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Bodhisattva karma sutra

English

患,父母、妻子、兄弟的怨恨,谁能从中认识到它的根源呢?看到孩子过去或许是你的仇人,他如果遭受痛苦你就会欢喜,现在是你的孩子就忧愁烦恼,假如死亡强行将他带走,你难道又要对我产生嗔恨吗!你本来没有听过诸位仙圣说的话吗:’ ‘无论少壮还是年老,最终都会归于死亡,就像果实成熟自然落地一样,你本来没有观察一切生死,就像梦中虚妄的见解一样!无常的生死将一切众生带走,即使有父母谁又能救得了他们呢?就像狮子抓捕鹿一样,即使有母亲也救不了。衰老、疾病和死亡常常伤害众生,就像果树被许多人采摘一样,就像破损的器皿遇到天降大雨,全部都会烂坏没有剩余。三界众生也是这样,遇到无常的雨水,没有谁能幸免,现在经营这样的事业,明明在造作那样的事情,贪恋执着,不观察不觉察死亡的到来。’ English version: My child is still very young, with unparalleled beauty and grace, his face like a lotus flower, and his eyes like the utpala flower; he feeds himself with fruits and does not require anyone's care, how can you be so heartless as to give him away to someone else in an instant? This road is full of stones and sand, with thorns and sharp prickles, that person has no compassion or wisdom, where will he take him? Don't you see! Those deer and other animals still come here looking for their young, let alone you, his father? Don't you see that in this mountain, all the trees, because they have lost my child, are all weeping? All the trees, without consciousness, can still be like this, let alone those with a heart? At that time, there was a banana tree there, trembling all over, and the wife said: 'Your husband also gave away our child to someone else, without compassion or pity! Why is it like this, trembling all over?' At this time, his wife, missing her child, cried out in sorrow, running back and forth, unable to settle down. The Bodhisattva then said: 'Very good, very good! Having already entered the mountains to cultivate good deeds, why let your heart suffer such pain? Vainly dwelling in idleness, cultivating the wonderful principles. Strange, Princess! Although you have profound wisdom, diligence, and courage, you cannot understand the faults of birth and death, the resentment of parents, wives, and brothers, who can recognize its root cause? Seeing that the child in the past might have been your enemy, if he suffered you would be happy, now that he is your child you are worried and distressed, if death forcibly takes him away, would you then become angry with me! Have you not heard the words of the sages:’ 'Whether young or old, all will eventually return to death, just like a ripe fruit naturally falling to the ground, you have not observed all of birth and death, like a false view in a dream! Impermanent birth and death take away all living beings, even if they have parents, who can save them? Just like a lion capturing a deer, even if it has a mother, it cannot be saved. Old age, sickness, and death constantly harm living beings, like a fruit tree being picked by many people, like a broken vessel encountering heavy rain, all will rot and nothing will remain. The beings of the three realms are also like this, encountering the rain of impermanence, no one can escape, now engaging in this kind of work, clearly creating that kind of thing, clinging to attachments, not observing, not realizing the arrival of death.' 。’ “如是二子,必定当舍,我今为法,而以施人;汝当欢喜,不应愁苦,我虽舍子,子必安乐,是故不应生大苦恼。”王子菩萨说是语已,其妻寂默更无所陈。 尔时,释提桓因即作是念:“怪哉菩萨!无所爱惜。”即下化身为婆罗门,至菩萨所,而说偈言: “大仙今当知,  名闻彻梵天, 能行于大施,  爱乐于正法。 今我所求索,  盖亦不足言, 唯愿大正法,  满我之所愿。” 菩萨答言:“我今身命,悉为一切无所爱惜,况余外物、钱财、珍宝,假使有者,实不爱也。我本在家,多有库藏、象马、车乘、奴婢、仆使,悉以给施诸婆罗门,无所匮惜。但今现在空无所有,唯身与妇,若必须者,实复不爱。” 婆罗门言:“汝能尔者,便可以妻而见惠施。” 菩萨答言:“嫉妒惜心久以远离。汝小听,我为其说法。”菩萨报妻:“是婆罗门从我乞汝,汝意云何?”妻便答言:“随意自在,我今属君何得自从?”即捉妻手,授婆罗门。 时,婆罗门语菩萨言:“今此妇人颜貌端正,身体姝妙色像第一,道路险难多有寇贼,我今单独去必不达,且还相寄莫复余施。” 菩萨复言:“我今赖君破坏牢狱断绝系缚,汝今复欲还我牢狱系缚我耶!” 婆罗门言:“若见怜愍,必令得者,愿还受之,经须臾时。”菩萨怜愍故,少时还受,竟复何苦。婆罗门言:“我若失期不得还者,慎莫更以施与余人,已是我有不得任意。”说是语已,即便还去 现代汉语译本:‘如果这两个孩子必须被舍弃,我为了佛法,会把他们布施给别人;你应该感到高兴,不应该忧愁痛苦。我虽然舍弃了孩子,他们一定会安乐,所以你不应该产生巨大的苦恼。’王子菩萨说完这些话后,他的妻子沉默不语,没有再说什么。 这时,释提桓因心想:‘真是奇怪啊,这位菩萨竟然没有丝毫的爱惜之心。’于是他化身为婆罗门,来到菩萨面前,并说了偈语: ‘大仙您应当知道,您的名声已经传遍梵天,您能行如此大的布施,喜爱正法。我今天所求的,其实微不足道,只希望您能满足我的愿望,让我得到正法。’ 菩萨回答说:‘我现在的生命,都为了众生而毫不爱惜,更何况是身外之物、钱财、珍宝呢?即使有,我也不会爱惜。我以前在家时,有很多的库藏、象马、车乘、奴婢、仆人,都布施给了婆罗门,没有丝毫吝惜。但现在我一无所有,只有身体和妻子,如果你们需要,我真的也不会爱惜。’ 婆罗门说:‘如果你能做到这样,就可以把你的妻子布施给我。’ 菩萨回答说:‘嫉妒和吝惜之心,我早就已经远离了。你稍微听一下,我为你说法。’菩萨对妻子说:‘这位婆罗门向我乞求你,你意下如何?’妻子回答说:‘一切都由你做主,我现在是属于你的,怎么能自己做主呢?’于是菩萨抓住妻子的手,交给了婆罗门。 这时,婆罗门对菩萨说:‘现在这个妇人容貌端正,身体美好,姿色绝佳,道路险峻,多有盗贼,我独自一人前往,必定不能到达,还是暂时寄放在你这里,不要再布施给别人了。’ 菩萨又说:‘我现在依靠你破坏了牢狱,断绝了束缚,你现在又要让我回到牢狱,束缚我吗?’ 婆罗门说:‘如果你怜悯我,一定要让我得到她,希望你暂时收回,过一会儿就好。’菩萨因为怜悯他,暂时收回了妻子,最终又有什么苦恼呢?婆罗门说:‘如果我失约不能回来,你千万不要再把她布施给别人,她已经是我的了,不能随意处置。’说完这些话,就离开了。 English version: 'If these two children must be given away, I will give them to others for the sake of the Dharma; you should be happy, not sad and distressed. Although I give away the children, they will surely be at peace, so you should not have great suffering.' After Prince Bodhisattva said these words, his wife remained silent and said nothing more. At this time, Shakra thought: 'How strange, this Bodhisattva has no attachment at all.' So he transformed himself into a Brahmin, came to the Bodhisattva, and spoke a verse: 'Great sage, you should know, your fame has spread throughout the Brahma realm, you can perform such great giving, and you love the true Dharma. What I ask for today is actually insignificant, I only hope that you can fulfill my wish and let me obtain the true Dharma.' The Bodhisattva replied: 'My life now, I do not cherish it for the sake of all beings, let alone external things, money, and treasures? Even if I had them, I would not cherish them. When I was at home, I had many storehouses, elephants, horses, carriages, slaves, and servants, all of which I gave to the Brahmins without any stinginess. But now I have nothing, only my body and wife, if you need them, I really will not cherish them either.' The Brahmin said: 'If you can do this, then you can give your wife to me.' The Bodhisattva replied: 'Jealousy and stinginess have long been far from me. Listen for a moment, I will speak the Dharma for you.' The Bodhisattva said to his wife: 'This Brahmin is asking me for you, what do you think?' The wife replied: 'Everything is up to you, I belong to you now, how can I decide for myself?' So the Bodhisattva took his wife's hand and gave it to the Brahmin. At this time, the Brahmin said to the Bodhisattva: 'Now this woman has a beautiful face, a beautiful body, and an excellent appearance. The road is dangerous, and there are many thieves. If I go alone, I will surely not reach my destination. It is better to temporarily leave her with you, and do not give her to anyone else.' The Bodhisattva said again: 'Now I rely on you to break the prison and cut off the bonds, and now you want to return me to the prison and bind me?' The Brahmin said: 'If you pity me, and must let me have her, I hope you will temporarily take her back, just for a little while.' The Bodhisattva, out of pity, temporarily took back his wife, what suffering would there be in the end? The Brahmin said: 'If I break my promise and cannot return, you must not give her to anyone else, she is already mine, and cannot be disposed of at will.' After saying these words, he left. 。去此不远,复更化作余婆罗门,还菩萨所而作是言:“汝胜利益一切众生,譬如果树常出甘果,我于远方久承风味,是故褰裳而来相造希满所愿。” 菩萨答言:“唯有一妻,先已施人,今唯有身,犹得自在,若须相给。” 婆罗门言:“不须汝身,唯须二目,能相给者,深抱至念。” 尔时,菩萨即作是念:“是婆罗门从我乞目,为作何等?”复作是念:“我何所计?是身犹如冢间死尸,以不坚牢,贸易坚牢,应当欢喜,何所思虑?”尔时,菩萨捉佉陀罗木而作誓言:“我今悉为一切众生,弃舍二目,无所贪惜;我先舍妇持用施人,愿此功德钟及众生,永断贪欲;施子因缘,令离爱习;今施二目,悉令众生得清净法眼。”菩萨摩诃萨,作是愿已,便以木锥向目欲挑。 时,婆罗门寻前捉手:“且莫挑出,目今属我,更莫余施。” 菩萨答言:“我今一身,云何一日连受二寄?先婆罗门已寄我妇,汝今寄眼,我当云何而得守护?” 时,婆罗门即复帝释身,语菩萨言:“妇、目二物悉是我有,今相付嘱,莫复余施。”尔时,帝释即飞而去,于虚空中雨四种华,空中声出,宣告诸天:“汝等当知,此人增长菩提道树,不久当得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。菩萨摩诃萨行檀波罗蜜,其事如是,无所不舍。一切众生若闻是事,应于菩萨悉生欢喜。” 菩萨本缘经善吉王品第四 菩萨行施时,  定心究竟作, 乃至魔波旬,  不能得断绝 现代汉语译本:离这里不远,他又变成了一个婆罗门,回到菩萨那里说:‘您能利益一切众生,就像果树一样常出甘甜的果实,我从远方久闻您的美名,所以不远万里前来,希望满足我的愿望。’ 菩萨回答说:‘我只有一个妻子,已经先施舍给别人了,现在只有这个身体,还算自由,如果需要,也可以给你。’ 婆罗门说:‘不需要您的身体,只需要您的两只眼睛,如果能给我,我将深怀感激。’ 当时,菩萨就想:‘这个婆罗门向我乞求眼睛,是想做什么呢?’又想:‘我有什么可计较的呢?这个身体就像坟墓里的死尸一样,不坚固,用不坚固的换取坚固的,应该感到欢喜,有什么可考虑的呢?’当时,菩萨拿起佉陀罗木,发誓说:‘我今天为了所有众生,舍弃我的两只眼睛,没有丝毫的贪恋;我先前舍弃妻子用来布施给别人,愿这个功德能使众生永远断绝贪欲;施舍儿子的因缘,使众生远离爱欲的习性;现在施舍两只眼睛,使所有众生都能得到清净的法眼。’菩萨摩诃萨发了这个愿后,就用木锥向眼睛刺去。 这时,婆罗门立刻上前抓住他的手说:‘先别挖出来,眼睛现在属于我了,不要再施舍给别人了。’ 菩萨回答说:‘我只有一个身体,怎么能一天之内接受两次寄托呢?先前的婆罗门已经寄托了我的妻子,你现在又寄托我的眼睛,我怎么能守护好呢?’ 这时,婆罗门立刻恢复了帝释天的身份,对菩萨说:‘妻子和眼睛这两样东西都是我的,现在交给你保管,不要再施舍给别人了。’当时,帝释天就飞走了,在天空中降下四种花,空中发出声音,宣告诸天:‘你们应当知道,这个人正在增长菩提道树,不久将证得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。菩萨摩诃萨行檀波罗蜜,就是这样,没有什么不舍弃的。一切众生如果听到这件事,都应该对菩萨生起欢喜心。’ 菩萨行布施时,心意坚定彻底,甚至连魔王波旬,也不能使他断绝。 English version: Not far from here, he transformed again into a Brahmin and returned to the Bodhisattva, saying, 'You benefit all living beings, like a fruit tree that constantly produces sweet fruit. I have long heard of your reputation from afar, and so I have come from a great distance, hoping to fulfill my wish.' The Bodhisattva replied, 'I had only one wife, and I have already given her away. Now I only have this body, which is still free. If you need it, you can have it.' The Brahmin said, 'I do not need your body, I only need your two eyes. If you can give them to me, I will be deeply grateful.' At that time, the Bodhisattva thought, 'This Brahmin is asking for my eyes, what does he want them for?' He then thought, 'What is there for me to consider? This body is like a corpse in a tomb, not firm. To exchange the impermanent for the permanent, I should be happy. What is there to think about?' At that time, the Bodhisattva took a Khadira wood and made a vow, 'Today, for the sake of all living beings, I will give up my two eyes, without any attachment. I previously gave away my wife to others, may this merit cause all beings to forever cut off greed. The cause of giving away my son, may it cause beings to be free from the habit of attachment. Now I give away my two eyes, may all beings obtain the pure Dharma eye.' After the Bodhisattva Mahasattva made this vow, he used the wooden awl to pierce his eyes. At this moment, the Brahmin immediately stepped forward and grabbed his hand, saying, 'Don't dig them out yet, the eyes now belong to me, don't give them to anyone else.' The Bodhisattva replied, 'I only have one body, how can I accept two trusts in one day? The previous Brahmin has already entrusted my wife to me, and now you are entrusting my eyes to me, how can I protect them well?