Chapter 126: Bhadra Kapiliya's Enlightenment

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[0871b04] At that time, the bhikṣuṇī Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī (摩訶波闍波提憍曇彌比丘尼 [mo he bo du bo ti jiao tan mi bi qiu ni]) ordained the outsider woman Bhadrā Kāpilīya (跋陀羅迦卑梨耶外道之女 [ba tuo luo jia bei li ye wai dao zhi nu]) to renounce home (出家 [chu jia]) and granted her the full precepts (具足戒 [ju zu jie]). Not long after receiving the precepts, she went to a quiet place (空閑處 [kong xian chu]) and dwelled alone and in peace, far from all defilements (諸濁 [zhu zhuo]), practicing diligently and with a non-negligent mind (心不放逸 [xin bu fang yi]).

[0871b04] ěr shí, mó hē bō dū bō tí jiāo tán mí bǐ qiū ní, dù bá tuó luó jiā bēi lí yé wài dào zhī nǚ, lìng dé chū jiā shòu jù zú jiè. jù jiè wèi jiǔ, zhì kōng xián chù, dú zì ān jìng, yuǎn lí zhū zhuó, jīng qín kǔ xíng, xīn bù fàng yì, sī wéi ér zhù.

[0871b04] er shi, mo he bo du bo ti jiao tan mi bi qiu ni, du ba tuo luo jia bei li ye wai dao zhi nu, ling de chu jia shou ju zu jie. ju jie wei jiu, zhi kong xian chu, du zi an jing, yuan li zhu zhuo, jing qin ku xing, xin bu fang yi, si wei er zhu.

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[0871b08] At that time, after the outsider woman Bhadrā Kāpilīya (跋陀羅迦卑梨耶外道之女 [ba tuo luo jia bei li ye wai dao zhi nu]) had renounced home and received the full precepts, and was dwelling with a non-negligent mind, not long after, among the assembly, many good men and good women, having faith, renounced home (出家 [chu jia]) to seek the supreme Brahma-faring (無上梵行 [wu shang fan xing]). They now see the Dharma, have attained spiritual powers (神通 [shen tong]), have completed their task, and dwell in bliss, proclaiming with their own mouths: "Birth and death (生死 [sheng si]) have been cut off, the Brahma-faring (梵行 [fan xing]) has been established, what had to be done has been done, and there will be no future becoming (不受後有 [bu shou hou you])."

[0871b08] ěr shí, bá tuó luó jiā bēi lí yé wài dào zhī nǚ, jì dé chū jiā shòu jù zú jiè, nǎi zhì xīn bù fàng yì, sī wéi ér zhù, bù jiǔ bǐ zhòng, zhū shàn nán zi, shàn nǚ rén děng, zhèng xìn chū jiā, qiú wú shàng fàn xíng, xiàn dé jiàn fǎ, zì dé shén tōng, suǒ zuò yǐ bàn, dé ān lè zhù, kǒu zì chàng yán: “shēng sǐ yǐ duàn, fàn xíng yǐ lì, suǒ zuò yǐ bàn, bù shòu hòu yǒu.”

[0871b08] er shi, ba tuo luo jia bei li ye wai dao zhi nu, ji de chu jia shou ju zu jie, nai zhi xin bu fang yi, si wei er zhu, bu jiu bi zhong, zhu shan nan zi, shan nu ren deng, zheng xin chu jia, qiu wu shang fan xing, xian de jian fa, zi de shen tong, suo zuo yi ban, de an le zhu, kou zi chang yan: "sheng si yi duan, fan xing yi li, suo zuo yi ban, bu shou hou you."

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[0871b14] When this elder woman (長老女 [zhang lao nu]) knew and saw this, she attained the fruit of an Arhat (阿羅漢果 [a luo han guo]) and her mind was liberated (心得解脫 [xin de jie tuo]). The World-Honored One (世尊 [shi zun]) gave a prophecy again, telling the bhikṣus: "Among the bhikṣuṇīs (比丘尼 [bi qiu ni]) who are Śrāvakas (聲聞比丘尼 [sheng wen bi qiu ni]) and can remember past lives (識宿命 [shi su ming]), this bhikṣuṇī Bhadrā Kāpilīya (跋陀羅迦卑梨耶比丘尼 [ba tuo luo jia bei li ye bi qiu ni]) is foremost."

[0871b14] shì zhǎng lǎo nǚ, jiàn zhī shì yǐ, suì dé ā luó hàn guǒ, xīn dé jiě tuō. shì zūn fù jì, gào zhū bǐ qiū, zuò rú shì yán: “shì bǐ qiū ní, yú shēng wén bǐ qiū ní shí sù mìng zhōng, shì bá tuó luó jiā bēi lí yé bǐ qiū ní, zuì wèi dì yī.”

[0871b14] shi zhang lao nu, jian zhi shi yi, sui de a luo han guo, xin de jie tuo. shi zun fu ji, gao zhu bi qiu, zuo ru shi yan: "shi bi qiu ni, yu sheng wen bi qiu ni shi su ming zhong, shi ba tuo luo jia bei li ye bi qiu ni, zui wei di yi."