SĀ 566
Saṃyuktāgama杂阿含经
SA 566（五六六） 那迦达多
Parallel to: SN 41.5 (~)
Thus have I heard: | 如是我闻： |
At one time, the Buddha was staying in the mango grove of Ambapālī's grove near Rājagṛha, together with a large assembly of elder bhikṣus. | 一时，佛住庵罗聚落庵罗林中，与众上座比丘俱。 |
At that time, the elder Citta went to the elder bhikṣus, bowed his head at their feet, and sat to one side. | 时，有质多罗长者诣诸上座比丘，稽首礼足，退坐一面。 |
At that time, the elder bhikṣus taught the Dharma to the elder Citta in various ways, showing, teaching, illuminating, and delighting him. Having taught the Dharma in various ways, showing, teaching, illuminating, and delighting him, they remained silent. Then the elder Citta bowed his head at the feet of the elder bhikṣus and went to the dwelling of the bhikṣu Nāgadatta. He bowed his head at the feet of the bhikṣu Nāgadatta and sat to one side. | 时，诸上座比丘为质多罗长者种种说法，示、教、照、喜；种种说法，示、教、照、喜已，默然住。时，质多罗长者稽首礼诸上座比丘足，往诣那伽达多比丘房，稽首礼那伽达多比丘足，退坐一面。 |
At that time, the bhikṣu Nāgadatta asked the elder Citta as he had said: | 时，那伽达多比丘问质多罗长者，如所说： |
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"Elder, what is the meaning of this verse?" | 「长者！此偈有何义？」 |
The elder Jīvaka said, "Venerable Nāgârjuna, did the World-Honored One speak this verse?" | 质多罗长者言：「尊者那伽达多！世尊说此偈耶？」 |
He replied, "Yes, it is so." | 答言：「如是。」 |
The elder Jīvaka said to Venerable Nāgârjuna, "Venerable One, please be silent for a moment while I contemplate this meaning." | 质多罗长者语尊者那伽达多言：「尊者！须臾默然，我当思惟此义。」 |
After a moment of silent contemplation, he said to Venerable Nāgârjuna, "Blue refers to precepts, white covering refers to liberation, one spoke refers to mindfulness of the body, turning refers to turning out, the chariot refers to calming and contemplation, and leaving the bonds refers to the three kinds of bonds, namely greed, anger, and delusion. Those arhats have exhausted all taints, extinguished them, known them, and cut off their roots, like cutting off the top of a palm tree, never to grow again. In the future they will be extinguished and not arise. | 须臾默然思惟已，语尊者那伽达多言：「青者谓戒也，白覆谓解脱也，一辐者身念也，转者转出也，车者止观也，离结者有三种结，谓贪、恚、痴。彼阿罗汉诸漏已尽、已灭、已知、已断根本，如截多罗树头更不复生，未来世灭不起法。 |
Observation refers to seeing, coming refers to a person, and cutting off the stream refers to the stream of craving in birth and death. Those arhat bhikṣus have exhausted all taints, known them, and cut off their roots, like cutting off the top of a palm tree, never to grow again. In the future they will be extinguished and not arise. | 「观察者谓见也，来者人也，断流者爱流于生死。彼罗汉比丘诸漏已尽、已知，断其根本，如截多罗树头不复生，于未来世成不起法。 |
Unbound refers to the three bonds: the bond of desire, the bond of anger, and the bond of delusion. Those arhat bhikṣus have exhausted all taints, cut them off, and known them, cut off their roots, like cutting off the top of a palm tree, never to grow again. In the future they will be extinguished and not arise. Therefore, Venerable Nāgârjuna! The World-Honored One spoke this verse: | 「不缚者谓三缚，贪欲缚、瞋恚缚、愚痴缚，彼阿罗汉比丘诸漏已尽、已断、已知，断其根本，如截多罗树头更不复生，于未来世成不起法。是故，尊者那伽达多！世尊说此偈： |
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I have already explained the verse spoken by the World-Honored One. | 「此世尊所说偈，我已分别也。」 |
Venerable Nāgadatta asked the elder Jīvaka, "Did you hear this meaning before?" | 尊者那伽达多问质多罗长者言：「此义汝先闻耶？」 |
He replied, "I did not hear it." | 答言：「不闻。」 |
Venerable Nāgadatta said, "Elder, you have gained great benefits. You have entered the wisdom eye of the noble ones in this profound Buddha Dharma." | 尊者那伽达多言：「长者！汝得善利，于此甚深佛法，贤圣慧眼得入。」 |
At that time, the elder Jīvaka heard what Venerable Nāgadatta said, and he rejoiced and paid homage before departing. | 时，质多罗长者闻尊者那伽达多所说，欢喜随喜，作礼而去。 |
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).