Gaṇakamoggallānasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 107

Gaṇakamoggallānasutta

With Moggallāna the Accountant · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā in Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in the Eastern Monasterypubbārāme in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother.migāramātupāsāde.
thenAtha indeedkho Moggallāna the Accountantgaṇakamoggallāno brahminbrāhmaṇo whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā approached him there;tenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā withsaddhiṁ exchanged greetings.sammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat down.nisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Moggallāna the Accountantgaṇakamoggallāno brahminbrāhmaṇo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said this:etadavoca:

just as“Seyyathāpi, sirbho Gotamagotama, of thisimassa of Migāra's mother's stilt longhousemigāramātupāsādassa is seendissati gradual traininganupubbasikkhā gradual workanupubbakiriyā gradual practiceanupubbapaṭipadā that is to sayyadidaṁ—
down toyāva the last step of the staircasepacchimasopānakaḷevarā;
also of theseimesampi indeedhi, sirbho Gotamagotama, of the brahminsbrāhmaṇānaṁ is seendissati gradual traininganupubbasikkhā gradual workanupubbakiriyā gradual practiceanupubbapaṭipadā that is to sayyadidaṁ—
in recitationajjhene;
also of theseimesampi indeedhi, sirbho Gotamagotama, of archersissāsānaṁ is seendissati gradual traininganupubbasikkhā gradual workanupubbakiriyā gradual practiceanupubbapaṭipadā that is to sayyadidaṁ—
in archeryissatthe.
also of usAmhākampi indeedhi, sirbho Gotamagotama, of accountantsgaṇakānaṁ who earn a living by accountinggaṇanājīvānaṁ is seendissati gradual traininganupubbasikkhā gradual workanupubbakiriyā gradual practiceanupubbapaṭipadā that is to sayyadidaṁ—
in mathematicssaṅkhāne.
for we indeedMayañhi, sirbho Gotamagotama, an apprenticeantevāsiṁ having gotlabhitvā firstpaṭhamaṁ thusevaṁ we make countgaṇāpema:
one‘ekaṁ one oneekakaṁ, twodve two twosdukā, threetīṇi three threestikā, fourcattāri four fourscatukkā, fivepañca five fivespañcakā, sixcha six sixeschakkā, sevensatta seven sevenssattakā, eightaṭṭha eight eightsaṭṭhakā, ninenava nine ninesnavakā, tendasa ten tensdasakā’ti;
even a hundredsatampi wemayaṁ, sirbho Gotamagotama, we make countgaṇāpema, even morebhiyyopi we make countgaṇāpema.
is it possibleSakkā nownu indeedkho, sirbho Gotamagotama, also in thisimasmimpi in Dhamma and Vinayadhammavinaye just soevameva gradual traininganupubbasikkhā gradual workanupubbakiriyā gradual practiceanupubbapaṭipadā to describepaññapetun”ti?

it is possible“Sakkā, brahminbrāhmaṇa, in this veryimasmimpi in the teaching and trainingdhammavinaye gradual learninganupubbasikkhā gradual practiceanupubbakiriyā gradual pathanupubbapaṭipadā to make knownpaññapetuṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, deftdakkho horse trainerassadammako finebhaddaṁ thoroughbredassājānīyaṁ having obtainedlabhitvā first of allpaṭhameneva wearing the bitmukhādhāne make it get usedkāraṇaṁ he would make it dokāreti, thenatha furtheruttariṁ make it get usedkāraṇaṁ he would make it dokāreti;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, the Realized Onetathāgato a person fit for trainingpurisadammaṁ having obtainedlabhitvā firstpaṭhamaṁ like thisevaṁ guidesvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, ethicalsīlavā behohi, restrained in the monastic codepātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto dwellviharāhi conducting yourself well and resorting for alms in suitable placesācāragocarasampanno in the slightestaṇumattesu faultsvajjesu seeing dangerbhayadassāvī, having undertakensamādāya you should trainsikkhassu in the training rulessikkhāpadesū’ti.

whenYato indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, monkbhikkhu virtuoussīlavā ishoti, restrained by the monastic codepātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto dwellsviharati accomplished in conduct and resortācāragocarasampanno in the slightestaṇumattesu faultsvajjesu seeing dangerbhayadassāvī, having undertakensamādāya trainssikkhati in the training rulessikkhāpadesu, himtamenaṁ the Realized Onetathāgato furtheruttariṁ guidesvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, in the sense facultiesindriyesu with guarded doorsguttadvāro behohi, with the eyecakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā do notmā grasping the featuresnimittaggāhī behohi grasping the detailsmānubyañjanaggāhī.
for whatever reasonYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would assailanvāssaveyyuṁ for itstassa for restraintsaṁvarāya practicepaṭipajjāhi; protectrakkhāhi the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ, in the faculty of sightcakkhundriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ achieveāpajjāhi.
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 do notmā grasping the featuresnimittaggāhī behohi grasping the detailsmānubyañjanaggāhī.
for whatever reasonYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would assailanvāssaveyyuṁ for itstassa for restraintsaṁvarāya practicepaṭipajjāhi; protectrakkhāhi the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ, in the faculty of mindmanindriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ achieveāpajjāhī’ti.

whenYato indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a mendicantbhikkhu in the sense facultiesindriyesu with guarded doorsguttadvāro ishoti, then himtamenaṁ the Realized Onetathāgato furtheruttariṁ guidesvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, in foodbhojane knowing moderationmattaññū behohi.
having reflectedPaṭisaṅkhā rationallyyoniso foodāhāraṁ you should eatāhāreyyāsi—
notneva for fundavāya notna for indulgencemadāya notna for adornmentmaṇḍanāya notna for decorationvibhūsanāya, only for as long asyāvadeva of thisimassa of the bodykāyassa for the sustenanceṭhitiyā for the keeping goingyāpanāya for the ending of harmvihiṁsūparatiyā for the support of the spiritual lifebrahmacariyānuggahāya—iti and oldpurāṇañca feelingvedanaṁ I shall put an end topaṭihaṅkhāmi, and newnavañca feelingvedanaṁ notna I shall give rise touppādessāmi, the meansyātrā andca for meme there will bebhavissati blamelessnessanavajjatā andca a comfortable abidingphāsuvihāro andcā’ti.

whenYato indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, monkbhikkhu in foodbhojane knowing moderationmattaññū ishoti, himtamenaṁ the Realized Onetathāgato furtheruttariṁ guidesvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ committed toanuyutto dwellviharāhi, by daydivasaṁ by walkingcaṅkamena by sittingnisajjāya from obstaclesāvaraṇīyehi from mental qualitiesdhammehi mindcittaṁ purifyparisodhehi, of the nightrattiyā firstpaṭhamaṁ watchyāmaṁ by walkingcaṅkamena by sittingnisajjāya from obstaclesāvaraṇīyehi from mental qualitiesdhammehi mindcittaṁ purifyparisodhehi, of the nightrattiyā middlemajjhimaṁ watchyāmaṁ on the rightdakkhiṇena sidepassena the lion's posturesīhaseyyaṁ you should adoptkappeyyāsi footpāde footpādaṁ having placed on topaccādhāya mindfulsato awaresampajāno perception of risinguṭṭhānasaññaṁ having attended tomanasikaritvā, of the nightrattiyā lastpacchimaṁ watchyāmaṁ having got uppaccuṭṭhāya by walkingcaṅkamena by sittingnisajjāya from obstaclesāvaraṇīyehi from mental qualitiesdhammehi mindcittaṁ purifyparisodhehī’ti.

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