A Presentation based on a Verse from the Dhammapada and the accompanying story. The texts are in English and Chinese. For the Video with narration and explanation in Hokkien, please check out the Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvRNnaC1Nw

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恶行带来痛苦
The Story of A Farmer 一个农民的故事
Dhammapada
Verse 67
法经 67 句
Jetavana Monastery in Sàvatthi where the
Buddha spoke the Verse 67 of The Dhammapada
Sàvatthi 的 Jetavana 寺，佛陀在此宣讲《法句经》第 67 句

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That kamma’s
not well-made
from which
there is remorse,
of which one senses
the result
with weeping and
a tear-stained face.
Dhammapada Verse 67
While residing Jetavana Monastery
in Sàvatthi, the Buddha spoke
this verse, with reference
to a farmer who handled poison.
住在舍Jetavana Monastery, Savatthi，
佛说此偈，
指处理毒药的农民。
业力不善，由此而生
悔恨，其中一个人用
哭泣来感知结果和一
张泪痕累累的脸。
法经第 67 句

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One night some thieves robbed the
houses of some rich merchants and
escaped, their bags full of money and
valuables. When they reached a field
outside of the town, they stopped to
count and divide their loot. In their
haste to flee the area, however, they
inadvertently left behind a small bag
with some of the precious stolen goods.
一天晚上，一些小偷抢劫了一些富商的房屋
并逃跑了，他们的包里装满了金钱和贵重物
品。 当他们到达镇外的一块田地时，他们
停下来清点并分配他们的战利品。 然而，
他们在匆忙逃离该地区时，无意中留下了一
个装有一些珍贵赃物的小袋子。
Savatthi or Sravasti where
the Buddha preached the
First Sermon.
Savatthi 或 Sravasti，佛陀在
此宣讲第一次布道。

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The next day, early in the morning, the
Buddha surveyed the world, and seeing
that a certain farmer had entered His
mind of vision, He considered within
Himself what would happen.
That early morning the farmer went to
plough his field where the stolen bag
was left by the thieves. The Buddha was
passing by with the Venerable Ananda at
that time. Seeing the Buddha, the farmer
went and paid obeisance to the Buddha.
The Buddha had noticed the stolen bag.
第二天一早，佛陀普视世界，看到某个
农夫进入了他的眼中，他在心里思考着
会发生什么。那天一大早，农夫到他的
地里去耕种偷来的袋子被小偷留下的地
方。 佛陀与尊者阿难经过。 农夫见佛，
便去礼佛。 佛陀注意到了偷来的袋子。

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The Buddha said to the Venerable Ānanda,
“Look at that Ānanda, a poisonous snake!” “I
see, Venerable Sir, a deadly, poisonous snake
indeed!” Ananda replied.
The farmer heard this conversation between
The Buddha and Ananda. He said to himself,
“I will kill the snake.” So saying, he took a
stick and went to the spot to check. He came
upon the bag with valuables. “The Buddha
must have referred to this bag,” he thought.
Not knowing exactly what to do about it, he
laid the bag aside, covered it with some soil,
and went to resume his plowing.
佛告阿难尊者：“看阿难，毒蛇！” “原来如
此，大人，果然是一条致命的毒蛇！” 阿难答
道。 农夫听到了佛陀和阿难的对话。 他对自己
说：“我会杀了那条蛇。” 说着，他拿了一根
棍子，到现场查看。 他发现了那袋贵重物品。
“佛陀一定提到了这个袋子，”他想。 他不知
道该怎么办，就把袋子放在一边，盖上一些泥
土，继续耕作。

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When the rich merchant victims discovered
the thefts, they managed to trail the thieves
to the field. Upon coming near to the spot
where the thieves had divided their stolen
valuables, the victims of the thefts saw the
footprints of the farmer. The footprints led
them to the farmer’s land where the bag
was loosely buried. They removed the
earth and picked up the bag. Thereupon
they reviled the farmer, saying, “So you
robbed our houses, and here you are
plowing the field!” And after having given
him a good beating, they took him before
the king to have justice done.
当富商受害者发现盗窃案后，他们设法将
小偷追踪到了现场。 走近盗贼分割被盗财
物的地点后，被盗者看到了农夫的脚印。
脚印把他们带到农夫的土地上，袋子被松
散地埋在那儿。 他们移开泥土，拿起袋子。
于是他们辱骂农夫说：“所以你抢了我们
的房子，还在这里耕地！” 打了他一顿之
后，他们把他带到国王面前伸张正义。

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When the king heard what had happened,
he ordered the farmer to be put to death.
As the farmer walked along and the king’s
men lashed him with whips, he kept
repeating the words, “See, Ānanda, a
poisonous snake!” “I see, Venerable, a
deadly, poisonous snake!” Not another
word did he utter. The king’s men asked
him, “You are repeating words of the
Buddha and of the Venerable Ānanda.
What does this mean?”
The farmer replied, “I will say, if I am
permitted to see the king.”
国王听说发生了什么事，就下令处死农夫。 农
夫走着，国王的手下用鞭子抽打他，他不停地
重复着这句话：“看，阿难，一条毒蛇！”
“原来如此，尊者，一条致命的毒蛇！” 他没
有再说一个字。 国王的人问他：“你在重复佛
陀和阿难尊者的话。 这是什么意思？” 农夫
回答说：“我会说，如果我被允许见国王的
话。”

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When the farmer was brought to the
king , he told the king, “I am not a thief,
Your Majesty.” The farmer told the king
the whole story. The king took the
farmer to the Buddha, and asked the
Lord about this. The Buddha said, “Yes,
Oh King, I said those words the farmer
uttered when I went there. After the
Buddha explained what really
happened, the King let the poor
innocent farmer go.
Then to everyone present,
the Buddha said:
当农夫被带到国王面前时，他告诉国王：
“我不是小偷，陛下。” 农夫把整个故事
告诉了国王。 国王带着农夫去见佛陀，就
此事向世尊询问。 佛陀说：“是的，大王，
我去那里时说的是农夫所说的话。 佛陀解
释真相后，国王放走了可怜的无辜农夫。
然后佛陀对在场的每一个人说：

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“Let this be a lesson to all of you. A man should not
do anything that would bring him remorse and
sadness.”
“让这成为你们所有人的教训。
一个男人不应该做任何会让他后悔和悲伤的事情”
That kamma’s not well-made from
which there is remorse, of which
one senses the result with
weeping and a tear-stained face.
Dhammapada Verse 67
业力不善，由此而生悔恨，其中
一个人用哭泣来感知结果和一张
泪痕累累的脸。
法经第 67 句

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十恶业
1. Killing
2. Stealing
3. Sexual Misconduct
4. False Speech
5. Malicious Speech
6. Harsh Speech
7. Gossip /Idle Talk
8. Covetousness
9. Ill-Will
10. Wrong Views
1.杀戮 2. 偷窃
3. 性行为不端
4. 虚假言论
5. 恶意言论
6.辱骂性言论
7.八卦/闲话
8. 贪婪 9.仇恨
10. 错误的观点
The End 结束