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Majjhima Nikāya 100

Saṅgāravasutta

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of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, this occurredetadahosi:
I recall‘abhijānāmi indeedkho and Ipanāhaṁ of fatherpitu the Sakyansakkassa at workkammante coolsītāya in the black plum shadejambucchāyāya sittingnisinno quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillfulakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remainedviharitā.
could it beSiyā thennu indeedkho thiseso pathmaggo to awakeningbodhāyā’ti?
of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, stemming from memorysatānusāri understandingviññāṇaṁ wasahosi:
that is the very‘eseva pathmaggo to awakeningbodhāyā’ti.

of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, this occurredetadahosi:
why‘kiṁ indeednu indeedkho Iahaṁ of thattassa of pleasuresukhassa I am afraidbhāyāmi whichyaṁ thattaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ apart fromaññatreva from sensual pleasureskāmehi apart fromaññatra from unskillfulakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehī’ti?
of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, this occurredetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho Iahaṁ of thattassa of pleasuresukhassa I am afraidbhāyāmi whichyaṁ thattaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ apart fromaññatreva from sensual pleasureskāmehi apart fromaññatra from unskillfulakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehī’ti.

to himTassa to memayhaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, this occurredetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho thattaṁ easysukaraṁ pleasuresukhaṁ to attainadhigantuṁ thusevaṁ severely emaciatedadhimattakasimānaṁ with bodypattakāyena.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ should eatāhāreyyaṁ rice and porridgeodanakummāsan’ti.
ISo indeedkho Iahaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ ateāhāresiṁ rice and porridgeodanakummāsaṁ.
at thatTena indeedkho nowpana memaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, at the timesamayena group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū were attendingpaccupaṭṭhitā werehonti:
whatever‘yaṁ indeedkho asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo truthdhammaṁ will realizeadhigamissati thattaṁ to usno will announceārocessatī’ti.
whenYato indeedkho Iahaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ ateāhāresiṁ rice and porridgeodanakummāsaṁ, thenatha meme thosete group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū disappointednibbijja departedpakkamiṁsu:
indulgent‘bāhulliko asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo strayed from the strugglepadhānavibbhanto returnedāvatto to indulgencebāhullāyā’ti.

thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ having eatenāhāretvā strengthbalaṁ having gatheredgahetvā quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi …pe……pe… firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remainedvihāsiṁ.
of placing and keeping connectedVitakkavicārānaṁ by the stillingvūpasamā internalajjhattaṁ serenitysampasādanaṁ of mindcetaso unificationekodibhāvaṁ without placingavitakkaṁ without keeping connectedavicāraṁ born of concentrationsamādhijaṁ rapture and pleasurepītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remainedvihāsiṁ.

ISo thusevaṁ immersed in samādhisamāhite in mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte toward recollection of past livespubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extendedabhininnāmesiṁ.
ISo many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi, that is—oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi rebirthjātiṁ twodvepi rebirthsjātiyo …pe……pe… thusiti with featuressākāraṁ with detailssauddesaṁ many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho by meme, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, of the nightrattiyā firstpaṭhame watchyāme firstpaṭhamā knowledgevijjā achievedadhigatā,
ignoranceavijjā banishedvihatā, knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo banishedvihato, lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa meditatingviharato.

thatSo thusevaṁ concentratedsamāhite mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of sentient beingssattānaṁ toward knowledge of death and rebirthcutūpapātañāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extendedabhininnāmesiṁ.
withSo divinedibbena with the eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte I seepassāmi passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate passing on according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte I understandpajānāmi …pe……pe…
thisayaṁ indeedkho to meme, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, of the nightrattiyā middlemajjhime watchyāme seconddutiyā
knowledgevijjā achievedadhigatā, ignoranceavijjā banishedvihatā, knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo banishedvihato, lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ of one who is diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa for one dwellingviharato.

ISo thusevaṁ composedsamāhite mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of defilementsāsavānaṁ for knowledge of endingkhayañāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extended towardabhininnāmesiṁ.
ISo this‘idaṁ sufferingdukkhan’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayo’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodho’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ practice leading to cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī practicepaṭipadā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ;
these‘ime defilementsāsavā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ origin of defilementsāsavasamudayo’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ cessation of defilementsāsavanirodho’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ practice leading to cessation of defilementsāsavanirodhagāminī practicepaṭipadā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

of thatTassa to meme thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato from the defilement of sensualitykāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of existencebhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of ignoranceavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha.
when freedVimuttasmiṁ it is freedvimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ there wasahosi.
ended‘Khīṇā rebirthjāti, completedvusitaṁ the spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, nothing furthernāparaṁ for this stateitthattāyā’ti I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho to meme, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, of the nightrattiyā lastpacchime in the watchyāme thirdtatiyā
knowledgevijjā achievedadhigatā, ignoranceavijjā banishedvihatā, knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo banishedvihato, lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ for one who is diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa for one dwellingviharato”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Saṅgāravasaṅgāravo brahmin studentmāṇavo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this he saidetadavoca:
assiduous“aṭṭhitavataṁ of the worthy onebhoto Gotama'sgotamassa the strivingpadhānaṁ wasahosi, of a true personsappurisavataṁ of the worthy onebhoto Gotama'sgotamassa the strivingpadhānaṁ wasahosi;
asyathā thattaṁ of a perfected onearahato of a fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhassa.
whatKiṁ thennu indeedkho, worthybho Gotamagotama, there areatthi godsdevā”ti?
in terms of causes“Ṭhānaso this to memetaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, understoodviditaṁ that isyadidaṁ—
the godsadhidevā”ti.
what“Kiṁ thennu indeedkho, worthybho Gotamagotama, there are‘atthi godsdevā’ti askedpuṭṭho beingsamāno in terms of causes‘ṭhānaso this to memetaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, understoodviditaṁ that isyadidaṁ the godsadhidevā’ti you sayvadesi.
is it notNanu, worthybho Gotamagotama, thusevaṁ being sosante hollowtucchā falsemusā it ishotī”ti?
there are“‘Atthi godsdevā’ti, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, askedpuṭṭho beingsamāno there are‘atthi godsdevā’ti whoyo might sayvadeyya, in terms of causes‘ṭhānaso to meme understoodviditā’ti whoyo might sayvadeyya;
thenatha here indeedkhvettha by a sensible personviññunā by a personpurisena categoricallyekaṁsena conclusionniṭṭhaṁ to be reachedgantabbaṁ that isyadidaṁ:
there are‘atthi godsdevā’”ti.
why“Kissa thenpana to meme worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in the first placeādikeneva notna you explainedbyākāsī”ti?
by the eminent“Uccena agreedsammataṁ indeedkho thisetaṁ, Bhāradvājabhāradvāja, in the worldlokasmiṁ that isyadidaṁ:
there are‘atthi godsdevā’”ti.

thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, Saṅgāravasaṅgāravo brahmin studentmāṇavo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā might rightukkujjeyya, hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā might revealvivareyya, to the lostmūḷhassa orvā pathmaggaṁ might point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā oil lamptelapajjotaṁ might holddhāreyya: those with eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni will seedakkhantī’ti; even soevamevaṁ by the worthybhotā Gotamagotamena in many waysanekapariyāyena the Teachingdhammo made clearpakāsito.
this IEsāhaṁ to the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi and to the teachingdhammañca and to the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as a lay followerUpāsakaṁ memaṁ worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo may rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ who has gonegatan”ti.
Saṅgārava SuttaSaṅgāravasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ tenthdasamaṁ.
Brahmin ChapterBrāhmaṇavaggo finishedniṭṭhito fifthpañcamo.

its summaryTassuddānaṁ
BrahmāyuBrahmāyu Sela and Assalāyanaselassalāyano,
Ghoṭamukhaghoṭamukho andca brahminbrāhmaṇo;
CaṅkīCaṅkī among theseesu Dhanañjānidhanañjāni,
Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭho and Subhagāravasubhagāravoti.

thisIdaṁ summary of the chaptersvaggānamuddānaṁ
chapterVaggo householdergahapati monkbhikkhu,
named Wandererparibbājakanāmako;
King ChapterRājavaggo called Brahminbrāhmaṇoti,
fivepañca in the Middle Collectionmajjhimaāgame.
Middle FiftyMajjhimapaṇṇāsakaṁ completedsamattaṁ.

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