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English version 'Regard the lives of all beings in the world as you would your own; be compassionate and merciful, settle others as you would settle yourself, rejoice and enlighten them, protect them as you would protect yourself. Let your kindness extend to the plants and trees, without any omission or cessation.' The king said, 'Excellent! The Buddha's benevolent teachings embrace heaven and earth; what living being does not rely on them?' 'Secondly, one should adhere to purity. Do not accumulate defiled treasures, respect the land, and do not usurp it; as for things like grass and weeds, do not take them without giving.' The king said, 'Excellent! This can be called a person of purity.' 'Thirdly, one should adhere to chastity. In your heart, do not harbor lustful thoughts; in your mouth, do not speak frivolous words; false speech and evil appearances, do not look at or listen to them. When you see a woman, regard her as your mother, sister, younger sister, or daughter; rather be burned to death than commit **.' The king said, 'Excellent! Touching the true and pure realm, the Buddha's teachings are paramount.' 'Fourthly, one should be cautious in speech. Do not speak with a forked tongue, do not curse or revile, do not lie, do not use flowery language, do not praise to one's face and slander behind one's back, do not falsely accuse the innocent, do not engage in bewitching sorcery, and do not curse or invoke evil. Rather swallow burning coals than utter poisonous words.' The king said, 'Excellent are the Buddha's teachings. To be so cautious and careful in speech is indeed remarkable.' 'Fifthly, one should abstain from alcohol. Alcohol causes the ruler to be unbenevolent, the minister to be disloyal, relatives to be unjust, children to be unfilial, and women to be extravagant and licentious. Its faults are thirty-six in number, and there is no downfall of a country or family that does not stem from it. Rather drink poison and die than live in the chaos of drunkenness.' The king said, 'Excellent! The Buddha's wise teachings enable one to embrace virtue and hold to the right path, to eliminate all evils and promote all good; to purify oneself and be indifferent to fame and gain. The scriptures teach benevolence, yet you teach me to kill; the precepts say to maintain purity and not be greedy, yet you steal gold; the precepts say not to be licentious, yet you keep a wife; the precepts say to be sincere, yet you falsely slander the monks, saying they stole the bowl, causing me to commit an innocent sin; the precepts say not to be addicted to alcohol, yet you come here drunk. Are there other monks who possess these five virtues as noble conduct?' The answer was, 'They' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 为凶秽，甚于吾矣。’ “王问有司：‘诸沙门何以为业？’
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“对曰：‘分卫无度，其为众秽，甚于彼师矣。’ “王曰：‘佛戒有二百五十，仁过仁仪！清等太素！贞齐虚空！信若四时！明跨日月！缘得斯类篡法服、偷应器、伪为沙门，乱正真乎？一戒不奉，而云二百五十。’敕有司曰：‘佛清净庙，贤圣所宗；非鸟兽之巢窟。逐出秽浊者，无令止佛庙矣。’ “国之君子欲兴利庙，惟无快贤处中宣佛神化者，抆泪而止。自斯大道陵迟，神化日衰。” 佛告阿难：“吾虽灭度后留钵及舍利，若有贤者肃心奉养，终皆升天。” 阿难言：“千岁之末，钵现神德变化若兹，岂况无上正真道最正觉之灵化乎？” 佛说经时，天、龙、鬼神、王臣四辈，靡不哽咽，稽首而去。 佛灭度后棺敛葬送经 现代汉语译本 ‘他们的凶恶污秽，比我还厉害。’ 国王问主管官员：‘那些沙门（shamen，佛教出家修行者）以什么为业？’ 官员回答说：‘他们乞食没有节制，他们的污秽行为，比他们的老师还厉害。’ 国王说：‘佛陀的戒律有二百五十条，他们的仁慈超过了仁义的规范！他们的清净如同太初的纯朴！他们的贞洁如同虚空一般！他们的信实如同四季的运行！他们的光明超越日月！他们竟然利用这些来篡改佛法，盗用佛具，伪装成沙门，扰乱真正的佛法吗？连一条戒律都不遵守，却说有二百五十条。’于是命令主管官员说：‘佛陀清净的庙宇，是贤圣所尊崇的地方；不是鸟兽的巢穴。把那些污秽的人赶出去，不要让他们再留在佛庙里。’ 国内的君子想要兴建佛庙，但因为没有能够快速地在其中宣扬佛法神化的人，只能擦着眼泪停止了。从此，佛法大道衰落，神化也日益衰微。” 佛陀告诉阿难（Ananda，佛陀的十大弟子之一）：‘我虽然灭度后会留下钵和舍利（sarira，佛陀或高僧火化后的遗骨），如果有人虔诚地供奉，最终都会升天。’ 阿难说：‘千年之后，钵还能显现如此神奇的变化，更何况无上正真之道、最正觉的灵化呢？’ 佛陀说完这部经时，天、龙、鬼神、王臣四众，无不哽咽，叩头离去。 佛灭度后棺敛葬送经
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English version 'Their wickedness and defilement are even greater than mine.' The king asked the officials, 'What do those shamen (Buddhist monks) do for a living?' The officials replied, 'They beg for food without restraint, and their defilement is even greater than their teacher’s.' The king said, 'The Buddha's precepts are two hundred and fifty, their benevolence exceeds the standards of benevolence! Their purity is like the simplicity of the primordial state! Their chastity is like the void! Their faithfulness is like the four seasons! Their brightness surpasses the sun and moon! How can they use these to distort the Dharma, steal the monastic utensils, pretend to be shamen, and disrupt the true Dharma? They do not even observe one precept, yet they claim to have two hundred and fifty.' He then ordered the officials, 'The Buddha's pure temples are revered by the virtuous and the holy; they are not nests for birds and beasts. Drive out those defiled ones and do not let them stay in the Buddha's temples.' The gentlemen of the country wanted to build Buddhist temples, but because there was no one who could quickly propagate the Buddha's divine teachings, they could only stop with tears in their eyes. From then on, the great path of the Dharma declined, and the divine teachings waned day by day. The Buddha told Ananda (one of the ten major disciples of the Buddha), 'Although I will leave behind my bowl and sarira (relics of the Buddha or high monks after cremation) after my passing, if there are virtuous people who reverently venerate them, they will all eventually ascend to heaven.' Ananda said, 'If the bowl can manifest such miraculous changes after a thousand years, how much more so the spiritual transformation of the unsurpassed true path, the most perfect enlightenment?' When the Buddha finished speaking this sutra, the four assemblies of gods, dragons, ghosts, and kings and ministers all choked with sobs and bowed their heads before departing. Sutra of the Funeral and Burial after the Buddha's Parinirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------------