25년 2월 21일(금) 금강경 Chapter 21

21. 설법(說法) 아닌 설법 “수보리여! 그대는 여래가 '나는 설한 법이 있다.'는 생각을 한다고 말하지 말라. 이런 생각을 하지 말라. 왜냐하면 ‘여래께서 설하신 법이 있다.’고 말한다면, 이 사람은 여래를 비방(誹謗)하는 것이니, 내가 설한 것을 이해하지 못했기 때문이다. 수보리여! 설법이라는 것은 설할 만한 법이 없는 것이므로 설법이라고 말한다.” 그때에 수보리 장로(長老)가 부처님께 여쭈었습니다. “세존이시여! 미래에 이 법 설하심을 듣고 신심을 낼 중생이 조금이라도 있겠습니까?” 부처님께서 말씀하셨습니다. “수보리여! 저들은 중생이 아니요 중생이 아닌 것도 아니다. 왜냐하면 수보리여! 중생 중생이라는 것은 여래가 중생이 아니라고 설하였으므로 중생이라 말하기 때문이다.” Chapter 21. Taught not by Speaking<21> 非說所說 "Subhuti, don't say that the Tathagata conceives an idea that I must have a dharma to teach'. Don't think that way. Why? If anyone says that the Tathagata has a dharma to teach, that person at the moment, slanders the Buddha because he could not understand the dharma spoken by me. Subhuti, a dharma to be taught is not a dharma that can possibly be taught. It is just called a dharma to be taught." Then, Insight-life[혜명(慧命)] Subhuti said to the Buddha, "World Honoured One, in the future, will there be any sentient beings who will bring the mind of believing in the dharma upon hearing them?" The Buddha said, "Subhuti, those are neither sentient beings nor no-sentient beings. Why is that? Subhuti, what sentient beings are, the Tathagata said, are not sentient beings. They are just called sentient beings." 제21, 말을 여읜 설법“수보리야, 너는 이렇게 말하지 말라. ‘여래가 [내가 마땅히 말한 바 진리의 법이 있다]고 생각한다’ 하지 말라. 왜냐하면 만일 어떤 사람이 말하기를 ‘여래가 진리의 법을 말한 바가 있다’ 한다면 이는 곧 여래를 비방하는 것으로 되기 때문이니, 내가 말한 뜻을 알지 못하는 까닭이니라.수보리야, 진리를 말한다는 것은 진리가 없음을 말하는 것일 따름이니라.” 그때 혜명수보리가 부처님께 사뢰었다.“세존이시여, 이 다음 세상에 자못 어떤 중생이 있어서 이 진리의 말씀을 낼수 있겠나이까.” 부처님께서 말씀하셨다.“수보리야, 저들이 중생이 아니면 수보리야, 중생이다 하는 것은 여래가 중생이 아닌 것을 이름하여 중생이라 하였을 뿐이기 때문이니라.” Chapter 21."Subhuti, do not maintain that the Buddha has this thought: 'I have spoken spiritual truths.' Do not think that way. Why? If someone says the Buddha has spoken spiritual truths, he slanders the Buddha due to his inability to understand what the Buddha teaches. Subhuti, as to speaking truth, no truth can be spoken. Therefore it is called 'speaking truth'." At that time Subhuti, the wise elder, addressed the Buddha, "Most Honored One, will there be living beings in the future who believe in this Sutra when they hear it?" The Buddha said: "The living beings to whom you refer are neither living beings nor not living beings. Why? Subhuti, all the different kinds of living beings the Buddha speaks of are not living beings. But they are referred to as living beings." <21> 非說所說Words cannot express Truth. That which Words Express is not TruthSubhuti, do not say that the Tathagata conceives the idea: I must set forth a Teaching. For if anyone says that the Tathagata sets forth a Teaching he really slanders Buddha and is unable to explain what I teach. As to any Truth-declaring system, Truth is undeclarable; so "an enunciation of Truth" is just the name given to it. Thereupon, Subhuti spoke these words to Buddha: World-honoured One, in the ages of the future will there be men coming to hear a declaration of this Teaching who will be inspired with belief? And Buddha answered: Subhuti, those to whom you refer are neither living beings nor not-living beings. Wherefore? Because "living beings", Subhuti, these "living beings" are not really such; they are just called by that name. Section 21: No speaking, no dharma to speak“Subhūti, do not say that it occurs to the Tathāgata, ‘I have a spoken Dharma.’ Do not compose this thought. Why? If someone says ‘The Tathāgata has a spoken Dharma,’ then this is like slandering the Buddha, because my teachings have not been understood. Subhūti, one who speaks the Dharma is unable to speak any dharma, and it is thus called speaking the Dharma.” At that time, Living Wisdom Subhūti addressed the Buddha, saying, “Bhagavān, will there be sentient beings in the next era who will hear this spoken dharma and give rise to a mind of belief?” The Buddha replied, “Subhūti, there will be neither sentient beings nor will there not be sentient beings. Why? Subhūti, the sentient beings that the Tathāgata speaks of are not sentient beings, and are thus called sentient beings.”