EĀ 43.3
Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含经
43.3 （三）难陀
Parallel to: SN 35.241 / SĀ 1174
Thus have I heard: | 闻如是： |
At one time, the Buddha was in the realm of Magadha, together with a great assembly of five hundred bhikṣus. He gradually arrived at the side of the river. | 一时，佛在摩竭国界，与大比丘众五百人俱。渐至江水侧。 |
At that time, the World-Honored One saw a large log being carried away by the water in the river. He then sat down under a tree by the water's edge. At that time, the World-Honored One said to the bhikṣus, "Do you see the log being carried away by the water?" | 尔时，世尊见江水中，有大材木为水所漂，即坐水侧一树下坐。尔时，世尊告诸比丘：「汝等颇见木为水所漂乎？」 |
The bhikṣus said to the Buddha, "Yes, we see it." | 诸比丘白佛言：「唯然，见之。」 |
The World-Honored One said, "If this log does not get stuck on this shore, does not get stuck on the other shore, does not sink, does not get stuck on the shore, is not caught by humans, is not caught by non-humans, is not turned around by the water, and does not rot, it will gradually reach the ocean. Because the ocean is the source of all rivers. You bhikṣus are also like this. If you do not get stuck on this shore, do not get stuck on the other shore, do not sink, do not get stuck on the shore, are not caught by humans or non-humans, are not turned around by the water, and do not rot, you will gradually reach the place of nirvāṇa. Because nirvāṇa is the source of right view, right practice, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration." | 世尊告曰：「设当此木不著此岸，不著彼岸，又不中没，复非在岸上，不为人所捉，复非为非人所捉者，复非为水所回转，复非腐败者，便当渐渐至海。所以然者，海，诸江之原本。汝等比丘亦如是，设不著此岸，不著彼岸，又不中没，复非在岸上，不为人、非人所捉，亦不为水所回转，亦不腐败，便当渐渐至涅槃处。所以然者，涅槃者，正见、正治、正语、正业、正命、正方便、正念、正定是涅槃之原本。」 |
At that time, there was a cowherd named Nanda, leaning on a staff. The cowherd gradually came to where the World-Honored One was standing, having heard this teaching from afar. The cowherd then said to the World-Honored One, "I also do not get stuck on this shore, do not get stuck on the other shore, do not sink, do not get stuck on the shore, am not caught by humans, am not caught by non-humans, am not turned around by the water, and do not rot. I will gradually reach the place of nirvāṇa. I only wish that the World-Honored One would allow me to follow the path and become a śramaṇa." | 尔时，有牧牛人名曰难陀，凭杖而立。是时，彼牧牛人遥闻如是所说，渐来至世尊所而立。尔时，牧牛人白世尊言：「我今亦不著此岸，不在彼岸，又非中没，复非在岸上，不为人捉，复非为非人所捉，不为水所回转，亦非腐败，渐当至涅槃之处。唯愿世尊听在道次，得作沙门。」 |
The World-Honored One said, "You must return the cows to their owner before you can become a śramaṇa." | 世尊告曰：「汝今还主牛已，然后乃得作沙门耳。」 |
The cowherd Nanda replied, "These cows are thinking of their calves and will return home on their own. I only wish that the World-Honored One would allow me to follow the path." | 牧牛人难陀报曰：「斯牛哀念犊故，自当还家。唯愿世尊听在道次。」 |
The World-Honored One said, "Although these cows will return home, you must still go and hand them over." | 世尊告曰：「此牛虽当还家，故须汝往付授之。」 |
At that time, the cowherd received the instruction, went to hand over the cows, returned to the Buddha's place, and said to the World-Honored One, "I have now handed over the cows. I only wish that the World-Honored One would allow me to become a śramaṇa." At that time, the Tathāgata allowed him to become a śramaṇa and receive full ordination. | 是时，牧牛人即受其教，往付牛已，还至佛所，白世尊言：「今已付牛，唯愿世尊听作沙门。」是时，如来即听作沙门，受具足戒。 |
A certain bhikṣu addressed the World-Honored One, saying, "What is this shore? What is the other shore? What is sinking in the middle? What is being on the shore? What is not being caught by humans? What is not being caught by non-humans? What is not being swept away by the water? What is not rotting?" | 有一异比丘白世尊言：「云何为此岸？云何为彼岸？云何为中没。云何在岸上？云何不为人所捉？云何不为非人所捉？云何不为水所回转？云何不腐败？」 |
The Buddha told the bhikṣu, "This shore refers to the body. The other shore refers to the cessation of the body. Sinking in the middle refers to desire and love. Being on the shore refers to the five desires. Being caught by humans refers to when a noble son makes this vow: 'Holding this merit and blessings, I will become a great king or a great minister.' Being caught by non-humans refers to when a bhikṣu makes this vow: 'Born among the Four Heavenly Kings, I will practice the brahma-conduct. Now, holding this merit, I will be born among the gods.' This is called being caught by non-humans. Being swept away by the water refers to wrong doubt. Rotting refers to wrong views, wrong conduct, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong concentration. This is called rotting." | 佛告比丘曰：「此岸者身也。彼岸者身灭耶。中没者欲爱耶。在岸上者五欲也。为人所捉者，如有族姓子发此誓愿：『持此功德福祐，作大国王，若作大臣。』非人所捉者，如有比丘有此誓愿：『生四天王中而行梵行，今持功德生诸天之中。』是谓名为非人所捉。为水所回转者，此是邪疑也。腐败者，邪见、邪治、邪语、邪业、邪命、邪方便、邪念、邪定，此是腐败也。」 |
At that time, the bhikṣu Nanda was practicing diligently in a secluded place. The reason why sons of noble families shave their heads and beards, leave home to study the path, and practice the unsurpassed brahma-conduct is to end birth and death, establish the brahma-conduct, accomplish what is to be done, and no longer undergo rebirth. He then attained arahantship right on that seat. | 是时，难陀比丘在闲静之处而自修克，所以族姓之子，剃除须发，出家学道者，修无上梵行，生死已尽，梵行已立，所作已办，更不复受。即于座上成阿罗汉。 |
At that time, Nanda, having heard the Buddha's teaching, joyfully received and practiced it. | 尔时，难陀闻佛所说，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).