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Majjhima Nikāya 112

Chabbisodhanasutta

The Sixfold Purification · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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heSo from injuring plants and seedsbījagāmabhūtagāmasamārambhā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ, eating one mealekabhattiko I wasahosiṁ abstaining at nightrattūparato abstainingvirato from food at the wrong timevikālabhojanā.
from seeing shows of dancing, singing, and musicNaccagītavāditavisūkadassanā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ.
from attiring and adorning with garlands, fragrance, and makeupMālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ.
from high and luxurious bedsUccāsayanamahāsayanā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ.
from receiving gold and currencyJātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from receiving raw grainsāmakadhaññapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from receiving raw meatāmakamaṁsapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ;
from receiving women and girlsitthikumārikapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from receiving male and female bondservantsdāsidāsapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from receiving goats and sheepajeḷakapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from receiving chicken and pigskukkuṭasūkarapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from receiving elephants, cows, horses, and mareshatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from receiving fields and landkhettavatthupaṭiggahaṇā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ.
from running errands and messagesDūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from buying and sellingkayavikkayā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from falsifying weights, metals, or measurestulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from bribery, fraud, cheating, and duplicityukkoṭanavañcananikatisāciyogā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ,
from mutilation, murder, abduction, banditry, plunder, and violencechedanavadhabandhanaviparāmosaālopasahasākārā refrainedpaṭivirato I wasahosiṁ.
heSo contentsantuṭṭho I wasahosiṁ with robes to look after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robecīvarena, with almsfood to look after the bellykucchiparihārikena with almsfoodpiṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva I wentpakkamiṁ taking onlysamādāyeva I wentpakkamiṁ.
just asSeyyathāpi indeednāma birdpakkhī birdsakuṇo whereveryena whereveryeneva fliesḍeti wings its only burdensapattabhārova fliesḍeti;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho Iahaṁ, friendāvuso; contentsantuṭṭho I wasahosiṁ with robes to look after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robecīvarena, with almsfood to look after the bellykucchiparihārikena with almsfoodpiṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva I wentpakkamiṁ taking onlysamādāyeva I wentpakkamiṁ.

heSo with thisiminā nobleariyena with the spectrum of ethicssīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato internallyajjhattaṁ blameless happinessanavajjasukhaṁ experiencedpaṭisaṁvedesiṁ.

ISo with the eyecakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā notna grasping the featuresnimittaggāhī I wasahosiṁ nor grasping the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī;
because of whichyatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would become overwhelminganvāssaveyyuṁ, for thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya I practicedpaṭipajjiṁ; I protectedrakkhiṁ the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ, in the faculty of sightcakkhundriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ I achievedāpajjiṁ.
with the earSotena a soundsaddaṁ having heardsutvā ……pe…
with the noseghānena an odorgandhaṁ having smelledghāyitvā ……pe…
with the tonguejivhāya a flavorrasaṁ having tastedsāyitvā ……pe…
with the bodykāyena a touchphoṭṭhabbaṁ having feltphusitvā ……pe…
with the mindmanasā an ideadhammaṁ having knownviññāya notna grasping the featuresnimittaggāhī I wasahosiṁ nor grasping the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī;
because of whichyatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of the mindmanindriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would become overwhelminganvāssaveyyuṁ, for thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya I practicedpaṭipajjiṁ; I protectedrakkhiṁ the faculty of the mindmanindriyaṁ, in the faculty of the mindmanindriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ I achievedāpajjiṁ.
ISo with thisiminā nobleariyena sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato insideajjhattaṁ an unsullied blissabyāsekasukhaṁ I experiencedpaṭisaṁvedesiṁ.

ISo when going outabhikkante when coming backpaṭikkante acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī I wasahosiṁ, when looking aheadālokite when looking asidevilokite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī I wasahosiṁ, when bendingsamiñjite when extendingpasārite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī I wasahosiṁ, when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robessaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī I wasahosiṁ, when eatingasite when drinkingpīte when chewingkhāyite when tastingsāyite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī I wasahosiṁ, when urinating and defecatinguccārapassāvakamme acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī I wasahosiṁ, when walkinggate when standingṭhite when sittingnisinne when sleepingsutte when wakingjāgarite when speakingbhāsite when keeping silenttuṇhībhāve acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī I wasahosiṁ.
ISo with thisiminā andca with nobleariyena with the spectrum of ethicssīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato, with thisimāya andca with nobleariyāya with contentmentsantuṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca with nobleariyena with sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca with nobleariyena with mindfulness and situational awarenesssatisampajaññena endowedsamannāgato
secludedvivittaṁ lodgingsenāsanaṁ I frequentedbhajiṁ wildernessaraññaṁ root of a treerukkhamūlaṁ hillpabbataṁ ravinekandaraṁ mountain cavegiriguhaṁ charnel groundsusānaṁ forestvanapatthaṁ open airabbhokāsaṁ heap of strawpalālapuñjaṁ.
ISo after the mealpacchābhattaṁ returned from almsroundpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto I sat downnisīdiṁ cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ having foldedābhujitvā straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ having setpaṇidhāya to the presentparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ having broughtupaṭṭhapetvā.

ISo covetousnessabhijjhaṁ for the worldloke having given uppahāya with rid of covetousnessvigatābhijjhena with a heartcetasā I meditatedvihāsiṁ, of covetousnessabhijjhāya the mindcittaṁ I cleansedparisodhesiṁ.
ill will and malevolenceByāpādapadosaṁ having given uppahāya with a mind rid of ill willabyāpannacitto I meditatedvihāsiṁ full of sympathy for all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī, of ill will and malevolencebyāpādapadosā the mindcittaṁ I cleansedparisodhesiṁ.
dullness and drowsinessThinamiddhaṁ having given uppahāya with rid of dullness and drowsinessvigatathinamiddho I meditatedvihāsiṁ perceiving lightālokasaññī mindfulsato awaresampajāno, of dullness and drowsinessthinamiddhā the mindcittaṁ I cleansedparisodhesiṁ.
restlessness and remorseUddhaccakukkuccaṁ having given uppahāya without restlessnessanuddhato I meditatedvihāsiṁ internallyajjhattaṁ, with a settled mindvūpasantacitto, of restlessness and remorseuddhaccakukkuccā the mindcittaṁ I cleansedparisodhesiṁ.
doubtVicikicchaṁ having given uppahāya having gone beyond doubttiṇṇavicikiccho I meditatedvihāsiṁ not undecidedakathaṅkathī about skillfulkusalesu qualitiesdhammesu, of doubtvicikicchāya the mindcittaṁ I cleansedparisodhesiṁ.

thatSo theseime fivepañca hindrancesnīvaraṇe having given uppahāya of the mindcetaso corruptionsupakkilese by wisdompaññāya make weakdubbalīkaraṇe
quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillfulakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remainedvihāsiṁ.
of placing the mind and keeping it connectedVitakkavicārānaṁ stilledvūpasamā internallyajjhattaṁ serenitysampasādanaṁ of the mindcetaso unificationekodibhāvaṁ without placing the mindavitakkaṁ without keeping it connectedavicāraṁ born of concentrationsamādhijaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ …pe……pe…
thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remainedvihāsiṁ.

heSo thusevaṁ composedsamāhite mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of defilementsāsavānaṁ for knowledge of endingkhayañāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extended towardabhininnāmesiṁ.
heSo thisidaṁ is sufferingdukkhanti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, thisayaṁ is the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayoti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, thisayaṁ is the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhoti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, thisayaṁ leading to cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī is the practicepaṭipadāti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ;
theseime are defilementsāsavāti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, thisayaṁ is the origin of defilementsāsavasamudayoti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, thisayaṁ is the cessation of defilementsāsavanirodhoti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, thisayaṁ leading to cessation of defilementsāsavanirodhagāminī is the practicepaṭipadāti trulyyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

of thatTassa for meme thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato sensuality defilement tookāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, desire to be reborn defilement toobhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, ignorance defilement tooavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha.
in the freedVimuttasmiṁ it is freedvimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ there wasahosi.
endedKhīṇā rebirthjāti, completedvusitaṁ spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, there is nothing furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyāti understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho for meme, friendāvuso, knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato and in thisimasmiñca with consciousnesssaviññāṇake bodykāye externallybahiddhā andca all signssabbanimittesu I-making, mine-making, and underlying tendency to conceitahaṅkāramamaṅkāramānānusayā eradicatedsamūhatā’ti.

of thatTassa, monksbhikkhave, of the monkbhikkhuno 'good' thus‘sādhū’ti speechbhāsitaṁ should be applaudedabhinanditabbaṁ should be cheeredanumoditabbaṁ.
'good' thus‘Sādhū’ti speechbhāsitaṁ having applaudedabhinanditvā having cheeredanumoditvā thus to himevamassa should be saidvacanīyo:
gains‘lābhā for usno, friendāvuso, well-gainedsuladdhaṁ for usno, friendāvuso,
whoye wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ suchtādisaṁ fellow celibatesabrahmacāriṁ we seesamanupassāmā’”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete monksbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ they approvedabhinandunti.
the Sixfold Purification DiscourseChabbisodhanasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seconddutiyaṁ.

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