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Majjhima Nikāya 122

Mahāsuññatasutta

The Longer Discourse on Emptiness · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Sakyanssakkesu was stayingviharati at Kapilavatthukapilavatthusmiṁ in the Banyan Tree Monasterynigrodhārāme.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya Kapilavatthukapilavatthuṁ for almspiṇḍāya enteredpāvisi.
in KapilavatthuKapilavatthusmiṁ for almspiṇḍāya having wanderedcaritvā after the mealpacchābhattaṁ on return from almsroundpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto whereyena of Khemaka the Darkkāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa lodgevihāro he wenttenupasaṅkami for the day's meditationdivāvihārāya.
thenTena indeedkho nowpana at that timesamayena of Khemaka the Darkkāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa at the lodgevihāre manysambahulāni resting placessenāsanāni spread outpaññattāni werehonti.
he sawAddasā indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā of Khemaka the Darkkāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa at the lodgevihāre manysambahulāni resting placessenāsanāni spread outpaññattāni.
having seenDisvāna to the Blessed Onebhagavato this occurredetadahosi:
many“sambahulāni indeedkho of Khemaka the Darkkāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa at the lodgevihāre resting placessenāsanāni spread outpaññattāni.
manySambahulā thennu indeedkho hereidha mendicantsbhikkhū are livingviharantī”ti.
thenTena indeedkho nowpana at that timesamayena Venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando with manysambahulehi mendicantsbhikkhūhi together withsaddhiṁ of Ghaṭāghaṭāya of the Sakyansakkassa at the lodgevihāre robe-makingcīvarakammaṁ was doingkaroti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ from retreatpaṭisallānā come outvuṭṭhito whereyena of Ghaṭāghaṭāya of the Sakyansakkassa lodgevihāro he wenttenupasaṅkami; having goneupasaṅkamitvā spread outpaññatte on the seatāsane sat downnisīdi.
having satNisajja indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ addressedāmantesi:
many“sambahulāni indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, of Khemaka the Darkkāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa at the lodgevihāre resting placessenāsanāni spread outpaññattāni.

manySambahulā nownu indeedkho hereettha monksbhikkhū are livingviharantī”ti?
many“Sambahulāni, sirbhante, of Kāḷakhemakakāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa at the dwellingvihāre dwellingssenāsanāni are preparedpaññattāni.
manySambahulā monksbhikkhū hereettha are livingviharanti.
robe-making timeCīvarakārasamayo nowno, sirbhante, it isvattatī”ti.

quotation marker“Na indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu shinessobhati enjoying companysaṅgaṇikārāmo loving companysaṅgaṇikarato the enjoyment of companysaṅgaṇikārāmataṁ devotedanuyutto enjoying groupsgaṇārāmo loving groupsgaṇarato delighting in groupsgaṇasammudito.
thatSo then, Ānandavatānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu enjoying companysaṅgaṇikārāmo loving companysaṅgaṇikarato the enjoyment of companysaṅgaṇikārāmataṁ devotedanuyutto enjoying groupsgaṇārāmo loving groupsgaṇarato delighting in groupsgaṇasammudito whichyaṁ thattaṁ the pleasure of renunciationnekkhammasukhaṁ the pleasure of seclusionpavivekasukhaṁ the pleasure of peaceupasamasukhaṁ the pleasure of awakeningsambodhisukhaṁ of thattassa pleasuresukhassa an obtainer at willnikāmalābhī will becomebhavissati an obtainer without troubleakicchalābhī an obtainer without difficulty; this is notakasiralābhīti—netaṁ a possibilityṭhānaṁ existsvijjati.
thatYo andca indeedkho oneso, Ānandaānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu aloneeko from the groupgaṇasmā withdrawnvūpakaṭṭho dwellsviharati for him thistassetaṁ of a mendicantbhikkhuno to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhaṁ whichyaṁ thattaṁ the pleasure of renunciationnekkhammasukhaṁ the pleasure of seclusionpavivekasukhaṁ the pleasure of peaceupasamasukhaṁ the pleasure of awakeningsambodhisukhaṁ of thattassa pleasuresukhassa an obtainer at willnikāmalābhī will becomebhavissati an obtainer without troubleakicchalābhī an obtainer without difficulty; this possibilityakasiralābhīti—ṭhānametaṁ existsvijjati.

thatSo indeed, Ānanda,vatānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu who enjoys companysaṅgaṇikārāmo who delights in companysaṅgaṇikarato devoted to enjoyment of companysaṅgaṇikārāmataṁ engaged inanuyutto who enjoys a groupgaṇārāmo who delights in a groupgaṇarato who rejoices in a groupgaṇasammudito temporarysāmāyikaṁ orvā pleasantkantaṁ freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ having enteredupasampajja will remainviharissati not temporaryasāmāyikaṁ orvā unshakable—this is notakuppanti—netaṁ a possibilityṭhānaṁ existsvijjati.
whicheverYo andca indeedkho thatso, Ānanda,ānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu aloneeko from the groupgaṇasmā withdrawnvūpakaṭṭho livesviharati for him thistassetaṁ of a mendicantbhikkhuno to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhaṁ temporarysāmāyikaṁ orvā pleasantkantaṁ freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ having enteredupasampajja will remainviharissati not temporaryasāmāyikaṁ orvā unshakable—this is aakuppanti—ṭhānametaṁ possibility; it existsvijjati.

I do notNāhaṁ, Ānandaānanda, oneekaṁ even a sightrūpampi I seesamanupassāmi whereyattha for one who has desirerattassa for one who has lustyathābhiratassa of a sightrūpassa from decay and perishingvipariṇāmaññathābhāvā notna would give riseuppajjeyyuṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassūpāyāsā.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho but, Ānandapanānanda, meditationvihāro by the Realized Onetathāgatena has been understoodabhisambuddho that isyadidaṁ—
of all signssabbanimittānaṁ by not focusing onamanasikārā internallyajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ having enteredupasampajja to remainviharituṁ.
thereTatra ifce, Ānandaānanda, the Realized Onetathāgataṁ with thisiminā with meditationvihārena practicingviharantaṁ they arebhavanti visitorsupasaṅkamitāro monksbhikkhū nunsbhikkhuniyo laymenupāsakā laywomenupāsikāyo rulersrājāno chief ministersrājamahāmattā monastics of other religionstitthiyā disciples of monastics of other religionstitthiyasāvakā.
there, ĀnandaTatrānanda, the Realized Onetathāgato with a mind slanting to seclusionvivekaninneneva with a mindcittena sloping to seclusionvivekapoṇena inclining to seclusionvivekapabbhārena withdrawnvūpakaṭṭhena loving renunciationnekkhammābhiratena having totally eliminatedbyantībhūtena totallysabbaso by defiling influencesāsavaṭṭhānīyehi by dharmasdhammehi invariablyaññadatthu concerned only with sending awayuyyojanikapaṭisaṁyuttaṁyeva talkkathaṁ giverkattā he ishoti.

therefore, Ānanda,Tasmātihānanda, a bhikkhubhikkhu ifcepi should wishākaṅkheyya:
internally‘ajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ having enteredupasampajja I should dwellvihareyyan’ti, then, Ānanda,tenānanda, by the bhikkhubhikkhunā internally onlyajjhattameva the mindcittaṁ should be stilledsaṇṭhapetabbaṁ should be settledsannisādetabbaṁ unifiedekodi should be madekātabbaṁ should be concentratedsamādahātabbaṁ.
and how, Ānanda,Kathañcānanda, a bhikkhubhikkhu internally onlyajjhattameva the mindcittaṁ stillssaṇṭhapeti settlessannisādeti unifiedekodiṁ makeskaroti concentratessamādahati?

here, Ānanda,Idhānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillfulakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi ……pe… firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ enters and remainsupasampajja dwellsviharati ……pe…
seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ enters and remainsupasampajja dwells.viharati.
thusEvaṁ indeed,kho, Ānanda,ānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu internally justajjhattameva mindcittaṁ stillssaṇṭhapeti settlessannisādeti unifiedekodiṁ makeskaroti immersessamādahati.

heSo internallyajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ in the mindmanasi doeskaroti.
of that oneTassa internallyajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ attending tomanasikaroto toward emptinesssuññatāya mindcittaṁ notna leaps forthpakkhandati does not gain confidencenappasīdati notna settles downsantiṭṭhati notna becomes decidedvimuccati.
thusEvaṁ this being sosantametaṁ, Ānandaānanda, monkbhikkhu thusevaṁ understandspajānāti:
internally‘ajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ indeedkho by meme attending tomanasikaroto internallyajjhattaṁ toward emptinesssuññatāya mindcittaṁ notna leaps forthpakkhandati does not gain confidencenappasīdati notna settles downsantiṭṭhati notna becomes decidedvimuccatī’ti.
in this wayItiha theretattha awaresampajāno ishoti.
heSo externallybahiddhā emptinesssuññataṁ in the mindmanasi doeskaroti ……pe…
heso internally and externallyajjhattabahiddhā emptinesssuññataṁ in the mindmanasi doeskaroti ……pe…
heso the imperturbableāneñjaṁ in the mindmanasi doeskaroti.
of that oneTassa the imperturbableāneñjaṁ attending tomanasikaroto toward the imperturbableāneñjāya mindcittaṁ notna leaps forthpakkhandati does not gain confidencenappasīdati notna settles downsantiṭṭhati notna becomes decidedvimuccati.
thusEvaṁ this being sosantametaṁ, Ānandaānanda, monkbhikkhu thusevaṁ understandspajānāti:
the imperturbable‘āneñjaṁ indeedkho by meme attending tomanasikaroto toward the imperturbableāneñjāya mindcittaṁ notna leaps forthpakkhandati does not gain confidencenappasīdati notna settles downsantiṭṭhati notna becomes decidedvimuccatī’ti.
in this wayItiha theretattha awaresampajāno ishoti.

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