AIブッダ 禅 経典データベース

“Reverend, they speak of ‘a safe place’. In what way did the Buddha speak of a safe place?” “First, take a mendicant who, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and remains in the first absorption. To this extent the Buddha spoke of a safe place in a qualified sense. … Furthermore, take a mendicant who, going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, enters and remains in the cessation of perception and feeling. And, having seen with wisdom, their defilements

“Reverend, they speak of ‘reaching a safe place’. …”

“Mendicants, these four things are the best. What four? The best ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom. These are the four things that are the best.”

“Mendicants, these four things are the best. What four? The best form, feeling, perception, and existence. These are the four things that are the best.”

“Mendicants, there are these four ways of purifying a religious donation. What four? There’s a religious donation that’s purified by the giver, not the recipient. There’s a religious donation that’s purified by the recipient, not the giver. There’s a religious donation that’s purified by neither the giver nor the recipient. There’s a religious donation that’s purified by both the giver and the recipient. And how is a religious donation purified by the giver, not the recipient? It’s when the give

“Reverend, they speak of ‘tranquility’. …”

“Reverend, they speak of ‘progressive tranquility’. …”

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of clouds. One thunders but doesn’t rain, one rains but doesn’t thunder, one neither thunders nor rains, and one both rains and thunders. What four? One thunders but doesn’t rain, one rains but doesn’t thunder, one neither thunders nor rains, and one both rains and thunders. These are the four kinds of clouds. In the same way, these four individuals similar to clouds are found in the world. What four? And how does an individual thunder but not rain? It’s w

“Mendicants, there are these four pots. Covered but hollow, uncovered but full, uncovered and hollow, and covered and full. What four? Covered but hollow, uncovered but full, uncovered and hollow, and covered and full. These are the four pots. In the same way, these four individuals similar to pots are found in the world. What four? And how is a individual covered but hollow? It’s when an individual is impressive when going out and coming back, when looking ahead and aside, when bending and exte

“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? Without examining or scrutinizing, they praise those deserving of criticism, and they criticize those deserving of praise. Without examining or scrutinizing, they arouse faith in things that are dubious, and they don’t arouse faith in things that are inspiring. And they waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. A resi

“Mendicants, there are these four lakes. One is shallow but appears deep, one is deep but appears shallow, one is shallow and appears shallow, and one is deep and appears deep. What four? One is shallow but appears deep, one is deep but appears shallow, one is shallow and appears shallow, and one is deep and appears deep. These are the four lakes. In the same way, these four individuals similar to lakes are found in the world. What four? And how is an individual shallow but appears deep? It’s wh

“Mendicants, there are these four mangoes. One is unripe but seems ripe, one is ripe but seems unripe, one is unripe and seems unripe, and one is ripe and seems ripe. What four? One is unripe but seems ripe, one is ripe but seems unripe, one is unripe and seems unripe, and one is ripe and seems ripe. These are the four mangoes. In the same way, these four individuals similar to mangoes are found in the world. What four? And how is an individual unripe but seems ripe? It’s when an individual is i

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad bodily conduct … benefits in good bodily conduct …”

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of mice. One makes a hole but doesn’t live in it, one lives in a hole but doesn’t make it, one neither makes a hole nor lives in it, and one both makes a hole and lives in it. What four? One makes a hole but doesn’t live in it, one lives in a hole but doesn’t make it, one neither makes a hole nor lives in it, and one both makes a hole and lives in it. These are the four kinds of mice. In the same way, these four individuals similar to mice are found in the

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad verbal conduct … benefits in good verbal conduct …”

“Mendicants, there are these five kinds of sensual stimulation. What five? Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds known by the ear … Smells known by the nose … Tastes known by the tongue … Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation. To give up these five kinds of sensual stimulation you should develop the four kinds of mindfu

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of oxen. One hostile to their own herd, not others; one hostile to other herds, not their own; one hostile to both their own herd and others; and one hostile to neither their own herd nor others. What four? One hostile to its own herd, not others; one hostile to other herds, not its own; one hostile to both its own herd and others; and one hostile to neither its own herd nor others. These are the four kinds of oxen. In the same way, these four individuals

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad mental conduct … benefits in good mental conduct …”

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of tree. One is a softwood surrounded by softwoods, one is a softwood surrounded by hardwoods, one is a hardwood surrounded by softwoods, and one is a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods. What four? One is a softwood surrounded by softwoods, one is a softwood surrounded by hardwoods, one is a hardwood surrounded by softwoods, and one is a hardwood surrounded by hardwoods. These are the four kinds of tree. In the same way, these four individuals similar to tre

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks to a charnel ground. What five? It’s filthy, stinking, frightening, a gathering place for savage monsters, and a weeping place for many people. These are the five drawbacks of a charnel ground. In the same way there are five drawbacks of an individual like a charnel ground. What five? To start with, an individual has filthy conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. This is how they’re filthy, I say. That individual is just as filthy as a charnel ground