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SĀ² 2.12

Saṃyuktāgama (2nd)别译杂阿含经

SA-2 12（一二）

Parallel to: AN 3.79 / SĀ 1073 / EĀ 23.5

Thus have I heard:

如是我闻：

Thus have I heard:

一时，佛住王舍城仙人山中。时，尊者阿难处于闲静，默自思惟：「世尊昔来说三种香，所谓根、茎、华香，一切诸香，不出此三。然三种香，顺风则闻，逆风不闻。」尊者阿难思惟是已，即从坐起，往至佛所，礼佛足毕，在一面立。白佛言：「世尊！我于向者，独处闲静，默自思惟：『世尊所说根、茎、华等三种之香，众香中上。然其香气，顺风则闻，逆则不闻。』世尊！颇复有香，逆风顺风皆能闻不？」

The Buddha told Ānanda: "It is so, it is so. There are good fragrances in the world that can be smelled both when the wind is in the right direction and when the wind is in the wrong direction. What are they? If in a village or town, whether male or female, they practice not killing, not stealing, not engaging in sexual misconduct, not lying, and not drinking alcohol, then the devas and those with the divine eye will all praise them. The fragrance of the precepts of those males and females in that village or town who uphold the five precepts can be smelled both when the wind is in the right direction and when the wind is in the wrong direction."

佛告阿难：「如是如是。世有好香，顺逆皆闻。何者是耶？若聚落城邑，若男若女，修治不杀、不盗、不婬、不妄语、不饮酒，若诸天及得天眼者，尽皆称叹。彼城邑聚落，若男若女持五戒者，如是戒香，顺逆皆闻。」

At that time, the World-Honored One spoke a verse, saying:

尔时，世尊即说偈言：

If sandalwood and agarwood, roots, stems, and flowers and leaves, this fragrance
can be smelled when the wind is in the right direction, but
not when the wind is in the wrong direction. The fragrance of
the precepts of a virtuous person pervades the world, their fame fills
the ten directions, and it is heard both when the wind is
in the right direction and when the wind is in the wrong
direction. Sandalwood and agarwood, blue lotus and white lotus, such fragrances are
inferior, not like the fragrance of upholding the precepts. Such various fragrances
are not heard far away, but the fragrance of the precepts is
heard in the ten directions, surpassing the fragrances of the devas. Such
pure precepts are based on non-laxity, abiding in the undefiled Dharma, and
attaining liberation through right knowledge. Although the demons may seek it, they
do not know its location. This is called the peaceful path, the
most pure path, permanently leaving behind all directions, abandoning all destinies.

「若栴檀沈水，　　根茎及花叶，此香顺风闻，　　逆风无闻者。持戒香丈夫，　　芳馨遍世界，名闻满十方，　　逆顺悉闻之。栴檀及沈水，　　优钵罗拔师，如此香微劣，　　不如持戒香。如是种种香，　　所闻处不远，戒香闻十方，　　殊胜诸天香。如此清净戒，　　不放逸为本，安住无漏法，　　正智得解脱。众魔虽欲求，　　莫知其方所，是名安隐道。　　此道最清净，永离于诸向，　　舍弃于众趣。」

Having spoken this verse, the bhikṣus, upon hearing the Buddha's words, rejoiced and upheld them.

说是偈已，诸比丘闻佛所说，欢喜奉行。

Translated from Chinese using Gemma-2-Mitra (Buddhist-NLP).

This is the classical Chinese root text of Saṃyuktāgama (2nd), a parallel to the Pali sutta(s) listed above. Source: CBETA (Taishō edition).

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