〈十七、忿怒品〉

221舍弃于忿怒，除灭于我慢，解脱一切缚2，不执着名.色3，

2缚：samyajanam，结，一共有十个结。 akibcanam「无烦恼」即是无贪 . 瞋.痴。

3名.色：nama-rupa，精神 (心识)和物质，即身心。

彼无一物者，苦不能相随。

222若能抑忿发，如止急行车，是名善御者，余为执缰人。1

223以不忿胜忿。以善胜不善。以施胜悭吝。以实胜虚妄。2

224谛语3.不瞋恚，分施与乞者；以如是三事，能生于诸天。

225. Those sages who are inoffensive and ever restrained in body, go to the Deathless State, where, having gone, they grieve no more. 226. Those who are ever vigilant, who discipline themselves day and night, and are ever intent uponNibbana --their defilements fade away. 227. O Atula! Indeed, this is an ancient practice, not one only of today: they blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in this world who is not blamed. 228.There never was, there never will be, nor is there now, a

1住在阿拉维的比丘 (Alavikobhikkhu)准备盖房子，砍伐一些树木，砍断树 神的幼孩的手臂，女神原想报复，杀比丘，后来息怒，去见佛陀。佛陀 赞叹她息怒，并告诫比丘不要砍树。

2优陀拉 (Uttara)优婆夷嫁给没有佛教信仰的富裕人家，因为没有机会供养 佛陀与比丘，闷闷不乐，为了多作供养，聘用半个月女佣帮她执行妻子 的责任。有一次女佣看她在笑，忘记她的身份，生起嫉妒，跟她泼一汤 匙的热油，但是她有慈心保护，而毫发未伤。 (DhA.v.223./CS:pg.2.196.ff.)

3谛语：即真实语，不妄语。

personwho is wholly blamed or wholly praised.

229. But the man whom the wise praise, after observing him day after day, is one of flawless character, wise, and endowed with knowledge and virtue. 230.Who can blame such a one, as worthy as a coin of refined gold? Even the gods praise him; by Brahma, too, is the person praised.

vigilant︰a.警寤的，警戒的。 moderation︰n.温和。

225彼无害牟尼，常调伏其身，到达不死境─无有悲忧处。 1

226恒常醒觉者，日夜勤修学，志向于涅槃，息灭诸烦恼。2

1佛陀在沙祇多 (Saketa)托钵被一为年老的婆罗门误认作儿子，佛陀跟他回 家，婆罗门的太太也误认作儿子，他们相处三个月，他们都证得阿拉汉 果。佛陀说在过去很多世都作他们的儿子或侄子。当他们死了，比丘问 他们往生何处，佛陀说他们都证得阿拉汉果，不往生何处。

2有一天夜晚，璞娜 (Punnａ )女佣在为她的主人桩米，做到很晚才去休息。 这时候，她看见达帕尊者 (Dabbo Mallaputto)带领一群听完说法的比丘回 寮。她心想他们这幺晚还没睡眠。第二天清晨，璞娜做糕饼，打算到河 边去吃。路上，她看见佛陀正在托钵，作布施。进食后，佛陀为璞娜澄 清心中的疑惑：「妳没有睡眠，是因为妳的苦命。至于诸比丘，他们必 须经常保持醒觉 (jagariyamanuyuttataya)，不可懈怠。」

〈227~ 230〉

227阿多罗1应知：此非今日事，古语已有之。默然为人诽， 多语为人诽，寡言为人诽；不为诽谤者，斯世实无有。

228全被人诽者，或全被赞者，非曾有.当有2，现在亦无有。

229若人朝朝自反省，行无瑕疵并贤明，智慧.戒行兼具者， 彼为智人所称赞。

230品如阎浮金3，谁得诽辱之？彼为婆罗门，诸天所称赞。

231. Let a man guard himself against irritability in bodily action; let him be controlled in bodily deed. Abandoning bodily misconduct, let him practice good conductin deed. 232.Let a man guard himself against irritability in speech; let him be controlled in speech. Abandoning verbal misconduct, let him practice good conductin speech.

233. Let a man guard himself against irritability in thought; let him be controlled in mind. Abandoning mental misconduct, let him practice good conductin thought. 234. The wise are controlled in bodily action, controlled in speech and controlled in thought. They are truly well-controlled. 1阿多罗：Atula，舍卫城一位在家居士之名。阿多罗跟他的同伴五百位居 士找离婆多尊者 (Revata)问法，但是离婆多尊者修习远离独居 (patisallanaramo)，不说任何法，于是他们带着不满的心去找舍利弗尊者， 舍利弗尊者为他们说阿毘达摩，他们觉得太深。又去找阿难尊者，阿难 尊者只作简单的开示。之后，他们一群人请世尊说法。227-230偈为世 尊跟阿多罗居士及他的同伴所作的开示，听法后，他们都证得须陀洹果。

2非曾有 .当有︰过去未曾有，未来也没有。

3阎浮金：Jambunada，来自阎浮河 (Jambu)之金，品质佳。