Middle Nikaya Majjhima Nikaya

55. Beijing Jivaka (Jivaka Sutta).

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Thus have I heard.
One time Bhagavan residing in Rajagaha (Rajgir), at Jivaka Komarabhacca mango forest.
Then Jivaka Komarabhacca come to Bhagavan in, after coming bowed, sat to one side. After sitting down on one side, Jivaka Komarabhacca lord:
- Buddha, I heard the following: "The recluse Gotama, they killed the creature. And recluse Gotama but know it still used the meat is killed for her and made her". Buddha, who says as follows: "The recluse Gotama, they killed the creature. And recluse Gotama but know it still used the meat is killed for her and made her" White World Sun, who had said the word Bhagavan, they do not distort Bhagavan untrue, they answered lawful, legal agreement, and those who like legal, lawful theory, upon approach can not rebuke?
- Jivaka, those who say: "The recluse Gotama, they killed the creature. And recluse Gotama but knew it was using were killed for their meat are making yourself" who Main did not say my words, they misrepresent me, not like feet, not as real. Jivaka, I say in three cases, the meat is not its life: see, hear and facilities themselves for the kill. Jivaka, I say in three cases, its meat is not life. Jivaka, I say in three cases, meat is its life: no see, no hear, and not because of his superior that kill. Jivaka, I say in three cases, meat is life use.
Here is Jivaka, monks living on a certain village or a town, he meets a local variable with the heart center, and abides; so the second Tuesday methods, likewise the fourth. Thus the same around the world, more or less width, and all the land, the border around the multitude, he turned complacent with the organic mind with the word, generous, boundless, no hate, no anger and dwell. A layman or a lay person to him and invited monks tomorrow and this meal Jivaka, Monks was accepted. After the night was over, the monks did in the morning robes, holding a bowl y, went over to the other person or people lay lay there. After arriving, he was prepared to sit on the seat. And the layman, or a layman that sometimes he used the alms dish epigastric. Monks did not think: "It is good to replace, this layman, or a lay person is sometimes we use the epigastric alms dishes. We hope that this layman, or a lay person in Visiting our future use epigastric dishes such alms ". Monks did not think so. Life he used his alms dishes, with attention not involved before, no attachment, no passion, evident woes, clear sense of renunciation. Jivaka, What do you think? The other monks, during that time have thought of self-harm or harm to human thought, or thought to harm both?
- No, venerable sir.
- Jivaka, the other monks, during which time he has to take the food without guilt?
- Ladies and yes, lord. Buddha, I heard the following: "Sublime instead, dwell kindness! Buddha, Bhagavan is itself testimony to the presence of this point. Buddha, the Exalted dwell kindness.
- Jivaka, the so-called participation, the courts, the delusion, anger arises therefore, take her, her yard, she is Tathagata si rid of, cut to the root, making the trunk as tala, making it impossible to regenerate, can not arise in the future. Jivaka, if such is the sense he wanted to say, I agree with Mr time.
- Buddha, so makes sense I mean.
- Here, this Jivaka, monks living on a certain village or a township. He meets a local variable with heart has compassion ... with joy ... with heart heart heart heart flush and abides; so the second Tuesday so acute, so the fourth. Thus the same around the world, more or less width, and all the land, the border around the wealth, they, turned complacent mind sacrificing, generous, boundless, no hate, no anger and dwell. A layman or a lay person to him and invited monks meal tomorrow. And this Jivaka, Monks was accepted. After the night was over, he morning robes, holding a bowl y, went over to the other layman, or other people's children lay. After arriving, he was prepared to sit on the seat. And the layman, or a layman that sometimes he used the alms dish epigastric. Monks did not think: "It is good to replace, this layman, or a lay person is sometimes we use the epigastric alms dishes. We hope that this layman, or a relative layman in I will sometimes use hybrid dishes such epigastric alms ". Monks did not think so. Life he used his alms dishes with not participating center before, no attachment, no passion, evident woes, clear sense of renunciation. Jivaka, What do you think? The other monks, during that time have thought about harming yourself, or thought to harm people, or think to harm both?
- No, venerable sir.
- Jivaka, the monks there, in the meantime, have to take the food without guilt?
- Ladies and yes, lord. Buddha, I heard the following: "Sublime instead, dwell sacrificing! Buddha, Bhagavan is itself testimony to the presence of this point. Buddha, the Exalted dwell sacrificing.
- Jivaka, the so-called participation, the courts, the delusion, anger arises therefore, take her, her yard, she is Tathagata si rid of, cut to the root, making the trunk as tala, making it impossible to regenerate, can not arise in the future. Jivaka, if such is the sense he wanted to say, I agree with Mr time.
- Buddha, so makes sense I mean.
- Jivaka, who because of the Tathagata, or because practitioners Tathagata which kill an animal, he contains many non-merit because of the cause. When he said the following: "Go and bring this beast to", that is the first cause, he contains many non-merit. Beasts, being walked on, being dragged in the neck, so feeling pain and grief, that is the second reason, he contains many non-merit. When he said: "Go and kill this beast," that is the third reason, he contains many non-merit. When the animal was killed, feeling pain and grief, this is the fourth cause, he contains many non-merit. When he offered the Tathagata or the Tathagata disciples illegally, it is the fifth leading cause, he contains many non-merit. Jivaka, who because of the Tathagata, or because practitioners Tathagata which kill an animal, he will contains many non-merit because in this cause.
When they heard that, Jivaka Komarabhacca lord:
- It's rather wonderful, venerable sir! It's rather rare, venerable sir! Buddha, the real-life monks dishes use legally. Buddha, the real-life monks used dishes with no violations. It's rather wonderful, venerable sir! It's rather wonderful, venerable sir! ... I do recognize the Blessed One lay, from now until the public network, the Lifetime specified threshold.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/9/2015.