Ānandabhaddekarattasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 132

Ānandabhaddekarattasutta

Ānanda and One Fine Night · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane Anāthapiṇḍika'sanāthapiṇḍikassa monasteryārāme.

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena Venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando assembly·hallupaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā with a talkkathāya together·showsandasseti together·encouragesamādapeti together·fire upsamuttejeti together·inspiresampahaṁseti, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa up·recital·anduddesañca apart·analysis·andvibhaṅgañca speaks.bhāsati.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā afternoon·timesāyanhasamayaṁ from retreatpaṭisallānā come outvuṭṭhito went to the assembly hallyenupaṭṭhānasālā there·approachtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā spread outpaññatte on the seatāsane sat down.nisīdi.
having sat downNisajja indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressed:āmantesi:
"who“ko indeednu indeed,kho, mendicants,bhikkhave, assembly·hallupaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā with a talkkathāya together·showsandassesi together·encouragesamādapesi together·fire upsamuttejesi together·inspiresampahaṁsesi, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa up·recital·anduddesañca apart·analysis·andvibhaṅgañca spoke"?abhāsī”ti?
"Venerable,“Āyasmā, sir,bhante, Ānandaānando assembly·hallupaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā with a talkkathāya together·showsandassesi together·encouragesamādapesi together·fire upsamuttejesi together·inspiresampahaṁsesi, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa up·recital·anduddesañca apart·analysis·andvibhaṅgañca spoke".abhāsī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ addressed:āmantesi:
"in what way“yathā howkathaṁ thenpana you,tvaṁ, Ānanda,ānanda, of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā with a talkkathāya together·showsandassesi together·encouragesamādapesi together·fire upsamuttejesi together·inspiresampahaṁsesi, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa up·recital·anduddesañca apart·analysis·andvibhaṅgañca spoke"?abhāsī”ti?

Now at that time Venerable Ānanda was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk on the topic of the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night. Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat, went to the assembly hall, where he sat down on the seat spread out, and addressed the mendicants: “Who was inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night?” “It was Venerable Ānanda, sir.” Then the Buddha said to Venerable Ānanda, “But in what way were you inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night?”

thus“Evaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, sirbhante, of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya together·showsandassesiṁ together·rousedsamādapesiṁ together·incitedsamuttejesiṁ I gladdenedsampahaṁsesiṁ, of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summaryuddesañca and the analysisvibhaṅgañca I recitedabhāsiṁ—
the pastAtītaṁ should not run backnānvāgameyya,
should not anticipatenappaṭikaṅkhe the futureanāgataṁ;
what is pastYadatītaṁ left behindpahīnaṁ thattaṁ,
and the not-arrivedappattañca futureanāgataṁ.
and any presentPaccuppannañca whoyo phenomenondhammaṁ,
theretattha theretattha clearly discernsvipassati;
unfalteringAsaṁhīraṁ unshakableasaṅkuppaṁ,
thattaṁ having knownvidvā should fostermanubrūhaye.
today indeedAjjeva keen workkiccamātappaṁ,
whoko might knowjaññā deathmaraṇaṁ tomorrowsuve;
there is notNa indeedhi for usno bargainsaṅgaraṁ with thattena,
mighty·hordemahāsenena with Deathmaccunā.
one who lives thusEvaṁvihāriṁ keenly meditatingātāpiṁ,
tireless all night and dayahorattamatanditaṁ;
thatTaṁ indeedve one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
peacefulsanto toward·declareācikkhate sagemuni.

“I was doing so in this way, sir,” replied Ānanda. “Don’t run back to the past, don’t anticipate the future. What’s past is left behind, the future has not arrived; and any present phenomenon you clearly discern in every case. The unfaltering, the unshakable: having known that, foster it. Today’s the day to keenly work— who knows, tomorrow may bring death! For there is no bargain to be struck with Death and his mighty horde. One who keenly meditates like this, tireless all night and day: that’s who has one fine night— so declares the peaceful sage.

and how,‘Kathañca, friend,āvuso, the pastatītaṁ you run back to?anvāgameti?
such·formEvaṁrūpo I wasahosiṁ past·periodatītamaddhānanti theretattha enjoymentnandiṁ one pursues,samanvāneti, such·feelingevaṁvedano I wasahosiṁ past·periodatītamaddhānanti theretattha enjoymentnandiṁ one pursues,samanvāneti, such·perceptionevaṁsañño I wasahosiṁ past·periodatītamaddhānanti theretattha enjoymentnandiṁ one pursues,samanvāneti, such·formationsevaṁsaṅkhāro I wasahosiṁ past·periodatītamaddhānanti theretattha enjoymentnandiṁ one pursues,samanvāneti, such·consciousnessevaṁviññāṇo I wasahosiṁ past·periodatītamaddhānanti theretattha enjoymentnandiṁ one pursues—samanvāneti—
thusevaṁ indeed,kho, friend,āvuso, the pastatītaṁ you run back to.anvāgameti.

And how do you run back to the past? …

and howKathañca, friendāvuso, the pastatītaṁ does not run backnānvāgameti?
of such formEvaṁrūpo I wasahosiṁ in the past timeatītamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ notna does not pursuesamanvāneti, of such feelingevaṁvedano I wasahosiṁ in the past timeatītamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ notna does not pursuesamanvāneti, of such perceptionevaṁsañño I wasahosiṁ in the past timeatītamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ notna does not pursuesamanvāneti, of such volitional formationsevaṁsaṅkhāro I wasahosiṁ in the past timeatītamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ notna does not pursuesamanvāneti, of such consciousnessevaṁviññāṇo I wasahosiṁ in the past timeatītamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ notna does not pursuesamanvāneti—
thusevaṁ indeedkho, friendāvuso, the pastatītaṁ does not run backnānvāgameti.

And how do you not run back to the past? …

how·andKathañca, friendāvuso, not·comeanāgataṁ towards·expectpaṭikaṅkhati?
such·formEvaṁrūpo I might besiyaṁ not·come + timeanāgatamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ together·follow·towardssamanvāneti, such·feelingevaṁvedano I might besiyaṁ abbreviation…pe…
such·perceptionevaṁsañño I might besiyaṁ ellipsis…
such·formationevaṁsaṅkhāro I might besiyaṁ ellipsis…
such·consciousnessevaṁviññāṇo I might besiyaṁ not·come + timeanāgatamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ together·follow·towardssamanvāneti—
thusevaṁ indeedkho, friendāvuso, not·comeanāgataṁ towards·expectpaṭikaṅkhati.

And how do you anticipate the future? …

and howKathañca, friendāvuso, un·comeanāgataṁ does not expectnappaṭikaṅkhati?
such·formEvaṁrūpo would besiyaṁ un·come + periodanāgatamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ notna does not applysamanvāneti, such·feelingevaṁvedano would besiyaṁ …pe……pe…
such·perceptionevaṁsañño would besiyaṁ ……
such·formationsevaṁsaṅkhāro would besiyaṁ ……
such·consciousnessevaṁviññāṇo would besiyaṁ un·come + periodanāgatamaddhānanti theretattha delightnandiṁ notna does not applysamanvāneti—
thusevaṁ indeedkho, friendāvuso, un·comeanāgataṁ does not expectnappaṭikaṅkhati.

And how do you not anticipate the future? …

how + andKathañca, friendāvuso, presently arisenpaccuppannesu phenomenadhammesu together·faltersaṁhīrati?
hereIdha, friendāvuso, uninstructedassutavā ordinary personputhujjano of the noble onesariyānaṁ not·seeingadassāvī noble·dhammaariyadhammassa not·skilledakovido noble·dhammaariyadhamme not·disciplinedavinīto of true personssappurisānaṁ not·seeingadassāvī true-person·dhammasappurisadhammassa not·skilledakovido true-person·dhammasappurisadhamme not·disciplinedavinīto
formrūpaṁ as selfattato together·along·seesamanupassati, form·possessingrūpavantaṁ orvā selfattānaṁ, in selfattani orvā formrūpaṁ, in formrūpasmiṁ orvā selfattānaṁ;
feelingvedanaṁ ……
perceptionsaññaṁ ……
formationssaṅkhāre ……
consciousnessviññāṇaṁ as selfattato together·along·seesamanupassati, consciousness·possessingviññāṇavantaṁ orvā selfattānaṁ, in selfattani orvā consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, in consciousnessviññāṇasmiṁ orvā selfattānaṁ—
thusevaṁ indeedkho, friendāvuso, presently arisenpaccuppannesu phenomenadhammesu together·faltersaṁhīrati.

And how do you falter amid presently arisen phenomena? …

how + andKathañca, friendsāvuso, presently arisenpaccuppannesu in phenomenadhammesu notna together·faltersaṁhīrati?
hereIdha, friendsāvuso, learnedsutavā noble·discipleariyasāvako of the noble onesariyānaṁ seerdassāvī noble·dhammaariyadhammassa skilledkovido noble·dhammaariyadhamme well·trainedsuvinīto of true personssappurisānaṁ seerdassāvī true person·dhammasappurisadhammassa skilledkovido true person·dhammasappurisadhamme well·trainedsuvinīto
notna formrūpaṁ as selfattato regardssamanupassati, notna possessing formrūpavantaṁ orvā selfattānaṁ, notna in selfattani orvā formrūpaṁ, notna in formrūpasmiṁ orvā selfattānaṁ;
notna feelingvedanaṁ ……
notna perceptionsaññaṁ ……
notna formationssaṅkhāre ……
notna consciousnessviññāṇaṁ as selfattato regardssamanupassati, notna possessing consciousnessviññāṇavantaṁ orvā selfattānaṁ, notna in selfattani orvā consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, notna in consciousnessviññāṇasmiṁ orvā selfattānaṁ—
thusevaṁ indeedkho, friendsāvuso, presently arisenpaccuppannesu in phenomenadhammesu notna together·faltersaṁhīrati.

And how do you not falter amid presently arisen phenomena? … That’s how you don’t falter amid presently arisen phenomena.

the pastAtītaṁ should not run back tonānvāgameyya,
not + anticipatenappaṭikaṅkhe the futureanāgataṁ;
what + pastYadatītaṁ abandonedpahīnaṁ thattaṁ,
unattained + andappattañca the futureanāgataṁ.
present + andPaccuppannañca whoeveryo dhammadhammaṁ,
theretattha theretattha sees clearlyvipassati;
unshakableAsaṁhīraṁ unwaveringasaṅkuppaṁ,
thattaṁ knowingvidvā should cultivatemanubrūhaye.
today + onlyAjjeva duty + ardorkiccamātappaṁ,
whoko would knowjaññā deathmaraṇaṁ tomorrowsuve;
notNa indeedhi for usno a bargainsaṅgaraṁ with thattena,
great·with the armymahāsenena of deathmaccunā.
thus + dwellingEvaṁvihāriṁ ardentātāpiṁ,
day and night + tirelessahorattamatanditaṁ;
thatTaṁ indeedve one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
the peaceful onesanto declaresācikkhate sage·quotation markermunī’ti.

‘Don’t run back to the past, don’t anticipate the future. … that’s who has one fine night— so declares the peaceful sage.’

thusEvaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, venerable sirbhante, of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya I inspiredsandassesiṁ together·rousesamādapesiṁ together·sharpensamuttejesiṁ I gladdenedsampahaṁsesiṁ, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary·anduddesañca analysis·andvibhaṅgañca I spokeabhāsin”ti.
good“Sādhu goodsādhu, Ānandaānanda.
goodSādhu indeedkho youtvaṁ, Ānandaānanda, of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya you inspiredsandassesi together·rousesamādapesi together·sharpensamuttejesi you gladdenedsampahaṁsesi, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary·anduddesañca analysis·andvibhaṅgañca you spokeabhāsi:

That’s how I was inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night.” “Good, good, Ānanda. It’s good that you were inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night.”

the past‘Atītaṁ one should not come back tonānvāgameyya,
…pe……pe…
thatTaṁ indeedve an ideal lover of solitudebhaddekarattoti,
the peaceful onesanto proclaimsācikkhate the sagemunī’ti.

One should not return to the past; … the peaceful one, the sage, proclaims that as an ideal lover of solitude.

And the Buddha repeated the verses and analysis once more. That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, Venerable Ānanda approved what the Buddha said.

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