Gopakamoggallānasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 108

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very learnedBahussuto ishoti remembering what has been learnedsutadharo keeping what has been learnedsutasannicayo.
whichYe thosete teachingsdhammā beginning·goodādikalyāṇā, middle·goodmajjhekalyāṇā, end·goodpariyosānakalyāṇā, meaningfulsātthaṁ, with·phrasingsabyañjanaṁ, entire·fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ completely·pureparisuddhaṁ holy·conductbrahmacariyaṁ forth·speakabhivadanti such·kindtathārūpāssa teachingsdhammā very learnedbahussutā arehonti remembereddhātā by speechvacasā rehearsedparicitā mentally scrutinizedmanasānupekkhitā theoreticallydiṭṭhiyā well·penetratedsuppaṭividdhā.

together·satisfySantuṭṭho ishoti robe·almsfood·lodging·sick + requisite·medicinecīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārehi.

of the fourCatunnaṁ of the absorptionsjhānānaṁ of the higher mindābhicetasikānaṁ seen·dhamma·blissful·dwellingdiṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ obtaining when they wantnikāmalābhī they arehoti not·troubleakicchalābhī not·difficultyakasiralābhī.

many·arrangedAnekavihitaṁ psychic-power·kindiddhividhaṁ experiences·one·evenpaccanubhoti—ekopi having becomehutvā manifoldbahudhā becomeshoti, many·alsobahudhāpi having becomehutvā oneeko becomes;hoti; visible·becomingāvibhāvaṁ hidden·becomingtirobhāvaṁ; through·walltirokuṭṭaṁ through·ramparttiropākāraṁ through·mountaintiropabbataṁ not·attachasajjamāno goesgacchati, just asseyyathāpi in space;ākāse; earth·alsopathaviyāpi emerging·divingummujjanimujjaṁ doeskaroti, just asseyyathāpi in water;udake; water·alsoudakepi not·breakabhijjamāne goesgacchati, just asseyyathāpi on earth;pathaviyaṁ; space·alsoākāsepi cross-leggedpallaṅkena moveskamati, just asseyyathāpi wingedpakkhī bird;sakuṇo; these·alsoimepi moon·suncandimasūriye thus·mightyevaṁmahiddhike thus·powerfulevaṁmahānubhāve with the handpāṇinā touchesparimasati strokes,parimajjati, as far asyāva divinity·realm·evenbrahmalokāpi with the bodykāyena powervasaṁ they wield.vatteti.

with divineDibbāya ear·elementsotadhātuyā thoroughly·purevisuddhāya surpassing·humanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde hear + divinesuṇāti—dibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whetherye fardūre nearsantike andca.

not·freedavimuttaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ not·freed‘avimuttaṁ mind’cittan’ti forth·knowpajānāti.

many·arrangedAnekavihitaṁ before·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ along·rememberanussarati, that is + one·evenseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ two·evendvepi birthsjātiyo three·eventissopi birthsjātiyo four·evencatassopi birthsjātiyo five·evenpañcapi birthsjātiyo ten·evendasapi birthsjātiyo twenty·evenvīsampi birthsjātiyo thirty·eventiṁsampi birthsjātiyo forty·evencattārīsampi birthsjātiyo fifty·evenpaññāsampi birthsjātiyo birth·hundred·evenjātisatampi birth·thousand·evenjātisahassampi birth·hundred·thousand·evenjātisatasahassampi many·evenanekepi contraction·eonsaṁvaṭṭakappe many·evenanekepi expansion·eonvivaṭṭakappe many·evenanekepi contraction·expansion·eonsaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe: there I was‘amutrāsiṁ such·nameevaṁnāmo with such a clanevaṅgotto such·appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo such·foodevamāhāro such·pleasure·pain·experiencerevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī such·life·endevamāyupariyanto, heso from theretato passed awaycuto thereamutra up·aroseudapādiṁ; there too I wastatrāpāsiṁ such·nameevaṁnāmo with such a clanevaṅgotto such·appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo such·foodevamāhāro such·pleasure·pain·experiencerevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī such·life·endevamāyupariyanto, heso from theretato passed awaycuto reborn hereidhūpapanno’ti. thusIti with featuressākāraṁ with·detailsauddesaṁ many·arrangedanekavihitaṁ before·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ along·rememberanussarati.

with divineDibbena with eyecakkhunā thoroughly·purevisuddhena beyond·humanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte they seepassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte good·colorsuvaṇṇe bad·colordubbaṇṇe, in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate according to·deedyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte thoroughly·knowpajānāti.

of the defilementsĀsavānaṁ because of endingkhayā without·defilementanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ seen·indeeddiṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme oneselfsayaṁ direct·knowledgeabhiññā with insight·makesacchikatvā up·together·enterupasampajja they liveviharati.
theseIme indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā by the perfected onearahatā fully·fully·awakensammāsambuddhena tendasa inspiringpasādanīyā thingsdhammā explainedakkhātā.
in whomYasmiṁ indeedno theseime thingsdhammā together·foundsaṁvijjanti himtaṁ wemayaṁ nowetarahi we honorsakkaroma respectgaruṁ we makekaroma we esteemmānema we worshippūjema; having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā near·relyupanissāya we liveviharāmā”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Vassakāravassakāro brahminbrāhmaṇo Magadha·great·ministermagadhamahāmatto Upanandaupanandaṁ generalsenāpatiṁ toward·speakāmantesi:
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ thinksmaññati honored sirbhavaṁ generalsenāpati which + theseyadime venerable onesbhonto one who is worthy of honorsakkātabbaṁ they honorsakkaronti, respectgaruṁ one who is worthy of respectkātabbaṁ respectgaruṁ they makekaronti,
one who is worthy of reverencemānetabbaṁ they reveremānenti, one who is worthy of venerationpūjetabbaṁ they veneratepūjenti”?
indeed“Tagghime venerable onesbhonto one who is worthy of honorsakkātabbaṁ they honorsakkaronti, respectgaruṁ one who is worthy of respectkātabbaṁ respectgaruṁ they makekaronti, one who is worthy of reverencemānetabbaṁ they reveremānenti, one who is worthy of venerationpūjetabbaṁ they veneratepūjenti.
this + andImañca indeedhi thesete venerable onesbhonto notna would honorsakkareyyuṁ notna respectgaruṁ would makekareyyuṁ notna would reveremāneyyuṁ notna would veneratepūjeyyuṁ;
thenatha what + thenkiñcarahi thesete venerable onesbhonto would honorsakkareyyuṁ respectgaruṁ would makekareyyuṁ would reveremāneyyuṁ would veneratepūjeyyuṁ, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā having reveredmānetvā having veneratedpūjetvā depending onupanissāya would dwellvihareyyun”ti?

thenAtha indeedkho Vassakāravassakāro brahminbrāhmaṇo chief minister of Magadhamagadhamahāmatto venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ this·sayetadavoca:
where“kahaṁ thenpana worthybhavaṁ Ānandaānando at presentetarahi dwellviharatī”ti?
in the Bamboo Grove“Veḷuvane indeed·Ikhohaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, at presentetarahi I dwellviharāmī”ti.
I hope“Kacci thenpana, worthybho Ānandaānanda, Bamboo Groveveḷuvanaṁ delightful·and·indeedramaṇīyañceva quiet·andappasaddañca still·andappanigghosañca far from the madding crowdvijanavātaṁ remote from human settlementsmanussarāhasseyyakaṁ fit for retreatpaṭisallānasāruppan”ti?
indeed“Taggha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, Bamboo Groveveḷuvanaṁ delightful·and·indeedramaṇīyañceva quiet·andappasaddañca still·andappanigghosañca far from the madding crowdvijanavātaṁ remote from human settlementsmanussarāhasseyyakaṁ fit for retreatpaṭisallānasāruppaṁ, asyathā thattaṁ such as yourselftumhādisehi protectorsrakkhakehi guardiansgopakehī”ti.
surely“Taggha, worthybho Ānandaānanda, Bamboo Groveveḷuvanaṁ delightful·and·indeedramaṇīyañceva quiet·andappasaddañca still·andappanigghosañca far from the madding crowdvijanavātaṁ remote from human settlementsmanussarāhasseyyakaṁ fit for retreatpaṭisallānasāruppaṁ, asyathā thattaṁ worthy onesbhavantehi meditatingjhāyīhi making a habit of meditatingjhānasīlīhi.
meditatingJhāyino indeedceva good fellowsbhavanto making a habit of meditatingjhānasīlino andca.
one timeEkamidāhaṁ, worthybho Ānandaānanda, timesamayaṁ thatso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo near Vesālīvesāliyaṁ was stayingviharati at the Great Woodmahāvane in the hall with the peaked roofkūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.
thenAtha indeed Ikhvāhaṁ, worthybho Ānandaānanda, whereyena Great Woodmahāvanaṁ hall with the peaked roofkūṭāgārasālā whereyena thatso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo there I approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ.
thereTatra andca thenpana thatso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in many waysanekapariyāyena talk on meditationjhānakathaṁ spokekathesi.

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