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Majjhima Nikāya 107

Gaṇakamoggallānasutta

With Moggallāna the Accountant · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thenatha andca butpana by youtayā thusevaṁ instruct·passiveovadīyamāno thusevaṁ advise·passiveanusāsīyamāno oneeko personpuriso wrong·pathummaggaṁ having takengahetvā west·facingpacchāmukho would gogaccheyya, oneeko safelysotthinā to Rājagaharājagahaṁ would go?gaccheyyā”ti?
here“Ettha what can Ikyāhaṁ, honorablebho Gotamagotama, dokaromi?
I am one who shows the wayMaggakkhāyīhaṁ, honorablebho Gotama.gotamā”ti.
just so“Evameva indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, stand·indeedtiṭṭhateva extinguishmentnibbānaṁ, is presenttiṭṭhati extinguishment·leadingnibbānagāmī pathmaggo, stand·Itiṭṭhāmahaṁ encouragersamādapetā;
thenatha andca butpana mymama disciplessāvakā by memayā thusevaṁ instruct·passiveovadīyamānā thusevaṁ advise·passiveanusāsīyamānā someappekacce ultimateaccantaṁ goalniṭṭhaṁ extinguishmentnibbānaṁ achieveārādhenti, someekacce do not achievenārādhenti.
hereEttha what can Ikyāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, do?karomi?
I am one who shows the wayMaggakkhāyīhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, the Realized One.tathāgato”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Moggallāna the Accountantgaṇakamoggallāno brahminbrāhmaṇo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
those who“yeme, worthybho Gotamagotama, individualspuggalā faithlessassaddhā for the sake of livelihoodjīvikatthā notna out of faithsaddhā from the home lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbajitā devioussaṭhā deceitfulmāyāvino sneakyketabino haughtyuddhatā insolentunnaḷā ficklecapalā scurrilousmukharā loose-tonguedvikiṇṇavācā in the sense facultiesindriyesu not guarding the doorsaguttadvārā in eatingbhojane not knowing moderationamattaññuno to wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ not committedananuyuttā about the ascetic lifesāmaññe not caringanapekkhavanto in the trainingsikkhāya notna with keen respecttibbagāravā indulgentbāhulikā slacksāthalikā in backslidingokkamane leaderspubbaṅgamā in seclusionpaviveke neglecting the burdennikkhittadhurā lazykusītā lacking energyhīnavīriyā unmindfulmuṭṭhassatino lacking situational awarenessasampajānā not immersedasamāhitā with straying mindsvibbhantacittā witlessduppaññā idioticeḷamūgā, notna with thosetehi the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo togethersaddhiṁ livessaṁvasati.

whoYe butpana thosete clan·sonskulaputtā out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ forth·gopabbajitā not·deviousasaṭhā not·deceitfulamāyāvino not·sneakyaketabino not·haughtyanuddhatā not·insolentanunnaḷā not·fickleacapalā not·scurrilousamukharā not·scattered·speechavikiṇṇavācā in the sense facultiesindriyesu guarded·doorsguttadvārā in foodbhojane moderation·knowingmattaññuno wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ along·joinedanuyuttā to the ascetic lifesāmaññe caringapekkhavanto for the trainingsikkhāya keen·respecttibbagāravā not·indulgentnabāhulikā not·slacknasāthalikā in backslidingokkamane laid down·burdennikkhittadhurā in seclusionpaviveke before·goingpubbaṅgamā roused·energyāraddhavīriyā determined·selfpahitattā established·mindfulupaṭṭhitassatino with situational awarenesssampajānā immersedsamāhitā one-pointed·mindekaggacittā wisepaññavanto not·deaf·muteaneḷamūgā, with thesetehi the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo togethersaddhiṁ together·livesaṁvasati.

just as·indeedSeyyathāpi, sirbho Gotamagotama, whateverye whatever·anykeci root·fragrancemūlagandhā, spikenardkālānusāri of themtesaṁ best·is saidaggamakkhāyati;
whateverye whatever·anykeci heartwood·fragrancesāragandhā, red·sandalwoodlohitacandanaṁ of themtesaṁ best·is saidaggamakkhāyati;
whateverye whatever·anykeci flower·fragrancepupphagandhā, jasminevassikaṁ of themtesaṁ best·is saidaggamakkhāyati;
thus·sameevameva of worthybhoto of Gotamagotamassa adviceovādo of contemporary teachingsparamajjadhammesu.

excellentAbhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, towards·goneabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, down·turnednikkujjitaṁ orvā up·turnukkujjeyya, covered·hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā open·revealvivareyya, to the lost onemūḷhassa orvā pathmaggaṁ towards·tellācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā oil·lamptelapajjotaṁ might holddhāreyya: those with clear eyes‘cakkhumanto visible thingsrūpāni will seedakkhantī’ti; thus·indeedevamevaṁ by worthybhotā Gotamagotamena many·wayanekapariyāyena the teachingdhammo has been made clearpakāsito.
I, this oneEsāhaṁ to the worthy onebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ for 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 life·endowedpāṇupetaṁ for refugesaraṇaṁ gonegatan”ti.
The Discourse with Moggallāna the AccountantGaṇakamoggallānasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seventhsattamaṁ.

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