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Majjhima Nikāya 138

Uddesavibhaṅgasutta

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
“Mendicants!”“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Venerable sir,”“Bhadante”ti thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

summary recital and analysis“uddesavibhaṅgaṁ to youvo, mendicantsbhikkhave, I will teachdesessāmi.
thatTaṁ listensuṇātha, wellsādhukaṁ mindmanasi applykarotha, I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

in such a way“Tathā in such a waytathā, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu should examineupaparikkheyya in whatever wayyathā in whatever wayyathā while examiningupaparikkhato externallybahiddhā and for himcassa consciousnessviññāṇaṁ not scatteredavikkhittaṁ not diffusedavisaṭaṁ, internallyajjhattaṁ not stuckasaṇṭhitaṁ because of not graspinganupādāya notna would be anxiousparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā, monksbhikkhave, consciousnessviññāṇe not scatteredavikkhitte not diffusedavisaṭe when there issati internallyajjhattaṁ not stuckasaṇṭhite because of not graspinganupādāya not anxiousaparitassato in the futureāyatiṁ coming to be of the origin of suffering—of rebirth, old age, and deathjātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo notna there ishotī”ti.

this he saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
thisIdaṁ having spokenvatvāna the Holy Onesugato having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā dwellingvihāraṁ he enteredpāvisi.

thenAtha indeedkho of thosetesaṁ of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ, soon after leavingacirapakkantassa of the Blessed Onebhagavato, this occurredetadahosi:
this“idaṁ indeedkho to usno, friendsāvuso, the Blessed Onebhagavā brieflysaṅkhittena summary recitaluddesaṁ having reciteduddisitvā in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ without explainingavibhajitvā rising from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā the dwellingvihāraṁ enteredpaviṭṭho:
just as‘tathā sotathā, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu should investigateupaparikkheyya asyathā asyathā for one investigatingupaparikkhato externallybahiddhā and for him there would becassa consciousnessviññāṇaṁ not scatteredavikkhittaṁ not diffuseavisaṭaṁ, internallyajjhattaṁ not fixedasaṇṭhitaṁ not clinginganupādāya notna would trembleparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā, monksbhikkhave, in consciousnessviññāṇe not scatteredavikkhitte not diffuseavisaṭe there beingsati internallyajjhattaṁ not fixedasaṇṭhite not clinginganupādāya for one not tremblingaparitassato in the futureāyatiṁ the arising of the origin of suffering of birth, aging, and deathjātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo notna there ishotī’ti.
whoKo thennu indeedkho of thisimassa by the Blessed Onebhagavatā brieflysaṅkhittena of a summary recitaluddesassa reciteduddiṭṭhassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ not explainedavibhattassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ could explainvibhajeyyā”ti?
thenAtha indeedkho of thosetesaṁ of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ this occurredetadahosi:
this“ayaṁ indeedkho venerableāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno by the teachersatthu andceva praisedsaṁvaṇṇito esteemedsambhāvito andca by the wiseviññūnaṁ spiritual companionssabrahmacārīnaṁ;
is capablepahoti and venerablecāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno of thisimassa by the Blessed Onebhagavatā brieflysaṅkhittena of a summary recitaluddesassa reciteduddiṭṭhassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ not explainedavibhattassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ to explainvibhajituṁ.

well nowYannūna wemayaṁ to venerableyenāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno we should approachtenupasaṅkameyyāma; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahākaccānamahākaccānaṁ this matteretamatthaṁ we should askpaṭipuccheyyāmā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to venerableyenāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno approached theretenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with venerableāyasmatā with Mahākaccānamahākaccānena togethersaddhiṁ exchanged greetingssammodiṁsu.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnā indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahākaccānamahākaccānaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
this“Idaṁ indeedkho to usno, friendāvuso Kaccānakaccāna, the Blessed Onebhagavā in briefsaṅkhittena summaryuddesaṁ having givenuddisitvā in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ not having explainedavibhajitvā having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā dwellingvihāraṁ enteredpaviṭṭho:
in such a way‘tathā in such a waytathā, mendicantsbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu should investigateupaparikkheyya asyathā asyathā of one investigatingupaparikkhato externallybahiddhā and hiscassa consciousnessviññāṇaṁ not scatteredavikkhittaṁ not diffusedavisaṭaṁ, internallyajjhattaṁ not fixedasaṇṭhitaṁ without clinginganupādāya notna would be agitatedparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā, mendicantsbhikkhave, consciousnessviññāṇe not scatteredavikkhitte not diffusedavisaṭe beingsati internallyajjhattaṁ not fixedasaṇṭhite without clinginganupādāya of one unagitatedaparitassato in the futureāyatiṁ birth aging death suffering arising coming to bejātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo notna there ishotī’ti.
of thoseTesaṁ to usno, friendāvuso Kaccānakaccāna, of usamhākaṁ, of one recently departedacirapakkantassa Blessed Onebhagavato, this occurredetadahosi:
this‘idaṁ indeedkho to usno, friendāvuso, the Blessed Onebhagavā in briefsaṅkhittena summaryuddesaṁ having givenuddisitvā in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ not having explainedavibhajitvā having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā dwellingvihāraṁ enteredpaviṭṭho:

in just that way“tathā in just that waytathā, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu should investigateupaparikkheyya, asyathā asyathā for one investigatingupaparikkhato externallybahiddhā and if hiscassa consciousnessviññāṇaṁ not scatteredavikkhittaṁ not diffusedavisaṭaṁ internallyajjhattaṁ not fixedasaṇṭhitaṁ not clinginganupādāya notna should be agitatedparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā, monksbhikkhave, in consciousnessviññāṇe not scatteredavikkhitte not diffusedavisaṭe when there issati internallyajjhattaṁ not fixedasaṇṭhite not clinginganupādāya for one not agitatedaparitassato in the futureāyatiṁ arising of the origin of the suffering of birth, aging, and deathjātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo notna there ishotī”ti.
whoKo indeednu indeedkho of thisimassa by the Blessed Onebhagavatā in briefsaṅkhittena of the summaryuddesassa reciteduddiṭṭhassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ unexplainedavibhattassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ would explainvibhajeyyā’ti.
of thoseTesaṁ usno, friendāvuso Kaccānakaccāna, of usamhākaṁ this occurredetadahosi:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho venerableāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno by the Teachersatthu andceva praisedsaṁvaṇṇito, esteemedsambhāvito andca by the wiseviññūnaṁ fellow celibatessabrahmacārīnaṁ.
he is ablePahoti and the venerablecāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno of thisimassa by the Blessed Onebhagavatā in briefsaṅkhittena of the summaryuddesassa reciteduddiṭṭhassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ unexplainedavibhattassa in detailvitthārena the meaningatthaṁ to explainvibhajituṁ.
what ifYannūna wemayaṁ to the venerableyenāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno we should approachtenupasaṅkameyyāma; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahākaccānamahākaccānaṁ this matteretamatthaṁ we should ask aboutpaṭipuccheyyāmā’ti—
may the venerable explainvibhajatāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno”ti.

just as“Seyyathāpi, reverendsāvuso, a personpuriso needing heartwoodsāratthiko seeking heartwoodsāragavesī search for heartwoodsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno largemahato of a treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato with heartwoodsāravato passing overatikkammeva rootmūlaṁ passing overatikkamma trunkkhandhaṁ in branches and leavessākhāpalāse heartwoodsāraṁ should be soughtpariyesitabbaṁ might imaginemaññeyya,
thusevaṁ such is the consequencesampadamidaṁ of the venerablesāyasmantānaṁ in the Teachersatthari face to facesammukhībhūte himtaṁ the Buddhabhagavantaṁ having bypassedatisitvā meamhe this matteretamatthaṁ should be askedpaṭipucchitabbaṁ you imaginemaññatha.
heSo reverendshāvuso, the Buddhabhagavā one who knowsjānaṁ knowsjānāti, one who seespassaṁ seespassati, visioncakkhubhūto knowledgeñāṇabhūto manifestation of principledhammabhūto manifestation of divinitybrahmabhūto preachervattā proclaimerpavattā of meaningatthassa elucidatorninnetā of freedom from deathamatassa bestowerdātā lord of truthdhammassāmī the Realized Onetathāgato.
thatSo indeedceva this waspanetassa the timekālo wasahosi whenyaṁ the Buddha himselfbhagavantaṁyeva this matteretamatthaṁ you should have askedpaṭipuccheyyātha;
asyathā to youvo the Buddhabhagavā might answerbyākareyya sotathā itnaṁ you should have remembereddhāreyyāthā”ti.

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