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English version: ‘Do not give rise to different thoughts. That Brahmin woman of the past, was she someone different? She is now Śāriputra (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his wisdom). Because in the past she made offerings to a Pratyekabuddha (a solitary enlightened one), offering knives and white 㲲 (a kind of coarse woolen fabric) and so on, and made extensive vows. Because of these good roots, in this life she has obtained sharp intelligence and is the foremost in wisdom. You Bhikṣus (Buddhist monks)! You should know that black karma (unwholesome actions) yields black results (bad consequences). If you perform white karma (wholesome actions), you will obtain white results (good consequences), and so on, as should be understood from what was said above.’ At that time, all the Bhikṣus had doubts and reported to the World Honored One, saying: ‘The venerable Śāriputra, what karma did he perform in the past? In this life, he was not born into a noble family, nor was he extremely poor, but was born into a middle-class family, and has repeatedly renounced the household life.’ The Buddha told the Bhikṣus: ‘You should listen! In the distant past, there was a king who, not long after marrying a wife, indulged in pleasures and even became addicted to hunting. Not many years later, he had a son. When this son grew up, he saw his father ruling the country in an unlawful manner, and he thought: ‘When my father dies, he will surely fall into hell. If I inherit the throne, I will also suffer the same pain. I should go to a place where good laws are practiced, renounce the household life and cultivate the Way, and even practice Brahmacharya (pure conduct).’ Thinking this, he went to see his father and reported, saying: ‘Great King! I hope the Great King will allow me to renounce the household life.’ The king said to his son: ‘All kinds of sacrifices to the gods and so on are for seeking wealth and honor. You are the crown prince, a noble person who rides elephants, and the throne will soon belong to you. Why do you now seek to renounce the household life?’ The king scolded him in various ways and did not allow him to renounce the household life. Later, on another day, the prince rode an elephant out of the city for sightseeing, and saw a poor man holding leaves and begging for food. He said to him: ‘Virtuous one! I am a noble, and I cannot renounce the household life. You are not a noble, why don't you renounce the household life?’ The poor man replied: ‘I have no robes and bowl, how can I renounce the household life?’ The prince replied: ‘Virtuous one! I will give you three robes (the three kinds of robes worn by Buddhist monks) and a bowl and so on, you should renounce the household life.’ The poor man replied: ‘Excellent!’ At that time, the prince gave him the things as mentioned above. At that time, there was a five-神通 (five supernatural powers)仙人 (immortal), sitting quietly in meditation under a tree. At that time, the prince and the beggar went together to the place where the immortal was. The prince got off the elephant, went to the immortal, and reported, saying: ‘Holy one! I hope you will allow me to renounce the household life.’ At that time, that --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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仙人即与出家。太子告言：‘我今欲去，汝若得道及与证果，愿令相报。’彼即答言：‘如仁所言。’既出家已，即往静处宴坐修定，遂于三十七品菩提分法无师自悟，证独觉果，便作是念：‘我所证果，皆由太子。我应于彼今可往看，示现神变。’作是念已，便至其所，上升虚空，种种神变，乃至火光，下流水等，广如上说。时诸人等见神变已，心疾回转，犹如大树崩倒于地，咸皆顶礼，白言：‘圣者！今证如是殊胜果耶？’答言：‘我证。’太子见已，作如是念：‘彼所获者皆悉由我，我不出家证斯果者，莫不皆由高族家生？’作是念已，便发誓愿：‘唯愿我等，生生世世，勿于高族家生及以下贱，处中而生，令我无障，易得出家。’汝等苾刍，勿生异念，往太子者，岂与人乎？今舍利弗是。由彼昔时誓愿力故，今生出家，自在无碍。当知果报，自作自受。若作白业还得白报，若作黑业还得黑报，乃至善恶，广说如前。汝等苾刍！当如是学。” 时诸苾刍咸皆有疑，唯佛世尊能断疑惑，诸苾刍等白世尊言：“此具寿舍利弗，作何福业成熟善根，于声闻中，智慧第一？” 佛言：“由昔过去发愿力故。”诸苾刍等白言：“世尊！作何誓愿？唯佛慈悲，为我广说。”佛告诸苾刍：“汝等应听！乃往过去， 现代汉语译本 仙人于是同意出家。太子告诉他说：‘我现在要离开了，你如果得道并且证得果位，希望能够回报我。’那人回答说：‘如您所说。’出家之后，他就前往安静的地方静坐修习禅定，于三十七品菩提分法无需老师指导自己领悟，证得独觉果位，于是心中想：‘我所证得的果位，都是因为太子。我应该去看看他，示现神通变化。’这样想着，就到了太子所在的地方，上升到虚空中，示现种种神通变化，乃至身上发出火光，身下流出水等，详细情况如前文所说。当时众人看到这些神通变化后，内心迅速转变，就像大树崩塌倒在地上一样，都顶礼膜拜，说道：‘圣者！您现在证得了如此殊胜的果位了吗？’他回答说：‘我证得了。’太子看到后，心中这样想：‘他所获得的成就都是因为我，我如果不选择出家也能证得这样的果位，莫不是都要在高种姓的家族中出生才能做到？’这样想着，便发誓愿：‘希望我们生生世世，不要在高种姓的家族中出生，也不要在**（此处原文有省略），在中等家族中出生，让我没有障碍，容易出家。’你们这些比丘，不要产生其他的想法，以前的那个太子，难道是别人吗？就是现在的舍利弗（Śāriputra）。由于他过去发誓愿的力量，今生出家，自在无碍。应当知道果报，自作自受。如果做了白业（善业）就得到白报（善报），如果做了黑业（恶业）就得到黑报（恶报），乃至善恶果报，详细情况如前文所说。你们这些比丘！应当这样学习。’ 当时，各位比丘都心存疑惑，只有佛世尊能够断除疑惑，各位比丘对佛世尊说：‘这位具寿舍利弗，做了什么福德之业，成熟了什么善根，在声闻弟子中，智慧第一？’ 佛说：‘由于过去发愿的力量。’各位比丘说：‘世尊！他发了什么誓愿？希望佛陀慈悲，为我们详细解说。’佛告诉各位比丘：‘你们应当听！在过去很久以前，’
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English version The ascetic then agreed to renounce the world. The prince told him: 'I am about to leave now. If you attain enlightenment and realize the fruit, I hope you will repay me.' He replied: 'As you say.' After renouncing the world, he went to a quiet place to sit in meditation, and without a teacher, he realized the thirty-seven factors of enlightenment (bodhipakṣa-dharma) and attained the Pratyekabuddha fruit (solitary Buddha). Then he thought: 'The fruit I have attained is all due to the prince. I should go and see him now and display miraculous transformations.' Thinking this, he went to where the prince was, ascended into the sky, and displayed various miraculous transformations, even emitting flames from his body and water flowing from below, as described in detail above. When the people saw these miraculous transformations, their minds quickly turned, like a large tree collapsing to the ground. They all prostrated and said: 'Holy one! Have you now attained such a supreme fruit?' He replied: 'I have attained it.' When the prince saw this, he thought: 'What he has attained is all due to me. If I did not renounce the world, I could also attain this fruit. Could it be that one must be born into a high-caste family to achieve this?' Thinking this, he made a vow: 'May we, in all our lives, not be born into high-caste families, nor in ** (omitted in the original text), but be born into middle-class families, so that I may be without obstacles and easily renounce the world.' You monks, do not have other thoughts. Was that prince someone else? He is now Śāriputra (舍利弗). Because of the power of his past vows, he is now able to renounce the world in this life, freely and without hindrance. You should know that karmic retribution is self-made and self-received. If you do white deeds (good deeds), you will receive white rewards (good rewards). If you do black deeds (bad deeds), you will receive black rewards (bad rewards). As for good and bad karmic results, as described in detail above. You monks! You should learn in this way.' At that time, all the monks had doubts. Only the Buddha, the World Honored One, could dispel their doubts. The monks said to the Buddha, the World Honored One: 'This venerable Śāriputra (舍利弗), what meritorious deeds did he perform, and what good roots did he mature, to be the foremost in wisdom among the Śrāvakas (声闻)?' The Buddha said: 'It is due to the power of vows made in the past.' The monks said: 'World Honored One! What vows did he make? May the Buddha be compassionate and explain it to us in detail.' The Buddha told the monks: 'You should listen! In the distant past,' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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此贤劫中人寿二万岁时，有佛出世号曰迦摄波，十号具足。此舍利弗有一教师，迦叶佛所而得出家。迦摄波佛记舍利师：‘汝于声闻众中，聪明智慧最为第一，乃至梵行而无亏缺。然无果报，非获于果。’至师命终时广发誓愿：‘我所修行梵行功德，以此善根，愿迦叶波佛与彼嗢怛啰婆罗门，当来世时，人寿百岁有佛出世，号曰释迦牟尼应正等觉，十号具足，于彼教中而得出家，断诸烦恼乃至漏尽，证阿罗汉果。’尔时舍利弗，今所获果，一如师愿。由彼愿力故，今舍利弗，诸声闻中智慧第一。” 时诸苾刍咸皆有疑，唯佛能断，白世尊曰：“彼具寿大目乾连，先作何业？成熟善根，诸声闻中，神通第一。” 佛告诸苾刍：“汝等应听！彼大目乾连，乃往过去，善行善业，积聚善根，乃至果报，广说如前。” 佛告诸苾刍：“乃往过去波罗奈城，去斯不远，有一仙人于彼居止，心行慈悲，怜愍有情。于时有一采樵贫人，负薪至彼，疲极偃息。仙人见已，极生怜愍，遂作是念：‘此贫穷人，先世不种修行善根，虽得人身，受斯辛苦而得衣食。我今应度此人出家，令修梵行。’作是念已，告言：‘贤子！汝受辛苦，何不出家？’答言：‘大仙！我是贫人，采樵活命，谁能见是度我出家？’告言：‘贤首 现代汉语译本：‘在这个贤劫中，当人们的寿命达到二万岁时，会有一尊佛出世，名号为迦摄波（Kashyapa，过去七佛之一），具足十种名号。这位舍利弗（Sariputra，佛陀十大弟子之一，以智慧著称）有一位老师，他在迦叶佛（Kashyapa Buddha）的教法下出家。迦摄波佛（Kashyapa Buddha）曾预言舍利弗（Sariputra）的老师：‘你在声闻众中，聪明智慧最为第一，乃至修行梵行也没有任何亏缺。然而却没有获得相应的果报。’临终时，他的老师广发誓愿：‘我所修行的梵行功德，以此善根，愿迦叶波佛（Kashyapa Buddha）与那位嗢怛啰（Udtara）婆罗门，在未来的世间，当人们的寿命达到一百岁时，有一尊佛出世，名号为释迦牟尼（Sakyamuni，佛教创始人），应正等觉，具足十种名号，我能在他的教法中出家，断除一切烦恼，乃至漏尽，证得阿罗汉果。’当时的舍利弗（Sariputra），如今所获得的果位，完全如他老师的愿望。由于他老师的愿力，所以现在的舍利弗（Sariputra）在所有声闻弟子中智慧第一。’ ‘当时，众比丘（bhiksu，佛教出家男众）都感到疑惑，只有佛陀才能解答，于是禀告世尊说：‘那位具寿大目乾连（Mahamaudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著称），过去做了什么业？成熟了什么善根，以至于在所有声闻弟子中，神通第一？’ 佛陀告诉众比丘（bhiksu）说：‘你们应当听！那位大目乾连（Mahamaudgalyayana），在过去世中，行持善行善业，积聚善根，乃至获得果报，详细情况如前所述。’ 佛陀告诉众比丘（bhiksu）说：‘在过去世的波罗奈城（Varanasi，古印度城市），离这里不远，有一位仙人在那里居住，内心充满慈悲，怜悯一切有情众生。当时，有一位砍柴的穷人，背着柴来到那里，疲惫不堪地休息。仙人看到后，非常怜悯他，于是心想：‘这个贫穷的人，前世没有种下修行善根，虽然得到了人身，却要遭受这样的辛苦才能得到衣食。我现在应该度他出家，让他修行梵行。’这样想着，就对他说：‘贤子！你如此辛苦，为什么不出家呢？’穷人回答说：‘大仙！我是个贫穷的人，靠砍柴为生，谁会愿意度我出家呢？’仙人告诉他说：‘贤首！’
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English version: 'In this Bhadrakalpa (Fortunate Aeon), when the lifespan of humans reaches twenty thousand years, a Buddha will appear named Kashyapa (Kashyapa, one of the past seven Buddhas), complete with the ten epithets. This Sariputra (Sariputra, one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his wisdom) had a teacher who renounced the world under Kashyapa Buddha (Kashyapa Buddha). Kashyapa Buddha (Kashyapa Buddha) prophesied about Sariputra's (Sariputra) teacher: 'Among the assembly of Sravakas (listeners, disciples), you are the foremost in intelligence and wisdom, and your Brahmacharya (pure conduct) is without blemish. However, you will not attain the corresponding fruition.' At the time of his teacher's death, he made a great vow: 'By the merit of my practice of Brahmacharya (pure conduct), and by this root of goodness, may Kashyapa Buddha (Kashyapa Buddha) and that Udtara (Udtara) Brahmin, in a future age when the lifespan of humans reaches one hundred years, when a Buddha appears named Sakyamuni (Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism), the Perfectly Enlightened One, complete with the ten epithets, may I renounce the world in his teachings, cut off all defilements, and even exhaust all outflows, attaining the state of Arhat.' The fruition that Sariputra (Sariputra) has now attained is exactly as his teacher wished. Because of his teacher's vow, Sariputra (Sariputra) is now the foremost in wisdom among all the Sravakas (listeners, disciples).' 'At that time, all the Bhikshus (bhiksu, Buddhist monks) were filled with doubt, which only the Buddha could resolve, and they said to the World Honored One: 'What deeds did the venerable Mahamaudgalyayana (Mahamaudgalyayana, one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) perform in the past? What roots of goodness did he cultivate to maturity, such that he is the foremost in supernatural powers among all the Sravakas (listeners, disciples)?' The Buddha told the Bhikshus (bhiksu): 'You should listen! That Mahamaudgalyayana (Mahamaudgalyayana), in the past, performed good deeds and accumulated roots of goodness, even to the point of attaining fruition, as described in detail earlier.' The Buddha told the Bhikshus (bhiksu): 'In the past, in the city of Varanasi (Varanasi, an ancient Indian city), not far from here, there lived a hermit who was compassionate and merciful to all sentient beings. At that time, a poor woodcutter, carrying firewood, came there and rested, exhausted. The hermit saw him and felt great compassion, and thought: 'This poor man did not plant the roots of goodness in his past life, and although he has obtained a human body, he must endure such hardship to obtain food and clothing. I should now ordain him, so that he can practice Brahmacharya (pure conduct).' Thinking this, he said to him: 'Good son! You are suffering so much, why don't you renounce the world?' The poor man replied: 'Great hermit! I am a poor man, making a living by cutting firewood, who would be willing to ordain me?' The hermit said to him: 'Good sir!' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------