佛陀的告誡 The Buddha』s Admonition

The Buddha』s Admonition

佛陀的告誡

The Buddha replied to Mālukyaputta as follows:

佛陀如此回答摩羅迦子：

「Then what shall I say to other bhikkhus when you are making such a request? You are old, having reached the latter part of your life. Even so you ask for just the gist of the Dhamma from me.」

「此時你提出這樣一個請求，那麼我該對其他比庫說什麼呢？你年老了，已經步入人生的晚年。即使這樣，你只請求我開示簡要的佛法。」

These words of the Buddha can be taken as both reproach and approval. The old monk had not striven for the Dhamma while young. Only when he already had one foot in the grave did he speak of abiding in the Dhamma. Taken in that light, Buddha』s admonition might be a reproach. However, Mālukyaputta was determined to live the life of a recluse in spite of his advanced years. What would young bhikkhus say to this? They should certainly want to emulate him. In this context it may be interpreted that the Buddha was full of praise for him. If youngsters see old people striving hard for the realisation of the Dhamma, they should try to follow suit.

佛陀的這些話可以解釋為責備和讚揚兩者。一位比庫在年輕的時候沒有為法努力，只有到了已經有一只腳踏進墳墓時他才談起住于法。從這個角度，佛陀的告誡或許是種責備。然而，摩羅迦子不顧及他已是晚年，決心過起隱遁的生活。年輕的比庫對此將說什麼呢？他們當然會仿效他。從這個上下文看，可以解釋為佛陀完全是在讚揚他。如果年輕人看到老者為證悟佛法而勤奮努力，他們應該盡力效仿。

Since Mālukyaputta repeated his request, the Blessed One taught him the fundamentals of insight meditation by posing a series of questions to reveal the method of insight.

因為摩羅迦子再三地請求，世尊用提出一系列問題的方式，向他教導內觀禪修的基本原則，揭示內觀的方法。