阿惟越致遮經聲聞品第九
佛告阿難：「何故如來光耀菩薩為聲聞乎？菩薩大士開化無數不可計人，令聞佛法，分別經籍，故謂聲聞。使聽聖道，淨不放逸，故謂聲聞。使聽無為，安隱甘露。根力覺意、意止意斷。具足此事，速至道慧，故謂聲聞。
The Buddha said to Ānanda: "Why does the Tathāgata glorify bodhisattvas as 'Voice-Hearers' (śrāvakas)? Great bodhisattvas transform countless, immeasurable people, causing them to hear the Buddha's Dharma and distinguish the scriptures—therefore called 'Voice-Hearers.' They cause others to listen to the holy path, pure and not negligent—therefore called 'Voice-Hearers.' They cause others to listen to the unconditioned, peaceful ambrosia. The roots, powers, factors of awakening, foundations of mindfulness, and right efforts. Perfecting these matters, quickly reaching path-wisdom—therefore called 'Voice-Hearers.'
「令得空慧身無堅固，闇昧之人閉塞不解。所以者何？乃貪己身諸入之事。眼存為色，了觀如是則成佛眼，其目普見不可思議。眼無所倚，究竟此目，致一切法，故謂聲聞。
"Causing them to attain the wisdom of emptiness, the body without solidity, while those in darkness are blocked and do not understand. Why is this so? Because they covet their own bodies and sense faculties. The eye exists for form; understanding this observation thus becomes the Buddha-eye, its vision universal and inconceivable. The eye without dependence, ultimately this eye attains all dharmas—therefore called 'Voice-Hearers.'
「計此諸法如呼之響，莫得著音。非有說者，亦無聽者；無香想香，亦不有嗅。譬如有人臥出夢中，嗅種種香，計此無香，此則或事思想所為。一切諸香人所嗅者，譬若如夢而無堅固。解斯音者則謂聲聞。
"Calculating these dharmas as like echoes to a call, not becoming attached to sounds. There is no speaker, also no listener; no fragrance conceived, also no smelling. Like a person who, waking from sleep, smells various fragrances—calculating this as no fragrance, this is produced by conceptual thought. All fragrances that people smell are like dreams without solidity. Understanding these sounds is called 'Voice-Hearer.'
「舌之味味，亦復為空。若肉段如為舌，或智者了之，不為味惑。譬如聚沫，以離諸論，無可為喻。明者觀之，知無所有，不可得持。想著味者，則致惡罪。莫思六界以分別味，心則開解，意不放逸。若知此者，心想無為，各各分別，謂所聽義。而聞此空，故謂聲聞。
"The tongue's tasting of flavors is also empty. If a piece of flesh serves as the tongue, the wise understand it and are not deluded by flavors. Like a collection of foam, departing from all discussions, nothing can serve as a comparison. The wise observe it, knowing it as non-existent, impossible to grasp. Those who conceive of and attach to flavors bring about evil misdeeds. Do not think of the six elements to distinguish flavors; the mind then opens to understanding, the intention not negligent. If one knows this, the mind conceives of the unconditioned, each distinguished, called the meaning of listening. Hearing this emptiness—therefore called 'Voice-Hearer.'
「曉了其諸入之事，聽之為空，身自寂然。未甞有生，不知所起，無生不生，則為聖道，故謂聲聞。若所聽者，皆無所有，解身自然，不起不滅，故謂聲聞。
"Understanding the matters of all sense faculties, listening to them as empty, the body naturally tranquil. Never having been born, not knowing arising, without birth and non-birth is the holy path—therefore called 'Voice-Hearer.' If what is listened to is all non-existent, understanding the body as natural, neither arising nor ceasing—therefore called 'Voice-Hearer.'
「聽于布施，惠以法行，不可思議！佛猶此路致於佛道。心有所施不自見心，以無意志逮得聖慧。所以者何？如其所種，必獲其實，亦不有果，說果之聲。聽衣食施、計物之施，所與薄耳；一切所捨，法施為尊。無得貪惜，莫懷施想，雖有所惠，不得悕望。譬如幻人，無有心意，不與想念。欲成行者，無得想施。所以者何？施不悕望則順道行，故謂聲聞。
"Listening about giving, benefiting through practicing the Dharma, inconceivable! The Buddha through this path reaches the Buddha's way. The mind having something to give yet not seeing the mind itself, through no intention attaining holy wisdom. Why is this so? As one sows, one must reap the reality, yet also without fruit, speaking the sound of fruit. Listening about giving clothes and food, calculating material giving as meager; of all that is given up, Dharma-giving is supreme. Do not be greedy or miserly, do not harbor the concept of giving; though there may be beneficence, do not hope for reward. Like an illusory person without mind or intention, not given to conceptual thought. Those wishing to accomplish practice should not conceive of giving. Why is this so? Giving without hoping accords with the path's practice—therefore called 'Voice-Hearer.'
「離諸所音，一切塵埃都無所聽；離諸有為，不可以音聽受佛法；分別諸響而無所倚。所以者何？二事造聲。雖有二事，則無所有；因緣合致，則有二事。用有人故而致法音，故謂聲聞。」
"Departing from all sounds, all dust having nothing to hear; departing from all conditioned things, unable to listen to and receive the Buddha's Dharma through sound; distinguishing all echoes yet without dependence. Why is this so? Two things create sound. Though there are two things, they are non-existent; conditions combining thus produce two things. Because there are people, there is the sound of Dharma—therefore called 'Voice-Hearer.'"
於是，佛頌曰：
At this, the Buddha spoke these verses:
使無央數人， 聞佛無念法， 以故謂聲聞， 則勇猛菩薩。
Causing countless people To hear the Buddha's non-thought Dharma, Therefore called 'Voice-Hearers'— These are valiant bodhisattvas.
聞寂定之道， 恬靜不放逸， 無量人聽法， 故謂為聲聞。
Hearing the path of concentration, Serene and not negligent, Immeasurable people listening to the Dharma— Therefore called 'Voice-Hearers.'
聽澹泊安隱， 諸樂非有像， 以故為聲聞， 至寂然無為。
Hearing as to tranquil security, All pleasures without form, Therefore being 'Voice-Hearers,' Reaching tranquil unconditioned.
聽于覺根力， 具足意止斷， 自究竟斯事， 故謂為聲聞。
Hearing about awakening roots and powers, Perfect in mindfulness foundations and cessations, Self-perfecting these matters— Therefore called 'Voice-Hearers.'
聽身所有空， 不可得堅固， 愚騃之所慕， 故當時了體。
Hearing that the body is empty, Unable to attain solidity, What the foolish long for, Therefore should immediately understand the body.
其目無所覩， 不聽亦如茲， 眾生為見侵， 闇塞不了了。
The eyes see nothing, Not hearing is also thus, Beings are invaded by views, Blocked in darkness, not understanding.
若得成佛眼， 等自不可議， 致之在本無， 開化諸闇昧。
If attaining the Buddha-eye, Equally inconceivable, Attaining it in original non-existence, Transforming those in darkness.
無量人聞經， 諸法非有興， 此以得名號， 稱存于聲聞。
Countless people hearing sutras, All dharmas not arising, Thus obtaining the title, Named and existing as 'Voice-Hearers.'
其無所聽受， 了之如呼響， 不見有說者， 亦復無所聞。
With nothing to listen to or receive, Understanding it like an echo to a call, Not seeing any speaker, Also without anything heard.
所以名聲聞， 令眾人聽受， 計本不有聞， 莫為音所惑。
Therefore named 'Voice-Hearers,' Causing the multitudes to listen and receive, Calculating fundamentally without hearing, Not being deluded by sounds.
譬如人寐夢， 嗅於無數香， 恍惚不可得， 遊逸嗅於空。
Like a person dreaming in sleep, Smelling countless fragrances, Vague and unobtainable, Freely smelling emptiness.
了香亦如此， 未甞有嗅香， 無量人失志， 菩薩令開明。
Understanding fragrances also like this, Never having smelled fragrances, Countless people losing aspiration, Bodhisattvas causing them to open to clarity.
計舌無所猗， 肉段不知味， 設使肉解甘， 舌亦當識之。
Calculating the tongue without dependence, A piece of flesh not knowing flavor, If flesh could understand sweetness, The tongue should also know it.
無倚此諸想， 念美為凶危， 六界不可念， 分別諸味種。
Not depending on these conceptions, Thinking of beauty as dangerous, The six realms not to be conceived, Distinguishing various kinds of flavors.
菩薩大勇猛， 目覩分別此， 因聽而致之， 故曰為聲聞。
Bodhisattvas of great valor, Eyes seeing and distinguishing this, Through listening attaining it— Therefore called 'Voice-Hearers.'"
自分別己體， 是則空自然， 能了此虛無， 則無起不生。
Self-distinguishing one's own body, This is naturally empty, Able to understand this emptiness, Then without arising, not born.
若無所興隆， 則解此聖道， 令群黎聽法， 是則謂聲聞。
If nothing is exalted, Then understanding this holy path, Causing multitudes to hear the Dharma— This is called 'Voice-Hearer.'
計心言本淨， 無形不可得， 是者莫有人， 聽此為聲聞。
Calculating the mind as originally pure, Formless and unobtainable, In this there is no person, Hearing this is 'Voice-Hearer.'
猶如幻化生， 滅盡則亦空， 若有覩眾想， 了之為聲聞。
Like an illusory transformation, When extinguished then also empty, If seeing various conceptions, Understanding this is 'Voice-Hearer.'
又聽所施與， 法施不可念， 是軌為聖路， 爾乃成佛道。
Also hearing about giving, Dharma-giving inconceivable, This track is the holy path, Then accomplishing the Buddha's way.
隨其本所種， 獲果亦如之， 不可思議施， 成大道無念。
According to what was originally planted, The fruit obtained is also thus, Inconceivable giving, Accomplishing the great path without thought.
衣食施薄福， 法施為最廣， 未甞有悁惜， 此則聖慧塗。
Giving clothes and food brings meager merit, Dharma-giving is most extensive, Never having stinginess, This is the holy wisdom path.
弘無想之心， 布施不有著， 如是惠施者， 疾致成佛道。
Expanding the non-conception mind, Giving without attachment, Such benefactors Quickly attain the Buddha's path.
釋去一切心， 計耳無所聞， 超度諸合會， 故謂為聲聞。
Removing all mind, Calculating ears as hearing nothing, Transcending all assemblies— Therefore called 'Voice-Hearer.'
因呼有響應， 假使不著音， 則於眾聖尊， 佛法無有上。
Due to calls having echoes, If not attached to sounds, Then among all holy honored ones, Buddha-dharma has no superior.
諸可不聞響， 一切而無倚， 不二無若干， 暢音有聲聞。
All possible unheard echoes, All without dependence, Not two, without differentiation, Expounding sound with Voice-Hearers.
無數佛演法， 令彼聞其音， 計所聞如響， 樂人成佛道。
Countless Buddhas teach Dharma, Causing them to hear their sounds, Calculating what is heard as like echoes, Delighting people to accomplish the Buddha's path.
善遊諸佛土， 所聞不以亂， 平等覺所處， 世尊無有上。
Skillfully traveling to all Buddha lands, What is heard not causing confusion, Where equal awakening dwells, The World-Honored One has no superior.
聽千三千世， 所住如虛空， 計人等猗寂， 若泥洹無形。
Hearing a thousand triple-thousand worlds, Dwelling like empty space, Calculating people as equally dependent on tranquility, Like formless nirvana.
世人所著想， 計倚有四大， 是則為虛空， 泥洹為想念。
Worldly people's attached conceptions, Calculating dependence on the four elements, This is empty space, Nirvana is conceptual thought.
解諸種如是， 莫得計堅固， 本無生死者， 不滅盡塵勞。
Understanding all kinds like this, Not calculating solidity, Originally without birth and death, Not extinguishing worldly toil.
萬物不究竟， 計人弗可得， 此諸法寂然， 未有覩眾界。
Myriad things not ultimate, Calculating people as unobtainable, These dharmas tranquil, No one yet seeing all realms.
令黎民聽此， 夙夜亦如之， 彼不興眾念， 我化諸人聞。
Causing people to hear this, Day and night also thus, They not arousing various thoughts, I transform all people to hear.
使人得聽法， 如此為弟子， 所聞無所聞， 故歎曰聲聞。
Causing people to hear the Dharma, Like this being disciples, What is heard has nothing heard— Therefore praised as 'Voice-Hearers.'
雄人念往古， 聽受最上法， 覩不分別經， 一切法一切。
The hero thinking of the ancient past, Listening to and receiving the supreme Dharma, Seeing sutras without discrimination, All dharmas as one.
講音無所偏， 救度一切會， 為眾人說法， 是則為聲聞。
Teaching sounds without partiality, Saving all assemblies, Teaching Dharma for the multitudes— This is 'Voice-Hearer.'
則講無為界， 清淨不放逸， 諦觀無說法， 佛法亦如之。
Thus teaching the unconditioned realm, Pure and not negligent, Truly observing without teaching Dharma, Buddha-dharma is also thus.
覩法不去遠， 佛之所講揚， 彼法亦不近， 是故無所猗。
Seeing Dharma not going far, What the Buddha proclaims, That Dharma also not near, Therefore without dependence.
所以謂弟子， 聽採隨此教， 勸化於群黎， 斯乃為聞法。
Therefore called disciples, Listening, collecting, following this teaching, Encouraging the multitudes— This is hearing the Dharma.
阿難！我是故， 講說聲聞化， 假號曰弟子， 則菩薩大士。」
Ānanda! For this reason, I teach the Voice-Hearer transformation, Provisionally named disciples, Yet they are great bodhisattvas."
佛告阿難：「是故如來、至真、等正覺歎說菩薩為聲聞，當知是義亦善權方便也。」
The Buddha said to Ānanda: "For this reason the Tathāgata, the Truly and Perfectly Enlightened One, praises bodhisattvas as 'Voice-Hearers'; you should know this meaning is also skillful means."