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Majjhima Nikāya 125

Dantabhūmisutta

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

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that himTamenaṁ the Realized Onetathāgato furtheruttariṁ guidesvineti:
come‘ehi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, in the bodykāye observing an aspect of the bodykāyānupassī meditateviharāhi, do notmā andca connected with sensual pleasureskāmūpasaṁhitaṁ thoughtvitakkaṁ thinkvitakkesi.
in feelingsVedanāsu ……
in the mindcitte ……
in principlesdhammesu observing an aspect of principlesdhammānupassī meditateviharāhi, do notmā andca connected with sensual pleasureskāmūpasaṁhitaṁ thoughtvitakkaṁ thinkvitakkesī’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 brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of sentient beingssattānaṁ for knowledge of death and rebirthcutūpapātañāṇāya mindcittaṁ they extendabhininnāmeti.
heSo with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte they seepassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe, in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate …pe……pe… according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte they understandpajānāti.

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 trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the origin of suffering’dukkhasamudayo’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the cessation of suffering’dukkhanirodho’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ leading to the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī practice’paṭipadā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understands;pajānāti;
‘these‘ime are defilements’āsavā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the origin of defilements’āsavasamudayo’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ is the cessation of defilements’āsavanirodho’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, ‘this‘ayaṁ leading to the cessation of defilementsāsavanirodhagāminī practice’paṭipadā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understands.pajānāti.
to himTassa thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato even from defilements of sensualitykāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, even from defilements of becomingbhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, even from defilements of ignoranceavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freed.vimuccati.
when freedVimuttasmiṁ ‘it is freed’vimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ there ishoti.
‘Ended‘Khīṇā is rebirth,jāti, completedvusitaṁ the spiritual journey,brahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be done,karaṇīyaṁ, nothing furthernāparaṁ for this place’itthattāyā’ti understands.pajānāti.

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 untamedadanto untrainedavinīto 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 untamedadanto untrainedavinīto timekālaṁ makeskaroti, with an untamed death‘adantamaraṇaṁ a youthfuldaharo of a kingrañño bull elephantnāgo who passed awaykālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
just soevameva indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a seniorthero if evencepi mendicantbhikkhu without having ended the defilementsakhīṇāsavo 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 without having ended the defilementsakhīṇāsavo 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 tamedsudanto well trainedsuvinīto timekālaṁ makeskaroti, 'a 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 tamedsudanto well trainedsuvinīto timekālaṁ makeskaroti, 'a tamed death‘dantamaraṇaṁ youthfuldaharo of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo 'passed away tamed'kālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
just soevameva indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, seniorthero if evencepi mendicantbhikkhu with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo timekālaṁ makeskaroti, 'a tamed death‘dantamaraṇaṁ seniorthero mendicantbhikkhu 'passed away tamed'kālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
middlemajjhimo if evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, mendicantbhikkhu.
juniorNavo if evencepi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, mendicantbhikkhu with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo timekālaṁ makeskaroti, 'a tamed death‘dantamaraṇaṁ juniornavo mendicantbhikkhu 'passed away tamed'kālaṅkato’tveva reckoningsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchatī”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano Aciravataaciravato novicesamaṇuddeso of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
The Discourse on the Level of the TamedDantabhūmisuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ fifthpañcamaṁ.

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