The Longer Discourse on the Lion’s Roar · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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hereIdha
moreover Ipanāhaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a certainekaccaṁ
individualpuggalaṁ
thusevaṁ
with mindcetasā
mindceto
having encompassedparicca
I understandpajānāmi—
in such a way thistathāyaṁ
individualpuggalo
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho
thatyathā
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
among humansmanussesu
will be reborn (quote)upapajjissatīti.
himTamenaṁ
I seepassāmi
after someaparena
timesamayena
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
among humansmanussesu
rebornupapannaṁ,
mostly pleasantsukhabahulā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a treerukkho
on smoothsame
groundbhūmibhāge
grownjāto
with dense foliagebahalapattapalāso
casting deep shadesandacchāyo.
thenAtha
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya
scorched by heatghammābhitatto
overcome by heatghammapareto
wearykilanto
thirstytasito
parchedpipāsito
by a one-wayekāyanena
pathmaggena
to that verytameva
treerukkhaṁ
heading forpaṇidhāya.
himTamenaṁ
clear-eyedcakkhumā
a personpuriso
having seendisvā
thusevaṁ
would sayvadeyya:
in such a way this‘tathāyaṁ
goodbhavaṁ
personpuriso
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho,
thatyathā
to this veryimameva
treerukkhaṁ
will arrive (quote)āgamissatī’ti.
himTamenaṁ
they would seepasseyya
after someaparena
timesamayena
of thattassa
treerukkhassa
in the shadechāyāya
sittingnisinnaṁ
orvā
lyingnipannaṁ
orvā
mostly pleasantsukhabahulā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
just soEvameva
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
here a certainidhekaccaṁ
individualpuggalaṁ
thusevaṁ
with mindcetasā
mindceto
having encompassedparicca
I understandpajānāmi—
in such a way thistathāyaṁ
individualpuggalo
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho
thatyathā
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
among humansmanussesu
will be reborn (quote)upapajjissatīti.
himTamenaṁ
I seepassāmi
after someaparena
timesamayena
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
among humansmanussesu
rebornupapannaṁ,
mostly pleasantsukhabahulā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
When I’ve comprehended the mind of a certain individual, I understand: ‘This individual … will be reborn among human beings.’ Some time later I see that they have indeed been reborn among human beings, where they experience mostly pleasant feelings. Suppose there was a tree growing on smooth ground, with abundant foliage casting dense shade. Then along comes a person struggling in the oppressive heat, weary, thirsty, and parched. And they have set out on a path that meets with that same tree. If a person with clear eyes saw them, they’d say: ‘This person is proceeding in such a way and is riding upon such a path that they will arrive at that very tree.’ Some time later they see them sitting or lying under that tree, where they experience mostly pleasant feelings. …
hereIdha
moreover Ipanāhaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a certainekaccaṁ
individualpuggalaṁ
thusevaṁ
with mindcetasā
mindceto
having encompassedparicca
I understandpajānāmi:
in such a way this‘tathāyaṁ
individualpuggalo
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho,
thatyathā
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a good placesugatiṁ
heavenlysaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
will be reborn (quote)upapajjissatī’ti.
himTamenaṁ
I seepassāmi
after someaparena
timesamayena
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a good placesugatiṁ
heavenlysaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
rebornupapannaṁ,
exclusively pleasantekantasukhā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a stilt mansionpāsādo,
and there would betatrāssa
a peaked hallkūṭāgāraṁ
plastered inside and outullittāvalittaṁ
draft-freenivātaṁ
with fitted doorphusitaggaḷaṁ
with shuttered windowspihitavātapānaṁ.
and there would beTatrāssa
a couchpallaṅko
spread with shag ruggonakatthato
spread with white woolpaṭikatthato
spread with flowered woolpaṭalikatthato
spread with fine deer hidekadalimigapavarapaccattharaṇo
with a canopysauttaracchado
with red pillows at both endsubhatolohitakūpadhāno.
thenAtha
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya
scorched by heatghammābhitatto
overcome by heatghammapareto
wearykilanto
thirstytasito
parchedpipāsito
by a one-wayekāyanena
pathmaggena
to that verytameva
mansionpāsādaṁ
heading forpaṇidhāya.
himTamenaṁ
clear-eyedcakkhumā
a personpuriso
having seendisvā
thusevaṁ
would sayvadeyya:
in such a way this‘tathāyaṁ
goodbhavaṁ
personpuriso
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho,
thatyathā
to this veryimaṁyeva
mansionpāsādaṁ
will arrive (quote)āgamissatī’ti.
himTamenaṁ
they would seepasseyya
after someaparena
timesamayena
in thattasmiṁ
mansionpāsāde
in thattasmiṁ
peaked hallkūṭāgāre
on thattasmiṁ
couchpallaṅke
sittingnisinnaṁ
orvā
lyingnipannaṁ
orvā
exclusively pleasantekantasukhā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
just soEvameva
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
here a certainidhekaccaṁ
individualpuggalaṁ
thusevaṁ
with mindcetasā
mindceto
having encompassedparicca
I understandpajānāmi—
in such a way thistathāyaṁ
individualpuggalo
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho
thatyathā
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a good placesugatiṁ
heavenlysaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
will be reborn (quote)upapajjissatīti.
himTamenaṁ
I seepassāmi
after someaparena
timesamayena
with divinedibbena
eyecakkhunā
purifiedvisuddhena
superhumanatikkantamānusakena
of the bodykāyassa
with the breakupbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
in a good placesugatiṁ
heavenlysaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
rebornupapannaṁ,
exclusively pleasantekantasukhā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
When I’ve comprehended the mind of a certain individual, I understand: ‘This individual … will be reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ Some time later I see that they have indeed been reborn in a heavenly realm, where they experience feelings of absolute happiness. Suppose there was a stilt longhouse with a peaked roof, plastered inside and out, draft-free, with door fastened and window shuttered. And it had a couch spread with woolen covers—shag-piled, pure white, or embroidered with flowers—and spread with a fine deer hide, with a canopy above and red pillows at both ends. Then along comes a person struggling in the oppressive heat, weary, thirsty, and parched. And they have set out on a path that meets with that same stilt longhouse. If a person with clear eyes saw them, they’d say: ‘This person is proceeding in such a way and is riding upon such a path that they will arrive at that very stilt longhouse.’ Some time later they see them sitting or lying in that stilt longhouse, where they experience feelings of absolute happiness. …
hereIdha
moreover Ipanāhaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a certainekaccaṁ
individualpuggalaṁ
with mindcetasā
mindceto
having encompassedparicca
I understandpajānāmi—
in such a way thistathāyaṁ
individualpuggalo
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho,
thatyathā
of defilementsāsavānaṁ
with the endingkhayā
the undefiledanāsavaṁ
freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ
freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ
in this verydiṭṭheva
lifedhamme
himselfsayaṁ
with insightabhiññā
having realizedsacchikatvā
having attainedupasampajja
will live (quote)viharissatīti.
himTamenaṁ
I seepassāmi
after someaparena
timesamayena
of defilementsāsavānaṁ
with the endingkhayā
the undefiledanāsavaṁ
freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ
freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ
in this verydiṭṭheva
lifedhamme
himselfsayaṁ
with insightabhiññā
having realizedsacchikatvā
having attainedupasampajja
livingviharantaṁ,
exclusively pleasantekantasukhā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
supposeSeyyathāpi,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a lotus pondpokkharaṇī
with clear wateracchodakā
with sweet watersātodakā
with cool watersītodakā
limpidsetakā
with smooth bankssupatitthā
delightfulramaṇīyā.
not farAvidūre
and from itcassā
a densetibbo
forest grovevanasaṇḍo.
thenAtha
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya
scorched by heatghammābhitatto
overcome by heatghammapareto
wearykilanto
thirstytasito
parchedpipāsito
by a one-wayekāyanena
pathmaggena
to that verytameva
lotus pondpokkharaṇiṁ
heading forpaṇidhāya.
himTamenaṁ
clear-eyedcakkhumā
a personpuriso
having seendisvā
thusevaṁ
would sayvadeyya:
in such a way‘tathā
goodbhavaṁ
personpuriso
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho,
thatyathā
to this veryimaṁyeva
lotus pondpokkharaṇiṁ
will arrive (quote)āgamissatī’ti.
himTamenaṁ
they would seepasseyya
after someaparena
timesamayena
into thattaṁ
lotus pondpokkharaṇiṁ
having plungedogāhetvā
having bathednhāyitvā
andca
having drunkpivitvā
andca
all stress, weariness, and feversabbadarathakilamathapariḷāhaṁ
having calmedpaṭippassambhetvā
having come outpaccuttaritvā
in thattasmiṁ
forest grovevanasaṇḍe
sittingnisinnaṁ
orvā
lyingnipannaṁ
orvā,
exclusively pleasantekantasukhā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
just soEvameva
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
here a certainidhekaccaṁ
individualpuggalaṁ
thusevaṁ
with mindcetasā
mindceto
having encompassedparicca
I understandpajānāmi:
in such a way this‘tathāyaṁ
individualpuggalo
practicingpaṭipanno
sotathā
andca
behavesiriyati
and thattañca
pathmaggaṁ
has mountedsamārūḷho,
thatyathā
of defilementsāsavānaṁ
with the endingkhayā
the undefiledanāsavaṁ
freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ
freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ
in this verydiṭṭheva
lifedhamme
himselfsayaṁ
with insightabhiññā
having realizedsacchikatvā
having attainedupasampajja
will live (quote)viharissatī’ti.
himTamenaṁ
I seepassāmi
after someaparena
timesamayena
of defilementsāsavānaṁ
with the endingkhayā
the undefiledanāsavaṁ
freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ
freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ
in this verydiṭṭheva
lifedhamme
himselfsayaṁ
with insightabhiññā
having realizedsacchikatvā
having attainedupasampajja
livingviharantaṁ,
exclusively pleasantekantasukhā
feelingsvedanā
experiencingvedayamānaṁ.
theseImā
indeedkho,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
fivepañca
destinationsgatiyo.
When I’ve comprehended the mind of a certain individual, I understand: ‘This individual is practicing in such a way and is riding upon such a path that they will realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.’ Some time later I see that they have indeed realized the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements, experiencing feelings of absolute happiness. Suppose there was a lotus pond with clear, sweet, cool water, clean, with smooth banks, delightful. Nearby was a dense forest grove. Then along comes a person struggling in the oppressive heat, weary, thirsty, and parched. And they have set out on a path that meets with that same lotus pond. If a person with clear eyes saw them, they’d say: ‘This person is proceeding in such a way and is riding upon such a path that they will arrive at that very lotus pond.’ Some time later they would see that person after they had plunged into that lotus pond, bathed and drunk. When all their stress, weariness, and heat exhaustion had faded away, they emerged and sat or lay down in that woodland thicket, where they experienced feelings of absolute happiness. In the same way, when I’ve comprehended the mind of an individual, I understand: ‘This individual is practicing in such a way and is riding upon such a path that they will realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.’ Some time later I see that they have indeed realized the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements, experiencing feelings of absolute happiness. These are the five destinations.
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