The Great Forty · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Tatra,
bhikkhave,
sammādiṭṭhi
pubbaṅgamā
hoti.
Kathañca,
bhikkhave,
sammādiṭṭhi
pubbaṅgamā
hoti?
Sammādiṭṭhissa,
bhikkhave,
micchādiṭṭhi
nijjiṇṇā
hoti.
Ye
ca
micchādiṭṭhipaccayā
aneke
pāpakā
akusalā
dhammā
sambhavanti
te
cassa
nijjiṇṇā
honti.
Sammādiṭṭhipaccayā
aneke
kusalā
dhammā
bhāvanāpāripūriṁ
gacchanti.
Sammāsaṅkappassa,
bhikkhave,
micchāsaṅkappo
nijjiṇṇo
hoti
…pe…
sammāvācassa,
bhikkhave,
micchāvācā
nijjiṇṇā
hoti
…
sammākammantassa,
bhikkhave,
micchākammanto
nijjiṇṇo
hoti
…
sammāājīvassa,
bhikkhave,
micchāājīvo
nijjiṇṇo
hoti
…
sammāvāyāmassa,
bhikkhave,
micchāvāyāmo
nijjiṇṇo
hoti
…
sammāsatissa,
bhikkhave,
micchāsati
nijjiṇṇā
hoti
…
sammāsamādhissa,
bhikkhave,
micchāsamādhi
nijjiṇṇo
hoti
…
sammāñāṇassa,
bhikkhave,
micchāñāṇaṁ
nijjiṇṇaṁ
hoti
…
sammāvimuttassa,
bhikkhave,
micchāvimutti
nijjiṇṇā
hoti.
Ye
ca
micchāvimuttipaccayā
aneke
pāpakā
akusalā
dhammā
sambhavanti
te
cassa
nijjiṇṇā
honti.
In this context, right view comes first. And how does right view come first? For one of right view, wrong view is worn away. And the many bad, unskillful qualities that arise because of wrong view are worn away. And because of right view, many skillful qualities are fully developed. For one of right purpose, wrong purpose is worn away. … For one of right speech, wrong speech is worn away. … For one of right action, wrong action is worn away. … For one of right livelihood, wrong livelihood is worn away. … For one of right effort, wrong effort is worn away. … For one of right mindfulness, wrong mindfulness is worn away. … For one of right immersion, wrong immersion is worn away. … For one of right knowledge, wrong knowledge is worn away. … For one of right freedom, wrong freedom is worn away. And the many bad, unskillful qualities that arise because of wrong freedom are worn away.
Sammāvimuttipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti.
And because of right freedom, many skillful qualities are fully developed.
Iti
kho,
bhikkhave,
vīsati
kusalapakkhā,
vīsati
akusalapakkhā—
mahācattārīsako
dhammapariyāyo
pavattito
appaṭivattiyo
samaṇena
vā
brāhmaṇena
vā
devena
vā
mārena
vā
brahmunā
vā
kenaci
vā
lokasmiṁ.
So there are twenty on the side of the skillful, and twenty on the side of the unskillful. This exposition of the teaching on the Great Forty has been rolled forth. And it cannot be rolled back by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world.
Yo
hi
koci,
bhikkhave,
samaṇo
vā
brāhmaṇo
vā
imaṁ
mahācattārīsakaṁ
dhammapariyāyaṁ
garahitabbaṁ
paṭikkositabbaṁ
maññeyya
tassa
diṭṭheva
dhamme
dasasahadhammikā
vādānuvādā
gārayhaṁ
ṭhānaṁ
āgacchanti—
sammādiṭṭhiñce
bhavaṁ
garahati,
ye
ca
micchādiṭṭhī
samaṇabrāhmaṇā
te
bhoto
pujjā,
te
bhoto
pāsaṁsā;
sammāsaṅkappañce
bhavaṁ
garahati,
ye
ca
micchāsaṅkappā
samaṇabrāhmaṇā
te
bhoto
pujjā,
te
bhoto
pāsaṁsā;
sammāvācañce
bhavaṁ
garahati
…pe…
sammākammantañce
bhavaṁ
garahati
…
sammāājīvañce
bhavaṁ
garahati
…
sammāvāyāmañce
bhavaṁ
garahati
…
sammāsatiñce
bhavaṁ
garahati
…
sammāsamādhiñce
bhavaṁ
garahati
…
sammāñāṇañce
bhavaṁ
garahati
…
sammāvimuttiñce
bhavaṁ
garahati,
ye
ca
micchāvimuttī
samaṇabrāhmaṇā
te
bhoto
pujjā,
te
bhoto
pāsaṁsā.
If any ascetic or brahmin imagines they can criticize and reject the exposition of the teaching on the Great Forty, they deserve rebuttal and criticism on ten legitimate grounds in this very life. If such a gentleman criticizes right view, they praise and honor the ascetics and brahmins who have wrong view. If they criticize right purpose … right speech … right action … right livelihood … right effort … right mindfulness … right immersion … right knowledge … right freedom, they praise and honor the ascetics and brahmins who have wrong freedom.
Yo koci, bhikkhave, samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā imaṁ mahācattārīsakaṁ dhammapariyāyaṁ garahitabbaṁ paṭikkositabbaṁ maññeyya tassa diṭṭheva dhamme ime dasasahadhammikā vādānuvādā gārayhaṁ ṭhānaṁ āgacchanti.
If any ascetic or brahmin imagines they can criticize and reject the exposition of the teaching on the Great Forty, they deserve rebuttal and criticism on these ten legitimate grounds in this very life.
Yepi
te,
bhikkhave,
ahesuṁ
okkalā
vassabhaññā
ahetuvādā
akiriyavādā
natthikavādā
tepi
mahācattārīsakaṁ
dhammapariyāyaṁ
na
garahitabbaṁ
nappaṭikkositabbaṁ
amaññiṁsu.
Taṁ
kissa
hetu?
Nindābyārosaupārambhabhayā”ti.
Idamavoca
bhagavā.
Attamanā
te
bhikkhū
bhagavato
bhāsitaṁ
abhinandunti.
Mahācattārīsakasuttaṁ
niṭṭhitaṁ
sattamaṁ.
Even those who were loud and bold advocates of the doctrines of no-cause, inaction, and nihilism, didn’t imagine that the Great Forty should be criticized or rejected. Why is that? For fear of being blamed, provoked, and faulted.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.
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