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Majjhima Nikāya 129

Bālapaṇḍitasutta

The Foolish and the Astute · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whateverYaṁ indeedkho that,taṁ, monks,bhikkhave, rightlysammā speakingvadamāno might say:vadeyya:
‘utterly‘ekantaṁ unlikable,aniṭṭhaṁ utterlyekantaṁ undesirable,akantaṁ utterlyekantaṁ disagreeable’,amanāpan’ti, of hell just thisnirayameva thattaṁ rightlysammā speakingvadamāno might say:vadeyya:
‘utterly‘ekantaṁ unlikableaniṭṭhaṁ utterlyekantaṁ undesirableakantaṁ utterlyekantaṁ disagreeable’.amanāpan’ti.
so much so,Yāvañcidaṁ, monks,bhikkhave, even a simileupamāpi notna easysukarā howyāva painfuldukkhā hells are.”nirayā”ti.
ThusEvaṁ said,vutte, a certainaññataro monkbhikkhu to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said this:etadavoca:
“possible“sakkā then,pana, sir,bhante, a simileupamaṁ to make?”kātun”ti?

possible“Sakkā, monksbhikkhū”ti the Blessed Onebhagavā saidavoca.
suppose“Seyyathāpi, monkbhikkhu, banditcoraṁ criminalāgucāriṁ having arrestedgahetvā to the kingrañño they might showdasseyyuṁ:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, Your Majestydeva, banditcoro criminalāgucārī, of this oneimassa whateveryaṁ you wishicchasi thattaṁ punishmentdaṇḍaṁ inflictpaṇehī’ti.
himTamenaṁ kingrājā thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
go‘gacchatha, sirsbho, thisimaṁ manpurisaṁ in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ with a hundred spearssattisatena strikehanathā’ti.
himTamenaṁ in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ with a hundred spearssattisatena they might strikehaneyyuṁ.
thenAtha kingrājā at middaymajjhanhikasamayaṁ thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
look here‘ambho, howkathaṁ thatso manpuriso’ti?
just so‘Tatheva, Your Majestydeva, he livesjīvatī’ti.
himTamenaṁ kingrājā thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
go‘gacchatha, sirsbho, thattaṁ manpurisaṁ at middaymajjhanhikasamayaṁ with a hundred spearssattisatena strikehanathā’ti.
himTamenaṁ at middaymajjhanhikasamayaṁ with a hundred spearssattisatena they might strikehaneyyuṁ.
thenAtha kingrājā in the late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
look here‘ambho, howkathaṁ thatso manpuriso’ti?
just so‘Tatheva, Your Majestydeva, he livesjīvatī’ti.
himTamenaṁ kingrājā thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
go‘gacchatha, sirsbho, thattaṁ manpurisaṁ in the late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ with a hundred spearssattisatena strikehanathā’ti.
himTamenaṁ in the late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ with a hundred spearssattisatena they might strikehaneyyuṁ.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, monksbhikkhave,

wouldapi indeednu thatso manpuriso with threetīhi with spearssattisatehi being struckhaññamāno because of thattatonidānaṁ paindukkhaṁ distressdomanassaṁ would experiencepaṭisaṁvediyethā”ti?
with one“Ekissāpi, sirbhante, with a spearsattiyā being struckhaññamāno thatso manpuriso because of thattatonidānaṁ paindukkhaṁ distressdomanassaṁ would experiencepaṭisaṁvediyetha, whatko thenpana let alonevādo with threetīhi with spearssattisatehī”ti?

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā smallparittaṁ the size of his palmpāṇimattaṁ a stonepāsāṇaṁ having picked upgahetvā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
whichkatamo nownu indeedkho bigger—thatmahantataro—yo and thiscāyaṁ by memayā smallparitto the size of the palmpāṇimatto stonepāsāṇo picked upgahito, whichyo andca the Himalayashimavā king of mountains?'pabbatarājā”ti?
tiny“Appamattako thisayaṁ, sirbhante, by the Blessed Onebhagavatā smallparitto the size of the palmpāṇimatto stonepāsāṇo picked upgahito, to the Himalayashimavantaṁ the king of mountainspabbatarājānaṁ compared toupanidhāya reckoning evensaṅkhampi notna it countsupeti, a fraction evenkalabhāgampi notna it countsupeti, comparison evenupanidhampi notna it counts.'upe”ti.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, thatyaṁ thatso manpuriso with threetīhi hundred spearssattisatehi being struckhaññamāno from that causetatonidānaṁ paindukkhaṁ distressdomanassaṁ he experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti thattaṁ of hellnirayakassa of sufferingdukkhassa compared toupanidhāya reckoning evensaṅkhampi notna it countsupeti, a fraction evenkalabhāgampi notna it countsupeti, comparison evenupanidhampi notna it counts.upeti.

himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wardens of hellnirayapālā fivefold bindingpañcavidhabandhanaṁ callednāma punishmentkammakāraṇaṁ they dokaronti—
red-hottattaṁ iron stakeayokhilaṁ in the handhatthe they cause to gogamenti, red-hottattaṁ iron stakeayokhilaṁ seconddutiye in the handhatthe they cause to gogamenti, red-hottattaṁ iron stakeayokhilaṁ in the footpāde they cause to gogamenti, red-hottattaṁ iron stakeayokhilaṁ seconddutiye in the footpāde they cause to gogamenti, red-hottattaṁ iron stakeayokhilaṁ in the middlemajjhe in the chesturasmiṁ they cause to gogamenti.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā he feelsvedeti, notna andca as long astāva timekālaṁ he makeskaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminatedbyantīhoti.

themTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wardens of hellnirayapālā having thrown downsaṁvesetvā with axeskuṭhārīhi they hacktacchanti.
theySo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā …pe……pe… they become exhaustedbyantīhoti.

himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell-wardensnirayapālā feet-upwarduddhampādaṁ head-downwardadhosiraṁ having takengahetvā with hatchetsvāsīhi they hacktacchanti.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā …pe……pe… he is finishedbyantīhoti.

that oneTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell-wardensnirayapālā to a chariotrathe having harnessedyojetvā burningādittāya groundpathaviyā blazingsampajjalitāya glowingsajotibhūtāya they drivesārentipi they drive backpaccāsārentipi.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā … pe ……pe… he experiencesbyantīhoti.

themTamenaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, the wardens of hellnirayapālā a greatmahantaṁ mountain of burning coalsaṅgārapabbataṁ burningādittaṁ blazingsampajjalitaṁ glowingsajotibhūtaṁ they make climb upāropentipi they make climb downoropentipi.
theySo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā harshkharā bitterkaṭukā feelingsvedanā they feelvedeti, notna andca yettāva deathkālaṁ they undergokaroti as long asyāva notna thattaṁ evil kammapāpakammaṁ is exhaustedbyantīhoti.

himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wardens of hellnirayapālā feet upuddhampādaṁ head downadhosiraṁ having seizedgahetvā red-hottattāya into a copper potlohakumbhiyā they throwpakkhipanti burningādittāya blazingsampajjalitāya glowing.sajotibhūtāya.
heSo theretattha in boiling scumpheṇuddehakaṁ is seared.paccati.
heSo theretattha in boiling scumpheṇuddehakaṁ being searedpaccamāno sometimessakimpi upuddhaṁ he goes,gacchati, sometimessakimpi downadho he goes,gacchati, sometimessakimpi sidewaystiriyaṁ he goes.gacchati.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā he feels,vedeti, notna andca yettāva timekālaṁ he makeskaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminated.byantīhoti.

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