Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
This is the Chinese Buddhist Canon known as the Taisho, or more specifically the “Taisho Revised Tripitaka” (Takakusu Junjiro 1988). The collection consists of thousands of scrolls including foundational texts such as Agamas, Mahayana Sutras, Vinaya, Abhidharma, Tantras, Jatakas and Avadanas (former birth stoeries), commentaries, histories, catalog...
Sutta 6: The Two Dharmas
[full title]: Ekottara-Agama (translated by Gautama Sanghadeva), Scroll 7 (nr. 6)
[full title]: Ekottarāgama; 增壹阿含經 [zēng yī ā hán jīng] (zeng yi a han jing)
[parallels]: Approximately corresponds to the Aṅguttaranikāya 'Numerically arranged discourses' from the Pāli Canon. Translated in 397. (Lancaster, 2004, 'K 650') English translations of the Aṅguttaranikāya from the Pāli: 1. Access to Insight 2013 2. Bodhi 2012
[parallels]: Access to Insight 2013, “Anguttara Nikaya: The Further-factored Discourses,” Access to Insight (Legacy Edition),
[parallels]: Thích Huyên-Vi 1983–1984, “Ekottarāgama I-XIV,” Buddhist Studies Review 1.2.
[primary source]: Gautama Saṅghadeva, translator, 《增壹阿含經》 'Ekottarāgama,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 2, No. 125
[colophon]: 增壹阿含經 東晉 瞿曇僧伽提婆譯 共 51 卷 Ekottarāgama, Translated by Gautama Saṅghadeva in the Eastern Jin in 51 scrolls.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0580b02] Thus have I heard:
At one time, the Buddha (佛 [fu]) was in the Jetavana (祇樹 [qi shu]) Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park (給孤獨園 [gei gu du yuan]), in the country of Śrāvastī (舍衛國 [she wei guo]).
[0580b02] 聞如是:
一時,佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園.
[0580b02] wén rú shì:
yī shí, fú zài shě wèi guó qí shù gěi gū dú yuán.
[0580b02] wen ru shi:
yi shi, fu zai she wei guo qi shu gei gu du yuan.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0580b03] At that time, the World-Honored One (世尊 [shi zun]) told the bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]), "I will now speak to you of the subtle Dharma (法 [fa]), good at the beginning, good in the middle, and good at the end, meaningful and flavorful, enabling the complete cultivation of the pure conduct (梵行 [fan xing]). This refers to the two Dharmas (二法 [er fa]). Listen carefully! Listen carefully! Contemplate well. I will fully explain it to you."
[0580b03] 爾時,世尊告諸比丘: “我當與汝等說微妙法,初善,, 中善,, 至竟亦善,有義,, 有味,得修具足梵行之法,所謂二法也.諦聽! 諦聽! 善思念之,吾當與汝具足說之.”
[0580b03] ěr shí, shì zūn gào zhū bǐ qiū: “wǒ dāng yǔ rǔ děng shuō wēi miào fǎ, chū shàn,, zhōng shàn,, zhì jìng yì shàn, yǒu yì,, yǒu wèi, dé xiū jù zú fàn xíng zhī fǎ, suǒ wèi èr fǎ yě. dì tīng! dì tīng! shàn sī niàn zhī, wú dāng yǔ rǔ jù zú shuō zhī.”
[0580b03] er shi, shi zun gao zhu bi qiu: "wo dang yu ru deng shuo wei miao fa, chu shan,, zhong shan,, zhi jing yi shan, you yi,, you wei, de xiu ju zu fan xing zhi fa, suo wei er fa ye. di ting! di ting! shan si nian zhi, wu dang yu ru ju zu shuo zhi."
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0580b06] The bhikkhus (諸比丘 [zhu bi qiu]) replied, "Yes, World-Honored One (世尊 [shi zun])!" At that time, the bhikkhus (諸比丘 [zhu bi qiu]) received the Buddha's (佛 [fu]) teaching.
[0580b06] 諸比丘對曰: “如是.世尊! ” 是時,諸比丘從佛受教.
[0580b06] zhū bǐ qiū duì yuē: “rú shì. shì zūn! ” shì shí, zhū bǐ qiū cóng fú shòu jiào.
[0580b06] zhu bi qiu dui yue: "ru shi. shi zun! " shi shi, zhu bi qiu cong fu shou jiao.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0580b07] The World-Honored One (世尊 [shi zun]) said, "What are the two Dharmas (二法 [er fa])? They are: wrong view (邪見 [xie jian]) and right view (正見 [zheng jian]); wrong intention (邪治 [xie zhi]) and right intention (正治 [zheng zhi]); wrong speech (邪語 [xie yu]) and right speech (正語 [zheng yu]); wrong action (邪業 [xie ye]) and right action (正業 [zheng ye]); wrong livelihood (邪命 [xie ming]) and right livelihood (正命 [zheng ming]); wrong effort (邪方便 [xie fang bian]) and right effort (正方便 [zheng fang bian]); wrong mindfulness (邪念 [xie nian]) and right mindfulness (正念 [zheng nian]); wrong concentration (邪三昧 [xie san mei]) and right concentration (正三昧 [zheng san mei]). These, bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]), are called the two Dharmas (二法 [er fa]). I have now explained these two Dharmas (二法 [er fa]) to you. What the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]) should do is now complete. Contemplate and recite well, without laziness. If you do not practice now, you will regret it later, and it will be too late."
[0580b07] 世尊告曰: “彼云何為二法?所謂邪見,, 正見,邪治,, 正治,邪語,, 正語,邪業,, 正業,邪命,, 正命,邪方便,, 正方便,邪念,, 正念:邪三昧,, 正三昧,是謂比丘名為二法.我今已與汝說此二法,如來所應為者,今已周訖.善念,, 觀誦,勿有懈惓,今不行者,後悔無及.”
[0580b07] shì zūn gào yuē: “bǐ yún hé wèi èr fǎ? suǒ wèi xié jiàn,, zhèng jiàn, xié zhì,, zhèng zhì, xié yǔ,, zhèng yǔ, xié yè,, zhèng yè, xié mìng,, zhèng mìng, xié fāng biàn,, zhèng fāng biàn, xié niàn,, zhèng niàn: xié sān mèi,, zhèng sān mèi, shì wèi bǐ qiū míng wèi èr fǎ. wǒ jīn yǐ yǔ rǔ shuō cǐ èr fǎ, rú lái suǒ yīng wèi zhě, jīn yǐ zhōu qì. shàn niàn,, guān sòng, wù yǒu xiè quán, jīn bù xíng zhě, hòu huǐ wú jí.”
[0580b07] shi zun gao yue: "bi yun he wei er fa? suo wei xie jian,, zheng jian, xie zhi,, zheng zhi, xie yu,, zheng yu, xie ye,, zheng ye, xie ming,, zheng ming, xie fang bian,, zheng fang bian, xie nian,, zheng nian: xie san mei,, zheng san mei, shi wei bi qiu ming wei er fa. wo jin yi yu ru shuo ci er fa, ru lai suo ying wei zhe, jin yi zhou qi. shan nian,, guan song, wu you xie quan, jin bu xing zhe, hou hui wu ji."
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
[0580b13] At that time, the bhikkhus (諸比丘 [zhu bi qiu]), having heard what the Buddha (佛 [fu]) said, rejoiced and put it into practice.
[0580b13] 爾時,諸比丘聞佛所說,歡喜奉行.
[0580b13] ěr shí, zhū bǐ qiū wén fú suǒ shuō, huān xǐ fèng xíng.
[0580b13] er shi, zhu bi qiu wen fu suo shuo, huan xi feng xing.