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Majjhima Nikāya 133

Mahākaccānabhaddekarattasutta

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

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Rājagaharājagahe was stayingviharati in the Hot Springs Monastery.tapodārāme.
thenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Samiddhisamiddhi of the nightrattiyā at the crack of dawnpaccūsasamayaṁ having risenpaccuṭṭhāya whereyena the hot springstapodo there he approachedtenupasaṅkami his limbsgattāni to bathe.parisiñcituṁ.
in the hot springsTapode his limbsgattāni having bathedparisiñcitvā having emergedpaccuttaritvā in one robeekacīvaro he stoodaṭṭhāsi his limbsgattāni dryingpubbāpayamāno.
thenAtha indeedkho a certainaññatarā deitydevatā lateabhikkantāya of the nightrattiyā gloriousabhikkantavaṇṇā the entirekevalakappaṁ hot springstapodaṁ having lit upobhāsetvā where Venerableyenāyasmā Samiddhisamiddhi there she approached;tenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to one sideekamantaṁ she stood.aṭṭhāsi. to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhitā indeedkho thatsā deitydevatā to Venerableāyasmantaṁ Samiddhisamiddhiṁ this she said:etadavoca:

you remember“dhāresi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recital anduddesañca analysis?”vibhaṅgañcā”ti?
no“Na indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendāvuso, I rememberdhāremi of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recital anduddesañca analysis.vibhaṅgañca.
youTvaṁ but you, reverend,panāvuso, you rememberdhāresi of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recital anduddesañca analysis?”vibhaṅgañcā”ti?
I too“Ahampi indeedkho, mendicantbhikkhu, notna I rememberdhāremi of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recital anduddesañca analysis.vibhaṅgañca.
you rememberDhāresi butpana youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo verses?”gāthā”ti?
no“Na indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendāvuso, I rememberdhāremi verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo verses.”gāthāti.
youTvaṁ but you, reverend,panāvuso, you rememberdhāresi verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo verses?”gāthā”ti?
I too“Ahampi indeedkho, mendicantbhikkhu notna I rememberdhāremi verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo verses.”gāthāti.
learnUggaṇhāhi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recital anduddesañca analysis;vibhaṅgañca;
memorizepariyāpuṇāhi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recital anduddesañca analysis;vibhaṅgañca;
rememberdhārehi youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recital anduddesañca analysis.vibhaṅgañca.
beneficialAtthasaṁhito, mendicantbhikkhu, of one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa summary recitaluddeso andca analysisvibhaṅgo andca relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life.”ādibrahmacariyako”ti.
this she saidIdamavoca thatsā deity.devatā.
thisIdaṁ having saidvatvā vanished right there.tatthevantaradhāyi.

thenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Samiddhisamiddhi of thattassā nightrattiyā by the passingaccayena whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā he approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Samiddhisamiddhi to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
Here I“Idhāhaṁ, revered sirbhante, of the nightrattiyā at dawnpaccūsasamayaṁ having risenpaccuṭṭhāya whereyena Tapodātapodo I approached ittenupasaṅkamiṁ my limbsgattāni to batheparisiñcituṁ.
at TapodāTapode my limbsgattāni having bathedparisiñcitvā having emergedpaccuttaritvā with one robeekacīvaro I stoodaṭṭhāsiṁ my limbsgattāni dryingpubbāpayamāno.
thenAtha indeedkho revered sirbhante, a certainaññatarā deitydevatā of the advancedabhikkantāya nightrattiyā of beautiful appearanceabhikkantavaṇṇā the whole ofkevalakappaṁ Tapodātapodaṁ having illuminatedobhāsetvā where Iyenāhaṁ she approached metenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to one sideekamantaṁ stoodaṭṭhāsi. to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhitā indeedkho thatsā deitydevatā to memaṁ said thisetadavoca:
do you remember‘dhāresi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa the summary anduddesañca the analysis?vibhaṅgañcā’ti?

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Iahaṁ, sirbhante, thattaṁ deitydevataṁ said thisetadavocaṁ:
not‘na indeedkho Iahaṁ, friendāvuso, I rememberdhāremi of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysisvibhaṅgañca.
youTvaṁ but you, friendpanāvuso, you rememberdhāresi of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysis?vibhaṅgañcā’ti?
I too‘Ahampi indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, notna I rememberdhāremi of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysisvibhaṅgañca.
you rememberDhāresi butpana youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo the verses?gāthā’ti?
not‘Na indeedkho Iahaṁ, friendāvuso, I rememberdhāremi of the one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo the versesgāthāti.
youTvaṁ but you, friendpanāvuso, you rememberdhāresi of the one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo the verses?gāthā’ti?
I too‘Ahampi indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, notna I rememberdhāremi of the one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo the versesgāthāti.
learnUggaṇhāhi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysis;vibhaṅgañca;
masterpariyāpuṇāhi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysis;vibhaṅgañca;
rememberdhārehi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysis.vibhaṅgañca.
connected with the goalAtthasaṁhito, monkbhikkhu, of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa the summary recitaluddeso andca the analysisvibhaṅgo andca are fundamental to the holy lifeādibrahmacariyako’ti.
said thisIdamavoca, sirbhante, thatsā deitydevatā.
thisIdaṁ having saidvatvā vanished right theretatthevantaradhāyi.
pleaseSādhu to meme, sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā of the one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysisvibhaṅgañca may he teachdesetū”ti.

by that“Tena thenhi, mendicantbhikkhu, listensuṇāhi, wellsādhukaṁ mindmanasi applykarohi; I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho venerableāyasmā Samiddhisamiddhi to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosi.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

the past“Atītaṁ should not run back tonānvāgameyya,
should not anticipatenappaṭikaṅkhe the futureanāgataṁ;
what is pastYadatītaṁ left behindpahīnaṁ thattaṁ,
and the unarrivedappattañca the futureanāgataṁ.
and the presentPaccuppannañca whoyo phenomenondhammaṁ,
in every casetattha in every casetattha discernsvipassati;
unfalteringAsaṁhīraṁ unshakableasaṅkuppaṁ,
thattaṁ having knownvidvā should fostermanubrūhaye.
today indeedAjjeva work with keennesskiccamātappaṁ,
whoko knowsjaññā deathmaraṇaṁ tomorrowsuve;
noNa indeedhi for usno bargainsaṅgaraṁ with himtena,
with the mighty-hordedmahāsenena with Deathmaccunā.
one who dwells thusEvaṁvihāriṁ keenātāpiṁ,
tireless night and dayahorattamatanditaṁ;
that oneTaṁ indeedve has one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
the peacefulsanto declaresācikkhate sagemunī”ti.

this he saidIdamavoca the Blessed One;bhagavā;
thisidaṁ having spokenvatvāna the Holy Onesugato from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā dwellingvihāraṁ he entered.pāvisi.

thenAtha indeedkho of thosetesaṁ of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ, of the recently departedacirapakkantassa of the Blessed Onebhagavato, this occurredetadahosi:
this“idaṁ indeedkho to usno, friendsāvuso, the Blessed Onebhagavā in briefsaṅkhittena summaryuddesaṁ having givenuddisitvā in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ not having explainedavibhajitvā having risen from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā dwellingvihāraṁ enteredpaviṭṭho:
the past‘Atītaṁ one should not pursuenānvāgameyya,
one should not long fornappaṭikaṅkhe the futureanāgataṁ;
what is pastYadatītaṁ abandonedpahīnaṁ thattaṁ,
and the unreachedappattañca futureanāgataṁ.
and the presentPaccuppannañca whoyo dhammadhammaṁ,
heretattha theretattha sees clearlyvipassati;
unshakableAsaṁhīraṁ unwaveringasaṅkuppaṁ,
thattaṁ wise onevidvā should cultivatemanubrūhaye.
today onlyAjjeva the work of ardorkiccamātappaṁ,
whoko may knowjaññā deathmaraṇaṁ tomorrowsuve;
notNa indeedhi for usno bargainsaṅgaraṁ with thattena,
with the great armymahāsenena with deathmaccunā.
one living thusEvaṁvihāriṁ ardentātāpiṁ,
day and night, untiringahorattamatanditaṁ;
himTaṁ surelyve one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
peacefulsanto declaresācikkhate the sagemunī’ti.
whoKo thennu indeedkho of thisimassa by the Blessed Onebhagavatā in briefsaṅkhittena of the summaryuddesassa givenuddiṭṭhassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ of the unexplainedavibhattassa in detailvitthārena meaningatthaṁ would explainvibhajeyyā”ti?
thenAtha indeedkho of thosetesaṁ of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ this occurredetadahosi:
this“ayaṁ indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno by the Teachersatthu bothceva praisedsaṁvaṇṇito esteemedsambhāvito andca of sensibleviññūnaṁ of spiritual companionssabrahmacārīnaṁ;

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