之定,虽修梵行,却生起悚惧。后来他拿起刀,增长如理作意,证得阿罗汉果,在宣说自己的证悟时——巴利
Paṇṇavīsatītiādikā āyasmato sappadāsattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinitvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde kapilavatthusmiṃ suddhodanamahārājassa purohitaputto hutvā nibbatti, tassa sappadāsoti nāmaṃ ahosi. So vayappatto satthu ñātisamāgame paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā kilesābhibhavena cetosamādhiṃ alabhanto brahmacariyaṃ caritvā saṃvegajāto pacchā satthaṃ āharanto yoniso manasikāraṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇitvā aññaṃ byākaronto –
从我出家那天算起,已经过了二十五年;
连弹指那么短的时间里,内心都未曾达到寂静。巴利
‘‘Paṇṇavīsati vassāni, yato pabbajito ahaṃ; Accharāsaṅghātamattampi, cetosantimanajjhagaṃ.
没能得到心的专一,被欲贪折磨得痛苦不堪;
我举起双臂,哭着从精舍走了出来。巴利
‘‘Aladdhā cittassekaggaṃ, kāmarāgena aṭṭito; Bāhā paggayha kandanto, vihārā upanikkhamiṃ.
我干脆取剑来吧,我这条命还有什么用?
像我这样的人,怎么能放弃修行去死呢?巴利
‘‘Satthaṃ vā āharissāmi, ko attho jīvitena me; Kathañhi sikkhaṃ paccakkhaṃ, kālaṃ kubbetha mādiso.
那时我拿起剃刀,坐到了床上。
剃刀已经磨好,就为了割断自己的血管。巴利
‘‘Tadāhaṃ khuramādāya, mañcakamhi upāvisiṃ; Parinīto khuro āsi, dhamaniṃ chettumattano.
从那时起,如理作意在我心中生起。
过患显现了,厌离也稳稳地建立起来。巴利
‘‘Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha; Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.
从那时起,我的心得到了解脱。看哪,这就是法的善妙本性。
三明尚未证得,佛陀的教法已经完成。巴利
‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me, passa dhammasudhammataṃ; Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti. –
他说了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā gāthā abhāsi.
其中,“二十五年,自从我出家以来”,意思是:从我出家那天算起,到现在已经整整二十五年。“连弹指间的心之寂静都未曾获得”,意思是:我在这么长的时间里修习梵行,却连一个弹指、一个响指那么短的瞬间,都没有得到心的寂静,也就是心的专一安定。巴利
Tattha paṇṇavīsativassāni, yato pabbajito ahanti yato paṭṭhāya ahaṃ pabbajito tānimāni paṇṇavīsativassāni. Accharāsaṅghātamattampi, cetosantimanajjhaganti sohaṃ ettakaṃ kālaṃ brahmacariyaṃ caranto accharāsaṅghātamattampi aṅguliphoṭanamattampi khaṇaṃ cetosantiṃ cetaso samādhānaṃ na labhiṃ.
他这样没能证得心一境性,于是指出其中的原因:“被欲贪所逼恼。”这里“逼恼”就是被压迫、被压制、被彻底征服的意思。“举起手臂哭泣”:他心里想:“我在这导向解脱的教法里出家,却没法把自己从烦恼的泥沼中拔出来,这实在太不应该了。”于是仰头向天,举起手臂痛哭。“从精舍出来”:就是从居住的寺院走到外面。巴利
Evaṃ pana aladdhā cittassekaggataṃ, tattha kāraṇamāha ‘‘kāmarāgena aṭṭito’’ti. Tattha aṭṭitoti pīḷito, abhibhūtoti attho. Bāhā paggayha kandantoti ‘‘idamidha ativiya ayuttaṃ vattati, yadāhaṃ niyyānike sāsane pabbajitvā attānaṃ kilesapaṅkato uddharituṃ na sakkomī’’ti uddhaṃmukho bāhā paggayha kandamāno. Vihārā upanikkhaminti vasanakavihārato bahi nikkhanto.
为了说明他出家时的意图,才说了“或者拿刀来”等话。这里“或者拿刀来”中的“或者”表示选择,因此涵盖了“或者从树上跳下去,或者上吊而死”等各种自杀方式。“学”指增上戒学。“拒绝”就是拒绝、舍弃。“拒绝后”也是一种文本读法,意思是拒绝之后。“死”指死亡。意思是:像我这样的人,怎么能因为拒绝修学而死呢?因为在圣者的律制中,拒绝修学本身就是死亡。正如世尊所说:“比丘们,拒绝修学而退堕回世俗生活的人,那就是死亡。”而在“拒绝学”这种读法中,意思是:像我这样的人,怎么能舍弃修学而死呢?应该具足戒学而死才对。因此整句连起来的意思是:“我干脆拿把刀来好了,这样的生命有什么意义?”巴利
Yenādhippāyena nikkhanto, taṃ dassetuṃ ‘‘satthaṃ vā āharissāmī’’tiādi vuttaṃ. Tattha satthaṃ vā āharissāmīti vā-saddo vikappanattho. Tena ‘‘rukkhā vā papatissāmi, ubbandhitvā vā marissāmī’’tiādike maraṇappakāre saṅgaṇhāti. Sikkhanti adhisīlasikkhaṃ. Paccakkhanti paccācikkhanto pariccajanto. ‘‘Paccakkhā’’tipi pāḷi, paccakkhāyāti attho. Kālanti maraṇaṃ. Kathañhi nāma mādiso sikkhāpaccakkhānena kālaṃ kareyyāti attho. Sikkhāpaccakkhānañhi ariyassa vinaye maraṇaṃ nāma. Yathāha bhagavā – ‘‘maraṇañhetaṃ , bhikkhave, yo sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattatī’’ti (ma. ni. 3.63). ‘‘Sikkhaṃ paccakkhā’’ti pana pāṭhe kathañhi nāma mādiso sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya kālaṃ kareyya, sikkhāsamaṅgī eva pana hutvā kālaṃ kareyya? Tasmā satthaṃ vā āharissāmi, ko attho jīvitena meti yojanā.
“那时”是指:当他被烦恼压倒,没有能力修习沙门法,因而对生命感到厌倦的时候。“刀”是指锋利的剃刀,或者像剃刀一样的利器。“坐到床上”是指:因为害怕别人阻拦,就进入内室,坐在床上。“拉近”是指被拿近,意思是放在脖子上。“血管”是指人们所说的“喉部血管、颈动脉、喉环”。“割断”是指切断。巴利
Tadāhanti yadā kilesābhibhavena samaṇadhammaṃ kātuṃ asamatthatāya jīvite nibbindanto tadā. Khuranti nisitakhuraṃ, khurasadisaṃ vā satthakaṃ. Mañcakamhi upāvisinti paresaṃ nivāraṇabhayena ovarakaṃ pavisitvā mañcake nisīdiṃ. Parinītoti upanīto, gale ṭhapitoti adhippāyo. Dhamaninti ‘‘kaṇṭhe dhamaniṃ, kaṇṭhadhamaniṃ galavalaya’’ntipi vadanti. Chettunti chindituṃ.
那时我心里生起了如理作意:当我想到“我要死了”,把刀凑近喉咙要割断血管;从那以后,我反观“我的戒是否没有毛病?”看见戒无破损、无裂痕、极为清净,喜就生起来了。心里有喜,身体就轻安;身体轻安时,体验到出离世俗的乐;由于心得定,依观修的力量,如理作意就生起了。或者,“从那”是指刀凑近喉咙、伤口形成时,以观的力量镇伏所生的受,如理作意就生起了。现在,为了显示从那以后道果省察智已经生起,说了“过患显现”等句。那和前面所说的意思一样。巴利
Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjathāti ‘‘yadāhaṃ marissāmī’’ti kaṇṭhe dhamaniṃ chindituṃ khuraṃ upanesiṃ, tato paraṃ ‘‘arogaṃ nu kho me sīla’’nti paccavekkhantassa akkhaṇḍaṃ acchiddaṃ suparisuddhaṃ sīlaṃ disvā pīti uppajji, pītimanassa kāyo passambhi, passaddhakāyassa nirāmisaṃ sukhaṃ anubhavantassa cittassa samāhitatāya vipassanāvasena yoniso manasikāro uppajji. Atha vā tatoti kaṇṭhe khurassa upanayato vaṇe jāte uppannaṃ vedanaṃ vikkhambhento vipassanāya vasena yonisomanasikāro uppajji. Idāni tato paraṃ maggaphalapaccavekkhaṇañāṇaṃ uppannabhāvaṃ dassetuṃ ‘‘ādīnavo pāturahū’’tiādi vuttaṃ. Taṃ heṭṭhā vuttatthameva.
第七 迦提耶那长老偈注释巴利
7. Kātiyānattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“起来吧”等偈颂,是具寿迦提耶那长老的偈颂。他是怎么来的呢?他也在过去诸佛那里积过功德,在一次次投生中积攒福善,到这一佛出世时,在舍卫城投生为一个拘私耶族婆罗门的儿子,因为母族的关系得名“迦提耶那”。成年后,他是沙门迦尼长老在家时的朋友,见到长老就出家了,修习沙门法。夜里,他登上经行处,心想:“我要把睡眠的压制赶走。”他经行时被睡眠压倒,打着瞌睡跌倒在地,就地躺在没有遮挡的地面上。导师看到这件事,亲自到那里,站在空中,给他一个提示:“迦提耶那!”他见到导师,就起身顶礼,生起悚惧,站在一旁。于是导师为他说法——巴利
Uṭṭhehītiādikā āyasmato kātiyānattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinitvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ aññatarassa kosiyagottassa brāhmaṇassa putto hutvā nibbatto, mātugottavasena pana kātiyānoti laddhanāmo vayappatto sāmaññakānittherassa gihisahāyo theraṃ disvā pabbajito samaṇadhammaṃ karonto rattiṃ ‘‘niddābhibhavaṃ vinodessāmī’’ti caṅkamaṃ āruhi. So caṅkamanto niddāya abhibhūto pacalāyamāno paripatitvā tattheva anantarahitāya bhūmiyā nipajji, satthā tassa taṃ pavattiṃ disvā sayaṃ tattha gantvā ākāse ṭhatvā ‘‘kātiyānā’’ti saññaṃ adāsi. So satthāraṃ disvā uṭṭhahitvā vanditvā saṃvegajāto aṭṭhāsi. Athassa satthā dhammaṃ desento –
迦提耶那,起来,坐下,别老是贪睡,要保持清醒;
别让放逸之友死王用诡计把你这个懒惰的人打败。巴利
‘‘Uṭṭhehi nisīda kātiyāna, mā niddābahulo ahu jāgarassu; Mā taṃ alasaṃ pamattabandhu, kūṭeneva jinātu maccurājā.
就像大海的浪涛一样,生和老也是这样运转的。
你要为自己造一座安稳的岛,因为除了这个,你确实没有别的庇护。巴利
‘‘Seyyathāpi mahāsamuddavego, evaṃ jātijarāti vattate taṃ; So karohi sudīpamattano tvaṃ, na hi tāṇaṃ tava vijjateva aññaṃ.
导师确实已经征服了这条道路——超越了结缚、生、老与怖畏。
前夜和后夜都要保持不放逸,专心投入,坚定地修习。巴利
‘‘Satthā hi vijesi maggametaṃ, saṅgā jātijarābhayā atītaṃ; Pubbāpararattamappamatto, anuyuñjassu daḷhaṃ karohi yogaṃ.
先把过去的种种束缚解开,穿僧伽梨衣,剃除须发,以乞食为生。
迦提耶那,不要沉迷嬉戏和睡眠,要专心修禅。巴利
‘‘Purimāni pamuñca bandhanāni, saṅghāṭikhuramuṇḍabhikkhabhojī; Mā khiḍḍāratiñca mā niddaṃ, anuyuñjittha jhāya kātiyāna.
迦提耶那,你要修禅、要战胜烦恼,你已通达通往瑜伽安稳的道路。
证得无上清净之后,你就会像被水浇灭的灯火一样般涅槃。巴利
‘‘Jhāyāhi jināhi kātiyāna, yogakkhemapathesu kovidosi; Pappuyya anuttaraṃ visuddhiṃ, parinibbāhisi vārināva joti.
就像一盏微弱的灯,被风吹得摇晃,像藤蔓一样弯来弯去;
同样地,你不执取,与帝释同族者,要抖落魔罗。
你对各种感受已经离了贪,就在此生中等待时机吧,已经达到清凉寂静。巴利
‘‘Pajjotakaro parittaraṃso, vātena vinamyate latāva; Evampi tuvaṃ anādiyāno, māraṃ indasagotta niddhunāhi; So vedayitāsu vītarāgo, kālaṃ kaṅkha idheva sītibhūto’’ti. –
他诵出了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā gāthā abhāsi.
在这段经文里,“起来”是指从睡眠中起身,所以要生起起身的精进。因为躺卧属于懈怠那一类,所以你不要睡。“坐下”是指盘腿结跏趺坐,把身体端正,把正念安立在面前,然后坐下。“迦提耶那”是用名字来称呼他。“不要多睡眠”是不要成为多睡眠、被睡眠压倒的人。“应当醒觉”是要清醒,要致力于醒觉。“不要让那懈怠者”——对于不致力于醒觉、懈怠、与放逸为伍的你,死王就像猎人用陷阱捕鹿或捕鸟一样,不要让他用衰老和疾病战胜你、压服你、吞没你——意思是,不要让他得逞。巴利
Tattha uṭṭhehīti niddūpagamanato uṭṭhahanto uṭṭhānavīriyaṃ karohi. Yasmā nipajjā nāma kosajjapakkhiyā, tasmā mā sayi. Nisīdāti pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā nisīda. Kātiyānāti taṃ nāmena ālapati. Mā niddābahulo ahūti niddābahulo niddābhibhūto mā ahu. Jāgarassūti jāgara, jāgariyamanuyutto hohi. Mā taṃ alasanti jāgariyaṃ ananuyuñjantaṃ taṃ alasaṃ kusītaṃ pamattabandhu maccurājā kūṭeneva adduhanena viya nesādo migaṃ vā pakkhiṃ vā jarārogehi mā jinātu mā abhibhavatu, mā ajjhottharatūti attho.
“正如”就是“正如”。“大海的激流”是指大海波涛的汹涌之势。“如是”:就像大海的波浪一层又一层涌起,把那个无力前进的人压倒一样,生和老也会压倒那个被懈怠击败的人,一层又一层地把他吞没。“你应当做”:迦提耶那,你应当为自己造一座不会被四种瀑流淹没的善岛,也就是阿拉汉果,在自己的相续中生起它。“因为确实没有其他庇护”:这里的“hi”是表示原因的虚词。因为除了这最上的果——阿拉汉果之外,无论在此世还是他世,你都找不到别的庇护,所以你就应当造那座名为阿拉汉的善岛。巴利
Seyyathāpīti seyyathā api. Mahāsamuddavegoti mahāsamuddassa ūmivego. Evanti yathā nāma mahāsamuddaūmivego uparūpari uṭṭhahanto taṃ abhikkamituṃ asakkontaṃ purisaṃ abhibhavati, evaṃ jāti jarā ca kosajjābhibhūtaṃ taṃ ativattate uparūpari ajjhottharati. So karohīti so tvaṃ, kātiyāna, catūhi oghehi anajjhottharaṇīyaṃ arahattaphalasaṅkhātaṃ sudīpaṃ attano karohi attano santāne uppādehi. Na hi tāṇaṃ tava vijjateva aññanti hīti hetuatthe nipāto. Yasmā tato aggaphalato aññaṃ tava tāṇaṃ nāma idha vā huraṃ vā na upalabbhati, tasmā taṃ arahattasaṅkhātaṃ sudīpaṃ karohīti.
导师确实征服了这条道路:那些其他外道虽然想成就它,却没有能力,因此纷纷败退。这条圣道是那座善岛的成因,它超越了五种聚合以及生等种种恐惧。导师战胜了天子魔等之后,为你征服并成就了它。因为属于导师的东西,弟子应当证得,而不应当舍弃,所以为了证得它,你应当在初夜和后夜,也就是前夜分和后夜分,保持不放逸、具念、正知,致力于瑜伽的修习,并且使它坚固。巴利
Satthā hi vijesi maggametanti yaṃ sādhetuṃ avisahantā yato parājitā puthū aññatitthiyā, tadetaṃ tassa sudīpassa kāraṇabhūtaṃ pañcavidhasaṅgato jātiādibhayato ca atītaṃ ariyamaggaṃ devaputtamārādike abhibhavitvā tuyhaṃ satthā vijesi sādhesi. Yasmā satthu santakaṃ nāma sāvakena adhigantabbaṃ na vissajjetabbaṃ, tasmā tassa adhigamāya pubbarattāpararattaṃ purimayāmaṃ pacchimayāmañca , appamatto sato sampajāno hutvā anuyuñja yogaṃ bhāvanaṃ daḷhañca karohi.
先把过去的束缚放下:也就是你过去在家时被系缚的那些在家束缚、五欲束缚,你要把它们舍弃、放开,对它们不再牵挂。穿着僧伽梨、剃光头发、以乞食为食:就是身穿僧伽梨,用剃刀剃光头发,靠乞食过活。这三句是用来说明舍弃过去束缚,以及不该沉迷嬉戏、娱乐和睡眠的理由。因为你身披僧伽梨、剃了光头、靠乞食维生,所以追求欲乐、沉迷嬉戏、娱乐和睡眠对你都不合适。因此,你要舍弃那些过去的束缚,不再沉迷嬉戏、娱乐和睡眠。修禅:就是去修禅,致力于把心专注在所缘上。巴利
Purimāni pamuñca bandhanānīti purimakāni gihikāle ābaddhāni gihibandhanāni kāmaguṇabandhanāni pamuñca vissajjehi, tattha anapekkho hohi. Saṅghāṭikhuramuṇḍabhikkhabhojīti saṅghāṭidhārī khurena katasiramuṇḍo bhikkhāhārabhojī, tividhampetaṃ purimabandhanapamokkhassa khiḍḍāratiniddānanuyogassa ca kāraṇavacanaṃ. Yasmā tvaṃ saṅghāṭipāruto muṇḍo bhikkhāhāro jīvati, tasmā te kāmasukhānuyogo khiḍḍāratiniddānuyogo ca na yuttoti tato purimāni pamuñca bandhanāni khiḍḍāratiṃ niddañca mānuyuñjitthāti yojanā. Jhāyāti jhāyassu ārammaṇūpanijjhānaṃ anuyuñja.
然而,当人持续修习那禅那时,依靠该禅那,一切烦恼就被彻底战胜。为了指出他应当致力于这种以特征为所缘的禅观,所以说:“你要修禅,你要征服!” “在通往瑜伽安稳的道路上,你是善巧者”:在四种瑜伽所通向的安稳,也就是涅槃之路的菩提分法上,你是善巧、能干的。因此,为了鼓励你修习,才说:证得无上、无与伦比的清净,也就是涅槃和阿罗汉果之后,你将般涅槃。“就像雨水灭火一样”:就像大雨倾盆而下,把火堆熄灭一样,随着圣道之雨降下,你将般涅槃。巴利
Taṃ pana anuyuñjanto yena jhānena jhāyato kilesā sabbaso jitā honti, taṃ lakkhaṇūpanijjhānaṃ anuyuñjāti dassento ‘‘jhāyāhi jināhī’’ti āha. Yogakkhemapathesu kovidosīti catūhi yogehi khemassa nibbānassa pathabhūtesu bodhipakkhiyadhammesu kusalo cheko asi, tasmā bhāvanaṃ ussukkāpento anuttaraṃ uttararahitaṃ, visuddhiṃ nibbānaṃ arahattañca pappuyya pāpuṇitvā pana tvaṃ parinibbāhisi. Vārināva jotīti mahatā salilavuṭṭhinipātena aggikhandho viya ariyamaggavuṭṭhinipātena parinibbāyissati.
“造光者”,就是能发光的灯。“光微弱”,指火焰很小。“被吹弯”,就是被吹得歪斜、被吹灭。“像藤蔓一样”,就像蔓草。这里说的是:好比因为灯芯等条件不齐全,光焰微弱、光线暗淡的灯,或者细弱的藤蔓,被风吹散、被摧毁,你也是这样。“因为属于枭族姓”,就是属于因陀罗族姓,和因陀罗同族。对魔罗,不再回到他的掌控中,因为不再执取,所以不执著;你要抖落他、驱散他、摧毁他。当你这样摧毁魔罗时,对于一切已生起的感受,都已远离欲贪,就在此处、就在这个身体中,因为一切烦恼的躁动和热恼都不存在了,你变得清凉、寂灭,应当等待自己般涅槃的时刻到来。导师这样引导他到无余涅槃并作了开示。开示结束时,这位长老增长观智,证得阿罗汉果。证得阿罗汉果后,他就依照导师所教导的,说出了这些偈颂。这些偈颂就成了这位长老的证悟之言。巴利
Pajjotakaroti pajjotiṃ karo padīpo. Parittaraṃsoti khuddakacciko. Vinamyateti vinamīyati apaniyyati. Latāvāti valli viya. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – yathā vaṭṭiādipaccayavekallena parittaraṃso mandapabho padīpo appikā latā vā vātena vidhamiyyati viddhaṃsiyyati, evaṃ tuvampi. Kosiyagottatāya, indasagotta, indasamānagottaṃ. Māraṃ tassa vase anāvattanā anupādānato ca anādiyāno, niddhunāhi vidhamehi viddhaṃsehi. Evaṃ pana viddhaṃsamāno so tvaṃ vedayitāsu sabbāsu vedanāsu vigatacchandarāgo idheva imasmiṃyeva attabhāve sabbakilesadarathapariḷāhābhāvena sītibhūto nibbuto attano parinibbānakālaṃ kaṅkha āgamehīti . Evaṃ satthārā anupādisesaṃ nibbānaṃ pāpetvā desanāya katāya thero desanāvasāne vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Arahattaṃ pana patvā satthārā desitaniyāmeneva imā gāthā abhāsi. Tā eva imā gāthā therassa aññābyākaraṇañca jātā.
第八 弥嘎加喇长老偈的注释巴利
8. Migajālattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“善说”等偈颂,是具寿弥嘎加喇长老所说的。这件事的缘起是怎样的呢?这位长老在过去诸佛那里也曾积下善行,在一次次投生中不断积累福业。到了现在这位佛陀出世的时候,他生在舍卫城,是大近事女毗舍佉的儿子,名叫弥嘎加喇。他去到精舍,因为经常听闻佛法而对佛法生起信心,于是出家,增长观智,证得阿罗汉果,然后向别人说明自己的证悟:巴利
Sudesitotiādikā āyasmato migajālattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinanto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ visākhāya mahāupāsikāya putto hutvā nibbatti, migajālotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. So vihāraṃ gantvā abhiṇhaso dhammassavanena paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ patvā aññaṃ byākaronto –
已由具眼者、佛陀、太阳族善巧开示;
超越了一切结缚,摧毁了一切轮回。巴利
‘‘Sudesito cakkhumatā, buddhenādiccabandhunā; Sabbasaṃyojanātīto, sabbavaṭṭavināsano.
能导向解脱、能渡越轮回,能让渴爱的根彻底干枯;
斩断那毒根和杀场,就能到达寂灭。巴利
‘‘Niyyāniko uttaraṇo, taṇhāmūlavisosano; Visamūlaṃ āghātanaṃ, chetvā pāpeti nibbutiṃ.
为了从根上破除无知,砸碎业力机器的运转。
在执取诸识时,以智慧金刚予以击破。巴利
‘‘Aññāṇamūlabhedāya, kammayantavighāṭano; Viññāṇānaṃ pariggahe, ñāṇavajiranipātano.
了知诸受,从执取中解脱;
用智慧观照“有”就像炽燃的火坑。巴利
‘‘Vedanānaṃ viññāpano, upādānappamocano; Bhavaṃ aṅgārakāsuṃva, ñāṇena anupassano.
味道极其醇厚,又极为深奥,能挡住衰老和死亡。
八支圣道,能止息痛苦,是吉祥的。巴利
‘‘Mahāraso sugambhīro, jarāmaccunivāraṇo; Ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, dukkhūpasamano sivo.
把业当作业来认清,把果报当作果报来认清;
如实观见依缘而生的诸法,
他宣说了这些偈颂:到达大安稳处、已寂静、究竟善妙。巴利
‘‘Kammaṃ kammanti ñatvāna, vipākañca vipākato; Paṭiccuppannadhammānaṃ, yathāvālokadassano; Mahākhemaṅgamo santo, pariyosānabhaddako’’ti. – imā gāthā abhāsi;
在这里,“善说”的意思是宣说得很好,也就是随顺所教化众生的意乐,如实阐明现世利益、来世利益和究竟利益而宣说。“或者说”,“善说”的意思是正确地宣说,以不颠倒的方式揭示流转、还灭以及这两者的原因而宣说,这就是“善说”的含义。“具眼者”,是指具备五种眼的人:肉眼、天眼通、慧眼、佛眼、一切眼。“佛陀”,是指一切知的佛陀。“太阳族”,是指太阳神的族姓。世间刹帝利种姓有两种:太阳族和月族。其中,太阳族应当理解为甘蔗王的王族。释迦族从那里出生,所以属于太阳族,因此世尊被称为“太阳族”。或者说,因为他是太阳神的亲族,所以世尊也是“太阳族”,这个含义前面已经说过。由于已经超越欲贪等一切结缚,所以是“超越一切结”;正因为如此,他摧毁、粉碎了烦恼、业和果报这三种轮转,所以是“摧毁一切轮转者”;他从轮回的牢狱中引导众生出离,所以是“能引导出离者”;他以渡越轮回大海之义,所以是“能渡越者”;他使贪欲、渴爱等一切渴爱的根源——无明和不如理作意——干涸、枯竭,所以是“使渴爱之根干涸者”;他彻证、摧毁三种受,因为是苦的原因,所以是“苦根”;他切断、斩断众生的灾祸生起之处的加害行为和烦恼,使众生达到寂静、涅槃。巴利
Tattha sudesitoti suṭṭhu desito, veneyyajjhāsayānurūpaṃ diṭṭhadhammikasamparāyikaparamatthānaṃ yāthāvato vibhāvanavasena desitoti attho. Atha vā sudesitoti sammā desito, pavattinivattīnaṃ tadubhayahetūnañca aviparītato pakāsanavasena bhāsito svākhyātoti attho. Cakkhumatāti maṃsacakkhu, dibbacakkhu, paññācakkhu, buddhacakkhu, samantacakkhūti imehi pañcahi cakkhūhi cakkhumatā. Buddhenāti sabbaññubuddhena. Ādiccabandhunāti ādiccagottena. Duvidho hi loke khattiyavaṃso – ādiccavaṃso, somavaṃsoti. Tattha ādiccavaṃso, okkākarājavaṃsoti jānitabbaṃ. Tato sañjātatāya sākiyā ādiccagottāti bhagavā ‘‘ādiccabandhū’’ti vuccati. Atha vā ādiccassa bandhūtipi bhagavā ādiccabandhu, svāyamattho heṭṭhā vuttoyeva. Kāmarāgasaṃyojanādīnaṃ sabbesaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ samatikkamanabhāvato sabbasaṃyojanātīto tato eva kilesakammavipākavaṭṭānaṃ vināsanato viddhaṃsanato sabbavaṭṭavināsano, saṃsāracārakato niyyānato niyyāniko, saṃsāramahoghato samuttaraṇaṭṭhena uttaraṇo, kāmataṇhādīnaṃ sabbataṇhānaṃ mūlaṃ avijjaṃ ayoniso manasikārañca visoseti sukkhāpetīti taṇhāmūlavisosano, tiṇṇampi vedānaṃ sampaṭivedhassa viddhaṃsanato visassa dukkhassa kāraṇattā visamūlaṃ, sattānaṃ byasanuppattiṭṭhānatāya āghātanaṃ kammaṃ kilesaṃ vā chetvā samucchinditvā nibbutiṃ nibbānaṃ pāpeti.
无明的根本是不如理作意和诸漏,正如经中所说:“由漏的集起而有无明的集起。”(《中部》1.103)为了破除它,即是以如金刚般的智慧去摧破它。或者,依据“无明缘行”等教说(《分别论》225-226;《相应部》2.1),无明是它的根本,所以叫“无明为根”,也就是轮回之轮;为了以道智金刚粉碎它,世尊宣说了此法,应当这样连接文意。“摧毁业之机关”:指破坏由业所组合的“有身”机关。“执持诸识”:意思是,在欲有等处,依各自的业,令诸识的执持现起——这里省略了若干字句。因为在任何有处,一旦结生已被执取,依托该有的种种识也就实际已被执取。“智金刚之击落”:是指以智金刚击落;先以智金刚击落,进而成为这些识的摧毁者。因为出世间法生起,正是为了摧毁那些将于第七有等处生起的识而生起的。巴利
Aññāṇassa mūlaṃ ayoniso manasikāro āsavā ca ‘‘āsavasamudayā avijjāsamudayo’’ti (ma. ni. 1.103) hi vuttaṃ, tassa bhedāya vajirūpamañāṇena bhindanatthāya. Atha vā ‘‘avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā’’tiādivacanato (vibha. 225-226; saṃ. ni. 2.1) aññāṇaṃ mūlaṃ etassāti aññāṇamūlaṃ, bhavacakkaṃ, tassa maggañāṇavajirena padālanatthaṃ desitoti sambandho. Kammayantavighāṭanoti kammaghaṭitassa attabhāvayantassa viddhaṃsano. Viññāṇānaṃ pariggaheti kāmabhavādīsu yathāsakakammunā viññāṇaggahaṇe upaṭṭhiteti vacanaseso. Tattha tattha hi bhave paṭisandhiyā gahitāya taṃtaṃbhavanissitaviññāṇānipi gahitāneva honti. Ñāṇavajiranipātanoti ñāṇavajirassa nipāto, ñāṇavajiraṃ nipātetvā tesaṃ padāletā. Lokuttaradhammo hi uppajjamāno sattamabhavādīsu uppajjanārahāni viññāṇāni bhindattameva uppajjatīti.
宣说诸受:就是依次按苦、箭、无常的理,如实说明乐等三种受。从取中解脱:就是让心相续从欲取等四种取中解脱出来。以智观察有,如炭火坑:就是对于欲有等九种有,因为被十一种火所燃烧,所以像深过一人高的炭火坑一样,以道智直接显示它。巴利
Vedanānaṃ viññāpanoti sukhādīnaṃ tissannaṃ vedanānaṃ yathākkamaṃ dukkhasallāniccavasena yāthāvato pavedako. Upādānappamocanoti kāmupādānādīhi catūhipi upādānehi cittasantānassa vimocako. Bhavaṃ aṅgārakāsuṃva, ñāṇena anupassanoti kāmabhavādinavavidhampi bhavaṃ ekādasahi aggīhi ādittabhāvato sādhikaporisaṃ aṅgārakāsuṃ viya maggañāṇena anupaccakkhato dassetā.
由于寂静殊胜而不使人满足,所以叫“大味”;或者从遍知等方面来说有大作用,从沙门果方面来说有大成就,所以叫“大味”。对于没有积累资粮的人来说,因为难以深入、无法获得立足之处,所以极为“甚深”;它能挡住老和死,因为能逆转未来有的产生,所以是衰老与死亡的阻挡者。现在,为了如实显示具备上述殊胜功德的法本身,先说了“圣、八支”,接着为了进一步阐明它的若干功德,又说“苦的止息者、安稳者”等。它的意思是:以清净之义叫“圣”,因为正见等八种法聚集在一起叫“八支”,以寻求涅槃之义叫“道”,以止息整个轮回之苦之义叫“苦的止息者”,以安稳之义叫“安稳者”。巴利
Santapaṇītabhāvato atittikaraṭṭhena mahāraso pariññādivasena vā mahākiccatāya sāmaññaphalavasena mahāsampattitāya ca mahāraso, anupacitasambhārehi duravagāhatāya alabbhaneyyapatiṭṭhatāya ca suṭṭhu gambhīro jarāmaccunivāraṇo, āyatiṃ bhavābhinipphattiyā nivattanena jarāya maccuno ca paṭisedhako. Idāni yathāvuttaguṇavisesayuttaṃ dhammaṃ sarūpato dassento ‘‘ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko’’ti vatvā punapi tassa katipaye guṇe vibhāvetuṃ ‘‘dukkhūpasamano sivo’’tiādimāha. Tassattho – parisuddhaṭṭhena ariyo, sammādiṭṭhiādiaṭṭhadhammasamodhānatāya aṭṭhaṅgiko, nibbānagavesanaṭṭhena maggo sakalavaṭṭadukkhavūpasamanaṭṭhena dukkhavūpasamano, khemaṭṭhena sivo.
不像外道那样,由于不是正自觉者所宣说,业的果报可能是颠倒的;这里则不颠倒,对缘所生法,了知“业就是业,果报就是果报”,通过前分智来了知,从而摧破常见和断见的执取,如实见光者即是见作者出世间智之光者。因为任何时候都不被任何人任何事物所恼害,自己到达大安稳的涅槃,也能让众生到达,所以叫“通往大安稳者”;因为止息了一切烦恼的不安和热恼,所以叫“寂静者”;以不动的心解脱和无余涅槃界为究竟归宿,所以是究竟贤善,是具眼者所善说的——应当这样连接文意。巴利
Yathā ito bāhirakasamaye asammāsambuddhapaveditattā kammavipāko vipallāso siyāti evaṃ avipallāsetvā paṭiccuppannadhammānaṃ paṭiccasamuppannesu dhammesu kammaṃ kammanti vipākañca vipākato ñatvāna pubbabhāgañāṇena jānanahetu sassatucchedaggāhānaṃ vidhamanena yāthāvato ālokadassano takkarassa lokuttarañāṇālokassa dassano. Kenaci kañci kadācipi anupaddutattā mahākhemaṃ nibbānaṃ gacchati satte gameti cāti mahākhemaṅgamo, sabbakilesadarathapariḷāhavūpasamanato santo, akuppāya cetovimuttiyā anupādisesāya ca nibbānadhātuyā pāpanena pariyosānabhaddako sudesito cakkhumatāti yojanā.
长老这样用各种方式赞叹圣法,同时借由旁敲侧击的说法,表明自己已经证得了这个法。巴利
Evaṃ thero nānānayehi ariyadhammaṃ pasaṃsanto tassa dhammassa attanā adhigatabhāvaṃ aññāpadesena pakāsesi.
第九 国师之子禅陀长老偈颂释义巴利
9. Purohitaputtajentattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“被出身之慢所醉”等,是尊者禅陀长老的偈颂。它的由来是什么?这位长老在过去诸佛时曾积集功德,在一次次投生中累积善业,到这位佛出世时,生在舍卫城,是憍萨罗国师之子,名叫禅陀。他长大后,被出身之慢以及财富、权势、容貌之慢所陶醉,轻视别人,对值得尊敬的长辈也不恭敬,怀着傲慢顽固的心过日子。有一天,他看见世尊被大众围绕而说法,就走过去,心里想:“如果沙门乔达摩先跟我说话,我也跟他说话;如果不先说,我就不说。”他走近站着,世尊没有先开口,他也因傲慢而不先开口,做出要离开的样子。巴利
Jātimadena mattohantiādikā āyasmato jentattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinitvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ kosalarañño purohitassa putto hutvā nibbatti, tassa jentoti nāmaṃ ahosi. So vayappatto jātimadena bhogaissariyarūpamadena ca matto aññe hīḷento garuṭṭhāniyānampi apacitiṃ akaronto mānathaddho vicarati. So ekadivasaṃ satthāraṃ mahatiyā parisāya parivutaṃ dhammaṃ desentaṃ disvā upasaṅkamanto ‘‘sace maṃ samaṇo gotamo paṭhamaṃ ālapissati, ahampi ālapissāmi; no ce, nālapissāmī’’ti cittaṃ uppādetvā upasaṅkamitvā ṭhito bhagavati paṭhamaṃ anālapante sayampi mānena anālapitvā gamanākāraṃ dassesi. Taṃ bhagavā –
婆罗门啊,慢心对有需求的人来说并不是好事。
你为了什么目的而来,就该把那个目的继续增长下去。巴利
‘‘Na mānaṃ brāhmaṇa sādhu, atthikassīdha brāhmaṇa; Yena atthena āgacchi, tamevamanubrūhaye’’ti. (saṃ. ni. 1.201) –
他以偈颂对那人说。那人心想:“沙门乔达摩知道我的心。”于是生起极大的净信,以头面顶礼世尊双足,行了最高的礼敬之后——巴利
Gāthāya ajjhabhāsi. So ‘‘cittaṃ me samaṇo gotamo jānātī’’ti abhippasanno bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā paramanipaccākāraṃ katvā –
对哪些人不该生起慢心,对哪些人应当怀有恭敬?
该恭敬谁?该好好供养谁?巴利
‘‘Kesu na mānaṃ kayirātha, kesu cassa sagāravo; Kyassa apacitā assu, kyassu sādhu supūjitā’’ti. –
他问了。世尊便对他说:巴利
Pucchi. Tassa bhagavā –
对母亲、对父亲,还有对兄长;
对老师是第四,对沙门和婆罗门也是。
对他们不要起傲慢心,对他们要心怀恭敬。
他们应当对谁怀恭敬,他们应当对谁好好供养。
对阿罗汉们——已经清凉寂静,该做的都做完了,没有任何烦恼漏染;
降伏了慢心,不再顽固,应当礼敬这些无上者。巴利
‘‘Mātari pitari cāpi, atho jeṭṭhamhi bhātari; Ācariye catutthamhi, samaṇabrāhmaṇesu ca. ‘‘Tesu na mānaṃ kayirātha, tesu assa sagāravo; Kyassa apacitā assu, tyassu sādhu supūjitā. ‘‘Arahante sītibhūte, katakicce anāsave; Nihacca mānaṃ atthaddho, te namasse anuttare’’ti. (saṃ. ni. 1.201) –
他回答那个问题时开示了法。因为那次开示,他证得入流果,随后出家,修观禅,证得阿罗汉果,然后以讲述自己修行经历的方式,向别人说明自己的证悟——巴利
Pañhaṃ vissajjento dhammaṃ desesi. So tāya desanāya sotāpanno hutvā pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto arahattaṃ patvā attano paṭipattikittanamukhena aññaṃ byākaronto –
我沉醉于出身的骄傲,也沉醉于财富与权势。
我曾迷醉于自己的身材、容貌和肤色,就这样四处游荡。巴利
‘‘Jātimadena mattohaṃ, bhogaissariyena ca; Saṇṭhānavaṇṇarūpena, madamatto acārihaṃ.
我不觉得有谁跟我一样,也不觉得有谁超过我。
愚人被过慢击垮,顽固不化,高举旗帜。巴利
‘‘Nāttano samakaṃ kañci, atirekañca maññisaṃ; Atimānahato bālo, patthaddho ussitaddhajo.
对母亲、父亲,还有其他被认为值得尊敬的人,
我没有向任何人行礼,因为傲慢而固执,毫无恭敬心。巴利
‘‘Mātaraṃ pitarañcāpi, aññepi garusammate; Na kañci abhivādesiṃ, mānatthaddho anādaro.
看见了无上的导师,他是调御者中最殊胜的人;
就像炽热的太阳,以比丘僧团为前导。巴利
‘‘Disvā vināyakaṃ aggaṃ, sārathīnaṃ varuttamaṃ; Tapantamiva ādiccaṃ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ.
放下傲慢和自满,以清净的心,
我用头顶礼众生中最尊贵的人。巴利
‘‘Mānaṃ madañca chaḍḍetvā, vippasannena cetasā; Sirasā abhivādesiṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.
过慢和卑慢,都已断除、彻底根除;
我慢已经被彻底断除,一切形态的慢都被消灭了。巴利
‘‘Atimāno ca omāno, pahīnā susamūhatā; Asmimāno samucchinno, sabbe mānavidhā hatā’’ti. –
他诵出了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā gāthā abhāsi.
在这里,“因种姓的骄傲而醉”是说:我出生在高贵的婆罗门家族,自认为“没有像我这样父母双方都出身高贵的人”,因为对家族的骄傲而醉倒,被骄傲弄得僵硬,行为放逸——这是句义的连接。“因财富与权势而醉”是说:以财产和支配力为原因,依靠财富的成就和权势的成就而生起的醉意,使我醉倒、行为放逸——这是句义的连接。“因形体、肤色、容貌”中,形体指身高和体型的圆满,肤色指白皙、黝黑等色泽的圆满,容貌指四肢和身体各部的美好。此处也应按前述方式理解句义连接。“以慢而醉者”:由前述各类慢及其他慢而沉醉的人。巴利
Tattha jātimadena mattohanti ahaṃ udicce brāhmaṇakule nibbatto, ‘‘na mādiso ubhato sujāto añño atthī’’ti kulamānena matto mānathaddho acārinti yojanā. Bhogaissariyena cāti vibhavena ādhipaccena ca hetubhūtena bhogasampadañca issariyasampadañca paṭicca uppannamadena matto ahaṃ acārinti yojanā. Saṇṭhānavaṇṇarūpenāti saṇṭhānaṃ ārohapariṇāhasampatti, vaṇṇo odātasāmatādichavisampatti, rūpaṃ aṅgapaccaṅgasobhā. Idhāpi vuttanayena yojanā veditabbā. Madamattoti vuttappakārato aññenapi madena matto.
我不认为有任何人跟我自己一样,在出身等方面跟我相等或比我更强;连跟我相等的人我都不认为有,更别说超过我的了——这就是这段话的意思。被极度我慢击垮的愚人:我是愚人,因为那种愚昧,极度的我慢毁坏了善行,正因如此,我顽固僵直,高举慢幢,因为固执,对尊长也不行礼,极度僵硬,不肯低头,像举着慢旗一样。巴利
Nāttanosamakaṃ kañcīti attano samakaṃ sadisaṃ jātiādīhi samānaṃ atirekaṃ vā kañci na maññisaṃ na maññiṃ, mayā samānampi na maññiṃ, kuto adhikanti adhippāyo. Atimānahato bāloti bālo ahaṃ tato bālabhāvato atimānena khatūpahatakusalācāro, tato eva patthaddho ussitaddhajo thambhavasena garūnampi nipaccakārassa akaraṇato bhusaṃ thaddho anonamanathaddhajāto ussitamānaddhajo.
为了让前面已经说过的意思更加清楚,所以接着说了“母亲”等这些话。这里说的“其他”,是指兄长等人,以及沙门、婆罗门。“对尊崇者”,是指被公认为尊长、应当尊敬的人。“不恭敬”,是指没有尊敬。巴利
Vuttamevatthaṃ pākaṭataraṃ kātuṃ ‘‘mātara’’ntiādi vuttaṃ. Tattha aññeti jeṭṭhabhātuādike, samaṇabrāhmaṇe ca. Garusammateti garūti sammate garuṭṭhāniye. Anādaroti ādararahito.
看见导师、最胜者:当他这样怀着顽固我慢四处游走时,见到了导师。导师能调伏应当调伏的人,能引导应受教化者获得现世利益、来世利益和究竟利益,又因为自己是自然觉悟的,所以是引导者,因此称为导师。在包括天神在内的世间中,他因戒等功德最为殊胜,所以是最胜者。他彻底调伏了应调伏的人,在调御者中最为无上;以佛身光芒等光明照耀,如同太阳般炽燃;被比丘僧团围绕,正在说法,是一切众生最上的导师。见到他之后,他被佛陀的威神力所震慑,抛弃并舍下了“只有我最殊胜,别人都低劣”这类由财富等骄慢所生的心态,以清净的信心,用头顶礼致敬。这是句义连接。那么,这个我慢顽固的人,为什么仅仅见到导师就舍弃了我慢呢?不应这样理解。他并不是仅仅因为见到导师就舍弃我慢,而是因为听闻了“婆罗门,我慢是不好的”等教导之后才舍弃了我慢。针对这一点,才说“舍弃我慢与骄醉,以清净的信心,用头顶礼致敬”。其中“以清净的信心”应当理解为表示状态的工具格。巴利
Disvā vināyakaṃ agganti evaṃ mānathaddho hutvā vicaranto diṭṭhadhammikasamparāyikaparamatthehi veneyyānaṃ vinayanato sayambhutāya nāyakabhāvato ca vināyakaṃ. Sadevake loke sīlādiguṇehi seṭṭhabhāvato aggaṃ. Purisadammānaṃ accantatāya damanato sārathīnaṃ varuttamaṃ, ativiya uttamaṃ byāmappabhādiobhāsena ādiccamiva tapantaṃ, obhāsantaṃ bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ dhammaṃ desentaṃ sabbasattānaṃ uttamaṃ satthāraṃ disvā buddhānubhāvena santajjito ‘‘ahameva seṭṭho, aññe hīnā’’ti pavattamānaṃ bhogamadādimadañca chaḍḍetvā pahāya vippasannena cetasā sirasā abhivādesinti yojanā. Kathaṃ panāyaṃ mānathaddho samāno satthu dassanamattena mānaṃ pahāsīti? Na kho panetaṃ evaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ. Satthu dassanamattena mānaṃ na pahāsi ‘‘na mānaṃ, brāhmaṇa, sādhū’’tiādikāya pana desanāya mānaṃ pahāsi. Taṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ ‘‘mānaṃ madañca chaḍḍetvā, vippasannena cetasā. Sirasā abhivādesi’’nti. Vippasannena cetasāti ca itthambhūtalakkhaṇe karaṇavacanaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ.
“只有我才最殊胜”这种心态生起的慢,叫极慢。把别人看成低劣,认为“这些人是低劣的”,这种心态生起的慢,叫做卑慢。“我比别人优胜”,把自己看得高过别人,这种心态生起的慢,叫胜慢,也属于极慢。“我是低劣的”,这种心态生起的慢,叫劣慢,也就是卑慢。已被断除、彻底根除:是指由较低的道断除之后,再由最高的道彻底拔掉。我慢:就是以“这是我”的方式,把诸蕴执取为“我”而生起的慢。一切:不只是极慢、卑慢、我慢,还包括胜者的胜慢等九种慢,以及它们内部分出的种种慢;所有这些慢的种类、慢的组成部分,都已被最高的道灭尽、彻底根除。巴利
‘‘Ahameva seṭṭho’’ti pavatto māno atimāno. ‘‘Ime pana nihīnā’’ti aññe hīnato dahantassa māno ‘‘omāno’’ti vadanti. ‘‘Seyyohamasmī’’ti pana aññaṃ atikkamitvā attānaṃ seyyato dahantassa pavatto seyyamāno atimāno. ‘‘Hīnohamasmī’’ti pavatto hīnamāno omāno. Pahīnā susamūhatāti heṭṭhimamaggehi pahīnā hutvā aggamaggena suṭṭhu samugghāṭitā. Asmimānoti ‘‘esohamasmī’’ti khandhe ‘‘aha’’nti gahaṇavasena pavattamāno. Sabbeti na kevalaṃ atimānaomānaasmimānā eva, atha kho seyyassa seyyamānādayo navavidhā antarabhedena anekavidhā ca sabbe mānavidhā mānakoṭṭhāsā hatā aggamaggena samugghāṭitāti.
第十 须摩那长老偈注释巴利
10. Sumanattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“Yadā navo pabbajito”等偈颂,是具寿须摩那长老的偈颂。它的缘起是什么呢?这位长老也在过去诸佛那里积集了善根,在各处生死中不断积累福德。在尸弃佛世尊的时代,他出生在一个花鬘师家庭,长大后有了辨别能力。有一天,他见到尸弃佛世尊,心生净信,就用须摩那花作了供养。他凭这福业在天界和人间流转,到了现在这位佛陀出世时,投生到一位近事男家中。那位近事男是具寿阿那律长老的侍者。在这之前,他家中出生的孩子都夭折了。因此他生起这样的念头:“如果我现在能得到一个儿子,我就把他送到阿那律长老身边出家。”十个月过后,孩子出生了,身体健康,渐渐长大,到七岁时,父亲把他送到长老那里出家。出家之后,因为他智慧已经成熟,修观业,不久就证得六神通。他侍奉长老时,心想“我去取水”,便拿着水罐,以神通力前往阿耨达池。那时,有一个持邪见的龙王,盘绕阿耨达池七圈,把池子遮住,又在上面展开巨大的头冠,不给须摩那取水的机会。须摩那化作金翅鸟的形状,降伏了那个龙王,取了水,然后从空中飞向长老住的地方。世尊坐在祇园时,看见他这样飞来,就叫来法将,用“舍利弗,你看这个人”等四首偈颂,说了他的功德。接着,须摩那长老——巴利
Yadānavo pabbajitotiādikā āyasmato sumanattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinanto sikhissa bhagavato kāle mālākārakule nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ sikhiṃ bhagavantaṃ passitvā pasannamānaso sumanapupphehi pūjaṃ akāsi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde aññatarassa upāsakassa gehe paṭisandhiṃ gaṇhi. So ca upāsako āyasmato anuruddhattherassa upaṭṭhāko ahosi. Tassa ca tato pubbe jātājātā dārakā mariṃsu. Tena so ‘‘sacāhaṃ idāni ekaṃ puttaṃ labhissāmi, ayyassa anuruddhattherassa santike pabbājessāmī’’ti cittaṃ uppādesi. So ca dasamāsaccayena jāto arogoyeva hutvā anukkamena vaḍḍhento sattavassiko ahosi, taṃ pitā therassa santike pabbājesi. So pabbajitvā tato paripakkañāṇattā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto nacirasseva chaḷabhiñño hutvā theraṃ upaṭṭhahanto ‘‘pānīyaṃ āharissāmī’’ti ghaṭaṃ ādāya iddhiyā anotattadahaṃ agamāsi. Atheko micchādiṭṭhiko nāgarājā anotattadahaṃ paṭicchādento sattakkhattuṃ bhogena parikkhipitvā upari mahantaṃ phaṇaṃ katvā sumanassa pānīyaṃ gahetuṃ okāsaṃ na deti. Sumano garuḷarūpaṃ gahetvā taṃ nāgarājaṃ abhibhavitvā pānīyaṃ gahetvā therassa vasanaṭṭhānaṃ uddissa ākāsena gacchati. Taṃ satthā jetavane nisinno tathā gacchantaṃ disvā dhammasenāpatiṃ āmantetvā, ‘‘sāriputta, imaṃ passā’’tiādinā catūhi gāthāhi tassa guṇe abhāsi. Atha sumanatthero –
当我刚出家时,才七岁。
用神通降伏了那条有大神力的龙王。巴利
‘‘Yadā navo pabbajito, jātiyā sattavassiko; Iddhiyā abhibhotvāna, pannagindaṃ mahiddhikaṃ.
亲教师的水,来自无热恼大湖;
我从那里看见后取来,导师对我说了这样一句话。巴利
‘‘Upajjhāyassa udakaṃ, anotattā mahāsarā; Āharāmi tato disvā, maṃ satthā etadabravi.
舍利弗,你看这个正走过来的小孩。
拿起水罐,内心非常专注安定。巴利
‘‘Sāriputta imaṃ passa, āgacchantaṃ kumārakaṃ; Udakakumbhamādāya, ajjhattaṃ susamāhitaṃ.
以令人心生净信的举止,具足善妙的行仪;
阿那律尊者的沙弥,在神通方面也无所畏惧。巴利
‘‘Pāsādikena vattena, kalyāṇairiyāpatho; Sāmaṇeronuruddhassa, iddhiyā ca visārado.
良马由良马调教成良马,善士由善士善加成就。
他已经被阿那律调伏,并接受了这位所作已办者的教导。巴利
‘‘Ājānīyena ājañño, sādhunā sādhukārito; Vinīto anuruddhena, katakiccena sikkhito.
他到达了至高的寂静,证悟了不动之境;
那位欢喜的沙弥心里想:“但愿他别认出我。”巴利
‘‘So patvā paramaṃ santiṃ, sacchikatvā akuppataṃ; Sāmaṇero sa sumano, mā maṃ jaññāti icchatī’’ti. –
他以宣说知识的方式说了偈颂。巴利
Aññābyākaraṇavasena cha gāthā abhāsi.
其中,开头两首偈颂是善意长老本人说的,另外四首是世尊赞叹他时说的。善意长老后来把所有这些偈颂合在一起,以记说证悟的方式宣说出来。这里说的“pannaginda”就是龙王。“Tato”的意思是“那时”,也就是:我刚出家、才七岁的时候,就以神通力降伏了具有大神通力的龙王,从阿耨达池为亲教师取水回来——就是这个意思。巴利
Tattha ādito dve gāthā sumanatthereneva bhāsitā, itarā catasso taṃ pasaṃsantena satthārā bhāsitā. Tā sabbā ekajjhaṃ katvā sumanatthero pacchā aññābyākaraṇavasena abhāsi. Tattha pannagindanti nāgarājaṃ. Tatoti tattha, yadā navo pabbajito jātiyā sattavassiko iddhibalena mahiddhikaṃ nāgarājaṃ abhibhavitvā anotattadahato upajjhāyassa pānīyaṃ āharāmi, tasmiṃ kāleti attho.
导师是为了我才说这话的,他为了说明这一点,就说了“舍利弗,你看这个”等等。“内善入定”的意思是:依靠以内在事物为对象的最高果定,很好地入了定。巴利
Maṃ uddissa mayhaṃ satthā etadabravi, taṃ dassento, ‘‘sāriputta, imaṃ passā’’tiādimāha. Ajjhattaṃ susamāhitanti visayajjhattabhūtena aggaphalasamādhinā suṭṭhu samāhitaṃ.
以令人产生净信的威仪:指让看见的人心生净信的举止威仪,这里是表示工具格作具义的工具格。善威仪:指威仪圆满具足。或者说,以令人产生净信的威仪,是表示如此这般特征的工具格。沙门的状态叫沙门性,意思就是沙门性。为了这个目的而前进、活动的人,就叫沙弥,即沙门的学徒。于神通无碍:指在神通方面极为聪敏、善巧。以良骏:指以人中良骏。由于能成就自利和利他,所以是善者——指以善者所作已办的阿那律——他善能成就自他两利;或者说,他被妥善调教、训练成了良骏。以最高的智慧调伏,使他达到无学的境地而加以训练,这就是教导,这是这句话的意思。巴利
Pāsādikena vattenāti passantānaṃ pasādāvahena ācāravattena, karaṇatthe idaṃ karaṇavacanaṃ. Kalyāṇairiyāpathoti sampanniriyāpatho. Pāsādikena vattenāti vā itthambhūtalakkhaṇe karaṇavacanaṃ. Samaṇassa bhāvo sāmaṇyaṃ, sāmaññanti attho. Tadatthaṃ īrati pavattatīti sāmaṇero, samaṇuddeso. Iddhiyā ca visāradoti iddhiyampi byatto sukusalo. Ājānīyenāti purisājānīyena. Attahitaparahitānaṃ sādhanato sādhunā katakiccena anuruddhena sādhu ubhayahitasādhako, suṭṭhu vā ājañño kārito damito. Aggavijjāya vinīto asekkhabhāvāpādanena sikkhito sikkhāpitoti attho.
那位善心沙弥证得了至高寂静的涅槃,通过证得最高之道而达到它,亲自体证、现前作证,证得不动的阿拉汉果。因为他的少欲已经达到极致,所以他不愿任何人知道“这个人是漏已尽者”或“这个人是六通者”,他希望、渴望没有人认出他来。巴利
So sāmaṇero sumano paramaṃ santiṃ nibbānaṃ patvā aggamaggādhigamena adhigantvā sacchikatvā attapaccakkhaṃ katvā akuppataṃ arahattaphalaṃ appicchabhāvassa paramukkaṃsagatattā mā maṃ jaññāti maṃ ‘‘ayaṃ khīṇāsavo’’ti vā ‘‘chaḷabhiñño’’ti vā kocipi mā jāneyyāti icchati abhikaṅkhatīti.
11. 沐浴者牟尼长老偈颂的注释巴利
11. Nhātakamunittheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“被风病所困”等偈颂,是具寿沐浴者牟尼长老的偈颂。它的由来是什么?这位长老在过去诸佛座下曾修积善根,在一次次轮回中累积福德,到这一佛出世时,投生在王舍城的一个婆罗门家庭。长大后,他在明论等技艺上有所成就,因为具备“沐浴者”的特征,就被称为“沐浴者”。他出家做了苦行者,住在离王舍城三由旬的一处林野中,靠野米维持生活,并侍奉祭火。世尊看到他心中像瓶中的灯焰一样燃烧着证得阿罗汉果的潜能,就来到他的修行处。他见到世尊,满心欢喜,按自己的能力把食物奉上。世尊接受了并吃了。这样连续供养了三天,到第四天,他说:“世尊,您的身体极为柔嫩,怎么能靠这样的食物维持呢?”于是世尊为了开示圣者知足之德,为他说法。苦行者听后证得入流果,随后出家,最终证得阿罗汉果。世尊把他安立在阿罗汉果上之后就离开了。而他仍住在那里,后来被风病所困扰。世尊去到那里,以问候为开端,询问他的住处——巴利
Vātarogābhinītotiādikā āyasmato nhātakamunissa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinitvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde rājagahe brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā vayappatto vijjāṭṭhānādīsu nipphattiṃ gato nhātakalakkhaṇayogena nhātakoti paññāyittha. So tāpasapabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā rājagahassa tiyojanappamāṇe ṭhāne araññāyatane nīvārehi yāpento aggiṃ paricārayamāno vasati. Tassa satthā ghaṭe viya padīpaṃ hadayabbhantare pajjalantaṃ arahattūpanissayaṃ disvā assamapadaṃ agamāsi. So bhagavantaṃ disvā haṭṭhatuṭṭho attano upakappananiyāmena āhāraṃ upanesi. Taṃ bhagavā paribhuñji. Evaṃ tayo divase datvā catutthadivase ‘‘bhagavā tumhe paramasukhumālā, kathaṃ iminā āhārena yāpethā’’ti āha. Tassa satthā ariyasantosaguṇaṃ pakāsento dhammaṃ desesi. Tāpaso taṃ sutvā sotāpanno hutvā pabbajitvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Bhagavā taṃ arahatte patiṭṭhapetvā gato. So pana tattheva viharanto aparabhāge vātābādhena upadduto ahosi. Satthā tattha gantvā paṭisanthāramukhena tassa vihāraṃ pucchanto –
你被风病折磨着,却还住在荒野密林里;
在荒凉粗劣、托钵难行的去处,比丘,你要怎么过活呢?——世尊以偈颂问道。于是,长老回答——巴利
‘‘Vātarogābhinīto tvaṃ, viharaṃ kānane vane; Paviddhagocare lūkhe, kathaṃ bhikkhu karissasī’’ti. – gāthamāha; Atha thero –
用广大遍满的喜与乐,充满整个身体;
就算只能吃粗劣的食物,我也要忍耐着,住在森林里。巴利
‘‘Pītisukhena vipulena, pharitvāna samussayaṃ; Lūkhampi abhisambhonto, viharissāmi kānane.
修习七觉支、诸根和诸力,
具足了禅那的微细境界,我将以无漏的状态安住。巴利
‘‘Bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge, indriyāni balāni ca; Jhānasokhummasampanno, viharissaṃ anāsavo.
已从烦恼中解脱,心清净无染。
我将持续不断地审察,安住在无漏的状态中。巴利
‘‘Vippamuttaṃ kilesehi, suddhacittaṃ anāvilaṃ; Abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhanto, viharissaṃ anāsavo.
内在和外在,凡是我曾有的诸漏;
一切都被彻底断尽,无有剩余,再也不会生起。巴利
‘‘Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, ye me vijjiṃsu āsavā; Sabbe asesā ucchinnā, na ca uppajjare puna.
五蕴已遍知,虽住而根已断;
苦已经灭尽,如今不再有来生。巴利
‘‘Pañcakkhandhā pariññātā, tiṭṭhanti chinnamūlakā; Dukkhakkhayo anuppatto, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti. –
他用这些剩下的偈颂,向导师说明了自己的修行境界。巴利
Imāhi sesagāthāhi attano vihāraṃ satthu pavedesi.
在这里,“具足禅那的细妙”是指具有禅那的细妙状态。所谓“禅那的细妙”,就是指无色界禅那,因此这句话说的是他获得了八等至,以此显示他自己具备俱分解脱。另有一些人说:“‘细妙’是指最上道果中的增上慧学,这里通过提到‘禅那’来显示他自己具备俱分解脱。”“从诸烦恼中解脱”是指通过寂止解脱而从一切烦恼中解脱出来;正因如此,心是清净的;因为没有污浊的思惟,所以是无污浊的——这三句说的就是阿拉汉果心。其余部分应按照前面所说的方法理解。这就是那位长老的证悟记说。巴利
Tattha jhānasokhummasampannoti jhānasukhumabhāvena samannāgato. Jhānasukhumaṃ nāma arūpajjhānaṃ, tasmā aṭṭhasamāpattilābhimhīti vuttaṃ hoti. Tena attano ubhatobhāgavimuttitaṃ dasseti. Apare panāhu – ‘‘sokhummanti aggamaggaphalesu adhipaññāsikkhā adhippetā, tato jhānaggahaṇena attano ubhatobhāgavimuttitaṃ vibhāvetī’’ti. Vippamuttaṃ kilesehīti paṭippassaddhivimuttiyā sabbakilesehi vimuttaṃ, tato eva suddhacittaṃ, anāvilasaṅkappatāya anāvilaṃ, tīhipi padehi arahattaphalacittameva vadati. Sesaṃ heṭṭhā vuttanayameva. Imameva ca therassa aññābyākaraṇaṃ ahosīti.
12. 梵授长老偈颂的注释巴利
12. Brahmadattattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“无嗔者”等偈颂,是尊者梵授长老所说的。这件事的起因是什么呢?这位长老在过去诸佛在世时就已经积下了善根,又在一次次投生中不断积累福德,到了现在这位佛陀出世的时候,他投生在舍卫城,成了憍萨罗国王的儿子,取名梵授。长大后,他见到祇园大法会上佛陀的威神之力,生起了信心,于是出家。出家后他修观禅,证得了连同无碍解在内的六种神通。有一天,他进城托钵乞食,有个婆罗门骂他。长老听到了也默不作声,照样托钵乞食,那婆罗门又接着骂。旁边的人看见那人这样骂长老,就说:“这位长老什么都不说啊。”长老听到这话,便为那些人说法,这样说道:巴利
Akkodhassātiādikā āyasmato brahmadattattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinitvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ kosalarañño putto hutvā nibbatti, brahmadattotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. So vayappatto jetavanamahe buddhānubhāvaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto saha paṭisambhidāhi chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Taṃ ekadivasaṃ nagare piṇḍāya carantaṃ aññataro brāhmaṇo akkosi. Thero taṃ sutvāpi tuṇhībhūto piṇḍāya caratiyeva, brāhmaṇo punapi akkosiyeva. Manussā evaṃ akkosantampi naṃ ‘‘ayaṃ thero na kiñci bhaṇatī’’ti āhaṃsu. Taṃ sutvā thero tesaṃ manussānaṃ dhammaṃ desento –
无嗔者何来嗔怒?调伏且平等生活者何来嗔怒?
以正智解脱的人,内心寂静,安住于如如之境。巴利
‘‘Akkodhassa kuto kodho, dantassa samajīvino; Sammadaññā vimuttassa, upasantassa tādino.
对愤怒者还以愤怒,那个人反而更坏。
面对愤怒的人却不以愤怒回击,他就打赢了那场很难打赢的仗。巴利
‘‘Tasseva tena pāpiyo, yo kuddhaṃ paṭikujjhati; Kuddhaṃ appaṭikujjhanto, saṅgāmaṃ jeti dujjayaṃ.
他既为自己,也为他人,实践两者的利益。
知道别人正在发怒,自己却能保持正念、平静下来。巴利
‘‘Ubhinnamatthaṃ carati, attano ca parassa ca; Paraṃ saṅkupitaṃ ñatvā, yo sato upasammati.
他治愈双方,既治愈自己,也治愈他人;
人们把那些不懂法的人视为愚者。巴利
‘‘Ubhinnaṃ tikicchantaṃ taṃ, attano ca parassa ca; Janā maññanti bāloti, ye dhammassa akovidā. (saṃ. ni. 1.189);
要是你心里冒出了愤怒,就想想那把锯子的比喻。
如果对味道生起渴爱,就要忆念子肉之喻。巴利
‘‘Uppajje te sace kodho, āvajja kakacūpamaṃ; Uppajje ce rase taṇhā, puttamaṃsūpamaṃ sara.
如果你的心奔逐于诸欲与诸有,
用正念赶快把它制住,就像制住一头偷吃谷物的犟牛。巴利
‘‘Sace dhāvati cittaṃ te, kāmesu ca bhavesu ca; Khippaṃ niggaṇha satiyā, kiṭṭhādaṃ viya duppasu’’nti. –
他说了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā gāthā abhāsi.
这里,“无嗔者”指没有嗔恨的人,也就是通过圣道彻底断除了嗔恨的人。“嗔从何来”是说:嗔到底能从什么原因生起呢?意思是它根本没有生起的缘由。“已调伏者”指通过最殊胜的调伏——以最上圣道调伏自己。“平等生活者”指完全舍弃了身体上的不平等行为等,以身行平等等方式平等地生活,凭七处正知而正确地行事。“以正智解脱者”指以正智了知应了知等法之后,从一切漏中解脱。正因为如此,一切烦恼的热恼与焦灼都已止息,所以是“已寂静者”。在可意、不可意等境界中达到如如不动的特征,成为如如不动的漏尽者,他哪里还会有嗔呢?长老用这番话说明了自己没有嗔及其原因之后,接着为了显示嗔与无嗔的过患和功德而说法,于是说出“tasseva”等话。
其中,“若人反嗔于嗔者”:如果有人对向自己发怒、生气的人,以反怒、反骂、反击等方式报复回去,那么对这个人自己来说,只会变得更坏、更不善——在今生会被智者呵责等,在来世会遭受地狱之苦等。而对发怒的人来说,他并没有因为别人不反怒就造下恶业,这根本不必说。不过有些人解释说:“若人对不嗔者反生嗔。”——“不反嗔于嗔者”:如果有人知道对方在发怒、被嗔恨所控制,却不反怒,而是安忍,那么他就叫作战胜了难胜的烦恼之战。而且他不仅战胜了烦恼之战,还在实践对双方都有益的行为。为了说明这一点,论中说“双方的利益……乃至……寂静”。如果有人知道对方愤怒、生气,被嗔恨所控制,就以慈心对待他,或者保持舍心,正念正知地平静下来,安忍而不反击,那么他就是在为自己和他人双方,实践能带来两世安乐的利益。巴利
Tattha akkodhassāti kodharahitassa maggena samucchinnakodhassa. Kuto kodhoti kuto nāma hetu kodho uppajjeyya, tassa uppattikāraṇaṃ natthīti attho. Dantassāti uttamena damena aggamaggadamathena dantassa. Samajīvinoti kāyavisamādīni sabbaso pahāya kāyasamādīnaṃ vasena samaṃ jīvantassa sattaṭṭhāniyena sampajaññena sammadeva vattantassa. Sammadaññā vimuttassāti sammā aññāya abhiññeyyādike dhamme jānitvā sabbāsavehi vippamuttassa. Tato eva sabbakilesadarathapariḷāhavūpasamena upasantassa. Iṭṭhādīsu tādilakkhaṇappattiyā tādino khīṇāsavassa kuto kodhoti aññāpadesena thero attano kodhābhāvaṃ tassa ca kāraṇāni vatvā idāni kodhe akodhe ca ādīnavānisaṃsadassanena dhammaṃ kathento ‘‘tassevā’’tiādimāha. Tattha yo kuddhaṃ paṭikujjhatīti yo puggalo attano upari kuddhaṃ kupitaṃ puggalaṃ paṭikujjhati, tasseva tena paṭikujjhanapaccakkosanapaṭippaharaṇādinā pāpiyo idhaloke viññūgarahādivasena paraloke nirayadukkhādivasena abhaddakataraṃ akalyāṇataraṃ hoti. Kujjhanena pana akuddhassa pāpaṃ hotīti vattabbameva natthi. Keci pana ‘‘yo akuddhaṃ paṭikuddhaṃ ārabbha kujjhatī’’ti atthaṃ vadanti. Kuddhaṃ appaṭikujjhantoti yo pana kuddhaṃ puggalaṃ ‘‘ayaṃ kuddho kodhapareto’’ti ñatvā na paṭikujjhati khamati, so dujjayaṃ kilesasaṅgāmaṃ jeti nāma. Na kevalañcassa kilesasaṅgāmajayo eva, atha kho ubhayahitapaṭipattimpīti dassento āha ‘‘ubhinnamatthaṃ…pe… upasammatī’’ti. Yo paraṃ puggalaṃ saṅkupitaṃ kuddhaṃ ‘‘kodhapareto’’ti ñatvā taṃ mettāyanto ajjhupekkhanto vā sato sampajāno hutvā upasammati khamati na paṭippharati. So attano ca parassa cāti ubhinnaṃ ubhayalokasukhāvahaṃ atthaṃ hitaṃ carati.
能医治双方的人,就是能医治自己和他人这两者的嗔病、安忍的人。那些对法和圣者的正行法不善巧的愚人,他们会认为:“这个无知的人,别人骂他、打他,他什么都不做。”这就是他们不如理作意的意思。也有人读作“tikicchana”,意思是具有医治的本性。巴利
Ubhinnaṃ tikicchantaṃ tanti taṃ attano ca parassa cāti ubhinnaṃ dvinnaṃ kodhabyādhitikicchāya tikicchantaṃ khamantaṃ puggalaṃ ye janā dhammassa ariyācāradhamme akusalā, te bālā ‘‘ayaṃ aviddasu yo attānaṃ akkosantassa paharantassa kiñci na karotī’’ti maññanti , taṃ tesaṃ ayoniso maññananti adhippāyo. ‘‘Tikicchana’’ntipi paṭhanti, tikicchanasabhāvanti attho.
长老这样说完法之后,那个骂人的婆罗门听了,心生警惧,又生起清净的信心,就向长老请求原谅,并在长老座下出家了。长老要给他修行方法时,心想“这个人适合修慈心”,就把慈心修法教给了他。接着,为了开示在面对嗔恨等烦恼时应当如何观察等方法,长老说了“如果你生起……”等话。其中,“如果你生起”的意思是:如果你在修习业处时,因为某个人,由于长久以来的习气而生起了嗔心,为了平息它——巴利
Evaṃ therena vuccamānaṃ dhammaṃ sutvā akkosakabrāhmaṇo saṃviggo pasannacitto ca hutvā theraṃ khamāpetvā tasseva santike pabbaji. Thero tassa kammaṭṭhānaṃ dento ‘‘imassa mettābhāvanā yuttā’’ti mettākammaṭṭhānaṃ datvā kodhapariyuṭṭhānādīsu paccavekkhaṇādividhiṃ dassento ‘‘uppajje te’’tiādimāha. Tattha uppajje te saceti sace te kammaṭṭhānaṃ anuyuñjantassa kañci puggalaṃ nissāya ciraparicayo kodho uppajjeyya, tassa vūpasamāya –
比丘们,就算有盗贼、行凶者用两边都带把的锯子,把你们的肢体一节一节锯下来,如果那时谁的心生起嗔恨,他就不是遵行我教导的人。巴利
‘‘Ubhatodaṇḍakena cepi, bhikkhave, kakacena corā ocarakā aṅgamaṅgāni okanteyyuṃ, tatrāpi yo mano padūseyya, na me so tena sāsanakaro’’ti (ma. ni. 1.232) –
你要忆念导师所教导的锯喻教诫。如果对味道生起渴爱——如果你对甜味等各种味道生起渴爱、贪求,那么为了平息它——巴利
Satthārā vuttaṃ kakacūpamaṃ ovādaṃ āvajjehi. Uppajje ce rase taṇhāti sace te madhurādibhede rase taṇhā abhilāso uppajjeyya, tassa vūpasamāya –
就像夫妻俩吃自己孩子的肉,只是为了能走出荒野,并不是因为贪恋味道;同样,善男子出家后受用钵食……(中略)……也是为了安住安乐。巴利
‘‘Puttamaṃsaṃ jāyampatikā yathā kantāranittharaṇatthameva khādiṃsu, na rasataṇhāya evaṃ kulaputtopi pabbajito piṇḍapātaṃ paṭisevati…pe… phāsuvihāro cā’’ti (saṃ. ni. 2.63 atthato samānaṃ) –
你要记住并反复忆念这如是所说的子肉譬喻的教导。巴利
Evaṃ vuttaṃ puttamaṃsūpamovādaṃ sara anussara.
如果心在奔跑:当你不如理作意时,你的心如果因为欲贪而在五种欲乐中追逐,或者因为对存在的渴求而在欲有等诸有中生起祈愿,它就会奔跑、游荡、飞奔。你要赶快用念把它压制住,就像压制那头吃谷子的恶牛一样,不让它那样乱跑。就像有人用绳子把一头吃庄稼、啃谷子、难以调伏的恶牛绑在柱子上,让它服从自己的控制;同样,你要用念的绳子把它牢牢绑在三摩地的柱子上,赶快、迅速地压制它,让它因为烦恼的灭尽而不再啃食游荡,这样去调伏它。有些注释师说:长老还在凡夫阶段时,忍受别人的辱骂,为那些人开示圣者的功德、说法,之后又用两首偈颂教导自己,增长观,证得阿拉汉果,宣告自己的证悟,于是说出了这些偈颂。巴利
Sace dhāvati te cittanti ayoniso manasi karoto tava cittaṃ kāmesu pañcakāmaguṇesu chandarāgavasena, kāmabhavādīsu bhavesu bhavapatthanāvasena sace dhāvati sarati javati. Khippaṃ niggaṇha satiyā, kiṭṭhādaṃviya duppasunti tathā dhāvituṃ adento yathā nāma puriso kiṭṭhādaṃ sassakhādakaṃ duppasuṃ duṭṭhagoṇaṃ yottena thambhe bandhitvā attano vase vatteti, evaṃ satiyā satiyottena sammādhithambhe bandhanto khippaṃ sīghameva niggaṇha, yathā kilesavigamena nibbisevanaṃ hoti, tathā damehīti. Keci pana ‘‘thero puthujjanova hutvā akkosaṃ adhivāsento tesaṃ manussānaṃ ariyaguṇe pakāsento dhammaṃ kathetvā pacchā dvīhi gāthāhi attānaṃ ovadanto vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ patvā aññaṃ byākaronto imāyeva gāthā abhāsī’’ti vadanti.
13. 《斯里曼达长老偈颂注》巴利
13. Sirimaṇḍattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“若人覆藏,便会漏泄”等偈颂,是尊者斯里曼达长老说的。这件事是怎么发生的呢?这位长老在过去诸佛那里积下了善行,在一次次投生中累积功德。到了现在这尊佛出世的时候,他出生在鳄山的一个婆罗门家庭,取名斯里曼达。成年后,世尊住在贝萨咖拉林时,他去亲近导师,听了法,生起信心,就出家受了具足戒,修习沙门法。某个布萨日,他坐在诵戒的座位上,在诵因缘部分结束时,心里琢磨“凡已发露者,他便安乐”这句经文的意思:如果犯了戒却不发露、把罪覆藏起来,就会一犯再犯,因此不得安乐;只要发露出来,依法忏悔,就能得到安乐。他这样作意之后,生起“啊,世尊的教法真是极其清净”的信心,以此压伏了生起的喜悦,增长观慧,证得阿罗汉果。然后他回顾自己的修行,心生欢喜,为比丘们作教诫,说道:巴利
Channamativassatītiādikā āyasmato sirimaṇḍattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinitvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde saṃsumāragire brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā sirimaṇḍoti laddhanāmo vayappatto bhesakalāvane bhagavati viharante satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā laddhūpasampado samaṇadhammaṃ karonto ekasmiṃ uposathadivase pātimokkhuddesaṭṭhāne nisinno nidānuddesassa pariyosāne ‘‘āvikatā hissa phāsu hotī’’ti (mahāva. 134) pāḷiyā atthaṃ upadhārento āpannaṃ āpattiṃ anāvikatvā paṭicchādento uparūpari āpattiyo āpajjati, tenassa na phāsu hoti, āvikatvā pana yathādhammaṃ paṭikarontassa phāsu hotīti imamatthaṃ manasi katvā ‘‘aho satthu sāsanaṃ suvisuddha’’nti laddhappasādo tathā uppannaṃ pītiṃ vikkhambhetvā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ patvā attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā pasannamānaso bhikkhūnaṃ ovādaṃ dento –
被遮盖的会漏雨,敞开的不会漏雨。
所以,要把那覆盖物打开,这样它就不会被雨淋透。巴利
‘‘Channamativassati, vivaṭaṃ nātivassati; Tasmā channaṃ vivaretha, evaṃ taṃ nātivassati.
世间被死亡击倒,被衰老包围;
被渴爱之箭刺穿,恒常被欲望之烟熏烤。巴利
‘‘Maccunābbhāhato loko, jarāya parivārito; Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo, icchādhūpāyito sadā. (saṃ. ni. 1.66);
世间被死亡打击,也被衰老包围;
没有依靠的人一直受着折磨,就像犯了王法的人挨棍棒一样。巴利
‘‘Maccunābbhāhato loko, parikkhitto jarāya ca; Haññati niccamattāṇo, pattadaṇḍova takkaro.
死神、疾病、衰老这三样,就像迎面扑来的火团一样。
想迎面抵抗,没有那份力气;想拔腿逃跑,也没有那个速度。巴利
‘‘Āgacchantaggikhandhāva, maccu byādhi jarā tayo; Paccuggantuṃ balaṃ natthi, javo natthi palāyituṃ.
应当让每一天都不白白空过,哪怕只做一点点,或者做很多。
每一个夜晚过去,他的寿命就减少一点。巴利
‘‘Amoghaṃ divasaṃ kayirā, appena bahukena vā; Yaṃ yaṃ vijahate rattiṃ, tadūnaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.
无论你在行走、站立,还是坐着、躺着,
最后的夜晚已经到来,这不是你该放逸的时候。巴利
‘‘Carato tiṭṭhato vāpi, āsīnasayanassa vā; Upeti carimā ratti, na te kālo pamajjitu’’nti. –
他说了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā gāthā abhāsi.
在这里,“隐秘”指的是被遮盖、没有如实显露、未被公开的恶行。“猛烈降下”是指犯戒之雨和烦恼之雨极其猛烈地降下。因为隐瞒犯戒本身就是无惭无愧之类的状态,而且由于隐瞒,他还可能一再犯下同类甚至更严重的过失,所以说隐瞒是导致雨水猛降的原因。“开显”是指公开表明,毫不隐藏。“不猛烈降下”中,“ati”只是一个前缀,意思是“不降”。这里所说的“不降”,应按照与前面相反的道理来理解,因为心相续已经得到净化。“因此”是以原因的方式重申前面所说的内容:隐秘的恶行会招致犯戒之雨等的猛烈降下,而开显的恶行则不会降下。“应开显隐秘”是说,即使处在凡夫阶段、心中生起了隐瞒的念头,也不要随顺它,而应揭露、公开,并如法对治。“如是”是指通过揭露而如法行持。“那”是指那隐秘的恶行。这样就不会降下犯戒之雨和烦恼之雨,意思是使这个人安立于清净之中。巴利
Tattha channanti chāditaṃ yathābhūtaṃ avivaṭaṃ appakāsitaṃ duccaritaṃ. Ativassatīti āpattivassañceva kilesavassañca ativiya vassati. Āpattiyā hi chādanaṃ alajjibhāvādinā tādisova, chādanena tato aññathāva punapi tathārūpaṃ tato vā pāpiṭṭhataraṃ āpattiṃ āpajjeyyāti chādanaṃ vassanassa kāraṇaṃ vuttaṃ. Vivaṭanti pakāsitaṃ appaṭicchannaṃ. Nātivassatīti ettha atīti upasaggamattaṃ, na vassatīti attho. Avassanañcettha vuttavipariyāyena veditabbaṃ cittasantānassa visodhitattā. Tasmāti vuttamevatthaṃ kāraṇabhāvena paccāmasati, channassa duccaritassa āpattivassādīnaṃ ativassanato vivaṭassa ca avassanatoti attho. Channaṃ vivarethāti puthujjanabhāvena chādanādhippāye uppannepi taṃ ananuvattitvā vivaretha āvikareyya, yathādhammaṃ paṭikareyya. Evanti vivaraṇena yathādhammaṃ paṭipattiyā. Tanti taṃ channaṃ duccaritaṃ. Nātivassati āpattivassaṃ kilesavassañca na vassati, suddhante puggalaṃ patiṭṭhapetīti attho.
现在,为了说明“应当一心一意、迅速地净化自己,应当修习不放逸”这个道理,而开示令人警醒的事,所以说了“世界被死神打击”等话。其中,“世界被死神打击”:整个有情世间,就像盗贼被刽子手处决一样,被摧坏一切轮回的死神——也就是死亡——所打击,无法从它手中逃脱。“被老所包围”:这个世间从出生之后,就被以引向死亡为作用的老所包围、覆盖,意思是被老的打击完全困住、套牢。“被渴爱之箭所刺入”:就像身体内部被一支淬了毒、带倒钩的利箭射入一样,被名为渴爱、以执取为特征的箭刺入,深深扎进心脏。因为渴爱会制造逼迫、向内刺痛、又难以拔出,所以称为“箭”。“被欲求所焚烧”:被以希求所缘为特征的欲求所烧灼。因为一个渴求某个对象的人,不管有没有得到想要的对象,都会被那本身具有燃烧性质的欲求烧灼,达到焦灼炽热的程度。“常时”:指一切时候。这个词应当套用在所有句子上。巴利
Idāni ‘‘ekaṃsena sīghaṃyeva ca attā sodhetabbo, appamādo kātabbo’’ti tassa kāraṇaṃ saṃvegavatthuṃ dassento ‘‘maccunābbhāhato loko’’tiādimāha. Tattha maccunābbhāhato lokoti ayaṃ sabbopi sattaloko coro viya coraghātakena, sabbavaṭṭanipātinā maccunā maraṇena abhihato, na tassa hatthato muccati. Jarāya parivāritoti ayaṃ loko uppādato uddhaṃ maraṇūpanayanarasāya jarāya parivārito ajjhotthaṭo, jarāsaṅghātaparimukkoti attho. Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇoti sarīrassa anto nimuggena visapītakhurappena viya upādānalakkhaṇena taṇhāsaṅkhātena sallena otiṇṇo hadayabbhantare ogāḷho. Taṇhā hi pīḷājananato anto tudanato duruddhārato ca ‘‘sallo’’ti vuccati. Icchādhūpāyitoti ārammaṇābhipatthanalakkhaṇāya icchāya santāpito. Taṃ visayaṃ icchanto hi puggalo yadicchitaṃ visayaṃ labhanto vā alabhanto vā tāya eva anudahanalakkhaṇāya icchāya santatto pariḷāhappatto hoti. Sadāti sabbakālaṃ, idañca padaṃ sabbapadesu yojetabbaṃ.
被老包围:并不是只被死神打击,而是也被老包围了。意思是说,被老完全封锁,被老这堵墙团团围住,根本越不过去。常被杀害,没有保护:是说没有保护、没有依靠,时时刻刻都被老和死杀害、折磨。就像什么呢?就像一个犯了罪、被判了死刑的盗贼,没人能保护他,只能奉国王的命令被处死;这个世间也是这样,被老和死所杀害——这是在用这个比喻来说明。巴利
Parikkhitto jarāya cāti na kevalaṃ maccunā abbhāhatoyeva, atha kho jarāya ca parikkhitto. Jarāya samavaruddho jarāpākāraparikkhitto, na taṃ samatikkamatīti attho. Haññati niccamattāṇoti atāṇo asaraṇo hutvā niccakālaṃ jarāmaraṇehi haññati vibādhīyati. Yathā kiṃ? Pattadaṇḍova takkaro yathā takkaro coro katāparādho vajjhappatto atāṇo rājāṇāya haññati, evamayaṃ loko jarāmaraṇehīti dasseti.
像迎面扑来的大火堆:当大林燃烧时,那些吞没一切的大火堆,也就是死、病、老这三者,以烧尽之义称为火堆,它们吞没一切,向这个有情世间逼近而来。可是,这个世间既没有力量,也没有勇气去迎面抵抗、去战胜它们;当它们猛烈扑来、全面压覆时,这个世间也没有逃脱的速度。即使想转身从那里逃走,这个世间也没有跑得动的脚力。就这样,自己无力对抗,又无法靠幻术等手段抵御这三种强大的敌人,而它们又始终逼近眼前,那该怎么办呢?不要让日子空过,或多或少都行:哪怕只用很少的时间,或者用很多时间——整个日夜都持续修习——以观的作意,让日子不空过、不白费。因为,每过去一夜,这个有情的寿命就随之减少;这个有情每度过、消逝、耗尽一夜,他的寿命就因那一夜而变短。由此说明,夜晚的消逝就是寿命的消尽,而且这种消逝无法挽回。因此他说:巴利
Āgacchantaggikhandhāvāti mahāvane ḍayhamāne taṃ abhibhavantā mahantā aggikkhandhā viya maccu byādhi jarāti ime tayo anudahanaṭṭhena aggikkhandhā imaṃ sattalokaṃ abhibhavantā āgacchanti , tesaṃ pana paṭibalo hutvā paccuggantuṃ abhibhavituṃ balaṃ ussāho natthi, imassa lokassa, javo natthi palāyituṃ javantesu, ajjhottharantesu. Yattha te nābhibhavanti, piṭṭhiṃ dassetvā tato palāyitumpi imassa lokassa jaṅghājavo natthi, evaṃ attanā asamattho māyādīhi upāyehi appaṭikāre tividhe balavati paccāmitte niccupaṭṭhite kiṃ kātabbanti ce? Amoghaṃdivasaṃ kayirā, appena bahukena vāti appena antamaso gaddūhanamattampi kālaṃ pavattitena bahukena vā sakalaṃ ahorattaṃ pavattitena vipassanāmanasikārena amoghaṃ avañjhaṃ divasaṃ kareyya, yasmā yaṃ yaṃ vijahate rattiṃ, tadūnaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ ayaṃ satto yaṃ yaṃ rattiṃ vijahati nāseti khepeti, tadūnaṃ tena ūnaṃ tassa sattassa jīvitaṃ hoti. Etena rattikkhayo nāma jīvitakkhayo tassa anivattanatoti dasseti. Tenāha –
一个人最初在母胎里住的第一夜
他刚站起来就往前走,一旦走起来就不再回头。巴利
‘‘Yamekarattiṃ paṭhamaṃ, gabbhe vasati māṇavo; Abbhuṭṭhitova so yāti, sa gacchaṃ na nivattatī’’ti. (jā. 1.15.363);
不只是夜晚,其实也应该从行住坐卧这些姿势来观察生命的终结,所以他说了“行走者”等话。“行走者”就是正在行走的人。“站立者”就是保持站立的人。“或坐或卧者”就是坐着或躺着的人,也就是坐着或躺下的人。也有人读作“坐卧”,那里应当理解为属格意义的宾格用法。“最后一夜到来”是说带着最后一心而来的夜晚到了;这里提到夜晚,只是为了说法开头的需要。在行走等任何一种姿势中,具备最后时刻者的姿势刹那才耗尽生命,随即逝去,所以在那些时刻不应放逸,你也不该放逸,因为不知道“在此特定时刻死亡不会发生”。正如所说:巴利
Na kevalaṃ rattivaseneva, atha kho iriyāpathavasenāpi jīvitakkhayo upadhāretabboti āha ‘‘carato’’tiādi. Caratoti gacchantassa. Tiṭṭhatoti ṭhitaṃ kappentassa. Āsīnasayanassa vāti āsīnassa sayanassa vā, nisinnassa nipajjantassa vāti attho. ‘‘Āsīdana’’ntipi paṭhanti, tattha sāmiatthe upayogavacanaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ. Upeti carimā rattīti carimakacittasahitā ratti upagacchati, rattiggahaṇañcettha desanāsīsamattaṃ. Gamanādīsu yena kenaci iriyāpathena samaṅgībhūtassa carimakāloyeva, tenevassa iriyāpathakkhaṇā jīvitaṃ khepetvā eva gacchanti, tasmā na te kālo pamajjituṃ nāyaṃ tuyhaṃ pamādaṃ āpajjituṃ kālo ‘‘imasmiṃ nāma kāle maraṇaṃ na hotī’’ti aviditattā. Vuttaṃ hi –
凡人的生命,在这里既无标志,也无法被了知。
又艰难又短暂,还和苦绑在一起。巴利
‘‘Animittamanaññātaṃ, maccānaṃ idha jīvitaṃ; Kasirañca parittañca, tañca dukkhena saṃyuta’’nti. (su. ni. 579);
因此,这样告诫自己之后,应当以不放逸的心致力于三学的修习——这就是这句话的意趣所在。巴利
Tasmā evaṃ attānaṃ ovaditvā appamattena tīsu sikkhāsu anuyogo kātabboti adhippāyo.
14. 一切欲长老偈注释巴利
14. Sabbakāmittheragāthāvaṇṇanā
“两足者”等偈颂,是具寿萨巴咖弥长老的偈颂。它的起因是什么?据说,这位长老曾在莲华上佛的教法中,看见一位比丘平息了已生起的灾患、使教法恢复清净安稳,于是发愿说:“愿我未来也能在某位佛陀的教法中,平息灾患、使教法恢复清净安稳。”他发起这个愿之后,做了与这个愿相应的种种善业,在天界和人间之间流转受生。到了现在这位佛陀出世、世尊还没有般涅槃的时候,他出生在毗舍离城的刹帝利家族中,取名“萨巴咖弥”。成年后,亲属们让他娶妻成家。他内心倾向出离,厌恶在家生活,就到法藏长老那里出家,修习沙门法。后来他和戒师一起来到毗舍离,前往亲戚家。在那里,他的前妻因为与丈夫分离而痛苦,身体消瘦,容貌憔悴,不加打扮,穿着脏衣服,向他礼敬后,哭着站在一旁。长老看见她之后,以悲悯为先导修习慈心。当他面对这个所缘境时,由于不如理作意,烦恼突然生起了。巴利
Dvipādakotiādikā āyasmato sabbakāmittherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayaṃ kira padumuttarassa bhagavato sāsane uppannaṃ abbudaṃ sodhetvā paṭipākatikaṃ ṭhapentaṃ ekaṃ theraṃ disvā, ‘‘ahampi anāgate ekassa buddhassa sāsane abbudaṃ sodhetvā paṭipākatikaṃ ṭhapetuṃ samattho bhaveyya’’nti patthanaṃ paṭṭhapetvā tadanurūpāni puññāni katvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde aparinibbute eva bhagavati vesāliyaṃ khattiyakule nibbattitvā sabbakāmoti laddhanāmo vayappatto ñātakehi dārapariggahaṃ kārito nissaraṇajjhāsayatāya gharāvāsaṃ jigucchanto dhammabhaṇḍāgārikassa santike pabbajitvā samaṇadhammaṃ karonto upajjhāyena saddhiṃ vesāliṃ upagato ñātigharaṃ agamāsi. Tattha naṃ purāṇadutiyikā pativiyogadukkhitā kisā dubbaṇṇā analaṅkatā kiliṭṭhavatthanivasanā vanditvā rodamānā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Taṃ disvā therassa karuṇāpurassaraṃ mettaṃ upaṭṭhāpayato anubhūtārammaṇe ayonisomanasikāravasena sahasā kileso uppajji.
他像一匹被藤鞭抽打的良马,当下生起紧迫感,立刻前往坟场,取不净相,以在那里证得的禅那作为基础,修习增长观智,最终证得阿罗汉果。那时,他的岳父把女儿打扮得漂漂亮亮,带着一大群随从,想让他还俗,来到了精舍。长老知道他的意图后,为了表明自己已经远离诸欲、对一切都不再染着,便……巴利
So tena kasāhi tāḷito ājānīyo viya sañjātasaṃvego tāvadeva susānaṃ gantvā, asubhanimittaṃ uggahetvā, tattha paṭiladdhajhānaṃ pādakaṃ katvā, vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā, arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Athassa sasuro alaṅkatapaṭiyattaṃ dhītaraṃ ādāya mahatā parivārena naṃ uppabbājetukāmo vihāraṃ agamāsi. Thero tassā adhippāyaṃ ñatvā attano kāmesu virattabhāvaṃ sabbattha ca anupalittataṃ pakāsento –
这个两脚的东西是不净的,臭烘烘的,消失;
充满各种腐尸,从各处渗漏出来。巴利
‘‘Dvipādakoyaṃ asuci, duggandho parihīrati; Nānākuṇapaparipūro, vissavanto tato tato.
就像用陷阱捕捉藏起来的鹿,用鱼钩钓水里的鱼;
就像用粘胶抓住猴子一样,这些东西缠住并折磨凡夫。巴利
‘‘Migaṃ nilīnaṃ kūṭena, baḷiseneva ambujaṃ; Vānaraṃ viya lepena, bādhayanti puthujjanaṃ.
色、声、味、香、触,这些让人愉悦的感官对象;
这五种欲乐,在女人的形色中显现。巴利
‘‘Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā, phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā; Pañca kāmaguṇā ete, itthirūpasmi dissare.
那些凡夫以贪染之心亲近这些女人,
他们让恐怖的坟场不断扩张,又继续累积新的生死轮回。巴利
‘‘Ye etā upasevanti, rattacittā puthujjanā; Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṃ ghoraṃ, ācinanti punabbhavaṃ.
谁避开这些,如蛇用脚避开头,
具念的人,能真正超越世间这种贪爱执著。巴利
‘‘Yo cetā parivajjeti, sappasseva padā siro; Somaṃ visattikaṃ loke, sato samativattati.
看到欲乐带来的过患,把出离看成是安全的。
出离一切欲乐,我已证得漏尽。巴利
‘‘Kāmesvādīnavaṃ disvā, nekkhammaṃ daṭṭhu khemato; Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti. –
他说了这些偈颂。巴利
Imā gāthā abhāsi.
在这里,“两足”这个说法:虽然无足等众生的身体也同样是不净的,但这里是根据论述的重点,或者按照最上等的限定来说的。又或者,因为其他不净的身体还能用盐、酸等调料加工后给人吃,而人的身体却不能,所以为了显示人身本质上是更加不净的,才说“两足”。“此”,是指当时现前的那位女人的身体。“不净”,就是不清净,意思是这里面没有一点清净的东西。“具恶臭而庄严”,是说它本来就恶臭,却用花香等装饰打扮来佩戴。“充塞种种尸”,就是充塞着头发等种种死尸。“处处流出”,是说即使人们努力用花香等来遮蔽其可厌性,也使这种努力归于徒劳,从九门流出唾液、鼻涕等,并从毛孔流出汗垢,与“流出而佩戴”相连接。巴利
Tattha dvipādakoti yadipi apādakādayopi kāyā asucīyeva, adhikāravasena pana ukkaṭṭhaparicchedena vā evaṃ vuttaṃ. Yasmā vā aññe asucibhūtāpi kāyā loṇambilādīhi abhisaṅkharitvā manussānaṃ bhojanepi upanīyanti, na pana manussakāyo, tasmā asucitarasabhāvamassa dassento ‘‘dvipādako’’ti āha. Ayanti tadā upaṭṭhitaṃ itthirūpaṃ sandhāyāha. Asucīti asuci eva, na ettha kiñcipi sucīti attho. Duggandho parihīratīti duggandho samāno pupphagandhādīhi saṅkharitvā pariharīyati. Nānākuṇapaparipūroti kesādianekappakārakuṇapabharito. Vissavanto tato tatoti pupphagandhādīhissa jegucchabhāvaṃ paṭicchādetuṃ vāyamantānampi taṃ vāyāmaṃ nipphalaṃ katvā navahi dvārehi kheḷasiṅghāṇikādīni lomakūpehi ca sedajallikaṃ ‘vissavantoyeva parihīratī’ti sambandho.
身体虽然这样令人厌恶,却还是像用陷阱之类的机关捕捉鹿一样,凭着自己的色相等等,欺骗那些盲目的凡夫。为了说明这一点,所以说了“鹿”等话。其中,“用陷阱困住鹿”:就像猎人用网、套索之类的陷阱,把陷阱隐蔽起来再捕捉鹿一样。后出的iva一词也应拿到此处连结使用。“像用钩子钓鱼”:就像渔夫用穿了饵的钩子钓鱼一样。“像用胶粘猴子”:就像捕兽的人用涂在树、石头等上面的胶来粘猴子一样。身体就是这样欺骗、伤害那些盲目的凡夫。巴利
Evaṃ jegucchopi samāno cāyaṃ kāyo kūṭādīhi viya migādike attano rūpādīhi andhaputhujjane vañcetiyevāti dassento ‘‘miga’’ntiādimāha. Tattha migaṃ nilīnaṃ kūṭenāti pāsavākarādinā kūṭena nilīnaṃ, paṭicchannaṃ katvā migaṃ viya nesādo. Vakkhamāno hi iva-saddo idhāpi ānetvā yojetabbo. Baḷiseneva ambujanti ambujaṃ macchaṃ āmisabaddhena baḷisena viya bāḷisiko. Vānaraṃ viya lepenāti rukkhasilādīsu pakkhittena makkaṭalepena makkaṭaṃ viya migaluddo andhaputhujjanaṃ vañcento bādhentīti.
有人问:那到底是什么在逼恼呢?回答说:色、声等等。因为色等五种欲乐的部分,特别是以种种不同的对象为所依,以颠倒想和不如理作意为所依,对那些被蒙蔽的凡夫,心在其中享受,由于它们是烦恼生起的处所、会带来祸害,所以说它们“逼恼”。因此说:“色、声……乃至显现于女色。”巴利
Ke pana bādhentīti āha. ‘‘Rūpā saddā’’tiādi. Rūpādayo hi pañca kāmakoṭṭhāsā visesato visabhāgavatthusannissayā vipallāsūpanissayena ayonisomanasikārena parikkhittānaṃ andhaputhujjanānaṃ mano ramento kilesavatthutāya anatthāvahabhāvato te bādhenti nāma. Tena vuttaṃ ‘‘rūpā saddā…pe… itthirūpasmi dissare’’ti.
这里说到“女人”,应当知道这是从增上(主要因缘)的角度来说的。因此才说“那些亲近她们的人”等等。它的意思是:那些凡夫,以贪染的心、被贪欲所制伏的心,怀着“这是受用之物”的想法去亲近这些女人。他们不断增长那可怕的坟场——所谓坟场,就是指由生等苦以及地狱等而变得恐怖可怕的轮回,因为它是无明愚者所乐于沉溺的地方,所以称为坟场;他们以一再的生死等来使它增长。因此说“他们积聚后有”。巴利
Itthiggahaṇañcettha adhikāravasena katanti veditabbaṃ. Tenevāha ‘‘ye etā upasevantī’’tiādi. Tassattho – ye puthujjanā etā itthiyo rattacittā rāgābhibhūtacittā upabhogavatthusaññāya upasevanti. Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṃ ghoranti te jātiādīhi nirayādīhi ca ghoraṃ, bhayānakaṃ, andhabālehi abhiramitabbato kaṭasisaṅkhātaṃ saṃsāraṃ punappunaṃ uppattimaraṇādinā vaḍḍhenti. Tenāha ‘‘ācinanti punabbhava’’nti.
如果有人对这些女人,通过压制或彻底断除对她们的欲贪,就像用脚避开蛇头一样避开她们,那么这个人因为已经放下整个世间而安住,具足正念,就能超越世间中那被称为贪着的渴爱。巴利
Yo cetāti yo pana puggalo etā itthiyo tattha chandarāgassa vikkhambhanena vā samucchindanena vā attano pādena sappassa siraṃ viya parivajjeti, so sabbaṃ lokaṃ visajitvā ṭhitattā loke visattikāsaṅkhātaṃ taṇhaṃ sato hutvā samativattati.
看到诸欲的过患,就是以“诸欲如骸骨,苦多、忧恼多”等种种方式,照见事欲和烦恼欲中种种形态的过患与弊病。把出离看作安稳,是因为出离意味着从欲与有中脱离,也就是出家与涅槃;把它看作安稳、没有灾祸,如此照见。从一切欲中脱离,就是从一切三界法中出离、不再被系缚。一切三界法都因为能引生欲求而称为“欲”,长老已不再被它们系缚。因此说“我已证得漏尽”。巴利
Kāmesvādīnavaṃ disvāti ‘‘aṭṭhikaṅkalūpamā kāmā bahudukkhā bahupāyāsā’’tiādinā (pāci. 417; cūḷava. 65; ma. ni. 1.234) vatthukāmesu kilesakāmesu anekākāravokāraṃ ādīnavaṃ, dosaṃ, disvā. Nekkhammaṃ daṭṭhu khematoti kāmehi bhavehi ca nikkhantabhāvato nekkhammaṃ, pabbajjaṃ , nibbānañca, khemato, anupaddavato, daṭṭhu, disvā. Sabbakāmehipi tebhūmakadhammehi nissaṭo visaṃyutto. Sabbepi tebhūmakā dhammā kāmanīyaṭṭhena kāmā, tehi ca thero visaṃyutto. Tenāha ‘‘patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.
长老就这样先用五首偈颂说法,然后用第六首偈颂说明自己所证得的境界。岳父听了之后,心想:“这个人对一切都不执著,不可能再把他拉进欲乐里了。”于是就沿着原路回去了。长老在世尊般涅槃一百年的时候,受具足戒已经满一百二十年,成为大地上的上座。他清除了毗舍离的跋耆子比丘们在教法中造成的祸患,举行了第二次结集,然后吩咐大梵天提舍:“未来正法阿育王时代将会生起的祸患,你要去清除它。”之后,他就在无余涅槃界中般涅槃了。巴利
Evaṃ thero ādito pañcahi gāthāhi dhammaṃ kathetvā chaṭṭhagāthāya aññaṃ byākāsi. Taṃ sutvā sasuro ‘‘ayaṃ sabbattha anupalitto, na sakkā imaṃ kāmesu patāretu’’nti yathāgatamaggeneva gato. Theropi vassasataparinibbute bhagavati upasampadāya vīsavassasatiko pathabyā thero hutvā, vesālikehi vajjiputtehi uppāditaṃ sāsanassa abbudaṃ sodhetvā, dutiyaṃ dhammasaṅgītiṃ saṅgāyitvā ‘‘anāgate dhammāsokakāle uppajjanakaṃ abbudaṃ sodhehī’’ti tissamahābrahmānaṃ āṇāpetvā anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā parinibbāyi.