At Savatthi. There the Blessed One said: Monks, there are these five clinging-aggregates. Which five? -Form as a clinging-aggregate, -Feeling as a clinging-aggregate, -Perception as a clinging-aggregate, -Fabrications as a clinging-aggregate, -Consciousness as an a clinging-aggregate. |
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Now, as long as I did not have direct knowledge of the fourfold round with regard to these five clinging-aggregates, I did not claim to have directly awakened to the unexcelled right self-awakening in this cosmos with its devas, Maras, & Brahmas, in this generation with its priests & contemplatives, its royalty & common people. But when I did have direct knowledge of the fourfold round with regard to these five clinging-aggregates, then I did claim to have directly awakened to the unexcelled right self-awakening in this cosmos with its devas, Maras, & Brahmas, in this generation with its priests & contemplatives, its royalty & common people. |
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The fourfold round in what way? -I had direct knowledge of form. -I had direct knowledge of the origination of form. -I had direct knowledge of the cessation of form. -I had direct knowledge of the path of practice leading to the cessation of form. |
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-I had direct knowledge of feeling... -I had direct knowledge of perception... -I had direct knowledge of fabrications... |
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-I had direct knowledge of consciousness... -I had direct knowledge of the origination of consciousness... -I had direct knowledge of the cessation of consciousness... -I had direct knowledge of the path of practice leading to the cessation of consciousness. |
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And what is form? -The four great existents1 [the earth property, the liquid property, the fire property, & the wind property] and the form derived from them: this is called form. -From the origination of nutriment comes the origination of form. -From the cessation of nutriment comes the cessation of form. -And just this noble eightfold path is the path of practice leading to the cessation of form, i.e., right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. -The fact that pleasure & happiness arises in dependence on form: that is the allure of form. -The fact that form is inconstant, stressful, subject to change: that is the drawback of form. -The subduing of desire & passion for form, the abandoning of desire & passion for form: that is the escape from form. |
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For any priests or contemplatives who by directly knowing form in this way, directly knowing the origination of form in this way, directly knowing the cessation of form in this way, directly knowing the path of practice leading to the cessation of form in this way, are practicing for disenchantment — dispassion — cessation with regard to form, they are practicing rightly. Those who are practicing rightly are firmly based in this doctrine & discipline. And any priests or contemplatives who by directly knowing form in this way, directly knowing the origination of form in this way, directly knowing the cessation of form in this way, directly knowing the path of practice leading to the cessation of form in this way, are — from disenchantment, dispassion, cessation, lack of clinging/sustenance with regard to form — released, they are well-released. Those who are well-released are fully accomplished. And with those who are fully accomplished, there is no cycle for the sake of describing them. |
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And what is feeling? -These six bodies of feeling: -This is called feeling. -From the origination of contact comes the origination of feeling. -From the cessation of contact comes the cessation of feeling. -And just this noble eightfold path is the path of practice leading to the cessation of feeling. right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. -The fact that pleasure & happiness arises in dependence on feeling: that is the allure of feeling. -The fact that feeling is inconstant, stressful, subject to change: that is the drawback of feeling. -The subduing of desire & passion for feeling, the abandoning of desire & passion for feeling: that is the escape from feeling... |
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And what is perception? These six classes of perception — -This is called perception. -From the origination of contact comes the origination of perception. -From the cessation of contact comes the cessation of perception. -And just this noble eightfold path is the path of practice leading to the cessation of perception. Right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. -The fact that pleasure & happiness arises in dependence on perception: that is the allure of perception. -The fact that perception is inconstant, stressful, subject to change: that is the drawback of perception. -The subduing of desire & passion for perception, the abandoning of desire & passion for perception: that is the escape from perception... |
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And what are fabrications? These six classes of intention, -These are called fabrications. -From the origination of contact comes the origination of fabrications. -From the cessation of contact comes the cessation of fabrications. -And just this noble eightfold path is the path of practice leading to the cessation of fabrications. Right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. -The fact that pleasure & happiness arises in dependence on fabrications: that is the allure of fabrications. -The fact that fabrications are inconstant, stressful, subject to change: that is the drawback of fabrications. -The subduing of desire & passion for fabrications, the abandoning of desire & passion for fabrications: that is the escape from fabrications... |
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And what is consciousness? These six classes of consciousness: -This is called consciousness. - From the origination of name-&-form comes the origination of consciousness. - From the cessation of name-&-form comes the cessation of consciousness. -And just this noble eightfold path is the path of practice leading to the cessation of consciousness, i.e., right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. -The fact that pleasure & happiness arises in dependence on consciousness: that is the allure of consciousness. -The fact that consciousness is inconstant, stressful, subject to change: that is the drawback of consciousness. -The subduing of desire & passion for consciousness, the abandoning of desire & passion for consciousness: that is the escape from consciousness. |
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"For any priests or contemplatives who by directly knowing consciousness in this way, directly knowing the origination of consciousness in this way, directly knowing the cessation of consciousness in this way, directly knowing the path of practice leading to the cessation of consciousness in this way, are practicing for disenchantment — dispassion — cessation with regard to consciousness, they are practicing rightly. Those who are practicing rightly are firmly based in this doctrine & discipline. And any priests or contemplatives who by directly knowing consciousness in this way, directly knowing the origination of consciousness in this way, directly knowing the cessation of consciousness in this way, directly knowing the path of practice leading to the cessation of consciousness in this way, are — from disenchantment, dispassion, cessation, lack of clinging/sustenance with regard to consciousness — released, they are well-released. Those who are well-released are fully accomplished. And with those who are fully accomplished, there is no cycle for the sake of describing them." |
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Notes 1. Dhatu: the earth property, the liquid property, the fire property, & the wind property. |
Chú thích 1. Giới: Địa giới, Thuỷ giới, Hoả giới, Phong giới |
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Cập nhập ngày: Thứ Sáu 08-11-2006 Kỹ thuật tŕnh bày: Minh Hạnh & Thiện Pháp |