The Longer Discourse on the Lion’s Roar · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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tenDasa
indeedkho
now thesepanimāni,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
powers of a Realized Onetathāgatabalāni
with whichyehi
powersbalehi
endowedsamannāgato
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
whatKatamāni
ten?dasa?
There are these ten powers of a Realized One that the Realized One possesses. With these he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the divine wheel. What ten?
hereIdha,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
the possibleṭhānañca
as possibleṭhānato
and the impossibleaṭṭhānañca
as impossibleaṭṭhānato
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
the possibleṭhānañca
as possibleṭhānato
and the impossibleaṭṭhānañca
as impossibleaṭṭhānato
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Firstly, the Realized One truly understands the possible as possible, and the impossible as impossible. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. Relying on this he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the divine wheel.
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of past, future, and presentatītānāgatapaccuppannānaṁ
undertaken deedskammasamādānānaṁ
by groundṭhānaso
by causehetuso
the resultvipākaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of past, future, and presentatītānāgatapaccuppannānaṁ
undertaken deedskammasamādānānaṁ
by groundṭhānaso
by causehetuso
the resultvipākaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the result of deeds undertaken in the past, future, and present in terms of grounds and causes. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
leading everywheresabbatthagāminiṁ
the practicepaṭipadaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
leading everywheresabbatthagāminiṁ
the practicepaṭipadaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands where all paths of practice lead. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
the world of many diverse elementsanekadhātunānādhātulokaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
the world of many diverse elementsanekadhātunānādhātulokaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the world with its many and diverse elements. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of beingssattānaṁ
the diverse convictionsnānādhimuttikataṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of beingssattānaṁ
the diverse convictionsnānādhimuttikataṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the diverse convictions of sentient beings. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of other beingsparasattānaṁ
of other personsparapuggalānaṁ
the higher and lower facultiesindriyaparopariyattaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of other beingsparasattānaṁ
of other personsparapuggalānaṁ
the higher and lower facultiesindriyaparopariyattaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the faculties of other sentient beings and other individuals after encompassing them with his mind. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of jhānas, liberations, samādhis, and attainmentsjhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattīnaṁ
the corruptionsaṅkilesaṁ
cleansingvodānaṁ
emergencevuṭṭhānaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
of jhānas, liberations, samādhis, and attainmentsjhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattīnaṁ
the corruptionsaṅkilesaṁ
cleansingvodānaṁ
emergencevuṭṭhānaṁ
as it really isyathābhūtaṁ
understandspajānāti,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands corruption, cleansing, and emergence regarding the absorptions, liberations, immersions, and attainments. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ
past abodespubbenivāsaṁ
recollectsanussarati,
namely—even oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi
birthjātiṁ
even twodvepi
birthsjātiyo
even threetissopi
birthsjātiyo
even fourcatassopi
birthsjātiyo
even fivepañcapi
birthsjātiyo
even tendasapi
birthsjātiyo
even twentyvīsampi
birthsjātiyo
even thirtytiṁsampi
birthsjātiyo
even fortycattālīsampi
birthsjātiyo
even fiftypaññāsampi
birthsjātiyo
even a hundred birthsjātisatampi
even a thousand birthsjātisahassampi
even a hundred thousand birthsjātisatasahassampi
even manyanekepi
eons of contractionsaṁvaṭṭakappe
even manyanekepi
eons of expansionvivaṭṭakappe
even manyanekepi
eons of contraction and expansionsaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe:
there I was‘amutrāsiṁ
so namedevaṁnāmo
of such a clanevaṅgotto
of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo
with such foodevamāhāro
feeling such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī
with such a life spanevamāyupariyanto,
that Iso
from theretato
passed awaycuto
elsewhereamutra
aroseudapādiṁ;
there too I wastatrāpāsiṁ
so namedevaṁnāmo
of such a clanevaṅgotto
of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo
with such foodevamāhāro
feeling such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī
with such a life spanevamāyupariyanto,
that Iso
from theretato
passed awaycuto
reborn here (quote)idhūpapanno’ti.
thusIti
with featuressākāraṁ
with detailssauddesaṁ
many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ
past abodespubbenivāsaṁ
recollectsanussarati.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ
past abodespubbenivāsaṁ
recollectsanussarati,
namely—even oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi
birthjātiṁ
even twodvepi
birthsjātiyo
and so on…pe…
thusiti
with featuressākāraṁ
with detailssauddesaṁ
many kinds ofanekavihitaṁ
past abodespubbenivāsaṁ
recollectsanussarati,
this tooidampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One recollects many kinds of past lives. That is: one, two, three, four, five, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, a hundred, a thousand, a hundred thousand rebirths; many eons of the world contracting, many eons of the world expanding, many eons of the world contracting and expanding. He remembers: ‘There, I was named this, my clan was that, I looked like this, and that was my food. This was how I felt pleasure and pain, and that was how my life ended. When I passed away from that place I was reborn somewhere else. There, too, I was named this, my clan was that, I looked like this, and that was my food. This was how I felt pleasure and pain, and that was how my life ended. When I passed away from that place I was reborn here.’ And so he recollects his many kinds of past lives, with features and details. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
furthermorePuna
and againcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
beingssatte
he seespassati
passing awaycavamāne
being rebornupapajjamāne
inferiorhīne
superiorpaṇīte
beautifulsuvaṇṇe
uglydubbaṇṇe
in good placessugate
in bad placesduggate
faring according to deedsyathākammūpage
beingssatte
he understandspajānāti:
these‘ime
alasvata
dearbhonto
beingssattā
with bodily misconductkāyaduccaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with verbal misconductvacīduccaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with mental misconductmanoduccaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
of the noble onesariyānaṁ
revilersupavādakā
of wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikā
acting from wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā,
theyte
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a place of lossapāyaṁ
a bad placeduggatiṁ
the underworldvinipātaṁ
hellnirayaṁ
are rebornupapannā.
theseIme
orvā
ratherpana
dearbhonto
beingssattā
with good bodily conductkāyasucaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with good verbal conductvacīsucaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with good mental conductmanosucaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
of the noble onesariyānaṁ
not revilersanupavādakā
of right viewsammādiṭṭhikā
acting from right viewsammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā,
theyte
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a good placesugatiṁ
heavenlysaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
are reborn (quote)upapannā’ti.
thusIti
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
beingssatte
he seespassati
passing awaycavamāne
being rebornupapajjamāne
inferiorhīne
superiorpaṇīte
beautifulsuvaṇṇe
uglydubbaṇṇe
in good placessugate
in bad placesduggate
faring according to deedsyathākammūpage
beingssatte
he understandspajānāti.
sinceYampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
the Realized Onetathāgato
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
beingssatte
he seespassati
passing awaycavamāne
being rebornupapajjamāne
inferiorhīne
superiorpaṇīte
beautifulsuvaṇṇe
uglydubbaṇṇe
in good placessugate
in bad placesduggate
faring according to deedsyathākammūpage
beingssatte
he understandspajānāti:
these‘ime
alasvata
dearbhonto
beingssattā
with bodily misconductkāyaduccaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with verbal misconductvacīduccaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with mental misconductmanoduccaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
of the noble onesariyānaṁ
revilersupavādakā
of wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikā
acting from wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā,
theyte
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a place of lossapāyaṁ
a bad placeduggatiṁ
the underworldvinipātaṁ
hellnirayaṁ
are rebornupapannā.
theseIme
orvā
ratherpana
dearbhonto
beingssattā
with good bodily conductkāyasucaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with good verbal conductvacīsucaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
with good mental conductmanosucaritena
endowedsamannāgatā
of the noble onesariyānaṁ
not revilersanupavādakā
of right viewsammādiṭṭhikā
acting from right viewsammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā,
theyte
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a good placesugatiṁ
heavenlysaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
are reborn (quote)upapannā’ti.
thusIti
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
beingssatte
he seespassati
passing awaycavamāne
being rebornupapajjamāne
inferiorhīne
superiorpaṇīte
beautifulsuvaṇṇe
uglydubbaṇṇe
in good placessugate
in bad placesduggate
faring according to deedsyathākammūpage
beingssatte
he understandspajānāti.
this tooIdampi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
of the Realized Onetathāgatassa
power of a Realized Onetathāgatabalaṁ
ishoti
whichyaṁ
powerbalaṁ
relying onāgamma
the Realized Onetathāgato
the bull'sāsabhaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
claimspaṭijānāti,
in the assembliesparisāsu
the lion's roarsīhanādaṁ
roarsnadati,
the divine wheelbrahmacakkaṁ
turnspavatteti.
Furthermore, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, the Realized One sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. He understands how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds. ‘These dear beings did bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. They denounced the noble ones; they had wrong view; and they chose to act out of that wrong view. When their body broke up, after death, they were reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. These dear beings, however, did good things by way of body, speech, and mind. They never denounced the noble ones; they had right view; and they chose to act out of that right view. When their body broke up, after death, they were reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ And so, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, he sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. He understands how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
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