Summary
s.1Teaching the Causes and Results of Good and Ill describes karmic cause and effect. The discussion begins with Ānanda, who asks the Buddha why beings—particularly human beings—undergo such a wide range of experiences. The Buddha replies that one’s past actions, whether good or ill, bring about a variety of positive and negative experiences. To this effect, he offers numerous vivid examples in which results in this current lifetime parallel actions from a past life. Emphasis is placed on the object of one’s actions, such as the Saṅgha or the Three Jewels. The discourse concludes with the Buddha describing the benefits associated with the sūtra and listing its alternative titles, while the surrounding audience reaps a host of miraculous benefits.
s.1《善惡因果經》講述業力的因果關係。經文開始時，阿難向佛陀提問，為什麼眾生——特別是人類——會經歷如此廣泛多樣的遭遇。佛陀回答說，一個人過去的行為，無論是善還是惡，都會帶來各種各樣的積極和消極的經歷。為了說明這一點，他提供了許多生動的例子，其中今生的結果與過去世的行為相呼應。經文強調了行為的對象，例如僧團或三寶。開示最後由佛陀描述與此經相關的利益，並列舉其其他名稱，而周圍的聽眾獲得了許多神奇的利益。