T16n0684_佛說父母恩難報經
大正藏第 16 冊 No. 0684 佛說父母恩難報經
No. 684
佛說父母恩難報經
後漢安息國三藏安世高譯
聞如是：
一時婆伽婆在舍衛城祇樹給孤獨園。
爾時世尊告諸比丘：「父母于子，有大增益，乳餔長養，隨時將育，四大得成。右肩負父、左肩負母，經歷千年，正使便利背上，然無有怨心於父母，此子猶不足報父母恩。若父母無信，教令信，獲安隱處；無戒，與戒教授，獲安隱處；不聞，使聞教授，獲安隱處；慳貪，教令好施，勸樂教授，獲安隱處；無智慧，教令黠慧，勸樂教授，獲安隱處。如是信如來、至真、等正覺、明行成為、善逝、世間解、無上士、道法御、天人師、號佛、世尊教，信法教授，獲安隱處。諸法甚深，現身獲果，義味甚深。如是智者，明通此行，教令信聖眾。如來聖眾甚清凈，行直不曲，常和合，法法成就，戒成就、三昧成就、智慧成就、解脫成就、解脫見慧成就。所謂聖眾——四雙八輩，是謂如來聖眾，最尊最貴，當尊奉敬仰，是世間無上福田。如是諸子！當教父母行慈。諸比丘有二子：所生子、所養子，是謂比丘有二子。是故諸比丘！當學所生子，口出法味。如是諸比丘，當作是學。」
爾時諸比丘聞佛所說
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 《佛說父母恩難報經》
後漢安息國三藏安世高譯
我是這樣聽說的：
一時，婆伽婆（Bhagavan，世尊）在舍衛城（Śrāvastī）的祇樹給孤獨園（Jetavana-anāthapiṇḍada-ārāma）。
當時，世尊告訴各位比丘（bhikkhu）: 『父母對於子女，有很大的恩德，用乳汁餵養，使其成長，隨時加以養育，使四大（四大元素：地、水、火、風）得以成就。即使右肩揹著父親，左肩揹著母親，經歷千年，甚至讓父母在背上大小便，如果這個孩子對父母沒有怨恨之心，這樣仍然不足以報答父母的恩情。如果父母沒有信仰，就教導他們信仰，使他們獲得安穩之處；沒有戒律，就給予戒律並教導他們，使他們獲得安穩之處；沒有聽聞佛法，就讓他們聽聞佛法並教導他們，使他們獲得安穩之處；如果父母慳吝貪婪，就教導他們樂於佈施，勸勉他們並教導他們，使他們獲得安穩之處；如果沒有智慧，就教導他們變得聰慧，勸勉他們並教導他們，使他們獲得安穩之處。像這樣，教導他們信仰如來（Tathāgata）、至真（Satya）、等正覺（Samyak-saṃbuddha）、明行成為（Vidyā-caraṇa-saṃpanna）、善逝（Sugata）、世間解（Lokavidū）、無上士（Anuttara-puruṣa-damya-sārathi）、道法御（Śāsta deva-manushyānām）、天人師（Śāsta deva-manushyānām）、號佛（Buddha）、世尊（Bhagavan）的教導，信仰佛法並加以教導，使他們獲得安穩之處。佛法非常深奧，現世就能獲得果報，其意義和味道非常深遠。像這樣有智慧的人，明白通達這些行為，教導父母信仰聖眾（saṃgha）。如來的聖眾非常清凈，行為正直不阿曲，常常和合，在法、戒、三昧、智慧、解脫、解脫知見上都獲得成就。所謂的聖眾——四雙八輩（指聲聞四果的修行者），這就是如來的聖眾，最尊貴，應當尊敬供養，是世間無上的福田。像這樣的子女！應當教導父母行慈。各位比丘，有二種兒子：親生的兒子和養子，這就是比丘的二種兒子。因此，各位比丘！應當學習做親生的兒子，口中說出佛法的真味。像這樣，各位比丘，應當這樣學習。』
當時，各位比丘聽了佛所說。
【English Translation】 English version The Buddha Speaks of the Difficulty of Repaying Parents' Kindness Sutra
Translated by An Shih-kao, a Tripiṭaka Master from the An息 Kingdom of the Later Han Dynasty
Thus have I heard:
At one time, the Bhagavan (Bhagavan, World-Honored One) was in the Jeta Grove of Anathapindada (Jetavana-anāthapiṇḍada-ārāma) in Shravasti (Śrāvastī).
At that time, the World-Honored One told the bhikshus (bhikkhu): 'Parents have great benefit for their children, nourishing them with milk, raising them to grow, and constantly caring for them, so that the four elements (the four great elements: earth, water, fire, and wind) are completed. Even if a child carries his father on his right shoulder and his mother on his left shoulder for a thousand years, and even if they defecate and urinate on his back, if the child has no resentment towards his parents, this is still not enough to repay their kindness. If the parents have no faith, teach them to have faith, so they may obtain a place of peace and security; if they have no precepts, give them precepts and instruct them, so they may obtain a place of peace and security; if they have not heard the Dharma, let them hear the Dharma and instruct them, so they may obtain a place of peace and security; if they are stingy and greedy, teach them to be generous in giving, encourage them and instruct them, so they may obtain a place of peace and security; if they have no wisdom, teach them to be wise, encourage them and instruct them, so they may obtain a place of peace and security. In this way, teach them to have faith in the Tathagata (Tathāgata), the Truthful One (Satya), the Perfectly Enlightened One (Samyak-saṃbuddha), the One accomplished in knowledge and conduct (Vidyā-caraṇa-saṃpanna), the Well-Gone One (Sugata), the Knower of the World (Lokavidū), the Unsurpassed One (Anuttara-puruṣa-damya-sārathi), the Tamer of Men (Śāsta deva-manushyānām), the Teacher of Gods and Men (Śāsta deva-manushyānām), called Buddha (Buddha), the World-Honored One (Bhagavan), teach them to have faith in the Dharma and instruct them, so they may obtain a place of peace and security. The Dharma is very profound, and one can obtain the fruit in this very life; its meaning and flavor are very deep. In this way, a wise person understands and penetrates these practices, and teaches his parents to have faith in the Sangha (saṃgha). The Sangha of the Tathagata is very pure, their conduct is upright and not crooked, they are always in harmony, and they are accomplished in Dharma, precepts, samadhi, wisdom, liberation, and the knowledge and vision of liberation. The so-called Sangha—the four pairs and eight types of individuals (referring to the practitioners of the four fruits of the Śrāvakas)—this is the Sangha of the Tathagata, the most honored and noble, worthy of respect and veneration, and is the unsurpassed field of merit in the world. Such children! Should teach their parents to practice loving-kindness. Bhikshus, there are two kinds of sons: a son born of oneself and an adopted son; these are the two kinds of sons of a bhikshu. Therefore, bhikshus! You should learn to be like a son born of oneself, speaking the true flavor of the Dharma. In this way, bhikshus, you should learn.'
At that time, the bhikshus heard what the Buddha said.
，歡喜奉行。
佛說父母恩難報經
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 他們歡喜地接受並遵行。
《佛說父母恩難報經》
【English Translation】 English version: They joyfully accepted and practiced it.
The Sutra on the Difficulty of Repaying Parents' Kindness Spoken by the Buddha