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English version: 'Just like Śāntiro (name of a person), the calamities he has suffered through lifetimes have not ceased to this day. Even when encountering the teachings of a sage, it's like wind passing through the ears. Due to the power of his sinful karma, he instead generates resentment and jealousy. In the deep darkness, when will he be freed from these sufferings?' At that time, the World-Honored One, out of compassion, told the bhikshus (monks): 'As I said before, it is difficult to obtain a human body, difficult to encounter the time when a Buddha appears in the world, difficult to hear the Dharma (Buddhist teachings), and difficult to live out one's full lifespan. You disciples, due to the slight good deeds accumulated in your previous lives, were able to be born as humans, encounter the Buddha in this world, hear the Dharma and believe and accept it, sever the bonds of love and affection, separate from your parents, siblings, wives, and all relatives, and leave home to cultivate the Way; like prisoners released from prison, you should abandon evil and follow good, let your inner thoughts and outward appearance be consistent, let your words and actions be without difference, be content with little, not be greedy for worldly glory, endure hunger and thirst, aspire to the state of non-action, diligently study and learn, discard all evil deeds, adorn your wisdom, cultivate pure deeds without outflows, and thus escape the sea of birth and death. Furthermore, use your wisdom to accord with and transform the people of the world, causing them to practice the ten good deeds. This is what is called both liberating oneself and helping others to liberate themselves, and you should engage in the work of a Bodhisattva (an enlightened being).' At that time, some bhikshus in the assembly, after hearing the Buddha's teachings, reflected on their own actions and found that their actions of body, speech, and mind did not accord with the Dharma. More than five hundred people immediately rose, respectfully bowed to the Buddha in repentance, and, with their palms together, said to the Buddha: 'As the World-Honored One has taught, we all have these three unwholesome karmas. Now, before the Buddha, we confess and repent. We only hope that you, the Heavenly Honored One, will observe our sincerity. From now on, we vow not to do wrong again, and we shall practice according to the Dharma. May the Buddha witness and know our determination.' The Buddha said: 'Disciples! I am the Holy Honored One of the Three Realms, the father of all beings. Now that you regret your past evil deeds and cultivate good deeds, I am very pleased and should rejoice in your merits.' Then, five hundred bhikshus with coarse behavior, after hearing these words, immediately rose, respectfully bowed to the Buddha, and reported: 'World-Honored One! We are not suitable to cultivate the path of leaving home. Why is that? Since the past, for the sake of gaining benefits and offerings, we have engaged in evil and impure actions, being false and unreal, receiving offerings from others, and accumulating more and more debts. Because of these reasons, we truly feel worried and fearful. Now we want to abandon the path of leaving home and return to worldly affairs. We hope that the Buddha will allow it.' The Buddha told the bhikshus: 'Excellent, excellent! I assist you in rejoicing.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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者何？夫人入行，如把刃持毒，不能堪者不如不为。何以故？执持不勤，反为害故。汝等今者，信于业报，有惭愧心；惭愧因故，除灭过罪，增长善根。弥勒菩萨后成佛时，初会说法当得上度。”又告比丘：“宁割身肉以用供口，不以邪心受人施也。甚难甚难！慎之慎之！” 尔时佛子罗睺罗等五十沙弥，闻佛说彼扇提罗等祸所由起因缘本末，甚大忧惧，即各修敬，头面礼佛，叉手合掌白言：“世尊！今闻说此扇提罗等宿业因缘受苦果报，甚怀怖惧。所以者何？和上舍利弗大智福德，为国中豪族所见知识，众人竞共云集供养，饷致最上甘珍美味。小儿愚痴无有福德，食人如是妙甘饮食，后世当复偿其因缘，受苦果报如扇提罗，是故我等实怀忧虑。彼诸长德五百比丘，尚不能堪，退道还俗，而况小儿无智慧者。愿佛垂哀，赐听我属舍道还家，冀免罪酬、不经苦厄。” 尔时世尊告罗睺罗：“汝今畏罪，欲得还家求离苦者，是事不然。何以故？如有二人乏食饥饿，忽遇主人为设种种肥浓美味，其人饥饿，贪食过饱。然此二人，一者有智，二者愚痴。有智之人，自知食过，身体沉重颦呻欠呿，恐致苦患，即诣明医，谦虚下意叩头求救，请除苦患。良医即赐摩檀提药，令其服之，其人即吐腹中宿食。吐宿食已，令 现代汉语译本：这是什么意思呢？如果一个人进入修行，就像拿着刀刃或毒药一样，不能胜任的话不如不修行。为什么呢？因为如果执持不勤奋，反而会受到伤害。你们现在相信业报，有惭愧心；因为惭愧的缘故，可以消除过去的罪过，增长善良的根基。弥勒菩萨将来成佛的时候，第一次说法的时候，你们就能得到度化。’佛陀又告诉比丘们：‘宁可割下身上的肉来充饥，也不要用邪恶的心接受别人的施舍。这非常困难！非常困难！一定要谨慎啊！’ 这时，佛子罗睺罗（佛陀的儿子）等五十位沙弥（出家修行的年轻男子），听佛陀说了扇提罗（人名）等人遭受灾祸的起因和经过，非常忧虑和害怕，立刻恭敬地向佛陀顶礼，双手合掌说道：‘世尊！现在听说了扇提罗等人过去所造的恶业，导致现在遭受痛苦的果报，我们非常害怕。这是为什么呢？因为我们的老师舍利弗（佛陀的十大弟子之一），具有大智慧和福德，被国内的豪门望族所认识，大家都争相供养他，送来最好的美味佳肴。我们这些小孩子愚昧无知，没有福德，吃了别人这么好的食物，将来恐怕要偿还这些因缘，遭受像扇提罗一样的痛苦果报，所以我们实在感到忧虑。那些年长的五百位比丘（佛教僧侣），尚且不能忍受，退出了修行还俗，更何况我们这些没有智慧的小孩子呢？希望佛陀慈悲，允许我们还俗回家，希望能够免除罪责，不经历痛苦的灾难。’ 这时，世尊告诉罗睺罗：‘你现在因为害怕罪过，想要还俗回家以求脱离痛苦，这是不对的。为什么呢？比如有两个人，因为缺乏食物而饥饿，忽然遇到主人为他们准备了各种肥美的食物，其中一个人因为饥饿，贪吃过多。这两个人中，一个有智慧，一个愚痴。有智慧的人，知道自己吃多了，身体沉重，皱眉呻吟，哈欠连天，恐怕会生病，就立刻去找高明的医生，谦虚地叩头求救，请求医生解除痛苦。良医就给了他摩檀提药（一种药名），让他服下，这个人就吐出了腹中积存的食物。吐出积存的食物后，
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English version: What is this? If a person enters practice, it is like holding a sharp blade or poison. If one cannot endure it, it is better not to do it. Why? Because if one is not diligent in upholding it, it will instead cause harm. Now, you believe in karmic retribution and have a sense of shame. Because of this shame, you can eliminate past transgressions and increase good roots. When Maitreya Bodhisattva (the future Buddha) attains Buddhahood, you will be among the first to be saved when he preaches the Dharma.’ The Buddha further told the Bhikshus (Buddhist monks): ‘Rather cut off your own flesh to feed yourself than accept offerings from others with a wicked mind. It is very difficult! Very difficult! Be cautious! Be cautious!’ At that time, the Buddha's son, Rahula (Buddha's son), and fifty Shramaneras (young novice monks), upon hearing the Buddha describe the origins and causes of the calamities that befell Shantila (a person's name) and others, became greatly worried and fearful. They immediately paid their respects, prostrated themselves before the Buddha, and, with palms joined, said: ‘World Honored One! Now that we have heard about the past karmic causes of Shantila and others, which led to their suffering, we are very afraid. Why is that? Because our teacher, Shariputra (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples), possesses great wisdom and virtue and is known by the wealthy and influential families in the country. Everyone competes to gather and make offerings to him, presenting the most delicious and precious foods. We, as foolish and ignorant children, lack merit and virtue. If we eat such wonderful and delicious food from others, we fear that we will have to repay these causes and conditions in future lives, suffering the same painful consequences as Shantila. Therefore, we are truly worried. Those elder five hundred Bhikshus (Buddhist monks) could not endure it and renounced their vows to return to lay life. How much more so for us, who are ignorant children? We beseech the Buddha to have compassion and allow us to renounce our vows and return home, hoping to avoid repaying debts and experiencing painful calamities.’ At that time, the World Honored One said to Rahula: ‘Now you are afraid of sin and wish to return home to seek escape from suffering, but this is not right. Why? For example, if two people are hungry and lacking food, and suddenly a host prepares various rich and delicious foods for them, one of them, being hungry, overeats greedily. Of these two people, one is wise and the other is foolish. The wise person, knowing that he has overeaten, feels heavy and uncomfortable, frowning, groaning, and yawning, fearing that he will become ill. He immediately seeks out a skilled physician, humbly prostrating himself and begging for help, asking the physician to relieve his suffering. The good physician then gives him Matandati medicine (a type of medicine), which he takes, and he vomits up the undigested food in his stomach. After vomiting up the undigested food, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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近暖火，禁节消息。其人因是，得免祸患，终保年寿，安隐快乐。其无智者不知食过，谓是鬼魅，消费家财、横杀生命祠祭鬼神欲求济命，唐费功夫。腹中宿食遂成生风，生气转筋绞切心痛，因是死亡生地狱中，累世受苦由无智焉。” 佛言：“汝罗睺罗！畏罪还家，如彼无智愚痴人也。夫人求福欲离罪者，当谦虚精勤，亲近明师，修习智慧，悔恶罪业，改往修来。从是渐渐智慧成就，慧成就故消灭众罪。如我前说日光威力能除众冥，人修智慧亦复如是。缘汝先有善根因缘遭值我时，舍利弗等如彼明医能济苦患而得不死，子今何为舍明入暗？” 沙弥罗睺白言：“世尊！诸佛智慧犹如大海，罗睺等心犹如毫末，岂能受持如来智慧？” 佛告罗睺：“如天雨渧，后不及前，虽不相及能满大器。修学智慧亦复如是，从小微起终成大器，成大器已转成余器，如是展转满无量器，是则名为自利利人，自利利人名为大士，如我今也。” 罗睺罗等闻佛说已，心开意解无复忧虑，如世尊教，当具奉行，不敢疑也。 尔时会中国王太子名曰祇陀，闻佛所说十善道法，因缘果报无有穷尽，长跪叉手白天尊曰：“佛昔令我受持五戒，今欲还舍受十善法。所以者何？五戒法中，酒戒难持，畏得罪故。” 现代汉语译本 ‘靠近温暖的火，要节制饮食。这样的人因此可以避免灾祸，最终保全寿命，安稳快乐。那些没有智慧的人不知道是吃得太多，反而认为是鬼怪作祟，耗费家财、残杀生命来祭祀鬼神，想要以此来求得保命，真是白费功夫。腹中积存的食物最终会生成风气，风气导致抽筋，绞痛心痛，因此而死亡，死后堕入地狱之中，累世遭受痛苦，都是因为没有智慧啊。’ 佛说：‘罗睺罗（Rahula，佛陀之子）！你因为害怕罪过而回家，就像那些没有智慧的愚痴之人一样。凡是想要祈求福报、远离罪过的人，应当谦虚谨慎、精进勤奋，亲近有智慧的老师，修习智慧，忏悔恶行罪业，改正过去的错误，修习未来的善行。从此渐渐地智慧得以成就，因为智慧成就的缘故，就能消灭各种罪过。就像我之前所说的，太阳的光芒能够消除一切黑暗，人们修习智慧也是这样。因为你先前有善良的根基和因缘，才能遇到我，舍利弗（Sariputra，佛陀十大弟子之一）等人就像是高明的医生，能够救治痛苦的疾病而使人不死，你现在为什么要舍弃光明而进入黑暗呢？’ 沙弥罗睺罗（Rahula，佛陀之子）说道：‘世尊！诸佛的智慧犹如大海，罗睺罗（Rahula，佛陀之子）等人的心犹如毫毛，怎么能够承受如来的智慧呢？’ 佛告诉罗睺罗（Rahula，佛陀之子）：‘就像天下雨，后面的雨滴无法追上前面的雨滴，虽然不能相互追及，却能够装满大的容器。修习智慧也是这样，从小的、细微的地方开始，最终成就大的器量，成就大的器量之后，又能转化成其他的器量，这样辗转相传，装满无量的容器，这就叫做自利利人，自利利人叫做大士，就像我今天这样。’ 罗睺罗（Rahula，佛陀之子）等人听了佛的说法之后，心开意解，没有了忧虑，表示会按照世尊的教导，全部奉行，不敢有任何怀疑。 这时，法会中国王的一个太子，名字叫祇陀（Jetavana，祇树给孤独园的祇陀太子），听了佛所说的十善道法，知道因缘果报没有穷尽，长跪合掌，对佛说道：‘佛陀过去让我受持五戒，现在想要舍弃五戒而受持十善法。这是什么原因呢？因为在五戒法中，酒戒难以持守，害怕因此而得罪。’