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Majjhima Nikāya 115

Bahudhātukasutta

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to what extent“Kittāvatā butpana, sirbhante, skilled in dependent origination‘paṭiccasamuppādakusalo a mendicantbhikkhū’ti is qualifiedalaṁvacanāyā”ti?
Ānanda“Idhānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu thusevaṁ understandspajānāti:
in this‘imasmiṁ existingsati thisidaṁ comes to behoti, this·arisingimassuppādā thisidaṁ arisesuppajjati,
in thisimasmiṁ not existingasati thisidaṁ notna comes to behoti, of thisimassa due to the cessationnirodhā thisidaṁ ceasesnirujjhati, that isyadidaṁ—
ignorance is a requirement foravijjāpaccayā choicessaṅkhārā,
choices are a condition forsaṅkhārapaccayā consciousnessviññāṇaṁ,
consciousness is a requirement forviññāṇapaccayā name and formnāmarūpaṁ,
name and form are requirements fornāmarūpapaccayā the six sense fieldssaḷāyatanaṁ,
the six sense fields are requirements forsaḷāyatanapaccayā contactphasso,
contact is a requirement forphassapaccayā feelingvedanā,
feeling is a requirement forvedanāpaccayā cravingtaṇhā,
craving is a requirement fortaṇhāpaccayā graspingupādānaṁ,
grasping is a requirement forupādānapaccayā continued existencebhavo,
continued existence is a requirement forbhavapaccayā rebirthjāti,
rebirth is a requirement forjātipaccayā old age and deathjarāmaraṇaṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassūpāyāsā come to besambhavanti.
of thisEvametassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa originsamudayo there ishoti.
of ignoranceAvijjāya indeedtveva no residue·fades away·ceasesasesavirāganirodhā choices ceasesaṅkhāranirodho,
choices·ceasesaṅkhāranirodhā consciousness ceasesviññāṇanirodho,
consciousness·ceaseviññāṇanirodhā name and form ceasenāmarūpanirodho,
name and form·ceasenāmarūpanirodhā the six sense fields ceasesaḷāyatananirodho,
six sense fields·ceasesaḷāyatananirodhā contact ceasesphassanirodho,
contact·ceasephassanirodhā feeling ceasesvedanānirodho,
feeling·ceasevedanānirodhā craving ceasestaṇhānirodho,
craving·ceasetaṇhānirodhā grasping ceasesupādānanirodho,
grasping·ceaseupādānanirodhā continued existence ceasesbhavanirodho,
continued existence·ceasebhavanirodhā rebirth ceasesjātinirodho,
rebirth·ceasejātinirodhā old age and deathjarāmaraṇaṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassūpāyāsā ceasenirujjhanti.
of thisEvametassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa cessationnirodho there ishoti’.
to this extentEttāvatā indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, skilled in dependent origination‘paṭiccasamuppādakusalo a mendicantbhikkhū’ti is qualifiedalaṁvacanāyā”ti.

to what extent“Kittāvatā thenpana, sirbhante, skilled in the possible and impossible‘ṭhānāṭhānakusalo a mendicantbhikkhū’ti to be calledalaṁvacanāyā”ti?
here, Ānanda“Idhānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu this is impossible‘aṭṭhānametaṁ no opportunityanavakāso thatyaṁ view + accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as permanentniccato would take upupagaccheyya, not + thisnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ ordinary + personputhujjano anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as permanentniccato would take upupagaccheyya, possible + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
this is impossible‘aṭṭhānametaṁ no opportunityanavakāso thatyaṁ view + accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as pleasantsukhato would take upupagaccheyya, not + thisnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ ordinary + personputhujjano anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as pleasantsukhato would take upupagaccheyya, possible + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.
this is impossible‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ no opportunityanavakāso thatyaṁ view + accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo anykañci dhammadhammaṁ as selfattato would take upupagaccheyya, not + thisnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti,
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ ordinary + personputhujjano anykañci dhammadhammaṁ as selfattato would take upupagaccheyya, possible + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.

impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ no occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ view·accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo mothermātaraṁ of lifejīvitā might deprivevoropeyya, not + thisnetaṁ caseṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
case + but‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ an ordinary personputhujjano mothermātaraṁ of lifejīvitā might deprivevoropeyya, case + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.
impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ no occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ view·accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo fatherpitaraṁ of lifejīvitā might deprivevoropeyya …pe……pe…
a perfected onearahantaṁ of lifejīvitā might deprivevoropeyya, case + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
impossibility + this‘aṭṭhānametaṁ no occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ view·accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo malicious·intentduṭṭhacitto of a Realized Onetathāgatassa bloodlohitaṁ might produceuppādeyya, not + thisnetaṁ caseṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
case + but‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ an ordinary personputhujjano malicious·intentduṭṭhacitto of a Realized Onetathāgatassa bloodlohitaṁ might produceuppādeyya, case + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.
impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ no occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ view·accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo the Saṅghasaṅghaṁ might cause to splitbhindeyya, not + thisnetaṁ caseṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
case + but‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ an ordinary personputhujjano the Saṅghasaṅghaṁ might cause to splitbhindeyya, case + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.
impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ no occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ view·accomplisheddiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo anotheraññaṁ teachersatthāraṁ might dedicate touddiseyya, not + thisnetaṁ caseṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;

and (it is) possible‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ there isvijjati thatyaṁ an ordinary personputhujjano anotheraññaṁ teachersatthāraṁ might dedicate oneselfuddiseyya, it is possible (that) thisṭhānametaṁ there isvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.

impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ not·occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ in oneekissā world·elementlokadhātuyā twodve perfected onesarahanto fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhā not·beforeapubbaṁ not·afteracarimaṁ would ariseuppajjeyyuṁ, not·thisnetaṁ a possibilityṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti;
possibility + but‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ in oneekissā world·elementlokadhātuyā just oneeko perfected onearahaṁ fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho would ariseuppajjeyya, possibility + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti.
impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ not·occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ in oneekissā world·elementlokadhātuyā twodve wheel-turning monarchsrājāno wheel·turningcakkavattino not·beforeapubbaṁ not·afteracarimaṁ would ariseuppajjeyyuṁ, not·thisnetaṁ a possibilityṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti;
possibility + but‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ in oneekissā world·elementlokadhātuyā just oneeko monarchrājā wheel·turningcakkavattī would ariseuppajjeyya, possibility + thisṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti.

impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ an impossibilityanavakāso thatyaṁ a womanitthī a perfected onearahaṁ might beassa a fully awakened Buddha,sammāsambuddho, not thisnetaṁ groundṭhānaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands;pajānāti;
but the ground‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ a manpuriso a perfected onearahaṁ might beassa a fully awakened Buddha,sammāsambuddho, ground + thisṭhānametaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands.pajānāti.
impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ an impossibilityanavakāso thatyaṁ a womanitthī a wheel-turning monarchrājā might beassa wheel·turningcakkavattī, not thisnetaṁ groundṭhānaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands;pajānāti;
but the ground‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ a manpuriso a wheel-turning monarchrājā might beassa wheel·turningcakkavattī, ground + thisṭhānametaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands.pajānāti.
impossibility + this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ an impossibilityanavakāso thatyaṁ a womanitthī the role of Sakkasakkattaṁ might performkareyya …… the role of Māramārattaṁ might performkareyya …… the role of Brahmābrahmattaṁ might perform,kareyya, not thisnetaṁ groundṭhānaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands;pajānāti;
but the ground‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ a manpuriso the role of Sakkasakkattaṁ might performkareyya …… the role of Māramārattaṁ might performkareyya …… the role of Brahmābrahmattaṁ might perform,kareyya, ground + thisṭhānametaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands.pajānāti.

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