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离贪 | Banishing Lust5 }/ i* |9 |5 T+ b6 c
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欲界众生除了圣者以外,都有难以对治的贪欲。世上无论男女都对异性的身体十分执著。8 I9 g- l1 | u- o# a
% k3 W+ V+ Y; a9 c+ M8 v4 OAll beings of the Desire Realm, with the exception of sages, are afflicted with untamable lust.! u0 G$ m: ~2 n7 T5 ^' Q; @! J
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Regardless of whether they are men or women, people in the world are quite attracted to the
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, x- z* A ^0 e0 k! P/ G8 }6 ~世尊在因地时,为度化众生而化现为一嫖客。第一天,他赐予妓女价值昂贵的珍宝。第二6 F3 u+ P& |) {; X
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天,他给了妓女黄金做成的饰品。第三天,却赏给妓女白银做成的饰品。妓女不服,告到
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国王处。世尊说:“她所出卖的身体,本为充满过失之物。所谓的娇躯时刻都在变质,价
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值当然一跌再跌。如同陈旧凋谢的鲜花,蜜蜂也会舍弃。世间众生的感情也会变质。清晨
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/ B5 c0 \3 K4 T' h韶华之时,肉体可作性欲工具。衰败老朽后,自然也会废弃。众生哪个不是喜新厌旧?一
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切有为法均为刹那生灭。年少翩翩,最终也会被衰老磨蚀。而寿命终会被死亡日日侵夺。! w! f6 ~3 |- _! I5 `3 q
* R- t! v7 l& N8 {8 k; t万法说到底尽皆无常。那些不知老病死等痛苦,毁坏自己肉身之愚者,所迷恋之女人身躯6 s* A5 }2 b1 o; i$ l% f
! s# x2 O' M3 d7 t4 N,无非筋络下面一堆骨架而已。对此等骨肉生贪,痴迷不拔,岂非太过愚痴?有智之人哪
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个不知贪恋女人身体有诸多过失?”听了这番话,国王赞叹不已,妓女从此也停止了卖笑
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* c' k. G0 H4 M) O9 e: CThe Buddha, in order to tame certain beings, was once reincarnated as a brothel visitor. On the
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* K3 u+ G4 A5 Z6 Yfirst day, he rewarded the prostitute with valuable precious jewelry. The second day, he offered
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6 Y% y$ r: N9 mher ornaments made of gold. The third day, he gave silver accessories instead. The prostitute+ ]* s# t0 L" b/ @9 m
6 _/ N' k, \4 W7 ^! Iexpressed discontent and appealed to the king. The Buddha’s incarnate responded: “The body# E2 Q5 e3 k& M0 I3 K& L; @
9 S& z. o+ n; pshe runs her business with is filled with filth. The so-called charming body is decaying every! l1 ]6 H! q6 V! j+ |, {
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moment; its worth, of course, has to come down accordingly. It is similar to how a withered- R$ i! d! b. p/ [/ I' r
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flower is deserted by the bees. Love and attraction between worldly beings likewise deteriorate.* I& J R7 m+ ?" m/ _+ X7 |. d% D
2 p- K! r2 F; {5 j O+ lAt its prime, the body can be employed as a tool to satisfy sexual desires. As the body ages and, @% ?) H' j- u2 V P! c
/ `# t% p- N g/ Q# k3 g2 Kdecays, of course it will be dumped. Who can be immune to craving for the new and rejecting
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% W' x7 r1 i5 A1 X5 H0 ~ [; B6 Ithe old? All composite matters are momentarily arising and disappearing. An exuberant youth is0 [2 Y$ ]3 t, i/ I( s5 p0 f8 a! L
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destined to become senile and decrepit; the Lord of Death robs one’s lifespan each day. To say it
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explicitly, impermanence rules all phenomena. The body, be it of the indulgent fool oblivious of
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1 \% m8 U, D( I* w! |" s* Faging, illness, and death, or of the woman he craves, is nothing but sinews and vessels wrapped
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over a skeleton frame. Isn’t it utterly foolish to be helplessly infatuated with such a collection of
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the female body? ” Hearing these words, the king was greatly impressed, and the prostitute also
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如今世上也有许多贪欲旺盛之人,若深深思维这些话的涵义,也会有很大利益的。
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In this world, there are many people who are plagued by severe sexual impulses. If they take1 W9 @$ p; G$ N3 x
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不论男人还是女人,其身体都无非是一堆不净物,其感情也是倏忽变化,飘摇不定的。沉& t" s9 R, E% X8 t! N
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Male or female, all their bodies are but heaps of filthy components; all their love relationships! m7 a, \5 O4 |$ M
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}' l# J, C& H; i壬午年三月十五日
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15th of March, Year of RenWu4 E5 s9 H5 U: c( z
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April 27, 2002
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