Bahudhātukasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 115

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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, due to the arising of thisimassuppādā 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 fades away and ceases no residue left behindasesavirāganirodhā choices ceasesaṅkhāranirodho,
when choices ceasesaṅkhāranirodhā consciousness ceasesviññāṇanirodho,
when consciousness ceasesviññāṇanirodhā name and form ceasenāmarūpanirodho,
when name and form ceasenāmarūpanirodhā the six sense fields ceasesaḷāyatananirodho,
when the six sense fields ceasesaḷāyatananirodhā contact ceasesphassanirodho,
when contact ceasesphassanirodhā feeling ceasesvedanānirodho,
when feeling ceasesvedanānirodhā craving ceasestaṇhānirodho,
when craving ceasestaṇhānirodhā grasping ceasesupādānanirodho,
when grasping ceasesupādānanirodhā continued existence ceasesbhavanirodho,
when continued existence ceasesbhavanirodhā rebirth ceasesjātinirodho,
when rebirth ceasesjātinirodhā 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 accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as permanentniccato would take upupagaccheyya, that is notnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ an ordinary personputhujjano anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as permanentniccato would take upupagaccheyya, this is possibleṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
this is impossible‘aṭṭhānametaṁ no opportunityanavakāso thatyaṁ accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as pleasantsukhato would take upupagaccheyya, that is notnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti;
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ an ordinary personputhujjano anykañci conditionsaṅkhāraṁ as pleasantsukhato would take upupagaccheyya, this is possibleṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.
this is impossible‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ no opportunityanavakāso thatyaṁ accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo anykañci dhammadhammaṁ as selfattato would take upupagaccheyya, that is notnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti,
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ an ordinary personputhujjano anykañci dhammadhammaṁ as selfattato would take upupagaccheyya, this is possibleṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti understandspajānāti.

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

it is impossible that this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ not an occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ in oneekissā solar systemlokadhātuyā twodve perfected onesarahanto fully awakened Buddhassammāsambuddhā not beforeapubbaṁ not afteracarimaṁ would ariseuppajjeyyuṁ, this is notnetaṁ a possibilityṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti;
but it is possible that this‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ in oneekissā solar systemlokadhātuyā just oneeko perfected onearahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho would ariseuppajjeyya, this possibilityṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti.
it is impossible that this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ not an occasionanavakāso thatyaṁ in oneekissā solar systemlokadhātuyā twodve wheel-turning monarchsrājāno wheel-turningcakkavattino not beforeapubbaṁ not afteracarimaṁ would ariseuppajjeyyuṁ, this is notnetaṁ a possibilityṭhānaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti;
but it is possible that this‘ṭhānañca indeedkho thisetaṁ is foundvijjati thatyaṁ in oneekissā solar systemlokadhātuyā just oneeko monarchrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī would ariseuppajjeyya, this possibilityṭhānametaṁ is foundvijjatī’ti they understandpajānāti.

an impossibility is 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, this groundṭhānametaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands.pajānāti.
an impossibility is this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ an impossibilityanavakāso thatyaṁ a womanitthī a wheel-turning monarchrājā might beassa a wheel-turning monarch,cakkavattī, 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 a wheel-turning monarch,cakkavattī, this groundṭhānametaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands.pajānāti.
an impossibility is 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, this groundṭhānametaṁ is found’ thusvijjatī’ti understands.pajānāti.

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