EĀ 39.9
Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含经
39.9 （九）婆蜜
Parallel to: MN 23 / SĀ 1079 / SĀ² 2.18
Thus have I heard: | 闻如是： |
At one time, the Venerable Dīrghanakha was staying in the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍada's Park near Śrāvastī. | 一时，尊者童真迦叶在舍卫国昼暗园中。 |
At that time, Dīrghanakha was walking in meditation in the middle of the night. Then a deity came to where Dīrghanakha was and said to him in the sky, "Bhikṣu, you should know that this house will have smoke at night and fire during the day. The brāhman told the wise one, 'You should now hold a knife and chisel the mountain. When you chisel the mountain, you will surely see a burden. You should rescue it. You should chisel the mountain. When you chisel the mountain, you will surely see the mountain. You should now abandon the mountain. You should now chisel the mountain. When you chisel the mountain, you will surely see a frog. You should now abandon the frog. You should now chisel the mountain. When you chisel the mountain, you will surely see a mass of flesh. Having seen the mass of flesh, you should abandon it. You should now chisel the mountain. When you chisel the mountain, you will surely see a yoke. Having seen the yoke, you should abandon it. You should now chisel the mountain. Having chiseled the mountain, you will surely see two paths. Having seen the two paths, you should abandon them. You should now chisel the mountain. Having chiseled the mountain, you will surely see tree branches. Having seen the tree branches, you should abandon them. You should now chisel the mountain. Having chiseled the mountain, you will see a dragon. Having seen the dragon, do not speak with it. You should take refuge in it and seek its protection.' Bhikṣu, you should carefully contemplate this meaning. If you do not understand it, then go to Śrāvastī and ask the World-Honored One about this meaning. If the Tathāgata speaks, then you should contemplate it well. Because I do not now see anyone, whether a śramaṇa, brāhman, Māra, or Māra's followers, who can understand this meaning, except for the Tathāgata and the Tathāgata's disciples. If you hear it from me, | 是时，迦叶夜半而经行。尔时，有天来至迦叶所，在虚空中语迦叶言：「比丘当知，此舍夜便有烟，昼日火然。婆罗门语智者曰：『汝今持刀凿山，当凿山时，必当见有负物，当拔济之。汝当凿山，当凿山时，必当见山，汝今当舍山。汝今当凿山，当凿山时，必见虾蟇，今当舍虾蟇。汝今当凿山，当凿山时，当见肉聚，已见肉聚，当舍离之。汝今当凿山，当凿山时，当见枷，已见枷，便舍离之。汝今当凿山，已凿山，当见二道，已见二道，当舍离之。汝今当凿山，已凿山，当见树枝，已见树枝，当舍离之。汝今当凿山，已凿山，见龙，已见龙，勿共语，当自归命，慕令得所。』比丘！当善思念此义；设不解者，便往至舍卫城，到世尊所，而问此义。若如来有所说者] cf.【丽】，善念行之。所以然者，我今亦不见有人、沙门、婆罗门、魔、若魔天能解此义者，除如来及如来弟子。若从我闻。」 |
At that time, Dīrghanakha replied to the deity, "This matter is excellent." | 是时，迦叶报天曰：「此事甚佳。」 |
At that time, Dīrghanakha, in the morning, went to where the World-Honored One was. Having arrived, he bowed his head at the Buddha's feet and sat to one side. He then told the World-Honored One about this matter in detail. At that time, Dīrghanakha asked the World-Honored One, "Now I will ask the Tathāgata about the meaning of what the deity said. What does it mean that there is smoke at night and fire during the day? Why is it called a brāhman? Why is it called a wise one? Again, what does it mean to chisel the mountain? What does it mean to call it a knife? Why is it called a burden? Again, what does it mean to call it a mountain? Why is it also called a frog? Why is it also called a mass of flesh? Why is it also called a yoke? Why is it also called two paths? What does it mean to call it tree branches? Why is it called a dragon?" | 尔时，迦叶清旦至世尊所。到已，头面礼足，在一面坐。以此因缘，具白世尊。尔时，迦叶问世尊曰：「今当问如来义，天之所说，何所趣向？何以故舍夜有烟，昼便火然？何以故名为婆罗门？何以故名为智者？又言凿山者，其义何所趣向？言刀者，亦所不解？何以故名为负物？又言山者，其义云何？何以故复言虾蟇？何以故复言肉聚？何以故复言枷？何以故复言二道？树枝义其义云何？何以故名龙？」 |
The World-Honored One said, "The house refers to the physical body, which is formed from the four great elements and the five aggregates. It gradually grows from the blood and flesh of the parents, and must always be nourished and fed to prevent hunger. This is the law of dispersal. The smoke at night refers to the thoughts in the minds of sentient beings. The fire during the day refers to the actions of body, speech, and mind. The brāhman refers to the arhat. The wise one refers to the learner. Chiseling the mountain refers to the mind of diligence. The knife refers to wisdom. The burden refers to the five knots. The mountain refers to arrogance. The frog refers to the mind of anger. The mass of flesh refers to desire. The yoke refers to the five desires. The two paths refer to doubt. The tree branches refer to ignorance. The dragon refers to the Tathāgata, the Arhat, the Perfectly Enlightened One. The meaning of what the deity said is like this. You should now contemplate it carefully, and before long you will exhaust all afflictions." | 世尊告曰：「舍者，即是形体也。四大色所造，受父母血脉渐渐长大，恒当养食，不令有乏，是分散法。夜有烟者，众生之类心之所念是。昼日火然者，身、口、意所造行是也。婆罗门者，是阿罗汉也。智者，是学人也。凿山者，精进之心是也。刀者，智慧是也。负物者，是五结也。山者，是憍慢也。虾蟇者，瞋恚心是也。肉聚者，贪欲是也。枷者，五欲是也。二道者，疑是也。树枝者，是无明也。龙者，是如来、至真、等正觉是。彼天所说，其义如是。汝今当熟思惟，不久当尽有漏。」 |
At that time, Dīrghanakha received this teaching from the Tathāgata. He practiced in seclusion and attained arahantship. This is why the noble ones shave their heads and beards, leave home to study the Way, and practice the holy life: to end birth and death, establish the pure practice, accomplish what is to be done, and no longer take rebirth, truly knowing it. | 尔时，迦叶受如来如是之教，在闲静之处，而自修行，所以族姓子，剃除须发，出家学道者，欲修梵行：生死已尽，梵行已立，所作已办，更不复受胎，如实知之。尔时，迦叶便成阿罗汉。 |
At that time, Dīrghanakha heard the Buddha's teaching and joyfully accepted it. | 尔时，迦叶闻佛所说，欢喜奉行。 |
Translated from Chinese using Gemma-2-Mitra (Buddhist-NLP).
This is the classical Chinese root text of Ekottarāgama, a parallel to the Pali sutta(s) listed above. Source: CBETA (Taishō edition).