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还自受等。乃往古昔，于一聚落有婆罗门，娶妻未久便诞一息。不经多年复生一女，俱渐长大。父母遇病，皆悉身亡。时彼童子既遭忧戚，念往山林，即携其妹共至林所，采拾花果以自支持。汝等苾刍！如大黑蛇，有五过患。云何为五？一者多瞋、二者多恨、三者作恶、四者无恩、五者利毒。应知女人亦有五过：一者多瞋、二者多恨、三者作恶、四者无恩、五者利毒。云何名为女人利毒？凡诸女人，多怀猛利染欲之心。是时童女既至成人，欲心渐盛，告其兄曰：‘我今不能常餐花果以自存命，可往人间求请饮食。’时兄将妹共出山林，往婆罗门家而行乞食。两俱齐唤，主人出看，见而告曰：‘隐居之人亦畜妻室？’兄曰：‘此非我妻，是亲妹也。’即问兄曰：‘曾娉人未？’彼报言：‘未。’‘若如是者，何不与我？’答曰：‘此已远离世间恶法。’女心欲盛，报其兄曰：‘岂我林中食诸花果不能活耶？然我不堪烦恼所逼，共辞林野远至人间，今可以我与婆罗门。’兄曰：‘我实不能嫁娶于汝，此是恶法，非我所为。汝有俗心，任情所欲。’时婆罗门知女心已，延入家中，大会宗亲，纳以为妇，报其兄曰：‘今与我同宅而居，别为一室。’兄曰：‘我不求欲，当乐出家。’妹曰：‘共立要契，方可随情。’兄曰：‘是 现代汉语译本 还自受等。乃往古昔，在一个聚落里住着一位婆罗门（Brahman，古印度僧侣），娶妻不久便生了一个儿子。没过几年又生了一个女儿，两个孩子渐渐长大。后来父母生病，都去世了。当时那个男孩非常忧伤，想要去山林里生活，就带着他的妹妹一起到了林子里，采摘花果来维持生计。 你们这些苾刍（Bhikkhu，比丘）！就像大黑蛇一样，有五种过患。哪五种呢？一是容易发怒，二是容易怨恨，三是作恶事，四是忘恩负义，五是心怀恶毒。应当知道女人也有五种过患：一是容易发怒，二是容易怨恨，三是作恶事，四是忘恩负义，五是心怀恶毒。什么叫做女人心怀恶毒呢？就是说所有的女人，大多怀有强烈而难以抑制的染欲之心。 当时那个女孩已经长大成人，情欲之心越来越强烈，就告诉她的哥哥说：‘我现在不能总是靠吃花果来维持生命，我们可以到人间去求取食物。’当时哥哥就带着妹妹一起走出山林，到婆罗门家去乞讨食物。两人一起呼唤，主人出来观看，看见他们后就说：‘隐居的人也娶妻生子吗？’哥哥说：‘这不是我的妻子，是我的亲妹妹。’婆罗门就问哥哥说：‘你曾经订过婚吗？’哥哥回答说：‘没有。’婆罗门说：‘如果是这样，为什么不把她嫁给我呢？’哥哥回答说：‘她已经远离了世间的恶法。’ 妹妹情欲之心强烈，就告诉她的哥哥说：‘难道我在林中吃花果就不能活下去吗？只是我无法忍受烦恼的逼迫，才和你一起离开林野，远到人间，现在可以把我嫁给这个婆罗门。’哥哥说：‘我实在不能把妳嫁出去，这是恶法，我不能做。妳有世俗之心，就随妳的意愿吧。’当时婆罗门知道女孩的心意后，就把她迎入家中，大摆宴席，迎娶她为妻，并告诉她的哥哥说：‘现在和我住在一起，另外为你准备一间房。’哥哥说：‘我不追求情欲，只想出家修行。’妹妹说：‘我们先立下约定，才可以随心所欲。’哥哥说：‘是什么约定呢？’
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English version Also receiving the consequences themselves, etc. In the ancient past, in a certain village, there was a Brahman (Brahman, ancient Indian priest) who, not long after marrying, had a son. After several years, he had a daughter, and both children gradually grew up. Later, the parents fell ill and both passed away. At that time, the boy was very distressed and wanted to live in the mountains, so he took his sister with him to the forest, gathering flowers and fruits to support themselves. You Bhikkhus (Bhikkhu, monks)! Like a great black snake, there are five faults. What are the five? First, being prone to anger; second, being prone to resentment; third, committing evil deeds; fourth, being ungrateful; and fifth, harboring malice. It should be known that women also have five faults: first, being prone to anger; second, being prone to resentment; third, committing evil deeds; fourth, being ungrateful; and fifth, harboring malice. What is meant by women harboring malice? It means that all women mostly harbor strong and uncontrollable desires. At that time, the girl had grown into adulthood, and her desires became increasingly strong. She told her brother, 'I cannot always sustain my life by eating flowers and fruits. We can go to the human world to seek food.' At that time, the brother took his sister out of the forest and went to the Brahman's house to beg for food. They both called out together, and the master came out to see them. Seeing them, he said, 'Do hermits also take wives and have children?' The brother said, 'This is not my wife, but my own sister.' The Brahman asked the brother, 'Have you ever been engaged?' The brother replied, 'No.' The Brahman said, 'If that is the case, why not give her to me in marriage?' The brother replied, 'She has already distanced herself from the evil laws of the world.' The sister, with strong desires, told her brother, 'Can't I survive by eating flowers and fruits in the forest? It's just that I cannot endure the pressure of烦恼 (烦恼, afflictions), so I left the forest with you and came far into the human world. Now you can marry me to this Brahman.' The brother said, 'I really cannot marry you off. This is an evil law, and I cannot do it. You have worldly desires, so follow your own wishes.' At that time, the Brahman knew the girl's intentions and welcomed her into his home, held a grand banquet, and married her as his wife. He told her brother, 'Now live with me, and I will prepare a separate room for you.' The brother said, 'I do not seek desires, I only want to renounce the world and practice.' The sister said, 'Let's make an agreement first, then we can do as we please.' The brother said, 'What agreement?' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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何言要？’妹曰：‘若其证得殊胜果者，可来相见。’兄曰：‘善哉！如汝所愿。’即便辞去，至隐士所而为出家。由彼宿世善根力故，遂于三十七品菩提分法，无师自悟，证独觉果，便作是念：‘我先与妹，共立要契，今可往看。’便至其所，上升虚空，身现神变，上出火光，下流清水，奇相非一，纵身而下。诸凡夫人见神通时，心疾回转，犹如大树崩倒于地，顶礼尊足，白言：‘大兄！今得如是殊妙胜德。’答言：‘我证。’白言：‘兄为资身，须得饮食。我为求福，愿兴供养，可住于此。’答曰：‘汝无自在，可入报夫。’即白夫言：‘仁今知不？我兄出家，成就禁戒，得上妙果，世间第一。我欲供养，不敢自专。若见许者，于三月中，饮食资给。’答言：‘贤首！彼不出家，我虽不欲，终须供济；况已出家，获殊胜道。今随汝意，供养三月。’其三月中，种种上妙供给其兄。三月既满，即以上㲲刀子及针，即便奉施。兄既受已，以刀割截，刀子善利，裁割迅疾。其妹见已，便即蹲踞，作如是言：‘愿我根性，如此刀子，得善迅利，乃至未来，成就利智。’于时独觉取衣缝刺，善用针线，缝刺无碍。妹便发愿：‘愿我今身，乃至未来，令我智慧，犹若此针，智慧深远，通达无碍。’” 尔时佛告诸苾刍： 现代汉语译本：佛陀问道：‘他们说了什么约定？’妹妹说：‘如果他能证得殊胜的果位，就可以来见我。’哥哥说：‘很好！就如你所愿。’随即告别离去，到隐士那里出家。由于他过去世的善根之力，于三十七品菩提分法（三十七道品，是通往觉悟的三十七种修行方法），无师自悟，证得独觉果（不依靠佛陀教导，自己证悟的果位），便这样想：‘我先前与妹妹，共同立下约定，现在可以去看看她了。’于是来到妹妹住的地方，上升到虚空中，身体显现神通变化，身上向上发出火焰，下身流出清水，奇异的景象不止一种，然后纵身而下。那些凡夫俗子见到神通时，内心迅速转变，就像大树崩塌倒在地上一样，顶礼他的双足，说道：‘大兄！现在获得了如此殊妙的胜德。’哥哥回答说：‘我已证得。’妹妹说道：‘兄长需要资养身体，需要饮食。我为了求福，愿意兴办供养，可以住在这里。’哥哥回答说：‘你没有自主权，可以去禀告你的丈夫。’妹妹就告诉她的丈夫说：‘您现在知道吗？我的哥哥出家了，成就了禁戒，得到了上妙的果位，是世间第一。我想要供养他，不敢自己做主。如果得到您的允许，在三个月内，提供饮食给他。’丈夫回答说：‘贤首（对妻子的尊称）！他即使不出家，我虽然不愿意，最终也须要供养他；更何况他已经出家，获得了殊胜的道果。现在就随你的意思，供养他三个月。’在这三个月中，用种种上妙的物品供给他的哥哥。三个月满了，就用上好的毛织品、刀子和针，一并奉献给他。哥哥接受之后，用刀子割截毛织品，刀子非常锋利，裁剪迅速。他的妹妹见到后，便立刻蹲下，这样说道：‘愿我的根性，如同这把刀子一样，能够善巧迅速锋利，乃至未来，成就敏锐的智慧。’当时独觉取来衣服缝补，善于使用针线，缝补没有障碍。妹妹便发愿说：‘愿我今生，乃至未来，让我的智慧，犹如这根针一样，智慧深远，通达无碍。’ 这时，佛陀告诉各位比丘（佛教出家男众）：
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English version: The Buddha asked, 'What agreement did they make?' The sister said, 'If he attains a supreme fruit, then he may come to see me.' The brother said, 'Excellent! As you wish.' He then took his leave and went to a hermit to become a monk. Due to the power of his good roots from past lives, he awakened to the thirty-seven factors of enlightenment (thirty-seven practices leading to enlightenment) without a teacher, attained the Pratyekabuddha fruit (a state of enlightenment attained independently, without the guidance of a Buddha), and thought, 'I made an agreement with my sister, now I can go see her.' He then went to her place, rose into the sky, manifested miraculous transformations, emitting flames from the upper part of his body and flowing clear water from the lower part, displaying various extraordinary signs, and then descended. When those ordinary people saw the miraculous powers, their minds quickly turned, like a large tree collapsing to the ground, and they prostrated at his feet, saying, 'Great brother! Now you have attained such a wonderful and supreme virtue.' He replied, 'I have attained it.' The sister said, 'Brother needs sustenance and food. I wish to make offerings to seek blessings, may he stay here.' The brother replied, 'You have no autonomy, you may inform your husband.' The sister then told her husband, 'Do you know? My brother has become a monk, accomplished the precepts, attained the supreme fruit, and is the best in the world. I wish to make offerings to him, but I dare not do it on my own. If you permit, I will provide him with food and sustenance for three months.' The husband replied, 'Worthy one (a respectful term for one's wife)! Even if he had not become a monk, although I would not want to, I would still have to provide for him; how much more so now that he has become a monk and attained a supreme path. Now, according to your wish, make offerings to him for three months.' During these three months, he provided his brother with various excellent things. After the three months were over, he offered him fine woolen cloth, a knife, and a needle. After the brother received them, he used the knife to cut the woolen cloth. The knife was very sharp and cut quickly. When his sister saw this, she immediately knelt down and said, 'May my faculties be like this knife, skillful, quick, and sharp, so that in the future I may attain keen intelligence.' At that time, the Pratyekabuddha took the clothes to sew and mend, skillfully using the needle and thread, sewing and mending without obstruction. The sister then made a vow, 'May my present life, and even into the future, let my wisdom be like this needle, profound and far-reaching, penetrating and unobstructed.' At that time, the Buddha told the Bhikshus (Buddhist monks): --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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“勿生异念。往昔婆罗门女者，岂异人乎？今舍利弗是。由彼过去供养独觉，奉施刀子及白㲲等，广发誓愿。由此善根，今得利智聪明第一。汝等苾刍！当知黑业，还得黑报。若行白业，还得白报，乃至广说，如上应知。” 时诸苾刍咸皆有疑，白世尊曰：“具寿舍利弗，昔作何业？今得非贵族种，非极下贱，处中而生，数数出家。” 佛告诸苾刍：“汝等应听！乃往过去，有一国王，娶妻不久，自恣欲乐乃至游猎，不经多年便诞一息。其子长大，见其父王非法化世，便作是念：‘我父灭度，当堕地狱。我绍王位，亦同斯苦。我应往于善法律中，出家修道乃至梵行。’作是念已，即诣父所，白言：‘大王！愿王放我出家。’王告子曰：‘所有种种祭祠天等，皆求富贵。汝是太子，乘象之种，王位在即。汝今何故而求出家？’种种呵责，不放出家。后于异时，太子乘象出城游观，见一贫人持叶乞食，告曰：‘贤首！我是贵种，不得出家。汝非贵种，何不出家？’答言：‘我无衣钵，云何出家？’报言：‘贤首！我当与汝三衣钵等，汝应出家。’答言：‘极善！’于时太子如上付与。时有五通仙人，在一树下乐寂宴坐。于时太子及与乞士，俱诣仙人处。太子下象，至仙人处，白言：‘圣者！愿与出家。’时彼 现代汉语译本： ‘不要产生其他的想法。过去的婆罗门女，难道是别人吗？就是现在的舍利弗（Śāriputra，佛陀十大弟子之一，以智慧著称）。由于她过去供养辟支佛（Pratyekabuddha，独自觉悟者），奉献刀子和白色㲲（一种粗厚的毛织物）等物品，广泛地发誓愿。由于这些善根，今生获得了敏锐的智慧，成为智慧第一的人。你们这些比丘（Bhikṣu，佛教出家男众）！应当知道黑业（不善的行为）会带来黑报（不好的结果）。如果行白业（善良的行为），就会得到白报（好的结果），乃至更广的道理，应该像上面所说的那样理解。’ 当时，各位比丘都心存疑问，向世尊禀告说：‘具寿舍利弗，过去造了什么业？今生没有出生在贵族家庭，也不是极度贫贱之家，而是出生在中等人家，并且多次出家。’ 佛陀告诉各位比丘：‘你们应当听好！过去很久以前，有一位国王，娶妻不久，便恣意享乐，甚至沉迷于游猎。没过几年，便生了一个儿子。这个儿子长大后，看到他的父王用非法的方式治理国家，便心想：‘我的父王去世后，一定会堕入地狱。我如果继承王位，也会遭受同样的痛苦。我应该前往奉行善良法律的地方，出家修行，乃至修习梵行（清净的行为）。’这样想着，他便去见他的父王，禀告说：‘大王！希望大王允许我出家。’国王对儿子说：‘所有各种祭祀天神等的行为，都是为了求得荣华富贵。你是太子，是乘坐大象的尊贵之人，王位即将属于你。你现在为什么要求出家呢？’国王种种责备，不让他出家。后来在另一天，太子乘象出城游玩观光，看到一个穷人拿着树叶乞讨食物，便对他说：‘贤士！我是贵族，不能出家。你不是贵族，为什么不出家呢？’穷人回答说：‘我没有袈裟和钵，怎么出家呢？’太子回答说：‘贤士！我愿意给你三衣（佛教僧侣所穿的三种袈裟）和钵等物，你应该出家。’穷人回答说：‘太好了！’当时太子就像上面所说的那样，把东西交给了他。当时有一位具有五神通的仙人，在一棵树下安静地禅坐。当时太子和那个乞丐，一同前往仙人所在的地方。太子下了大象，来到仙人处，禀告说：‘圣者！希望您允许我出家。’当时那位