(１５)接下來，有件你們應該特別關心的事，請注意這個問題是：

　　“一定得聽聞佛陀的法或佛陀親口說的法，才能止息痛苦嗎？”

　　15) I wish now to direct your attention to a matter in which I feel you should be particularly interested. I shall put the question,

　　15) “Would a person necessarily have to have heard the Buddha-Dhamma from the Buddha himself in order to be able to put an end to suffering

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　　曾有人激烈地辯論：必須聽到佛陀親說的教法，我們才能真正了解佛法。但佛陀這樣說：“雖然有些人不曾聽聞佛法，也同樣可以走在正道上”(泰本巴利藏第２１冊，４６１頁)。有些人雖然未從佛陀那裏聽到教法，卻仍能透過持續地反省、思惟、學習及恒久地觀察、修行，而走在正道上。

　　THERE HAVE BEEN some who have argued vehemently that we should have heard the Dhamma from the Buddha himself, that only then could we really understand. But the Buddha himself said that there were some who, though they had not heard the Dhamma directly from him, would still be able to walk the right path. There were some who, not having heard it from the Buddha, would nevertheless, through continuous reflection, consideration, and study, through constant observation and practice, be able to walk the right path.

　　所以，我們應當滿懷敬意地禮敬佛陀的清淨心——他沒有將“法”占爲己有，也沒有壟斷“法”。這件事看似微不足道，但其實非常重要。

　　So we ought to raise our hands in homage and immerse ourselves in the sincerity of the Buddha that he did not make the Dhamma his own monopoly, that he did not set himself up as indispensable.