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当知，世间众生若善不善、若胜若劣，从自因生果无所失，作善业者是所归趣是所依怙，临命终时不生怖畏，此处缘谢生于他处受胜果报。是故，大王！汝今应当舍世间法离诸染着，修出世行趣善法门，于念念中作无常想，若如是者，于善法中乃名精进。 “复次，大王！如世间人入大火聚，须以方便即能息灭；处热恼中，须假清净而方醒寤；受饥渴时，假以饮食方能救济；染病苦时，假以良药即能除愈；于危难中，得有力者诸善知识乃脱诸难；受贫困时，得大财宝方能拯济；入战阵时，须被勇猛坚固铠甲方得战胜；于一切处，无依无怙孤独苦恼，得其亲友方为依止。 “大王！出世善法亦复如是，于诸世间同彼上说，饮食良药亲友等类，能为依止能为救护。大王！若人不修出世善法都无所托，临命终时自生怖畏谁为救者，舍此报已自受其苦谁为拯拔，以是事故，我如实说。 “大王！速疾于世间法舍诸常见作无常想，舍坚执见作破坏想，如水聚沫而无其实，当念修行出世善法，自所作已转劝他人，如是乃得于善法中名为精进。 “大王！当观自身，无有少乐可得，虽复具有种种上味精妙饮食而为资养，未曾一时有饥渴失，如是暂能资持命根，彼寿报尽即时散坏归无常法。大王！复观自身， 现代汉语译本：应当知道，世间的众生，无论是善良还是不善良，无论是殊胜还是低劣，都从各自的因产生果报，不会有任何缺失。行善业的人，善业是他们最终的归宿，是他们所依赖的庇护，临终时不会产生恐惧，在此处的因缘完结后，会往生到其他地方，承受殊胜的果报。因此，大王！您现在应当舍弃世间的法则，远离各种染着，修习出世间的行为，趋向善良的法门，在每一个念头中都作无常的观想，如果能够这样，在善良的法中才能称得上是精进。 ‘再者，大王！就像世间的人进入巨大的火堆，必须用方便的方法才能熄灭；处在热恼之中，必须凭借清净才能醒悟；遭受饥渴的时候，凭借饮食才能救济；感染疾病痛苦的时候，凭借良药才能去除痊愈；在危难之中，得到有力量的人或善知识才能脱离各种灾难；遭受贫困的时候，得到大量的财宝才能拯救济助；进入战场的时候，必须穿戴勇猛坚固的铠甲才能战胜；在一切地方，无依无靠，孤独苦恼的时候，得到亲友才能作为依靠。 ‘大王！出世间的善良之法也是如此，对于世间的一切，如同前面所说的饮食、良药、亲友等等，能够作为依靠，能够作为救护。大王！如果人不修习出世间的善良之法，就没有任何依托，临终的时候自然会产生恐惧，谁来救助呢？舍弃这个报身后，自己承受痛苦，谁来拯救拔除呢？因为这个缘故，我如实地告诉您。 ‘大王！迅速地对于世间的法则舍弃各种常见的执着，作无常的观想，舍弃坚固的执见，作破坏的观想，就像水上的泡沫一样没有真实，应当念诵修行出世间的善良之法，自己做了之后再劝导他人也这样做，这样才能在善良的法中称作精进。 ‘大王！应当观察自身，没有丝毫的快乐可以得到，即使具有各种上等的美味精妙的饮食来滋养身体，未曾有一时遭受饥渴的困扰，这样也只是暂时能够维持生命的根本，等到寿命终结的时候，就会立即散坏，归于无常的法则。大王！再观察自身，
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English version: Know this, sentient beings in the world, whether good or not good, whether superior or inferior, all generate consequences from their own causes without any loss. Those who perform good deeds, goodness is their ultimate refuge, it is the protection they rely on. At the time of death, they will not experience fear. When the conditions here cease, they will be reborn elsewhere, receiving superior rewards. Therefore, Great King! You should now abandon worldly laws, detach from all defilements, cultivate transcendent practices, and turn towards the gates of goodness. In every thought, contemplate impermanence. If you do so, you can be called diligent in the Dharma of goodness. ‘Furthermore, Great King! Just as a person entering a great fire must use skillful means to extinguish it; being in the midst of heat and vexation, one must rely on purity to awaken; when suffering from hunger and thirst, one must rely on food and drink to be rescued; when afflicted by illness and suffering, one must rely on good medicine to be cured; in times of danger, one can escape difficulties by obtaining powerful people or virtuous friends; when suffering from poverty, one can be saved by obtaining great wealth; when entering battle, one must wear courageous and sturdy armor to achieve victory; in all places, when without reliance, without protection, and suffering from loneliness, one can find refuge by obtaining relatives and friends. ‘Great King! Transcendent good Dharma is also like this. For all things in the world, like the food, medicine, relatives, and friends mentioned above, it can serve as a refuge and provide protection. Great King! If a person does not cultivate transcendent good Dharma, they have nothing to rely on. At the time of death, they will naturally experience fear. Who will save them? After abandoning this retribution body, they will suffer on their own. Who will rescue and deliver them? For this reason, I truthfully tell you. ‘Great King! Quickly abandon all common attachments to worldly laws, contemplate impermanence, abandon fixed views, contemplate destruction, like bubbles on water that have no reality. You should recite and cultivate transcendent good Dharma, and after doing it yourself, encourage others to do the same. Only then can you be called diligent in the Dharma of goodness. ‘Great King! You should observe your own body, there is no happiness to be found. Even if you have all kinds of superior and exquisite foods to nourish it, and have never suffered from hunger or thirst, this can only temporarily sustain the root of life. When the lifespan ends, it will immediately disintegrate and return to the law of impermanence. Great King! Observe your own body again, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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虽有种种上妙宝衣众庄严具，乃至种种库藏诸物无所乏少，象马车步四兵具足，其数甚多无与等者，彼寿报尽悉归无常。 “复次，大王！如世间人有大财富，于日日中洁净澡浴香油涂身，复以诸妙上服庄严，众妙华鬘及彼真珠缨络，耳珰环钏如是等物而庄严已，处于宝座，富贵自在威德特尊，与诸眷属而共围绕。奏百千种殊妙音乐，妙宝楼阁处处，皆爇旃檀沉水等诸◎妙香，生灭相续轮转无有穷尽，皆是无明为因生故。由此即有贪等诸法，若灭无明贪等不生，贪等既灭正行得起离诸过失，此即名为出世间法。 “复次，大王！世间一切所缘境界，若得若失，若决定不决定；若可爱不可爱，贪心生起无所厌足是为大失；若于圣道出世间法，爱乐希求无厌足者，乃为正行是大利益。” 尔时世尊，说加陀曰： “大王今当知， 彼死法极恶， 能断人寿命， 及破坏诸蕴。 斯为大怖畏， 世皆非爱乐， 彼死法若来， 普遍于一切。 虚空并大海， 深穴与高山， 大地及诸方， 无处可逃避。 唯诸有智者， 安住真实法， 即坚固无动， 一切不能坏。 寿报未尽时， 当发大精进， 广修众善因， 勤行诸梵行。 由善根力故， 得至涅槃界 现代汉语译本：纵然拥有种种上妙的宝衣和各种庄严的饰品，乃至各种库藏中的物品都应有尽有，不缺少任何东西，拥有象、马、车、步兵等四种军队，数量极多，没有可以与之相比的，但当寿命终尽时，最终都将归于无常。 ‘再者，大王！如果世间之人拥有巨大的财富，每天都洁净地沐浴，用香油涂抹身体，再用各种美妙的上等衣服装饰自己，用各种美妙的花鬘以及真珠璎珞，耳环手镯等等来装饰自己，然后坐在宝座上，享受富贵自在，威德特别尊贵，被各种眷属围绕。演奏成百上千种殊胜美妙的音乐，在各处妙宝楼阁中，都点燃旃檀（檀香的一种）和沉水香等各种美妙的香，（但这些）生灭的现象相续不断地轮转，没有穷尽，都是以无明（对事物真相的迷惑）为因而产生的。由于这个原因，就有了贪婪等等各种烦恼，如果灭除了无明，贪婪等烦恼就不会产生，贪婪等烦恼既然灭除，正确的行为就能生起，远离各种过失，这就叫做超出世间的法。’ ‘再者，大王！世间一切所攀缘的境界，无论是得到还是失去，无论是确定还是不确定；无论是可爱还是不可爱，贪心生起而没有厌足，这是极大的过失；如果对于圣道和出世间的法，喜爱追求而没有厌足，这才是正确的行为，是极大的利益。’ 这时，世尊说了偈颂： ‘大王你现在应当知道，那死亡的法则极其可怕， 能够断绝人的寿命，以及破坏诸蕴（构成生命的要素）。 这是极大的恐怖畏惧，世间的人都不喜欢它， 那死亡的法则如果到来，就会普遍降临于一切。 虚空和大海，深穴和高山， 大地和各个方向，都没有可以逃避的地方。 只有那些有智慧的人，安住在真实的佛法中， 就能坚固不动摇，一切都不能破坏。 在寿命还没有终尽的时候，应当发起大精进， 广泛修习各种善的因缘，勤奋地修行各种梵行（清净的行为）。 由于善根的力量，就能到达涅槃（解脱）的境界。’
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English version: Though one may possess all kinds of supreme and wonderful jeweled garments and various adornments, even to the point of lacking nothing in various treasuries and possessions, and be endowed with an abundance of elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry, unmatched in number, when their lifespan is exhausted, all will return to impermanence. ‘Furthermore, Great King! If a person in the world possesses great wealth, and daily bathes cleanly, anointing their body with fragrant oils, and further adorns themselves with various exquisite and superior garments, adorned with various wonderful flower garlands and pearl necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and such things, and then sits upon a jeweled throne, enjoying wealth and freedom, with particularly esteemed power and virtue, surrounded by their retinue, and plays hundreds of thousands of kinds of extraordinary and wonderful music, with exquisite jeweled pavilions everywhere, all burning sandalwood, aloeswood, and other wonderful incenses, the cycle of arising and ceasing continues endlessly, all arising from ignorance (Avidya) as the cause. From this, there arise greed (Lobha) and other such dharmas (laws/teachings); if ignorance is extinguished, greed and other such things will not arise; once greed and other such things are extinguished, right conduct can arise, free from all faults, and this is called the Dharma (law/teachings) that transcends the world.’ ‘Furthermore, Great King! All objects of perception in the world, whether gained or lost, whether certain or uncertain; whether lovable or unlovable, the arising of greed without satisfaction is a great fault; if one loves and seeks the holy path and the Dharma (law/teachings) that transcends the world without satisfaction, this is right conduct and a great benefit.’ At that time, the World Honored One spoke a Gatha (verse): ‘Great King, you should now know, that the law of death is extremely terrible, It can sever human life, and destroy the Skandhas (aggregates of existence). This is a great fear and dread, which the world does not love, If that law of death comes, it will universally descend upon all. The empty sky and the great sea, deep caves and high mountains, The great earth and all directions, there is nowhere to escape. Only those who are wise, abiding in the true Dharma (law/teachings), Can be firm and unmoving, and nothing can destroy them. When one's lifespan has not yet ended, one should generate great diligence, Widely cultivate various good causes, diligently practice various Brahmacharyas (pure conduct). By the power of good roots, one can reach the realm of Nirvana (liberation).’ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ， 至涅槃界已， 能远离死怖。”
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尔时，憍萨罗国胜军大王，闻佛世尊以诸方便善巧譬喻说妙法已，欢喜踊跃恭敬赞叹，顶礼佛足回复王宫。 佛说此经已，诸大苾刍众闻佛所说，皆大欢喜信受奉行。 佛说胜军王所问经 ◎大王既出城已渐向祇园，其王即时远见世尊于一树下安详而坐，诸苾刍众而共围绕。 时王见已，生大欢喜，深信尊重下车去盖，合掌曲躬遥伸赞叹：“佛身广大犹若金山，佛身端严殊妙无比，有大光明如百千日，吉祥炽盛犹大火聚，诸根调寂住奢摩他，众德庄严具波罗蜜，三十二相八十种好圆满具足，为人中龙人中师子，人中大仙人中胜者，于世间中如宝山现。” 是时，大王既赞叹已，徒步而进到佛所已，头面着地礼世尊足，持以宝冠、宝盖、宝剑、宝珠、宝庄革屣，如是等物奉上世尊，作如是言：“惟愿世尊，受我所施。” 是时，世尊即为纳受。其王即复礼世尊足，退住一面合掌恭敬，而白佛言：“世尊！愿佛慈悲为说法要，使我长夜得大利乐。” 尔时，世尊而赞王言：“善哉，善哉！大王！汝于如来深信尊重，于佛正法爱乐趣求纯善相应，是大贤者，如汝所言乐闻法要，汝当谛听如善作意，记念修习为汝宣说。” ‘到达涅槃（Nirvana）的境界后，就能远离死亡的恐惧。’ 当时，憍萨罗国（Kosala）的胜军大王（King Pasenadi）听到佛世尊用各种方便善巧的比喻宣说妙法后，欢喜踊跃，恭敬赞叹，顶礼佛足后返回王宫。 佛说完这部经后，各位大比丘（Bhikkhu）众听闻佛所说，都非常欢喜，信受奉行。 佛说胜军王所问经 ◎大王出城后，逐渐走向祇园（Jetavana），国王立刻远远地看见世尊在一棵树下安详地坐着，各位比丘众围绕在旁。 当时，国王看见后，心生极大的欢喜，深深地信服和尊重，于是下车，除去车盖，合掌弯腰，遥远地赞叹道：‘佛身广大，犹如金山；佛身端正庄严，殊妙无比；有巨大的光明，如同百千个太阳；吉祥炽盛，犹如巨大的火堆；诸根调伏寂静，安住于奢摩他（Samatha，止）；以各种功德庄严自身，具足波罗蜜（Paramita，度）；三十二相和八十种好圆满具足，是人中的龙，人中的狮子，人中的大仙，人中的胜者，在世间中犹如宝山显现。’ 这时，大王赞叹完毕后，徒步走到佛陀所在的地方，头面着地礼拜世尊的脚，并将宝冠、宝盖、宝剑、宝珠、宝庄革屣等等物品奉献给世尊，说道：‘惟愿世尊，接受我的施舍。’ 这时，世尊就接受了他的供养。国王再次礼拜世尊的脚，退到一旁，合掌恭敬地对佛说：‘世尊！愿佛慈悲，为我说重要的佛法，使我长夜得到大利益和快乐。’ 当时，世尊赞叹国王说：‘好啊，好啊！大王！你对如来（Tathagata）深深地信服和尊重，对于佛的正法喜爱、乐于追求，纯善相应，真是大贤者。正如你所说，乐于听闻重要的佛法，你应该仔细听，好好地作意，记住并修习，我将为你宣说。’