嗅香之前 Odours Not Smelled Before

Odours Not Smelled Before

嗅香之前

The Buddha posed this third question for Mālukyaputta:

佛陀向摩羅迦子提出第三個問題：

「What do you think, Mālukyaputta? There are certain odours that you have never smelled before, do not smell now, and do not hope to smell in the future. Could such odours arouse desire, lust, or affection in you?」

「摩羅迦子，你如何認為？對于你此前從未嗅到的、現在沒有嗅到的、在未來不可能會嗅到的香，這樣的香會導致你生起欲念、貪愛、喜愛嗎？」

Mālukyaputta replied that it was impossible for desire, lust, or affection to arise regarding odours that one had never smelled, did not smell now, and did not hope to smell in the future.

摩羅迦子回答說，不可能會由于以前從未嗅到的、現在沒有嗅到的、將來不可能嗅到的香，而生起欲念、貪愛、喜愛。

As desire cannot develop from an unknown quantity, it is not necessary for a meditator to reflect on it, but those who fail to note odours and nose-consciousness will remain remote from nibbāna.

欲念無法從未被覺知到的東西上發展出來，禪修者不必考慮這些東西。但是，那些沒有注意香和鼻識的人，將會距離涅槃很遙遠。