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Majjhima Nikāya 125

Dantabhūmisutta

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

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whenYato indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, wildāraññako elephantnāgo of the elephant-tamerhatthidamakassa grass, fodder, and watertiṇaghāsodakaṁ acceptspaṭiggaṇhāti, theretatra of the elephant-tamerhatthidamakassa thusevaṁ it occurshoti:
will survive‘jīvissati indeedkho nowdāni wildāraññako elephantnāgo’ti.
then himTamenaṁ the elephant-tamerhatthidamako furtheruttari taskkāraṇaṁ causes to dokāreti:
pick up‘ādiya, worthy sirbho, put downnikkhipa, worthy sirbho’ti.
whenYato indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, wildāraññako elephantnāgo of the elephant-tamerhatthidamakassa in picking up and putting downādānanikkhepe doing what is saidvacanakaro ishoti following instructionsovādappaṭikaro, then himtamenaṁ the elephant-tamerhatthidamako furtheruttari taskkāraṇaṁ causes to dokāreti:
forward‘abhikkama, worthy sirbho, backpaṭikkama, worthy sirbho’ti.
whenYato indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, wildāraññako elephantnāgo of the elephant-tamerhatthidamakassa doing what is said in going forward and backabhikkamapaṭikkamavacanakaro ishoti following instructionsovādappaṭikaro, then himtamenaṁ the elephant-tamerhatthidamako furtheruttari taskkāraṇaṁ causes to dokāreti:
stand‘uṭṭhaha, worthy sirbho, sitnisīda, worthy sirbho’ti.

whenYato indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, wildāraññako elephantnāgo of the elephant-tamerhatthidamakassa in standing and sittinguṭṭhānanisajjāya doing the wordvacanakaro ishoti following instructionovādappaṭikaro, himtamenaṁ the elephant-tamerhatthidamako furtheruttari imperturbabilityāneñjaṁ callednāma taskkāraṇaṁ he makes him dokāreti, largemahantassa plankphalakaṁ to the trunksoṇḍāya he fastensupanibandhati, with lance in handtomarahattho andca manpuriso on the neckuparigīvāya seatednisinno ishoti, on all sidessamantato andca with lances in handtomarahatthā menpurisā having surroundedparivāretvā stoodṭhitā arehonti, the elephant-tamerhatthidamako andca a long lancedīghatomarayaṭṭhiṁ having takengahetvā in frontpurato stoodṭhito ishoti.
heSo imperturbabilityāneñjaṁ taskkāraṇaṁ being made to dokāriyamāno not at allneva forepurime feetpāde he movescopeti notna hindpacchime feetpāde he movescopeti, notna fore-quarterspurimakāyaṁ he movescopeti notna hind-quarterspacchimakāyaṁ he movescopeti, notna headsīsaṁ he movescopeti, notna earskaṇṇe he movescopeti, notna tusksdante he movescopeti, notna tailnaṅguṭṭhaṁ he movescopeti, notna trunksoṇḍaṁ he movescopeti.
heSo ishoti wildāraññako elephantnāgo enduringkhamo of spear-strikessattippahārānaṁ of sword-strikesasippahārānaṁ of arrow-strikesusuppahārānaṁ of axe-strikessarapattappahārānaṁ of the sounds of drums, kettledrums, pipes, horns, and tom-tomsbheripaṇavavaṁsasaṅkhaḍiṇḍimaninnādasaddānaṁ rid of all crooks and flaws, purged of defectssabbavaṅkadosanihitaninnītakasāvo worthy of a kingrājāraho fit for a kingrājabhoggo of the kingrañño a factoraṅganteva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ he goesgacchati.

just soEvameva indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, hereidha a realized onetathāgato in the worldloke arisesuppajjati perfectedarahaṁ fully awakenedsammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato knower of the worldlokavidū supremeanuttaro guide for those fit for trainingpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ with its Mārassamārakaṁ with its divinitiessabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ gods and humanssadevamanussaṁ himselfsayaṁ with his own insightabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā makes it knownpavedeti.
heSo dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti good in the beginningādikalyāṇaṁ good in the middlemajjhekalyāṇaṁ good in the endpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ well-phrasedsabyañjanaṁ, entirely fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual practicebrahmacariyaṁ revealspakāseti.

thatTaṁ teachingdhammaṁ hearssuṇāti a householdergahapati orvā a householder's childgahapatiputto orvā in someaññatarasmiṁ orvā familykule rebornpaccājāto.
theySo thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ having heardsutvā in the Realized Onetathāgate faithsaddhaṁ gainspaṭilabhati.
theySo with thattena gain of faithsaddhāpaṭilābhena endowedsamannāgato thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
cramped‘sambādho life at homegharāvāso dirtyrajāpatho, wide openabbhokāso life gone forthpabbajjā.
not thisNayidaṁ easysukaraṁ in a houseagāraṁ livingajjhāvasatā utterly fullekantaparipuṇṇaṁ utterly pureekantaparisuddhaṁ like a polished shellsaṅkhalikhitaṁ spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ to leadcarituṁ.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ should go forthpabbajeyyan’ti.
theySo after someaparena timesamayena smallappaṁ orvā fortunebhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā fortunebhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya smallappaṁ orvā family circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā family circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ goes forthpabbajati.
only thenEttāvatā indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a noble discipleariyasāvako come out into the openabbhokāsagato becomeshoti.
here clingEtthagedhā forhi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, gods and humansdevamanussā that is, fiveyadidaṁ—pañca kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇā.

that oneTamenaṁ the realized onetathāgato furtheruttariṁ guidesvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, ethicalsīlavā behohi, restrained in the monastic codepātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto dwellviharāhi conducting well and resorting suitablyācāragocarasampanno, in the slightestaṇumattesu faultsvajjesu seeing dangerbhayadassāvī, having undertakensamādāya trainsikkhassu in the training rulessikkhāpadesū’ti.

whenYato indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, noble discipleariyasāvako possessing ethical conductsīlavā ishoti, restrained by the monastic codepātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto dwellsviharati accomplished in conduct and resortācāragocarasampanno in the slightestaṇumattesu faultsvajjesu seeing dangerbhayadassāvī, having undertakensamādāya trainssikkhati in the training rulessikkhāpadesu, himtamenaṁ the Realized Onetathāgato furtheruttariṁ guidesvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, in the sense facultiesindriyesu guarding the doorsguttadvāro behohi, with the eyecakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā do notmā grasping at the featuresnimittaggāhī …pe……pe…

as(yathā in the Discourse with Moggallāna the Accountantgaṇakamoggallānasuttante, thusevaṁ to be told in fullvitthāretabbāni.)

heSo theseime fivepañca hindrancesnīvaraṇe having given uppahāya of the heartcetaso corruptionsupakkilese of wisdompaññāya that weakendubbalīkaraṇe
in the bodykāye observing an aspect of the bodykāyānupassī he meditatesviharati keenātāpī awaresampajāno mindfulsatimā having removedvineyya for the worldloke covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassaṁ.

in feelingsVedanāsu ellipsis…pe…
in mindcitte ellipsis…
in principlesdhammesu observing principlesdhammānupassī one meditatesviharati keenātāpī awaresampajāno mindfulsatimā having removedvineyya in the worldloke covetousness and displeasure.abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
just as if,Seyyathāpi, Aggivessana,aggivessana, an elephant trainerhatthidamako a largemahantaṁ postthambhaṁ in the earthpathaviyaṁ having dugnikhaṇitvā of a wildāraññakassa elephantnāgassa by the neckgīvāyaṁ tethersupanibandhati wild indeedāraññakānañceva behaviorssīlānaṁ for the subduingabhinimmadanāya wild indeedāraññakānañceva memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappānaṁ for the subduingabhinimmadanāya wild indeedāraññakānañceva stress, weariness, and feverdarathakilamathapariḷāhānaṁ for the subduingabhinimmadanāya within a villagegāmante for making happyabhiramāpanāya congenial to humansmanussakantesu in behaviorssīlesu for instilling;samādapanāya;
in the same wayevameva indeed,kho, Aggivessana,aggivessana, of a noble discipleariyasāvakassa theseime fourcattāro kinds of mindfulness meditationsatipaṭṭhānā for the mindcetaso tethersupanibandhanā they arehonti tied to domestic life indeedgehasitānañceva behaviorssīlānaṁ for the subduingabhinimmadanāya tied to domestic life indeedgehasitānañceva memories and thoughtssarasaṅkappānaṁ for the subduingabhinimmadanāya tied to domestic life indeedgehasitānañceva stress, weariness, and feverdarathakilamathapariḷāhānaṁ for the subduingabhinimmadanāya of the systemñāyassa for the discoveryadhigamāya of extinguishmentnibbānassa for the realization.sacchikiriyāya.

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