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天众所应度者，皆已度讫。吾今将欲下阎浮提。汝等诸天若念我者，当勤精进，勿复放逸。所以者何？放逸过失故，令汝等不得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。然汝等以于往昔曾种善根，今得在此受天快乐，便着放逸，不修福行。此诸快乐，无常所随，一从陨坠，长沦恶道。又汝等诸天烦恼尤重，见有胜己，便生嫉妒，曾不念言：‘彼天胜乐由多福业之所感致，我若勤修必亦当得。’又今汝等身色光泽，如日初辉，若怀嫉妒，心黯如死炭，复当令堕大黑闇中，乃至不能自见手掌，后复当作食吐之鬼。又汝等诸天受众福报，身相严洁，威势勇猛，由嫉妒故，当受女身，永失丈夫威猛之力。 “诸天子！我念昔者有无量诸王，皆为汝等嫉妒之心非理所害。诸天子！昔有阿修罗王名曰邬罗，修行苦行，戒品清洁，而汝诸天等遣一天女，名邬婆尸，惑彼王心，令亏净行。其王染着，威德损减，被那罗延天之所杀害，并无量阿修罗众同时败灭。其那罗延天既杀此王，又诛其众，因即收取邬婆尸女，而往天宫。复有一王，名曰那诃受，汝等诸天诳惑之语，助诸天众伐阿修罗。修罗破已，汝等诸天反加其害。又汝等诸天以舍支夫人故，心生忿妒，构行谗毁，令阿伽娑仙人无故被嫌，而兴恶愿。又汝等诸天曾为诳惑，谓曀荼王曰：‘仙人 现代汉语译本： 对于那些应该被天众所度化的人，都已经度化完毕。我现在将要下到阎浮提（Jambudvipa，指我们所居住的这个世界）。你们这些天人如果思念我的话，应当勤奋精进，不要再放纵懈怠。为什么呢？因为放纵懈怠的过失，会使你们无法证得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi，无上正等正觉）。然而你们因为过去曾经种下善根，现在才能在这里享受天上的快乐，却因此执着于放纵懈怠，不修习福德善行。这些快乐，都是无常的，一旦从天上坠落，就会长久地沉沦于恶道之中。而且你们这些天人烦恼尤其深重，见到有比自己更殊胜的，便会产生嫉妒之心，从来不曾想过：‘那位天人之所以能享受殊胜的快乐，是因为他修习了许多福德善业所感召的，如果我能勤奋修习，必定也能得到。’而且现在你们的身体和容貌都光彩照人，如同初升的太阳，如果怀有嫉妒之心，内心就会像死灰一样黯淡，还会堕入大黑暗之中，甚至连自己的手掌都看不见，以后还会变成专门吃别人呕吐物的饿鬼。而且你们这些天人享受着各种福报，身相庄严清净，威势勇猛，却因为嫉妒的缘故，将会受到转生为女身的果报，永远失去大丈夫的威猛力量。 ‘诸位天子！我记得过去有无数的国王，都是因为你们的嫉妒之心而被不合理地加害。诸位天子！过去有一位阿修罗王（Asura，非天）名叫邬罗（Ura），修行苦行，戒律清净，而你们这些天人却派遣一位天女，名叫邬婆尸（Urvashi），去迷惑那位国王的心，使他丧失清净的行为。那位国王因为贪恋美色，威德损减，被那罗延天（Narayana，毗湿奴神）所杀害，并且无数的阿修罗众也同时被消灭。那位那罗延天在杀死这位国王，又诛灭他的部众之后，就顺势夺取了邬婆尸女，返回天宫。还有一位国王，名叫那诃受（Nahusha），你们这些天人以虚假的言语欺骗他，帮助天众讨伐阿修罗。阿修罗被击败之后，你们这些天人反而加害于他。而且你们这些天人因为舍支夫人（Shachi，因陀罗的妻子）的缘故，心生愤怒嫉妒，编造谗言诽谤，使得阿伽娑仙人（Agastya）无缘无故地受到猜疑，从而发下恶毒的诅咒。而且你们这些天人曾经用谎言欺骗，对曀荼王（Ilavata）说：‘仙人’
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English version: Those who were to be delivered among the heavenly beings have all been delivered. I am now about to descend to Jambudvipa (Jambudvipa, referring to the world we live in). If you heavenly beings miss me, you should diligently strive forward and not be lax again. Why? Because the fault of laxity will prevent you from attaining Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, unsurpassed perfect enlightenment). However, because you have planted good roots in the past, you are now able to enjoy heavenly bliss here, but you are therefore attached to laxity and do not cultivate meritorious deeds. These pleasures are all impermanent; once you fall from heaven, you will be trapped in evil paths for a long time. Moreover, your afflictions are especially heavy; when you see someone more superior than yourselves, you become jealous and never think: 'That heavenly being enjoys superior bliss because they have cultivated many meritorious deeds. If I cultivate diligently, I will surely attain it as well.' Furthermore, your bodies and complexions are now radiant, like the newly risen sun. If you harbor jealousy, your hearts will be as dark as dead ashes, and you will fall into great darkness, unable to even see your own palms. Later, you will become hungry ghosts who eat vomit. Moreover, you heavenly beings enjoy various blessings, your forms are dignified and pure, and your power is courageous, but because of jealousy, you will receive the retribution of being reborn as women, forever losing the courageous power of a man. 'Heavenly sons! I remember that in the past, countless kings were unreasonably harmed by your jealous hearts. Heavenly sons! In the past, there was an Asura king (Asura, non-heavenly being) named Ura, who practiced asceticism and maintained pure precepts. But you heavenly beings sent a heavenly maiden named Urvashi to bewitch the king's heart, causing him to lose his pure conduct. Because the king was attached to beauty, his power and virtue diminished, and he was killed by Narayana (Narayana, Vishnu), and countless Asura hosts were destroyed at the same time. After killing the king and destroying his followers, Narayana seized the maiden Urvashi and returned to the heavenly palace. There was also a king named Nahusha, whom you heavenly beings deceived with false words, helping the heavenly hosts to attack the Asuras. After the Asuras were defeated, you heavenly beings harmed him instead. Moreover, because of Shachi (Shachi, Indra's wife), you heavenly beings became angry and jealous, fabricating slander and causing the sage Agastya (Agastya) to be suspected for no reason, thus uttering evil curses. Moreover, you heavenly beings once deceived, telling King Ilavata (Ilavata): 'The sage' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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之处，多有真金。’王信此言，逼之令出，仙人由是心生愤恚，即时猛火烧杀其王。昔复有王，名曰提婆，尝设大会，以为供养，以斯福业威力自在，上此天中，受天快乐。汝诸天等，心怀嫉妒，令从忉利退堕阎浮，所有威势并皆丧失，如月无光，如河无水。诸天子！世中有人威德自在，或得诸定，或得神通，或有成就四神足等，若起一念嫉妒之心，如是功德一时退失。如提婆达多愚痴厚重，乃于我所生嫉妒意，即时自失五种神通。” 尔时天帝释白佛言：“世尊！我今有疑，欲有所问。言嫉妒者，云何是耶？”复作是言：“世尊！若有众生见他胜己，生如是念：‘云何令我获彼所得？’如是之心，是嫉妒不？” 佛言：“不也！此是贪心，非为嫉妒。天主！其嫉妒者，自求名利，不欲他有，于有之人而生憎恚，是为嫉妒。” 尔时诸天众皆从座起，右膝着地，合掌向佛，而作是言：“如佛所诲，我诸天众皆当奉行。如来、世尊为父、为主、为尊重者、为最胜者，能于我等起大慈悲而来至此，令诸天众皆得利益。我等所愿，犹为未满，欲于如来重请一事。世尊！世间之人于我等诸天多生轻慢。何以故？以诸佛、如来人中生故，复于人中成正觉故；人中多有诸阿罗汉而得果故；诸大威德、辟支佛复于 现代汉语译本：‘某地有很多真金。’国王相信了这些话，强迫仙人交出真金，仙人因此心生愤恨，立刻用猛火烧死了国王。过去还有一位国王，名叫提婆（Deva，天），曾经举办盛大的集会，用以供养，凭借这种福业的威力和自在，上升到天界，享受天上的快乐。你们这些天人，心怀嫉妒，让他从忉利天（Trayastrimsa Heaven，三十三天）退堕到阎浮提（Jambudvipa，人间），所有的威势都丧失了，如同月亮失去了光芒，如同河流失去了水。诸位天子！世间有人威德自在，或者证得各种禅定，或者获得神通，或者成就四神足等等，如果生起一念嫉妒之心，这样的功德就会一时退失。如同提婆达多（Devadatta，佛陀的堂兄弟）愚痴深重，竟然对我产生嫉妒之心，立刻就失去了五种神通。” 当时，天帝释（Sakra，帝释天）对佛说：“世尊！我现在有疑问，想要请教。所说的嫉妒，究竟是什么呢？”又说道：“世尊！如果众生看到别人胜过自己，产生这样的念头：‘要怎样才能让我获得他所得到的呢？’这样的心，是嫉妒吗？” 佛说：“不是的！这是贪心，不是嫉妒。天主！所谓的嫉妒，是自己追求名利，不希望别人拥有，对于拥有的人产生憎恨，这就是嫉妒。” 当时，各位天人大众都从座位上站起来，右膝着地，合掌向佛，说道：“如佛所教诲，我们各位天人都应当奉行。如来、世尊是我们的父亲、是我们的主宰、是值得尊重的人、是最殊胜的人，能够对我们生起大慈悲心而来到这里，让各位天人都得到利益。我们所希望的，还没有满足，想要向如来再次请求一件事。世尊！世间的人对我们这些天人多有轻慢。为什么呢？因为诸佛、如来在人间出生，又在人间成就正觉；人间有很多阿罗汉（Arhat，已证悟者）而得到果位；诸位大威德的辟支佛（Pratyekabuddha，缘觉佛）又在
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English version: ‘In such and such a place, there is much real gold.’ The king believed these words and forced the immortal to hand it over. The immortal, feeling resentment, immediately burned the king to death with fierce fire. In the past, there was also a king named Deva (天, Heaven), who once held a grand assembly as an offering. Through the power and freedom of this meritorious act, he ascended to the heavens and enjoyed heavenly bliss. You gods, harboring jealousy, caused him to fall from Trayastrimsa Heaven (忉利天, Thirty-three Heavens) to Jambudvipa (阎浮提, the human world), losing all his power and influence, like a moon without light, like a river without water. O sons of gods! If someone in the world possesses majestic virtue and freedom, or attains various samadhis (定, meditative states), or gains supernatural powers, or accomplishes the four divine abodes, and then generates a single thought of jealousy, such merits will be lost immediately. Like Devadatta (提婆达多, Buddha's cousin), who was foolish and dense, and actually harbored jealousy towards me, he immediately lost his five supernatural powers.’ At that time, Sakra (天帝释, the Lord of Gods) said to the Buddha, ‘World Honored One! I now have a doubt and wish to ask about it. What exactly is this thing called jealousy?’ He further said, ‘World Honored One! If beings see others surpassing themselves and have thoughts like, ‘How can I obtain what they have obtained?’ Is such a mind jealousy?’ The Buddha said, ‘No! This is greed, not jealousy. Lord of Gods! Jealousy is seeking fame and gain for oneself, not wanting others to have it, and harboring hatred towards those who do have it. This is jealousy.’ At that time, all the heavenly beings rose from their seats, knelt on their right knees, joined their palms towards the Buddha, and said, ‘As the Buddha has taught, we heavenly beings shall all follow. The Tathagata (如来, Thus Come One), the World Honored One, is our father, our lord, the one worthy of respect, the most supreme one, who has come here with great compassion for us, benefiting all the heavenly beings. Our wishes are not yet fulfilled, and we wish to request one more thing from the Tathagata. World Honored One! People in the world often show disrespect towards us heavenly beings. Why is that? Because all Buddhas and Tathagatas are born in the human world and attain perfect enlightenment in the human world; there are many Arhats (阿罗汉, enlightened beings) in the human world who attain the fruit; and the Pratyekabuddhas (辟支佛, solitary Buddhas) of great power and virtue are also in --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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人间而出现故。如来今者，若不住此，下阎浮提，世间之人谓我等诸天，不知如来有大威德，应受诸天如法供养，复谓我等不能供养诸佛、世尊。唯愿如来少住于此，受我微供！令彼人间知我等诸天供养于佛。”于时世尊默然许可。 尔时佛告大目揵连：“汝可先往阎浮提，问讯四众，作如是言：‘一切众生忆念我者，咸应集会僧伽尸国。却后七日，皆当见我。’” 尔时大目揵连顶礼佛足。礼佛足已，如一瞬顷到阎浮提，以佛所敕告诸四众。时优陀延王等及一切众生，闻佛此言，若身若心欢喜踊跃，皆除忧恼，普得清凉。 尔时四众比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷欲共往诣僧伽尸国，并先来集王舍城中，互相谓言：“如来、世尊下阎浮提，谁能先得恭敬礼拜，法未尽来恒为上首！” 尔时摩诃迦旃延闻此语已，心怀不悦，恐比丘尼得为上首。何以故？彼众之中，有优波难陀、莲花色二比丘尼，善能通达诸佛法藏，所得神通唯除目连更无等故。作是念已，种种诃责比丘尼众。 时莲花色比丘尼告诸尼言：“我等女人在于俗间常被尊贵，纵使种族卑贱之者，仍得丈夫恭敬、礼重、承事、供养。又佛法中诸比丘尼，父母、眷属多是王种，精进持戒，不犯威仪，具诸德业，仍令礼敬初戒比丘 现代汉语译本：人间出现这种情况的原因是。如来现在，如果不在这里停留，下到阎浮提（Jambudvipa，指我们所居住的这个世界），世间的人会认为我们这些天人，不知道如来有大威德，应该接受诸天如法的供养，又认为我们不能供养诸佛、世尊。唯愿如来稍微停留在这里，接受我们微薄的供养！让那些人间的人知道我们这些天人供养佛陀。’当时世尊默然允许。 当时佛告诉大目犍连（Mahā-Maudgalyāyana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通第一著称）: ‘你可以先去阎浮提（Jambudvipa），问候四众弟子，这样告诉他们: ‘一切忆念我的人，都应该前往僧伽尸国（Sankissa，佛陀从忉利天返回人间之处）。七天之后，都将见到我。’ 当时大目犍连（Mahā-Maudgalyāyana）顶礼佛足。顶礼佛足后，像一瞬间就到了阎浮提（Jambudvipa），把佛的旨意告诉了四众弟子。当时优陀延王（Udayana，古代印度憍赏弥国国王，传说中最早制作佛像的人）等以及一切众生，听到佛的这些话，身心都欢喜踊跃，一切忧愁烦恼都消除了，普遍感到清凉。 当时四众弟子——比丘（bhiksu，出家男众）、比丘尼（bhiksuni，出家女众）、优婆塞（upasaka，在家男众）、优婆夷（upasika，在家女众）想要一起前往僧伽尸国（Sankissa），并且先聚集在王舍城（Rajagriha，古代印度摩揭陀国的首都）中，互相说道: ‘如来、世尊下到阎浮提（Jambudvipa），谁能先得到恭敬礼拜的机会，在佛法未消失之前，就永远是领头人！’ 当时摩诃迦旃延（Mahākātyāyana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以论议第一著称）听到这些话后，心中不悦，担心比丘尼（bhiksuni）得到领先的机会。为什么呢？因为她们之中，有优波难陀（Upananda）和莲花色（Utpalavarna）两位比丘尼（bhiksuni），善于通达诸佛的法藏，所获得的神通除了目连（Maudgalyayana）之外没有人能比得上。这样想着，就用各种方式呵斥比丘尼（bhiksuni）们。 当时莲花色（Utpalavarna）比丘尼（bhiksuni）告诉众比丘尼（bhiksuni）说: ‘我们女人在世俗间常常受到尊重，即使是种族卑贱的人，仍然能得到丈夫的恭敬、礼重、承事、供养。而且佛法中的比丘尼（bhiksuni），父母、眷属大多是王族，精进持戒，不违犯威仪，具备各种德行，却仍然要礼敬初受戒的比丘（bhiksu）吗？’