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上事具白世尊。世尊告曰：“非梵天主，乃至亦非大力天子来诣我所而为奉觐。汝等颇忆有大毒蛇我为彼说三句法不？”白佛言：“见。”世尊告曰：“彼既命终得生天上，来诣我所。我为说法，便得见谛还向天宫。以是因缘光明普照。”世尊告曰：“以不容忍有如是过，是故苾刍若有瞋诤，宜速忏谢共相容忍，勿令后时招斯过失。”时有苾刍新被诃责，即便就彼请其容恕，遂增瞋恚而报之曰：“看此与我极为娆恼。”佛言：“不应新被瞋责便就忏摩，待彼停息可求容恕。” 于此城中有二苾刍，共论法义遂生瞋忿，少年苾刍诃责老者。时老苾刍入房而住，起极瞋恚因即命过，生毒蛇中。尔时世尊命具寿阿难陀曰：“汝可诣彼啮毒蛇所，称我言教，唱言：‘无病！’报言：‘贤首！汝已于我正法律中而为出家，于四沙门果随一应证。汝由前生重瞋恚故生毒蛇中，故汝宜应容恕于彼。’”时具寿阿难陀承佛教已，诣毒蛇所报言：“贤首！佛于仁者问言无病。复作是语：‘汝已于我正法律中而为出家，于四沙门果随一应证。汝由前生重瞋恚故生毒蛇中，是故汝应容恕于彼。’”是时毒蛇在于房内，诟诟作声不忍而住。世尊复命具寿大目连：“汝可诣彼啮毒蛇处传我言告，广说如前。”目连至已，时彼毒蛇于户扇孔， 现代汉语译本 以上事情都禀告了世尊。世尊说：‘不是梵天主（Brahmā，创造之神），乃至也不是大力天子来我这里朝拜。你们还记得有条大毒蛇，我为它说了三句法吗？’比丘们回答佛说：‘记得。’世尊说：‘它死后升到天上，来到我这里。我为它说法，它就证得了真谛，返回天宫。因为这个因缘，光明普照。’世尊告诫说：‘因为不能容忍会有这样的过失，所以比丘们如果有了争吵，应该尽快忏悔谢罪，互相容忍，不要让以后招致这样的过失。’当时有个比丘刚被训斥，就去向对方请求宽恕，结果反而增加了对方的嗔恚，对方回答说：‘看这家伙，对我极尽骚扰。’佛说：‘不应该刚被嗔责就去请求忏悔，要等对方怒气平息了，才可以请求宽恕。’ 在这个城里有两个比丘，一起讨论佛法义理，结果产生了嗔恨和忿怒，年轻的比丘呵斥年长的比丘。当时年长的比丘回到房间里住，生起了极大的嗔恚，因此就死了，转生到毒蛇中。当时世尊命令具寿阿难陀（Ānanda，佛陀的十大弟子之一）说：‘你可以到那条咬人的毒蛇那里去，传达我的教言，说：‘无病！’告诉它：‘贤首（贤者），你已经在我的正法律中出家，对于四沙门果（四种修行证悟的果位）随一都应该证得。你由于前生严重的嗔恚，所以转生到毒蛇中，所以你应该宽恕他。’’当时具寿阿难陀接受了佛的教导后，到了毒蛇那里，告诉它说：‘贤首！佛向仁者问候无病。又这样说：‘你已经在我的正法律中出家，对于四沙门果随一都应该证得。你由于前生严重的嗔恚，所以转生到毒蛇中，所以你应该宽恕他。’’当时毒蛇在房间里，发出‘诟诟’的声音，不能忍受地待在那里。世尊又命令具寿大目犍连（Mahāmaudgalyāyana，佛陀的十大弟子之一）：‘你可以到那条咬人的毒蛇那里去，传达我的教言，详细地像之前说的那样说。’目犍连到了之后，当时那条毒蛇在门扇的孔里，
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English version The above matters were reported to the World-Honored One (Śākyamuni Buddha). The World-Honored One said: 'It was not Brahmā (the creator god), nor even a powerful Deva (god) who came to visit me. Do you remember that I spoke the three phrases of Dharma (teachings) to a large venomous snake?' The Bhikshus (monks) replied to the Buddha, 'We remember.' The World-Honored One said: 'After it died, it was reborn in the heavens and came to me. I spoke the Dharma for it, and it attained the truth and returned to the heavenly palace. Because of this cause and condition, the light shone everywhere.' The World-Honored One warned: 'Because not tolerating leads to such faults, therefore, if Bhikshus have disputes, they should quickly repent and apologize, and tolerate each other, lest they incur such faults later.' At that time, a Bhikshu who had just been reprimanded went to the other person to ask for forgiveness, but instead increased the other person's anger, who replied: 'Look at this fellow, he is extremely annoying to me.' The Buddha said: 'One should not ask for repentance immediately after being reprimanded; one should wait until the other person's anger has subsided before asking for forgiveness.' In this city, there were two Bhikshus who discussed the meaning of the Dharma together, and as a result, they generated anger and resentment. The younger Bhikshu scolded the older one. At that time, the older Bhikshu went into his room and stayed there, and he arose with extreme anger, and as a result, he died and was reborn as a venomous snake. At that time, the World-Honored One ordered the Venerable Ānanda (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha): 'You can go to the place where the biting venomous snake is, and convey my teachings, saying: 'Are you well?' Tell it: 'Virtuous One, you have already left home in my true Dharma and Vinaya (monastic discipline), and you should attain one of the four Śrāmaṇa fruits (the four stages of enlightenment). Because of the heavy anger in your previous life, you were reborn as a venomous snake, so you should forgive him.'' At that time, the Venerable Ānanda, having received the Buddha's teaching, went to the place where the venomous snake was and told it: 'Virtuous One! The Buddha asks if you are well. He also says: 'You have already left home in my true Dharma and Vinaya, and you should attain one of the four Śrāmaṇa fruits. Because of the heavy anger in your previous life, you were reborn as a venomous snake, so you should forgive him.'' At that time, the venomous snake was in the room, making 'gōu gōu' sounds, unable to bear staying there. The World-Honored One then ordered the Venerable Mahāmaudgalyāyana (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha): 'You can go to the place where the biting venomous snake is and convey my teachings, speaking in detail as before.' When Mahāmaudgalyāyana arrived, the venomous snake was at the hole in the door panel, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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暂出其头复还却入。世尊复命具寿舍利子：“汝可诣彼啮毒蛇处传我言告，亦如前说。”舍利子至已，时彼毒蛇于户扇间露出半身还缩房内。是时世尊自诣房中告其蛇曰：“贤首！汝已于我正法律中而为出家，于四沙门果随一应证，未得其一。汝由前生瞋恚重故生啮毒中，是故汝应容恕于彼。”蛇遂出房向世尊前蟠身而住。是时世尊告彼苾刍曰：“汝应求谢此啮毒蛇。”白言：“世尊！我欲如何行忏谢法？”佛言：“应礼双足。”白言：“世尊！岂非落在傍生趣中，我今云何礼敬其足？”世尊告曰：“汝心缘彼苾刍前身想在目前方礼其足。”时此苾刍作是想已便礼其足，蛇即以头覆苾刍顶如忏谢法。世尊告曰：“汝诸苾刍！由瞋恚故生此过失，是故苾刍若相瞋恨，应速忏摩。”晡后相瞋，旦应求谢，彼忏摩时转增瞋恚，佛言：“应先致问，后乞容恕。”彼仍不受，佛言：“应受。”至相近处不为礼敬，佛言：“至势分处即应致礼，彼应答言：‘无病。’若不尔者，二俱得罪。” 复有二苾刍，平章法义情生忿恨，是时少年诃责老者，其少苾刍自知非理，礼老者足求请忏摩。是老苾刍默然而住，少者念曰：“此既极瞋不容忍我，待其瞋息后当就谢。”时老苾刍往旧房内怀瞋而住，时少年者至彼房中执足顶礼告言： 现代汉语译本： 毒蛇先探出头，然后又缩了回去。世尊再次命令具寿舍利子（Sariputra，佛陀十大弟子之一，以智慧著称）：“你可以去那条咬人的毒蛇那里，传达我的话，就像之前说的那样。”舍利子到达后，那条毒蛇在门缝间露出半个身子，又缩回了房间里。这时，世尊亲自来到房间里，告诉那条蛇说：“贤首（贤者），你已经在我的正法律中出家，对于四沙门果（Sramana-phala，指出家修行的四个阶段性成果，即须陀洹果、斯陀含果、阿那含果、阿罗汉果）中的任何一个都应该证得，但你还没有得到其中之一。你由于前世的嗔恚心太重，所以转生为有毒的蛇，因此你应该宽恕他。”蛇于是走出房间，在世尊面前盘起身子。这时，世尊告诉那位比丘（bhiksu，出家修行的男性佛教徒）说：“你应该向这条咬人的毒蛇请求宽恕。”比丘问：“世尊！我应该如何进行忏谢呢？”佛说：“应该礼拜它的双足。”比丘说：“世尊！它岂不是已经堕落在傍生趣（Tiryagyoni，六道轮回中的畜生道）中了吗？我现在怎么能礼敬它的足呢？”世尊告诉他说：“你应该在心中观想那位比丘的前身就在眼前，然后礼拜它的足。”这时，这位比丘这样观想后，便礼拜了蛇的足，蛇立即用头覆盖在比丘的头顶上，就像是忏谢的仪式一样。世尊告诉大家说：“你们各位比丘！由于嗔恚的缘故，才会产生这样的过失，因此比丘如果互相嗔恨，应该尽快忏悔。如果在傍晚互相嗔恨，早上就应该请求宽恕，如果在忏悔的时候反而更加嗔恚。”佛说：“应该先问候，然后再请求宽恕。”如果对方仍然不接受，佛说：“应该接受（忏悔）。”如果到了近处还不礼敬，佛说：“到了应该行礼的地方就应该行礼，对方应该回答说：‘无病（没有嗔恨）。’如果不这样，双方都有罪过。” 又有两位比丘，讨论佛法义理时，心生忿恨。当时，年轻的比丘呵责年长的比丘。这位年轻的比丘自己知道理亏，便礼拜老比丘的足，请求忏悔。这位老比丘沉默不语，年轻的比丘心想：“他既然如此嗔恨，不能容忍我，等他怒气消了之后，我再向他谢罪。”当时，老比丘回到自己的房间里，怀着嗔恨心住了下来。这时，年轻的比丘来到老比丘的房间里，抓住他的脚，顶礼并说道：
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English version: The snake briefly showed its head and then retreated back inside. The World Honored One (世尊, Shìzūn, an epithet for the Buddha) then instructed the Venerable Sariputra (具寿舍利子, Jùshòu Shèlìzǐ, one of the Buddha's ten principal disciples, known for his wisdom): 'You may go to the place where the poisonous snake bit and convey my words, as I said before.' When Sariputra arrived, the poisonous snake exposed half of its body through the door crack and then withdrew back into the room. At that moment, the World Honored One personally went into the room and said to the snake: 'Virtuous One (贤首, Xiánshǒu, literally 'Worthy Head', a respectful term), you have already left home (出家, chūjiā, become a monastic) within my Right Dharma and Vinaya (正法律, zhèngfǎlǜ, the correct teachings and disciplinary rules), and you should attain one of the four fruits of a Sramana (四沙门果, Sì Shāmén Guǒ, the four stages of enlightenment: Stream-enterer, Once-returner, Non-returner, and Arhat), but you have not yet attained any of them. Because of the heavy anger (瞋恚, chēn huì) from your past life, you were born into a biting poisonous creature, therefore you should forgive him.' The snake then came out of the room and coiled itself in front of the World Honored One. At that moment, the World Honored One said to that Bhiksu (苾刍, bìchū, a Buddhist monk): 'You should seek forgiveness from this biting poisonous snake.' The Bhiksu asked: 'World Honored One! How should I perform the act of repentance?' The Buddha said: 'You should bow to its feet.' The Bhiksu said: 'World Honored One! Isn't it already fallen into the animal realm (傍生趣, bàngshēngqù, the realm of animals in the cycle of rebirth)? How can I now pay homage to its feet?' The World Honored One told him: 'You should visualize the Bhiksu's past life before you and then bow to its feet.' At that moment, this Bhiksu, having visualized this, bowed to the snake's feet, and the snake immediately covered the Bhiksu's head with its head, as if in an act of repentance. The World Honored One said: 'You Bhiksus! Because of anger, this fault arises, therefore, if Bhiksus hate each other, they should quickly repent. If they hate each other in the evening, they should seek forgiveness in the morning, but if repentance increases anger,' the Buddha said: 'You should first greet, then ask for forgiveness.' If the other still does not accept, the Buddha said: 'You should accept (the repentance).' If one does not pay homage when near, the Buddha said: 'One should pay homage when in a position to do so, and the other should answer: 'No illness (无病, wúbìng, meaning 'no anger').' If not, both are at fault.' Again, there were two Bhiksus who, while discussing the Dharma (法, fǎ, the teachings of the Buddha), became angry with each other. At that time, the younger Bhiksu rebuked the elder. Knowing that he was wrong, the younger Bhiksu bowed to the elder's feet and asked for forgiveness. The elder Bhiksu remained silent. The younger Bhiksu thought: 'Since he is so angry and cannot tolerate me, I will apologize to him after his anger subsides.' At that time, the elder Bhiksu returned to his old room and stayed there with anger in his heart. At that moment, the younger Bhiksu came to the elder Bhiksu's room, grabbed his feet, prostrated himself, and said: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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“大德！幸见容忍。”彼发大瞋告余人曰：“大德！请观此人，故来恼我。”少年便念：“由佛世尊遣我忏谢，应以慈心利益心而自安住。然此苾刍，既见我来情无喜乐，我复何须求彼容恕？”便不复申来就礼敬。后于异时，其老苾刍与余苾刍来往经行共为言话，时少年者向彼行处欲礼余人，余人见已告老者曰：“尊者！此人戒净何不忏摩？”老者答曰：“此有恶心但来礼汝。”时老苾刍语傍人曰：“汝今目击但礼于汝，不礼于我，亲验此人定怀恶念。”时彼傍人报少者曰：“此人戒净何为不礼？”时少苾刍广说前事。时诸苾刍以缘白佛，佛言：“凡为诤者至相近处应为礼敬。彼应答言：‘无病。’不依行者，俱得恶作罪。应但合掌而为敬礼。” 尔时具寿邬波离，白世尊曰：“正受戒时，其受戒者作如是语：‘具寿！不应与我进受近圆。’时诸苾刍强为其受，不知此人成近圆不？”佛言：“邬波离！不成受。已发言尚名舍戒，况正受时得名善受？” 如世尊说：“求寂年满二十应受近圆。”而此求寂不知年几？时诸苾刍亦起疑念不受近圆，是时彼人防心而住。时诸苾刍以缘白佛，佛言：“应察彼相。”时诸苾刍露彼形体，观其隐处及以腋下，彼生羞愧。世尊告曰：“可于高象牙杙上及笐竿等挂瓶钵袋或 现代汉语译本：‘大德！我很荣幸您能容忍。’那老比丘大发雷霆，告诉其他人说：‘大德！请看这个人，故意来烦扰我。’那少年心想：‘因为佛世尊派遣我来忏悔谢罪，我应当以慈悲心和利益心安住于此。然而这位比丘，既然看到我来没有欢喜之情，我又何必请求他的原谅呢？’便不再上前去礼敬。后来在另一时间，那位老比丘与其他比丘来回走动，共同谈话，这时那位少年走向他们所行之处，想要礼敬其他人，其他人看到后告诉老比丘说：‘尊者！这个人戒行清净，为什么不接受他的忏悔呢？’老比丘回答说：‘这个人怀有恶意，只是来礼敬你。’当时老比丘对旁边的人说：‘你现在亲眼看到他只礼敬你，不礼敬我，亲身验证了这个人一定怀有恶意。’当时旁边的人告诉少年说：‘这个人戒行清净，为什么不礼敬他呢？’当时那位年轻的比丘详细地说了之前的事情。当时众比丘将此事禀告佛陀，佛陀说：‘凡是争论的人，到了相近的地方应当互相礼敬。对方应当回答说：‘没有不适。’不这样做的人，双方都犯恶作罪。应当只是合掌表示敬礼。’ 当时，具寿（Ayasma）邬波离（Upali）向世尊（Bhagavan）禀告说：‘正在受戒的时候，那个受戒的人说这样的话：‘具寿！不应该让我继续接受近圆戒（Upasampada）。’当时众比丘强行为他受戒，不知道这个人是否能成就近圆戒？’佛陀说：‘邬波离！不能成就受戒。已经说出那样的话，尚且可以称为舍戒，更何况正在受戒的时候能称为善受呢？’ 如世尊所说：‘求寂（Sramanera）年满二十岁应当受近圆戒。’而这位求寂不知道多少岁？当时众比丘也产生了疑虑，不给他受近圆戒，这时那个人心怀不安。当时众比丘将此事禀告佛陀，佛陀说：‘应当观察他的相貌。’当时众比丘暴露他的身体，观察他的隐处以及腋下，他感到羞愧。世尊告诉他们说：‘可以在高的象牙桩上以及竹竿等处悬挂瓶钵袋或者……’