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' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 。若我不能与其朋属作守护者，何用如是大身之为？” 尔时龙王诣金翅所，心无怯弱而白彼言：“幸少留神共议此事，汝于我身常生怨害，我于仁者都无此念，以宿恶业招此大身，虽具三种气、眼、触毒，未尝于他暂兴损害，度己之能可相抗敌，亦能远去令汝不见。我今所以不委去者，多有诸龙依附于我，由此不欲两相交战，是故于汝不起怨心。” 金翅复言：“汝诚于我无怨心耶？” 龙曰：“我虽兽身善达业报，审知小恶感果尤重，如影随形不相离也；我及汝身今堕恶道，皆由先世造作罪因。汝当忆念如来所说，非以怨心能解怨结，唯起慈忍可使销除，譬如火聚投之干薪，转增炽然无有穷已，以瞋报瞋理亦如此。” 是时金翅闻是说已，怨心即息善心生焉。复向龙王作如是说：“汝今能以慈忍之力息我瞋恚，如汲流泉灭其炎火，使我心地顿得清凉。” 龙王复言：“我昔与汝无量世时，先于佛所曾受戒法，心非清净复不坚持，为求名闻而相憎嫉，以是因缘堕于恶道。我曾发露故能忆持，汝由覆藏今皆忘失，汝今应当忆本正念，发慈忍心净修梵行。” 金翅复言：“我从今日普施诸龙安隐无畏。”即离龙宫还归本处 现代汉语译本：‘如果我不能保护我的眷属，那么拥有如此庞大的身躯又有什么用呢？’ 当时，龙王来到金翅鸟那里，心中没有丝毫畏惧，对它说道：‘希望您能稍稍留神，共同商议此事。您对我一直怀有怨恨，而我对您却没有这样的想法。我因为前世的恶业才招致如此庞大的身躯，虽然具有三种毒气、眼毒和触毒，却从未曾对其他众生产生过丝毫的伤害。我衡量自己的能力，可以与您对抗，也可以远远地躲开让您看不见。我今天之所以不离开，是因为有很多龙族依附于我，因此我不希望我们两方交战，所以对您没有怨恨之心。’ 金翅鸟又说：‘你真的对我没有怨恨之心吗？’ 龙王说：‘我虽然是兽身，却深知业报的道理，明白即使是微小的恶行也会招致严重的果报，就像影子跟随形体一样不会分离。我和您现在都堕落到恶道，都是因为前世造作的罪业。您应当忆念如来所说，不能用怨恨来化解怨恨，只有生起慈悲和忍耐才能消除怨恨，就像把干柴投入火堆，只会让火焰更加炽烈，没有穷尽，用嗔恨报复嗔恨也是同样的道理。’ 当时，金翅鸟听了这些话后，怨恨之心立刻平息，善心生起。又对龙王说道：‘您现在能用慈悲和忍耐的力量平息我的嗔恨，就像汲取泉水来熄灭火焰一样，使我的内心顿时感到清凉。’ 龙王又说：‘我过去与您在无量世时，曾经在佛陀那里受过戒法，但内心不清净，又没有坚持修行，为了追求名闻而相互憎恨嫉妒，因此才堕落到恶道。我曾经发露忏悔，所以能够记得这些，而您因为隐瞒，现在都忘记了。您现在应当忆起本来的正念，发起慈悲忍耐之心，清净地修持梵行。’ 金翅鸟说：‘我从今天起，将普遍给予所有龙族安稳和无畏。’说完就离开了龙宫，回到自己的住处。 English version: 'If I cannot act as a protector for my kin, what use is this great body of mine?' At that time, the Dragon King went to the Garuda, without any fear in his heart, and said to him, 'I hope you can pay a little attention and discuss this matter together. You have always harbored resentment towards me, but I have no such thoughts towards you. I have acquired this large body due to past evil karma. Although I possess three kinds of poison—poisonous breath, eye poison, and touch poison—I have never caused any harm to other beings. I have assessed my abilities and can either fight against you or move far away so you cannot see me. The reason I am not leaving today is that many dragons rely on me, and therefore I do not wish for us to engage in battle. Thus, I hold no resentment towards you.' The Garuda then said, 'Do you truly hold no resentment towards me?' The Dragon King replied, 'Although I am in the form of a beast, I deeply understand the principle of karmic retribution. I know that even small evils can lead to severe consequences, just like a shadow follows a form without separation. Both you and I have fallen into evil realms due to the sins we committed in past lives. You should remember what the Tathagata said: resentment cannot resolve resentment; only by cultivating compassion and patience can resentment be eliminated. It is like adding dry firewood to a fire, which only makes the flames burn more fiercely without end. Retaliating with anger is the same principle.' At that time, upon hearing these words, the Garuda's resentment immediately subsided, and good intentions arose. He then said to the Dragon King, 'You have now used the power of compassion and patience to quell my anger, like drawing water from a spring to extinguish a fire, instantly bringing coolness to my heart.' The Dragon King replied, 'In countless past lives, I once received the precepts from the Buddha, but my mind was not pure, and I did not persevere in practice. I sought fame and harbored hatred and jealousy, which is why I fell into evil realms. I have confessed and repented, so I can remember these things, but you have concealed them, and now you have forgotten them all. You should now recall your original right mindfulness, generate compassion and patience, and purify your practice of the Brahma-faring.' The Garuda said, 'From this day forward, I will grant all dragons peace and fearlessness.' He then left the Dragon Palace and returned to his own abode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 。 龙王乃慰诸龙眷属，复问之曰：“汝见金翅生恐怖不？”各作是言：“极大怖惧。” 龙曰：“世间众生若见汝者，生大恐怖亦如此也。尔等诸龙爱惜身命，与诸众生等无有异，当观自身以况他身，是故应起大慈之心，由我修习慈心因缘，使其怨对还归本处。一切有情流转生死，所可依怙无越慈心。大慈心者犹如良药，能愈众生烦恼重病；大慈心者犹如明灯，能破众生三毒黑暗；大慈心者犹如船筏，能渡众生三有苦海；大慈心者犹如伴侣，能越生死险难恶道；大慈心者如摩尼珠，能满众生所求善愿。我由往昔失慈心故，堕此龙中不得解脱。若诸众生建立慈门，则能出生无量善法，闭塞一切愚痴昏暗，诸烦恼缘而不能入，常生人天解脱安乐。”诸龙眷属闻是说已，悉除瞋恚皆起慈心。 是时龙王见诸同类从己所化，而自庆言：“善哉！我今所作已办，令汝已除无量恶毒，以善净法补置其处；复为汝等建立清净八戒斋法当奉持之。阎浮众生以八戒水洗浣身心令得清净，断除无量贪、瞋、痴垢，于人天路而作资粮 龙王于是安慰众龙眷属，又问它们说：‘你们见到金翅鸟会感到恐惧吗？’它们都回答说：‘非常恐惧。’ 龙王说：‘世间众生如果见到你们，产生极大的恐惧也像这样。你们这些龙爱惜自己的生命，和所有众生没有什么不同，应当观察自身来比照其他生命，因此应当生起大慈悲心，因为我修习慈心的缘故，使那些怨恨的对头回到他们原来的地方。一切有情众生在生死中流转，可以依靠的没有超过慈心的。大慈悲心就像良药，能够治愈众生烦恼的重病；大慈悲心就像明灯，能够破除众生贪嗔痴的三毒黑暗；大慈悲心就像船筏，能够渡过众生三有的苦海；大慈悲心就像伴侣，能够超越生死险难的恶道；大慈悲心就像摩尼宝珠，能够满足众生所求的善愿。我因为过去失去了慈悲心，所以堕落到龙身中不得解脱。如果众生建立慈悲之门，就能产生无量的善法，闭塞一切愚痴昏暗，各种烦恼的因缘都不能进入，常常生在人天，得到解脱安乐。’众龙眷属听了这些话，都消除了嗔恨，生起了慈悲心。 这时龙王看到同类们都从自己这里得到教化，就自己庆幸地说：‘太好了！我现在所做的事情已经完成了，让你们消除了无量的恶毒，用善良清净的法来填补它们的位置；我又为你们建立了清净的八戒斋法，应当奉持它。阎浮提的众生用八戒的水洗涤身心，使之得到清净，断除无量的贪、嗔、痴的污垢，在人天之路作为资粮。’ The Dragon King then comforted all the dragon dependents and asked them, 'Do you feel fear when you see the Garuda?' They all replied, 'We are extremely terrified.' The Dragon King said, 'If sentient beings in the world were to see you, they would also feel great fear, just like this. You dragons cherish your own lives, and are no different from all other sentient beings. You should observe yourselves and compare it to other lives. Therefore, you should generate great compassion. Because of my cultivation of compassion, I will cause those who hold grudges to return to their original places. All sentient beings transmigrate in birth and death, and there is nothing they can rely on more than compassion. Great compassion is like a good medicine, able to cure the heavy illnesses of sentient beings' afflictions; great compassion is like a bright lamp, able to break the darkness of the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance; great compassion is like a raft, able to ferry sentient beings across the sea of suffering of the three realms; great compassion is like a companion, able to overcome the dangerous and difficult paths of birth and death; great compassion is like a Mani jewel, able to fulfill the good wishes of sentient beings. Because I lost compassion in the past, I fell into this dragon body and could not be liberated. If sentient beings establish the gate of compassion, they will be able to generate immeasurable good dharmas, block all ignorance and darkness, and the causes of all afflictions will not be able to enter. They will often be born in the heavens and among humans, and attain liberation and happiness.' Having heard these words, all the dragon dependents eliminated their anger and generated compassion. At this time, the Dragon King saw that his fellow dragons had all been transformed by him, and he rejoiced, saying to himself, 'Excellent! What I have done is now complete. I have caused you to eliminate immeasurable evil poisons, and have replaced them with good and pure dharmas. I have also established the pure eight precepts and fasting for you, which you should uphold. Sentient beings in Jambudvipa use the water of the eight precepts to wash their bodies and minds, making them pure, cutting off the immeasurable defilements of greed, anger, and ignorance, and using them as provisions on the path to the heavens and humans.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 。若能持是八戒斋法，当知是人虽无妙服，则为已具惭愧之衣；当知是人虽无垣墙，则能御捍六根怨贼；当知是人虽非上族，则为已住圣种姓中；当知是人虽无璎珞，则具众善庄严其身；当知是人虽无珍宝，则集人天七种法财；不依桥梁超越险道；受八戒者功德如此。”时彼诸龙各作是言：“我今愿闻八戒名字，我当顶受勤而行之。” 龙王告曰：“其八戒者：一、不杀生，二、不偷盗，三、不邪淫，四、不妄语，五、不饮酒，六者、不得过日中食，七者、不坐高广大床，八者、不得歌舞作乐香油涂身，是名八戒清净斋法。要离愦闹，寂静之处如理作意专注奉持。” 诸龙白言：“如我之徒，离王少时心不宁处，依王威神得免衰恼，一切时中安隐而住，佛法功力无处不可，何必须求寂静之所？” 时彼龙王答诸龙曰：“不观所欲则念不起，惯习攀缘对境复发，譬如湿地而易成泥，若在空闲染心无动。” 尔时龙王将诸朋属，至于山林幽旷之处，远离贪欲瞋恚之心，常起慈忍以修其身，受持斋法经于多日，节食身羸加复疲困。有诸恶人至彼住处，龙闻人声寻即惺悟。此恶人辈见是事已，咸生惊骇而作是言：“此何宝聚从地涌出？”龙自思念：“若令彼人见我本状即时怖死，则坏我今修持戒法 现代汉语译本：如果能够受持这八戒斋法，应当知道这个人虽然没有华丽的衣服，却已经具备了惭愧之衣；应当知道这个人虽然没有城墙，却能够防御六根的怨贼；应当知道这个人虽然不是高贵的种族，却已经住在圣者的种姓之中；应当知道这个人虽然没有璎珞，却具备了众多善行来庄严自身；应当知道这个人虽然没有珍宝，却聚集了人天七种法财；不依靠桥梁就能超越危险的道路；受持八戒的功德就是这样。’当时那些龙都这样说：‘我们现在希望听到八戒的名字，我们应当顶戴奉行，勤加实践。’ 龙王说：‘这八戒是：一、不杀生，二、不偷盗，三、不邪淫，四、不妄语，五、不饮酒，六、不得过午吃饭，七、不坐高广大床，八、不得歌舞作乐，香油涂身，这叫做八戒清净斋法。要远离喧闹，在寂静的地方如理作意，专注奉持。’ 众龙说道：‘像我们这样的人，离开龙王一会儿就心神不宁，依靠龙王的威神才能免除衰败和烦恼，在任何时候都能安稳地居住，佛法的功力无处不在，为什么一定要寻求寂静的地方呢？’ 当时龙王回答众龙说：‘不观察所欲，念头就不会生起，习惯攀缘，遇到境界就会再次发生，譬如潮湿的土地容易变成泥泞，如果在空闲的地方，染污的心就不会动摇。’ 这时龙王带领他的眷属，来到山林幽静的地方，远离贪欲和嗔恚之心，常常生起慈悲和忍辱来修养自身，受持斋法经过很多天，节食导致身体虚弱，更加疲惫。有一些恶人来到他们居住的地方，龙听到人声立刻醒悟。这些恶人看到这种情况后，都感到惊骇，说道：‘这是什么宝藏从地里涌出来？’龙自己思量：‘如果让那些人看到我的本来面目，他们就会立刻被吓死，那就破坏了我现在修持的戒法。’ English version: ‘If one can uphold these eight precepts of fasting, it should be known that although this person may not have fine clothes, they already possess the garment of shame; it should be known that although this person may not have walls, they can defend against the six sense organs, which are like thieves; it should be known that although this person may not be of a noble lineage, they already dwell within the lineage of the saints; it should be known that although this person may not have necklaces, they possess numerous good deeds to adorn their body; it should be known that although this person may not have treasures, they gather the seven kinds of Dharma wealth of humans and gods; they can cross dangerous paths without relying on bridges; the merits of observing the eight precepts are like this.’ At that time, all the dragons said, ‘Now we wish to hear the names of the eight precepts, and we shall respectfully receive and diligently practice them.’ The Dragon King said, ‘The eight precepts are: first, not to kill; second, not to steal; third, not to engage in sexual misconduct; fourth, not to lie; fifth, not to drink alcohol; sixth, not to eat after midday; seventh, not to sit on high and large beds; eighth, not to sing, dance, make music, or use fragrant oils on the body. These are called the eight precepts of pure fasting. One must stay away from noisy places and, in a quiet place, mindfully and attentively uphold them.’ The dragons said, ‘Those like us feel uneasy when we are away from the Dragon King for even a short time.