The Analysis of the Elements · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thusEvaṁ
by meme
heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ
timesamayaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
among the Magadhansmagadhesu
walking tourcārikaṁ
wanderingcaramāno
to whereyena
Rājagaharājagahaṁ
that·to·down·movetadavasari;
to whereyena
Bhaggavabhaggavo
potterkumbhakāro
to him approachedtenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
Bhaggavabhaggavaṁ
pot·makerkumbhakāraṁ
this·to·sayetadavoca:
if“sace
to youte,
Bhaggavabhaggava,
no troubleagaru
apart·dwellviharemu
to·workshopāvesane
one·nightekarattan”ti.
not“Na
indeedkho
to meme,
sirbhante,
troublegaru.
there isAtthi
and·herecettha
renunciate·becomepabbajito
firstpaṭhamaṁ
staying·arrivedvāsūpagato.
ifSace
heso
along·knowanujānāti,
apart·dwellviharatha,
sirbhante,
as + pleasureyathāsukhan”ti.
by thatTena
indeedkho
thenpana
timesamayena
Pukkusātipukkusāti
namednāma
family·sonkulaputto
to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
up·pointuddissa
out of faithsaddhāya
from the lay lifeagārasmā
not·houseanagāriyaṁ
had gone forthpabbajito.
heSo
in thattasmiṁ
potter·workshopkumbhakārāvesane
firstpaṭhamaṁ
reside·arrivedvāsūpagato
washoti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
the Blessed Onebhagavā
to venerableyenāyasmā
Pukkusātipukkusāti
approachedtenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
venerableāyasmantaṁ
Pukkusātipukkusātiṁ
said thisetadavoca:
if“sace
to youte,
mendicantbhikkhu,
not·heavyagaru
separate·dwell·wouldviharemu
in the workshopāvesane
for a single nightekarattan”ti.
spacious“Urundaṁ,
reverendāvuso,
the potter's workshopkumbhakārāvesanaṁ.
the venerable one may dwellViharatāyasmā
as long as you pleaseyathāsukhan”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
the Blessed Onebhagavā
potter·workshopkumbhakārāvesanaṁ
into·enterpavisitvā
one·sideekamantaṁ
grass·mattiṇasanthārakaṁ
out·know·spreadpaññāpetvā
down·sitnisīdi
cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ
toward·bendābhujitvā
straightujuṁ
bodykāyaṁ
forth·lead·putpaṇidhāya
around·faceparimukhaṁ
mindfulnesssatiṁ
having establishedupaṭṭhapetvā.
thenAtha
indeedkho
the Blessed Onebhagavā
much·indeedbahudeva
the nightrattiṁ
in sittingnisajjāya
spentvītināmesi.
venerable·tooĀyasmāpi
indeedkho
Pukkusātipukkusāti
much·indeedbahudeva
the nightrattiṁ
in sittingnisajjāya
spentvītināmesi.
thenAtha
indeedkho
to the Blessed Onebhagavato
this·occurredetadahosi:
impressive“pāsādikaṁ
indeedkho
thisayaṁ
gentlemankulaputto
behavesiriyati.
why not·IYannūnāhaṁ
should questionpuccheyyan”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
the Blessed Onebhagavā
to the venerableāyasmantaṁ
Pukkusātipukkusātiṁ
this·saidetadavoca:
in whom“kaṁsi
youtvaṁ,
mendicantbhikkhu,
up·pointuddissa
gone forthpabbajito?
whoKo
orvā
yourte
teachersatthā?
whoseKassa
orvā
youtvaṁ
teachingdhammaṁ
do you approve ofrocesī”ti?
reverend, there is“Atthāvuso,
asceticsamaṇo
Gotamagotamo
Sakyan·sonsakyaputto
Sakyan·familysakyakulā
gone forthpabbajito.
thisTaṁ
indeedkho
butpana
Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
Gotamagotamaṁ
thusevaṁ
goodkalyāṇo
reputation·soundkittisaddo
spreadabbhuggato:
thus indeed‘itipi
heso
Blessed Onebhagavā
perfectedarahaṁ
fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho
knowledge·conduct·accomplishedvijjācaraṇasampanno
holysugato
world·knowerlokavidū
not·higheranuttaro
person·train·guidepurisadammasārathi
teachersatthā
god·humandevamanussānaṁ
awakenedbuddho
blessedbhagavā’ti.
that + ITāhaṁ
Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
up·pointuddissa
gone forthpabbajito.
heSo
andca
myme
Blessed Onebhagavā
teachersatthā.
hisTassa
and + Icāhaṁ
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
teachingdhammaṁ
I approve ofrocemī”ti.
where“Kahaṁ
butpana,
mendicantbhikkhu,
at presentetarahi
heso
Blessed Onebhagavā
apart·dwellviharati
perfectedarahaṁ
fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho”ti.
reverend, there is“Atthāvuso,
in the northernuttaresu
landsjanapadesu
Sāvatthīsāvatthi
namednāma
citynagaraṁ.
thereTattha
heso
Blessed Onebhagavā
at presentetarahi
apart·dwellviharati
perfectedarahaṁ
fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho”ti.
ever seen“Diṭṭhapubbo
butpana
by youte,
mendicantbhikkhu,
heso
Blessed Onebhagavā;
having seendisvā
andca
butpana
would you recognizejāneyyāsī”ti?
no“Na
indeedkho
by meme,
reverendāvuso,
seen·beforediṭṭhapubbo
heso
Blessed Onebhagavā;
having seendisvā
and + Icāhaṁ
notna
would recognizejāneyyan”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
to the Buddhabhagavato
this·wasetadahosi:
and in my name“mamañca
indeed·even + thiskhvāyaṁ
family·sonkulaputto
up·pointinguddissa
forth·gopabbajito.
why don't IYannūnassāhaṁ
the Dhammadhammaṁ
teach + quotation markerdeseyyan”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
the Buddhabhagavā
the venerableāyasmantaṁ
Pukkusātipukkusātiṁ
to·addressedāmantesi:
the Dhamma“dhammaṁ
to youte,
mendicantbhikkhu,
I shall teachdesessāmi.
itTaṁ
listensuṇāhi,
wellsādhukaṁ
in the mindmanasi
applykarohi;
I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
thus + reverend + quotation marker“Evamāvuso”ti
indeedkho
the venerableāyasmā
Pukkusātipukkusāti
to the Buddhabhagavato
back·heardpaccassosi.
the BuddhaBhagavā
this·saidetadavoca:
six“‘Cha
elementsdhāturo
thisayaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
personpuriso
sixcha
fields of contactphassāyatano
eighteenaṭṭhārasa
mental preoccupationsmanopavicāro
four foundationscaturādhiṭṭhāno;
whereyattha
they standṭhitaṁ
streams of conceivingmaññassavā
do not flownappavattanti,
streams of conceivingmaññassave
indeedkho
andpana
not flowingnappavattamāne
sagemuni
at peacesantoti
they are calledvuccati.
wisdomPaññaṁ
do not neglectnappamajjeyya,
preserve truthsaccamanurakkheyya,
foster generositycāgamanubrūheyya,
only for peacesantimeva
heso
should trainsikkheyyā’ti—
this is the summary recitalayamuddeso
of the analysis of the elementsdhātuvibhaṅgassa.
six‘Cha
elementsdhāturo
this personayaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
haspuriso’ti—
soiti
indeedkho
but thispanetaṁ
saidvuttaṁ.
why is thisKiñcetaṁ
because ofpaṭicca
saidvuttaṁ?
these sixChayimā,
monkbhikkhu,
elementsdhātuyo—
earth elementpathavīdhātu,
water elementāpodhātu,
fire elementtejodhātu,
air elementvāyodhātu,
space elementākāsadhātu,
consciousness elementviññāṇadhātu.
six‘Cha
elementsdhāturo
this personayaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
haspuriso’ti—
soiti
thatyaṁ
thattaṁ
saidvuttaṁ,
this isidametaṁ
because ofpaṭicca
saidvuttaṁ.
six‘Cha
field of contactphassāyatano
thisayaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
personpuriso’ti—
thusiti
indeedkho
but thispanetaṁ
saidvuttaṁ.
why thisKiñcetaṁ
because ofpaṭicca
saidvuttaṁ?
eye field of contactCakkhusamphassāyatanaṁ,
ear field of contactsotasamphassāyatanaṁ,
nose field of contactghānasamphassāyatanaṁ,
tongue field of contactjivhāsamphassāyatanaṁ,
body field of contactkāyasamphassāyatanaṁ,
mind field of contactmanosamphassāyatanaṁ.
six‘Cha
field of contactphassāyatano
thisayaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
personpuriso’ti—
thusiti
whichyaṁ
thattaṁ
saidvuttaṁ,
this + thisidametaṁ
because ofpaṭicca
saidvuttaṁ.
eighteen‘Aṭṭhārasa
mental preoccupationmanopavicāro
thisayaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
personpuriso’ti—
thusiti
indeedkho
and thispanetaṁ
saidvuttaṁ.
why thisKiñcetaṁ
because ofpaṭicca
saidvuttaṁ?
with the eyeCakkhunā
a sightrūpaṁ
having seendisvā
happiness·basissomanassaṭṭhāniyaṁ
a sightrūpaṁ
one is preoccupiedupavicarati,
sadness·basisdomanassaṭṭhāniyaṁ
a sightrūpaṁ
one is preoccupiedupavicarati,
equanimity·basisupekkhāṭṭhāniyaṁ
a sightrūpaṁ
one is preoccupiedupavicarati;
with the earsotena
a soundsaddaṁ
having heardsutvā
……pe…
with the noseghānena
an odorgandhaṁ
having smelledghāyitvā
……
with the tonguejivhāya
a flavorrasaṁ
having tastedsāyitvā
……
with the bodykāyena
a touchphoṭṭhabbaṁ
having encounteredphusitvā
……
with the mindmanasā
an ideadhammaṁ
having become consciousviññāya
happiness·basissomanassaṭṭhāniyaṁ
an ideadhammaṁ
one is preoccupiedupavicarati,
sadness·basisdomanassaṭṭhāniyaṁ
an ideadhammaṁ
one is preoccupiedupavicarati,
equanimity·basisupekkhāṭṭhāniyaṁ
an ideadhammaṁ
one is preoccupiedupavicarati—
thusiti
sixcha
happiness·preoccupationssomanassupavicārā,
sixcha
sadness·preoccupationsdomanassupavicārā,
sixcha
equanimity·preoccupationsupekkhupavicārā.
eight·ten‘Aṭṭhārasa
mental preoccupationmanopavicāro
thisayaṁ,
monkbhikkhu,
personpuriso’ti—
thusiti
whichyaṁ
thattaṁ
saidvuttaṁ,
this·thisidametaṁ
because ofpaṭicca
saidvuttaṁ.
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