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Majjhima Nikāya 125

Dantabhūmisutta

The Level of the Tamed · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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that + himTamenaṁ thus·gonetathāgato furtheruttariṁ apart·leadvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, in the bodykāye body·observingkāyānupassī meditateviharāhi, do notmā andca sensual-pleasure·connectedkāmūpasaṁhitaṁ thoughtvitakkaṁ apart·thinkvitakkesi.
in feelingsVedanāsu ……
in the mindcitte ……
in principlesdhammesu principle·observingdhammānupassī meditateviharāhi, do notmā andca sensual-pleasure·connectedkāmūpasaṁhitaṁ thoughtvitakkaṁ apart·think + quotation markervitakkesī’ti.

heSo of placing and keeping connectedvitakkavicārānaṁ from stillingvūpasamā internallyajjhattaṁ serenitysampasādanaṁ of the mindcetaso unification of mindekodibhāvaṁ without placingavitakkaṁ without keeping connectedavicāraṁ born of concentrationsamādhijaṁ rapture and happinesspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……
fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja he remainsviharati.

heSo thusevaṁ composedsamāhite in mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte toward knowledge of recollection of past livespubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya mindcittaṁ extendsabhininnāmeti.
heSo many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati, that is, oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ twodvepi birthsjātiyo ……pe… thusiti with featuressākāraṁ with detailssauddesaṁ many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati.

heSo thusevaṁ immersed in samādhisamāhite mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe all around·well·shinepariyodāte without·blemishanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese soft·becomemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of sentient beingssattānaṁ death and rebirth·knowledgecutūpapātañāṇāya mindcittaṁ they extendabhininnāmeti.
heSo with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte they seepassati passing awaycavamāne near + rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte good·colorsuvaṇṇe bad + colordubbaṇṇe, good·gosugate bad + goduggate …pe……pe… according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte forth·knowpajānāti.

heSo thusevaṁ immersedsamāhite in mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of defilementsāsavānaṁ for knowledge of endingkhayañāṇāya mindcittaṁ extends towardabhininnāmeti.
heSo ‘this‘idaṁ is suffering’dukkhan’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the origin of suffering’dukkhasamudayo’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the cessation of suffering’dukkhanirodho’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ suffering·cessation·leadingdukkhanirodhagāminī practice’paṭipadā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti;
‘these‘ime are defilements’āsavā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the origin of defilements’āsavasamudayo’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the cessation of defilements’āsavanirodho’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ defilement·cessation·leadingāsavanirodhagāminī practice’paṭipadā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti.
to himTassa thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ forth·seepassato even from defilements of sensualitykāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ apart·releasevimuccati, even from defilements of becomingbhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ apart·releasevimuccati, even from defilements of ignoranceavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ apart·releasevimuccati.
when freedVimuttasmiṁ ‘it is freed’vimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ there ishoti.
‘Ended‘Khīṇā is rebirth,jāti, completedvusitaṁ holy·conductbrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be done,karaṇīyaṁ, nothing furthernāparaṁ for this place’itthattāyā’ti forth·knowpajānāti.

suchSo he ishoti a mendicantbhikkhu enduringkhamo of coldsītassa of heatuṇhassa of hungerjighacchāya of thirstpipāsāya of the touch of flies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and reptilesḍaṁsamakasavātātapasarīsapasamphassānaṁ of rude speechduruttānaṁ of unwelcome speechdurāgatānaṁ of words spokenvacanapathānaṁ, of arisenuppannānaṁ bodilysārīrikānaṁ of feelingsvedanānaṁ of painsdukkhānaṁ sharptibbānaṁ severekharānaṁ acutekaṭukānaṁ unpleasantasātānaṁ disagreeableamanāpānaṁ life-threateningpāṇaharānaṁ one whose nature is enduranceadhivāsakajātiko he ishoti
rid of all greed, hate, and delusion, purged of defectssabbarāgadosamohanihitaninnītakasāvo worthy of offerings dedicated to the godsāhuneyyo worthy of hospitalitypāhuneyyo worthy of a religious donationdakkhiṇeyyo worthy of greeting with cupped palmsañjalikaraṇīyo supremeanuttaraṁ field of meritpuññakkhettaṁ for the worldlokassa.

an elderlyMahallako if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of a kingrañño bull elephantnāgo not·tamedadanto not·trainedavinīto timekālaṁ makeskaroti, with an untamed death‘adantamaraṇaṁ an elderlymahallako of a kingrañño bull elephantnāgo who passed awaykālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
a middle-agedmajjhimo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of a kingrañño bull elephantnāgo.
a youthfulDaharo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of a kingrañño bull elephantnāgo not·tamedadanto not·trainedavinīto timekālaṁ makeskaroti, with an untamed death‘adantamaraṇaṁ a youthfuldaharo of a kingrañño bull elephantnāgo who passed awaykālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
thus·justevameva indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a seniorthero if·evencepi mendicantbhikkhu not·defilements-endedakhīṇāsavo timekālaṁ makeskaroti, with an untamed death‘adantamaraṇaṁ a seniorthero mendicantbhikkhu who passed awaykālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
a middlemajjhimo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, mendicantbhikkhu.
a juniorNavo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, mendicantbhikkhu not·defilements-endedakhīṇāsavo timekālaṁ makeskaroti, with an untamed death‘adantamaraṇaṁ a juniornavo mendicantbhikkhu who passed awaykālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati.

elderlyMahallako if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo well·tamedsudanto well·trainedsuvinīto timekālaṁ makeskaroti, tamed·death‘dantamaraṇaṁ elderlymahallako of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo 'passed away tamed'kālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
middle agedmajjhimo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo ……
youthfuldaharo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo well·tamedsudanto well·trainedsuvinīto timekālaṁ makeskaroti, tamed·death‘dantamaraṇaṁ youthfuldaharo of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo 'passed away tamed'kālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
thus·justevameva indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, seniorthero if·evencepi mendicantbhikkhu ended·defilementkhīṇāsavo timekālaṁ makeskaroti, tamed·death‘dantamaraṇaṁ seniorthero mendicantbhikkhu 'passed away tamed'kālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
middlemajjhimo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, mendicantbhikkhu.
juniorNavo if·evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, mendicantbhikkhu ended·defilementkhīṇāsavo timekālaṁ makeskaroti, tamed·death‘dantamaraṇaṁ juniornavo mendicantbhikkhu 'passed away tamed'kālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchatī”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·mindAttamano Aciravataaciravato ascetic·novicesamaṇuddeso of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ towards·rejoiceabhinandīti.
tamed·level·discourseDantabhūmisuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ fifthpañcamaṁ.

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