..续本文上一页thinking: ”Consciousness is infinite,” some monk enters and abides in the sphere of infinite consciousness; and he then might think: ”I am abiding in effacement.” But in the Noble One”s discipline it is not these [attainments] that are called ”effacement”; in the Noble One”s discipline they are called ”peaceful abidings.”

　　10. "It may be that by entirely transcending the sphere of infinite consciousness, some monk enters and abides in the sphere of nothingness; and he then might think: I am abiding in effacement.” But in the Noble One”s discipline it is not these [attainments] that are called ”effacement”; in the Noble One”s discipline they are called ”peaceful abidings.”

　　11. "It may be that, by entirely transcending the sphere of nothingness, some monk enters and abides in the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception; and he then might think: ”I am abiding in effacement.” But in the Noble One”s discipline it is not these [attainments] that are called ”effacement”; in the Noble one”s discipline they are called ”peaceful abidings.”

　　EFFACEMENT

　　12. "But herein, Cunda, effacement should be practiced by you:[16]

　　(1) Others will be harmful; we shall not be harmful here — thus effacement can be done.[17]

　　(2) Others will kill living beings; we shall abstain from killing living beings here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(3) Others will take what is not given; we shall abstain from taking what is not given here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(4) Others will be unchaste; we shall be chaste here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(5) Others will speak falsehood; we shall abstain from false speech here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(6) Others will speak maliciously; we shall abstain from malicious speech here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(7) Others will speak harshly; we shall abstain from harsh speech here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(8) Others will gossip; we shall abstain from gossip here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(9) Others will be covetous; we shall not be covetous here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(10) Others will have thoughts of ill will; we shall not have thoughts of ill will here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(11) Others will have wrong views; we shall have right view here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(12) Others will have wrong intention; we shall have right intention here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(13) Others will use wrong speech; we shall use right speech here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(14) Others will commit wrong actions; we shall do right actions here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(15) Others will have wrong livelihood; we shall have right livelihood here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(16) Others will make wrong effort; we shall make right effort here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(17) Others will have wrong mindfulness; we shall have right mindfulness here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(18) Others will have wrong concentration; we shall have right concentration here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(19) Others will have wrong knowledge; we shall have right knowledge here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(20) Others will have wrong deliverance; we shall have right deliverance here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(21) Others will be overcome by sloth and torpor; we shall be free from sloth and torpor here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(22) Others will be agitated; we shall be unagitated here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(23) Others will be doubting; we shall be free from doubt here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(24) Others will be angry; we shall not be angry here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(25) Others will be hostile; we shall not be hostile here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(26) Others will denigrate; we shall not denigrate here — thus effacement can be done.

　　(27) Others will be domin…

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