Summary
s.1In Auspicious Night, the deity Candana appears before a monk in Rājagṛha and asks if he knows of the Buddha’s teaching called Auspicious Night. Since the monk has never heard of it, the deity encourages the monk to ask the Buddha himself, who is staying nearby. At the monk’s request, the Buddha teaches him how to continuously remain in a contemplative state by following these guidelines: do not follow after the past, do not be anxious about the future, and do not be led astray or become distracted by presently arisen states. The Buddha then teaches several mantras and incantations for the welfare of all sentient beings and explains the apotropaic and salvific benefits of the instructions.
s.1在《善夜經》中，香象天神在王舍城出現在一位僧人面前，詢問他是否知道佛陀教授的《善夜》法門。由於這位僧人從未聽聞過，天神鼓勵僧人親自向住在附近的佛陀請教。應僧人的請求，佛陀教導他如何藉由遵循以下原則來持續保持禪定狀態：不要追隨過去，不要憂慮未來，也不要被現在所生起的狀態所迷惑或分心。佛陀隨後為了一切有情眾生的福祉傳授了多個咒語和咒文，並解釋了這些教授的驅邪和救度性的利益。