With Bhūmija · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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just asSeyyathāpi,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
a personpuriso
fire·needingaggitthiko
fire·seekingaggigavesī
fire·searchaggipariyesanaṁ
wanderingcaramāno
greenallaṁ
woodkaṭṭhaṁ
with·sapsasnehaṁ
drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ
to·takeādāya
toward·drillabhimantheyya.
wish·if·evenĀsañcepi
having madekaritvā
greenallaṁ
woodkaṭṭhaṁ
with·sapsasnehaṁ
drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ
to·takeādāya
toward·drillabhimantheyya,
unableabhabbo
of fireaggissa
to obtainadhigamāya;
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
neither wishnevāsaṁ
not·not·wish·if·evennānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
greenallaṁ
woodkaṭṭhaṁ
with·sapsasnehaṁ
drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ
to·takeādāya
toward·drillabhimantheyya,
unableabhabbo
of fireaggissa
to obtainadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reasonhetu?
not·reasonAyoni
indeed thishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of fireaggissa
to obtainadhigamāya.
so·justEvameva
indeedkho,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
thoseye
forhi
whoeverkeci
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
wrong·viewmicchādiṭṭhino
…pe……pe…
wrong·immersionmicchāsamādhino
theyte
wish·if·evenāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
spiritual·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
unableabhabbā
of fruitphalassa
to obtainadhigamāya;
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
neither wishnevāsaṁ
not·not·wish·if·evennānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
spiritual·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
unableabhabbā
of fruitphalassa
to obtainadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reasonhetu?
not·reasonAyoni
indeed thishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of fruitphalassa
to obtainadhigamāya.
Suppose there was a person in need of fire. While wandering in search of fire, they tried drilling a green, sappy log with a drill-stick. But by doing this, they couldn’t start a fire, regardless of whether they made a wish, didn’t make a wish, both did and did not make a wish, or neither did nor did not make a wish. Why is that? Because that’s an irrational way to start a fire. And so it is for any ascetics and brahmins who have wrong view … Because that’s an irrational way to win the fruit.
whoeverYe
indeedhi
who·anykeci,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
right·viewsammādiṭṭhino
right·purposesammāsaṅkappā
right·speechsammāvācā
right·actionsammākammantā
right·livelihoodsammāājīvā
right·effortsammāvāyāmā
right·mindfulnesssammāsatī
right·immersionsammāsamādhino
theyte
wish·if·evenāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
spiritual·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they leadcaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for winningadhigamāya;
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
spiritual·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they leadcaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for winningadhigamāya;
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
spiritual·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they leadcaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for winningadhigamāya;
neither·wishnevāsaṁ
nor do not make a wishnānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
spiritual·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they leadcaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for winningadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
reasonhetu?
a rational wayYoni
that·ishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of the fruitphalassa
for winningadhigamāya.
There are some ascetics and brahmins who have right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. If they lead the spiritual life, they can win the fruit, regardless of whether they make a wish, they don’t make a wish, they both do and do not make a wish, or they neither do nor do not make a wish. Why is that? Because that’s a rational way to win the fruit.
just asSeyyathāpi,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
a manpuriso
in need of oiltelatthiko
oil·seekingtelagavesī
oil·searchtelapariyesanaṁ
wanderingcaramāno
sesame·flourtilapiṭṭhaṁ
in a bucketdoṇiyā
having heapedākiritvā
with waterudakena
sprinkling little by littleparipphosakaṁ
sprinkling little by littleparipphosakaṁ
might press outpīḷeyya.
wish·if·evenĀsañcepi
having madekaritvā
sesame·flourtilapiṭṭhaṁ
in a bucketdoṇiyā
having heapedākiritvā
with waterudakena
sprinkling little by littleparipphosakaṁ
sprinkling little by littleparipphosakaṁ
might press outpīḷeyya,
ablebhabbo
of oiltelassa
to obtainingadhigamāya;
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
neither a wishnevāsaṁ
nor not making a wishnānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
sesame·flourtilapiṭṭhaṁ
in a bucketdoṇiyā
having heapedākiritvā
with waterudakena
sprinkling little by littleparipphosakaṁ
sprinkling little by littleparipphosakaṁ
might press outpīḷeyya,
ablebhabbo
of oiltelassa
to obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the causehetu?
the sourceYoni
this ishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of oiltelassa
to obtainingadhigamāya.
even soEvameva
indeedkho,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
whoeverye
indeedhi
anykeci
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
possessing right viewsammādiṭṭhino
…pe……pe…
possessing right concentrationsammāsamādhino
theyte
wish·if·evenāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·conductbrahmacariyaṁ
leadcaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
to obtainingadhigamāya;
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
…pe……pe…
neither a wishnevāsaṁ
nor not making a wishnānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·conductbrahmacariyaṁ
leadcaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
to obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the causehetu?
the sourceYoni
this ishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of the fruitphalassa
to obtainingadhigamāya.
Suppose there was a person in need of oil. While wandering in search of oil, they tried heaping sesame flour in a bucket, sprinkling it little by little with water, and pressing it out. By doing this, they could extract oil, regardless of whether they made a wish, didn’t make a wish, both did and did not make a wish, or neither did nor did not make a wish. Why is that? Because that’s a rational way to extract oil. And so it is for any ascetics and brahmins who have right view … Because that’s a rational way to win the fruit.
as + justSeyyathāpi,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
a personpuriso
needing milkkhīratthiko
milk·seekingkhīragavesī
milk·searchkhīrapariyesanaṁ
wanderingcaramāno
a cowgāviṁ
young·calftaruṇavacchaṁ
from the udderthanato
might pullāviñcheyya.
wish·if·evenĀsañcepi
having madekaritvā
a cowgāviṁ
young·calftaruṇavacchaṁ
from the udderthanato
might pullāviñcheyya,
ablebhabbo
for obtaining milkkhīrassa
for obtainingadhigamāya;
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
...…pe…
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
...…pe…
if neither having made a wishnevāsaṁ
nor + not-wish·if·evennānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
a cowgāviṁ
young·calftaruṇavacchaṁ
from the udderthanato
might pullāviñcheyya,
ablebhabbo
for obtaining milkkhīrassa
for obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reason?hetu?
a rational wayYoni
this ishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
for obtaining milkkhīrassa
for obtainingadhigamāya.
in the same wayEvameva
indeedkho,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
thoseye
surelyhi
anykeci
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
right·viewsammādiṭṭhino
...…pe…
right·immersionsammāsamādhino
theyte
wish·if·evenāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
...…pe…
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
...…pe…
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
...…pe…
if neither having made a wishnevāsaṁ
nor + not-wish·if·evennānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
ablebhabbā
for obtaining the fruitphalassa
for obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reason?hetu?
a rational wayYoni
this ishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
for obtaining the fruitphalassa
for obtainingadhigamāya.
Suppose there was a person in need of milk. While wandering in search of milk, they tried pulling the udder of a newly-calved cow. By doing this, they could get milk, regardless of whether they made a wish, didn’t make a wish, both did and did not make a wish, or neither did nor did not make a wish. Why is that? Because that’s a rational way to get milk. And so it is for any ascetics and brahmins who have right view … Because that’s a rational way to win the fruit.
just asSeyyathāpi,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
a personpuriso
butter·needingnavanītatthiko
butter·seekingnavanītagavesī
butter·searchnavanītapariyesanaṁ
wanderingcaramāno
curdsdadhiṁ
into a potkalase
into·having pouredāsiñcitvā
with a churning stickmatthena
might churnāviñcheyya.
wish·even if·evenĀsañcepi
having madekaritvā
curdsdadhiṁ
into a potkalase
into·having pouredāsiñcitvā
with a churning stickmatthena
might churnāviñcheyya,
ablebhabbo
of butternavanītassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya;
not·wish·even if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
……
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·even if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
……
not·wishnevāsaṁ
not·wish·even if·evennānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
curdsdadhiṁ
into a potkalase
into·having pouredāsiñcitvā
with a churning stickmatthena
might churnāviñcheyya,
ablebhabbo
of butternavanītassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reasonhetu?
a rational wayYoni
indeed thishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of butternavanītassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
just soEvameva
indeedkho,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
whoeverye
indeedhi
anykeci
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
right·viewsammādiṭṭhino
……pe…
right·concentrationsammāsamādhino
theyte
wish·even if·evenāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya;
not·wish·even if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
……
wish·andāsañca
not·wish·even if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
……
not·wishnevāsaṁ
not·wish·even if·evennānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reasonhetu?
a rational wayYoni
indeed thishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
Suppose there was a person in need of butter. While wandering in search of butter, they tried pouring curds into a pot and churning them with a stick. By doing this, they could produce butter, regardless of whether they made a wish, didn’t make a wish, both did and did not make a wish, or neither did nor did not make a wish. Why is that? Because that’s a rational way to produce butter. And so it is for any ascetics and brahmins who have right view … Because that’s a rational way to win the fruit.
just-as·alsoSeyyathāpi,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
a personpuriso
fire·needingaggitthiko
fire·seekingaggigavesī
fire·searchaggipariyesanaṁ
while wanderingcaramāno
dried upsukkhaṁ
logkaṭṭhaṁ
witheredkoḷāpaṁ
drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ
toward·giveādāya
upon·drillabhimantheyya;
(…)(…)
wish·wish·if·evenāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
……
not·wish·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
……
wish·wish·andāsañca
not·wish·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
……
neither a wishnevāsaṁ
nor even no wishnānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
dried upsukkhaṁ
logkaṭṭhaṁ
witheredkoḷāpaṁ
drill-stickuttarāraṇiṁ
toward·giveādāya
upon·drillabhimantheyya,
ablebhabbo
of fireaggissa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
reason?hetu?
sourceYoni
indeed·this·thishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of fireaggissa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
so·justEvameva
indeedkho,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
whoeverye
indeedhi
anykeci
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
right·viewsammādiṭṭhino
…pe……pe…
right·samādhisammāsamādhino
thosete
wish·wish·if·evenāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya;
not·wish·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya;
wish·wish·andāsañca
not·wish·wish·if·evenanāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya;
neither a wishnevāsaṁ
nor even no wishnānāsañcepi
having madekaritvā
holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they livecaranti,
ablebhabbā
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
reason?hetu?
sourceYoni
indeed·this·thishesā,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of the fruitphalassa
for the obtainingadhigamāya.
Suppose there was a person in need of fire. While wandering in search of fire, they tried drilling a dried up, withered log with a drill-stick. By doing this, they could start a fire, regardless of whether they made a wish, didn’t make a wish, both did and did not make a wish, or neither did nor did not make a wish. Why is that? Because that’s a rational way to start a fire. And so it is for any ascetics and brahmins who have right view … Because that’s a rational way to win the fruit.
ifSace
indeedkho
to youtaṁ,
Bhūmijabhūmija,
of Prince Jayasenajayasenassa
of Princerājakumārassa
theseimā
fourcatasso
similesupamā
would have occurredpaṭibhāyeyyuṁ
not·wonderanacchariyaṁ
to youte
Jayasenajayaseno
Princerājakumāro
forth·settlepasīdeyya,
forth·settledpasanno
andca
to youte
a token of confidencepasannākāraṁ
would show.kareyyā”ti.
But how“Kuto
thenpana
to memaṁ,
sirbhante,
of Prince Jayasenajayasenassa
of Princerājakumārassa
theseimā
fourcatasso
similesupamā
back·shinepaṭibhāyissanti
not·wonderanacchariyā
beforepubbe
not·heard·beforeassutapubbā,
just asseyyathāpi
to the Buddha?”bhagavantan”ti?
this·saidIdamavoca
the Buddha.bhagavā.
self·mindAttamano
Venerableāyasmā
Bhūmijabhūmijo
of the Buddhabhagavato
the speechbhāsitaṁ
towards·rejoicedabhinandīti.
Bhūmija·suttaBhūmijasuttaṁ
is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
the sixth.chaṭṭhaṁ.
Bhūmija, it would be no wonder if, had these four similes occurred to you, Prince Jayasena would have gained confidence in you and shown his confidence.” “But sir, how could these four similes have occurred to me as they did to the Buddha, since they were neither supernaturally inspired, nor learned before in the past?” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, Venerable Bhūmija approved what the Buddha said.
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