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Saṃyukta Āgama (352), Part Two

(二)Original text: 若诸沙门婆罗门于法如实知。法集法灭。法灭道迹如实知。当知是沙门婆罗门。沙门之沙门数。婆罗门之婆罗门数。彼以沙门义。婆罗门义。见法自知作证。我生已尽。梵行已立。所作已作。自知不受后有。

Explanation: If various śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas truly understand the dharmas as they really are, and truly understand the arising and ceasing of dharmas, as well as the path leading to the cessation of dharmas, then these śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas are genuine śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, counted among śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas. These śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, by virtue of being śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, have seen dependent arising and can know and realize for themselves: birth for me is exhausted, the holy life has been established, what was to be done has been done, and I know for myself that there will be no further existence.

Original text: 何等法如实知。何等法集法灭。法灭道迹如实知。谓老死法如实知。老死集老死灭。老死灭道迹如实知。如是生有。取爱受触。六入处如实知。六入处集。六入处灭。六入处灭道迹如实知。如是诸法如实知。法集法灭。法灭道迹如实知。佛说是经已。诸比丘闻佛所说。欢喜奉行。

Explanation: What dharmas are to be truly understood as they really are? What dharmas' arising, what dharmas' ceasing, and what path leading to their cessation are to be truly understood? It is truly understanding the dharma of aging-and-death, truly understanding the arising of the dharma of aging-and-death, the ceasing of the dharma of aging-and-death, and the path leading to the cessation of the dharma of aging-and-death. Likewise, one truly understands the dharmas of birth, existence, grasping, craving, feeling, contact, and the six sense bases; truly understands the arising of the dharmas of birth, existence, grasping, craving, feeling, contact, and the six sense bases; truly understands the ceasing of the dharmas of birth, existence, grasping, craving, feeling, contact, and the six sense bases; and truly understands the path leading to the cessation of the dharmas of birth, existence, grasping, craving, feeling, contact, and the six sense bases. In the same way, one truly understands all dharmas, truly understands the arising of all dharmas, truly understands the ceasing of all dharmas, and truly understands the path leading to the cessation of all dharmas.

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