Etude comparative du Sutra du Lotus

Chapitre XVI - SUITE - 5

Ils agissent ainsi parce que le poison a profondément pénétré dans leur vie, provoquant la perte de leur esprit ; ils pensent donc que ce remède bénéfique est inefficace malgré sa couleur et son parfum agréables.

Why ? Because the poison has penetrated deeply and their minds no longer function as before. So although the medicine is of excellent color and fragrance, they do not perceive it as good. (W)

because they were so perverted that they did not believe that this medicine having a good color and smell had a good taste. (M)

Why? Because the poison has penetrated deeply into them and they have lost their minds. Even though this medicine has good color and fragrance, they think it is no good. (Re)

Alors le père réfléchit : "Mes pauvres enfants ! Le poison a pris possession d'eux et a corrompu leur coeur. Heureux de me voir et me demandent de les guérir, ils refusent néanmoins de prendre ce bon remède que je leur offre. Je dois trouver quelque stratagème pour les amener à le prendre.

The father thinks to himself: My poor children ! Because of the poison in them, their minds are completely befuddled. Although they are happy to see me and ask me to cure them, they refuse to take this excellent medicine. I must now resort to some expedient means to induce them to take the medicine. (W)

"The father thought, 'These sons are pitiful. They are so poisoned that they are perverted. Although they rejoice at seeing me and ask me to cure them, they do not consent to take this good medicine. Now I will have them take it with an expedient.' (M)

"The father thinks to himself: `These poor children. Because of the poison in them, their minds are completely unbalanced. Though they are glad to see me and ask to be healed, they refuse to take this good medicine. Now I have to use some skillful means to get them to take this medicine.' (Re)

Il leur tient donc ce langage : «Sachez-le, je suis maintenant vieux et décrépit, l'heure de ma mort est venue. Je vous laisse ici ce remède efficace et agréable, vous pouvez le prendre et l'absorber; ne vous désolez plus de ne pas guérir.» (R)

Leur ayant fait ces instructions, il gagne un pays étranger, et envoie en retour un messager pour annoncer : «Votre père est mort.» (R)

entendant que le père était mort

En entendant que leur père était mort, les fils sont pris de grands regrets et réfléchissent : "Si notre père était en vie, il aurait pitié de nous et nous protégerait, mais maintenant il nous a abandonné et il est mort dans un lointain pays. Nous ne sommes plus que des orphelines sans personne sur qui compter."

Alors, les enfants, à la nouvelle que leur père les a quittés et qu'il est mort, sont accablés par le chagrin et consternés. Ils se disent : "Si notre père était vivant, il aurait pitié de nous, et s'assurerait que nous sommes protégés. Mais maintenant, il nous a abandonnés et il est mort dans une contrée lointaine. Nous voilà orphelins et sans abri, sans personne sur qui compter !"

"At that time the children, hearing that their father has deserted them and died, are filled with great grief and consternation and think to themselves: If our father were alive he would have pity on us and see that we are protected. But now he has abandoned us and died in some other country far away. We are shelter-less orphans with no one to rely on !

"Having heard that their father had passed away from this world, leaving them behind, they felt extremely sorry. They thought, 'If our father were alive, he would love and protect us. Now he has deserted us and died in a remote country.' "They felt lonely and helpless because they thought that they were parentless and shelterless. (M)

Le chagrin incessant leur rend l'esprit. Ils comprennent que le remède a réellement une couleur, un parfum et une saveur excellents ; ils le prennent et sur le champ leur empoisonnement disparaissant .

A force de ressasser leur chagrin, les enfants finissent par reprendre leurs esprits et se rendent compte que le remède est en fait de couleur, saveur et odeur excellentes. Ils le prennent et sont aussitôt guéris de tous les effets du poison. (G)

Constantly harboring such feelings of grief, they at last come to their senses and realize that the medicine is in fact excellent in color and fragrance and flavor, and so they take it and are healed of all the effects of the poison. (W)

Their constant sadness finally caused them to recover their right minds.° They realized that the medicine had a good color, smell and taste. They took it and were completely cured of the poison. (M)

Le père, apprenant que ses enfants sont tous guéris, revient chez lui afin qu’ils puissent tous le voir.

Apprenant que ses enfants sont rétablis, le père revient aussitôt chez lui et se présente devant eux. (G)

The father, hearing that his children are all cured, immediately returns home and appears to them all once more. (W)

They took it and were completely cured of the poison. On hearing that they had recovered their health, the father returned home, and showed himself to them. (M)

佛言

Fils de bien, qu'en pensez-vous ? Se trouve-t-il vraiment quelqu'un qui puisse dire que ce bon médecin s'est rendu coupable de tromperie ? - Non, Vénéré du monde.
(R)

Qu'en pensez-vous, hommes de bien ? Peut-on dire que ce médecin expérimenté s'est rendu coupable de mensonge ? » - « Non, Honoré du monde. » - Le Bouddha reprit : (G)

"Good men, what is your opinion ? Can anyone say that this skilled physician is guilty of lying ? "
"No, World-Honored One."
The Buddha said: (W)

"Good men! What do you think of this? Do you think that anyone can accuse this excellent physician of falsehood?"
"No, World-Honored One!"
The Buddha said: (M)

O good men! In your thinking, how is it? Is there any man who can say that this good physician is guilty of the sin of willfully false speech, or is there not?" - "There is not, O World Honored One." - The Buddha said, (H)

"Good sons, what do you think? Can anyone say that this fine physician is lying?" - "No, World-Honored One." - The Buddha said: (Re)

«Ainsi en va-t-il également de moi. Cela fait d'innombrables, d'infinis milliers de millions de myriades de milliards de quantités incalculables d'éons que j'ai réalisé l'état d'Éveillé. C'est pour l'amour des êtres et par la force de mes expédients que je déclare que je passerai en Disparition, et il n'y a personne qui puisse en toute vérité m'accuser de tromperie.» (R)

« Il en va de même pour moi. Cela fait d'innombrables incommensurables centaines, milliers, dizaines de milliers et millions de nayuta et asamkhya de kalpas que j'ai atteint la bodhéité. Cependant, pour le bien des êtres vivants, je me sers du pouvoir des moyens opportuns et je dis que je vais bientôt passer en extinction.
Dans ces circonstances, cependant, personne ne peut affirmer que je sois coupable de mensonges ou de fausseté. » (G)

"It is the same with me. It has been immeasurable, boundless hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, millions of nayuta and asamkhya kalpa since I attained Buddhahood. But for the sake of living beings I employ the power of expedient means and say that I am about to pass into extinction. In view of the circumstances, however, no one can say that I have been guilty of lies or falsehoods." (W)

"I am like the father. It is many hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of asamkhyas of kalpas since I became the Buddha. In order to save the [perverted] people, I say expediently, 'I shall pass away.' No one will accuse me of falsehood by the. [common] law.° " (M)

"So, too, am I. Since my achievement of buddhahood it has been incalculable, limitless hundred thousands of myriads of millions of nayutas of asarnkhyeyakalpas. For the beings' sake, by resort to my power of expedient devices I say that I shall pass into extinction. Still there is no one who can, in keeping with the dharma, say that I am guilty of the sin of willfully false speech." (H)

"I too am like this. Since I became Buddha, innu­merable, unlimited hundreds of thousands of billions of myriads of countless eons have passed. For the sake of living beings, I use the power of skillful means and say that I will take the way of extinction. Yet, taking the circumstances into account, no one can accuse me of being guilty of lying." (Re)

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