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Majjhima Nikāya 134

Lomasakaṅgiyabhaddekarattasutta

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

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“Jānāsi pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, taṁ devaputtan”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, bhante, jānāmi taṁ devaputtan”ti.
“Candano nāma so, bhikkhu, devaputto.
Candano, bhikkhu, devaputto aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasikatvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti.
Tena hi, bhikkhu, suṇāhi, sādhukaṁ manasi karohi; bhāsissāmī”ti.
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavato paccassosi.
Bhagavā etadavoca:

“But mendicant, do you know that god?” “I do not, sir.” “That godling was named Candana. Candana pays attention, applies the mind, concentrates wholeheartedly, and actively listens to the teaching. Well then, mendicant, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” Lomasakaṅgiya replied. The Buddha said this:

“Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ;
Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ,
appattañca anāgataṁ.
Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ,
taṁ vidvā manubrūhaye.
Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve;
Na hi no saṅgaraṁ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.
Evaṁvihāriṁ ātāpiṁ,
ahorattamatanditaṁ;
Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti,
santo ācikkhate muni.

“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.

Kathañca, bhikkhu, atītaṁ anvāgameti …pe…
evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, atītaṁ anvāgameti.
Kathañca, bhikkhu, atītaṁ nānvāgameti …pe…
evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, atītaṁ nānvāgameti.
Kathañca, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati …pe…
evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati.
Kathañca, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati …pe…
evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati.
Kathañca, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati …pe…
evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati.
Kathañca, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati …pe…
evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati.

And how do you run back to the past? …”

Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ;
Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ,
appattañca anāgataṁ.
Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ,
taṁ vidvā manubrūhaye.
Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve;
Na hi no saṅgaraṁ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.
Evaṁvihāriṁ ātāpiṁ,
ahorattamatanditaṁ;
Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti,
santo ācikkhate munī”ti.
Idamavoca bhagavā.
Attamano āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.
Lomasakaṅgiyabhaddekarattasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.

That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, Venerable Lomasakaṅgiya approved what the Buddha said.

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