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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 being instructedovadīyamāno thusevaṁ being advisedanusāsīyamāno oneeko personpuriso wrong pathummaggaṁ having takengahetvā facing westpacchāmukho 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, is presenttiṭṭhateva extinguishmentnibbānaṁ, is presenttiṭṭhati leading to extinguishmentnibbānagāmī pathmaggo, I am presenttiṭṭhāmahaṁ encouragersamādapetā;
thenatha andca butpana mymama disciplessāvakā by memayā thusevaṁ being instructedovadīyamānā thusevaṁ being advisedanusāsīyamānā 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 gentlemenkulaputtā out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbajitā not deviousasaṭhā not deceitfulamāyāvino not sneakyaketabino not haughtyanuddhatā not insolentanunnaḷā not fickleacapalā not scurrilousamukharā not loose-tonguedavikiṇṇavācā in the sense facultiesindriyesu guarding the doorsguttadvārā in foodbhojane knowing moderationmattaññuno wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ committedanuyuttā to the ascetic lifesāmaññe caringapekkhavanto for the trainingsikkhāya keenly respectingtibbagāravā not indulgentnabāhulikā not slacknasāthalikā in backslidingokkamane neglecting the burdennikkhittadhurā in seclusionpaviveke precedingpubbaṅgamā with roused energyāraddhavīriyā determinedpahitattā mindfulupaṭṭhitassatino with situational awarenesssampajānā immersedsamāhitā with unified mindsekaggacittā wisepaññavanto clever, not foolishaneḷamūgā, with thesetehi the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo togethersaddhiṁ lives togethersaṁvasati.

just asSeyyathāpi, sirbho Gotamagotama, whateverye kinds ofkeci fragrant rootsmūlagandhā, spikenardkālānusāri of themtesaṁ is said to be the bestaggamakkhāyati;
whateverye kinds ofkeci fragrant heartwoodssāragandhā, red sandalwoodlohitacandanaṁ of themtesaṁ is said to be the bestaggamakkhāyati;
whateverye kinds ofkeci fragrant flowerspupphagandhā, jasminevassikaṁ of themtesaṁ is said to be the bestaggamakkhāyati;
in the same wayevameva of worthybhoto of Gotamagotamassa adviceovādo of contemporary teachingsparamajjadhammesu.

excellentAbhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā might rightukkujjeyya, hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā might revealvivareyya, to the lost onemūḷhassa orvā pathmaggaṁ might point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā an oil lamptelapajjotaṁ might holddhāreyya: those with clear eyes‘cakkhumanto visible thingsrūpāni will seedakkhantī’ti; even soevamevaṁ by worthybhotā Gotamagotamena in many waysanekapariyāyena 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 gone for lifepāṇupetaṁ for refugesaraṇaṁ gonegatan”ti.
The Discourse with Moggallāna the AccountantGaṇakamoggallānasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seventhsattamaṁ.

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