一时，世尊住在王舍城竹林精舍迦兰陀园。当时，尊者阿说示因病重卧于迦叶精舍，身受剧痛，病情严重。

于是，尊者阿说示对侍者们说："来吧，诸友，请你们去世尊那里。到了之后，以我的名义顶礼世尊双足，说：'尊者，比丘阿说示病重，身受剧痛，病情严重。他顶礼世尊双足。'并且这样说：'善哉，尊者，请世尊慈悲，前往探望比丘阿说示。'"

那些比丘回答说："是的，尊者。"他们便去见世尊。到达后，向世尊礼敬，坐在一旁。坐定后，他们对世尊说："尊者，比丘阿说示（中略）请世尊慈悲，前往探望比丘阿说示。"世尊以沉默表示同意。

傍晚时分，世尊从禅修中起身，前往尊者阿说示处。尊者阿说示远远看见世尊走来，就想从床上起身。世尊对尊者阿说示说："够了，阿说示，不要从床上起来。这里有准备好的座位，我就坐在这里。"世尊坐在准备好的座位上。

坐下后，世尊问尊者阿说示："阿说示，你还能忍受吗？能维持生活吗？（中略）痛苦是否在减轻而不是加重？"

"尊者，我难以忍受（中略）痛苦在加重而不是减轻。"

"阿说示，你有什么悔恨或后悔吗？"

"确实，尊者，我有很多悔恨和后悔。"

"阿说示，你的内心是否因破戒而自责？"

"不，尊者，我的内心并不因破戒而自责。"

"如果你不因破戒而自责，那么你为什么有悔恨和后悔呢？"

"尊者，以前我生病时，我常常能平息身行而安住，但现在我无法获得定。尊者，因为无法获得定，我就想：'我是否在退失？'"

"阿说示，那些把定作为核心、以定为修行的沙门婆罗门，当他们无法获得定时，也会这样想：'我们是否在退失？'"

"阿说示，你认为色是常还是无常？"

"无常，尊者。"（中略）识（中略）因此（中略）如是见（中略）不再有轮回。

当他感受乐受时，他了知'这是无常的'，了知'不执著'，了知'不欢喜'。当他感受苦受时，他了知'这是无常的'，了知'不执著'，了知'不欢喜'。当他感受不苦不乐受时，他了知'这是无常的'（中略）了知'不欢喜'。

当他感受乐受时，他是离系地感受；当他感受苦受时，他是离系地感受；当他感受不苦不乐受时，他是离系地感受。当他感受身体极限的感受时，他了知'我正在感受身体极限的感受'。当他感受生命极限的感受时，他了知'我正在感受生命极限的感受'。他了知'身坏命终后，就在此处，一切感受因不再欢喜而寂灭。'

"阿说示，就像油灯依靠油和灯芯而燃烧，当油和灯芯耗尽时，因无燃料而熄灭。同样地，阿说示，比丘在感受身体极限的感受时，了知'我正在感受身体极限的感受'。当感受生命极限的感受时，了知'我正在感受生命极限的感受'。他了知'身坏命终后，就在此处，一切感受因不再欢喜而寂灭。'"

第六经终。

巴利语原版经文

SN.22.88/(6). Assajisuttaṃ

　　 88. Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā assaji kassapakārāme viharati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. Atha kho āyasmā assaji upaṭṭhāke āmantesi– “etha tumhe, āvuso, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamatha; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatha– ‘assaji, bhante, bhikkhu ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. So bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatī’ti. Evañca vadetha– ‘sādhu kira, bhante, bhagavā yena assaji bhikkhu tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṃ upādāyā’”ti. “Evamāvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato assajissa paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ– “assaji, bhante, bhikkhu ābādhiko …pe… sādhu kira, bhante, bhagavā yena assaji bhikkhu tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṃ upādāyā”ti. Adhivāsesi bhagavā tuṇhībhāvena.

　　 Atha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yenāyasmā assaji tenupasaṅkami. Addasā kho āyasmā assaji bhagavantaṃ dūratova āgacchantaṃ. Disvāna mañcake samadhosi. Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ assajiṃ etadavoca– “alaṃ, assaji, mā tvaṃ mañcake samadhosi. Santimāni āsanāni paññattāni, tatthāhaṃ nisīdissāmī”ti. Nisīdi bhagavā paññatte āsane. Nisajja kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ assajiṃ etadavoca– “kacci te, assaji, khamanīyaṃ, kacci yāpanīyaṃ …pe… paṭikkamosānaṃ paññāyati no abhikkamo”ti?

　　 “Na me, bhante, khamanīyaṃ …pe… abhikkamosānaṃ paññāyati no paṭikkamo”ti. “Kacci te, assaji, na kiñci kukkuccaṃ na koci vippaṭisāro”ti? “Taggha me, bhante, anappakaṃ kukkuccaṃ anappako vippaṭisāro”ti. “Kacci pana taṃ, assaji, attā sīlato na upavadatī”ti? “Na kho maṃ, bhante, attā sīlato upavadatī”ti. “No ce kira taṃ, assaji, attā sīlato upavadati, atha kiñca te kukkuccaṃ ko ca vippaṭisāro”ti? “Pubbe khvāhaṃ, bhante, gelaññe passambhetvā passambhetvā kāyasaṅkhāre viharāmi, sohaṃ samādhiṃ nappaṭilabhāmi. Tassa mayhaṃ, bhante, taṃ samādhiṃ appaṭilabhato evaṃ hoti– ‘no cassāhaṃ parihāyāmī’”ti. “Ye te, assaji, samaṇabrāhmaṇā samādhisārakā samādhisāmaññā tesaṃ taṃ samādhiṃ appaṭilabhataṃ evaṃ hoti– ‘no cassu mayaṃ parihāyāmā’”ti.

　　 “Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, assaji, rūpaṃ niccaṃ vā aniccaṃ vā”ti? “Aniccaṃ, bhante …”pe… viññāṇaṃ …pe… tasmātiha …pe… evaṃ passaṃ …pe… nāparaṃ itthattāyāti pajānātīti. So sukhaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayati, sā ‘aniccā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anajjhositā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anabhinanditā’ti pajānāti. Dukkhaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayati, sā ‘aniccā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anajjhositā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anabhinanditā’ti pajānāti. Adukkhamasukhaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayati, sā ‘aniccā’ti pajānāti …pe… ‘anabhinanditā’ti pajānāti. So sukhaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayati visaṃyutto naṃ vedayati; dukkhaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayati, visaṃyutto naṃ vedayati; adukkhamasukhaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayati, visaṃyutto naṃ vedayati. So kāyapariyantikaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayamāno ‘kāyapariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti. Jīvitapariyantikaṃ ce vedanaṃ vedayamānā-e ‘jīvitapariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti. ‘Kāyassa bhedā uddhaṃ jīvitapariyādānā idheva sabbavedayitāni anabhinanditāni sītībhavissantī’ti pajānāti.

　　 “Seyyathāpi assaji, telañca paṭicca, vaṭṭiñca paṭicca, telappadīpo jhāyeyya; tasseva telassa ca vaṭṭiyā ca pariyādānā anāhāro nibbāyeyya. Evameva kho, assaji, bhikkhu kāyapariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vedayamāno ‘kāyapariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti. Jīvitapariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vedayamāno ‘jīvitapariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti. ‘Kāyassa bhedā uddhaṃ jīvitapariyādānā idheva sabbavedayitāni anabhinanditāni sītībhavissantī’ti pajānātī”ti. Chaṭṭhaṃ.