SĀ 501
Saṃyuktāgama杂阿含经
SA 501（五〇一） 圣默然
Parallel to: SN 21.1 / SN 40.2 (~)
Thus have I heard: | 如是我闻： |
At one time, the Buddha was staying at the Kalandaka Bamboo Grove in Rājagṛha. At that time, Venerable Mahāmaudgalyāyana was on Vulture Peak Mountain in Rājagṛha. | 一时，佛住王舍城迦兰陀竹园。尔时，尊者大目揵连在王舍城耆阇崛山中。 |
At that time, Venerable Mahāmaudgalyāyana addressed the bhikṣus, saying: "Once, the World-Honored One was staying at the Kalandaka Bamboo Grove in Rājagṛha. At that time, I was staying on Vulture Peak Mountain in Rājagṛha. While alone in a quiet place, I thought: 'What is meant by the noble silence?' I further thought: 'If a bhikṣu ceases to have perception and contemplation, with inner purity and single-mindedness, the samādhi of non-perception and non-contemplation arises, giving rise to joy and pleasure, and he dwells in perfect fulfillment in the second dhyāna, this is called the noble silence.' I further thought: 'I should now also dwell in the noble silence, ceasing to have perception and contemplation, with inner purity and single-mindedness, the samādhi of non-perception and non-contemplation arises, giving rise to joy and pleasure, and I shall dwell in perfect fulfillment, dwelling in it for a long time; having dwelt in it for a long time, the mind with perception and contemplation will arise again.' At that time, the World-Honored One knew my thoughts. He disappeared from the bamboo grove monastery and appeared before me on Vulture Peak Mountain, saying to me: 'Maudgalyāyana! You should dwell in the noble silence, do not be negligent.' Having heard the World-Honored One's words, I then again ceased to have perception and contemplation, with inner purity and single-mindedness, the samādhi of non-perception and non-contemplation arose, giving rise to joy and pleasure, and I dwelt in perfect fulfillment in the second dhyāna. In this way, a second and a third time, the Buddha also instructed me twice: 'You should dwell in the noble silence, do not be negligent.' I then again ceased to have perception and contemplation, with inner purity and single-mindedness, the samādhi of non-perception and non-contemplation arose, giving rise to joy and pleasure, and I dwelt in perfect fulfillment in the third dhyāna. | 尔时，尊者大目揵连告诸比丘：「一时，世尊住王舍城迦兰陀竹园。我于此耆阇崛山中住，我独一静处，作如是念：『云何为圣默然？』复作是念：『若有比丘息有觉有观，内净一心，无觉无观三昧生喜乐，第二禅具足住，是名圣默然。』复作是念：『我今亦当圣默然，息有觉有观，内净一心，无觉无观三昧生喜乐，具足住多住；多住已，复有觉有观心起。』尔时，世尊知我心念，于竹园精舍没，于耆阇崛山中现于我前，语我言：『目揵连！汝当圣默然，莫生放逸。』我闻世尊说已，即复离有觉有观，内净一心，无觉无观三昧生喜乐，第二禅具足住。如是再三，佛亦再三教我：『汝当圣默然，莫放逸。』我即复息有觉有观，内净一心，无觉无观三昧生喜乐，第三禅具足住。 |
"If one truly speaks of a Buddha's child born from the Buddha's mouth, born from the Dharma, and inheriting the Buddha's Dharma, then I am that person. Why is that? I am a Buddha's child, born from the Buddha's mouth, born from the Dharma, and inheriting the Buddha's Dharma. With little effort, I attained dhyāna, liberation, samādhi, and samāpatti. It is like the eldest son of a wheel-turning sage king, who, although not yet enthroned, has already inherited the king's Dharma and can enjoy the five kinds of sensual pleasures without much effort. I am also like this. As a Buddha's child, without much effort, I attained dhyāna, liberation, samādhi, and samāpatti. The World-Honored One came to me three times in one day with his supernormal powers and gave me three instructions, establishing me in the state of a great person." | 「若正说佛子从佛口生，从法化生，得佛法分者，则我身是也。所以者何？我是佛子，从佛口生，从法化生，得佛法分，以少方便，得禅、解脱、三昧、正受。譬如转轮圣王长太子，虽未灌顶，已得王法，不勤方便，能得五欲功德。我亦如是，为佛之子，不勤方便，得禅、解脱、三昧、正受，于一日中，世尊以神通力三至我所，三教授我，以大人处所建立于我。」 |
Having spoken this sūtra, Venerable Mahāmaudgalyāyana, the bhikṣus, having heard what was said, rejoiced and upheld it. | 尊者大目揵连说此经已，诸比丘闻其所说，欢喜奉行。 |
Translated from Chinese using Gemma-2-Mitra (Buddhist-NLP).
This is the classical Chinese root text of Saṃyuktāgama, a parallel to the Pali sutta(s) listed above. Source: CBETA (Taishō edition).