SĀ 877
Saṃyuktāgama杂阿含经
SA 877（八七七） 四正断
Thus have I heard: | 如是我闻： |
At one time the Buddha was staying at Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in the Jeta Grove near Śrāvastī. | 一时，佛住舍卫国祇树给孤独园。 |
At that time, the World-Honored One told the bhikṣus, "There are four right efforts. What are the four? First, the effort to eliminate; second, the effort to restrain; third, the effort to protect; fourth, the effort to cultivate. What is the effort to eliminate? It means that a bhikṣu has already eliminated evil and unwholesome dharmas, and generates desire, skillful means, diligence, and mental acceptance. This is called the effort to eliminate. What is the effort to restrain? It means that one does not give rise to evil and unwholesome dharmas that have not yet arisen, and generates desire, skillful means, diligence, and acceptance. This is called the effort to restrain. What is the effort to protect? It means that one gives rise to wholesome dharmas that have not yet arisen, and generates desire, skillful means, diligence, and acceptance. This is called the effort to protect. What is the effort to cultivate? It means that one increases and cultivates wholesome dharmas that have already arisen, and generates desire, skillful means, diligence, and acceptance. This is called the effort to cultivate." | 尔时，世尊告诸比丘：「有四正断。何等为四？一者断断，二者律仪断，三者随护断，四者修断。云何为断断？谓比丘亦已起恶不善法断，生欲、方便、精勤、心摄受，是为断断。云何律仪断？未起恶不善法不起，生欲、方便、精勤、摄受，是名律仪断。云何随护断？未起善法令起，生欲、方便、精勤摄受，是名随护断。云何修断？已起善法增益修习，生欲、方便、精勤、摄受，是为修断。」 |
After the Buddha had spoken this sūtra, the bhikṣus heard what the Buddha had said and joyfully practiced it. | 佛说此经已，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, a parallel to the Pali sutta(s) listed above. Source: CBETA (Taishō edition).