Chabbisodhanasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 112

The Sixfold Purification · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
Mendicants“bhikkhavo”ti.
Venerable sir“Bhadante”ti thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

here,“Idha, monks,bhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu enlightenmentaññaṁ declares:byākaroti:
ended‘khīṇā rebirthjāti, completedvusitaṁ the spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, there is nothing furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyāti I understandpajānāmī’ti.

of thatTassa, monksbhikkhave, of a mendicantbhikkhuno statementbhāsitaṁ notneva should be approvedabhinanditabbaṁ should not be rejectednappaṭikkositabbaṁ.
having not approvedAnabhinanditvā having not rejectedappaṭikkositvā a questionpañho should be askedpucchitabbo:
these four‘cattārome, reverendāvuso, kinds of expressionvohārā by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā the perfected onearahatā the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātā.
whatKatame fourcattāro?
in the seenDiṭṭhe saying you have seendiṭṭhavāditā, in the heardsute saying you have heardsutavāditā, in the thoughtmute saying you have thoughtmutavāditā, in the knownviññāte saying you have knownviññātavāditā—
theseime indeedkho, reverendāvuso, fourcattāro kinds of expressionvohārā by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā the perfected onearahatā the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātā.
howKathaṁ of the one knowingjānato and of the venerablepanāyasmato, howkathaṁ of the one seeingpassato regarding theseimesu fourcatūsu kinds of expressionvohāresu by not graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuttan’ti?

of one with defilements endedKhīṇāsavassa, monksbhikkhave, of a monkbhikkhuno who has lived the lifevusitavato who has done what was to be donekatakaraṇīyassa with burden laid downohitabhārassa who has attained own goalanuppattasadatthassa with fetter of existence completely endedparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanassa rightly freed through final knowledgesammadaññāvimuttassa this is in line with the teachingayamanudhammo ishoti for answeringveyyākaraṇāya:
regarding the seen‘diṭṭhe indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, not getting involvedanupāyo not shying awayanapāyo independentanissito untiedappaṭibaddho liberatedvippamutto detachedvisaṁyutto with mind free of boundariesvimariyādīkatena with mindcetasā I liveviharāmi.
regarding the heardSute indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso …pe……pe…
regarding the sensedmute indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso ……
regarding the cognizedviññāte indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, not getting involvedanupāyo not shying awayanapāyo independentanissito untiedappaṭibaddho liberatedvippamutto detachedvisaṁyutto with mind free of boundariesvimariyādīkatena with mindcetasā I liveviharāmi.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho for meme, reverendsāvuso, knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato in theseimesu fourcatūsu ways of expressionvohāresu by not graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuttan’ti.

of thatTassa, monksbhikkhave, of the mendicantbhikkhuno saying ‘good’‘sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ should be applaudedabhinanditabbaṁ should be cheeredanumoditabbaṁ.
saying ‘good’‘Sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ having applaudedabhinanditvā having cheeredanumoditvā furtheruttariṁ questionpañho should be askedpucchitabbo.
these five‘Pañcime, reverendāvuso, grasping aggregatesupādānakkhandhā by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the knowing onejānatā by the seeing onepassatā by the arahantarahatā by the fully awakened onesammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātā.
whichKatame fivepañca?
that is, the grasping aggregate of formSeyyathidaṁ—rūpupādānakkhandho, the grasping aggregate of feelingvedanupādānakkhandho, the grasping aggregate of perceptionsaññupādānakkhandho, the grasping aggregate of choicessaṅkhārupādānakkhandho, the grasping aggregate of consciousnessviññāṇupādānakkhandho—
theseime indeedkho, reverendāvuso, five grasping aggregatespañcupādānakkhandhā by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the knowing onejānatā by the seeing onepassatā by the arahantarahatā by the fully awakened onesammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātā.
howKathaṁ of the venerable one knowingjānato and of the venerable onepanāyasmato, howkathaṁ of one seeingpassato in theseimesu in the fivepañcasu in the grasping aggregatesupādānakkhandhesu by not graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ is freed?vimuttan’ti?

of one with defilements endedKhīṇāsavassa, monksbhikkhave, of a monkbhikkhuno who has livedvusitavato who has done what was to be donekatakaraṇīyassa who has laid down the burdenohitabhārassa who has reached the true goalanuppattasadatthassa who has destroyed the fetter of existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanassa who is liberated by perfect knowledgesammadaññāvimuttassa this is in accordance with the teachingayamanudhammo ishoti for answeringveyyākaraṇāya:
form‘rūpaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, powerlessabalaṁ fadedvirāgunaṁ unreliableanassāsikanti having knownviditvā whichye in formrūpe attraction and graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso mental fixation, insistence, and underlying tendencyadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā through theirtesaṁ through endingkhayā through fading awayvirāgā through cessationnirodhā through giving awaycāgā through letting gopaṭinissaggā freedvimuttaṁ myme mindcittanti I understandpajānāmi.
feelingVedanaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso …pe……pe…
perceptionsaññaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso ……
choicessaṅkhāre indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso ……
consciousnessviññāṇaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, powerlessabalaṁ fadedvirāgunaṁ unreliableanassāsikanti having knownviditvā whichye in consciousnessviññāṇe attraction and graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso mental fixation, insistence, and underlying tendencyadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā through theirtesaṁ through endingkhayā through fading awayvirāgā through cessationnirodhā through giving awaycāgā through letting gopaṭinissaggā freedvimuttaṁ myme mindcittanti I understandpajānāmi.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho for meme, reverendsāvuso, knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato regarding theseimesu fivepañcasu grasping aggregatesupādānakkhandhesu by not graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ freedvimuttan’ti.

of thatTassa, monksbhikkhave, of the monkbhikkhuno saying 'good'‘sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ should be applaudedabhinanditabbaṁ, should be cheeredanumoditabbaṁ.
saying 'good'‘Sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ having applaudedabhinanditvā having cheeredanumoditvā furtheruttariṁ questionpañho should be askedpucchitabbo.
these six‘Chayimā, reverendāvuso, elementsdhātuyo by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā by the worthy onearahatā by the perfectly awakened onesammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātā.
whichKatamā sixcha?
earth elementPathavīdhātu, water elementāpodhātu, fire elementtejodhātu, air elementvāyodhātu, space elementākāsadhātu, consciousness elementviññāṇadhātu—
theseimā indeedkho, reverendāvuso, sixcha elementsdhātuyo by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā by the worthy onearahatā by the perfectly awakened onesammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātā.
howKathaṁ knowingjānato but for the venerablepanāyasmato, howkathaṁ seeingpassato in theseimāsu sixchasu elementsdhātūsu by not graspinganupādāya from the defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuttan’ti?

of one with defilements endedKhīṇāsavassa, monksbhikkhave, for a mendicantbhikkhuno who has lived the lifevusitavato who has done the taskkatakaraṇīyassa who has laid down the burdenohitabhārassa who has attained the true goalanuppattasadatthassa who has ended the fetter of existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanassa who is freed by perfect knowledgesammadaññāvimuttassa this is in line with the teachingayamanudhammo ishoti for answeringveyyākaraṇāya:
earth element‘pathavīdhātuṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, notna as selfattato I have not takenupagacchiṁ, notna andca based on the earth elementpathavīdhātunissitaṁ a selfattānaṁ.
whichYe andca based on the earth elementpathavīdhātunissitā attraction and graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso mental fixation, insistence, and underlying tendencyadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā of thesetesaṁ through the endingkhayā fading awayvirāgā cessationnirodhā giving awaycāgā letting gopaṭinissaggā freedvimuttaṁ myme mindcittanti I understandpajānāmi.
water elementĀpodhātuṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso …pe……pe…
fire elementtejodhātuṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso ……
air elementvāyodhātuṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso ……
space elementākāsadhātuṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso ……
consciousness elementviññāṇadhātuṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, notna as selfattato I have not takenupagacchiṁ, notna andca based on the consciousness elementviññāṇadhātunissitaṁ a selfattānaṁ.
whichYe andca based on the consciousness elementviññāṇadhātunissitā attraction and graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso mental fixation, insistence, and underlying tendencyadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā of thesetesaṁ through the endingkhayā fading awayvirāgā cessationnirodhā giving awaycāgā letting gopaṭinissaggā freedvimuttaṁ myme mindcittanti I understandpajānāmi.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho myme, reverendsāvuso, knowingjānato, thusevaṁ seeingpassato in theseimāsu sixchasu elementsdhātūsu by not graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ freedvimuttan’ti.

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