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鄔柁南聚 四

《鄔柁南聚》四  住法具尸羅 有慙言諦實 能保愛自身 亦令他所愛 (愛樂品;念品)  He who observes the law, who is perfectly virtuous, modest, speaking the truth, doing what he ought to do, delights the rest of mankind. (AGREEABLE THINGS 25.)  本伽他根據南傳因緣故事,乃是佛陀讚歎迦葉嗌德性。依釋文,乃是圓滿戒學四義。一住法者,即是於如來所證、善說之正法、正律中,淨信出家、樂修梵行。(正受)二具尸羅者,出家以後,持戒無缺、無穿、無斑、無雜,相續而作,相續而轉。於諸學處,而受能學。(受已不冗)三有慚者,南傳無,謂慚於可慚、慚於能生惡不善法,如不正尋思等。(遠離冗因)四言諦實者,能發露諸惡,不藏諸惡;若有所犯,依法對治,於智者前,如實自陳。(如法對治)  《出曜經》譯文:樂法戒成就,誠信樂而習;能自勅身者,為人所敬愛。

鄔柁南聚 三

《鄔柁南聚》三  眾生尋思所鑽搖 猛利貪欲隨觀妙 倍增染愛而流轉 便能自為堅固縛 (貪品;愛品)  Mankind is subdued by its indecision; he who considers evil passions as pure, increases and multiplies his passions and adds to the strength of his bonds. (LUST 1.) (譯者對 indecisions 對應原(梵)文之意思並無把握。)  眾生尋思所鑽搖,乃是因為對之前受用嗌諸欲境界,無法忘懷,耽嗜妄想,生種種見(尋思即見,indecisions? 有譯本直接翻作 evil thoughts,即惡尋思)。「猛利貪欲」是過去世曾經受用諸欲境界,太過美妙,造成這世人猶未忘記。「隨觀淨妙」,是出家人遊行聚落,看著女人美色就烏白想,身心燒惱。「倍增染愛」者,對無足媠嗌物件,便有猛利貪欲,若看著愈媠嗌,自然倍增染愛。依此推斷,有一款人,貪小便宜、常行小惡,若遇著大便宜,便會行大惡。稍絓善事也無願去做,自然也不會去做大善事,聽著涅槃就愈無歡喜;諸如此類,都是倍增染愛之相。因為於涅槃尚不樂聞,所以會不斷流轉。堅固縛者,有三種相。一堅牢(貪瞋癡縛),二苦所觸,三長時隨逐(生惡趣知苦所觸及長時隨逐)。尋思、貪欲、染愛,可將自己牢牢縛著,為五縛之三。另外二縛是無明和業。  釋文略辯本伽他之義,有二失壞因以及二種失壞。另外還有闡明愛結所繫之人嗌七種雜染,皆是貪、愛所作。是由其他嗌觀點解釋伽他,可以參考。隨念雜染相當於第一句。不自在雜染相當於第二句嗌猛利貪欲,境界雜染相當於第二句嗌隨觀妙。熱惱雜染相當於第三句嗌倍增染愛;善趣相應、惡趣相應相當於「而流轉」。諸見雜染,相當於最後一句。  《出曜經》譯文:夫人無止觀,多欲觀清淨;倍增生愛著,縛結遂固深。

鄔柁南聚 二

《鄔柁南聚》二  無逸不死跡 放逸為死跡 無逸者不死 縱逸者常死 (不放逸品)  The pure man knows not death; he who is impure dwells with death; he who is pure will not die; he who is impure dies repeatedly. (PURITY 1.) (英譯為1882年所翻,將「不放逸」譯作「純潔」,無足適當。)  什麼叫作無放逸是不死跡?便是有四種護,命護、力護、心雜染護、正方便護(命、力、心、行,總攝人生之全部,力是健康嗌意思)。有這四種護,叫作無放逸。因為有四種保護,所以不會死,而且是通向般涅槃嗌道路。什麼叫作放逸是死跡?這有二種,一種是在家白衣,一種是出家人。前者耽於受用諸欲,造不善業;後者雖是出家,卻無四護。這二款人,生已壽終、生已夭没,所以是通向死亡嗌道路。  什麼叫作無縱逸者不死,縱逸者常死?死有五種,一者調善死,二者不調善死,三者過去死,四者現在死,五者未來死。無縱逸者,過去世之死已死,現在世不會由不調善死,於未來世不由調善也不由不調善死(?),因此講是不死。縱逸者,現在世不調善而正死時,過去、現在、未來三世都是由不調善而死,故名常死。第二頌釋文如此解說,有稍絓囉嗦,難以理解。《出曜經》講,不貪則不死者,雖死亦不言死;何以故?不放逸人,遷神生天,受福無量,延壽無敗,心猛不惑,亦不中夭,無失命之憂,是故說曰「不貪則不死」(為著湊作五字,將「放逸」改作「貪」字)。呂澂認為,本伽他指出,戒之本質,即是不放逸。不死指涅槃,死指流轉,跡是道路。照伊嗌解釋,第二頌應該講作,無縱逸者得涅槃(道諦、滅諦),縱逸者常流轉(集諦、苦諦)。  《出曜經》譯文:戒為甘露道,放逸為死徑;不貪則不死,失道為自喪。

鄔柁南聚 一

《鄔柁南聚》一  諸行無常 有生滅法  由生滅故 彼寂為樂 (無常品)  Alas! the impermanency of created things; what is created is subject to decay. As what has been born must come to destruction, happy they who are at rest. (IMPERMANENCY 3.)  今此頌中,蘊及取蘊,皆名「諸行」;此中義者,意在取蘊。 五取蘊中,略有三種,謂去、來、今。色、受、想、行、識,無論現在、過去、將來,都是無常;諸法生生滅滅,靡了靡盡。於現法中,永盡未來諸蘊因者,一切未來自體諸蘊皆不生故(由生滅故),說名「彼寂」,以此略說正見依處。為何講「彼寂」是樂?一者,一切苦因滅故、一切粗重永止息故、於現法中安樂住故,說之為樂。二者,當來生、老、病等,所有眾苦,永解脫故,說之為樂,以此略說是正見果。  《出曜經》譯文:所行非常,謂興衰法;夫生輙死,此滅為樂。

廣本《法句經》

以上嗌伽他,根據呂澂研究嗌結果,攏是選自阿含經嗌〈八眾誦〉。此後嗌伽他,則選自廣本《法句經》(《鄔柁南聚》,或譯為《優陀那品》)。  《鄔柁南聚》依編者嗌部派,品次不一,所選伽他大同小異。《法句經》中嗌伽他,本來就有各種來源,討論出處並無意義。依照佛經結集嗌歷史,顛倒有可能《法句經》才是尚早嗌經,其他嗌經只是後來才編來湊。略本到廣本,以及過渡嗌中本,應該是法救編嗌,足受歡迎。等到部派成立,便各自依照部派嗌主張增訂,當作初級課本來用,不再叫作《法句經》。呂澂認為,《瑜伽師地論》嗌《鄔柁南聚》是選自「化地末師」所編版本。現存漢譯《鄔柁南聚》版本,還有《出曜經・論》,是有釋文嗌《鄔柁南聚》,譬喻師所編,可以和這版本嗌釋文做比較。

雜阿含1092經

十四  獨臻阿練若 靜慮棄珍財 為別有方求 為窺窬封邑 何不與人交 而絕無徒侶  得義心寂靜 摧妙色魔軍 我獨處思惟 受最勝安樂 故不與人交 而絕無徒侶 (雜阿含1092經)  Are you overwhelmed by sorrow that you meditate in the forest? Have you lost a fortune, or do you long for one? Or perhaps you’ve committed some crime in the village? Why don’t you get too close to people? And why does no-one get close to you?  I’ve dug out the root of sorrow completely. I practice absorption free of guilt or sorrow. I’ve cut off all greed and hunger for future lives. Undefiled, I practice absorption, O kinsman of the negligent! (SN. 4.24)  這組偈頌亦是錄自雜阿含1092經,和第四伽他仝一个系列嗌故事,算是首部曲,亦即發生在第四伽他之前。不過,本伽他和原始嗌版本並無完全仝款。原始版本問佛陀為何孤單一人,無欲和人交往,一定有其他目的。佛陀講伊一人就真快樂,無需要其他徒侶。  釋文將重點㩲在「得義」二字。原始版本是回答波旬之提問,孤獨一人有啥好處?佛陀講有大利益,在此變成「得義」。釋文講「得義」有二種,一者證得沙門果義,二者證得聖神通義;而且還講在這是指第二義。證得聖神通者,表示定學修為足深,而且是正定,得八解脫,因此厭棄珍財,靡為著世俗利益去和人拌挵,乃是真真正正「內心寂靜」。  拌挵:buah-nua

雜阿含1267經

十三  苾芻苾芻 度暴流耶 告言 如是天 無攀無住 已度暴流耶 告言 如是天 苾芻 汝今猶如何等無攀無住已度暴流 如如我劬勞 如是如是劣 如如我劣已 如是如是住 如如我住已 如是如是漂 (嘉興藏誤將以上頌文編入前一伽他釋文中) 天我如如捨劬勞 如是如是無減劣 如是廣說鮮白品 此中祇燄頌應知 (雜阿含1267經)  Tell me, dear sir, how you crossed over the flood.  I crossed over the flood without pushing forward, without staying in place.  But how, dear sir, did you cross over the flood without pushing forward, without staying in place?  When I pushed forward, I was whirled about. When I stayed in place, I sank. And so I crossed over the flood without pushing forward, without staying in place. (SN. 1.1)  苾芻是天神對佛陀嗌稱呼。 本伽他嗌「無攀無住」和第十伽他嗌「無攀無住」,若依南傳版本英譯,是完全無仝嗌意思。這嗌「無攀無住」,是無往前泅,也無停止之意。釋文講著,此中顯示佛陀猶是菩薩嗌時陣,修苦行非方便攝勇猛精進,名曰劬勞;行邪方便善法退失,名為減劣。攀是劬勞,住是減劣。想欲超度暴流,就要無攀亦無住。後來佛陀坐在菩提樹腳,便是無攀無住,方能證道。若像台灣,若往前泅就是白了工,就會漂溺,予各種國際勢力攪入漩渦;若保持現狀就會杳杳沉落去。修行就是如此困難。釋文除了解釋劬勞、減劣,還有講著止住、漂溺,四者都非白品;與此相違,應知白品。照原版嗌意思,劬勞就會漂溺,止住便會減劣。祇燄即是祇夜,本義就是伽他,後來變作專指內容有問答體伽他嗌經,如〈八眾誦〉。

雜阿含1311經

十二  應作婆羅門 謂斷無縱逸 求棄捨諸欲 不希望此有 (嘉興藏「求」字誤作「永」)  若更有所作 非真婆羅門 當知婆羅門 於所作已辦 諸身分劬勞 未極底未度 已得度住陸 無勤到彼岸 (嘉興藏「勤」字誤作「動」)  天汝今當知 此喻真梵志 謂永盡諸漏 得常委靜慮 (嘉興藏「委」字誤作「安」) 彼永斷一切 愁憂及熾然 恒住於正念 亦常心解脫 (雜阿含1311經)  This is what should be done by a brahmin: unrelenting striving. Then, with the giving up of sensual pleasures, they won’t hope to be reborn. The brahmin has nothing left to do, for they’ve completed their task. So long as a person fails to gain a footing in the river, they strive with every limb. But someone who has gained a footing and stands on dry land need not strive, for they have reached the far shore. Dāmali, this is a simile for the brahmin, alert, a meditator who has ended defilements. Since they’ve reached the end of rebirth and death, they need not strive, for they have reached the far shore. (SN. 2.5)  在這个伽他,佛陀認為真正嗌婆羅門,應該像阿羅漢,應該做嗌都已經做矣。  Dāmali這个天神,依照世俗嗌看法,認為有一个究竟嗌「梵世間」,婆羅門希求梵世,常勤精進,心無懈惓,恒樂遠離,寂靜閑居,減省睡眠,修習靜定,為斷事欲及煩惱欲(求棄捨諸欲一句)。屬於婆羅門種姓嗌族群,計梵世門以為究竟,希望梵世...

雜阿含1314經

十一  貪恚何因緣 由何故欣慼 毛竪意尋思 如孩依乳母  潤所生自生 如諾瞿陀樹 別縛於諸欲 猶摩迦處林 是貪恚因緣 由斯故欣慼 毛竪意尋思 如孩依乳母 知彼彼因緣 生已尋除滅 超昔未超海 暴流無後有 (雜阿含1314經)  Where do greed and hate come from? From where do discontent, desire, and terror spring?  Where do the mind’s thoughts originate, like a crow let loose by boys. Greed and hate come from here; from here spring discontent, desire, and terror; here’s where the mind’s thoughts originate, like a crow let loose by boys. Born of affection, originating in oneself, like the shoots from a banyan’s trunk; the many kinds of attachment to sensual pleasures are like camel’s foot creeper strung through the woods. Those who understand where they come from get rid of them—listen up, spirit! They cross this flood so hard to cross, not crossed before, so as to not be reborn. (SN. 10.3)  「如孩依乳母」一句,英譯竟然是like a crow let loose by boys。囡仔放烏鴉會若像「意尋思」?釋文講,意尋思是所有尋思,如欲尋思乃至家世相應尋思等等。但是並無解釋「如孩依乳母」一句。毋管如何,問題應該是欲知曉貪恚、欣慼、尋思是因何而來、依何而來。  人嗌各種情緒是按怎來?是按怎有種種想法?佛陀在本伽他欲做解答。一種...

雜阿含1329經

十  誰能越暴流 晝夜無惛昧 於無攀無住 甚深無減劣 圓滿眾尸羅 具慧善安定 內思惟繫念 能度極難度 諸欲想離染 亦超色界結 彼無攀無住 甚深無減劣 (雜阿含1329經)  Who here crosses the flood, tireless all day and night? Who, not standing and unsupported, does not sink in the deep?  Someone who is always endowed with ethics, wise and serene, energetic and resolute, crosses the flood so hard to cross. Someone who desists from sensual perception, has moved past the fetter of form, and has finished with relishing and greed does not sink in the deep. (SN 2.15)  「於無攀無住,甚深無減劣」由英文翻譯,可以了解,意思是講,就算無物件支持也不會沉落。一般嗌宗教信仰,都需要靠神或者是上帝嗌幫助,佛教嗌信仰較無仝。佛陀教人要有正確嗌思惟;一旦想好,要有決心,精進努力,毋當放逸。  本伽他嗌「暴流」和第九伽他一樣,就是欲流、有流、見流、無明流。「無攀無住」,釋文講攀是各種煩惱纏,住是煩惱隨眠。雖然無纏無隨眠,亦不會減劣下沉?這个解釋,在語氣上無足符合。另外一个嗌解釋,攀是想,住是受,也是仝款無合。「圓滿眾尸羅」,是善安住身、語律儀,修治淨命。「具慧」,是如實了知四聖諦。「善安定」,表示善於修定。「內思惟繫念」,主要是講四念住。於「諸欲想」而得「離染」,是下分諸結已斷已知。「超色界結」,是上分諸結已斷已知。會當如此,就算在非想非非想定(甚深),也不會沉落。  個人對於釋文嗌解說,並毋是足認同。

雜阿含603經 & 1326經

九  誰能越暴流 誰能超大海 誰能捨眾苦 誰能得清淨  正信越暴流 無逸超大海 精進捨眾苦 智慧得清淨 (雜阿含603經 & 1326經)  How does one the currents cross? How is ocean's existence crossed? How is one's suffering quelled? How is one purified? By faith are currents crossed;  By diligence is the ocean crossed; By effort is one's suffering quelled; By wisdom is one purified. (SN. 10.12)  第九伽他南北傳經文句義非常一致;南北傳嗌經藏裡,都不止出現一次,應該是編經者感覺本伽他誠是重要。此中正信能越暴流者,暴流指事欲和煩惱欲,如第一伽他所說。「正信」為依為導,能越度諸欲暴流。無逸能超大海者,指離欲得定之後,終不愛味定境,於四聖諦能入現觀,證得諸漏永盡。如是由「不放逸」為依為導,能斷色、無色所繫二有(becomings)暴流以及一切無明(ignorance)與見(wrong views)二種暴流,謂之超渡大海。既然二有、邪見、無明都是暴流,大海可能是指別項物件,南傳嗌註釋書將之釋為輪迴大海。這二句指凡夫先已修定離欲,然後聽聞聖教,獲得正信,於四聖諦現觀,便得清淨。  云何精進能捨眾苦?指見迹之有學佛弟子,即已現觀四聖諦者,「精進」為依為導,努力修定,能捨眾苦。智慧能得清淨者,指精進修定而除滅五蓋了後,在定境中,於諸苦中思惟真苦,乃至於道思惟真道。如是由先所得「智慧」為依為導,能證清淨。  在此個人試論二者之別。前者先已有定境之經驗,聽了聖教,雖有正信,無一定欲放棄定境之樂;所以不能放逸,沉迷在定境之樂,方能現觀四諦。後者已經洞察四諦之義,但尚不知定境為何,所以必須精進;若不精進,雖然轉了幾世之後,也有可能證得阿羅漢果,不過會足慢。

雜阿含601經 & 1329經

八  齊何泉止息 於何徑不通 (齊:zah) 世間諸苦樂 何處無餘滅  若於是處所 眼耳及與鼻 舌身意名色 永滅䀆無餘 齊此泉止息 於斯徑不通 世間諸苦樂 是處無餘滅 (雜阿含601經 & 1329經)  From where do streams turn back? Where does the cycle spin no more? Where do name and form cease with nothing left over?  Where water and earth, fire and air find no footing. (地水火風,而非六處) From here the streams turn back; here the cycle spins no more; and here it is that name and form cease with nothing left over. (SN. 1.27)  云何為泉?謂六觸處。只要齊著眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意,諸貪愛水自然枯竭,無能滋養世間苦樂;猶無泉池,不能存養男女大小,下及禽獸,乃至一切。云何為徑?徑有二種,一煩惱徑,二者業徑。徑者,意明因義,應該是水道嗌意思。煩惱和業是現法以及後法苦樂之因。齊在泉水嗌出口,貪愛之水不會再經由煩惱及業二道水路,引起世間各種苦樂。 世間諸苦樂,何處無餘滅?六處之泉以及煩惱、業二徑等無餘滅盡,便是無餘依涅槃界。泉、徑,苦樂一切,亦缺亦捨,若是尚未過身,有餘依故,猶復現行,未當算是無餘滅處。

雜阿含1282經

七  云何擅名譽 云何具珍財 (嘉興藏及乾隆藏擅字誤作檀) 云何獲美稱 云何攝親友  持戒擅名譽 布施具珍財 諦實獲美稱 惠捨攝親友 (雜阿含1282經)  (南傳無)  第七伽他亦是神仙和佛陀嗌對話,意思簡單明暸。諦實是實在嗌意思。主要是講恭敬和利養二種因緣。持戒得名聲是恭敬因緣。布施得財富、諦實得信用、惠捨得親友幫助,三者是利養因緣。

雜阿含597經

六  誰獎勝類生 及開出離道 於何住何學 不懼後世死  戒慧自熏修 具定念正直 斷諸愁熾然 正念心解脫 能獎勝類生 及開出離道 住此於此學 不懼後世死 (雜阿含597經?)  What kind of person do they call ethical? What kind of person do they call wise? What kind of person lives on after transcending suffering? What kind of person is worshiped by the deities?”  A person who is ethical, wise, self-developed, becomes immersed in samādhi, loving absorption, mindful, who’s gotten rid of and given up all sorrows, with defilements ended, they bear their final body. That’s the kind of person they call ethical. That’s the kind of person they call wise. That kind of person lives on after transcending suffering. That kind of person is worshiped by the deities. (SN. 2.14)  《瑜伽師地論》所錄伽他和經中伽他內容差異不小,只能做參考。釋文講,「勝類生」是印度嗌四種族姓,即婆羅門、剎帝利、吠舍(吠奢)、戍達羅(戍陀羅)。「獎」是獎勵嗌獎,在這是教導嗌意思。與其他嗌生物比較,就算是戍達羅也是勝類。天神問佛陀,有誰可以獎導眾生,宣說出離一切眾苦之道?是要學啥才可以免再驚後世之生老病死?  佛陀「自顯唯我獨為真獎導者」,只有伊本人才有法度教導人類,只有伊本人才能宣說出離一切眾苦聖八支道。這是因為佛陀不但具戒、具慧、自熏修,而且具定、具念、正直,永斷一切愁憂熾然,正念、心解脫。釋文一一解說何謂具戒、具慧,乃至正念、心解脫,顯示...