Lomasakaṅgiya 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
of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa
monasteryārāme.
at thatTena
indeedkho
nowpana
timesamayena
Venerableāyasmā
Lomasakaṅgiyalomasakaṅgiyo
among the Sakyanssakkesu
was stayingviharati
at Kapilavatthukapilavatthusmiṁ
in the Banyan Tree Monasterynigrodhārāme.
So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time Venerable Lomasakaṅgiya was staying in the Sakyan country at Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery.
thenAtha
indeedkho
Candanacandano
godlingdevaputto
lateabhikkantāya
at nightrattiyā
gloriousabhikkantavaṇṇo
entirekevalakappaṁ
Banyan Tree Monasterynigrodhārāmaṁ
lighting upobhāsetvā
went up toyenāyasmā
Lomasakaṅgiyalomasakaṅgiyo
went up totenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
to one sideekamantaṁ
stoodaṭṭhāsi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
standingṭhito
indeedkho
Candanacandano
godlingdevaputto
to the Venerableāyasmantaṁ
Lomasakaṅgiyalomasakaṅgiyaṁ
said thisetadavoca:
do you remember“dhāresi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary recital anduddesañca
the analysisvibhaṅgañcā”ti?
no“Na
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
reverendāvuso,
do rememberdhāremi
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary recital anduddesañca
the analysisvibhaṅgañca.
youTvaṁ
but reverendpanāvuso,
do you rememberdhāresi
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary recital anduddesañca
the analysisvibhaṅgañcā”ti?
I also“Ahampi
indeedkho,
mendicantbhikkhu,
notna
do rememberdhāremi
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary recital anduddesañca
the analysisvibhaṅgañca.
do you rememberDhāresi
butpana
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
the verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā”ti?
no“Na
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
reverendāvuso,
do rememberdhāremi
the verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā.
youTvaṁ
but reverendpanāvuso,
do you rememberdhāresi
the verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā”ti?
I do remember“Dhāremi
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
the verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā”ti.
how“Yathā
thenkathaṁ
butpana
youtvaṁ,
reverendāvuso,
do you rememberdhāresi
the verses on the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā”ti?
this one time“Ekamidaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
timesamayaṁ
the Buddhabhagavā
among the godsdevesu
of the thirty-threetāvatiṁsesu
was stayingviharati
at the root of the Orchid Treepāricchattakamūle
on the stone spread with a cream rugpaṇḍukambalasilāyaṁ.
Then, late at night, the glorious godling Candana, lighting up the entire Banyan Tree Monastery, went up to the Venerable Lomasakaṅgiya, and stood to one side. Standing to one side, he said to Lomasakaṅgiya: “Mendicant, do you remember the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night?” “No, reverend, I do not. Do you?” “I also do not. But do you remember just the verses on the one who has one fine night?” “I do not. Do you?” “I do.” “How do you remember the verses on the one who has one fine night?” “This one time, the Buddha was staying among the gods of the thirty-three at the root of the Orchid Tree on the stone spread with a cream rug.
thereTatra the Blessed Onebhagavā to the godsdevānaṁ of the thirty-threetāvatiṁsānaṁ of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa and the summary recitaluddesañca and the analysisvibhaṅgañca he taughtabhāsi:
There he taught the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night to the gods of the thirty-three:
the past‘Atītaṁ
should not run back tonānvāgameyya,
should not anticipatenappaṭikaṅkhe
the futureanāgataṁ;
what is pastYadatītaṁ
left behindpahīnaṁ
thattaṁ,
and not arrivedappattañca
the futureanāgataṁ.
and presentPaccuppannañca
whoyo
phenomenondhammaṁ,
heretattha
theretattha
clearly discernsvipassati;
the unfalteringAsaṁhīraṁ
the unshakableasaṅkuppaṁ,
thattaṁ
having knownvidvā
should fostermanubrūhaye.
today indeedAjjeva
keen workkiccamātappaṁ,
whoko
would knowjaññā
deathmaraṇaṁ
tomorrowsuve;
notNa
indeedhi
for usno
bargainsaṅgaraṁ
with himtena,
with the mighty hordemahāsenena
with Deathmaccunā.
dwelling thusEvaṁvihāriṁ
keenly meditatingātāpiṁ,
tireless all night and dayahorattamatanditaṁ;
that oneTaṁ
indeedve
one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
the peacefulsanto
declaresācikkhate
the sagemunī’ti.
‘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.’
thusEvaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
I rememberdhāremi
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā.
learnUggaṇhāhi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summary recitaluddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca;
memorizepariyāpuṇāhi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summary recitaluddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca;
rememberdhārehi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summary recitaluddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca.
connected with the goalAtthasaṁhito,
mendicantbhikkhu,
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary recitaluddeso
andca
the analysisvibhaṅgo
andca
relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual lifeādibrahmacariyako”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca
Candanacandano
godlingdevaputto.
thisIdaṁ
having saidvatvā
vanished right theretatthevantaradhāyi.
That’s how I remember the verses of the one who has one fine night. Learn the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night, mendicant, memorize it, and remember it. It is beneficial and relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life.” That is what the godling Candana said before vanishing right there.
thenAtha
indeedkho
venerableāyasmā
Lomasakaṅgiyalomasakaṅgiyo
of thattassā
of the nightrattiyā
after the passingaccayena
lodgingsenāsanaṁ
having set in ordersaṁsāmetvā
having taken bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya
whereyena
Sāvatthīsāvatthi
theretena
wanderingcārikaṁ
set outpakkāmi.
graduallyAnupubbena
wanderingcārikaṁ
wandering oncaramāno
whereyena
Sāvatthīsāvatthi
Jeta's Grovejetavanaṁ
of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa
monasteryārāmo
whereyena
the Blessed Onebhagavā
there he approachedtenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
having bowedabhivādetvā
to one sideekamantaṁ
sat downnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
seatednisinno
indeedkho
venerableāyasmā
Lomasakaṅgiyalomasakaṅgiyo
to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
said thisetadavoca:
once this I“Ekamidāhaṁ,
venerable sirbhante,
timesamayaṁ
among the Sakyanssakkesu
I dwellviharāmi
in Kapilavatthukapilavatthusmiṁ
in the Banyan Grovenigrodhārāme.
thenAtha
indeedkho,
venerable sirbhante,
a certainaññataro
deitydevaputto
of the far advancedabhikkantāya
of the nightrattiyā
of surpassing beautyabhikkantavaṇṇo
the entirekevalakappaṁ
the Banyan Grovenigrodhārāmaṁ
having illuminatedobhāsetvā
where Iyenāhaṁ
there he approachedtenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
to one sideekamantaṁ
stoodaṭṭhāsi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
standingṭhito
indeedkho,
venerable sirbhante,
thatso
deitydevaputto
to memaṁ
said thisetadavoca:
do you remember‘dhāresi
youtvaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
of the One Fine Nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary anduddesañca
the analysis andvibhaṅgañcā’ti?
thusEvaṁ
when saidvutte,
Iahaṁ,
venerable sirbhante,
to thattaṁ
deitydevaputtaṁ
said thisetadavocaṁ:
not‘na
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
friendāvuso,
I rememberdhāremi
of the One Fine Nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary anduddesañca
the analysis andvibhaṅgañca.
youTvaṁ
but friendpanāvuso,
do you rememberdhāresi
of the One Fine Nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary anduddesañca
the analysis andvibhaṅgañcā’ti?
Then Lomasakaṅgiya set his lodgings in order and, taking his bowl and robe, set out for Sāvatthī. Eventually he came to Sāvatthī and Jeta’s Grove. He went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened. Then he added:
I too‘Ahampi
indeedkho,
monkbhikkhu,
notna
I rememberdhāremi
of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summaryuddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca.
you rememberDhāresi
thenpana
youtvaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
the verses of one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā’ti?
not‘Na
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
friendāvuso,
I rememberdhāremi
the verses of one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā.
youTvaṁ
but, friend,panāvuso,
you rememberdhāresi
the verses of one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā’ti?
I remember‘Dhāremi
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
the verses of one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā’ti.
as‘Yathā
howkathaṁ
thenpana
youtvaṁ,
friendāvuso,
you rememberdhāresi
the verses of one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā’ti?
one‘Ekamidaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
timesamayaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
among the godsdevesu
of the Thirty-threetāvatiṁsesu
was dwellingviharati
at the foot of the coral-treepāricchattakamūle
on the yellow-marble rockpaṇḍukambalasilāyaṁ.
thereTatra
indeedkho
the Blessed Onebhagavā
to the godsdevānaṁ
of the Thirty-threetāvatiṁsānaṁ
of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summaryuddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca
he spokeabhāsi:
the past“Atītaṁ
one should not chase afternānvāgameyya,
abbreviation…pe…
thatTaṁ
trulyve
one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
one at peacesanto
declaresācikkhate
the sagemunī”ti.
thusEvaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
I rememberdhāremi
the verses of one fine nightbhaddekarattiyo
versesgāthā.
you should learnUggaṇhāhi
youtvaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summaryuddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca;
you should masterpariyāpuṇāhi
youtvaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summaryuddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca;
you should rememberdhārehi
youtvaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
and the summaryuddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca.
connected with the goalAtthasaṁhito,
monkbhikkhu,
of one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
the summaryuddeso
andca
the analysisvibhaṅgo
andca
pertaining to the fundamental holy lifeādibrahmacariyako’ti.
“I too, monk, do not remember the summary and analysis of One Fine Night. But do you, monk, remember the verses of One Fine Night?” “No, friend, I do not remember the verses of One Fine Night. But do you, friend, remember the verses of One Fine Night?” “I do indeed remember, monk, the verses of One Fine Night.” “But how, friend, do you remember the verses of One Fine Night?” “One time, monk, the Blessed One was dwelling among the gods of the Thirty-three at the foot of the coral-tree on the yellow-marble rock. There the Blessed One spoke to the gods of the Thirty-three the summary and analysis of One Fine Night: ‘One should not chase after the past … That truly is One Fine Night, the peaceful sage declares.’ Thus, monk, do I remember the verses of One Fine Night. You should learn, monk, the summary and analysis of One Fine Night; you should master, monk, the summary and analysis of One Fine Night; you should remember, monk, the summary and analysis of One Fine Night. Connected with the goal, monk, are the summary and analysis of One Fine Night, and they pertain to the fundamental holy life.”
this he saidIdamavoca,
sirbhante,
thatso
deva's sondevaputto.
thisIdaṁ
having saidvatvā
right there he disappearedtatthevantaradhāyi.
goodSādhu
to meme,
sirbhante,
the Blessed Onebhagavā
of the one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattassa
the summary recitaluddesañca
and the analysisvibhaṅgañca
let him teachdesetū”ti.
“Sir, please teach me the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night.”
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