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Saṃyutta Nikāya 56.11

Dhammacakkappavattanasutta

Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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oneEkaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Bārāṇasībārāṇasiyaṁ was stayingviharati at Isipatanaisipatane in the deer parkmigadāye.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā of the group of fivepañcavaggiye the monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:

these two“Dveme, monksbhikkhave, extremesantā by one gone forthpabbajitena notna should be cultivatedsevitabbā.
whichKatame two?dve?
whichYo and thiscāyaṁ in sensual pleasureskāmesu indulgence in sensual pleasurekāmasukhallikānuyogo lowhīno crudegammo ordinarypothujjaniko ignobleanariyo pointlessanatthasaṁhito, whichyo and thiscāyaṁ indulgence in self-mortificationattakilamathānuyogo painfuldukkho ignobleanariyo pointlessanatthasaṁhito.
theseEte indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, bothubho extremesante avoidinganupagamma the middlemajjhimā way of practicepaṭipadā by the Realized Onetathāgatena fully understoodabhisambuddhā giving visioncakkhukaraṇī giving knowledgeñāṇakaraṇī to peaceupasamāya to direct knowledgeabhiññāya to awakeningsambodhāya to extinguishmentnibbānāya leadssaṁvattati.

whatKatamā andca thatsā, monksbhikkhave, the middlemajjhimā way of practicepaṭipadā by the Realized Onetathāgatena fully understoodabhisambuddhā giving visioncakkhukaraṇī giving knowledgeñāṇakaraṇī to peaceupasamāya to direct knowledgeabhiññāya to awakeningsambodhāya to extinguishmentnibbānāya leads?saṁvattati?
it is just thisAyameva nobleariyo eightfoldaṭṭhaṅgiko pathmaggo, namelyseyyathidaṁ—
right viewsammādiṭṭhi right intentionsammāsaṅkappo right speechsammāvācā right actionsammākammanto right livelihoodsammāājīvo right effortsammāvāyāmo right mindfulnesssammāsati right concentrationsammāsamādhi.
thisAyaṁ indeedkho thatsā, monksbhikkhave, the middlemajjhimā way of practicepaṭipadā by the Realized Onetathāgatena fully understoodabhisambuddhā giving visioncakkhukaraṇī giving knowledgeñāṇakaraṇī to peaceupasamāya to direct knowledgeabhiññāya to awakeningsambodhāya to extinguishmentnibbānāya leadssaṁvattati.

thisIdaṁ indeedkho nowpana, O monksbhikkhave, of sufferingdukkhaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ—
birth toojātipi is sufferingdukkhā, aging toojarāpi is sufferingdukkhā, sickness toobyādhipi is sufferingdukkho, death toomaraṇampi is sufferingdukkhaṁ, with the unlovedappiyehi unionsampayogo is sufferingdukkho, from the lovedpiyehi separationvippayogo is sufferingdukkho, what one wishesyampicchaṁ notna one getslabhati that tootampi is suffering — in briefdukkhaṁ—saṅkhittena the five aggregates of clingingpañcupādānakkhandhā are sufferingdukkhā.
thisIdaṁ indeedkho nowpana, O monksbhikkhave, of the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ—
it is thisyāyaṁ cravingtaṇhā leading to rebirthponobbhavikā bound up with delight and lustnandirāgasahagatā delighting now here, now theretatratatrābhinandinī, namelyseyyathidaṁ—
craving for sense pleasurekāmataṇhā, craving for existencebhavataṇhā, craving for non-existencevibhavataṇhā.
thisIdaṁ indeedkho nowpana, O monksbhikkhave, of the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ—
it isyo of that verytassāyeva cravingtaṇhāya the remainderless fading and cessationasesavirāganirodho giving upcāgo relinquishingpaṭinissaggo releasemutti non-attachmentanālayo.
thisIdaṁ indeedkho nowpana, O monksbhikkhave, leading to the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī the waypaṭipadā the noble truthariyasaccaṁ—
it is just thisayameva nobleariyo eightfoldaṭṭhaṅgiko pathmaggo, namelyseyyathidaṁ—
right viewsammādiṭṭhi and so on…pe… right concentrationsammāsamādhi.

this‘Idaṁ of sufferingdukkhaṁ the noble truth (quote)ariyasaccan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ of sufferingdukkhaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ should be completely understood (quote)pariññeyyan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe and so on…pe… aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ of sufferingdukkhaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ has been completely understood (quote)pariññātan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.

this‘Idaṁ of the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayaṁ the noble truth (quote)ariyasaccan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ of the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ should be given up (quote)pahātabban’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe and so on…pe… aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ of the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ has been given up (quote)pahīnan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.

this‘Idaṁ of the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhaṁ the noble truth (quote)ariyasaccan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ of the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ should be realized (quote)sacchikātabban’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe and so on…pe… aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ of the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhaṁ the noble truthariyasaccaṁ has been realized (quote)sacchikatan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.

this‘Idaṁ leading to the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī the waypaṭipadā the noble truth (quote)ariyasaccan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ leading to the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī the waypaṭipadā the noble truthariyasaccaṁ should be developed (quote)bhāvetabban’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe and so on…pe… aroseudapādi.
that‘Taṁ indeedkho now thispanidaṁ leading to the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī the waypaṭipadā the noble truthariyasaccaṁ has been developed (quote)bhāvitan’ti in meme, monksbhikkhave, beforepubbe unheard-ofananussutesu regarding teachingsdhammesu visioncakkhuṁ aroseudapādi, knowledgeñāṇaṁ aroseudapādi, wisdompaññā aroseudapādi, realizationvijjā aroseudapādi, lightāloko aroseudapādi.

and as long asYāvakīvañca myme, monksbhikkhave, in theseimesu fourcatūsu noble truthsariyasaccesu thusevaṁ in three roundstiparivaṭṭaṁ with twelve aspectsdvādasākāraṁ as it really isyathābhūtaṁ knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ notna fully purifiedsuvisuddhaṁ wasahosi, not at allneva so long did Itāvāhaṁ, monksbhikkhave, with its godssadevake in the worldloke with its Mārassamārake with its divinitiessabrahmake with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā in this populationpajāya with its gods and humanssadevamanussāya to the supreme‘anuttaraṁ perfect awakeningsammāsambodhiṁ fully awakened (quote)abhisambuddho’ti claimpaccaññāsiṁ.

but whenYato andca indeedkho myme, monksbhikkhave, in theseimesu fourcatūsu noble truthsariyasaccesu thusevaṁ in three roundstiparivaṭṭaṁ with twelve aspectsdvādasākāraṁ as it really isyathābhūtaṁ knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ fully purifiedsuvisuddhaṁ wasahosi, then Iathāhaṁ, monksbhikkhave, with its godssadevake in the worldloke with its Mārassamārake with its divinitiessabrahmake with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā in this populationpajāya with its gods and humanssadevamanussāya to the supreme‘anuttaraṁ perfect awakeningsammāsambodhiṁ fully awakened (quote)abhisambuddho’ti claimedpaccaññāsiṁ.
and knowledgeÑāṇañca moreoverpana in meme visiondassanaṁ aroseudapādi:
unshakable‘akuppā myme freedomvimutti, this is the lastayamantimā birthjāti, there is notnatthi nowdāni renewed existence (quote)punabbhavo’”ti.
said thisIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā of the group of fivepañcavaggiyā the monksbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato the wordsbhāsitaṁ rejoiced in (quote)abhinandunti.

and while thisImasmiñca moreoverpana discourseveyyākaraṇasmiṁ was being spokenbhaññamāne of the venerableāyasmato Koṇḍaññakoṇḍaññassa stainlessvirajaṁ immaculatevītamalaṁ the vision of the Dhammadhammacakkhuṁ aroseudapādi:
whatever“yaṁ anythingkiñci liable to arisesamudayadhammaṁ allsabbaṁ thattaṁ is liable to cease (quote)nirodhadhamman”ti.

when was rolled forthPavattite andca moreoverpana by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the Wheel of Dhammadhammacakke the earthbhummā godsdevā raised the crysaddamanussāvesuṁ:
this“etaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā at Bārāṇasībārāṇasiyaṁ at Isipatanaisipatane in the deer parkmigadāye supremeanuttaraṁ Wheel of Dhammadhammacakkaṁ has been rolled forthpavattitaṁ not to be rolled backappaṭivattiyaṁ by an asceticsamaṇena orvā by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā by a goddevena orvā by a Māramārena orvā by a divinitybrahmunā orvā by anyonekenaci orvā in the world (quote)lokasmin”ti.
of the earthBhummānaṁ godsdevānaṁ the crysaddaṁ having heardsutvā of the four great kingscātumahārājikā the godsdevā raised the crysaddamanussāvesuṁ:
this“etaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā at Bārāṇasībārāṇasiyaṁ at Isipatanaisipatane in the deer parkmigadāye supremeanuttaraṁ Wheel of Dhammadhammacakkaṁ has been rolled forthpavattitaṁ, not to be rolled backappaṭivattiyaṁ by an asceticsamaṇena orvā by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā by a goddevena orvā by a Māramārena orvā by a divinitybrahmunā orvā by anyonekenaci orvā in the world (quote)lokasmin”ti.
of the four great kingsCātumahārājikānaṁ godsdevānaṁ the crysaddaṁ having heardsutvā of the thirty-threetāvatiṁsā the godsdevā and so on…pe…
of Yamayāmā the godsdevā and so on…pe…
the joyfultusitā godsdevā and so on…pe…
who love to createnimmānaratī the godsdevā and so on…pe…
who control what is created by othersparanimmitavasavattī the godsdevā and so on…pe…
of the Divinity's hostbrahmakāyikā the godsdevā raised the crysaddamanussāvesuṁ:

this“etaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā at Bārāṇasībārāṇasiyaṁ at Isipatanaisipatane in the deer parkmigadāye supremeanuttaraṁ Wheel of Dhammadhammacakkaṁ has been rolled forthpavattitaṁ not to be rolled backappaṭivattiyaṁ by an asceticsamaṇena orvā by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā by a goddevena orvā by a Māramārena orvā by a divinitybrahmunā orvā by anyonekenaci orvā in the world (quote)lokasmin”ti.

and soItiha at thattena momentkhaṇena at thattena secondlayena at thattena hourmuhuttena up toyāva the realm of divinitybrahmalokā the crysaddo soared upabbhuggacchi.
and thisAyañca ten-thousandfold galaxydasasahassilokadhātu shooksaṅkampi rockedsampakampi trembledsampavedhi, immeasurableappamāṇo andca magnificentuḷāro lightobhāso in the worldloke appearedpāturahosi surpassingatikkamma of the godsdevānaṁ the divine glory (quote)devānubhāvanti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā thisimaṁ heartfelt sentimentudānaṁ expressedudānesi:
has understood“aññāsi reallyvata sirbho, Koṇḍaññakoṇḍañño, has understoodaññāsi reallyvata sirbho, Koṇḍañña (quote)koṇḍañño”ti.
thusIti indeed thishidaṁ of the venerableāyasmato Koṇḍaññakoṇḍaññassa “Koṇḍañña Who Understood”“aññāsikoṇḍañño” justtveva the namenāmaṁ became (quote)ahosīti.
the firstPaṭhamaṁ.

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