从

法 经 第 60 句
渴望别人的妻子
反思的故事
From
The Dhammapada
Verse 60
During the Buddha’s time, the
Kingdom of Kosala was ruled by
King Pasenadi.
One day, while surveying the city, he
happened to see a beautiful girl.
The king instantly fell in love with
her.
Back in the palace, the king could
not forget her. He found out from his
servants, that she was already
married.
在佛陀时代，拘萨罗国由波色那提国王统
治。一天，他在巡视这座城市时，偶然看
到了一位美丽的姑娘。国王立刻爱上了
她。回到宫中，国王无法忘记她。 他从仆
人那里得知，她已经结婚了。

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In order to see the woman more often,
the king summoned her and her husband
to work as servants and live at the
palace.
Each day, the sight of the woman made
the king’s lust grow.
On the other hand, the sight of her
husband made him burn with envy and
hatred. The king devised a way to get rid
of the husband. He decided to send the
husband off on an impossible mission.

为了经常见到这个女人，国王召集她和
她的丈夫做仆人，住在皇宫里。每天，
看到这个女人，国王的欲望都在增长。
另一方面，看到她的丈夫，他又嫉妒又
恨。 国王设计了一个除掉丈夫的方
法。 他决定派丈夫去执行一项不可能
完成的任务。 3
The husband was tasked with retrieving
treasures that only exist deep underwater:
rare lotus flowers and red earth. The
punishment for failure was death if he could
not fulfill his task within the day.
The wife was worried sick. She prepared a
food pack for her husband and gave it to him
as he left for his mission. Along the way, the
man came across a fellow traveler who was
down on his luck. Feeling compassionate, he
shared half of his meager meal and continued
on his mission.
 丈夫的任务是取回只存在于水下深处的宝藏：稀
有的莲花和红土。 如果他不能在一天之内完成任
务，那么失败的惩罚就是死刑。妻子担心得要
命。 她为丈夫准备了一个食物包，在他去传教时
交给了他。 途中，男子遇到了一位倒霉的同路
人。 出于同情心，他分享了他微薄的饭菜的一半
并继续他的使命。
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When he arrived at the river, he ate
some of his meal and shared the rest
with the fish. It was at this point that
he decided to ask a final favor.
“O Spirits, I had made merits by
sharing my meal with a traveler and
with fish.
I now share the merits of my charity
with you. May you repay my good
deeds by helping me on my mission.”
当他到达河边时，他吃了一些饭，剩
下的与鱼分享。 正是在这一点上，
他决定请求最后的帮助。“诸神啊，
我曾与一位旅人和鱼共进晚餐，从而
造下了功德。现在，我与您分享我慈
善事业的功绩。 愿你帮助我完成任
务，报答我的善行。”
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Hearing his dedication, a
supernatural being in that area
brought the lotus flowers and red
earth and placed them beside him.
Back at the palace, the king began
to fear that the husband would find
a way to complete his mission and
come back on time. So, he
commanded the soldiers to close
the palace gates.
听到他的奉献，那一带的神仙，拿
来莲花和红土，放在他的身边。回
到王宫，国王开始担心丈夫会找到
完成任务并按时回来的方法。 于
是，他吩咐士兵们关上了宫门。

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The soldiers were confused because
the palace gates usually remained
open until after sundown. The king
ordered them to ignore all requests to
open the gates.
When the husband arrived back at the
palace, he saw the gates closed. He
announced that he had finished his
mission. Seeing that the guards would
not respond, he placed the items in
front of the gates.
士兵们很困惑，因为宫殿的大门通
常一直开到日落之后。 国王命令
他们无视所有打开城门的请求。当
丈夫回到宫殿时，他看到大门紧
闭。 他宣布他已经完成了他的使
命。 见守卫不回应，他将物品放
在了大门前。
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Fearing for his life, he left for the Jetavana
monastery in search of shelter and
protection.
That night, the king could not sleep.
Crazed with desire, he thought of ways to
get rid of the husband.
During the middle of the night, he began to
hear eerie noises. The king was frightened
and confused. He sought counsel from his
wife Queen Mallika. And she advised him
to ask the Buddha about the sounds.
由于担心自己的生命安全，他前往
Jetavana 寺院寻求庇护和保护。那天晚
上，国王无法入睡。 他欲火中烧，想方
设法除掉丈夫。半夜，他开始听到诡异的
声音。 国王又惊又慌。 他向他的妻子玛
丽卡王后寻求建议。 她建议他向佛陀询
问声音。
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At the Jetavana monastery, the king asked the Buddha about the
eerie noises. Buddha explained that the sounds came from four
men who were suffering in hell. They had previously been born
humans and committed sexual misconduct. Now in hell, they
spent their days climbing a thorny tree trying to escape the hot
fires below.
在 Jetavana 寺院，国王向佛陀询问怪异的声音。 佛陀解释说，这些声音来自四
个在地狱受苦的人。 他们以前生为人类并犯有性行为不端。 现在在地狱里，他
们整天都在爬一棵多刺的树，试图逃离下面的热火。

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But if they climbed too high, they would have their eyes
pecked by vicious birds.
After hearing the state the four adulterous men were in, the
king became terrified about the Karma of his own actions.
Then the king realized how serious his fault was and the
severity of the punishment.
但爬得太高，又会被恶鸟啄眼。在听到四个通奸者的状态
后，国王对自己行为的业力感到恐惧。国王这才意识到自己
的过失有多么严重，以及惩罚的严厉程度。

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King Pasenadi thought :"After all, it
was because of my intense desire for
another man's wife that I was
tormented and could not sleep the
whole of last night". Then King
Pasenadi said to the Buddha:
"Venerable Sir, now I know how long
the night is for one who cannot sleep."

So he abandoned the thought of

wanting another man's wife.
波谢那地王想：“毕竟是因为我对
别人的妻子的强烈欲望，才让我昨
晚被折磨得无法入睡”。 尔时波
色那提王白佛言：“尊者，今我知
不能入眠之人，夜有何长。” 所
以他打消了要别人老婆的念头。

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The young man who was sent on
the task to fetch the rare lotus and
the red earth told The Blessed
One, "Venerable Sir, because I had
traveled the full distance of a
yojana (12 miles) yesterday, I, too,
know how long the journey of a
yojana is to one who is weary.“

被派去取珍稀莲花和红土的年
轻人告诉世尊：“尊者，因为
我昨天走了一个由旬（ 12 英
里）的距离，我也知道要走多
长时间。 由旬的旅程是给疲
倦的人的。”
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Combining the 2 statements by the king and the young man, the Buddha
spoke on Verse 60 of The Dhammapada.
结合国王和年轻人的 2 句话，佛陀就《法句经》第 60 颂开示。
“Long is the night to the one who can’t sleep;
a journey is long to the weary; Long is
saṃsāra (cycle of rebirths) to those
spiritually immature who do not know the
Dhamma (the teaching of Buddha). At the
end of the discourse, the young man attained
Sotapatti Fruition (first stage of
enlightenment).”
Dhammapada Verse 60

“ 对于无法入睡的人来说，夜晚是漫长
的； 旅途对疲倦者来说是漫长的； 对
于那些不了解佛法（佛陀的教义）的灵
性不成熟的人来说，轮回（轮回）是漫
长的。 在开示结束时，这个年轻人证
得了须陀罗果（初果）。”经第 60
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句
 智者时刻谨守戒律。
破戒会带来痛苦的后果。

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