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Majjhima Nikāya 101

Devadahasutta

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heSo contentsantuṭṭho ishoti for looking after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robescīvarena, for looking after the bellykucchiparihārikena with almsfoodpiṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva he goespakkamati taking onlysamādāyeva he sets outpakkamati.
just asSeyyathāpi likenāma a birdpakkhī birdsakuṇo whereveryena whereveryeneva it fliesḍeti wings its only burdensapattabhārova it fliesḍeti;
in the same wayevameva a mendicantbhikkhu contentsantuṭṭho ishoti for looking after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robescīvarena, for looking after the bellykucchiparihārikena 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.
because of whichYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would flow in uponanvāssaveyyuṁ of thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya they practicepaṭipajjati, they protectrakkhati the faculty of sight,cakkhundriyaṁ, in the faculty of sightcakkhundriye 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.
because of whichYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would flow in uponanvāssaveyyuṁ 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 with sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato internallyajjhattaṁ unsullied blissabyāsekasukhaṁ he experiences.paṭisaṁvedeti.

heSo when going outabhikkante when coming backpaṭikkante acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when looking aheadālokite when looking asidevilokite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when bendingsamiñjite when extendingpasārite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robessaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when eatingasite when drinkingpīte when chewingkhāyite when tastingsāyite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when urinating and defecatinguccārapassāvakamme acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when walkinggate when standingṭhite when sittingnisinne when sleepingsutte when wakingjāgarite when speakingbhāsite when keeping silenttuṇhībhāve acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti.

heSo with thisiminā andca nobleariyena with the spectrum of ethicssīlakkhandhena 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 the 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 having given uppahāya of the mindcetaso corruptionsupakkilese of wisdompaññāya weakeningdubbalīkaraṇe
quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillful qualitiesakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ 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 it connectedavicāraṁ born of immersionsamādhijaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they remainviharati.
thus tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, fruitfulsaphalo exertionupakkamo ishoti, fruitfulsaphalaṁ strivingpadhānaṁ.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu of rapturepītiyā andca from fading awayvirāgā equanimousupekkhako andca dwellsviharati mindfulsato andca clearly awaresampajāno, and blisssukhañca with the bodykāyena experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti. whichYaṁ thattaṁ noble onesariyā declareācikkhanti: equanimous‘upekkhako mindfulsatimā one who dwells in blisssukhavihārī’ti thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having attainedupasampajja dwellsviharati.
thus tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, fruitfulsaphalo exertionupakkamo ishoti, fruitfulsaphalaṁ strivingpadhānaṁ.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu of pleasuresukhassa andca by the giving uppahānā of paindukkhassa andca by the giving uppahānā, even beforepubbeva of happiness and sadnesssomanassadomanassānaṁ by the disappearanceatthaṅgamā, without pleasure or painadukkhamasukhaṁ purity of mindfulness and equanimityupekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they dwellviharati.
even soEvampi, monksbhikkhave, fruitfulsaphalo exertionupakkamo ishoti, fruitfulsaphalaṁ 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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