A Summary Recital and its Analysis · 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.
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,
sir·quotation markerbhante”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
not·graspinganupādāya
notna
would be anxiousparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā,
monksbhikkhave,
consciousnessviññāṇe
not·scatteredavikkhitte
not·diffusedavisaṭe
when there issati
internallyajjhattaṁ
not·stuckasaṇṭhite
not·graspinganupādāya
not·anxiousaparitassato
in the futureāyatiṁ
birth·old age·death·suffering·origin·coming to bejātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo
notna
there ishotī”ti.
this + 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·leavingacirapakkantassa
of the Blessed Onebhagavato,
this occurredetadahosi:
this“idaṁ
indeedkho
to usno,
friendsāvuso,
the Blessed Onebhagavā
brieflysaṅkhittena
summary recitaluddesaṁ
out·pointuddisitvā
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
not·apart·divideavibhajitvā
rising from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā
the dwellingvihāraṁ
forth·enteredpaviṭṭho:
just as‘tathā
sotathā,
monksbhikkhave,
a mendicantbhikkhu
should investigateupaparikkheyya
asyathā
asyathā
for one investigatingupaparikkhato
externallybahiddhā
and for him there would becassa
apart·knowviññāṇaṁ
not·apart·scatteredavikkhittaṁ
not·apart·diffuseavisaṭaṁ,
internallyajjhattaṁ
not·fixedasaṇṭhitaṁ
not·clinginganupādāya
notna
around·trembleparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā,
monksbhikkhave,
apart·knowviññāṇe
not·apart·scatteredavikkhitte
not·apart·diffuseavisaṭe
there beingsati
internallyajjhattaṁ
not·fixedasaṇṭhite
not·clinginganupādāya
not·around·trembleaparitassato
in the futureāyatiṁ
birth·aging·death·suffering·origin·arisingjātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo
notna
there ishotī’ti.
whoKo
thennu
indeedkho
of thisimassa
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
brieflysaṅkhittena
of a summary recitaluddesassa
out·reciteduddiṭṭhassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
not·apart·explainedavibhattassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
apart·dividevibhajeyyā”ti?
thenAtha
indeedkho
of thosetesaṁ
of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ
this occurredetadahosi:
this“ayaṁ
indeedkho
venerableāyasmā
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno
by the teachersatthu
andceva
together·praisesaṁvaṇṇito
together·esteemsambhāvito
andca
by the wiseviññūnaṁ
together·spiritual companionsabrahmacārīnaṁ;
is capablepahoti
and + venerablecāyasmā
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno
of thisimassa
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
brieflysaṅkhittena
of a summary recitaluddesassa
out·reciteduddiṭṭhassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
not·apart·explainedavibhattassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
apart·dividevibhajituṁ.
well nowYannūna wemayaṁ to venerableyenāyasmā Mahākaccānamahākaccāno we should approachtenupasaṅkameyyāma; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahākaccānamahākaccānaṁ this + matteretamatthaṁ we should askpaṭipuccheyyāmā”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
thosete
mendicantsbhikkhū
where + venerableyenāyasmā
great·Kaccānamahākaccāno
approached theretenupasaṅkamiṁsu;
near·goupasaṅkamitvā
with venerableāyasmatā
great·Kaccānamahākaccānena
togethersaddhiṁ
exchanged greetingssammodiṁsu.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ
conversationkathaṁ
politesāraṇīyaṁ
having exchangedvītisāretvā
one·sideekamantaṁ
sat downnisīdiṁsu.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
down·sitnisinnā
indeedkho
thosete
mendicantsbhikkhū
venerableāyasmantaṁ
great·Kaccānamahākaccānaṁ
said thisetadavocuṁ:
this“Idaṁ
indeedkho
to usno,
friendāvuso
Kaccānakaccāna,
the Blessed Onebhagavā
in briefsaṅkhittena
up·pointuddesaṁ
up·pointuddisitvā
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
not·apart·divideavibhajitvā
rise·seatuṭṭhāyāsanā
dwellingvihāraṁ
enteredpaviṭṭho:
in such a way‘tathā
in such a waytathā,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
a mendicantbhikkhu
near·inspectupaparikkheyya
asyathā
asyathā
near·inspectupaparikkhato
externallybahiddhā
and hiscassa
apart·knowviññāṇaṁ
not·scatteravikkhittaṁ
not diffusedavisaṭaṁ,
internallyajjhattaṁ
not·fixedasaṇṭhitaṁ
not·clinganupādāya
notna
would be agitatedparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
apart·knowviññāṇe
not·scatteravikkhitte
not·diffuseavisaṭe
beingsati
internallyajjhattaṁ
not·fixedasaṇṭhite
not·clinganupādāya
not·around·trembleaparitassato
in the futureāyatiṁ
birth·aging·death·suffering·arising·coming to bejātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo
notna
there ishotī’ti.
of thoseTesaṁ
to usno,
friendāvuso
Kaccānakaccāna,
of usamhākaṁ,
not·long·departedacirapakkantassa
Blessed Onebhagavato,
this occurredetadahosi:
this‘idaṁ
indeedkho
to usno,
friendāvuso,
the Blessed Onebhagavā
in briefsaṅkhittena
up·pointuddesaṁ
up·pointuddisitvā
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
not·apart·divideavibhajitvā
rise·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
heartwood·needingsāratthiko
seeking heartwoodsāragavesī
search for heartwoodsārapariyesanaṁ
wanderingcaramāno
largemahato
of a treerukkhassa
standingtiṭṭhato
heartwood·possessingsāravato
pass-over + justatikkammeva
rootmūlaṁ
passing overatikkamma
trunkkhandhaṁ
branches·leavessākhāpalāse
heartwoodsāraṁ
should be soughtpariyesitabbaṁ
might imaginemaññeyya,
thusevaṁ
consequence + thissampadamidaṁ
of the venerablesāyasmantānaṁ
in the Teachersatthari
face-to-face·beingsammukhībhūte
himtaṁ
the Buddhabhagavantaṁ
over·bypassedatisitvā
meamhe
this + matteretamatthaṁ
back·askpaṭipucchitabbaṁ
you imaginemaññatha.
heSo
reverendshāvuso,
the Buddhabhagavā
one who knowsjānaṁ
knowsjānāti,
one who seespassaṁ
seespassati,
eye·becomecakkhubhūto
knowledge·becomeñāṇabhūto
principle·becomedhammabhūto
divinity·becomebrahmabhūto
preachervattā
proclaimerpavattā
of meaningatthassa
elucidatorninnetā
of freedom from deathamatassa
bestowerdātā
truth·lorddhammassāmī
the Realized Onetathāgato.
thatSo
indeedceva
this waspanetassa
the timekālo
wasahosi
whenyaṁ
Blessed-One + justbhagavantaṁyeva
this + matteretamatthaṁ
you should have askedpaṭipuccheyyātha;
asyathā
to youvo
the Buddhabhagavā
might answerbyākareyya
sotathā
itnaṁ
you should have remembereddhāreyyāthā”ti.
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