Summary
s.1In the first of the two parts of The Benefits of the Five Precepts, a man and woman who have been married since they were very young and have never been unfaithful to each other ask the Buddha how they can remain together in future lives. The Buddha replies that this is possible for couples such as them who are equal in faith, ethical discipline, generosity, and wisdom, and who practice the Dharma together. In the second, longer part of the sūtra, the Buddha gives a teaching on the five precepts, by which one renounces the five negative deeds—killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, speaking falsehoods, and consuming intoxicants. The sufferings in various hells that are the consequence of those five negative deeds are described, as are the benefits experienced by those who renounce them.
s.1在《五戒的利益》這部經的第一部分中，一對自幼結婚且從未不忠於彼此的夫婦請問佛陀，他們如何能在來世繼續在一起。佛陀回答說，像他們這樣在信、持戒、布施和智慧上相等，且一起修習法的夫婦是可以做到的。在這部經較長的第二部分中，佛陀開示了五戒，藉由五戒人們可以放棄五種負面的行為——殺生、盜竊、邪淫、虛誑和飲用迷醉物。經文描述了這五種負面行為所導致的各種地獄中的痛苦，也描述了那些放棄這些行為者所獲得的利益。