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
Migāra·mother·longhousemigāramātupāsādassa
is seendissati
gradual·traininganupubbasikkhā
gradual·progressanupubbakiriyā
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·progressanupubbakiriyā
gradual·practiceanupubbapaṭipadā
that is to sayyadidaṁ—
in recitationajjhene;
also of theseimesampi
indeedhi,
sirbho
Gotamagotama,
of archersissāsānaṁ
is seendissati
gradual·traininganupubbasikkhā
gradual·progressanupubbakiriyā
gradual·practiceanupubbapaṭipadā
that is to sayyadidaṁ—
in archeryissatthe.
also of usAmhākampi
indeedhi,
sirbho
Gotamagotama,
of accountantsgaṇakānaṁ
accounting·livinggaṇanājīvānaṁ
is seendissati
gradual·traininganupubbasikkhā
gradual·progressanupubbakiriyā
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
Dhamma·Vinayadhammavinaye
just soevameva
gradual·traininganupubbasikkhā
gradual·progressanupubbakiriyā
gradual·practiceanupubbapaṭipadā
to describepaññapetun”ti?
it is possible“Sakkā,
brahminbrāhmaṇa,
this + veryimasmimpi
teaching·trainingdhammavinaye
gradual·learninganupubbasikkhā
gradual·practiceanupubbakiriyā
gradual·pathanupubbapaṭipadā
to make knownpaññapetuṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi,
brahminbrāhmaṇa,
deftdakkho
horse·trainerassadammako
finebhaddaṁ
thoroughbredassājānīyaṁ
having obtainedlabhitvā
first + onlypaṭhameneva
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
person·fit for trainingpurisadammaṁ
having obtainedlabhitvā
firstpaṭhamaṁ
like thisevaṁ
guidesvineti:
come‘ehi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
ethicalsīlavā
behohi,
monastic code·restraint·restrainedpātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto
dwellviharāhi
conduct·resort·endowedācāragocarasampanno
slight·degreeaṇumattesu
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
guard·doorguttadvāro
ishoti,
that + himtamenaṁ
the Realized Onetathāgato
furtheruttariṁ
guidesvineti:
come‘ehi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
in foodbhojane
moderation·knowmattaññū
behohi.
having reflectedPaṭisaṅkhā
rationallyyoniso
foodāhāraṁ
you should eatāhāreyyāsi—
notneva
for fundavāya
notna
for indulgencemadāya
notna
for adornmentmaṇḍanāya
notna
for decorationvibhūsanāya,
as long as·onlyyāvadeva
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
old + andpurāṇañca
feelingvedanaṁ
I shall put an end topaṭihaṅkhāmi,
new + andnavañca
feelingvedanaṁ
notna
I shall give rise touppādessāmi,
the meansyātrā
andca
for meme
there will bebhavissati
blamelessnessanavajjatā
andca
comfortable·abidingphāsuvihāro
andcā’ti.
whenYato
indeedkho,
brahminbrāhmaṇa,
monkbhikkhu
in foodbhojane
moderation·knowingmattaññū
ishoti,
himtamenaṁ
thus·gonetathāgato
furtheruttariṁ
guidesvineti:
come‘ehi
youtvaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ
along·joinedanuyutto
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
lion·lyingsīhaseyyaṁ
you should adoptkappeyyāsi
footpāde
footpādaṁ
on·placingaccādhāya
mindfulsato
awaresampajāno
rising·perceptionuṭṭhānasaññaṁ
having attended tomanasikaritvā,
of the nightrattiyā
lastpacchimaṁ
watchyāmaṁ
having got uppaccuṭṭhāya
by walkingcaṅkamena
by sittingnisajjāya
from obstaclesāvaraṇīyehi
from mental qualitiesdhammehi
mindcittaṁ
purifyparisodhehī’ti.
whenYato
indeedkho,
brahminbrāhmaṇa,
a mendicantbhikkhu
wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ
committed toanuyutto
ishoti,
that + themtamenaṁ
the Realized Onetathāgato
furtheruttariṁ
guidesvineti:
come‘ehi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
mindfulness·situational-awarenesssatisampajaññena
endowedsamannāgato
behohi,
when going outabhikkante
when coming backpaṭikkante
one acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī,
when looking aheadālokite
when looking asidevilokite
one acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī,
when bendingsamiñjite
when extendingpasārite
one acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī,
outer-robe·bowl·robes·bearingsaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe
one acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī,
when eatingasite
when drinkingpīte
when chewingkhāyite
when tastingsāyite
one acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī,
defecating·urinating·actuccārapassāvakamme
one acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī,
when walkinggate
when standingṭhite
when sittingnisinne
when sleepingsutte
when wakingjāgarite
when speakingbhāsite
silent·keepingtuṇhībhāve
one acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī’ti.
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