雜阿含597經

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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，顯示佛陀本身便是依照這个方法證道。其他嗌人類若按寧正確修行，必不唐捐，必可不懼未來生、老、病、死。