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大正藏第 17 册 No. 0769 佛说四辈经 No. 769 佛说四辈经 西晋月氏国三藏竺法护译 闻如是： 一时佛在舍卫国祇树给孤独园。尔时诸四辈弟子、天帝、龙、鬼神、质谅神，皆诣祇树，稽首佛足，却就常位坐。 佛告诸弟子：“吾今所出经法，所可教诫，皆自各守其意念。末世毒然之时，四辈弟子，若出家、若居家修道，皆狂醉众色，不复承用佛经法，专愚自用，便使吾道薄淡，令世人谤讪吾道，信是弟子慠慢所致！”鹙鹭子整衣服，叉手，一心听佛说《四辈经》如是。 佛言：“若末世男子能出家，除剃头发为道者，第一去离爱欲，志存大乘，常当慈悲喜护为主，去想行，普念一切蜎飞蠕动之类，视之如身无异，不得妄起恚怒。深入明度，常以明度权便，诱致曚冥，使入无极，以戒德除心秽病，不得为世间之业。能行此者，便可出家，名曰道士。不可依恃吾法，自以出家为信，不专念道。或能有下贱之人，倚道自活，无益一切，而但出意说。为人师主，轻薄戏调，不自捡察，使尊法薄淡，世人不信，非吾出家弟子之法也！” 佛言：“若有女人出家，除发为道，以去爱欲，当专精静处，不得与出家男子同庙止。若行师受，当有 现代汉语译本 大正藏第 17 册 No. 0769 佛说四辈经 No. 769 佛说四辈经 西晋月氏国三藏竺法护译 闻如是： 一时佛在舍卫国祇树给孤独园（Jetavana Anathapindika-arama）。尔时诸四辈弟子、天帝、龙、鬼神、质谅神，皆诣祇树，稽首佛足，却就常位坐。 佛告诸弟子：‘吾今所出经法，所可教诫，皆自各守其意念。末世毒然之时，四辈弟子，若出家、若居家修道，皆狂醉众色，不复承用佛经法，专愚自用，便使吾道薄淡，令世人谤讪吾道，信是弟子慠慢所致！’鹙鹭子（Sariputra）整衣服，叉手，一心听佛说《四辈经》如是。 佛言：‘若末世男子能出家，除剃头发为道者，第一去离爱欲，志存大乘（Mahayana），常当慈悲喜护为主，去想行，普念一切蜎飞蠕动之类，视之如身无异，不得妄起恚怒。深入明度（Prajna-paramita），常以明度权便，诱致曚冥，使入无极，以戒德除心秽病，不得为世间之业。能行此者，便可出家，名曰道士。不可依恃吾法，自以出家为信，不专念道。或能有**之人，倚道自活，无益一切，而但出意说。为人师主，轻薄戏调，不自捡察，使尊法薄淡，世人不信，非吾出家弟子之法也！’ 佛言：‘若有女人出家，除发为道，以去爱欲，当专精静处，不得与出家男子同庙止。若行师受，当有
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English version T17 No. 0769 The Buddha Speaks the Sutra of the Four Assemblies No. 0769 The Buddha Speaks the Sutra of the Four Assemblies Translated by Dharmaraksa from Yuezhi during the Western Jin Dynasty Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the Jeta Grove (Jetavana Anathapindika-arama) in the country of Sravasti. At that time, the four assemblies of disciples, the heavenly emperors, dragons, ghosts, spirits, and the spirits of integrity, all went to the Jeta Grove, bowed their heads to the Buddha's feet, and sat down in their usual places. The Buddha told the disciples: 'The sutras and teachings that I now expound should each be kept in mind. In the poisonous times of the future, the four assemblies of disciples, whether they are monks or lay practitioners, will be intoxicated by various forms, no longer accepting the Buddha's sutras and teachings, stubbornly relying on their own foolishness, causing my path to become weak and diluted, leading the world to slander my path, which is caused by the arrogance and disrespect of these disciples!' Sariputra (Sariputra) adjusted his robes, folded his hands, and listened attentively as the Buddha spoke the Sutra of the Four Assemblies. The Buddha said: 'If men in the future can renounce their homes, shave their heads, and become monks, the first thing is to abandon love and desire, aspire to the Great Vehicle (Mahayana), and always prioritize compassion, loving-kindness, joy, and equanimity. Abandon thoughts and actions, universally contemplate all kinds of creatures that crawl, fly, and wriggle, regarding them as no different from oneself, and not rashly give rise to anger and hatred. Deeply enter into wisdom (Prajna-paramita), always using wisdom as a skillful means to guide the ignorant and unenlightened, leading them into the limitless. Use precepts and virtue to eliminate the defilements and illnesses of the mind, and do not engage in worldly affairs. Those who can practice in this way can become monks, called Daoists. Do not rely on my teachings, believing that becoming a monk is enough, without focusing on cultivating the path. There may be those who are **, relying on the path to support themselves, without benefiting anyone, but only expressing their own opinions. As teachers, they are frivolous and playful, not examining themselves, causing the honored Dharma to become weak and diluted, and the world to disbelieve. This is not the way of my monastic disciples!' The Buddha said: 'If women renounce their homes, shave their heads, and become nuns, in order to abandon love and desire, they should be dedicated to quiet places and not live in the same temple as monks. If receiving instruction from a teacher, there should be --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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等类，不得独往禀受。常当晚出早还，不得妄出庙宿止。但得教授女人，不得教授男子。所著衣服，不得刻缯帛彩色苾芬。不得轻言戏语，不得贪财宝物，戒行清净，名曰出家道人。若轻言戏调，未语预笑，心志不寂，意行秽浊，恶口骂詈，轻言不节，不能静处，憍慢自大，不自捡敕者，虽复出家，故是贱人，非出家弟子也！” 佛言：“若有男子心志系道，不能出家者，在于爱欲之中，当受持五戒、月六斋。第一孝顺父母，治家养子；朝暮烧香、然灯，稽首三尊，悔过十方，恭敬四辈；不得慢轻自大，去离悭贪；常以至诚，不得欺殆世人；不得与世间人妻妇坐起同席、住行相随、同室异床。除去四事，以四等心普视一切，老者，若父、若母；少者，若弟、若子。恒以明度法药洗除众病，不得妄瞋恚、骂詈。常以无极方便诱解世人，使入大乘；不得为新学者说深经、奥妙之义，当为除想识无挂碍者；不得绮饰衣服，不得与世间妻女戏调言语、往来报答。以致因缘，如是者为清净道人。若行不清净，贪利财色；或于世俗绮饰衣服，互相翘举，但结非恶，眄睐所欲；轻言戏调，未语预笑；托己同法，口说妙言；外似清虚，内怀贪惑；心存财帛，以自供给，活于妻子；慢佛，尊经不复修学，反习外道之术——世药解奏 现代汉语译本： 像你们这样的人，不能独自前去禀告和接受教诲。应当经常晚上出去早上返回，不能随意在外面的寺庙过夜。只能教导女人，不能教导男子。所穿的衣服，不能是刻有花纹的丝绸和色彩鲜艳的布料。不能轻浮地说话和开玩笑，不能贪图钱财宝物，戒律行为清净，这样才能被称为出家的道人。如果轻浮地说话和戏弄，还没说话就先笑，心志不宁静，意念行为污秽，恶语骂人，说话轻率不庄重，不能安静地待着，骄傲自大，不自我约束，即使出了家，仍然是**（此处原文如此，可能指不合格的出家人），不是真正的出家弟子！' 佛说：‘如果有的男子心志向往佛道，但不能出家，身处爱欲之中，应当受持五戒、每月持六斋。第一要孝顺父母，操持家务养育子女；早晚烧香、点灯，向佛、法、僧三宝稽首，忏悔自己所犯的过错，恭敬四辈（比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷）；不能傲慢轻视他人，去除悭吝贪婪；经常以真诚待人，不能欺骗世人；不得与世间的**（此处原文如此，可能指行为不端的）妇女同坐同卧，一起行走，同住一室但不同床。去除以上四种行为，以慈、悲、喜、舍四种平等心看待一切众生，年老的，视如父母；年少的，视如兄弟子女。经常用智慧和佛法洗涤去除各种疾病，不能随意发怒、骂人。经常用无尽的方便法门引导世人，使他们进入大乘佛法；不能为新学者讲说深奥的经典和义理，应当为那些去除妄想和分别心、没有挂碍的人讲说；不能穿华丽的衣服，不能与世间的妻女戏弄调笑、互相来往。以至于种种因缘，像这样的人才能称为清净的道人。如果行为不清净，贪图利益钱财美色；或者在世俗中穿华丽的衣服，互相炫耀，只会结下恶缘，眼神流露出贪欲；轻浮地说话和戏弄，还没说话就先笑；假托自己与佛法相同，口中说出美妙的言语；外表看似清净虚无，内心却怀着贪婪迷惑；心中想着钱财，用来供养自己，养活妻子儿女；轻慢佛，不尊重经典，不再修学佛法，反而学习外道的法术——世间的药物和解奏。'
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English version: 'Those of your kind must not go alone to report and receive teachings. You should always go out in the evening and return in the morning, and must not arbitrarily stay overnight in temples outside. You may only teach women, not men. The clothes you wear must not be of patterned silk or brightly colored fabrics. You must not speak lightly or joke, and you must not be greedy for money or treasures. If your precepts and conduct are pure, you can be called a renunciant practitioner. If you speak lightly and jest, laughing before speaking, if your mind is not tranquil, your intentions and actions are impure, if you curse and scold, speak frivolously and without restraint, are unable to stay quietly, are arrogant and self-important, and do not control yourselves, even if you have renounced the world, you are still ** (the original text is like this, possibly referring to unqualified renunciants), not true renunciant disciples!' The Buddha said, 'If there are men whose minds are devoted to the Way but cannot renounce the world, being in the midst of love and desire, they should uphold the Five Precepts and observe the Six Fast Days each month. First, they must be filial to their parents, manage their household, and raise their children; morning and evening, they should burn incense, light lamps, prostrate themselves before the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), repent of their transgressions in all directions, and respect the Four Assemblies (bhikshus, bhikshunis, upasakas, upasikas); they must not be arrogant or belittle others, and must abandon stinginess and greed; they must always be sincere and must not deceive the people of the world; they must not sit or lie down with worldly ** (the original text is like this, possibly referring to women of improper conduct), walk together, or live in the same room but different beds. Eliminating these four things, they should regard all beings with the Four Immeasurable Minds (loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity), treating the elderly as parents and the young as siblings or children. They should constantly use the medicine of wisdom and Dharma to wash away all illnesses, and must not arbitrarily become angry or curse. They should constantly use limitless skillful means to guide people into the Great Vehicle (Mahayana); they must not explain profound sutras or the meaning of esoteric doctrines to new learners, but should explain them to those who have eliminated thoughts and discrimination and have no attachments; they must not wear ornate clothes, and must not jest or joke with worldly wives and daughters, or exchange words with them. In all circumstances, such people can be called pure practitioners. If their conduct is impure, greedy for profit, wealth, and beauty; or if they wear ornate clothes in the world, showing off to each other, only creating evil karma, their eyes revealing their desires; if they speak lightly and jest, laughing before speaking; claiming to be the same as the Dharma, speaking wonderful words; appearing outwardly pure and empty, but inwardly harboring greed and delusion; thinking of money and wealth to support themselves, and to support their wives and children; disrespecting the Buddha, not respecting the scriptures, no longer studying the Dharma, but instead learning the arts of external paths—worldly medicines and solutions.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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、符咒厌说、疗治众病因缘、外道解奏之术，或于财帛勾束上下，贼意欲得，因解奏之术，不持吾法，当来者却皆由斯辈，是故非吾法学弟子也！” 佛言：“若有女人不能出家，在于爱欲之中心乐道者，当持五戒、月六斋。孝顺父母、姑嫜、叔妹、夫婿；不得挝骂儿子、婢使；不得轻行，来宿止他家；不得与世间男子语言，调弄譺笑；不得妄瞋恚、骂詈、恶口；不得证说他人恶，不得陷人儿子、妻妾、奴婢过恶；恒当专精念道为上首；不得与世间凡人说法颜貌；不得与人男子相斥，不得教他人男子；不得说世间吉凶、善恶、灾变之相；不得憍慢自大；昼夜三时烧香，稽首三尊，悔过十方，禀受经行，言数自劝；不得希望供养、贪利、财帛；不得嫉妒夫主，当自贱女人身，愿为男子转身受福，可得上天宫观自然。是清信女人学道之法。若不孝顺，憍慢姑嫜，嫉妒夫主，挝骂奴婢，造恶自是，怨恨、恚怒、毒意向人，行者如是，是为非法学女人弟子也！” 佛告诸弟子：“清慎汝心，守护身口，恒以四等济众生已，道宝之慧恩施一切，如佛教诫，必得度世！” 弟子诸来会者，闻佛说经，欢喜奉行，作礼而去。 佛说四辈经 现代汉语译本： 佛说：'如果有人使用符咒诅咒、厌胜之术，或者用医术治疗各种疾病，或者使用外道的辩解之术，或者在钱财方面上下其手，心怀盗窃之意，想通过辩解之术来达到目的，却不遵循我的佛法，那么未来出现这种情况的人，都是因为这些行为导致的。所以，这些人不是学习我的佛法的弟子！' 佛说：'如果有女人不能出家，但身处爱欲之中却真心向道，应当持守五戒，每月持六斋。孝顺父母、公婆、叔姑、丈夫；不得殴打辱骂儿子、婢女；不得轻率出行，夜宿在别人家；不得与世间男子言语调笑；不得无故发怒、谩骂、恶语伤人；不得揭发别人的过错，不得陷害别人的儿子、妻妾、奴婢；应当始终专心精进地修道为首要；不得以世俗的容貌和言语向凡人说法；不得与男子互相指责，不得教导其他人的男子；不得谈论世间的吉凶、善恶、灾变之相；不得骄傲自大；昼夜三时烧香，向三宝（三尊）叩头，忏悔十方罪过，接受经文的教诲并身体力行，用言语自我劝勉；不得希望得到供养、贪图利益、钱财；不得嫉妒丈夫，应当看轻自己的女身，发愿转世为男子以享受福报，这样才能升到天宫观看自然景象。这是清信女人学习佛法的方法。如果不孝顺，对公婆骄慢无礼，嫉妒丈夫，殴打辱骂奴婢，做了坏事还自以为是，怨恨、恼怒，心怀恶毒，这样的修行者，就不是如法修行的女弟子！' 佛告诉各位弟子：'清净谨慎你们的心，守护好身口意，始终以四无量心（四等）来救济众生，用道宝的智慧恩泽一切，按照佛教的教诲去做，必定能够脱离世间的苦难！' 在法会上的弟子们，听了佛所说的经，欢喜奉行，行礼后离去。 《佛说四辈经》