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30. Subhadda, the Last Disciple
Now it happened that a certain wandering ascetic called Subhadda was staying near Kusinaga and, hearing that the Buddha was about to pass away, he resolved to go and see him. Subhadda had a question he could not resolve and was sure that the Buddha could answer his question and clear his doubts.
So Subhadda went to the sala tree grove, and asked Venerable Ananda whether he could see the Buddha. But Venerable Ananda said, "Enough, friend Subhadda, the Buddha is very weary. Do not trouble him."
For a second and third time Subhadda made his request and for the second and third time, Venerable Ananda replied in the same manner.
However, the Buddha caught a word or two of the conversation between Venerable Ananda and Subhadda, and called Venerable Ananda to him, saying, "Come, Ananda. Do not keep Subhadda from seeing me. Let him come. Whatever Subhadda may ask of me, he will ask from a desire for knowledge and not to annoy me. And whatever I may say in answer to his questions, that he will quickly understand."
Permission granted, Subhadda approached the Buddha, and after greeting him, said, "O Gotama, there are many famous religious teachers who teach other teachings, different from yours. Have they all, as they claim, discovered the truth? Or have only some of them discovered the truth while others have not?"
.....游行者苏跋陀遂走向佛前致敬,与之互相问讯后,即就座其侧,白佛言:「乔达摩,彼诸宗教领袖,门徒之首领,教派之创建者,远近知名,群众钦仰其为贤者如:(一)富兰迦叶,(二)末伽梨憍舍梨,(三)阿浮多,翅舍钦婆罗,(四)波浮迦旃延,(五)萨若毘耶梨弗,(六)尼犍子等,依照其自称,是否他们已彻底了解诸法?或有了解,或有不了解者?」
"Enough, O Subhadda," said the Buddha, "You should not worry about other teachings. Listen to me and pay close attention to what I say, and I will make known to you the truth.
"In whatever doctrine or teaching the Noble Eightfold Path is not found, there will neither be found those who have become sotapanna, sakadagami, anagami or arahant (four levels of sainthood). But in those teachings where the Noble Eightfold Path is found, there also you will find the sotapanna, the sakadagami, the anagami and the arahant. In this teaching of mine, O Subhadda, is to be found the Noble Eightfold Path, and in it alone the sotapanna, the sakadagami, the anagami, and the arahant are found. In no other schools of religious teachers can such arya beings (saints) be found. And if only my disciples live rightly and follow my precepts or training rules, the world will never be without genuine arahants."
27 于是薄伽梵说:「苏跋陀,若于任何法中无八圣道者,则无第一、第二、第三及第四沙门果。若于任何法戒中有八圣道者,则有第一、第二、第三及第四沙门果。今我法戒中有八圣道,苏跋陀,亦有第一、第二、第三及第四沙门果。外道诸师之法皆空幻,无沙门果,苏跋陀,若比丘能行正道,则世间不会缺少阿罗汉。
『苏跋陀,
我年二十九,
出家求善道。
自出离已来,
已逾五一年。
道法广阔界,
常游巡仰企;
于其领域外,
实无沙门果。 不但无第一沙门果,且无第二、第三及第四沙门果。外道诸师之法皆空幻、无沙门果。苏跋陀,若比丘能行正道,则世间不会缺少阿罗汉。」
Then Subhadda asked to be admitted to the order of monks and the Buddha granted his request. In this way Subhadda became the very last convert and disciple of the Buddha, just as Kondanna in the deer park at Benares was the first convert and disciple forty-five years earlier.
And by earnest and diligent effort in following the teaching, Subhadda very shortly became an arahant.
Subhadda/苏跋陀问佛陀, 外面很多师父, 修行者, 教主是否发现了解真理(诸法)(discovered the truth)?
佛陀告知苏跋陀不要去管, 去猜其它人的教法, 佛陀亲自告知它真正的法(真理)
若于任何教法中没有"八圣道"的,就没有第一、第二、第三及第四沙门果。若于任何教法中有八圣道的,则有第一、第二、第三及第四沙门果。现在佛陀的教法中有八圣道,有第一、第二、第三及第四沙门果。外道的老师教主的教法都是空幻,所以不会成就沙门果(一至四果阿罗汉),若出家众能行八正道,则世间不会缺少阿罗汉。
很显然, 佛陀告知苏跋陀的真理, 就是"八正道"和"四沙门果", 佛陀也强调若出家众能行八正道,则世间不会缺少阿罗汉..
所以说那里有"八正道", 那里有"四沙门果", 同样的那里有"四沙门果",那里就有"八正道".
其它只是空幻的教法... |