(１５)接下来，有件你们应该特别关心的事，请注意这个问题是：

　　“一定得听闻佛陀的法或佛陀亲口说的法，才能止息痛苦吗？”

　　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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　　曾有人激烈地辩论：必须听到佛陀亲说的教法，我们才能真正了解佛法。但佛陀这样说：“虽然有些人不曾听闻佛法，也同样可以走在正道上”(泰本巴利藏第２１册，４６１页)。有些人虽然未从佛陀那里听到教法，却仍能透过持续地反省、思惟、学习及恒久地观察、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，我们应当满怀敬意地礼敬佛陀的清净心——他没有将“法”占为己有，也没有垄断“法”。这件事看似微不足道，但其实非常重要。

　　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.