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Majjhima Nikāya 101

Devadahasutta

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heSo well·satisfiedsantuṭṭho ishoti body·looking afterkāyaparihārikena with robescīvarena, belly·looking afterkucchiparihārikena with almsfoodpiṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva he goespakkamati taking onlysamādāyeva he sets outpakkamati.
just asSeyyathāpi likenāma a birdpakkhī birdsakuṇo whereveryena whereveryeneva it fliesḍeti own wings·burden·onlysapattabhārova it fliesḍeti;
same·justevameva a mendicantbhikkhu well·satisfiedsantuṭṭho ishoti body·looking afterkāyaparihārikena with robescīvarena, belly·looking afterkucchiparihārikena with almsfoodpiṇḍapātena; heso whereveryena whereveryeneva he goespakkamati taking onlysamādāyeva he sets outpakkamati.
heSo with thisiminā nobleariyena with the spectrum of ethicssīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato insideajjhattaṁ blameless·happinessanavajjasukhaṁ he experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

heSo with the eyecakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā notna one who grasps the signnimittaggāhī ishoti nor one who grasps the details.nānubyañjanaggāhī.
which + causeYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ eye·facultycakkhundriyaṁ un-·restrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness + displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā un-·skillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā upon·flowanvāssaveyyuṁ of thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya they practicepaṭipajjati, they protectrakkhati eye·facultycakkhundriyaṁ, eye·facultycakkhundriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ they achieve.āpajjati.
with the earSotena a soundsaddaṁ having heardsutvā ……pe…
with the noseghānena an odorgandhaṁ having smelledghāyitvā ……pe…
with the tonguejivhāya a flavorrasaṁ having tastedsāyitvā ……pe…
with the bodykāyena a touchphoṭṭhabbaṁ having feltphusitvā ……pe…
with the mindmanasā an ideadhammaṁ having knownviññāya notna one who grasps the signnimittaggāhī ishoti nor one who grasps the details.nānubyañjanaggāhī.
which + causeYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ un-·restrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness + displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā un-·skillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā upon·flowanvāssaveyyuṁ of thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya they practicepaṭipajjati, they protectrakkhati the faculty of mind,manindriyaṁ, in the faculty of mindmanindriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ they achieve.āpajjati.
heSo with thisiminā nobleariyena sense·restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato internallyajjhattaṁ unsullied·blissabyāsekasukhaṁ against·feelpaṭisaṁvedeti.

heSo out·goabhikkante back·gopaṭikkante awareness·actingsampajānakārī ishoti, ahead·lookālokite aside·lookvilokite awareness·actingsampajānakārī ishoti, together·bendsamiñjite forth·extendpasārite awareness·actingsampajānakārī ishoti, outer-robe·bowl·robe·bearingsaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe awareness·actingsampajānakārī ishoti, when eatingasite when drinkingpīte when chewingkhāyite when tastingsāyite awareness·actingsampajānakārī ishoti, feces·urine·actionuccārapassāvakamme awareness·actingsampajānakārī ishoti, when walkinggate when standingṭhite when sittingnisinne when sleepingsutte when wakingjāgarite when speakingbhāsite silent·beingtuṇhībhāve awareness·actingsampajānakārī ishoti.

heSo with thisiminā andca nobleariyena ethics·spectrumsīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato, with thisimāya andca nobleariyāya with contentmentsantuṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca nobleariyena with sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca nobleariyena with mindfulness and situational awarenesssatisampajaññena endowedsamannāgato
secludedvivittaṁ lodgingsenāsanaṁ frequentsbhajati wildernessaraññaṁ root of a treerukkhamūlaṁ hillpabbataṁ ravinekandaraṁ mountain cavegiriguhaṁ charnel groundsusānaṁ forestvanapatthaṁ open airabbhokāsaṁ heap of straw.palālapuñjaṁ.
heSo after·mealpacchābhattaṁ returned from almsroundpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto sits downnisīdati cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ having foldedābhujitvā, straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ having setpaṇidhāya, to the presentparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ having broughtupaṭṭhapetvā.

heSo covetousnessabhijjhaṁ for the worldloke having given uppahāya with heart rid of covetousnessvigatābhijjhena with heartcetasā they meditateviharati, of covetousnessabhijjhāya mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti.
ill will and malevolenceByāpādapadosaṁ having given uppahāya with a mind rid of ill willabyāpannacitto they meditateviharati full of sympathy for all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī, of ill willbyāpādapadosā mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti.
dullness and drowsinessThinamiddhaṁ having given uppahāya with a mind rid of dullness and drowsinessvigatathinamiddho they meditateviharati perceiving lightālokasaññī mindfulsato awaresampajāno, of dullness and drowsinessthinamiddhā mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti.
restlessness and remorseUddhaccakukkuccaṁ having given uppahāya without restlessnessanuddhato they meditateviharati internallyajjhattaṁ with mind settled internallyvūpasantacitto, of restlessness and remorseuddhaccakukkuccā mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti.
doubtVicikicchaṁ having given uppahāya having gone beyond doubttiṇṇavicikiccho they meditateviharati not undecidedakathaṅkathī about skillfulkusalesu qualitiesdhammesu, of doubtvicikicchāya mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti.

heSo theseime fivepañca hindrancesnīvaraṇe forth·abandonpahāya of the mindcetaso corruptionsupakkilese of wisdompaññāya weakeningdubbalīkaraṇe
seclude·quitevivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillful qualitiesakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehi with·placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with·keeping connectedsavicāraṁ seclusion·bornvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they remain.viharati.
that too,Evampi, monks,bhikkhave, fruitfulsaphalo exertionupakkamo is,hoti, fruitfulsaphalaṁ striving.padhānaṁ.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu of placing and keeping connectedvitakkavicārānaṁ from the stillingvūpasamā internallyajjhattaṁ claritysampasādanaṁ of mindcetaso at oneekodibhāvaṁ without·placing the mindavitakkaṁ without·keeping connectedavicāraṁ immersion·bornsamādhijaṁ rapture·blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they remainviharati.
thus tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, fruitfulsaphalo exertionupakkamo ishoti, fruitfulsaphalaṁ strivingpadhānaṁ.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu of rapturepītiyā andca away·fadingvirāgā equanimousupekkhako andca apart·dwellviharati mindfulsato andca fully·forth·knowingsampajāno, bliss·andsukhañca with the bodykāyena back·together·feelpaṭisaṁvedeti. whichYaṁ thattaṁ noble onesariyā towards·tellācikkhanti: equanimous‘upekkhako mindfulsatimā one who dwells in blisssukhavihārī’ti thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ near·together·attainupasampajja apart·dwellviharati.
thus tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, with·fruitsaphalo near·striveupakkamo ishoti, with·fruitsaphalaṁ strivingpadhānaṁ.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu of pleasuresukhassa andca forth·abandonpahānā of paindukkhassa andca by the giving uppahānā, before·evenpubbeva happiness·sadnesssomanassadomanassānaṁ by the disappearanceatthaṅgamā, without pleasure or painadukkhamasukhaṁ equanimity·mindfulness·purityupekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ near·together·enteredupasampajja they dwellviharati.
even soEvampi, monksbhikkhave, with·fruitsaphalo near·do·goupakkamo ishoti, with·fruitsaphalaṁ strivingpadhānaṁ.

heSo thusevaṁ composedsamāhite in mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese become pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite attained imperturbabilityāneñjappatte for knowledge of recollection of past livespubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya mindcittaṁ directsabhininnāmeti.
heSo many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati, that is, oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ twodvepi birthsjātiyo threetissopi birthsjātiyo fourcatassopi birthsjātiyo fivepañcapi birthsjātiyo tendasapi birthsjātiyo twentyvīsampi birthsjātiyo thirtytiṁsampi birthsjātiyo fortycattālīsampi birthsjātiyo fiftypaññāsampi birthsjātiyo a hundred birthsjātisatampi a thousand birthsjātisahassampi a hundred thousand birthsjātisatasahassampi manyanekepi eons of contractingsaṁvaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of expandingvivaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of contracting and expandingsaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe: there I was‘amutrāsiṁ named thisevaṁnāmo of such clanevaṅgotto of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo of such foodevamāhāro experiencer of such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī of such life spanevamāyupariyanto, heso from theretato passed awaycuto elsewhereamutra I was rebornudapādiṁ; there too I wastatrāpāsiṁ named thisevaṁnāmo of such clanevaṅgotto of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo of such foodevamāhāro experiencer of such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī of such life spanevamāyupariyanto, heso from theretato passed awaycuto reborn hereidhūpapanno’ti. thusIti with featuressākāraṁ with detailssauddesaṁ many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati.
in this way tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, fruitfulsaphalo exertionupakkamo ishoti, fruitfulsaphalaṁ strivingpadhānaṁ.

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