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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 morning·timepubbaṇhasamayaṁ down·dressnivāsetvā bowl·robe·takingpattacīvaramādāya Kapilavatthukapilavatthuṁ for almspiṇḍāya enteredpāvisi.
in KapilavatthuKapilavatthusmiṁ for almspiṇḍāya having wanderedcaritvā after·mealpacchābhattaṁ almsround·returnedpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto whereyena dark·Khemakakāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa lodgevihāro he wenttenupasaṅkami for the day's meditationdivāvihārāya.
thenTena indeedkho nowpana at that timesamayena dark·Khemakakāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa at the lodgevihāre manysambahulāni resting placessenāsanāni spread outpaññattāni werehonti.
he sawAddasā indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā dark·Khemakakāḷakhemakassa of the Sakyansakkassa at the lodgevihāre manysambahulāni resting placessenāsanāni spread outpaññattāni.
having seenDisvāna to the Blessed Onebhagavato this occurredetadahosi:
many“sambahulāni indeedkho dark·Khemakakāḷakhemakassa 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·workcīvarakammaṁ was doingkaroti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā evening·timesāyanhasamayaṁ return·retreatpaṭisallānā come outvuṭṭhito whereyena of Ghaṭāghaṭāya of the Sakyansakkassa lodgevihāro he wenttenupasaṅkami; near·goupasaṅkamitvā spread outpaññatte on the seatāsane sat downnisīdi.
having satNisajja indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ addressedāmantesi:
many“sambahulāni indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, dark·Khemakakāḷakhemakassa 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 company·enjoyingsaṅgaṇikārāmo company·lovingsaṅgaṇikarato the enjoyment of companysaṅgaṇikārāmataṁ devotedanuyutto group·enjoyinggaṇārāmo group·lovinggaṇarato delighting in groupsgaṇasammudito.
thatSo then, Ānandavatānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu company·enjoyingsaṅgaṇikārāmo company·lovingsaṅgaṇikarato the enjoyment of companysaṅgaṇikārāmataṁ devotedanuyutto group·enjoyinggaṇārāmo group·lovinggaṇarato group·delightinggaṇasammudito whichyaṁ thattaṁ renunciation·pleasurenekkhammasukhaṁ seclusion·pleasurepavivekasukhaṁ peace·pleasureupasamasukhaṁ awakening·pleasuresambodhisukhaṁ of thattassa pleasuresukhassa at will·obtainernikāmalābhī will becomebhavissati without trouble·obtainerakicchalābhī 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 renunciation·pleasurenekkhammasukhaṁ seclusion·pleasurepavivekasukhaṁ peace·pleasureupasamasukhaṁ awakening·pleasuresambodhisukhaṁ of thattassa pleasuresukhassa at will·obtainernikāmalābhī will becomebhavissati without trouble·obtainerakicchalābhī 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 sight·evenrūpampi together·along·seesamanupassāmi whereyattha for one who has desirerattassa for one who has lustyathābhiratassa of a sightrūpassa apart·around·decay + otherness·becomingvipariṇāmaññathābhāvā notna would give riseuppajjeyyuṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassūpāyāsā.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho but, Ānandapanānanda, meditationvihāro thus·gonetathāgatena fully·together·understoodabhisambuddho which + thisyadidaṁ—
all·signsabbanimittānaṁ not·attentionamanasikārā internallyajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ near·together·enterupasampajja to remainviharituṁ.
thereTatra ifce, Ānandaānanda, thus·gonetathāgataṁ with thisiminā with meditationvihārena practicingviharantaṁ they arebhavanti near·goupasaṅkamitāro monksbhikkhū nunsbhikkhuniyo laymenupāsakā laywomenupāsikāyo rulersrājāno royal·great·ministerrājamahāmattā monastics of other religionstitthiyā sectarian·discipletitthiyasāvakā.
there, ĀnandaTatrānanda, thus·gonetathāgato with a mind slanting to seclusionvivekaninneneva with a mindcittena seclusion·slopingvivekapoṇena seclusion·incliningvivekapabbhārena apart·withdrawnvūpakaṭṭhena loving renunciationnekkhammābhiratena exhausted·becomebyantībhūtena totallysabbaso defiling influence·liable toāsavaṭṭhānīyehi by dharmasdhammehi invariablyaññadatthu sending away + concerned with + onlyuyyojanikapaṭisaṁyuttaṁyeva talkkathaṁ giverkattā he ishoti.

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

here, Ānanda,Idhānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu apart·seclude·justvivicceva sensual-pleasure·abl.pl.kāmehi apart·secludedvivicca un-·skillful·abl.pl.akusalehi quality·abl.pl.dhammehi ……pe… first·acc.sg.paṭhamaṁ absorption·acc.sg.jhānaṁ enters and remainsupasampajja dwell·3sg.pres.ind.viharati ……pe…
second·acc.sg.dutiyaṁ absorption·acc.sg.jhānaṁ ……
third·acc.sg.tatiyaṁ absorption·acc.sg.jhānaṁ ……
fourth·acc.sg.catutthaṁ absorption·acc.sg.jhānaṁ enters and remainsupasampajja dwell·3sg.pres.ind.viharati.
thusEvaṁ indeed,kho, Ānanda,ānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu internally + justajjhattameva mind·acc.sg.cittaṁ stillssaṇṭhapeti settlessannisādeti unified·acc.sg.ekodiṁ make·3sg.pres.ind.karoti immersessamādahati.

heSo internallyajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ in the mindmanasi doeskaroti.
of that oneTassa internallyajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ attending tomanasikaroto toward emptinesssuññatāya mindcittaṁ notna forth·leappakkhandati not·gain confidencenappasīdati notna down·standsantiṭṭhati notna apart·releasevimuccati.
thusEvaṁ being + thissantametaṁ, Ānandaānanda, monkbhikkhu thusevaṁ forth·knowpajānāti:
internally‘ajjhattaṁ emptinesssuññataṁ indeedkho by meme attending tomanasikaroto internallyajjhattaṁ toward emptinesssuññatāya mindcittaṁ notna forth·leappakkhandati not·gain confidencenappasīdati notna down·standsantiṭṭhati notna apart·releasevimuccatī’ti.
in this wayItiha theretattha with·knowsampajāno ishoti.
heSo externallybahiddhā emptinesssuññataṁ in the mindmanasi doeskaroti ……pe…
heso internal·externalajjhattabahiddhā 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 forth·leappakkhandati not·gain confidencenappasīdati notna down·standsantiṭṭhati notna apart·releasevimuccati.
thusEvaṁ being + thissantametaṁ, Ānandaānanda, monkbhikkhu thusevaṁ forth·knowpajānāti:
the imperturbable‘āneñjaṁ indeedkho by meme attending tomanasikaroto toward the imperturbableāneñjāya mindcittaṁ notna forth·leappakkhandati not·gain confidencenappasīdati notna down·standsantiṭṭhati notna apart·releasevimuccatī’ti.
in this wayItiha theretattha with·knowsampajāno ishoti.

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