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मज्झिम निकाय ७७
Majjhima Nikāya 77
The Middle-Length Suttas Collection 77
महासकुलुदायिसुत्त
Mahāsakuludāyisutta
The Longer Discourse with Sakuludāyī
एवं मे सुतं—एकं समयं भगवा राजगहे विहरति वेळुवने कलन्दकनिवापे।
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
तेन खो पन समयेन सम्बहुला अभिञ्ञाता अभिञ्ञाता परिब्बाजका मोरनिवापे परिब्बाजकारामे पटिवसन्ति, सेय्यथिदं—अन्नभारो वरधरो सकुलुदायी च परिब्बाजको अञ्ञे च अभिञ्ञाता अभिञ्ञाता परिब्बाजका।
Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā abhiññātā abhiññātā paribbājakā moranivāpe paribbājakārāme paṭivasanti, seyyathidaṁ—annabhāro varadharo sakuludāyī ca paribbājako aññe ca abhiññātā abhiññātā paribbājakā.
Now at that time several very well-known wanderers were residing in the monastery of the wanderers in the peacocks’ feeding ground. They included Annabhāra, Varadhara, Sakuludāyī, and other very well-known wanderers.
अथ खो भगवा पुब्बण्हसमयं निवासेत्वा पत्तचीवरमादाय राजगहं पिण्डाय पाविसि। अथ खो भगवतो एतदहोसि: “अतिप्पगो खो ताव राजगहे पिण्डाय चरितुं। यन्नूनाहं येन मोरनिवापो परिब्बाजकारामो येन सकुलुदायी परिब्बाजको तेनुपसङ्कमेय्यन्”ति।
Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi. Atha kho bhagavato etadahosi: “atippago kho tāva rājagahe piṇḍāya carituṁ. Yannūnāhaṁ yena moranivāpo paribbājakārāmo yena sakuludāyī paribbājako tenupasaṅkameyyan”ti.
Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Rājagaha for alms. Then it occurred to him, “It’s too early to wander for alms in Rājagaha. Why don’t I visit the wanderer Sakuludāyī at the monastery of the wanderers in the peacocks’ feeding ground?”
अथ खो भगवा येन मोरनिवापो परिब्बाजकारामो तेनुपसङ्कमि।
Atha kho bhagavā yena moranivāpo paribbājakārāmo tenupasaṅkami.
So the Buddha went to the monastery of the wanderers.
तेन खो पन समयेन सकुलुदायी परिब्बाजको महतिया परिब्बाजकपरिसाय सद्धिं निसिन्नो होति उन्नादिनिया उच्चासद्दमहासद्दाय अनेकविहितं तिरच्छानकथं कथेन्तिया, सेय्यथिदं—राजकथं चोरकथं महामत्तकथं सेनाकथं भयकथं युद्धकथं अन्नकथं पानकथं वत्थकथं सयनकथं मालाकथं गन्धकथं ञातिकथं यानकथं गामकथं निगमकथं नगरकथं जनपदकथं इत्थिकथं सूरकथं विसिखाकथं कुम्भट्ठानकथं पुब्बपेतकथं नानत्तकथं लोकक्खायिकं समुद्दक्खायिकं इतिभवाभवकथं इति वा।
Tena kho pana samayena sakuludāyī paribbājako mahatiyā paribbājakaparisāya saddhiṁ nisinno hoti unnādiniyā uccāsaddamahāsaddāya anekavihitaṁ tiracchānakathaṁ kathentiyā, seyyathidaṁ—rājakathaṁ corakathaṁ mahāmattakathaṁ senākathaṁ bhayakathaṁ yuddhakathaṁ annakathaṁ pānakathaṁ vatthakathaṁ sayanakathaṁ mālākathaṁ gandhakathaṁ ñātikathaṁ yānakathaṁ gāmakathaṁ nigamakathaṁ nagarakathaṁ janapadakathaṁ itthikathaṁ sūrakathaṁ visikhākathaṁ kumbhaṭṭhānakathaṁ pubbapetakathaṁ nānattakathaṁ lokakkhāyikaṁ samuddakkhāyikaṁ itibhavābhavakathaṁ iti vā.
Now at that time, Sakuludāyī was sitting together with a large assembly of wanderers making an uproar, a dreadful racket. They engaged in all kinds of low talk, such as talk about kings, bandits, and ministers; talk about armies, threats, and wars; talk about food, drink, clothes, and beds; talk about garlands and fragrances; talk about family, vehicles, villages, towns, cities, and countries; talk about women and heroes; street talk and well talk; talk about the departed; motley talk; tales of land and sea; and talk about being reborn in this or that state of existence.
अद्दसा खो सकुलुदायी परिब्बाजको भगवन्तं दूरतोव आगच्छन्तं। दिस्वान सकं परिसं सण्ठापेति: “अप्पसद्दा भोन्तो होन्तु; मा भोन्तो सद्दमकत्थ। अयं समणो गोतमो आगच्छति; अप्पसद्दकामो खो पन सो आयस्मा अप्पसद्दस्स वण्णवादी। अप्पेव नाम अप्पसद्दं परिसं विदित्वा उपसङ्कमितब्बं मञ्ञेय्या”ति। अथ खो ते परिब्बाजका तुण्ही अहेसुं।
Addasā kho sakuludāyī paribbājako bhagavantaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ. Disvāna sakaṁ parisaṁ saṇṭhāpeti: “appasaddā bhonto hontu; mā bhonto saddamakattha. Ayaṁ samaṇo gotamo āgacchati; appasaddakāmo kho pana so āyasmā appasaddassa vaṇṇavādī. Appeva nāma appasaddaṁ parisaṁ viditvā upasaṅkamitabbaṁ maññeyyā”ti. Atha kho te paribbājakā tuṇhī ahesuṁ.
Sakuludāyī saw the Buddha coming off in the distance, and hushed his own assembly, “Be quiet, good sirs, don’t make a sound. Here comes the ascetic Gotama. The venerable likes quiet and praises quiet. Hopefully if he sees that our assembly is quiet he’ll see fit to approach.” Then those wanderers fell silent.
अथ खो भगवा येन सकुलुदायी परिब्बाजको तेनुपसङ्कमि। अथ खो सकुलुदायी परिब्बाजको भगवन्तं एतदवोच: “एतु खो, भन्ते, भगवा। स्वागतं, भन्ते, भगवतो। चिरस्सं खो, भन्ते, भगवा इमं परियायमकासि यदिदं इधागमनाय। निसीदतु, भन्ते, भगवा; इदमासनं पञ्ञत्तन्”ति। निसीदि भगवा पञ्ञत्ते आसने। सकुलुदायीपि खो परिब्बाजको अञ्ञतरं नीचं आसनं गहेत्वा एकमन्तं निसीदि।
Atha kho bhagavā yena sakuludāyī paribbājako tenupasaṅkami. Atha kho sakuludāyī paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “etu kho, bhante, bhagavā. Svāgataṁ, bhante, bhagavato. Cirassaṁ kho, bhante, bhagavā imaṁ pariyāyamakāsi yadidaṁ idhāgamanāya. Nisīdatu, bhante, bhagavā; idamāsanaṁ paññattan”ti. Nisīdi bhagavā paññatte āsane. Sakuludāyīpi kho paribbājako aññataraṁ nīcaṁ āsanaṁ gahetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.
Then the Buddha approached Sakuludāyī, who said to him, “Let the Blessed One come, sir! Welcome to the Blessed One, sir! It’s been a long time since you took the opportunity to come here. Please, sir, sit down, this seat is ready.” The Buddha sat on the seat spread out, while Sakuludāyī took a low seat and sat to one side.
एकमन्तं निसिन्नं खो सकुलुदायिं परिब्बाजकं भगवा एतदवोच: “काय नुत्थ, उदायि, एतरहि कथाय सन्निसिन्ना, का च पन वो अन्तराकथा विप्पकता”ति?
Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho sakuludāyiṁ paribbājakaṁ bhagavā etadavoca: “Kāya nuttha, udāyi, etarahi kathāya sannisinnā, kā ca pana vo antarākathā vippakatā”ti?
The Buddha said to him, “Udāyī, what were you sitting talking about just now? What conversation was left unfinished?”
“तिट्ठतेसा, भन्ते, कथा याय मयं एतरहि कथाय सन्निसिन्ना। नेसा, भन्ते, कथा भगवतो दुल्लभा भविस्सति पच्छापि सवनाय।
“Tiṭṭhatesā, bhante, kathā yāya mayaṁ etarahi kathāya sannisinnā. Nesā, bhante, kathā bhagavato dullabhā bhavissati pacchāpi savanāya.
“Sir, leave aside what we were sitting talking about just now. It won’t be hard for you to hear about that later.
पुरिमानि, भन्ते, दिवसानि पुरिमतरानि नानातित्थियानं समणब्राह्मणानं कुतूहलसालायं सन्निसिन्नानं सन्निपतितानं अयमन्तराकथा उदपादि: ‘लाभा वत, भो, अङ्गमगधानं, सुलद्धलाभा वत, भो, अङ्गमगधानं। तत्रिमे समणब्राह्मणा सङ्घिनो गणिनो गणाचरिया ञाता यसस्सिनो तित्थकरा साधुसम्मता बहुजनस्स राजगहं वस्सावासं ओसटा। अयम्पि खो पूरणो कस्सपो सङ्घी चेव गणी च गणाचरियो च ञातो यसस्सी तित्थकरो साधुसम्मतो बहुजनस्स; सोपि राजगहं वस्सावासं ओसटो। अयम्पि खो मक्खलि गोसालो …पे… अजितो केसकम्बलो … पकुधो कच्चायनो … सञ्जयो बेलट्ठपुत्तो … निगण्ठो नाटपुत्तो सङ्घी चेव गणी च गणाचरियो च ञातो यसस्सी तित्थकरो साधुसम्मतो बहुजनस्स; सोपि राजगहं वस्सावासं ओसटो। अयम्पि खो समणो गोतमो सङ्घी चेव गणी च गणाचरियो च ञातो यसस्सी तित्थकरो साधुसम्मतो बहुजनस्स; सोपि राजगहं वस्सावासं ओसटो। को नु खो इमेसं भवतं समणब्राह्मणानं सङ्घीनं गणीनं गणाचरियानं ञातानं यसस्सिनं तित्थकरानं साधुसम्मतानं बहुजनस्स सावकानं सक्कतो गरुकतो मानितो पूजितो, कञ्च पन सावका सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्तीऽति?
Purimāni, bhante, divasāni purimatarāni nānātitthiyānaṁ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ kutūhalasālāyaṁ sannisinnānaṁ sannipatitānaṁ ayamantarākathā udapādi: ‘lābhā vata, bho, aṅgamagadhānaṁ, suladdhalābhā vata, bho, aṅgamagadhānaṁ. Tatrime1 samaṇabrāhmaṇā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa rājagahaṁ vassāvāsaṁ osaṭā. Ayampi kho pūraṇo kassapo saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa; sopi rājagahaṁ vassāvāsaṁ osaṭo. Ayampi kho makkhali gosālo …pe… ajito kesakambalo … pakudho kaccāyano … sañjayo belaṭṭhaputto … nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa; sopi rājagahaṁ vassāvāsaṁ osaṭo. Ayampi kho samaṇo gotamo saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa; sopi rājagahaṁ vassāvāsaṁ osaṭo. Ko nu kho imesaṁ bhavataṁ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ saṅghīnaṁ gaṇīnaṁ gaṇācariyānaṁ ñātānaṁ yasassinaṁ titthakarānaṁ sādhusammatānaṁ bahujanassa sāvakānaṁ sakkato garukato mānito pūjito, kañca pana sāvakā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā2 upanissāya viharantī’ti?
Sir, a few days ago several ascetics and brahmins who follow various other religions were sitting together at the debating hall, and this discussion came up among them: ‘The people of Aṅga and Magadha are so fortunate, so very fortunate! For there are these ascetics and brahmins who lead an order and a community, and teach a community. They’re well-known and famous religious founders, deemed holy by many people. And they have come down for the rainy season residence at Rājagaha. They include Pūraṇa Kassapa, the bamboo-staffed ascetic Gosāla, Ajita of the hair blanket, Pakudha Kaccāyana, Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta, and the Jain ascetic of the Ñātika clan. This ascetic Gotama also leads an order and a community, and teaches a community. He’s a well-known and famous religious founder, deemed holy by many people. And he too has come down for the rains residence at Rājagaha. Which of these ascetics and brahmins is honored, respected, revered, and venerated by their disciples? And how do their disciples, after honoring and respecting them, remain loyal?’
तत्रेकच्चे एवमाहंसु: ‘अयं खो पूरणो कस्सपो सङ्घी चेव गणी च गणाचरियो च ञातो यसस्सी तित्थकरो साधुसम्मतो बहुजनस्स; सो च खो सावकानं न सक्कतो न गरुकतो न मानितो न पूजितो, न च पन पूरणं कस्सपं सावका सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति। भूतपुब्बं पूरणो कस्सपो अनेकसताय परिसाय धम्मं देसेति। तत्रञ्ञतरो पूरणस्स कस्सपस्स सावको सद्दमकासि: “मा भोन्तो पूरणं कस्सपं एतमत्थं पुच्छित्थ; नेसो एतं जानाति; मयमेतं जानाम, अम्हे एतमत्थं पुच्छथ; मयमेतं भवन्तानं ब्याकरिस्सामा”ति। भूतपुब्बं पूरणो कस्सपो बाहा पग्गय्ह कन्दन्तो न लभति: “अप्पसद्दा भोन्तो होन्तु, मा भोन्तो सद्दमकत्थ। नेते, भवन्ते, पुच्छन्ति, अम्हे एते पुच्छन्ति; मयमेतेसं ब्याकरिस्सामा”ति। बहू खो पन पूरणस्स कस्सपस्स सावका वादं आरोपेत्वा अपक्कन्ता: “न त्वं इमं धम्मविनयं आजानासि, अहं इमं धम्मविनयं आजानामि, किं त्वं इमं धम्मविनयं आजानिस्ससि? मिच्छापटिपन्नो त्वमसि, अहमस्मि सम्मापटिपन्नो, सहितं मे, असहितं ते, पुरेवचनीयं पच्छा अवच, पच्छावचनीयं पुरे अवच, अधिचिण्णं ते विपरावत्तं, आरोपितो ते वादो, निग्गहितोसि, चर वादप्पमोक्खाय, निब्बेठेहि वा सचे पहोसी”ति। इति पूरणो कस्सपो सावकानं न सक्कतो न गरुकतो न मानितो न पूजितो, न च पन पूरणं कस्सपं सावका सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति। अक्कुट्ठो च पन पूरणो कस्सपो धम्मक्कोसेनाऽति।
Tatrekacce evamāhaṁsu: ‘ayaṁ kho pūraṇo kassapo saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa; so ca kho sāvakānaṁ na sakkato na garukato na mānito na pūjito, na ca pana pūraṇaṁ kassapaṁ sāvakā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti. Bhūtapubbaṁ pūraṇo kassapo anekasatāya parisāya dhammaṁ deseti. Tatraññataro pūraṇassa kassapassa sāvako saddamakāsi: “mā bhonto pūraṇaṁ kassapaṁ etamatthaṁ pucchittha; neso etaṁ jānāti; mayametaṁ jānāma, amhe etamatthaṁ pucchatha; mayametaṁ bhavantānaṁ byākarissāmā”ti. Bhūtapubbaṁ pūraṇo kassapo bāhā paggayha kandanto na labhati: “appasaddā bhonto hontu, mā bhonto saddamakattha. Nete, bhavante, pucchanti, amhe ete pucchanti; mayametesaṁ byākarissāmā”ti. Bahū kho pana pūraṇassa kassapassa sāvakā vādaṁ āropetvā apakkantā: “na tvaṁ imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ ājānāsi, ahaṁ imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ ājānāmi, kiṁ tvaṁ imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ ājānissasi? Micchāpaṭipanno tvamasi, ahamasmi sammāpaṭipanno, sahitaṁ me, asahitaṁ te, purevacanīyaṁ pacchā avaca, pacchāvacanīyaṁ pure avaca, adhiciṇṇaṁ te viparāvattaṁ, āropito te vādo, niggahitosi, cara vādappamokkhāya, nibbeṭhehi vā sace pahosī”ti. Iti pūraṇo kassapo sāvakānaṁ na sakkato na garukato na mānito na pūjito, na ca pana pūraṇaṁ kassapaṁ sāvakā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti. Akkuṭṭho ca pana pūraṇo kassapo dhammakkosenā’ti.
Some of them said: ‘This Pūraṇa Kassapa leads an order and a community, and teaches a community. He’s a well-known and famous religious founder, deemed holy by many people. But he’s not honored, respected, revered, venerated, and esteemed by his disciples. And his disciples, not honoring and respecting him, don’t remain loyal to him. Once it so happened that he was teaching an assembly of many hundreds. Then one of his disciples made a noise, “My good sirs, don’t ask Pūraṇa Kassapa about that. He doesn’t know that. I know it. Ask me about it, and I’ll answer you.” It happened that Pūraṇa Kassapa didn’t get his way, though he called out with raised arms, “Be quiet, good sirs, don’t make a sound. They’re not asking you, they’re asking me! I’ll answer you!” Indeed, many of his disciples have left him after refuting his doctrine: “You don’t understand this teaching and training. I understand this teaching and training. What, you understand this teaching and training? You’re practicing wrong. I’m practicing right. I stay on topic, you don’t. You said last what you should have said first. You said first what you should have said last. What you’ve thought so much about has been disproved. Your doctrine is refuted. Go on, save your doctrine! You’re trapped; get yourself out of this—if you can!” That’s how Pūraṇa Kassapa is not honored, respected, revered, venerated, and esteemed by his disciples. On the contrary, his disciples, not honoring and respecting him, don’t remain loyal to him. Rather, he’s reviled, and rightly so.’
एकच्चे एवमाहंसु: ‘अयम्पि खो मक्खलि गोसालो …पे… अजितो केसकम्बलो … पकुधो कच्चायनो … सञ्जयो बेलट्ठपुत्तो … निगण्ठो नाटपुत्तो सङ्घी चेव गणी च गणाचरियो च ञातो यसस्सी तित्थकरो साधुसम्मतो बहुजनस्स; सो च खो सावकानं न सक्कतो न गरुकतो न मानितो न पूजितो, न च पन निगण्ठं नाटपुत्तं सावका सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति। भूतपुब्बं निगण्ठो नाटपुत्तो अनेकसताय परिसाय धम्मं देसेति। तत्रञ्ञतरो निगण्ठस्स नाटपुत्तस्स सावको सद्दमकासि: “मा भोन्तो निगण्ठं नाटपुत्तं एतमत्थं पुच्छित्थ; नेसो एतं जानाति; मयमेतं जानाम, अम्हे एतमत्थं पुच्छथ; मयमेतं भवन्तानं ब्याकरिस्सामा”ति। भूतपुब्बं निगण्ठो नाटपुत्तो बाहा पग्गय्ह कन्दन्तो न लभति: “अप्पसद्दा भोन्तो होन्तु, मा भोन्तो सद्दमकत्थ। नेते भवन्ते पुच्छन्ति, अम्हे एते पुच्छन्ति; मयमेतेसं ब्याकरिस्सामा”ति। बहू खो पन निगण्ठस्स नाटपुत्तस्स सावका वादं आरोपेत्वा अपक्कन्ता: “न त्वं इमं धम्मविनयं आजानासि, अहं इमं धम्मविनयं आजानामि। किं त्वं इमं धम्मविनयं आजानिस्ससि? मिच्छापटिपन्नो त्वमसि। अहमस्मि सम्मापटिपन्नो। सहितं मे असहितं ते, पुरेवचनीयं पच्छा अवच, पच्छावचनीयं पुरे अवच, अधिचिण्णं ते विपरावत्तं, आरोपितो ते वादो, निग्गहितोसि, चर वादप्पमोक्खाय, निब्बेठेहि वा सचे पहोसी”ति। इति निगण्ठो नाटपुत्तो सावकानं न सक्कतो न गरुकतो न मानितो न पूजितो, न च पन निगण्ठं नाटपुत्तं सावका सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति। अक्कुट्ठो च पन निगण्ठो नाटपुत्तो धम्मक्कोसेनाऽति।
Ekacce evamāhaṁsu: ‘ayampi kho makkhali gosālo …pe… ajito kesakambalo … pakudho kaccāyano … sañjayo belaṭṭhaputto … nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa; so ca kho sāvakānaṁ na sakkato na garukato na mānito na pūjito, na ca pana nigaṇṭhaṁ nāṭaputtaṁ sāvakā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti. Bhūtapubbaṁ nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto anekasatāya parisāya dhammaṁ deseti. Tatraññataro nigaṇṭhassa nāṭaputtassa sāvako saddamakāsi: “mā bhonto nigaṇṭhaṁ nāṭaputtaṁ etamatthaṁ pucchittha; neso etaṁ jānāti; mayametaṁ jānāma, amhe etamatthaṁ pucchatha; mayametaṁ bhavantānaṁ byākarissāmā”ti. Bhūtapubbaṁ nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto bāhā paggayha kandanto na labhati: “appasaddā bhonto hontu, mā bhonto saddamakattha. Nete bhavante pucchanti, amhe ete pucchanti; mayametesaṁ byākarissāmā”ti. Bahū kho pana nigaṇṭhassa nāṭaputtassa sāvakā vādaṁ āropetvā apakkantā: “na tvaṁ imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ ājānāsi, ahaṁ imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ ājānāmi. Kiṁ tvaṁ imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ ājānissasi? Micchāpaṭipanno tvamasi. Ahamasmi sammāpaṭipanno. Sahitaṁ me asahitaṁ te, purevacanīyaṁ pacchā avaca, pacchāvacanīyaṁ pure avaca, adhiciṇṇaṁ te viparāvattaṁ, āropito te vādo, niggahitosi, cara vādappamokkhāya, nibbeṭhehi vā sace pahosī”ti. Iti nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto sāvakānaṁ na sakkato na garukato na mānito na pūjito, na ca pana nigaṇṭhaṁ nāṭaputtaṁ sāvakā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti. Akkuṭṭho ca pana nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto dhammakkosenā’ti.
Others said: 'This bamboo-staffed ascetic Gosāla … Ajita of the hair blanket … Pakudha Kaccāyana … Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta … The Jain ascetic of the Ñātika clan leads an order and a community, and teaches a community. He’s a well-known and famous religious founder, deemed holy by many people. But he’s not honored, respected, revered, and venerated by his disciples. And his disciples, not honoring and respecting him, don’t remain loyal to him. Once it so happened that he was teaching an assembly of many hundreds. Then one of his disciples made a noise, “My good sirs, don’t ask the Jain Ñātika about that. He doesn’t know that. I know it. Ask me about it, and I’ll answer you.” It happened that the Jain Ñātika didn’t get his way, though he called out with raised arms, “Be quiet, good sirs, don’t make a sound. They’re not asking you, they’re asking me! I’ll answer you!” Indeed, many of his disciples have left him after refuting his doctrine: “You don’t understand this teaching and training. I understand this teaching and training. What, you understand this teaching and training? You’re practicing wrong. I’m practicing right. I stay on topic, you don’t. You said last what you should have said first. You said first what you should have said last. What you’ve thought so much about has been disproved. Your doctrine is refuted. Go on, save your doctrine! You’re trapped; get yourself out of this—if you can!” That’s how the Jain Ñātika is not honored, respected, revered, and venerated by his disciples. On the contrary, his disciples, not honoring and respecting him, don’t remain loyal to him. Rather, he’s reviled, and rightly so.’
एकच्चे एवमाहंसु: ‘अयम्पि खो समणो गोतमो सङ्घी चेव गणी च गणाचरियो च ञातो यसस्सी तित्थकरो साधुसम्मतो बहुजनस्स; सो च खो सावकानं सक्कतो गरुकतो मानितो पूजितो, समणञ्च पन गोतमं सावका सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति। भूतपुब्बं समणो गोतमो अनेकसताय परिसाय धम्मं देसेसि। तत्रञ्ञतरो समणस्स गोतमस्स सावको उक्कासि। तमेनाञ्ञतरो सब्रह्मचारी जण्णुकेन घट्टेसि: “अप्पसद्दो आयस्मा होतु, मायस्मा सद्दमकासि, सत्था नो भगवा धम्मं देसेसी”ति। यस्मिं समये समणो गोतमो अनेकसताय परिसाय धम्मं देसेति, नेव तस्मिं समये समणस्स गोतमस्स सावकानं खिपितसद्दो वा होति उक्कासितसद्दो वा। तमेनं महाजनकायो पच्चासीसमानरूपो पच्चुपट्ठितो होति: “यं नो भगवा धम्मं भासिस्सति तं नो सोस्सामा”ति। सेय्यथापि नाम पुरिसो चातुम्महापथे खुद्दमधुं अनेलकं पीळेय्य। तमेनं महाजनकायो पच्चासीसमानरूपो पच्चुपट्ठितो अस्स। एवमेव यस्मिं समये समणो गोतमो अनेकसताय परिसाय धम्मं देसेति, नेव तस्मिं समये समणस्स गोतमस्स सावकानं खिपितसद्दो वा होति उक्कासितसद्दो वा। तमेनं महाजनकायो पच्चासीसमानरूपो पच्चुपट्ठितो होति: “यं नो भगवा धम्मं भासिस्सति तं नो सोस्सामा”ति। येपि समणस्स गोतमस्स सावका सब्रह्मचारीहि सम्पयोजेत्वा सिक्खं पच्चक्खाय हीनायावत्तन्ति तेपि सत्थु चेव वण्णवादिनो होन्ति, धम्मस्स च वण्णवादिनो होन्ति, सङ्घस्स च वण्णवादिनो होन्ति, अत्तगरहिनोयेव होन्ति अनञ्ञगरहिनो, “मयमेवम्हा अलक्खिका मयं अप्पपुञ्ञा ते मयं एवं स्वाक्खाते धम्मविनये पब्बजित्वा नासक्खिम्हा यावजीवं परिपुण्णं परिसुद्धं ब्रह्मचरियं चरितुन्”ति। ते आरामिकभूता वा उपासकभूता वा पञ्चसिक्खापदे समादाय वत्तन्ति। इति समणो गोतमो सावकानं सक्कतो गरुकतो मानितो पूजितो, समणञ्च पन गोतमं सावका सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्तीऽ”ति।
Ekacce evamāhaṁsu: ‘ayampi kho samaṇo gotamo saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa; so ca kho sāvakānaṁ sakkato garukato mānito pūjito, samaṇañca pana gotamaṁ sāvakā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti. Bhūtapubbaṁ samaṇo gotamo anekasatāya parisāya dhammaṁ desesi. Tatraññataro samaṇassa gotamassa sāvako ukkāsi. Tamenāññataro sabrahmacārī jaṇṇukena3 ghaṭṭesi: “appasaddo āyasmā hotu, māyasmā saddamakāsi, satthā no bhagavā dhammaṁ desesī”ti. Yasmiṁ samaye samaṇo gotamo anekasatāya parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, neva tasmiṁ samaye samaṇassa gotamassa sāvakānaṁ khipitasaddo vā hoti ukkāsitasaddo vā. Tamenaṁ mahājanakāyo paccāsīsamānarūpo paccupaṭṭhito hoti: “yaṁ no bhagavā dhammaṁ bhāsissati taṁ no sossāmā”ti. Seyyathāpi nāma puriso cātummahāpathe khuddamadhuṁ4 anelakaṁ pīḷeyya. Tamenaṁ mahājanakāyo paccāsīsamānarūpo paccupaṭṭhito assa. Evameva yasmiṁ samaye samaṇo gotamo anekasatāya parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, neva tasmiṁ samaye samaṇassa gotamassa sāvakānaṁ khipitasaddo vā hoti ukkāsitasaddo vā. Tamenaṁ mahājanakāyo paccāsīsamānarūpo paccupaṭṭhito hoti: “yaṁ no bhagavā dhammaṁ bhāsissati taṁ no sossāmā”ti. Yepi samaṇassa gotamassa sāvakā sabrahmacārīhi sampayojetvā sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattanti tepi satthu ceva vaṇṇavādino honti, dhammassa ca vaṇṇavādino honti, saṅghassa ca vaṇṇavādino honti, attagarahinoyeva honti anaññagarahino, “mayamevamhā alakkhikā mayaṁ appapuññā te mayaṁ evaṁ svākkhāte dhammavinaye pabbajitvā nāsakkhimhā yāvajīvaṁ paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ caritun”ti. Te ārāmikabhūtā vā upāsakabhūtā vā pañcasikkhāpade samādāya vattanti. Iti samaṇo gotamo sāvakānaṁ sakkato garukato mānito pūjito, samaṇañca pana gotamaṁ sāvakā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharantī’”ti.
Others said: ‘This ascetic Gotama leads an order and a community, and teaches a community. He’s a well-known and famous religious founder, deemed holy by many people. He’s honored, respected, revered, and venerated by his disciples. And his disciples, honoring and respecting him, remain loyal to him. Once it so happened that he was teaching an assembly of many hundreds. Then one of his disciples cleared their throat. And one of their spiritual companions nudged them with their knee, to indicate, “Hush, venerable, don’t make sound! Our teacher, the Blessed One, is teaching!” While the ascetic Gotama is teaching an assembly of many hundreds, there is no sound of his disciples coughing or clearing their throats. That large crowd is poised on the edge of their seats, thinking, “Whatever the Buddha teaches, we shall listen to it.” It’s like when there’s a person at the crossroads pressing out pure dwarf-bee honey, and a large crowd is poised on the edge of their seats. In the same way, while the ascetic Gotama is teaching an assembly of many hundreds, there is no sound of his disciples coughing or clearing their throats. That large crowd is poised on the edge of their seats, thinking, “Whatever the Buddha teaches, we shall listen to it.” Even when a disciple of the ascetic Gotama resigns the training and returns to a lesser life, having been overly attached to their spiritual companions, they speak only praise of the teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha. They blame only themselves, not others: “We were unlucky, we had little merit. For even after going forth in such a well explained teaching and training we weren’t able to practice for life the perfectly full and pure spiritual life.” They become monastery workers or lay followers, and they proceed having undertaken the five precepts. That’s how the ascetic Gotama is honored, respected, revered, and venerated by his disciples. And that’s how his disciples, honoring and respecting him, remain loyal to him.’”
“कति पन त्वं, उदायि, मयि धम्मे समनुपस्ससि, येहि ममं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ती”ति?
“Kati pana tvaṁ, udāyi, mayi dhamme samanupassasi, yehi mamaṁ5 sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti6 mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharantī”ti?
“But Udāyī, how many qualities do you see in me, because of which my disciples honor, respect, revere, and venerate me; and after honoring and respecting me, they remain loyal to me?”
“पञ्च खो अहं, भन्ते, भगवति धम्मे समनुपस्सामि येहि भगवन्तं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति। कतमे पञ्च?
“Pañca kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavati dhamme samanupassāmi yehi bhagavantaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti. Katame pañca?
“Sir, I see five such qualities in the Buddha. What five?
भगवा हि, भन्ते, अप्पाहारो, अप्पाहारताय च वण्णवादी। यम्पि, भन्ते, भगवा अप्पाहारो, अप्पाहारताय च वण्णवादी इमं खो अहं, भन्ते, भगवति पठमं धम्मं समनुपस्सामि येन भगवन्तं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Bhagavā hi, bhante, appāhāro, appāhāratāya ca vaṇṇavādī. Yampi, bhante, bhagavā appāhāro, appāhāratāya ca vaṇṇavādī imaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavati paṭhamaṁ dhammaṁ samanupassāmi yena bhagavantaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
The Buddha eats little and praises eating little. This is the first such quality I see in the Buddha.
पुन चपरं, भन्ते, भगवा सन्तुट्ठो इतरीतरेन चीवरेन, इतरीतरचीवरसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादी। यम्पि, भन्ते, भगवा सन्तुट्ठो इतरीतरेन चीवरेन, इतरीतरचीवरसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादी, इमं खो अहं, भन्ते, भगवति दुतियं धम्मं समनुपस्सामि येन भगवन्तं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhante, bhagavā santuṭṭho itarītarena cīvarena, itarītaracīvarasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī. Yampi, bhante, bhagavā santuṭṭho itarītarena cīvarena, itarītaracīvarasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī, imaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavati dutiyaṁ dhammaṁ samanupassāmi yena bhagavantaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Furthermore, the Buddha is content with any kind of robe, and praises such contentment. This is the second such quality I see in the Buddha.
पुन चपरं, भन्ते, भगवा सन्तुट्ठो इतरीतरेन पिण्डपातेन, इतरीतरपिण्डपातसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादी। यम्पि, भन्ते, भगवा सन्तुट्ठो इतरीतरेन पिण्डपातेन, इतरीतरपिण्डपातसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादी, इमं खो अहं, भन्ते, भगवति ततियं धम्मं समनुपस्सामि येन भगवन्तं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhante, bhagavā santuṭṭho itarītarena piṇḍapātena, itarītarapiṇḍapātasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī. Yampi, bhante, bhagavā santuṭṭho itarītarena piṇḍapātena, itarītarapiṇḍapātasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī, imaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavati tatiyaṁ dhammaṁ samanupassāmi yena bhagavantaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Furthermore, the Buddha is content with any kind of almsfood, and praises such contentment. This is the third such quality I see in the Buddha.
पुन चपरं, भन्ते, भगवा सन्तुट्ठो इतरीतरेन सेनासनेन, इतरीतरसेनासनसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादी। यम्पि, भन्ते, भगवा सन्तुट्ठो इतरीतरेन सेनासनेन, इतरीतरसेनासनसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादी, इमं खो अहं, भन्ते, भगवति चतुत्थं धम्मं समनुपस्सामि येन भगवन्तं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhante, bhagavā santuṭṭho itarītarena senāsanena, itarītarasenāsanasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī. Yampi, bhante, bhagavā santuṭṭho itarītarena senāsanena, itarītarasenāsanasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī, imaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavati catutthaṁ dhammaṁ samanupassāmi yena bhagavantaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Furthermore, the Buddha is content with any kind of lodging, and praises such contentment. This is the fourth such quality I see in the Buddha.
पुन चपरं, भन्ते, भगवा पविवित्तो, पविवेकस्स च वण्णवादी। यम्पि, भन्ते, भगवा पविवित्तो, पविवेकस्स च वण्णवादी, इमं खो अहं, भन्ते, भगवति पञ्चमं धम्मं समनुपस्सामि येन भगवन्तं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhante, bhagavā pavivitto, pavivekassa ca vaṇṇavādī. Yampi, bhante, bhagavā pavivitto, pavivekassa ca vaṇṇavādī, imaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavati pañcamaṁ dhammaṁ samanupassāmi yena bhagavantaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Furthermore, the Buddha is secluded, and praises seclusion. This is the fifth such quality I see in the Buddha.
इमे खो अहं, भन्ते, भगवति पञ्च धम्मे समनुपस्सामि येहि भगवन्तं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ती”ति।
Ime kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavati pañca dhamme samanupassāmi yehi bhagavantaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharantī”ti.
These are the five qualities I see in the Buddha, because of which his disciples honor, respect, revere, and venerate him; and after honoring and respecting him, they remain loyal to him.”
“‘अप्पाहारो समणो गोतमो, अप्पाहारताय च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, सन्ति खो पन मे, उदायि, सावका कोसकाहारापि अड्ढकोसकाहारापि बेलुवाहारापि अड्ढबेलुवाहारापि। अहं खो पन, उदायि, अप्पेकदा इमिना पत्तेन समतित्तिकम्पि भुञ्जामि भिय्योपि भुञ्जामि। ‘अप्पाहारो समणो गोतमो, अप्पाहारताय च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, ये ते, उदायि, मम सावका कोसकाहारापि अड्ढकोसकाहारापि बेलुवाहारापि अड्ढबेलुवाहारापि न मं ते इमिना धम्मेन सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं।
“‘Appāhāro samaṇo gotamo, appāhāratāya ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, santi kho pana me, udāyi, sāvakā kosakāhārāpi aḍḍhakosakāhārāpi beluvāhārāpi aḍḍhabeluvāhārāpi. Ahaṁ kho pana, udāyi, appekadā iminā pattena samatittikampi bhuñjāmi bhiyyopi bhuñjāmi. ‘Appāhāro samaṇo gotamo, appāhāratāya ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, ye te, udāyi, mama sāvakā kosakāhārāpi aḍḍhakosakāhārāpi beluvāhārāpi aḍḍhabeluvāhārāpi na maṁ te iminā dhammena sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ.
“Suppose, Udāyī, my disciples were loyal to me because I eat little. Well, there are disciples of mine who eat a cupful of food, or half a cupful; they eat a wood apple, or half a wood apple. But sometimes I even eat this bowl full to the brim, or even more. So if it were the case that my disciples are loyal to me because I eat little, then those disciples who eat even less would not be loyal to me.
‘सन्तुट्ठो समणो गोतमो इतरीतरेन चीवरेन, इतरीतरचीवरसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, सन्ति खो पन मे, उदायि, सावका पंसुकूलिका लूखचीवरधरा ते सुसाना वा सङ्कारकूटा वा पापणिका वा नन्तकानि उच्चिनित्वा सङ्घाटिं करित्वा धारेन्ति। अहं खो पनुदायि, अप्पेकदा गहपतिचीवरानि धारेमि दळ्हानि सत्थलूखानि अलाबुलोमसानि। ‘सन्तुट्ठो समणो गोतमो इतरीतरेन चीवरेन, इतरीतरचीवरसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, ये ते, उदायि, मम सावका पंसुकूलिका लूखचीवरधरा ते सुसाना वा सङ्कारकूटा वा पापणिका वा नन्तकानि उच्चिनित्वा सङ्घाटिं करित्वा धारेन्ति, न मं ते इमिना धम्मेन सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं।
‘Santuṭṭho samaṇo gotamo itarītarena cīvarena, itarītaracīvarasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, santi kho pana me, udāyi, sāvakā paṁsukūlikā lūkhacīvaradharā te susānā vā saṅkārakūṭā vā pāpaṇikā vā nantakāni uccinitvā7 saṅghāṭiṁ karitvā dhārenti. Ahaṁ kho panudāyi, appekadā gahapaticīvarāni dhāremi daḷhāni satthalūkhāni alābulomasāni. ‘Santuṭṭho samaṇo gotamo itarītarena cīvarena, itarītaracīvarasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, ye te, udāyi, mama sāvakā paṁsukūlikā lūkhacīvaradharā te susānā vā saṅkārakūṭā vā pāpaṇikā vā nantakāni uccinitvā saṅghāṭiṁ karitvā dhārenti, na maṁ te iminā dhammena sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ.
Suppose my disciples were loyal to me because I’m content with any kind of robe. Well, there are disciples of mine who have rag robes, wearing shabby robes. They gather scraps from charnel grounds, rubbish dumps, and shops, make them into a patchwork robe and wear it. But sometimes I wear robes offered by householders that are strong, yet next to which bottle-gourd down is coarse. So if it were the case that my disciples are loyal to me because I’m content with any kind of robe, then those disciples who wear rag robes would not be loyal to me.
‘सन्तुट्ठो समणो गोतमो इतरीतरेन पिण्डपातेन, इतरीतरपिण्डपातसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, सन्ति खो पन मे, उदायि, सावका पिण्डपातिका सपदानचारिनो उञ्छासके वते रता, ते अन्तरघरं पविट्ठा समाना आसनेनपि निमन्तियमाना न सादियन्ति। अहं खो पनुदायि, अप्पेकदा निमन्तनेपि भुञ्जामि सालीनं ओदनं विचितकाळकं अनेकसूपं अनेकब्यञ्जनं। ‘सन्तुट्ठो समणो गोतमो इतरीतरेन पिण्डपातेन, इतरीतरपिण्डपातसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, ये ते, उदायि, मम सावका पिण्डपातिका सपदानचारिनो उञ्छासके वते रता ते अन्तरघरं पविट्ठा समाना आसनेनपि निमन्तियमाना न सादियन्ति, न मं ते इमिना धम्मेन सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं।
‘Santuṭṭho samaṇo gotamo itarītarena piṇḍapātena, itarītarapiṇḍapātasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, santi kho pana me, udāyi, sāvakā piṇḍapātikā sapadānacārino uñchāsake vate ratā, te antaragharaṁ paviṭṭhā samānā āsanenapi nimantiyamānā na sādiyanti. Ahaṁ kho panudāyi, appekadā nimantanepi8 bhuñjāmi sālīnaṁ odanaṁ vicitakāḷakaṁ anekasūpaṁ anekabyañjanaṁ. ‘Santuṭṭho samaṇo gotamo itarītarena piṇḍapātena, itarītarapiṇḍapātasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, ye te, udāyi, mama sāvakā piṇḍapātikā sapadānacārino uñchāsake vate ratā te antaragharaṁ paviṭṭhā samānā āsanenapi nimantiyamānā na sādiyanti, na maṁ te iminā dhammena sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ.
Suppose my disciples were loyal to me because I’m content with any kind of almsfood. Well, there are disciples of mine who eat only almsfood, wander indiscriminately for almsfood, happy to eat whatever they glean. When they’ve entered an inhabited area, they don’t consent when invited to sit down. But sometimes I even eat by invitation boiled fine rice with the dark grains picked out, served with many soups and sauces. So if it were the case that my disciples are loyal to me because I’m content with any kind of almsfood, then those disciples who eat only almsfood would not be loyal to me.
‘सन्तुट्ठो समणो गोतमो इतरीतरेन सेनासनेन, इतरीतरसेनासनसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, सन्ति खो पन मे, उदायि, सावका रुक्खमूलिका अब्भोकासिका, ते अट्ठमासे छन्नं न उपेन्ति। अहं खो पनुदायि, अप्पेकदा कूटागारेसुपि विहरामि उल्लित्तावलित्तेसु निवातेसु फुसितग्गळेसु पिहितवातपानेसु। ‘सन्तुट्ठो समणो गोतमो इतरीतरेन सेनासनेन, इतरीतरसेनासनसन्तुट्ठिया च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, ये ते, उदायि, मम सावका रुक्खमूलिका अब्भोकासिका ते अट्ठमासे छन्नं न उपेन्ति, न मं ते इमिना धम्मेन सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं।
‘Santuṭṭho samaṇo gotamo itarītarena senāsanena, itarītarasenāsanasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, santi kho pana me, udāyi, sāvakā rukkhamūlikā abbhokāsikā, te aṭṭhamāse channaṁ na upenti. Ahaṁ kho panudāyi, appekadā kūṭāgāresupi viharāmi ullittāvalittesu nivātesu phusitaggaḷesu9 pihitavātapānesu. ‘Santuṭṭho samaṇo gotamo itarītarena senāsanena, itarītarasenāsanasantuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, ye te, udāyi, mama sāvakā rukkhamūlikā abbhokāsikā te aṭṭhamāse channaṁ na upenti, na maṁ te iminā dhammena sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ.
Suppose my disciples were loyal to me because I’m content with any kind of lodging. Well, there are disciples of mine who stay at the root of a tree, in the open air. For eight months they don’t go under a roof. But sometimes I even stay in bungalows, plastered inside and out, draft-free, with latches fastened and windows shuttered. So if it were the case that my disciples are loyal to me because I’m content with any kind of lodging, then those disciples who stay at the root of a tree would not be loyal to me.
‘पविवित्तो समणो गोतमो, पविवेकस्स च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं, सन्ति खो पन मे, उदायि, सावका आरञ्ञिका पन्तसेनासना अरञ्ञवनपत्थानि पन्तानि सेनासनानि अज्झोगाहेत्वा विहरन्ति, ते अन्वद्धमासं सङ्घमज्झे ओसरन्ति पातिमोक्खुद्देसाय। अहं खो पनुदायि, अप्पेकदा आकिण्णो विहरामि भिक्खूहि भिक्खुनीहि उपासकेहि उपासिकाहि रञ्ञा राजमहामत्तेहि तित्थियेहि तित्थियसावकेहि। ‘पविवित्तो समणो गोतमो, पविवेकस्स च वण्णवादीऽति, इति चे मं, उदायि, सावका सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं। ये ते, उदायि, मम सावका आरञ्ञका पन्तसेनासना अरञ्ञवनपत्थानि पन्तानि सेनासनानि अज्झोगाहेत्वा विहरन्ति ते अन्वद्धमासं सङ्घमज्झे ओसरन्ति पातिमोक्खुद्देसाय, न मं ते इमिना धम्मेन सक्करेय्युं गरुं करेय्युं मानेय्युं पूजेय्युं, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरेय्युं।
‘Pavivitto samaṇo gotamo, pavivekassa ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ, santi kho pana me, udāyi, sāvakā āraññikā pantasenāsanā araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni ajjhogāhetvā viharanti, te anvaddhamāsaṁ saṅghamajjhe osaranti pātimokkhuddesāya. Ahaṁ kho panudāyi, appekadā ākiṇṇo viharāmi bhikkhūhi bhikkhunīhi upāsakehi upāsikāhi raññā rājamahāmattehi titthiyehi titthiyasāvakehi. ‘Pavivitto samaṇo gotamo, pavivekassa ca vaṇṇavādī’ti, iti ce maṁ, udāyi, sāvakā sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ. Ye te, udāyi, mama sāvakā āraññakā pantasenāsanā araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni ajjhogāhetvā viharanti te anvaddhamāsaṁ saṅghamajjhe osaranti pātimokkhuddesāya, na maṁ te iminā dhammena sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyuṁ, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyuṁ.
Suppose my disciples were loyal to me because I’m secluded and I praise seclusion. Well, there are disciples of mine who live in the wilderness, in remote lodgings. Having ventured deep into remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest, they live there, coming down to the midst of the Saṅgha each fortnight for the recitation of the monastic code. But sometimes I live crowded by monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen; by rulers and their ministers, and monastics of other religions and their disciples. So if it were the case that my disciples are loyal to me because I’m secluded and praise seclusion, then those disciples who live in the wilderness would not be loyal to me.
इति खो, उदायि, न ममं सावका इमेहि पञ्चहि धम्मेहि सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Iti kho, udāyi, na mamaṁ sāvakā imehi pañcahi dhammehi sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
So, Udāyī, it’s not because of these five qualities that my disciples honor, respect, revere, and venerate me; and after honoring and respecting me, they remain loyal to me.
अत्थि खो, उदायि, अञ्ञे च पञ्च धम्मा येहि पञ्चहि धम्मेहि ममं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति। कतमे पञ्च?
Atthi kho, udāyi, aññe ca pañca dhammā yehi pañcahi dhammehi mamaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti. Katame pañca?
There are five other qualities because of which my disciples honor, respect, revere, and venerate me; and after honoring and respecting me, they remain loyal to me. What five?
इधुदायि, ममं सावका अधिसीले सम्भावेन्ति: ‘सीलवा समणो गोतमो परमेन सीलक्खन्धेन समन्नागतोऽति। यम्पुदायि, ममं सावका अधिसीले सम्भावेन्ति: ‘सीलवा समणो गोतमो परमेन सीलक्खन्धेन समन्नागतोऽति, अयं खो, उदायि, पठमो धम्मो येन ममं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Idhudāyi, mamaṁ sāvakā adhisīle sambhāventi: ‘sīlavā samaṇo gotamo paramena sīlakkhandhena samannāgato’ti. Yampudāyi, mamaṁ sāvakā adhisīle sambhāventi: ‘sīlavā samaṇo gotamo paramena sīlakkhandhena samannāgato’ti, ayaṁ kho, udāyi, paṭhamo dhammo yena mamaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Firstly, my disciples esteem me for the higher ethics: ‘The ascetic Gotama is ethical. He possesses the entire spectrum of ethical conduct to the highest degree.’ Since this is so, this is the first quality because of which my disciples are loyal to me.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, ममं सावका अभिक्कन्ते ञाणदस्सने सम्भावेन्ति: ‘जानंयेवाह समणो गोतमो—जानामीति, पस्संयेवाह समणो गोतमो—पस्सामीति; अभिञ्ञाय समणो गोतमो धम्मं देसेति नो अनभिञ्ञाय; सनिदानं समणो गोतमो धम्मं देसेति नो अनिदानं; सप्पाटिहारियं समणो गोतमो धम्मं देसेति नो अप्पाटिहारियन्ऽति। यम्पुदायि, ममं सावका अभिक्कन्ते ञाणदस्सने सम्भावेन्ति: ‘जानंयेवाह समणो गोतमो—जानामीति, पस्संयेवाह समणो गोतमो—पस्सामीति; अभिञ्ञाय समणो गोतमो धम्मं देसेति नो अनभिञ्ञाय; सनिदानं समणो गोतमो धम्मं देसेति नो अनिदानं; सप्पाटिहारियं समणो गोतमो धम्मं देसेति नो अप्पाटिहारियन्ऽति, अयं खो, उदायि, दुतियो धम्मो येन ममं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, mamaṁ sāvakā abhikkante ñāṇadassane sambhāventi: ‘jānaṁyevāha samaṇo gotamo—jānāmīti, passaṁyevāha samaṇo gotamo—passāmīti; abhiññāya samaṇo gotamo dhammaṁ deseti no anabhiññāya; sanidānaṁ samaṇo gotamo dhammaṁ deseti no anidānaṁ; sappāṭihāriyaṁ samaṇo gotamo dhammaṁ deseti no appāṭihāriyan’ti. Yampudāyi, mamaṁ sāvakā abhikkante ñāṇadassane sambhāventi: ‘jānaṁyevāha samaṇo gotamo—jānāmīti, passaṁyevāha samaṇo gotamo—passāmīti; abhiññāya samaṇo gotamo dhammaṁ deseti no anabhiññāya; sanidānaṁ samaṇo gotamo dhammaṁ deseti no anidānaṁ; sappāṭihāriyaṁ samaṇo gotamo dhammaṁ deseti no appāṭihāriyan’ti, ayaṁ kho, udāyi, dutiyo dhammo yena mamaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Furthermore, my disciples esteem me for my excellent knowledge and vision: ‘The ascetic Gotama only claims to know when he does in fact know. He only claims to see when he really does see. He teaches based on direct knowledge, not without direct knowledge. He teaches based on reason, not without reason. He teaches with a demonstrable basis, not without it.’ Since this is so, this is the second quality because of which my disciples are loyal to me.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, ममं सावका अधिपञ्ञाय सम्भावेन्ति: ‘पञ्ञवा समणो गोतमो परमेन पञ्ञाक्खन्धेन समन्नागतो; तं वत अनागतं वादपथं न दक्खति, उप्पन्नं वा परप्पवादं न सहधम्मेन सुनिग्गहितं निग्गण्हिस्सतीति—नेतं ठानं विज्जतिऽ। तं किं मञ्ञसि, उदायि, अपि नु मे सावका एवं जानन्ता एवं पस्सन्ता अन्तरन्तरा कथं ओपातेय्युन्”ति?
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, mamaṁ sāvakā adhipaññāya sambhāventi: ‘paññavā samaṇo gotamo paramena paññākkhandhena samannāgato; taṁ vata anāgataṁ vādapathaṁ na dakkhati, uppannaṁ vā parappavādaṁ na sahadhammena suniggahitaṁ niggaṇhissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati’. Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, udāyi, api nu me sāvakā evaṁ jānantā evaṁ passantā antarantarā kathaṁ opāteyyun”ti?
Furthermore, my disciples esteem me for my higher wisdom: ‘The ascetic Gotama is wise. He possesses the entire spectrum of wisdom to the highest degree. It’s not possible that he would fail to foresee grounds for future criticism, or to legitimately and completely refute the doctrines of others that come up.’ What do you think, Udāyī? Would my disciples, knowing and seeing this, break in and interrupt me?”
“नो हेतं, भन्ते”।
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“No, sir.”
“न खो पनाहं, उदायि, सावकेसु अनुसासनिं पच्चासीसामि; अञ्ञदत्थु ममयेव सावका अनुसासनिं पच्चासीसन्ति।
“Na kho panāhaṁ, udāyi, sāvakesu anusāsaniṁ paccāsīsāmi; aññadatthu mamayeva sāvakā anusāsaniṁ paccāsīsanti.
“That’s because I don’t expect to be instructed by my disciples. Invariably, my disciples expect instruction from me.
यम्पुदायि, ममं सावका अधिपञ्ञाय सम्भावेन्ति: ‘पञ्ञवा समणो गोतमो परमेन पञ्ञाक्खन्धेन समन्नागतो; तं वत अनागतं वादपथं न दक्खति, उप्पन्नं वा परप्पवादं न सहधम्मेन निग्गहितं निग्गण्हिस्सतीति—नेतं ठानं विज्जतिऽ। अयं खो, उदायि, ततियो धम्मो येन ममं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Yampudāyi, mamaṁ sāvakā adhipaññāya sambhāventi: ‘paññavā samaṇo gotamo paramena paññākkhandhena samannāgato; taṁ vata anāgataṁ vādapathaṁ na dakkhati, uppannaṁ vā parappavādaṁ na sahadhammena niggahitaṁ niggaṇhissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati’. Ayaṁ kho, udāyi, tatiyo dhammo yena mamaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Since this is so, this is the third quality because of which my disciples are loyal to me.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, मम सावका येन दुक्खेन दुक्खोतिण्णा दुक्खपरेता ते मं उपसङ्कमित्वा दुक्खं अरियसच्चं पुच्छन्ति, तेसाहं दुक्खं अरियसच्चं पुट्ठो ब्याकरोमि, तेसाहं चित्तं आराधेमि पञ्हस्स वेय्याकरणेन; ते मं दुक्खसमुदयं … दुक्खनिरोधं … दुक्खनिरोधगामिनिं पटिपदं अरियसच्चं पुच्छन्ति, तेसाहं दुक्खनिरोधगामिनिं पटिपदं अरियसच्चं पुट्ठो ब्याकरोमि, तेसाहं चित्तं आराधेमि पञ्हस्स वेय्याकरणेन। यम्पुदायि, मम सावका येन दुक्खेन दुक्खोतिण्णा दुक्खपरेता ते मं उपसङ्कमित्वा दुक्खं अरियसच्चं पुच्छन्ति, तेसाहं दुक्खं अरियसच्चं पुट्ठो ब्याकरोमि, तेसाहं चित्तं आराधेमि पञ्हस्स वेय्याकरणेन। ते मं दुक्खसमुदयं … दुक्खनिरोधं … दुक्खनिरोधगामिनिं पटिपदं अरियसच्चं पुच्छन्ति। तेसाहं दुक्खनिरोधगामिनिं पटिपदं अरियसच्चं पुट्ठो ब्याकरोमि। तेसाहं चित्तं आराधेमि पञ्हस्स वेय्याकरणेन। अयं खो, उदायि, चतुत्थो धम्मो येन ममं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, mama sāvakā yena dukkhena dukkhotiṇṇā dukkhaparetā te maṁ upasaṅkamitvā dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ pucchanti, tesāhaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ puṭṭho byākaromi, tesāhaṁ cittaṁ ārādhemi pañhassa veyyākaraṇena; te maṁ dukkhasamudayaṁ … dukkhanirodhaṁ … dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ pucchanti, tesāhaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ puṭṭho byākaromi, tesāhaṁ cittaṁ ārādhemi pañhassa veyyākaraṇena. Yampudāyi, mama sāvakā yena dukkhena dukkhotiṇṇā dukkhaparetā te maṁ upasaṅkamitvā dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ pucchanti, tesāhaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ puṭṭho byākaromi, tesāhaṁ cittaṁ ārādhemi pañhassa veyyākaraṇena. Te maṁ dukkhasamudayaṁ … dukkhanirodhaṁ … dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ pucchanti. Tesāhaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ puṭṭho byākaromi. Tesāhaṁ cittaṁ ārādhemi pañhassa veyyākaraṇena. Ayaṁ kho, udāyi, catuttho dhammo yena mamaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
Furthermore, my disciples come to me and ask how the noble truth of suffering applies to the suffering in which they are swamped and mired. And I provide them with a satisfying answer to their question. They ask how the noble truths of the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering apply to the suffering that has overwhelmed them and brought them low. And I provide them with satisfying answers to their questions. Since this is so, this is the fourth quality because of which my disciples are loyal to me.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका चत्तारो सतिपट्ठाने भावेन्ति। इधुदायि, भिक्खु काये कायानुपस्सी विहरति आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं; वेदनासु वेदनानुपस्सी विहरति … चित्ते चित्तानुपस्सी विहरति … धम्मेसु धम्मानुपस्सी विहरति आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bhāventi. Idhudāyi, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; vedanāsu vedanānupassī viharati … citte cittānupassī viharati … dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. It’s when a bhikkhu meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings … mind … principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका चत्तारो सम्मप्पधाने भावेन्ति। इधुदायि, भिक्खु अनुप्पन्नानं पापकानं अकुसलानं धम्मानं अनुप्पादाय छन्दं जनेति, वायमति, वीरियं आरभति, चित्तं पग्गण्हाति, पदहति; उप्पन्नानं पापकानं अकुसलानं धम्मानं पहानाय छन्दं जनेति, वायमति, वीरियं आरभति, चित्तं पग्गण्हाति, पदहति; अनुप्पन्नानं कुसलानं धम्मानं उप्पादाय छन्दं जनेति, वायमति, वीरियं आरभति, चित्तं पग्गण्हाति, पदहति; उप्पन्नानं कुसलानं धम्मानं ठितिया असम्मोसाय भिय्योभावाय वेपुल्लाय भावनाय पारिपूरिया छन्दं जनेति, वायमति, वीरियं आरभति, चित्तं पग्गण्हाति, पदहति। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā cattāro sammappadhāne bhāventi. Idhudāyi, bhikkhu anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti, vāyamati, vīriyaṁ ārabhati, cittaṁ paggaṇhāti, padahati; uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti, vāyamati, vīriyaṁ ārabhati, cittaṁ paggaṇhāti, padahati; anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya chandaṁ janeti, vāyamati, vīriyaṁ ārabhati, cittaṁ paggaṇhāti, padahati; uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti, vāyamati, vīriyaṁ ārabhati, cittaṁ paggaṇhāti, padahati. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the four right efforts. It’s when a bhikkhu generates enthusiasm, tries, makes an effort, exerts the mind, and strives so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen are given up. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities arise. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fulfilled by development. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका चत्तारो इद्धिपादे भावेन्ति। इधुदायि, भिक्खु छन्दसमाधिपधानसङ्खारसमन्नागतं इद्धिपादं भावेति, वीरियसमाधिपधानसङ्खारसमन्नागतं इद्धिपादं भावेति, चित्तसमाधिपधानसङ्खारसमन्नागतं इद्धिपादं भावेति, वीमंसासमाधिपधानसङ्खारसमन्नागतं इद्धिपादं भावेति। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā cattāro iddhipāde bhāventi. Idhudāyi, bhikkhu chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, vīriyasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, cittasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, vīmaṁsāsamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the four bases of psychic power. It’s when a bhikkhu develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort. They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort. They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort. They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका पञ्चिन्द्रियानि भावेन्ति। इधुदायि, भिक्खु सद्धिन्द्रियं भावेति उपसमगामिं सम्बोधगामिं; वीरियिन्द्रियं भावेति …पे… सतिन्द्रियं भावेति … समाधिन्द्रियं भावेति … पञ्ञिन्द्रियं भावेति उपसमगामिं सम्बोधगामिं। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā pañcindriyāni bhāventi. Idhudāyi, bhikkhu saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti upasamagāmiṁ sambodhagāmiṁ; vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti …pe… satindriyaṁ bhāveti … samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti upasamagāmiṁ sambodhagāmiṁ. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the five faculties. It’s when a bhikkhu develops the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom, which lead to peace and awakening. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका पञ्च बलानि भावेन्ति। इधुदायि, भिक्खु सद्धाबलं भावेति उपसमगामिं सम्बोधगामिं; वीरियबलं भावेति …पे… सतिबलं भावेति … समाधिबलं भावेति … पञ्ञाबलं भावेति उपसमगामिं सम्बोधगामिं। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā pañca balāni bhāventi. Idhudāyi, bhikkhu saddhābalaṁ bhāveti upasamagāmiṁ sambodhagāmiṁ; vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti …pe… satibalaṁ bhāveti … samādhibalaṁ bhāveti … paññābalaṁ bhāveti upasamagāmiṁ sambodhagāmiṁ. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the five powers. It’s when a bhikkhu develops the powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom, which lead to peace and awakening. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका सत्तबोज्झङ्गे भावेन्ति। इधुदायि, भिक्खु सतिसम्बोज्झङ्गं भावेति विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं; धम्मविचयसम्बोज्झङ्गं भावेति …पे… वीरियसम्बोज्झङ्गं भावेति … पीतिसम्बोज्झङ्गं भावेति … पस्सद्धिसम्बोज्झङ्गं भावेति … समाधिसम्बोज्झङ्गं भावेति … उपेक्खासम्बोज्झङ्गं भावेति विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā sattabojjhaṅge bhāventi. Idhudāyi, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ; dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …pe… vīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … pītisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … passaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … samādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the seven awakening factors. It’s when a bhikkhu develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं भावेन्ति। इधुदायि, भिक्खु सम्मादिट्ठिं भावेति, सम्मासङ्कप्पं भावेति, सम्मावाचं भावेति, सम्माकम्मन्तं भावेति, सम्माआजीवं भावेति, सम्मावायामं भावेति, सम्मासतिं भावेति, सम्मासमाधिं भावेति। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāventi. Idhudāyi, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti, sammāsaṅkappaṁ bhāveti, sammāvācaṁ bhāveti, sammākammantaṁ bhāveti, sammāājīvaṁ bhāveti, sammāvāyāmaṁ bhāveti, sammāsatiṁ bhāveti, sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the noble eightfold path. It’s when a bhikkhu develops right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका अट्ठ विमोक्खे भावेन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā aṭṭha vimokkhe bhāventi.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the eight liberations.
रूपी रूपानि पस्सति, अयं पठमो विमोक्खो;
Rūpī rūpāni passati, ayaṁ paṭhamo vimokkho;
Having physical form, they see visions. This is the first liberation.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति, अयं दुतियो विमोक्खो;
ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati, ayaṁ dutiyo vimokkho;
Not perceiving form internally, they see visions externally. This is the second liberation.
सुभन्तेव अधिमुत्तो होति, अयं ततियो विमोक्खो;
subhanteva adhimutto hoti, ayaṁ tatiyo vimokkho;
They’re focused only on beauty. This is the third liberation.
सब्बसो रूपसञ्ञानं समतिक्कमा पटिघसञ्ञानं अत्थङ्गमा नानत्तसञ्ञानं अमनसिकारा ‘अनन्तो आकासोऽति आकासानञ्चायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति, अयं चतुत्थो विमोक्खो;
sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati, ayaṁ catuttho vimokkho;
Going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the ending of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, they enter and remain in the dimension of infinite space. This is the fourth liberation.
सब्बसो आकासानञ्चायतनं समतिक्कम्म ‘अनन्तं विञ्ञाणन्ऽति विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति, अयं पञ्चमो विमोक्खो;
sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘anantaṁ viññāṇan’ti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati, ayaṁ pañcamo vimokkho;
Going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, they enter and remain in the dimension of infinite consciousness. This is the fifth liberation.
सब्बसो विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनं समतिक्कम्म ‘नत्थि किञ्चीऽति आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति, अयं छट्ठो विमोक्खो;
sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati, ayaṁ chaṭṭho vimokkho;
Going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, they enter and remain in the dimension of nothingness. This is the sixth liberation.
सब्बसो आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनं समतिक्कम्म नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति, अयं सत्तमो विमोक्खो;
sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati, ayaṁ sattamo vimokkho;
Going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, they enter and remain in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. This is the seventh liberation.
सब्बसो नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनं समतिक्कम्म सञ्ञावेदयितनिरोधं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति, अयं अट्ठमो विमोक्खो।
sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati, ayaṁ aṭṭhamo vimokkho.
Going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, they enter and remain in the cessation of perception and feeling. This is the eighth liberation.
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका अट्ठ अभिभायतनानि भावेन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā aṭṭha abhibhāyatanāni bhāventi.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the eight dimensions of mastery.
अज्झत्तं रूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति परित्तानि सुवण्णदुब्बण्णानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवं सञ्ञी होति। इदं पठमं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁ saññī hoti. Idaṁ paṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the first dimension of mastery.
अज्झत्तं रूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति अप्पमाणानि सुवण्णदुब्बण्णानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवं सञ्ञी होति। इदं दुतियं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁ saññī hoti. Idaṁ dutiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the second dimension of mastery.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति परित्तानि सुवण्णदुब्बण्णानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवं सञ्ञी होति। इदं ततियं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁ saññī hoti. Idaṁ tatiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the third dimension of mastery.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति अप्पमाणानि सुवण्णदुब्बण्णानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवं सञ्ञी होति। इदं चतुत्थं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁ saññī hoti. Idaṁ catutthaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the fourth dimension of mastery.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति नीलानि नीलवण्णानि नीलनिदस्सनानि नीलनिभासानि। सेय्यथापि नाम उमापुप्फं नीलं नीलवण्णं नीलनिदस्सनं नीलनिभासं, सेय्यथा वा पन तं वत्थं बाराणसेय्यकं उभतोभागविमट्ठं नीलं नीलवण्णं नीलनिदस्सनं नीलनिभासं; एवमेव अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति नीलानि नीलवण्णानि नीलनिदस्सनानि नीलनिभासानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवं सञ्ञी होति। इदं पञ्चमं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni. Seyyathāpi nāma umāpupphaṁ nīlaṁ nīlavaṇṇaṁ nīlanidassanaṁ nīlanibhāsaṁ, seyyathā vā pana taṁ vatthaṁ bārāṇaseyyakaṁ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhaṁ nīlaṁ nīlavaṇṇaṁ nīlanidassanaṁ nīlanibhāsaṁ; evameva ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁ saññī hoti. Idaṁ pañcamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, blue, with blue color, blue hue, and blue tint. They’re like a flax flower that’s blue, with blue color, blue hue, and blue tint. Or a cloth from Varanasi that’s smoothed on both sides, blue, with blue color, blue hue, and blue tint. In the same way, not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, blue, with blue color, blue hue, and blue tint. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the fifth dimension of mastery.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति पीतानि पीतवण्णानि पीतनिदस्सनानि पीतनिभासानि। सेय्यथापि नाम कणिकारपुप्फं पीतं पीतवण्णं पीतनिदस्सनं पीतनिभासं, सेय्यथा वा पन तं वत्थं बाराणसेय्यकं उभतोभागविमट्ठं पीतं पीतवण्णं पीतनिदस्सनं पीतनिभासं; एवमेव अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति पीतानि पीतवण्णानि पीतनिदस्सनानि पीतनिभासानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवं सञ्ञी होति। इदं छट्ठं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni. Seyyathāpi nāma kaṇikārapupphaṁ pītaṁ pītavaṇṇaṁ pītanidassanaṁ pītanibhāsaṁ, seyyathā vā pana taṁ vatthaṁ bārāṇaseyyakaṁ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhaṁ pītaṁ pītavaṇṇaṁ pītanidassanaṁ pītanibhāsaṁ; evameva ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁ saññī hoti. Idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally that are yellow, with yellow color, yellow hue, and yellow tint. They’re like a champak flower that’s yellow, with yellow color, yellow hue, and yellow tint. Or a cloth from Varanasi that’s smoothed on both sides, yellow, with yellow color, yellow hue, and yellow tint. In the same way, not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally that are yellow, with yellow color, yellow hue, and yellow tint. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the sixth dimension of mastery.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति लोहितकानि लोहितकवण्णानि लोहितकनिदस्सनानि लोहितकनिभासानि। सेय्यथापि नाम बन्धुजीवकपुप्फं लोहितकं लोहितकवण्णं लोहितकनिदस्सनं लोहितकनिभासं, सेय्यथा वा पन तं वत्थं बाराणसेय्यकं उभतोभागविमट्ठं लोहितकं लोहितकवण्णं लोहितकनिदस्सनं लोहितकनिभासं; एवमेव अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति लोहितकानि लोहितकवण्णानि लोहितकनिदस्सनानि लोहितकनिभासानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवं सञ्ञी होति। इदं सत्तमं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni. Seyyathāpi nāma bandhujīvakapupphaṁ lohitakaṁ lohitakavaṇṇaṁ lohitakanidassanaṁ lohitakanibhāsaṁ, seyyathā vā pana taṁ vatthaṁ bārāṇaseyyakaṁ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhaṁ lohitakaṁ lohitakavaṇṇaṁ lohitakanidassanaṁ lohitakanibhāsaṁ; evameva ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁ saññī hoti. Idaṁ sattamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally that are red, with red color, red hue, and red tint. They’re like a scarlet mallow flower that’s red, with red color, red hue, and red tint. Or a cloth from Varanasi that’s smoothed on both sides, red, with red color, red hue, and red tint. In the same way, not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally that are red, with red color, red hue, and red tint. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the seventh dimension of mastery.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति ओदातानि ओदातवण्णानि ओदातनिदस्सनानि ओदातनिभासानि। सेय्यथापि नाम ओसधितारका ओदाता ओदातवण्णा ओदातनिदस्सना ओदातनिभासा, सेय्यथा वा पन तं वत्थं बाराणसेय्यकं उभतोभागविमट्ठं ओदातं ओदातवण्णं ओदातनिदस्सनं ओदातनिभासं; एवमेव अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी एको बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति ओदातानि ओदातवण्णानि ओदातनिदस्सनानि ओदातनिभासानि। ‘तानि अभिभुय्य जानामि, पस्सामीऽति एवंसञ्ञी होति। इदं अट्ठमं अभिभायतनं।
Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni. Seyyathāpi nāma osadhitārakā odātā odātavaṇṇā odātanidassanā odātanibhāsā, seyyathā vā pana taṁ vatthaṁ bārāṇaseyyakaṁ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhaṁ odātaṁ odātavaṇṇaṁ odātanidassanaṁ odātanibhāsaṁ; evameva ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni. ‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi, passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti. Idaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally that are white, with white color, white hue, and white tint. They’re like the morning star that’s white, with white color, white hue, and white tint. Or a cloth from Varanasi that’s smoothed on both sides, white, with white color, white hue, and white tint. In the same way, not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally that are white, with white color, white hue, and white tint. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ This is the eighth dimension of mastery.
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका दस कसिणायतनानि भावेन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā dasa kasiṇāyatanāni bhāventi.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the ten universal dimensions of meditation.
पथवीकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति उद्धमधो तिरियं अद्वयं अप्पमाणं;
Pathavīkasiṇameko sañjānāti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ advayaṁ appamāṇaṁ;
Someone perceives the meditation on universal earth above, below, across, undivided and limitless.
आपोकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति …पे… तेजोकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति … वायोकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति … नीलकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति … पीतकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति … लोहितकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति … ओदातकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति … आकासकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति … विञ्ञाणकसिणमेको सञ्जानाति उद्धमधो तिरियं अद्वयं अप्पमाणं।
āpokasiṇameko sañjānāti …pe… tejokasiṇameko sañjānāti … vāyokasiṇameko sañjānāti … nīlakasiṇameko sañjānāti … pītakasiṇameko sañjānāti … lohitakasiṇameko sañjānāti … odātakasiṇameko sañjānāti … ākāsakasiṇameko sañjānāti … viññāṇakasiṇameko sañjānāti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ advayaṁ appamāṇaṁ.
They perceive the meditation on universal water … the meditation on universal fire … the meditation on universal air … the meditation on universal blue … the meditation on universal yellow … the meditation on universal red … the meditation on universal white … the meditation on universal space … the meditation on universal consciousness above, below, across, undivided and limitless.
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका चत्तारि झानानि भावेन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā cattāri jhānāni bhāventi.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to develop the four jhānas.
इधुदायि, भिक्खु विविच्चेव कामेहि विविच्च अकुसलेहि धम्मेहि सवितक्कं सविचारं विवेकजं पीतिसुखं पठमं झानं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। सो इममेव कायं विवेकजेन पीतिसुखेन अभिसन्देति परिसन्देति परिपूरेति परिप्फरति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स विवेकजेन पीतिसुखेन अप्फुटं होति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, दक्खो न्हापको वा न्हापकन्तेवासी वा कंसथाले न्हानीयचुण्णानि आकिरित्वा उदकेन परिप्फोसकं परिप्फोसकं सन्नेय्य, सायं न्हानीयपिण्डि स्नेहानुगता स्नेहपरेता सन्तरबाहिरा फुटा स्नेहेन न च पग्घरिणी; एवमेव खो, उदायि, भिक्खु इममेव कायं विवेकजेन पीतिसुखेन अभिसन्देति परिसन्देति परिपूरेति परिप्फरति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स विवेकजेन पीतिसुखेन अप्फुटं होति।
Idhudāyi, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. So imameva kāyaṁ vivekajena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa vivekajena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, dakkho nhāpako10 vā nhāpakantevāsī vā kaṁsathāle nhānīyacuṇṇāni ākiritvā udakena paripphosakaṁ paripphosakaṁ sanneyya, sāyaṁ nhānīyapiṇḍi11 snehānugatā snehaparetā santarabāhirā phuṭā snehena na ca pagghariṇī; evameva kho, udāyi, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ vivekajena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa vivekajena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.
It’s when a bhikkhu, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first jhāna, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. They drench, steep, fill, and spread their body with rapture and bliss born of seclusion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of seclusion. It’s like when a deft bathroom attendant or their apprentice pours bath powder into a bronze dish, sprinkling it little by little with water. They knead it until the ball of bath powder is soaked and saturated with moisture, spread through inside and out; yet no moisture oozes out. In the same way, a bhikkhu drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads their body with rapture and bliss born of seclusion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of seclusion.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, भिक्खु वितक्कविचारानं वूपसमा अज्झत्तं सम्पसादनं …पे… दुतियं झानं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। सो इममेव कायं समाधिजेन पीतिसुखेन अभिसन्देति परिसन्देति परिपूरेति परिप्फरति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स समाधिजेन पीतिसुखेन अप्फुटं होति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, उदकरहदो गम्भीरो उब्भिदोदको। तस्स नेवस्स पुरत्थिमाय दिसाय उदकस्स आयमुखं, न पच्छिमाय दिसाय उदकस्स आयमुखं, न उत्तराय दिसाय उदकस्स आयमुखं, न दक्खिणाय दिसाय उदकस्स आयमुखं, देवो च न कालेन कालं सम्मा धारं अनुप्पवेच्छेय्य; अथ खो तम्हाव उदकरहदा सीता वारिधारा उब्भिज्जित्वा तमेव उदकरहदं सीतेन वारिना अभिसन्देय्य परिसन्देय्य परिपूरेय्य परिप्फरेय्य, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो उदकरहदस्स सीतेन वारिना अप्फुटं अस्स। एवमेव खो, उदायि, भिक्खु इममेव कायं समाधिजेन पीतिसुखेन अभिसन्देति परिसन्देति परिपूरेति परिप्फरति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स समाधिजेन पीतिसुखेन अप्फुटं होति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, bhikkhu vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. So imameva kāyaṁ samādhijena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa samādhijena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, udakarahado gambhīro ubbhidodako. Tassa nevassa puratthimāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, na pacchimāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, na uttarāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, na dakkhiṇāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, devo ca na kālena kālaṁ sammā dhāraṁ anuppaveccheyya; atha kho tamhāva udakarahadā sītā vāridhārā ubbhijjitvā tameva udakarahadaṁ sītena vārinā abhisandeyya parisandeyya paripūreyya paripphareyya, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato udakarahadassa sītena vārinā apphuṭaṁ assa. Evameva kho, udāyi, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ samādhijena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa samādhijena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.
Furthermore, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, a bhikkhu enters and remains in the second jhāna. It has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected. They drench, steep, fill, and spread their body with rapture and bliss born of immersion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of immersion. It’s like a deep lake fed by spring water. There’s no inlet to the east, west, north, or south, and no rainfall to replenish it from time to time. But the stream of cool water welling up in the lake drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads throughout the lake. There’s no part of the lake that’s not spread through with cool water. In the same way, a bhikkhu drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads their body with rapture and bliss born of immersion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of immersion.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, भिक्खु पीतिया च विरागा …पे… ततियं झानं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। सो इममेव कायं निप्पीतिकेन सुखेन अभिसन्देति परिसन्देति परिपूरेति परिप्फरति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स निप्पीतिकेन सुखेन अप्फुटं होति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, उप्पलिनियं वा पदुमिनियं वा पुण्डरीकिनियं वा अप्पेकच्चानि उप्पलानि वा पदुमानि वा पुण्डरीकानि वा उदके जातानि उदके संवड्ढानि उदकानुग्गतानि अन्तो निमुग्गपोसीनि, तानि याव चग्गा याव च मूला सीतेन वारिना अभिसन्नानि परिसन्नानि परिपूरानि परिप्फुटानि, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतं, उप्पलानं वा पदुमानं वा पुण्डरीकानं वा सीतेन वारिना अप्फुटं अस्स; एवमेव खो, उदायि, भिक्खु इममेव कायं निप्पीतिकेन सुखेन अभिसन्देति परिसन्देति परिपूरेति परिप्फरति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स निप्पीतिकेन सुखेन अप्फुटं होति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, bhikkhu pītiyā ca virāgā …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. So imameva kāyaṁ nippītikena sukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa12 kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa nippītikena sukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, uppaliniyaṁ vā paduminiyaṁ vā puṇḍarīkiniyaṁ vā appekaccāni uppalāni vā padumāni vā puṇḍarīkāni vā udake jātāni udake saṁvaḍḍhāni udakānuggatāni anto nimuggaposīni, tāni yāva caggā yāva ca mūlā sītena vārinā abhisannāni parisannāni paripūrāni paripphuṭāni, nāssa kiñci sabbāvataṁ, uppalānaṁ vā padumānaṁ vā puṇḍarīkānaṁ vā sītena vārinā apphuṭaṁ assa; evameva kho, udāyi, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ nippītikena sukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa nippītikena sukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.
Furthermore, with the fading away of rapture, a bhikkhu enters and remains in the third jhāna. They meditate with equanimity, mindful and aware, personally experiencing the bliss of which the noble ones declare, ‘Equanimous and mindful, one meditates in bliss.’ They drench, steep, fill, and spread their body with bliss free of rapture. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with bliss free of rapture. It’s like a pool with blue water lilies, or pink or white lotuses. Some of them sprout and grow in the water without rising above it, thriving underwater. From the tip to the root they’re drenched, steeped, filled, and soaked with cool water. There’s no part of them that’s not soaked with cool water. In the same way, a bhikkhu drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads their body with bliss free of rapture. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with bliss free of rapture.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, भिक्खु सुखस्स च पहाना दुक्खस्स च पहाना पुब्बेव सोमनस्सदोमनस्सानं अत्थङ्गमा अदुक्खमसुखं उपेक्खासतिपारिसुद्धिं चतुत्थं झानं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। सो इममेव कायं परिसुद्धेन चेतसा परियोदातेन फरित्वा निसिन्नो होति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स परिसुद्धेन चेतसा परियोदातेन अप्फुटं होति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, पुरिसो ओदातेन वत्थेन ससीसं पारुपित्वा निसिन्नो अस्स, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स ओदातेन वत्थेन अप्फुटं अस्स; एवमेव खो, उदायि, भिक्खु इममेव कायं परिसुद्धेन चेतसा परियोदातेन फरित्वा निसिन्नो होति, नास्स किञ्चि सब्बावतो कायस्स परिसुद्धेन चेतसा परियोदातेन अप्फुटं होति। तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, bhikkhu sukhassa ca pahānā dukkhassa ca pahānā pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā adukkhamasukhaṁ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. So imameva kāyaṁ parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena pharitvā nisinno hoti, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena apphuṭaṁ hoti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, puriso odātena vatthena sasīsaṁ pārupitvā nisinno assa, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa odātena vatthena apphuṭaṁ assa; evameva kho, udāyi, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena pharitvā nisinno hoti, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena apphuṭaṁ hoti. Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
Furthermore, giving up pleasure and pain, and ending former happiness and sadness, a bhikkhu enters and remains in the fourth jhāna. It is without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness. They sit spreading their body through with pure bright mind. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with pure bright mind. It’s like someone sitting wrapped from head to foot with white cloth. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread over with white cloth. In the same way, they sit spreading their body through with pure bright mind. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with pure bright mind. And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका एवं पजानन्ति: ‘अयं खो मे कायो रूपी चातुमहाभूतिको मातापेत्तिकसम्भवो ओदनकुम्मासूपचयो अनिच्चुच्छादनपरिमद्दनभेदनविद्धंसनधम्मो; इदञ्च पन मे विञ्ञाणं एत्थ सितं एत्थ पटिबद्धंऽ। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, मणि वेळुरियो सुभो जातिमा अट्ठंसो सुपरिकम्मकतो अच्छो विप्पसन्नो सब्बाकारसम्पन्नो; तत्रिदं सुत्तं आवुतं नीलं वा पीतं वा लोहितं वा ओदातं वा पण्डुसुत्तं वा। तमेनं चक्खुमा पुरिसो हत्थे करित्वा पच्चवेक्खेय्य: ‘अयं खो मणि वेळुरियो सुभो जातिमा अट्ठंसो सुपरिकम्मकतो अच्छो विप्पसन्नो सब्बाकारसम्पन्नो; तत्रिदं सुत्तं आवुतं नीलं वा पीतं वा लोहितं वा ओदातं वा पण्डुसुत्तं वाऽति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā evaṁ pajānanti: ‘ayaṁ kho me kāyo rūpī cātumahābhūtiko mātāpettikasambhavo odanakummāsūpacayo aniccucchādanaparimaddanabhedanaviddhaṁsanadhammo; idañca pana me viññāṇaṁ ettha sitaṁ ettha paṭibaddhaṁ’. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭhaṁso suparikammakato accho vippasanno sabbākārasampanno; tatridaṁ suttaṁ āvutaṁ nīlaṁ vā pītaṁ vā lohitaṁ vā odātaṁ vā paṇḍusuttaṁ vā. Tamenaṁ cakkhumā puriso hatthe karitvā paccavekkheyya: ‘ayaṁ kho maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭhaṁso suparikammakato accho vippasanno sabbākārasampanno; tatridaṁ suttaṁ āvutaṁ nīlaṁ vā pītaṁ vā lohitaṁ vā odātaṁ vā paṇḍusuttaṁ vā’ti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to understand this: ‘This body of mine is physical. It’s made up of the four primary elements, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction. And this consciousness of mine is attached to it, tied to it.’ Suppose there was a beryl gem that was naturally beautiful, eight-faceted, well-worked, transparent and clear, endowed with all good qualities. And it was strung with a thread of blue, yellow, red, white, or golden brown. And someone with clear eyes were to take it in their hand and check it: ‘This beryl gem is naturally beautiful, eight-faceted, well-worked, transparent and clear, endowed with all good qualities. And it’s strung with a thread of blue, yellow, red, white, or golden brown.’
एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका एवं पजानन्ति: ‘अयं खो मे कायो रूपी चातुमहाभूतिको मातापेत्तिकसम्भवो ओदनकुम्मासूपचयो अनिच्चुच्छादनपरिमद्दनभेदनविद्धंसनधम्मो; इदञ्च पन मे विञ्ञाणं एत्थ सितं एत्थ पटिबद्धन्ऽति।
Evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā evaṁ pajānanti: ‘ayaṁ kho me kāyo rūpī cātumahābhūtiko mātāpettikasambhavo odanakummāsūpacayo aniccucchādanaparimaddanabhedanaviddhaṁsanadhammo; idañca pana me viññāṇaṁ ettha sitaṁ ettha paṭibaddhan’ti.
In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to understand this: ‘This body of mine is physical. It’s made up of the four primary elements, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction. And this consciousness of mine is attached to it, tied to it.’
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका इमम्हा काया अञ्ञं कायं अभिनिम्मिनन्ति रूपिं मनोमयं सब्बङ्गपच्चङ्गिं अहीनिन्द्रियं। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, पुरिसो मुञ्जम्हा ईसिकं पब्बाहेय्य; तस्स एवमस्स: ‘अयं मुञ्जो, अयं ईसिका; अञ्ञो मुञ्जो, अञ्ञा ईसिका; मुञ्जम्हा त्वेव ईसिका पब्बाळ्हाऽति। सेय्यथा वा पनुदायि, पुरिसो असिं कोसिया पब्बाहेय्य; तस्स एवमस्स: ‘अयं असि, अयं कोसि; अञ्ञो असि अञ्ञा कोसि; कोसिया त्वेव असि पब्बाळ्होऽति। सेय्यथा वा, पनुदायि, पुरिसो अहिं करण्डा उद्धरेय्य; तस्स एवमस्स: ‘अयं अहि, अयं करण्डो; अञ्ञो अहि, अञ्ञो करण्डो; करण्डा त्वेव अहि उब्भतोऽति। एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका इमम्हा काया अञ्ञं कायं अभिनिम्मिनन्ति रूपिं मनोमयं सब्बङ्गपच्चङ्गिं अहीनिन्द्रियं।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā imamhā kāyā aññaṁ kāyaṁ abhinimminanti rūpiṁ manomayaṁ sabbaṅgapaccaṅgiṁ ahīnindriyaṁ. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, puriso muñjamhā īsikaṁ pabbāheyya; tassa evamassa: ‘ayaṁ muñjo, ayaṁ īsikā; añño muñjo, aññā īsikā; muñjamhā tveva īsikā pabbāḷhā’ti. Seyyathā vā panudāyi, puriso asiṁ kosiyā pabbāheyya; tassa evamassa: ‘ayaṁ asi, ayaṁ kosi; añño asi aññā kosi; kosiyā tveva asi pabbāḷho’ti. Seyyathā vā, panudāyi, puriso ahiṁ karaṇḍā uddhareyya; tassa evamassa: ‘ayaṁ ahi, ayaṁ karaṇḍo; añño ahi, añño karaṇḍo; karaṇḍā tveva ahi ubbhato’ti. Evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā imamhā kāyā aññaṁ kāyaṁ abhinimminanti rūpiṁ manomayaṁ sabbaṅgapaccaṅgiṁ ahīnindriyaṁ.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to create from this body another body, consisting of form, mind-made, complete in all its various parts, not deficient in any faculty. Suppose a person was to draw a reed out from its sheath. They’d think: ‘This is the reed, this is the sheath. The reed and the sheath are different things. The reed has been drawn out from the sheath.’ Or suppose a person was to draw a sword out from its scabbard. They’d think: ‘This is the sword, this is the scabbard. The sword and the scabbard are different things. The sword has been drawn out from the scabbard.’ Or suppose a person was to draw a snake out from its slough. They’d think: ‘This is the snake, this is the slough. The snake and the slough are different things. The snake has been drawn out from the slough.’ In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to create from this body another body, consisting of form, mind-made, complete in all its various parts, not deficient in any faculty.
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका अनेकविहितं इद्धिविधं पच्चनुभोन्ति—एकोपि हुत्वा बहुधा होन्ति, बहुधापि हुत्वा एको होति; आविभावं, तिरोभावं; तिरोकुट्टं तिरोपाकारं तिरोपब्बतं असज्जमाना गच्छन्ति, सेय्यथापि आकासे; पथवियापि उम्मुज्जनिमुज्जं करोन्ति, सेय्यथापि उदके; उदकेपि अभिज्जमाने गच्छन्ति, सेय्यथापि पथवियं; आकासेपि पल्लङ्केन कमन्ति, सेय्यथापि पक्खी सकुणो; इमेपि चन्दिमसूरिये एवंमहिद्धिके एवंमहानुभावे पाणिना परिमसन्ति परिमज्जन्ति, याव ब्रह्मलोकापि कायेन वसं वत्तेन्ति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, दक्खो कुम्भकारो वा कुम्भकारन्तेवासी वा सुपरिकम्मकताय मत्तिकाय यं यदेव भाजनविकतिं आकङ्खेय्य तं तदेव करेय्य अभिनिप्फादेय्य; सेय्यथा वा पनुदायि, दक्खो दन्तकारो वा दन्तकारन्तेवासी वा सुपरिकम्मकतस्मिं दन्तस्मिं यं यदेव दन्तविकतिं आकङ्खेय्य तं तदेव करेय्य अभिनिप्फादेय्य; सेय्यथा वा पनुदायि, दक्खो सुवण्णकारो वा सुवण्णकारन्तेवासी वा सुपरिकम्मकतस्मिं सुवण्णस्मिं यं यदेव सुवण्णविकतिं आकङ्खेय्य तं तदेव करेय्य अभिनिप्फादेय्य। एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका अनेकविहितं इद्धिविधं पच्चनुभोन्ति—एकोपि हुत्वा बहुधा होन्ति, बहुधापि हुत्वा एको होति; आविभावं, तिरोभावं; तिरोकुट्टं तिरोपाकारं तिरोपब्बतं असज्जमाना गच्छन्ति, सेय्यथापि आकासे; पथवियापि उम्मुज्जनिमुज्जं करोन्ति, सेय्यथापि उदके; उदकेपि अभिज्जमाने गच्छन्ति, सेय्यथापि पथवियं; आकासेपि पल्लङ्केन कमन्ति, सेय्यथापि पक्खी सकुणो; इमेपि चन्दिमसूरिये एवंमहिद्धिके एवंमहानुभावे पाणिना परिमसन्ति परिमज्जन्ति, याव ब्रह्मलोकापि कायेन वसं वत्तेन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhonti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā honti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti; āvibhāvaṁ, tirobhāvaṁ; tirokuṭṭaṁ tiropākāraṁ tiropabbataṁ asajjamānā gacchanti, seyyathāpi ākāse; pathaviyāpi ummujjanimujjaṁ karonti, seyyathāpi udake; udakepi abhijjamāne13 gacchanti, seyyathāpi pathaviyaṁ; ākāsepi pallaṅkena kamanti, seyyathāpi pakkhī sakuṇo; imepi candimasūriye evaṁmahiddhike evaṁmahānubhāve pāṇinā parimasanti parimajjanti, yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vattenti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, dakkho kumbhakāro vā kumbhakārantevāsī vā suparikammakatāya mattikāya yaṁ yadeva bhājanavikatiṁ ākaṅkheyya taṁ tadeva kareyya abhinipphādeyya; seyyathā vā panudāyi, dakkho dantakāro vā dantakārantevāsī vā suparikammakatasmiṁ dantasmiṁ yaṁ yadeva dantavikatiṁ ākaṅkheyya taṁ tadeva kareyya abhinipphādeyya; seyyathā vā panudāyi, dakkho suvaṇṇakāro vā suvaṇṇakārantevāsī vā suparikammakatasmiṁ suvaṇṇasmiṁ yaṁ yadeva suvaṇṇavikatiṁ ākaṅkheyya taṁ tadeva kareyya abhinipphādeyya. Evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhonti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā honti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti; āvibhāvaṁ, tirobhāvaṁ; tirokuṭṭaṁ tiropākāraṁ tiropabbataṁ asajjamānā gacchanti, seyyathāpi ākāse; pathaviyāpi ummujjanimujjaṁ karonti, seyyathāpi udake; udakepi abhijjamāne gacchanti, seyyathāpi pathaviyaṁ; ākāsepi pallaṅkena kamanti, seyyathāpi pakkhī sakuṇo; imepi candimasūriye evaṁmahiddhike evaṁmahānubhāve pāṇinā parimasanti parimajjanti, yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vattenti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to wield the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again; appearing and disappearing; going unimpeded through a wall, a rampart, or a mountain as if through space; diving in and out of the earth as if it were water; walking on water as if it were earth; flying cross-legged through the sky like a bird; touching and stroking with the hand the sun and moon, so mighty and powerful. They control the body as far as the Brahmā realm. Suppose a deft potter or their apprentice had some well-prepared clay. They could produce any kind of pot that they like. Or suppose a deft ivory-carver or their apprentice had some well-prepared ivory. They could produce any kind of ivory item that they like. Or suppose a deft goldsmith or their apprentice had some well-prepared gold. They could produce any kind of gold item that they like. In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to wield the many kinds of psychic power …
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका दिब्बाय सोतधातुया विसुद्धाय अतिक्कन्तमानुसिकाय उभो सद्दे सुणन्ति—दिब्बे च मानुसे च, ये दूरे सन्तिके च। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, बलवा सङ्खधमो अप्पकसिरेनेव चातुद्दिसा विञ्ञापेय्य; एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका दिब्बाय सोतधातुया विसुद्धाय अतिक्कन्तमानुसिकाय उभो सद्दे सुणन्ति—दिब्बे च मानुसे च, ये दूरे सन्तिके च।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā dibbāya sotadhātuyā visuddhāya atikkantamānusikāya ubho sadde suṇanti—dibbe ca mānuse ca, ye dūre santike ca. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, balavā saṅkhadhamo appakasireneva cātuddisā viññāpeyya; evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā dibbāya sotadhātuyā visuddhāya atikkantamānusikāya ubho sadde suṇanti—dibbe ca mānuse ca, ye dūre santike ca.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use so that, with clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and divine, whether near or far. Suppose there was a powerful horn blower. They’d easily make themselves heard in the four quarters. In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use so that, with clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and divine, whether near or far.
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका परसत्तानं परपुग्गलानं चेतसा चेतो परिच्च पजानन्ति—सरागं वा चित्तं ‘सरागं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, वीतरागं वा चित्तं ‘वीतरागं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति; सदोसं वा चित्तं ‘सदोसं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, वीतदोसं वा चित्तं ‘वीतदोसं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति; समोहं वा चित्तं ‘समोहं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, वीतमोहं वा चित्तं ‘वीतमोहं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति; सङ्खित्तं वा चित्तं ‘सङ्खित्तं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, विक्खित्तं वा चित्तं ‘विक्खित्तं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति; महग्गतं वा चित्तं ‘महग्गतं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, अमहग्गतं वा चित्तं ‘अमहग्गतं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति; सौत्तरं वा चित्तं ‘सौत्तरं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, अनुत्तरं वा चित्तं ‘अनुत्तरं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति; समाहितं वा चित्तं ‘समाहितं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, असमाहितं वा चित्तं ‘असमाहितं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति; विमुत्तं वा चित्तं ‘विमुत्तं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, अविमुत्तं वा चित्तं ‘अविमुत्तं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, इत्थी वा पुरिसो वा दहरो युवा मण्डनकजातिको आदासे वा परिसुद्धे परियोदाते अच्छे वा उदकपत्ते सकं मुखनिमित्तं पच्चवेक्खमानो सकणिकं वा ‘सकणिकन्ऽति जानेय्य, अकणिकं वा ‘अकणिकन्ऽति जानेय्य; एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका परसत्तानं परपुग्गलानं चेतसा चेतो परिच्च पजानन्ति—सरागं वा चित्तं ‘सरागं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति, वीतरागं वा चित्तं …पे… सदोसं वा चित्तं … वीतदोसं वा चित्तं … समोहं वा चित्तं … वीतमोहं वा चित्तं … सङ्खित्तं वा चित्तं … विक्खित्तं वा चित्तं … महग्गतं वा चित्तं … अमहग्गतं वा चित्तं … सौत्तरं वा चित्तं … अनुत्तरं वा चित्तं … समाहितं वा चित्तं … असमाहितं वा चित्तं … विमुत्तं वा चित्तं … अविमुत्तं वा चित्तं ‘अविमुत्तं चित्तन्ऽति पजानन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānanti—sarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘sarāgaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, vītarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘vītarāgaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti; sadosaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘sadosaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, vītadosaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘vītadosaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti; samohaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘samohaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, vītamohaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘vītamohaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti; saṅkhittaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘saṅkhittaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, vikkhittaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘vikkhittaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti; mahaggataṁ vā cittaṁ ‘mahaggataṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, amahaggataṁ vā cittaṁ ‘amahaggataṁ cittan’ti pajānanti; sauttaraṁ vā cittaṁ ‘sauttaraṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, anuttaraṁ vā cittaṁ ‘anuttaraṁ cittan’ti pajānanti; samāhitaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘samāhitaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, asamāhitaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘asamāhitaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti; vimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘vimuttaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, avimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘avimuttaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, itthī vā puriso vā daharo yuvā maṇḍanakajātiko ādāse vā parisuddhe pariyodāte acche vā udakapatte sakaṁ mukhanimittaṁ paccavekkhamāno sakaṇikaṁ vā ‘sakaṇikan’ti14 jāneyya, akaṇikaṁ vā ‘akaṇikan’ti jāneyya; evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānanti—sarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘sarāgaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti, vītarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ …pe… sadosaṁ vā cittaṁ … vītadosaṁ vā cittaṁ … samohaṁ vā cittaṁ … vītamohaṁ vā cittaṁ … saṅkhittaṁ vā cittaṁ … vikkhittaṁ vā cittaṁ … mahaggataṁ vā cittaṁ … amahaggataṁ vā cittaṁ … sauttaraṁ vā cittaṁ … anuttaraṁ vā cittaṁ … samāhitaṁ vā cittaṁ … asamāhitaṁ vā cittaṁ … vimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ … avimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘avimuttaṁ cittan’ti pajānanti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having comprehended them with their own mind. They understand mind with greed as ‘mind with greed’, and mind without greed as ‘mind without greed’; mind with hate as ‘mind with hate’, and mind without hate as ‘mind without hate’; mind with delusion as ‘mind with delusion’, and mind without delusion as ‘mind without delusion’; constricted mind as ‘constricted mind’, and scattered mind as ‘scattered mind’; expansive mind as ‘expansive mind’, and unexpansive mind as ‘unexpansive mind’; mind that is not supreme as ‘mind that is not supreme’, and mind that is supreme as ‘mind that is supreme’; mind immersed in samādhi as ‘mind immersed in samādhi’, and mind not immersed in samādhi as ‘mind not immersed in samādhi’; freed mind as ‘freed mind’, and unfreed mind as ‘unfreed mind’. Suppose there was a woman or man who was young, youthful, and fond of adornments, and they check their own reflection in a clean bright mirror or a clear bowl of water. If they had a spot they’d know ‘I have a spot’, and if they had no spots they’d know ‘I have no spots’. In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having comprehended them with their own mind …
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरन्ति, सेय्यथिदं—एकम्पि जातिं द्वेपि जातियो तिस्सोपि जातियो चतस्सोपि जातियो पञ्चपि जातियो दसपि जातियो वीसम्पि जातियो तिंसम्पि जातियो चत्तालीसम्पि जातियो पञ्ञासम्पि जातियो जातिसतम्पि जातिसहस्सम्पि जातिसतसहस्सम्पि, अनेकेपि संवट्टकप्पे अनेकेपि विवट्टकप्पे अनेकेपि संवट्टविवट्टकप्पे: ‘अमुत्रासिं एवंनामो एवङ्गोत्तो एवंवण्णो एवमाहारो एवंसुखदुक्खप्पटिसंवेदी एवमायुपरियन्तो, सो ततो चुतो अमुत्र उदपादिं; तत्रापासिं एवंनामो एवङ्गोत्तो एवंवण्णो एवमाहारो एवंसुखदुक्खप्पटिसंवेदी एवमायुपरियन्तो, सो ततो चुतो इधूपपन्नोऽति। इति साकारं सौद्देसं अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, पुरिसो सकम्हा गामा अञ्ञं गामं गच्छेय्य, तम्हापि गामा अञ्ञं गामं गच्छेय्य; सो तम्हा गामा सकंयेव गामं पच्चागच्छेय्य; तस्स एवमस्स: ‘अहं खो सकम्हा गामा अञ्ञं गामं अगच्छिं, तत्र एवं अट्ठासिं एवं निसीदिं एवं अभासिं एवं तुण्ही अहोसिं; तम्हापि गामा अमुं गामं अगच्छिं, तत्रापि एवं अट्ठासिं एवं निसीदिं एवं अभासिं एवं तुण्ही अहोसिं, सोम्हि तम्हा गामा सकंयेव गामं पच्चागतोऽति। एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरन्ति, सेय्यथिदं—एकम्पि जातिं …पे… इति साकारं सौद्देसं अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरन्ति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussaranti, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo tissopi jātiyo catassopi jātiyo pañcapi jātiyo dasapi jātiyo vīsampi jātiyo tiṁsampi jātiyo cattālīsampi jātiyo paññāsampi jātiyo jātisatampi jātisahassampi jātisatasahassampi, anekepi saṁvaṭṭakappe anekepi vivaṭṭakappe anekepi saṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe: ‘amutrāsiṁ evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto evaṁvaṇṇo evamāhāro evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī evamāyupariyanto, so tato cuto amutra udapādiṁ; tatrāpāsiṁ evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto evaṁvaṇṇo evamāhāro evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī evamāyupariyanto, so tato cuto idhūpapanno’ti. Iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, puriso sakamhā gāmā aññaṁ gāmaṁ gaccheyya, tamhāpi gāmā aññaṁ gāmaṁ gaccheyya; so tamhā gāmā sakaṁyeva gāmaṁ paccāgaccheyya; tassa evamassa: ‘ahaṁ kho sakamhā gāmā aññaṁ gāmaṁ agacchiṁ, tatra evaṁ aṭṭhāsiṁ evaṁ nisīdiṁ evaṁ abhāsiṁ evaṁ tuṇhī ahosiṁ; tamhāpi gāmā amuṁ gāmaṁ agacchiṁ, tatrāpi evaṁ aṭṭhāsiṁ evaṁ nisīdiṁ evaṁ abhāsiṁ evaṁ tuṇhī ahosiṁ, somhi tamhā gāmā sakaṁyeva gāmaṁ paccāgato’ti. Evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussaranti, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussaranti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to recollect the many kinds of past lives. That is: one, two, three, four, five, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, a hundred, a thousand, a hundred thousand rebirths; many eons of the world contracting, many eons of the world expanding, many eons of the world contracting and expanding. ‘There, I was named this, my clan was that, I looked like this, and that was my food. This was how I felt pleasure and pain, and that was how my life ended. When I passed away from that place I was reborn somewhere else. There, too, I was named this, my clan was that, I looked like this, and that was my food. This was how I felt pleasure and pain, and that was how my life ended. When I passed away from that place I was reborn here.’ And so they recollect their many kinds of past lives, with features and details. Suppose a person was to leave their home village and go to another village. From that village they’d go to yet another village. And from that village they’d return to their home village. They’d think: ‘I went from my home village to another village. There I stood like this, sat like that, spoke like this, or kept silent like that. From that village I went to yet another village. There too I stood like this, sat like that, spoke like this, or kept silent like that. And from that village I returned to my home village.’ In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to recollect the many kinds of past lives.
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका दिब्बेन चक्खुना विसुद्धेन अतिक्कन्तमानुसकेन सत्ते पस्सन्ति चवमाने उपपज्जमाने हीने पणीते सुवण्णे दुब्बण्णे सुगते दुग्गते यथाकम्मूपगे सत्ते पजानन्ति: ‘इमे वत भोन्तो सत्ता कायदुच्चरितेन समन्नागता वचीदुच्चरितेन समन्नागता मनोदुच्चरितेन समन्नागता अरियानं उपवादका मिच्छादिट्ठिका मिच्छादिट्ठिकम्मसमादाना, ते कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा अपायं दुग्गतिं विनिपातं निरयं उपपन्ना; इमे वा पन भोन्तो सत्ता कायसुचरितेन समन्नागता वचीसुचरितेन समन्नागता मनोसुचरितेन समन्नागता अरियानं अनुपवादका सम्मादिट्ठिका सम्मादिट्ठिकम्मसमादाना, ते कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपन्नाऽति। इति दिब्बेन चक्खुना विसुद्धेन अतिक्कन्तमानुसकेन सत्ते पस्सन्ति चवमाने उपपज्जमाने हीने पणीते सुवण्णे दुब्बण्णे सुगते दुग्गते यथाकम्मूपगे सत्ते पजानन्ति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, द्वे अगारा सद्वारा। तत्र चक्खुमा पुरिसो मज्झे ठितो पस्सेय्य मनुस्से गेहं पविसन्तेपि निक्खमन्तेपि अनुचङ्कमन्तेपि अनुविचरन्तेपि; एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका दिब्बेन चक्खुना विसुद्धेन अतिक्कन्तमानुसकेन सत्ते पस्सन्ति चवमाने उपपज्जमाने हीने पणीते सुवण्णे दुब्बण्णे सुगते दुग्गते यथाकम्मूपगे सत्ते पजानन्ति …पे…
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passanti cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajānanti: ‘ime vata bhonto sattā kāyaduccaritena samannāgatā vacīduccaritena samannāgatā manoduccaritena samannāgatā ariyānaṁ upavādakā micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannā; ime vā pana bhonto sattā kāyasucaritena samannāgatā vacīsucaritena samannāgatā manosucaritena samannāgatā ariyānaṁ anupavādakā sammādiṭṭhikā sammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannā’ti. Iti dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passanti cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajānanti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, dve agārā sadvārā. Tatra cakkhumā puriso majjhe ṭhito passeyya manusse gehaṁ pavisantepi nikkhamantepi anucaṅkamantepi anuvicarantepi; evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passanti cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajānanti …pe…
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use so that, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings are reborn according to their deeds: ‘These dear beings did bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. They spoke ill of the noble ones; they had wrong view; and they chose to act out of that wrong view. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. These dear beings, however, did good things by way of body, speech, and mind. They never spoke ill of the noble ones; they had right view; and they chose to act out of that right view. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ And so, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings are reborn according to their deeds. Suppose there were two houses with doors. A person with clear eyes standing in between them would see people entering and leaving a house and wandering to and fro. In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use so that, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn …
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
पुन चपरं, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका आसवानं खया अनासवं चेतोविमुत्तिं पञ्ञाविमुत्तिं दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरन्ति। सेय्यथापि, उदायि, पब्बतसङ्खेपे उदकरहदो अच्छो विप्पसन्नो अनाविलो, तत्थ चक्खुमा पुरिसो तीरे ठितो पस्सेय्य सिप्पिसम्बुकम्पि सक्खरकठलम्पि मच्छगुम्बम्पि चरन्तम्पि तिट्ठन्तम्पि। तस्स एवमस्स: ‘अयं खो उदकरहदो अच्छो विप्पसन्नो अनाविलो, तत्रिमे सिप्पिसम्बुकापि सक्खरकठलापि मच्छगुम्बापि चरन्तिपि तिट्ठन्तिपीऽति।
Puna caparaṁ, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharanti. Seyyathāpi, udāyi, pabbatasaṅkhepe udakarahado accho vippasanno anāvilo, tattha cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito passeyya sippisambukampi sakkharakaṭhalampi macchagumbampi carantampi tiṭṭhantampi. Tassa evamassa: ‘ayaṁ kho udakarahado accho vippasanno anāvilo, tatrime sippisambukāpi sakkharakaṭhalāpi macchagumbāpi carantipi tiṭṭhantipī’ti.
Furthermore, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life. And they live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements. Suppose there was a lake that was transparent, clear, and unclouded. A person with clear eyes standing on the bank would see the clams and mussels, and pebbles and gravel, and schools of fish swimming about or staying still. They’d think: ‘This lake is transparent, clear, and unclouded. And here are the clams and mussels, and pebbles and gravel, and schools of fish swimming about or staying still.’
एवमेव खो, उदायि, अक्खाता मया सावकानं पटिपदा, यथापटिपन्ना मे सावका आसवानं खया अनासवं चेतोविमुत्तिं पञ्ञाविमुत्तिं दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरन्ति।
Evameva kho, udāyi, akkhātā mayā sāvakānaṁ paṭipadā, yathāpaṭipannā me sāvakā āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharanti.
In the same way, I have explained to my disciples a practice that they use to realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life. And they live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements.
तत्र च पन मे सावका बहू अभिञ्ञावोसानपारमिप्पत्ता विहरन्ति।
Tatra ca pana me sāvakā bahū abhiññāvosānapāramippattā viharanti.
And many of my disciples meditate on that having attained perfection and consummation of insight.
अयं खो, उदायि, पञ्चमो धम्मो येन मम सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ति।
Ayaṁ kho, udāyi, pañcamo dhammo yena mama sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharanti.
This is the fifth quality because of which my disciples are loyal to me.
इमे खो, उदायि, पञ्च धम्मा येहि ममं सावका सक्करोन्ति गरुं करोन्ति मानेन्ति पूजेन्ति, सक्कत्वा गरुं कत्वा उपनिस्साय विहरन्ती”ति।
Ime kho, udāyi, pañca dhammā yehi mamaṁ sāvakā sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharantī”ti.
These are the five qualities because of which my disciples honor, respect, revere, and venerate me; and after honoring and respecting me, they remain loyal to me.”
इदमवोच भगवा। अत्तमनो सकुलुदायी परिब्बाजको भगवतो भासितं अभिनन्दीति।
Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamano sakuludāyī paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.
That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the wanderer Sakuludāyī was happy with what the Buddha said.
महासकुलुदायिसुत्तं निट्ठितं सत्तमं।
Mahāsakuludāyisuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Majjhima Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
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