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Majjhima Nikāya 12

Mahāsīhanādasutta

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

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even by thatTāyapi indeedkho Iahaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, conductiriyāya by thattāya practicepaṭipadāya by thattāya grueling workdukkarakārikāya did not attainnājjhagamaṁ beyonduttariṁ the human normmanussadhammā distinction in noble knowledge and visionalamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ.
thatTaṁ whatkissa reason?hetu?
of this veryImissāyeva nobleariyāya wisdompaññāya from non-attainmentanadhigamā, whichyāyaṁ nobleariyā wisdompaññā attainedadhigatā nobleariyā emancipatingniyyānikā, leads outniyyāti for one who practices ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the ending of sufferingdukkhakkhayāya.

there areSanti indeedkho nowpana, Sāriputtasāriputta, someeke ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā of such doctrineevaṁvādino of such viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
by transmigration‘saṁsārena purity (quote)suddhī’ti.
notNa indeedkho howeverpana thatso, Sāriputtasāriputta, transmigrationsaṁsāro easy to findsulabharūpo whichyo by memayā not transmigrated beforeasaṁsaritapubbo in thisiminā longdīghena timeaddhunā, exceptaññatra the pure abodesuddhāvāsehi godsdevehi.
among the pure abodeSuddhāvāse and if Icāhaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, godsdeve had transmigratedsaṁsareyyaṁ, not to thisnayimaṁ worldlokaṁ would have returned againpunarāgaccheyyaṁ.

there areSanti indeedkho nowpana, Sāriputtasāriputta, someeke ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā of such doctrineevaṁvādino of such viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
by rebirth‘upapattiyā purity (quote)suddhī’ti.
notNa indeedkho howeverpana thatsā, Sāriputtasāriputta, rebirthupapatti easy to findsulabharūpā whichyā by memayā not been reborn in beforeanupapannapubbā in thisiminā longdīghena timeaddhunā, exceptaññatra the pure abodesuddhāvāsehi godsdevehi.
among the pure abodeSuddhāvāse and if Icāhaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, godsdeve had been rebornupapajjeyyaṁ, not to thisnayimaṁ worldlokaṁ would have returned againpunarāgaccheyyaṁ.

there areSanti indeedkho nowpana, Sāriputtasāriputta, someeke ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā of such doctrineevaṁvādino of such viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
by abode‘āvāsena purity (quote)suddhī’ti.
notNa indeedkho howeverpana thatso, Sāriputtasāriputta, abodeāvāso easy to findsulabharūpo whichyo by memayā not dwelt in beforeanāvuṭṭhapubbo in thisiminā longdīghena timeaddhunā, exceptaññatra the pure abodesuddhāvāsehi godsdevehi.
among the pure abodeSuddhāvāse and if Icāhaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, godsdeve had dweltāvaseyyaṁ, not to thisnayimaṁ worldlokaṁ would have returned againpunarāgaccheyyaṁ.

there areSanti indeedkho nowpana, Sāriputtasāriputta, someeke ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā of such doctrineevaṁvādino of such viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
by sacrifice‘yaññena purity (quote)suddhī’ti.
notNa indeedkho howeverpana thatso, Sāriputtasāriputta, sacrificeyañño easy to findsulabharūpo whichyo by memayā not offered beforeayiṭṭhapubbo in thisiminā longdīghena timeaddhunā, and thattañca indeedkho by a kingraññā orvā beingsatā an aristocratkhattiyena anointedmuddhāvasittena by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā well-to-domahāsālena.

there areSanti indeedkho nowpana, Sāriputtasāriputta, someeke ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā of such doctrineevaṁvādino of such viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
by serving the fire‘aggiparicariyāya purity (quote)suddhī’ti.
notNa indeedkho howeverpana thatso, Sāriputtasāriputta, fireaggi easy to findsulabharūpo whichyo by memayā not served beforeapariciṇṇapubbo in thisiminā longdīghena timeaddhunā, and thattañca indeedkho by a kingraññā orvā beingsatā an aristocratkhattiyena anointedmuddhāvasittena by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā well-to-domahāsālena.

there areSanti indeedkho nowpana, Sāriputtasāriputta, someeke ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā of such doctrineevaṁvādino of such viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
only so long as this‘yāvadevāyaṁ goodbhavaṁ manpuriso youngdaharo ishoti youthfulyuvā with pristine black hairsusukāḷakeso with blessedbhadrena youthyobbanena endowedsamannāgato in the firstpaṭhamena stage of lifevayasā just so longtāvadeva with perfectparamena lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyena endowedsamannāgato he ishoti.
whenYato butca indeedkho thisayaṁ goodbhavaṁ manpuriso oldjiṇṇo ishoti elderlyvuddho seniormahallako advanced in yearsaddhagato reached the last stagevayoanuppatto, eightyāsītiko orvā ninetynāvutiko orvā a hundred yearsvassasatiko orvā from birthjātiyā, thenatha from thattamhā lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyā, he declines (quote)parihāyatī’ti.
notNa indeedkho but thispanetaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, thusevaṁ should be seendaṭṭhabbaṁ.
IAhaṁ indeedkho nowpana, Sāriputtasāriputta, at presentetarahi oldjiṇṇo elderlyvuddho seniormahallako advanced in yearsaddhagato reached the last stagevayoanuppatto, eightiethāsītiko myme yearvayo is runningvattati.
hereIdha myme suppose there wereassu, Sāriputtasāriputta, fourcattāro disciplessāvakā with hundred-year lifespansvassasatāyukā living a hundred yearsvassasatajīvino, with perfectparamāya memorysatiyā andca recallgatiyā andca retentiondhitiyā andca endowedsamannāgatā with perfectparamena andca lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyena.
just asSeyyathāpi, Sāriputtasāriputta, with a strong bowdaḷhadhammā an archerdhanuggaho trainedsikkhito dexterouskatahattho practicedkatūpāsano with a lightlahukena arrowasanena quite easilyappakasireneva acrosstiriyaṁ a palm tree's shadowtālacchāyaṁ would shootatipāteyya,
soevaṁ of surpassing memoryadhimattasatimanto soevaṁ of surpassing recalladhimattagatimanto soevaṁ of surpassing retentionadhimattadhitimanto soevaṁ with perfectparamena lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyena endowedsamannāgatā.
theyTe memaṁ about the fourcatunnaṁ kinds of mindfulness meditationsatipaṭṭhānānaṁ again and againupādāyupādāya a questionpañhaṁ would askpuccheyyuṁ, askedpuṭṭho and askedpuṭṭho and Icāhaṁ to themtesaṁ would answerbyākareyyaṁ, and what was answeredbyākatañca by meme as answeredbyākatato they would rememberdhāreyyuṁ, notna andca memaṁ a second timedutiyakaṁ furtheruttari would questionpaṭipuccheyyuṁ.
exceptAññatra for eating, drinking, chewing, tastingasitapītakhāyitasāyitā exceptaññatra for toilet functionsuccārapassāvakammā, exceptaññatra for dispelling sleepiness and wearinessniddākilamathapaṭivinodanā would not be used upapariyādinnāyevassa, Sāriputtasāriputta, of the Realized Onetathāgatassa the Dhamma teachingdhammadesanā, would not be used upapariyādinnaṁyevassa of the Realized Onetathāgatassa the words and phrases of Dhammadhammapadabyañjanaṁ, would not be used upapariyādinnaṁyevassa of the Realized Onetathāgatassa the answering of questionspañhapaṭibhānaṁ.
thenAtha myme thosete fourcattāro disciplessāvakā with hundred-year lifespansvassasatāyukā living a hundred yearsvassasatajīvino of a hundred yearsvassasatassa with the passingaccayena deathkālaṁ would meetkareyyuṁ.
on a stretcherMañcakena even ifcepi memaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, you carry aboutpariharissatha, there is nonevatthi of the Realized Onetathāgatassa lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyassa alterationaññathattaṁ.

whatYaṁ indeedkho thattaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, rightlysammā speakingvadamāno would sayvadeyya:
not liable to delusion‘asammohadhammo a beingsatto in the worldloke has arisenuppanno for the welfare of manybahujanahitāya for the happiness of manybahujanasukhāya out of sympathy for the worldlokānukampāya for the benefitatthāya welfarehitāya and happinesssukhāya of gods and humans (quote)devamanussānan’ti, of me alonemameva thattaṁ rightlysammā speakingvadamāno would sayvadeyya
not liable to delusion‘asammohadhammo a beingsatto in the worldloke has arisenuppanno for the welfare of manybahujanahitāya for the happiness of manybahujanasukhāya out of sympathy for the worldlokānukampāya for the benefitatthāya welfarehitāya and happinesssukhāya of gods and humans (quote)devamanussānan’”ti.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena venerableāyasmā Nāgasamālanāgasamālo the Blessed One'sbhagavato behindpiṭṭhito standingṭhito washoti the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ fanningbījayamāno.
thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Nāgasamālanāgasamālo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
incredible“acchariyaṁ, venerable sirbhante, amazingabbhutaṁ, venerable sirbhante.
indeedApi forhi myme, venerable sirbhante, thisimaṁ exposition of the teachingdhammapariyāyaṁ having heardsutvā hairslomāni stood on endhaṭṭhāni.
what is the name ofKonāmo thisayaṁ, venerable sirbhante, exposition of the teaching? (quote)dhammapariyāyo”ti?
well then“Tasmātiha youtvaṁ, Nāgasamālanāgasamāla, thisimaṁ exposition of the teachingdhammapariyāyaṁ as the Hair-raising Expositionlomahaṁsanapariyāyotveva itnaṁ remember (quote)dhārehī”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano venerableāyasmā Nāgasamālanāgasamālo the Blessed One'sbhagavato wordsbhāsitaṁ approved (quote)abhinandīti.
the Longer Lion's Roar DiscourseMahāsīhanādasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the seconddutiyaṁ.

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