SĀ 502
Saṃyuktāgama杂阿含经
SA 502（五〇二） 无相
Parallel to: SN 40.9
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 in Rājagṛha, while I was staying on Vulture Peak Mountain. While alone in a quiet place, I had this thought: 'What is called the holy abode?' I further thought: 'If a bhikṣu does not contemplate all characteristics, and abides in the formless concentration of mind, having realized it with the body, this is called the holy abode.' I thought: 'I should abide in this holy abode, not contemplating all characteristics, and abiding in the formless concentration of mind. Having realized it with the body, I will abide in it for a long time.' Having abided in it for a long time, a mind with characteristics arose. At that time, the World-Honored One knew my thoughts. In the time it takes for a strong man to bend and stretch his arm, he used his supernormal powers to disappear from the bamboo grove monastery and appeared before me on Vulture Peak Mountain. He said to me: 'Maudgalyāyana! You should abide in the holy abode, do not be negligent.' Having heard the World-Honored One's instruction, I immediately left all characteristics, and abided in the formless concentration of mind, having realized it with the body. In this way, up to three times, the World-Honored One also came three times to instruct me: 'You should abide in the holy abode, do not be negligent.' Having heard the instruction, I left all characteristics, and abided in the formless concentration of mind, having realized it with the body. | 尔时，尊者大目揵连告诸比丘：「一时，世尊住王舍城，我住耆阇崛山中。我独一静处，作如是念：『云何名为圣住？』复作是念：『若有比丘不念一切相，无相心正受，身作证具足住，是名圣住。』我作是念：『我当于此圣住，不念一切相、无相心正受。身作证具足住多住，多住已，取相心生。』尔时，世尊知我心念，如力士屈申臂顷，以神通力，于竹园精舍没，于耆阇崛山中现于我前，语我言：『目揵连！汝当住于圣住，莫生放逸。』我闻世尊教已，即离一切相，无相心正受，身作证具足住。如是至三，世尊亦三来教我：『汝当住于圣住，莫生放逸。』我闻教已，离一切相，无相心正受，身作证具足住。 |
"Venerable ones! If one truly speaks of a Buddha's child, then I am one born from the Buddha's mouth, born from the Dharma, and having received a share of the Buddha's teachings. Why is this? I am a Buddha's child, born from the Buddha's mouth, born from the Dharma, and having received a share of the Buddha's teachings. With little effort, I attained dhyāna, liberation, samādhi, and samāpatti. It is like the crown prince of a wheel-turning sage king, who, although not yet enthroned, has already received the king's teachings and can attain 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. In one day, the World-Honored One came to me three times with his supernormal powers and instructed me three times, establishing me in the state of a great person." | 「诸大德！若正说佛子者，则我身是从佛口生，从法化生，得佛法分。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，以大人处建立于我。」 |
Having spoken this sūtra, the Venerable Mahāmaudgalyāyana, the bhikṣus, and the others all rejoiced and practiced accordingly. | 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).