(２９)“什麼是人的至善？”

　　29) Now,

　　29) “What is the highest good for humanity

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　　有次佛陀說：“諸佛說：“涅槃是無上的法””，“無上的法”意指“人性的終極、最高的善。”倫理學的國際用語中，以拉丁文summum bonum—— 至善，表示人類今生所能到達最好、最高的境界。學佛的人一致認爲如果佛教有所謂“至善”的話，那一定是涅槃了。所以外國人問佛教的“至善”是什麼，你應該回答：“諸佛說：“涅槃是無上的法”。”

　　THE ENLIGHTENED ONE once said, “All Buddhas say nibbāna is the supreme thing.” Supreme thing means “the ultimate and highest good for humanity.” In the international language of ethics, it is known by the Latin term summum bonum, the utmost goodness, the best and highest thing attainable by a human being in this very life. Buddhist students agree that if there is a summum bonum in Buddhism, then it must be nibbāna itself. So if a foreigner asks what the summum bonum of Buddhism is, you should answer “All Buddhas say nibbāna is the supreme thing.”