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Majjhima Nikāya 113

Sappurisasutta

A True Person · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, untrue personasappuriso charnel-ground dwellersosāniko ishoti ……pe…
open-air dwellerabbhokāsiko ishoti ……
sitternesajjiko ishoti ……pe…
sleeping wherever lay matyathāsanthatiko ishoti ……pe…
one-session eaterekāsaniko ishoti.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
I‘ahaṁ surely I amkhomhi one-session eaterekāsaniko, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū notna one-session eatersekāsanikā’ti.
heSo with thattena one-session eatingekāsanikattena glorifies himselfattānukkaṁseti, otherparaṁ puts downvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, quality of an untrue personasappurisadhammo.
true personSappuriso andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
not‘na indeedkho by one-session eatingekāsanikattena thoughts of greedlobhadhammā orvā to destructionparikkhayaṁ gogacchanti, thoughts of hatedosadhammā orvā to destructionparikkhayaṁ gogacchanti, thoughts of delusionmohadhammā orvā to destructionparikkhayaṁ gogacchanti.
notNo even ifcepi one-session eaterekāsaniko ishoti;
heso andca ishoti practicing in line with the teachingdhammānudhammappaṭipanno practicing properlysāmīcippaṭipanno living in line with the teachinganudhammacārī, heso theretattha worthy of honorpujjo, heso theretattha worthy of praisepāsaṁso’ti.
heSo just the practicepaṭipadaṁyeva keeping to oneselfantaraṁ having madekaritvā with thattena one-session eatingekāsanikattena does not glorify himselfnevattānukkaṁseti, notna otherparaṁ puts downvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, quality of a true personsappurisadhammo.

who stays in a charnel ground … who stays in the open air … who never lies down … who sleeps wherever they lay their mat … who eats in one sitting per day. They reflect: ‘I eat in one sitting per day, unlike these other mendicants.’ And they glorify themselves and put others down on account of that. This too is a quality of an untrue person. A true person reflects: ‘It’s not because of eating in one sitting per day that thoughts of greed, hate, or delusion come to an end. Even if someone eats in more than one sitting per day, if they practice in line with the teaching, practice properly, and live in line with the teaching, they are worthy of honor and praise for that.’ Keeping the practice to themselves, they don’t glorify themselves and put others down on account of their eating in one sitting per day. This too is a quality of a true person.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, an untrue personasappuriso quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillfulakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja remainsviharati.
theySo thusiti reflectpaṭisañcikkhati:
I‘ahaṁ indeed I amkhomhi of the attainment of the first absorptionpaṭhamajjhānasamāpattiyā an attainerlābhī, theseime but otherpanaññe mendicantsbhikkhū of the attainment of the first absorptionpaṭhamajjhānasamāpattiyā notna attainerslābhino’ti.
theySo by thattāya by the attainment of the first absorptionpaṭhamajjhānasamāpattiyā glorify themselvesattānukkaṁseti, othersparaṁ put downvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, a quality of an untrue personasappurisadhammo.
a true personSappuriso andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, thusiti reflectpaṭisañcikkhati:
even by the attainment of the first absorption‘paṭhamajjhānasamāpattiyāpi indeedkho not being determinedatammayatā spokenvuttā by the Buddhabhagavatā.
howeverYena howeveryena forhi they imaginemaññanti than thattato ittaṁ turns outhoti something elseaññathā’ti.
theySo just the fact of not being determinedatammayataññeva keeping to themselvesantaraṁ having madekaritvā by thattāya by the attainment of the first absorptionpaṭhamajjhānasamāpattiyā they do not glorify themselvesnevattānukkaṁseti, notna othersparaṁ put downvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, a quality of a true personsappurisadhammo.

Furthermore, take an untrue person who, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. They reflect: ‘I have attained the first absorption, unlike these other mendicants.’ And they glorify themselves and put others down on account of that. This too is a quality of an untrue person. A true person reflects: ‘The Buddha has spoken of not being determined even by the attainment of the first absorption. For however they imagine it, it turns out to be something else.’ Keeping to themselves the fact that they are not determined by that, they don’t glorify themselves and put others down on account of their attainment of the first absorption. This too is a quality of a true person.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, O mendicantsbhikkhave, an untrue personasappuriso of thinking and consideringvitakkavicārānaṁ by the stillingvūpasamā internalajjhattaṁ serenitysampasādanaṁ of the mindcetaso unificationekodibhāvaṁ without thinkingavitakkaṁ without consideringavicāraṁ born of concentrationsamādhijaṁ rapture and pleasurepītisukhaṁ the seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ …pe……pe…
the thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
the fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they remainviharati.
that oneSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
‘I‘ahaṁ indeed I amkhomhi of the fourth absorption attainmentcatutthajjhānasamāpattiyā an obtainer,lābhī, theseime but otherpanaññe mendicantsbhikkhū of the fourth absorption attainmentcatutthajjhānasamāpattiyā notna obtainers'lābhino’ti.
that oneSo by thattāya by the fourth absorption attainmentcatutthajjhānasamāpattiyā they glorify themselvesattānukkaṁseti, othersparaṁ they put down.vambheti.
This too,Ayampi, O mendicants,bhikkhave, is a quality of an untrue person.asappurisadhammo.
A true personSappuriso andca indeed,kho, O mendicants,bhikkhave, thusiti reflects:paṭisañcikkhati:
‘even by the fourth absorption attainment‘catutthajjhānasamāpattiyāpi indeedkho not being determinedatammayatā is spokenvuttā by the Blessed One.bhagavatā.
By whateverYena by whateveryena indeedhi they imaginemaññanti from thattato thattaṁ becomeshoti otherwise'aññathā’ti.
that oneSo just not being determinedatammayataññeva insideantaraṁ having madekaritvā by thattāya by the fourth absorption attainmentcatutthajjhānasamāpattiyā they do not glorify themselves,nevattānukkaṁseti, notna othersparaṁ they put down.vambheti.
This too,Ayampi, O mendicants,bhikkhave, is a quality of a true person.sappurisadhammo.

Furthermore, take an untrue person who, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, enters and remains in the second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption. They reflect: ‘I have attained the fourth absorption, unlike these other mendicants.’ And they glorify themselves and put others down on account of that. This too is a quality of an untrue person. A true person reflects: ‘The Buddha has spoken of not being determined even by the attainment of the fourth absorption. For however they imagine it, it turns out to be something else.’ Keeping to themselves the fact that they are not determined by that, they don’t glorify themselves and put others down on account of their attainment of the fourth absorption. This too is a quality of a true person.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, an untrue personasappuriso totallysabbaso of perceptions of formrūpasaññānaṁ through the complete transcendencesamatikkamā of perceptions of impingementpaṭighasaññānaṁ through the disappearanceatthaṅgamā of perceptions of diversitynānattasaññānaṁ through not focusingamanasikārā 'infinite‘ananto space'ākāso’ti the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanaṁ having enteredupasampajja he remainsviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
'I‘ahaṁ indeed amkhomhi of the attainment of the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanasamāpattiyā an obtainerlābhī, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū of the attainment of the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanasamāpattiyā notna obtainers'lābhino’ti.
heSo by thattāya attainment of the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanasamāpattiyā exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, the otherparaṁ he disparagesvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, is an untrue person's qualityasappurisadhammo.
a true personSappuriso andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
'even regarding the attainment of the dimension of infinite space‘ākāsānañcāyatanasamāpattiyāpi indeedkho non-identificationatammayatā was saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā.
in whatever wayYena in whatever wayyena indeedhi they conceivemaññanti from thattato ittaṁ becomeshoti otherwise'aññathā’ti.
heSo just non-identificationatammayataññeva the gapantaraṁ having madekaritvā by thattāya attainment of the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanasamāpattiyā he neither exalts himselfnevattānukkaṁseti, norna the otherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, is a true person's qualitysappurisadhammo.

Furthermore, take an untrue person who, going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, enters and remains in the dimension of infinite space …

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, a bad personasappuriso completelysabbaso the base of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanaṁ having completely overcomesamatikkamma infinite‘anantaṁ is consciousnessviññāṇan’ti the base of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ having entered uponupasampajja dwellsviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
I‘ahaṁ indeed I amkhomhi with the attainment of the base of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanasamāpattiyā an obtainerlābhī, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū with the attainment of the base of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanasamāpattiyā notna obtainerslābhino’ti.
heSo by thattāya with the attainment of the base of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanasamāpattiyā exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
this tooAyampi, O monksbhikkhave, a bad person's qualityasappurisadhammo.
a good personSappuriso andca indeedkho, O monksbhikkhave, thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
even with the attainment of the base of infinite consciousness‘viññāṇañcāyatanasamāpattiyāpi indeedkho non-identificationatammayatā is declaredvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā.
through whateverYena whateveryena indeedhi they conceivemaññanti thereforetato thattaṁ becomeshoti otherwiseaññathā’ti.
heSo precisely non-identificationatammayataññeva the interiorantaraṁ having madekaritvā by thattāya with the attainment of the base of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanasamāpattiyā neither exalts himselfnevattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
this tooAyampi, O monksbhikkhave, a good person's qualitysappurisadhammo.

the dimension of infinite consciousness …

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a bad personasappuriso completelysabbaso the base of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ having transcendedsamatikkamma there is not‘natthi anythingkiñcī’ti the base of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanaṁ having enteredupasampajja he dwellsviharati.
heSo thusiti he reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
I‘ahaṁ indeed I amkhomhi the attainment of the base of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanasamāpattiyā an obtainerlābhī, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū the attainment of the base of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanasamāpattiyā notna obtainerslābhino’ti.
heSo by thattāya attainment of the base of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanasamāpattiyā he exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ he disparagesvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, a quality of a bad personasappurisadhammo.
a true personSappuriso andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, thusiti he reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
even in the attainment of the base of nothingness‘ākiñcaññāyatanasamāpattiyāpi indeedkho non-identificationatammayatā was saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā.
through whateverYena whateveryena forhi they conceivemaññanti from thattato thattaṁ becomeshoti otherwiseaññathā’ti.
heSo just non-identificationatammayataññeva the interveningantaraṁ having madekaritvā by thattāya attainment of the base of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanasamāpattiyā he does not exalt himselfnevattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ he disparagesvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, a quality of a true personsappurisadhammo.

the dimension of nothingness …

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, an untrue personasappuriso completelysabbaso dimension of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanaṁ having completely transcendedsamatikkamma dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ having enteredupasampajja dwellsviharati.
theySo thusiti reflectpaṭisañcikkhati:
I‘ahaṁ indeed I amkhomhi of the attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanasamāpattiyā one who has obtainedlābhī, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū in regard to the attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanasamāpattiyā notna obtainerslābhino’ti.
theySo by thattāya of the attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanasamāpattiyā glorify themselvesattānukkaṁseti, othersparaṁ put downvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, a quality of an untrue personasappurisadhammo.
a true personSappuriso andca indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
even by the attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception‘nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasamāpattiyāpi indeedkho non-determinationatammayatā spokenvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā.
by whateverYena by whateveryena indeedhi they imaginemaññanti from thattato thattaṁ becomeshoti otherwiseaññathā’ti.
theySo non-determination itselfatammayataññeva privatelyantaraṁ having madekaritvā by thattāya of the attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanasamāpattiyā do not glorify themselvesnevattānukkaṁseti, notna othersparaṁ put downvambheti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, a quality of a true personsappurisadhammo.

the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. They reflect: ‘I have attained the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, unlike these other mendicants.’ And they glorify themselves and put others down on account of that. This too is a quality of an untrue person. A true person reflects: ‘The Buddha has spoken of not being determined even by the attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. For however they imagine it, it turns out to be something else.’ Keeping to themselves the fact that they are not determined by that, they don’t glorify themselves and put others down on account of their attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. This too is a quality of a true person.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, true personsappuriso totallysabbaso dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ having gone beyondsamatikkamma cessation of perception and feelingsaññāvedayitanirodhaṁ having enteredupasampajja remainsviharati. with wisdomPaññāya and for himcassa having seendisvā defilementsāsavā completely endedparikkhīṇā arehonti.
thisAyaṁ, monksbhikkhave, mendicantbhikkhu does notna anythingkiñci conceivesmaññati, does notna regarding anythingkuhiñci conceivesmaññati, does notna through anythingkenaci conceivesmaññatī”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandunti.
Sappurisa SuttaSappurisasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ thirdtatiyaṁ.

Furthermore, take a true person who, going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, enters and remains in the cessation of perception and feeling. And, having seen with wisdom, their defilements come to an end. This is a mendicant who does not conceive with anything, does not conceive regarding anything, does not conceive through anything.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

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