有一次，佛陀遊化到拘薩羅，住在孫陀利河邊的叢林裡。有一外道認為，在孫陀利河洗浴身體，能去除諸惡業障。佛陀說：「去除業障，要靠自我更新，平時奉行不殺生、不偷盜、不淫亂、不妄語，並且常懷慈悲心，以布施來去除慳垢，才是真正洗浴身心的方法。如果內心清淨，外在自然淨化；反之，一個煩惱業重的人，縱使以天上之水來洗除塵穢，也無法清淨內在的心靈！」

Once the Buddha traveled to Kosala and stayed in a forest next to the Sundari River. There was a person who believed that bathing in that river could remove all karmic obstructions. The Buddha told him, "You should rely on self-transformation to get rid of your karmic hindrances. You should avoid killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and lying in your daily life. Moreover, you should always be compassionate and practice generosity to eliminate stinginess. This is the true method for cleansing the body and mind. If the inner mind is purified, the exterior will naturally be cleansed. In contrast, the mind of a person with a lot of defilements cannot be purified, even if heavenly waters were used to wash away the dirt."

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