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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 having applaudedabhinanditvā having cheeredanumoditvā furtheruttariṁ questionpañho should be askedpucchitabbo.
six‘Cha indeedkho now thesepanimāni, reverendāvuso, interior and 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, and the earsotañca soundssaddā andca, and the noseghānañca smellsgandhā andca, tonguejivhā andca tastesrasā andca, bodykāyo andca touchesphoṭṭhabbā andca, mindmano andca ideasdhammā andca—
theseimāni indeedkho, reverendāvuso, sixcha interior and 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 and exteriorajjhattikabāhiresu regarding sense fieldsāyatanesu 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 who has dropped the burdenohitabhārassa who has attained his own goalanuppattasadatthassa who has entirely destroyed the fetter of becomingparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanassa who is fully liberated through right knowledgesammadaññāvimuttassa this is in line with the teachingayamanudhammo ishoti to answerveyyākaraṇāya:
in the eye‘cakkhusmiṁ, friendāvuso, in sightsrūpe in eye consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇe in things knowable by eye consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbesu in thingsdhammesu whateveryo desirechando whateveryo greedrāgo whateveryā relishingnandī whateveryā cravingtaṇhā whateverye andca attraction and graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso mental fixation, insistence, and underlying tendenciesadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā through theirtesaṁ endingkhayā fading awayvirāgā cessationnirodhā giving awaycāgā letting gopaṭinissaggā freedvimuttaṁ myme mindcittanti I understandpajānāmi.
in the earSotasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in soundssadde in ear consciousnesssotaviññāṇe …pe……pe…
in the noseghānasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in smellsgandhe in nose consciousnessghānaviññāṇe ……
on the tonguejivhāya, friendāvuso, in tastesrase in tongue consciousnessjivhāviññāṇe ……
on the bodykāyasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in touchesphoṭṭhabbe in body consciousnesskāyaviññāṇe ……
in the mindmanasmiṁ, friendāvuso, in ideasdhamme in mind consciousnessmanoviññāṇe in things knowable by mind consciousnessmanoviññāṇaviññātabbesu in thingsdhammesu whateveryo desirechando whateveryo greedrāgo whateveryā relishingnandī whateveryā cravingtaṇhā whateverye andca attraction and graspingupāyūpādānā of the mindcetaso mental fixation, insistence, and underlying tendenciesadhiṭṭhānābhinivesānusayā 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 and exteriorajjhattikabāhiresu sense fieldsāyatanesu by not graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuttan’ti.

to himTassa, 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 a questionpañho should be askedpucchitabbo.
how‘Kathaṁ knowingjānato and of the venerablepanāyasmato, howkathaṁ seeingpassato and in thisimasmiñca conscioussaviññāṇake in the bodykāye externallybahiddhā andca for all signssabbanimittesu I-making, mine-making, and the underlying tendency to conceitahaṅkāramamaṅkāramānānusayā have been eradicatedsamūhatā’ti?

of one with defilements endedKhīṇāsavassa, monksbhikkhave, for a mendicantbhikkhuno who has lived the lifevusitavato of one with duty donekatakaraṇīyassa of one with burden laid downohitabhārassa of one who attained the true goalanuppattasadatthassa of one with fetters of existence entirely destroyedparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanassa of one rightly liberated by full understandingsammadaññāvimuttassa this is in line with the teachingayamanudhammo ishoti for answeringveyyākaraṇāya:
formerly‘pubbe indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendsāvuso, being a laypersonagāriyabhūto beingsamāno ignorantaviddasu I wasahosiṁ.
thenTassa to meme the Realized Onetathāgato orvā a disciple of the Realized Onetathāgatasāvako orvā the Dhammadhammaṁ taughtdesesi.
that ITāhaṁ the Dhammadhammaṁ having heardsutvā in the Realized Onetathāgate faithsaddhaṁ I gainedpaṭilabhiṁ.
heSo with thattena with gaining of faithsaddhāpaṭilābhena 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 like a polished shellsaṅkhalikhitaṁ 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 fortunebhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā fortunebhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya, smallappaṁ orvā family circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā family circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ 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 from stealingadinnādānā refrainingpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ taking only what's givendinnādāyī expecting only what's givendinnapāṭikaṅkhī, not thievingathenena cleansucibhūtena myselfattanā I livedvihāsiṁ.
unchastityAbrahmacariyaṁ having given uppahāya chastebrahmacārī I wasahosiṁ set apartārācārī refrainingvirato from sexmethunā the vulgar actgāmadhammā.
lyingMusāvādaṁ having given uppahāya from lyingmusāvādā refrainingpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ speaking the truthsaccavādī stuck to the truthsaccasandho honesttheto dependablepaccayiko not trickingavisaṁvādako the worldlokassa.

backbitingPisuṇaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya backbitingpisuṇāya speechvācāya refrained frompaṭivirato 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 a reconcilersandhātā of unitedsahitānaṁ orvā a supporteranuppadātā delighting in harmonysamaggārāmo loving harmonysamaggarato rejoicing in harmonysamagganandī promoting harmonysamaggakaraṇiṁ speechvācaṁ a speakerbhāsitā I wasahosiṁ.
harshPharusaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya harshpharusāya speechvācāya refrained frompaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ; whichyā thatsā speechvācā mellownelā pleasing to the earkaṇṇasukhā endearingpemanīyā going to the hearthadayaṅgamā politeporī likable to the peoplebahujanakantā agreeable to the peoplebahujanamanāpā suchtathārūpiṁ speechvācaṁ a speakerbhāsitā I wasahosiṁ.
nonsenseSamphappalāpaṁ having given uppahāya nonsensesamphappalāpā refrained frompaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ; speaking at the right timekālavādī speaking truthbhūtavādī speaking the meaningfulatthavādī speaking dhammadhammavādī speaking disciplinevinayavādī valuablenidhānavatiṁ speechvācaṁ a speakerbhāsitā I wasahosiṁ at the right timekālena reasonablesāpadesaṁ succinctpariyantavatiṁ beneficialatthasaṁhitaṁ.

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