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大正藏第 14 册 No. 0527 佛说逝童子经 No. 527 [Nos. 526, 528] 佛说逝童子经 西晋沙门支法度译 闻如是： 一时，佛在罗阅祇耆阇崛山中。平旦从诸比丘，被袈裟持应器入城分卫。佛行向富迦罗越门，富迦罗越有子，年十六，名曰逝，时在第三门内遥见佛来，身有奇相容貌端正，心意安静诸根寂寞，项中光出影耀殊绝，炎明炽盛，若日之净月盛满时悉照门内。 逝见佛如是，心中欢喜肃然而敬，便趋上堂，为母说偈言： “金光色百余， 希此所见闻， 今来住在外， 当给其所求。 威仪过梵王， 光颜殊诸天， 哀我故来耳， 愿以持与之。” 其母闻逝言，即告曰：“如汝所称者，其人岂贫穷？何为当乞儿耶？一何惑哉！今所言者殊不合义。” 尔时，佛便以神足现化，放身光明彻照七重门内，尽为大明。逝感佛威神，复为母说偈言： “譬如人见火， 端自投其中， 不善向佛者， 自贼亦如是。 天人中独尊， 至圣无复上， 是最可供养， 施必得大利。 今所有食分， 愿取用与我， 欲以奉上尊， 此欢难常值。” 其母即以所有好衣及 现代汉语译本 《佛说逝童子经》 西晋沙门支法度译 我听闻是这样的： 一时，佛陀在罗阅祇（Rāmagṛha，王舍城）的耆阇崛山（Gṛdhrakūṭa，鹫峰山）中。清晨，佛陀与众比丘一同，披着袈裟，拿着应器（钵）进入城中乞食。佛陀走向富迦罗越（Pukkusa，弗迦沙）门，富迦罗越有一个儿子，年十六岁，名叫逝（Jeta，逝多），当时他在第三道门内远远看见佛陀走来，佛陀身有奇特的相貌，容貌端正，心意安静，诸根寂寞，颈项中放出光明，光影照耀非常特别，光明炽盛，如同太阳的清净光芒和月亮的圆满光辉照亮整个门内。 逝看见佛陀如此，心中欢喜，肃然起敬，便快步走上堂，为母亲说偈语： ‘金色的光芒百余道， 希有难得见到和听闻， 如今来到门外， 应当给予他所求。 威仪超过梵天王， 光彩容颜胜过诸天， 为了哀怜我才来的吧， 希望您能拿食物给他。’ 他的母亲听了逝的话，就告诉他说：‘像你所称赞的那样，那个人怎么会贫穷呢？为什么要当乞丐呢？真是迷惑啊！现在所说的话很不合道理。’ 这时，佛陀便以神通力显现变化，放出身体的光明，彻照七重门内，全部变为光明。逝感受到佛陀的威神力，又为母亲说偈语： ‘譬如人看见火， 竟然自己投身其中， 不善于向佛的人， 自害就像这样。 天人之中最尊贵， 至圣之人没有比他更高的， 是最值得供养的， 布施必定得到大利益。 现在所有的食物， 希望您拿来给我， 想用来奉献给至尊， 这种欢喜难以常常遇到。’ 他的母亲就拿出所有美好的衣服和食物
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English version The Buddha Speaks of Jeta Kumāra Sutra Translated by the Śrāmaṇa Zhi Fadu of the Western Jin Dynasty Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in Rājagṛha (罗阅祇) at Gṛdhrakūṭa Mountain (耆阇崛山). In the early morning, the Buddha, along with the assembled Bhikṣus, donned their Kashaya robes and carried their alms bowls to enter the city for alms. The Buddha walked towards the Pukkusa (富迦罗越) gate. Pukkusa had a son, sixteen years old, named Jeta (逝). At that time, he was inside the third gate and saw the Buddha coming from afar. The Buddha's body had extraordinary marks, his appearance was dignified, his mind was peaceful, and his senses were tranquil. Light emanated from his neck, and the radiance was exceptionally brilliant, blazing and intense, like the pure light of the sun and the full radiance of the moon illuminating the entire gate. When Jeta saw the Buddha in this way, his heart was filled with joy and reverence. He quickly went to the hall and spoke the following verse to his mother: 'Golden light, hundreds of rays, Rare to see and hear of this, Now he comes and stays outside, We should give him what he seeks. His majesty exceeds Brahmā, His radiant face surpasses the gods, He comes out of compassion for me, I wish to offer him what we have.' His mother, hearing Jeta's words, replied, 'If he is as you describe, how could he be poor? Why would he be a beggar? How deluded! What you say now is quite unreasonable.' At that moment, the Buddha used his supernatural power to manifest a transformation, emitting light from his body that illuminated all seven layers of gates, turning everything into great brightness. Jeta, feeling the Buddha's majestic power, spoke another verse to his mother: 'It is like a person seeing fire, And then throwing himself into it, One who is not kind to the Buddha, Harms himself in the same way. He is the most honored among gods and humans, The most holy one, none above him, He is the most worthy of offerings, Giving will surely bring great benefit. All the food we have now, I wish you would give it to me, I want to offer it to the Most Honored One, Such joy is rarely encountered.' His mother then took out all the fine clothes and food --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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食具与逝，逝持出诣佛所，以头面着地，为佛作礼，却住一面，叉手白佛言：“今我见如来，虔心恭敬注意于佛，惟以加哀受己所施。” 佛应时受之，为逝说偈言： “汝以伏悭意， 能善修治施， 今日供养佛， 所念莫不吉。” 逝闻佛所语，即自说偈言： “我不愿富贵， 亦弗望释梵， 但愿最智慧， 如佛而无上。” 尔时，天帝释下立逝前，说偈言： “才用一布施， 欲求佛者难， 道常世世施， 积若须弥宝。 经历千亿劫， 恒行慈爱心， 不可以一施， 得觉无上道。” 逝即答天帝释，说偈言： “譬如大工匠， 欲伐巨木者， 犹不一下斧， 便以断大树。 斧斫稍以渐， 可尽太山木， 剥业从微得， 求道亦如是。 明不用一施， 而得成大道， 我有信精进， 必为世间将。” 天帝释复为逝说偈言： “不如求尊天， 释梵易可得， 鲜能应佛法， 佛道甚难得。” 逝答天帝释，说偈言： “设使一天下， 满中火洞然， 吾以身遍投， 终不舍佛意。 假令一切人， 皆共贼害我， 愿常慈心向， 终不废大道。 脆哉释梵天， 彼皆为死法 现代汉语译本 逝拿着食物容器离开，来到佛陀所在的地方，用头面接触地面，向佛陀行礼，然后退到一边站立，合掌对佛陀说：‘现在我见到如来（Tathagata，佛陀的称号），虔诚恭敬地专注于佛陀，只希望您能慈悲地接受我的供养。’ 佛陀随即接受了他的供养，并为逝说了偈语： ‘你以克服悭吝的心意，能够很好地修行布施，今天供养佛陀，所想念的事情没有不吉祥的。’ 逝听了佛陀所说的话，也自己说了偈语： ‘我不希望得到富贵，也不期望成为帝释（Śakra，天神之王）或梵天（Brahmā，创造之神），只希望拥有最高的智慧，像佛陀一样无上。’ 这时，天帝释（Śakra，天神之王）降临到逝的面前，说了偈语： ‘仅仅用一次布施，就想要求得佛果是很难的，修道需要世世代代地布施，积累的功德要像须弥山（Mount Sumeru，佛教宇宙观中的圣山）一样多。经历千亿劫的时间，恒常地保持慈爱之心，不能只靠一次布施，就能证悟无上的道。’ 逝随即回答天帝释，说了偈语： ‘譬如一个大工匠，想要砍伐巨大的树木，也不会只用一下斧头，就能砍断大树。用斧头砍伐，逐渐地进行，就可以砍尽太山（Mount Tai，中国名山）的树木，去除业障要从细微处开始，求道也是这样。我明白不能只靠一次布施，就能成就大道，但我有信心和精进，必定成为世间的导师。’ 天帝释又为逝说了偈语： ‘不如去求尊贵的天神，帝释和梵天是容易得到的，很少有人能够相应于佛法，佛道是非常难以得到的。’ 逝回答天帝释，说了偈语： ‘即使整个天下，都充满燃烧的火焰，我也会遍身投入其中，最终也不会舍弃对佛陀的信念。假使所有的人，都一起谋害我，我愿常以慈悲之心对待他们，最终也不会放弃大道。脆弱啊，帝释和梵天，他们都终将面临死亡。’
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English version Shi (name of a person) took the food container and went to where the Buddha was. He prostrated before the Buddha with his head touching the ground, then stepped back and stood to one side, placing his palms together and said to the Buddha, 'Now that I see the Tathagata (Tathagata, title of the Buddha), I am sincerely and respectfully focused on the Buddha, and I only hope that you will compassionately accept my offering.' The Buddha then accepted his offering and spoke a verse for Shi: 'You, with a mind that has overcome stinginess, are able to cultivate giving well. Today you make offerings to the Buddha, and all your thoughts will be auspicious.' Shi, hearing what the Buddha said, also spoke a verse himself: 'I do not wish for wealth and honor, nor do I hope to become Śakra (Śakra, king of the gods) or Brahmā (Brahmā, the creator god), but only wish to have the highest wisdom, like the Buddha, unsurpassed.' At that time, Śakra (Śakra, king of the gods) descended and stood before Shi, speaking a verse: 'It is difficult to seek Buddhahood with just one act of giving. Cultivating the path requires giving in lifetimes, accumulating merit like Mount Sumeru (Mount Sumeru, the sacred mountain in Buddhist cosmology). Going through billions of kalpas, constantly maintaining a loving heart, one cannot attain the unsurpassed path with just one act of giving.' Shi then replied to Śakra, speaking a verse: 'For example, a great craftsman, wanting to fell a giant tree, would not cut down the tree with just one axe blow. Chopping with the axe gradually, one can exhaust the trees of Mount Tai (Mount Tai, a famous mountain in China). Removing karma starts from the subtle, and seeking the path is also like this. I understand that one cannot attain the great path with just one act of giving, but I have faith and diligence, and I will surely become a leader in the world.' Śakra again spoke a verse for Shi: 'It is better to seek the honored gods; Śakra and Brahmā are easily attained. Few can respond to the Buddha's teachings; the Buddha's path is very difficult to attain.' Shi replied to Śakra, speaking a verse: 'Even if the entire world were filled with burning flames, I would throw myself into it, and in the end, I would not abandon my faith in the Buddha. Even if all people were to harm me together, I would always treat them with a compassionate heart, and in the end, I would not abandon the great path. How fragile are Śakra and Brahmā; they are all subject to death.'
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， 愿归一切智， 勇若师子雄。” 天帝释复为逝说一偈言： “快哉得善利！ 乃有敬在佛， 专精向大道， 想汝必作佛。” 逝答天帝释，说偈言： “天王且勿疑， 于斯无上道， 精进吾匪懈， 会于世为佛。” 于是，天帝释默然。 时佛为逝说偈言： “汝已于往世， 敬事八千佛， 心常愿大道， 欲得安群生。 后十二亿劫， 终不堕恶道， 但多修德善， 恒以兴尊意。 汝当百亿返， 作王遮迦越， 亦为四天王， 每辄行正法。 又当为帝释， 未常远梵行， 后生兜术天， 然则道德成。 当居千国界， 中央得作佛， 名曰须弥劫， 一切莫不事。 千国各横广， 四百八十里， 宫墙之严饰， 一切皆以宝。 初会说法时， 六十千亿人， 为弟子得度， 皆得阿罗汉； 再会说经时， 四十千亿人， 皆入罗汉慧， 所度为甚众； 三会说经时， 所度甚众多， 离垢入净慧， 悉得无所著。 是时佛刹中， 无有乱恶众， 皆悉向道法， 一切行忠直。 疾病之忧苦， 都已无是鬼， 时人皆和睦， 展转相念安。 天日三时雨 现代汉语译本： ‘愿归向一切智慧，像雄狮一样勇猛。’ 天帝释（Śakra-devānām-Indra，佛教中的护法神）又为逝（一位修行者）说了一首偈： ‘太好了，你获得了善利！竟然对佛陀如此敬重，专心致志地追求大道，我想你必定能成佛。’ 逝回答天帝释，说了一首偈： ‘天王请不要怀疑，对于这无上的道，我精进不懈怠，终将在世间成佛。’ 于是，天帝释默然不语。 这时，佛陀为逝说了一首偈： ‘你已经在过去世，恭敬侍奉了八千尊佛，心中常常希望得到大道，想要使众生得到安乐。 往后十二亿劫，终究不会堕入恶道，只要多多修习德行善事，常常以兴盛佛法为尊。 你将有一百亿次，成为转轮圣王（cakravartin-rāja，统治世界的理想君主），也曾做过四天王（caturmahārājakāyikas，佛教的护法神），每次都奉行正法。 又将成为帝释（Śakra-devānām-Indra），未曾远离清净的修行，后来会生到兜率天（Tuṣita，欲界天之一），那时道德就圆满了。 你将居住在千国之界，在中央得道成佛，名号叫做须弥劫（Sumeru-kalpa），一切众生没有不敬事的。 这千国各自横广四百八十里，宫墙的庄严装饰，一切都用宝物。 初次集会说法时，有六十千亿人，作为弟子得到度化，都证得阿罗汉（arhat，断尽烦恼，证得解脱的圣者）； 再次集会说法时，有四十千亿人，都证入阿罗汉的智慧，所度化的人非常众多； 第三次集会说法时，所度化的人非常众多，远离尘垢，进入清净的智慧，都得到无所执著的境界。 那时佛的国土中，没有混乱邪恶的众生，都归向佛法，一切行为忠诚正直。 疾病的忧愁痛苦，都没有这些鬼怪，那时的人们都和睦相处，互相思念安乐。 天上太阳按时降雨
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English version: ‘May I return to all-knowing wisdom, brave as a lion king.’ Śakra-devānām-Indra (the lord of the devas in Buddhism) then spoke another verse to the departed (a practitioner): ‘Excellent, you have gained good fortune! To have such respect for the Buddha, and to be so dedicated to the Great Path, I believe you will surely become a Buddha.’ The departed answered Śakra-devānām-Indra, speaking in verse: ‘Heavenly King, please do not doubt, regarding this unsurpassed path, I am diligent and unremitting, and I will eventually become a Buddha in this world.’ Thereupon, Śakra-devānām-Indra remained silent. At that time, the Buddha spoke a verse to the departed: ‘You have in past lives, respectfully served eight thousand Buddhas, and your heart has always desired the Great Path, wishing to bring peace to all beings. For twelve billion kalpas (aeons) to come, you will never fall into evil realms, but only cultivate virtue and goodness, always holding the intention to exalt the Dharma. You will become a cakravartin-rāja (wheel-turning monarch, an ideal ruler) a hundred billion times, and also serve as one of the Four Heavenly Kings (caturmahārājakāyikas, guardians of the Buddhist faith), always practicing the Right Dharma. You will also become Śakra-devānām-Indra, never straying far from pure conduct, and will later be born in the Tuṣita Heaven (one of the heavens in the desire realm), at which time your morality will be perfected. You will reside within the boundaries of a thousand kingdoms, and in the center, you will attain Buddhahood, with the name Sumeru-kalpa, and all will revere you. Each of these thousand kingdoms will be four hundred and eighty li (a Chinese unit of distance) in breadth and width, and the majestic decorations of the palace walls will all be made of treasures. At the first assembly when you preach the Dharma, sixty trillion people, as disciples, will be liberated, all attaining the state of arhat (a perfected being who has extinguished all defilements); At the second assembly when you expound the scriptures, forty trillion people will enter the wisdom of the arhat, and the number of those liberated will be exceedingly great; At the third assembly when you preach the Dharma, the number of those liberated will be exceedingly great, departing from defilements and entering pure wisdom, all attaining a state of non-attachment. At that time, in the Buddha-field, there will be no chaotic or evil beings, all will turn towards the Dharma, and all will act with loyalty and integrity. The worries and sufferings of illness will be gone, and there will be no such demons, and the people of that time will live in harmony, thinking of each other with peace and comfort. The sun and the rain will come in due season.