Mahāsīhanādasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 12

The Longer Discourse on the Lion’s Roar · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Vesālīvesāliyaṁ dwellsviharati outside the citybahinagare west of the townaparapure in a woodland grovevanasaṇḍe.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena Sunakkhattasunakkhatto the Licchavilicchaviputto recently departedacirapakkanto washoti from thisimasmā teaching and trainingdhammavinayā.
heSo in Vesālīvesāliyaṁ in an assemblyparisati thusevaṁ speechvācaṁ speaksbhāsati:
there is not“natthi of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa beyonduttari the human normmanussadhammā distinction in noble knowledge and visionalamariyañāṇadassanaviseso.
hammered out by logicTakkapariyāhataṁ the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo the teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti following inquiryvīmaṁsānucaritaṁ his own inventionsayampaṭibhānaṁ.
for whichYassa andca indeed of hiskhvāssa purposeatthāya the teachingdhammo taughtdesito itso leads outniyyāti for one who practices ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the ending of suffering (quote)dukkhakkhayāyā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having dressednivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya Vesālīvesāliṁ for almspiṇḍāya enteredpāvisi.
heardAssosi indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto of Sunakkhattasunakkhattassa the Licchavilicchaviputtassa in Vesālīvesāliyaṁ in an assemblyparisati thusevaṁ speechvācaṁ as he was speakingbhāsamānassa:
there is not“natthi of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa beyonduttari the human normmanussadhammā distinction in noble knowledge and visionalamariyañāṇadassanaviseso.
hammered out by logicTakkapariyāhataṁ the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo the teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti following inquiryvīmaṁsānucaritaṁ his own inventionsayampaṭibhānaṁ.
for whichYassa andca indeed of hiskhvāssa purposeatthāya the teachingdhammo taughtdesito itso leads outniyyāti for one who practices ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the ending of suffering (quote)dukkhakkhayāyā”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto in Vesālīvesāliyaṁ for almspiṇḍāya having wanderedcaritvā after the mealpacchābhattaṁ returned from almsroundpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā there he approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowed toabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ he sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
Sunakkhatta“sunakkhatto, venerable sirbhante, the Licchavilicchaviputto recently departedacirapakkanto from thisimasmā teaching and trainingdhammavinayā.
heSo in Vesālīvesāliyaṁ in an assemblyparisati thusevaṁ speechvācaṁ speaksbhāsati:
there is not‘natthi of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa beyonduttari the human normmanussadhammā distinction in noble knowledge and visionalamariyañāṇadassanaviseso.
hammered out by logicTakkapariyāhataṁ the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo the teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti following inquiryvīmaṁsānucaritaṁ his own inventionsayampaṭibhānaṁ.
for whichYassa andca indeed of hiskhvāssa purposeatthāya the teachingdhammo taughtdesito itso leads outniyyāti for one who practices ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the ending of suffering (quote)dukkhakkhayāyā’”ti.

angry“Kodhano indeed thisheso, Sāriputtasāriputta, Sunakkhattasunakkhatto the futile manmoghapuriso.
out of angerKodhā andca moreover hispanassa thisesā speechvācā was spokenbhāsitā.
criticism‘Avaṇṇaṁ I will speak (quote)bhāsissāmī’ti indeedkho, Sāriputtasāriputta, Sunakkhattasunakkhatto the futile manmoghapuriso only praisevaṇṇaṁyeva of the Realized Onetathāgatassa speaksbhāsati.
praiseVaṇṇo indeed thisheso, Sāriputtasāriputta, of the Realized Onetathāgatassa whoyo thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
for which‘yassa andca indeed of hiskhvāssa purposeatthāya the teachingdhammo taughtdesito itso leads outniyyāti for one who practices ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the ending of suffering (quote)dukkhakkhayāyā’ti.

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