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Majjhima Nikāya 112

Chabbisodhanasutta

The Sixfold Purification · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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of thatTassa, O monksbhikkhave, of a monkbhikkhuno saying 'good'‘sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ should be applaudedabhinanditabbaṁ, should be cheeredanumoditabbaṁ.
saying 'good'‘Sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ towards·rejoiceabhinanditvā along·rejoiceanumoditvā furtheruttariṁ questionpañho should be askedpucchitabbo.
six‘Cha indeedkho now thesepanimāni, reverendāvuso, interior + exteriorajjhattikabāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the one who knowsjānatā by the one who seespassatā by the worthy onearahatā by the perfectly awakened onesammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātāni.
whichKatamāni sixcha?
eyeCakkhu andceva sightsrūpā andca, ear + andsotañca soundssaddā andca, nose + andghānañca smellsgandhā andca, tonguejivhā andca tastesrasā andca, bodykāyo andca touchesphoṭṭhabbā andca, mindmano andca ideasdhammā andca—
theseimāni indeedkho, reverendāvuso, sixcha interior + exteriorajjhattikabāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the one who knowsjānatā by the one who seespassatā by the worthy onearahatā by the perfectly awakened onesammāsambuddhena rightly explainedsammadakkhātāni.
howKathaṁ by the one who knowsjānato now of the venerablepanāyasmato, howkathaṁ by the one who seespassato regarding theseimesu sixchasu interior + exteriorajjhattikabāhiresu regarding sense fieldsāyatanesu not + graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuttan’ti?

destroyed·defilementKhīṇāsavassa, monksbhikkhave, of a monkbhikkhuno who has lived the lifevusitavato done·to be donekatakaraṇīyassa dropped·burdenohitabhārassa attained·own goalanuppattasadatthassa entirely destroyed·becoming·fetterparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanassa right knowledge·liberatedsammadaññāvimuttassa this·in line with the teachingayamanudhammo ishoti to answerveyyākaraṇāya:
in the eye‘cakkhusmiṁ, friendāvuso, in sightsrūpe eye·consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇe eye·consciousness·knowablecakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbesu in thingsdhammesu whateveryo desirechando whateveryo greedrāgo whateveryā relishingnandī whateveryā cravingtaṇhā whateverye andca attraction·graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso fixation·insistence·underlying tendencyadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā through theirtesaṁ endingkhayā fading awayvirāgā cessationnirodhā giving awaycāgā letting gopaṭinissaggā freedvimuttaṁ myme mindcittanti I understandpajānāmi.
in the earSotasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in soundssadde ear·consciousnesssotaviññāṇe …pe……pe…
in the noseghānasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in smellsgandhe nose·consciousnessghānaviññāṇe ……
on the tonguejivhāya, friendāvuso, in tastesrase tongue·consciousnessjivhāviññāṇe ……
on the bodykāyasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in touchesphoṭṭhabbe body·consciousnesskāyaviññāṇe ……
in the mindmanasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in ideasdhamme mind·consciousnessmanoviññāṇe mind·consciousness·knowablemanoviññāṇaviññātabbesu in thingsdhammesu whateveryo desirechando whateveryo greedrāgo whateveryā relishingnandī whateveryā cravingtaṇhā whateverye andca attraction·graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso fixation·insistence·underlying tendencyadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā through theirtesaṁ endingkhayā fading awayvirāgā cessationnirodhā giving awaycāgā letting gopaṭinissaggā freedvimuttaṁ myme mindcittanti I understandpajānāmi.

thusEvaṁ indeedkho to meme, friendāvuso, knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato in theseimesu sixchasu interior + exteriorajjhattikabāhiresu sense fieldsāyatanesu not·graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuttan’ti.

to himTassa, monksbhikkhave, of the mendicantbhikkhuno saying ‘good’‘sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ towards·rejoiceabhinanditabbaṁ along·rejoiceanumoditabbaṁ.
saying ‘good’‘Sādhū’ti statementbhāsitaṁ towards·rejoiceabhinanditvā along·rejoiceanumoditvā furtheruttariṁ a questionpañho should be askedpucchitabbo.
how‘Kathaṁ knowingjānato and of the venerablepanāyasmato, howkathaṁ seeingpassato and in thisimasmiñca with·consciousnesssaviññāṇake in the bodykāye externallybahiddhā andca all·signsabbanimittesu I-making, mine-making, and the underlying tendency to conceitahaṅkāramamaṅkāramānānusayā together·removesamūhatā’ti?

destroyed·defilementKhīṇāsavassa, monksbhikkhave, for a mendicantbhikkhuno who has lived the lifevusitavato done·dutykatakaraṇīyassa laid down·burdenohitabhārassa attained·true goalanuppattasadatthassa destroyed·fetters of existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanassa rightly with full understanding·liberatedsammadaññāvimuttassa this·in line with the teachingayamanudhammo ishoti for answeringveyyākaraṇāya:
formerly‘pubbe indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, layperson·beingagāriyabhūto beingsamāno ignorantaviddasu I wasahosiṁ.
thenTassa to meme the Realized Onetathāgato orvā Realized One·discipletathāgatasāvako orvā the Dhammadhammaṁ taughtdesesi.
that + ITāhaṁ the Dhammadhammaṁ having heardsutvā in the Realized Onetathāgate faithsaddhaṁ I gainedpaṭilabhiṁ.
heSo with thattena faith·gainingsaddhāpaṭilābhena endowedsamannāgato thusiti I reflectedpaṭisañcikkhiṁ:
cramped“sambādho life at homegharāvāso dirtyrajāpatho, wide openabbhokāso life gone forthpabbajjā.
not·thisNayidaṁ easysukaraṁ at homeagāraṁ for one livingajjhāvasatā utterly·fullekantaparipuṇṇaṁ utterly·pureekantaparisuddhaṁ shell·polishedsaṅkhalikhitaṁ the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ to leadcarituṁ.
why don't·IYannūnāhaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocher robeskāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ I would go forthpabbajeyyan”ti.

thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, friendāvuso, afteraparena timesamayena smallappaṁ orvā wealth·massbhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā wealth·massbhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya, smallappaṁ orvā relative·circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā relative·circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya hair·beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā not·lay lifeanagāriyaṁ I went forthpabbajiṁ.
thatSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno of mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ undertaking the training and livelihoodsikkhāsājīvasamāpanno killing living creaturespāṇātipātaṁ having given uppahāya from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā refrainingpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ having laid down the rodnihitadaṇḍo having laid down the swordnihitasattho, scrupulouslajjī kinddayāpanno full of sympathy for all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī I livedvihāsiṁ.
stealingAdinnādānaṁ having given uppahāya not given·takingadinnādānā refrainingpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ taking only what's givendinnādāyī expecting only what's givendinnapāṭikaṅkhī, not·thievingathenena pure·beingsucibhūtena myselfattanā I livedvihāsiṁ.
unchastityAbrahmacariyaṁ having given uppahāya noble·livingbrahmacārī I wasahosiṁ far·livingārācārī refrainingvirato from sexmethunā village·actgāmadhammā.
lyingMusāvādaṁ having given uppahāya false·speechmusāvādā refrainingpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ truth·speakingsaccavādī stuck to the truthsaccasandho honesttheto dependablepaccayiko not trickingavisaṁvādako the worldlokassa.

backbitingPisuṇaṁ speechvācaṁ forth·abandonpahāya backbitingpisuṇāya speechvācāya against·restrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ, from hereito having heardsutvā notna thereamutra a reporterakkhātā of theseimesaṁ for divisionbhedāya, thereamutra orvā having heardsutvā notna of theseimesaṁ a reporterakkhātā of thoseamūsaṁ for divisionbhedāya; thusiti of dividedbhinnānaṁ orvā together·putsandhātā together·standsahitānaṁ orvā along·giveanuppadātā delighting in harmonysamaggārāmo harmony·lovesamaggarato harmony·rejoicesamagganandī harmony·makesamaggakaraṇiṁ speechvācaṁ a speakerbhāsitā I wasahosiṁ.
harshPharusaṁ speechvācaṁ forth·abandonpahāya harshpharusāya speechvācāya against·restrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ; whichyā thatsā speechvācā mellownelā ear·pleasingkaṇṇasukhā endearingpemanīyā heart·gohadayaṅgamā politeporī people·likablebahujanakantā people·agreeablebahujanamanāpā such·formtathārūpiṁ speechvācaṁ a speakerbhāsitā I wasahosiṁ.
nonsenseSamphappalāpaṁ forth·abandonpahāya nonsensesamphappalāpā against·restrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ; time·speakingkālavādī truth·speakingbhūtavādī meaning·speakingatthavādī dhamma·speakingdhammavādī discipline·speakingvinayavādī valuablenidhānavatiṁ speechvācaṁ a speakerbhāsitā I wasahosiṁ at the right timekālena reasonablesāpadesaṁ succinctpariyantavatiṁ beneficialatthasaṁhitaṁ.

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