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Majjhima Nikāya 11

Cūḷasīhanādasutta

The Shorter Discourse on the Lion’s Roar · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ is stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
“monks!” (quote)“bhikkhavo”ti.
“venerable sir” (quote)“Bhadante”ti thosete monksbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

only here“Idheva, monksbhikkhave, an asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a seconddutiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a thirdtatiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a fourthcatuttho asceticsamaṇo;
emptysuññā other sectsparappavādā of asceticssamaṇebhi other (quote)aññehīti.
thus thisEvametaṁ, monksbhikkhave, rightlysammā lion's roarsīhanādaṁ roar!nadatha.

a caseṬhānaṁ indeedkho and thispanetaṁ, monksbhikkhave, is foundvijjati thatyaṁ of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ might sayvadeyyuṁ:
what‘ko but of the venerablespanāyasmantānaṁ assuranceassāso, whatkiṁ strengthbalaṁ, by whichyena youtumhe venerablesāyasmanto thusevaṁ sayvadetha—
only hereidheva an asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a seconddutiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a thirdtatiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a fourthcatuttho asceticsamaṇo;
emptysuññā other sectsparappavādā of asceticssamaṇebhi other (quote)aññehī’ti?
saying thusEvaṁvādino, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thus should beevamassu addressedvacanīyā:
there is‘atthi indeedkho for usno, friendsāvuso, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā the perfected onearahatā fully awakenedsammāsambuddhena fourcattāro thingsdhammā declaredakkhātā whichye wemayaṁ in ourselvesattani seeingsampassamānā thusevaṁ we sayvadema—
only hereidheva an asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a seconddutiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a thirdtatiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a fourthcatuttho asceticsamaṇo;
emptysuññā other sectsparappavādā of asceticssamaṇebhi other (quote)aññehīti.
whichKatame four?cattāro?
there isAtthi indeedkho for usno, friendsāvuso, in the Teachersatthari confidencepasādo, there isatthi in the teachingdhamme confidencepasādo, there isatthi in the preceptssīlesu fulfillmentparipūrakāritā;
fellow practitionerssahadhammikā indeedkho moreoverpana dearpiyā belovedmanāpā—
householdersgahaṭṭhā bothceva renunciatespabbajitā andca.
theseIme indeedkho for usno, friendsāvuso, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā the perfected onearahatā fully awakenedsammāsambuddhena fourcattāro thingsdhammā declaredakkhātā whichye wemayaṁ in ourselvesattani seeingsampassamānā thusevaṁ we sayvadema—
only hereidheva an asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a seconddutiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a thirdtatiyo asceticsamaṇo, hereidha a fourthcatuttho asceticsamaṇo;
emptysuññā other sectsparappavādā of asceticssamaṇebhi other (quote)aññehī’ti.

a caseṬhānaṁ indeedkho and thispanetaṁ, monksbhikkhave, is foundvijjati thatyaṁ of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ might sayvadeyyuṁ:
for us too‘amhākampi indeedkho, friendsāvuso, there isatthi in the Teachersatthari confidencepasādo whichyo ouramhākaṁ Teachersatthā, for us tooamhākampi there isatthi in the teachingdhamme confidencepasādo whichyo ouramhākaṁ teachingdhammo, we toomayampi in the preceptssīlesu fulfillersparipūrakārino whichyāni ouramhākaṁ preceptssīlāni,
for us tooamhākampi fellow practitionerssahadhammikā dearpiyā belovedmanāpā—
householdersgahaṭṭhā bothceva renunciatespabbajitā andca.
hereIdha thenno, friendsāvuso, whatko distinctionviseso whatko superiorityadhippayāso whatkiṁ differencenānākaraṇaṁ namelyyadidaṁ between you andtumhākañceva us? (quote)amhākañcā’ti?

saying thusEvaṁvādino, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thus should beevamassu addressedvacanīyā:
what‘kiṁ but, friendspanāvuso, oneekā goalniṭṭhā, orudāhu manyputhu goals? (quote)niṭṭhā’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
one, friends‘ekāvuso, goalniṭṭhā, notna manyputhu goals (quote)niṭṭhā’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for one with greedsarāgassa orudāhu free of greed? (quote)vītarāgassā’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
free of greed, friends‘vītarāgassāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā for one with greed (quote)sarāgassā’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for one with hatesadosassa orudāhu free of hate? (quote)vītadosassā’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
free of hate, friends‘vītadosassāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā for one with hate (quote)sadosassā’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for one with delusionsamohassa orudāhu free of delusion? (quote)vītamohassā’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
free of delusion, friends‘vītamohassāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā for one with delusion (quote)samohassā’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for one with cravingsataṇhassa orudāhu free of craving? (quote)vītataṇhassā’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
free of craving, friends‘vītataṇhassāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā for one with craving (quote)sataṇhassā’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for one with graspingsaupādānassa orudāhu without grasping? (quote)anupādānassā’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
without grasping, friends‘anupādānassāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā for one with grasping (quote)saupādānassā’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for the wiseviddasuno orudāhu the unwise? (quote)aviddasuno’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
for the wise‘viddasuno, friendsāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā the unwise (quote)aviddasuno’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for one who favors and opposesanuruddhappaṭiviruddhassa orudāhu one who neither favors nor opposes? (quote)ananuruddhaappaṭiviruddhassā’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
one who neither favors nor opposes, friends‘ananuruddhaappaṭiviruddhassāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā for one who favors and opposes (quote)anuruddhappaṭiviruddhassā’ti.
that‘Sā but, friendspanāvuso, goalniṭṭhā for one delighting in proliferationpapañcārāmassa enjoying proliferationpapañcaratino orudāhu delighting in non-proliferationnippapañcārāmassa enjoying non-proliferation? (quote)nippapañcaratino’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramānā, monksbhikkhave, of other sectsaññatitthiyā wanderersparibbājakā thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyyuṁ:
delighting in non-proliferation, friends‘nippapañcārāmassāvuso, thatsā goalniṭṭhā enjoying non-proliferationnippapañcaratino, notna thatsā goalniṭṭhā for one delighting in proliferationpapañcārāmassa enjoying proliferation (quote)papañcaratino’ti.

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