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Majjhima Nikāya 13

Mahādukkhakkhandhasutta

The Longer Discourse on the Mass of Suffering · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whatKo andca, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a gentlemankulaputto by whichyena by a professionsippaṭṭhānena a livingjīvikaṁ earnskappeti—
ifyadi by arithmeticmuddāya ifyadi by accountinggaṇanāya ifyadi by calculatingsaṅkhānena ifyadi by farmingkasiyā ifyadi by tradevaṇijjāya ifyadi by raising cattlegorakkhena ifyadi by archeryissatthena ifyadi by government servicerājaporisena ifyadi by one of the professionssippaññatarena—
of coldsītassa facingpurakkhato of heatuṇhassa facingpurakkhato by the touch of flies and mosquitoes, wind and sun, and reptilesḍaṁsamakasavātātapasarīsapasamphassehi being hurtrissamāno by hunger and thirstkhuppipāsāya risking deathmīyamāno;
this tooayampi, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo apparent in the present lifesandiṭṭhiko, a mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho caused by sensual pleasureskāmahetu originating from sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ due to sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ of sensual pleasures onlykāmānameva becausehetu.

of thatTassa ifce, monksbhikkhave, of the gentlemankulaputtassa thusevaṁ strivinguṭṭhahato endeavoringghaṭato exertingvāyamato thosete richesbhogā do not accruenābhinipphajjanti.
heSo sorrowssocati wearieskilamati lamentsparidevati beating the breasturattāḷiṁ wailskandati, confusionsammohaṁ falls intoāpajjati:
wasted‘moghaṁ alasvata myme effortuṭṭhānaṁ, fruitlessaphalo alasvata myme endeavorvāyāmo’ti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo apparent in this lifesandiṭṭhiko mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho caused by sensual pleasureskāmahetu sourced in sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ grounded in sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ just of sensual pleasureskāmānameva owing tohetu.

of thatTassa ifce, monksbhikkhave, of a gentlemankulaputtassa thusevaṁ trying harduṭṭhahato strivingghaṭato making an effortvāyamato thosete richesbhogā are producedabhinipphajjanti.
heSo of thosetesaṁ of richesbhogānaṁ because of guardingārakkhādhikaraṇaṁ paindukkhaṁ sadnessdomanassaṁ experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti:
how indeed‘kinti myme wealthbhoge neitherneva rulersrājāno might takehareyyuṁ, notna banditscorā might takehareyyuṁ, notna fireaggi might burndaheyya, notna waterudakaṁ might carry awayvaheyya, notna unlovedappiyā heirsdāyādā might takehareyyun’ti.
of thatTassa thusevaṁ protectingārakkhato wardinggopayato thosete richesbhoge rulersrājāno orvā takeharanti, banditscorā orvā takeharanti, fireaggi orvā burnsdahati, waterudakaṁ orvā carries awayvahati, unlovedappiyā orvā heirsdāyādā takeharanti.
heSo sorrowssocati wearieskilamati lamentsparidevati beating the breasturattāḷiṁ wailskandati, confusionsammohaṁ falls intoāpajjati:
what indeed‘yampi mineme wasahosi that tootampi notno is notnatthī’ti.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo apparent in this lifesandiṭṭhiko, mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho with sensual pleasure as causekāmahetu with sensual pleasure as sourcekāmanidānaṁ with sensual pleasure as reasonkāmādhikaraṇaṁ of sensual pleasures themselveskāmānameva causehetu.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, for the sake of sensual pleasureskāmahetu originated by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ conditioned by sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ of sensual pleasures onlykāmānameva for the sake ofhetu kingsrājānopi with kingsrājūhi fightvivadanti, aristocratskhattiyāpi with aristocratskhattiyehi fightvivadanti, brahminsbrāhmaṇāpi with brahminsbrāhmaṇehi fightvivadanti, householdersgahapatīpi with householdersgahapatīhi fightvivadanti, a mothermātāpi with her childputtena fightsvivadati, a childputtopi with mothermātarā fightsvivadati, a fatherpitāpi with his childputtena fightsvivadati, a childputtopi with fatherpitarā fightsvivadati, a brotherbhātāpi with brotherbhātarā fightsvivadati, a brotherbhātāpi with sisterbhaginiyā fightsvivadati, a sisterbhaginīpi with brotherbhātarā fightsvivadati, a friendsahāyopi with friendsahāyena fightsvivadati.
theyTe theretattha once they have started quarreling, arguing, and disputingkalahaviggahavivādāpannā each otheraññamaññaṁ with fistspāṇīhipi attackupakkamanti, with stonesleḍḍūhipi attackupakkamanti, with rodsdaṇḍehipi attackupakkamanti, with swordssatthehipi attackupakkamanti.
theyTe theretattha deathmaraṇampi undergonigacchanti, deadly painmaraṇamattampi paindukkhaṁ.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo apparent in the present lifesandiṭṭhiko, a mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho caused by sensual pleasureskāmahetu originated by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ conditioned by sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ of sensual pleasures onlykāmānameva for the sake ofhetu.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, for the sake of sensual pleasureskāmahetu caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ simply because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva causehetu sword and shieldasicammaṁ having takengahetvā, bow and arrowsdhanukalāpaṁ having fastenedsannayhitvā, massed on both sidesubhatobyūḷhaṁ battlesaṅgāmaṁ they plungepakkhandanti with arrows alsousūsupi being hurledkhippamānesu, with spears alsosattīsupi being hurledkhippamānāsu, with swords alsoasīsupi flashingvijjotalantesu.
theyTe theretattha with arrows alsousūhipi are struckvijjhanti, with spears alsosattiyāpi are struckvijjhanti, with swords alsoasināpi headsīsaṁ they cut offchindanti.
theyTe theretattha death alsomaraṇampi they undergonigacchanti, deadly painmaraṇamattampi paindukkhaṁ.
this alsoAyampi, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo apparent in this lifesandiṭṭhiko, mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho for the sake of sensual pleasureskāmahetu caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ simply because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva causehetu.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, for the sake of sensual pleasureskāmahetu caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva becausehetu sword and shieldasicammaṁ having takengahetvā, bow and arrowsdhanukalāpaṁ having fastenedsannayhitvā, wetly plasteredaddāvalepanā bastionsupakāriyo they chargepakkhandanti with arrows toousūsupi flyingkhippamānesu, with spears toosattīsupi flyingkhippamānāsu, with swords tooasīsupi flashingvijjotalantesu.
theyTe theretattha with arrows toousūhipi are struckvijjhanti, with spears toosattiyāpi are struckvijjhanti, with dung toochakaṇakāyapi are splashedosiñcanti, with superior force tooabhivaggenapi are crushedomaddanti, with a sword tooasināpi headsīsaṁ they cut offchindanti.
theyTe theretattha death toomaraṇampi undergonigacchanti, deadly pain toomaraṇamattampi paindukkhaṁ.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo apparent in the present lifesandiṭṭhiko, a mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho for the sake of sensual pleasureskāmahetu caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva becausehetu.

furthermorePuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, because of sensual pleasureskāmahetu caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ precisely because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva becausehetu break into housessandhimpi they cutchindanti, plunder wealthnillopampi they carry awayharanti, steal from isolated buildingsekāgārikampi they dokaronti, commit highway robberyparipanthepi they standtiṭṭhanti, commit adulteryparadārampi they gogacchanti.
himTamenaṁ rulersrājāno having arrestedgahetvā variousvividhā punishmentskammakāraṇā they subjectkārenti—
with whipskasāhipi they whiptāḷenti, with canesvettehipi they canetāḷenti, with clubsaḍḍhadaṇḍakehipi they clubtāḷenti; handhatthampi they cut offchindanti, footpādampi they cut offchindanti, hand and foothatthapādampi they cut offchindanti, earkaṇṇampi they cut offchindanti, nosenāsampi they cut offchindanti, ear and nosekaṇṇanāsampi they cut offchindanti; porridge potbilaṅgathālikampi they dokaronti, shell-shavesaṅkhamuṇḍikampi they dokaronti, Rāhu’s mouthrāhumukhampi they dokaronti, garland of firejotimālikampi they dokaronti, burning handhatthapajjotikampi they dokaronti, bulrush twisterakavattikampi they dokaronti, bark dresscīrakavāsikampi they dokaronti, antelopeeṇeyyakampi they dokaronti, meat hookbaḷisamaṁsikampi they dokaronti, coinskahāpaṇikampi they dokaronti, caustic picklekhārāpatacchikampi they dokaronti, twisting barpalighaparivattikampi they dokaronti, straw matpalālapīṭhakampi they dokaronti, with hottattenapi oiltelena they splashosiñcanti, to houndssunakhehipi they make devourkhādāpenti, alivejīvantampi on a stakesūle they impaleuttāsenti, with a swordasināpi headsīsaṁ they cut offchindanti.
theyTe theretattha deathmaraṇampi they undergonigacchanti, deadlymaraṇamattampi paindukkhaṁ.
this tooAyampi, monksbhikkhave, of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavo apparent in the present lifesandiṭṭhiko, mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho because of sensual pleasureskāmahetu caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ precisely because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva becausehetu.

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