Visuddhimagga III-42

Upāsikā pasīditvā puttena gatadisābhimukhā urena nipajjitvā namassamānā āha – ‘‘mayhaṃ puttasadisaṃ vata maññe bhikkhuṃ kāyasakkhiṃ katvā bhagavā rathavinītapaṭipadaṃ (ma. ni. 1.252 ādayo), nālakapaṭipadaṃ (su. ni. 684 ādayo), tuvaṭṭakapaṭipadaṃ (su. ni. 921 ādayo), catupaccayasantosabhāvanārāmatādīpakaṃ mahāariyavaṃsapaṭipadañca (a. ni. 4.28; dī. ni. 3.309) desesi.

优婆夷生大信乐,即朝着儿子行去的方面俯伏礼拜而说道:「像我的儿子这样的比丘,我想实在是以身证于世尊所说的《传车经》中的行道,《难罗伽》的行道,《多伐但伽》的行道,以及《大圣种》所示的于四种资具知足者及乐于修习的行道。

Ñ(III,42): She was appeased. She prostrated herself in the direction taken by her son, and she said: 'Surely the Blessed One taught the way of the Rathavinīta, the way of the Nālaka, the way of the Tuvaṭaka, and the way of the great noble ones' heritages showing contentment with the four requisites and delight in development, making a bhikkhu such as my son a body-witness.

Chew: Tuvaṭṭaka or Tuvaṭaka?


Han: Here, it is tuvaṭṭaka. But in Suttanipāta Pāḷi it is Tuvaṭaka.


Mahāsī Sayādaw also explained about the four ways:


(1) rathavinītapaṭipadaṃ = with reference to the way of practice as mentioned in MN 24 Rathavinīta sutta.


(2) nālakapaṭipadaṃ = with reference to Moneyya practice as mentioned in 11. Nālakasuttaṃ, Mahā vagga of Suttanipāta Pāḷi.


(3) tuvaṭṭakapaṭipadaṃ = with reference to the way of practice as mentioned in 14. Tuvaṭakasuttaṃ, Aṭṭhaka vagga of Suttanipāta Pāḷi.


(4) mahāariyavaṃsapaṭipadañca = with reference to the way of practice as mentioned in AN 4.28 Ariyavaṃsa sutta.



Vijātamātuyā nāma gehe temāsaṃ bhuñjamānopi ‘ahaṃ putto tvaṃ mātā’ti na vakkhati, aho acchariyamanusso’’ti.

他甚至在自己生母的家中吃了三个月的饭,也不说我是你的儿子,你是我的母亲的话。啊!实为希有之人!」

Ñ: So, although for three months he ate in the house of the mother who bore him, yet he never said "I am your son, you are my mother"! Oh, admirable man!'.



Evarūpassa mātāpitaropi palibodhā na honti, pageva aññaṃ upaṭṭhākakula’’nti.

这样的人,对于自己的父母尚且不为障碍,何况其它的外护之家。

Ñ: Even mother and father are no impediment for one such as him, so how much less any other family that supports him.



Visuddhimagga III-41

Upāsikāpi ‘‘mayhaṃ bhātā mama puttaṃ gahetvā idāni āgacchatī’’ti sadā maggaṃ olokayamānāva tiṭṭhati.

而优婆夷也时刻伫[zhù]立而眺望于道上,且常作如是想:「现在我兄将领回我的儿子来了。」

Ñ(III,41): The lay devotee, his sister, had always kept looking down the road, thinking 'My brother is now coming with my son'.



Sā taṃ ekakameva āgacchantaṃ disvā ‘‘mato me maññe putto, ayaṃ thero ekakova āgacchatī’’ti therassa pādamūle nipatitvā paridevamānā rodi.

然而她一见长老单独而来便着急地想:「我的儿子恐怕死了?长老独自回来啦!」马上俯伏于长老的足下号泣悲伤起来。

Ñ: When she saw him coming alone, she thought, 'My son must be dead; that is why the elder is coming alone', and she fell at the Elder's feet, lamenting and weeping.



Thero ‘‘nūna daharo appicchatāya attānaṃ ajānāpetvāva gato’’ti taṃ samassāsetvā sabbaṃ pavattiṃ ārocetvā pattatthavikato taṃ sāṭakaṃ nīharitvā dasseti.

长老想:「这一定是少欲的少年,没有示知其自己的真相而去。」他即安慰 [PTS 093] 了她,告诉她一切经过的情形,并自钵袋之中取出那衣布来给她看。

Ñ: Suspecting that it must have been out of fewness of wishes that the youth had gone away without announcing himself, [93] the Elder comforted her and told her all that had happened, and he took the length of cloth out of his bag and showed it to her.



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