A Summary Recital and its Analysis · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thenAtha
indeedkho
thosete
monksbhikkhū
of venerableāyasmato
Mahākaccānamahākaccānassa
speechbhāsitaṁ
having rejoiced inabhinanditvā
having approvedanumoditvā
having risen from their seatsuṭṭhāyāsanā
whereyena
the Blessed Onebhagavā
they approached himtenupasaṅkamiṁsu;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
having bowedabhivādetvā
to one sideekamantaṁ
they sat downnisīdiṁsu.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
seatednisinnā
indeedkho
thosete
monksbhikkhū
the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
said thisetadavocuṁ:
which“Yaṁ
indeedkho
to usno,
sirbhante,
the Blessed Onebhagavā
in briefsaṅkhittena
summaryuddesaṁ
having reciteduddisitvā
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
without analyzingavibhajitvā
having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā
dwellingvihāraṁ
had enteredpaviṭṭho:
in such a way‘tathā
in such a waytathā,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
should investigateupaparikkheyya
asyathā
asyathā
of one investigatingupaparikkhato
externallybahiddhā
and for himcassa
consciousnessviññāṇaṁ
not scatteredavikkhittaṁ
not dispersedavisaṭaṁ,
internallyajjhattaṁ
not fixedasaṇṭhitaṁ
not clinginganupādāya
notna
should be agitatedparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā,
monksbhikkhave,
consciousnessviññāṇe
not scatteredavikkhitte
not dispersedavisaṭe
beingsati
internallyajjhattaṁ
not fixedasaṇṭhite
not clinginganupādāya
of one not agitatedaparitassato
in the futureāyatiṁ
origin of the arising of the suffering of birth, old age and deathjātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo
notna
there ishotī’ti.
of thoseTesaṁ
to usno,
sirbhante,
of usamhākaṁ,
when the Blessed One had recently departedacirapakkantassa
the Blessed Onebhagavato,
this occurredetadahosi:
this‘idaṁ
indeedkho
to usno,
friendsāvuso,
the Blessed Onebhagavā
in briefsaṅkhittena
summaryuddesaṁ
having reciteduddisitvā
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
without analyzingavibhajitvā
having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā
dwellingvihāraṁ
had enteredpaviṭṭho—
Then those mendicants, approving and agreeing with what Mahākaccāna said, rose from their seats and went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened, adding:
thustathā
thustathā,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
should investigateupaparikkheyya,
asyathā
asyathā
of one investigatingupaparikkhato
externallybahiddhā
and for himcassa
consciousnessviññāṇaṁ
not scatteredavikkhittaṁ
not diffusedavisaṭaṁ,
internallyajjhattaṁ
not fixedasaṇṭhitaṁ
not clinginganupādāya
notna
would be agitatedparitasseyya.
externallyBahiddhā,
monksbhikkhave,
in consciousnessviññāṇe
in not scatteredavikkhitte
in not diffusedavisaṭe
when there issati
internallyajjhattaṁ
in not fixedasaṇṭhite
not clinginganupādāya
of one not agitatedaparitassato
in the futureāyatiṁ
origin of birth-aging-death-sufferingjātijarāmaraṇadukkhasamudayasambhavo
notna
there ishotīti.
whoKo
indeednu
indeedkho
of thisimassa
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
in briefsaṅkhittena
of the summaryuddesassa
of the reciteduddiṭṭhassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
of the unanalyzedavibhattassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
would analyzevibhajeyyā’ti?
of themTesaṁ
to usno,
venerable sirbhante,
of usamhākaṁ
this occurredetadahosi:
this‘ayaṁ
indeedkho
venerableāyasmā
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno
by the Teachersatthu
andceva
praisedsaṁvaṇṇito
esteemedsambhāvito
andca
by the wiseviññūnaṁ
fellow celibatessabrahmacārīnaṁ.
is ablePahoti
and the venerablecāyasmā
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno
of thisimassa
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
in briefsaṅkhittena
of the summaryuddesassa
of the reciteduddiṭṭhassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
of the unanalyzedavibhattassa
in detailvitthārena
the meaningatthaṁ
to analyzevibhajituṁ.
what ifYannūna
wemayaṁ
where venerableyenāyasmā
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno
there we would approachtenupasaṅkameyyāma;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
the venerableāyasmantaṁ
Mahākaccānamahākaccānaṁ
this matteretamatthaṁ
we would askpaṭipuccheyyāmā’ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
wemayaṁ,
venerable sirbhante,
where venerableyenāyasmā
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno
there we approachedtenupasaṅkamimha;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
the venerableāyasmantaṁ
Mahākaccānamahākaccānaṁ
this matteretamatthaṁ
we askedpaṭipucchimha.
Monks, a monk should investigate in such a way that, as he investigates, his consciousness is not scattered and diffused externally, not fixed internally, and not clinging he would not be agitated. Monks, when consciousness is not scattered and diffused externally, not fixed internally, and one is not agitated by not clinging, there is in the future no origin of birth, aging, death, and suffering. Who then would analyze in detail the meaning of this summary recited by the Blessed One? To us, venerable sir, this occurred: ‘This venerable Mahākaccāna is praised by the Teacher himself and esteemed by wise fellow celibates. The venerable Mahākaccāna is able to analyze in detail the meaning of this summary recited by the Blessed One. What if we were to approach the venerable Mahākaccāna; having approached, we would ask the venerable Mahākaccāna about this matter.’ Then, venerable sir, we approached the venerable Mahākaccāna; having approached, we asked the venerable Mahākaccāna about this matter.
to usTesaṁ indeedno, venerable sirbhante, by the venerableāyasmatā by Mahākaccānamahākaccānena by theseimehi by these waysākārehi by theseimehi by these phrasespadehi by theseimehi by these expressionsbyañjanehi the meaningattho was clearly explainedvibhatto”ti.
“Mahākaccāna clearly explained the meaning to us in this manner, with these words and phrases.”
astute“Paṇḍito,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno;
of great wisdommahāpañño,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno.
if also meMañcepi
youtumhe,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
this matteretamatthaṁ
you would ask in returnpaṭipuccheyyātha,
I alsoahampi
in exactly the same wayevamevaṁ
I would answerbyākareyyaṁ
asyathā
thattaṁ
by Mahākaccānamahākaccānena
answeredbyākataṁ.
thisEso
and indeed of thiscevetassa
meaningattho.
and thusEvañca
itnaṁ
you should rememberdhāreyyāthā”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca
the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā
thosete
mendicantsbhikkhū
of the Buddhabhagavato
speechbhāsitaṁ
they approvedabhinandunti.
The Exposition and Analysis DiscourseUddesavibhaṅgasuttaṁ
finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
eighthaṭṭhamaṁ.
“Mahākaccāna is astute, mendicants, he has great wisdom. If you came to me and asked this question, I would answer it in exactly the same way as Mahākaccāna. That is what it means, and that’s how you should remember it.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.
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