Gopakamoggallānasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 108

With Moggallāna the Guardian · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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very learnedBahussuto ishoti remembering what has been learnedsutadharo keeping what has been learnedsutasannicayo.
whichYe thosete teachingsdhammā good in the beginningādikalyāṇā, good in the middlemajjhekalyāṇā, good in the endpariyosānakalyāṇā, meaningfulsātthaṁ, well-phrasedsabyañjanaṁ, entirely fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual practicebrahmacariyaṁ they describeabhivadanti of such kind for himtathārūpāssa teachingsdhammā very learnedbahussutā arehonti remembereddhātā by speechvacasā rehearsedparicitā mentally scrutinizedmanasānupekkhitā theoreticallydiṭṭhiyā penetratedsuppaṭividdhā.

contentSantuṭṭho ishoti with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sickcīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārehi.

of the fourCatunnaṁ of the absorptionsjhānānaṁ of the higher mindābhicetasikānaṁ of blissful meditations in this lifediṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ obtaining when they wantnikāmalābhī they arehoti without troubleakicchalābhī without difficulty.akasiralābhī.

manifoldAnekavihitaṁ kinds of psychic poweriddhividhaṁ they experience—being onepaccanubhoti—ekopi having becomehutvā manifoldbahudhā becomeshoti, also manifoldbahudhāpi having becomehutvā oneeko becomes;hoti; materializingāvibhāvaṁ dematerializing;tirobhāvaṁ; through a walltirokuṭṭaṁ through a ramparttiropākāraṁ through a mountaintiropabbataṁ unobstructedasajjamāno goesgacchati, just asseyyathāpi in space;ākāse; also in the earthpathaviyāpi diving in and outummujjanimujjaṁ doeskaroti, just asseyyathāpi in water;udake; also on waterudakepi unbrokenabhijjamāne goesgacchati, just asseyyathāpi on earth;pathaviyaṁ; also in spaceākāsepi cross-leggedpallaṅkena moveskamati, just asseyyathāpi wingedpakkhī bird;sakuṇo; also theseimepi moon and suncandimasūriye so mightyevaṁmahiddhike so powerfulevaṁmahānubhāve with the handpāṇinā touchesparimasati strokes,parimajjati, as far asyāva even to the realm of divinitybrahmalokāpi with the bodykāyena powervasaṁ they wield.vatteti.

with divineDibbāya with the ear-elementsotadhātuyā with purifiedvisuddhāya with superhumanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde they hear—divinesuṇāti—dibbe andca humanmānuse andca, whetherye fardūre nearsantike andca.

unfreedavimuttaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ ‘unfreed‘avimuttaṁ mind’cittan’ti they understandpajānāti.

with divineDibbena with eyecakkhunā with purifiedvisuddhena with superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte they seepassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe ugly,dubbaṇṇe, in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate passing on according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte they understand.pajānāti.

of the defilementsĀsavānaṁ because of endingkhayā undefiledanāsavaṁ freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme oneselfsayaṁ by direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having enteredupasampajja they liveviharati.
theseIme indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā by the perfected onearahatā by the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena tendasa inspiringpasādanīyā thingsdhammā explainedakkhātā.
in whomYasmiṁ indeedno theseime thingsdhammā are foundsaṁvijjanti himtaṁ wemayaṁ nowetarahi we honorsakkaroma respectgaruṁ we makekaroma we esteemmānema we worshippūjema; having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā relying onupanissāya we liveviharāmā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Vassakāravassakāro brahminbrāhmaṇo chief minister of Magadhamagadhamahāmatto venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ said thisetadavoca:
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 delightfulramaṇīyañceva quietappasaddañca stillappanigghosañca far from the madding crowdvijanavātaṁ remote from human settlementsmanussarāhasseyyakaṁ fit for retreatpaṭisallānasāruppan”ti?
indeed“Taggha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, Bamboo Groveveḷuvanaṁ delightfulramaṇīyañceva quietappasaddañca stillappanigghosañca 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 delightfulramaṇīyañceva quietappasaddañca stillappanigghosañca 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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