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Majjhima Nikāya 144

Channovādasutta

Advice to Channa · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Rājagaharājagahe was stayingviharati in the Bamboo Groveveḷuvane the squirrels’ feeding ground.kalandakanivāpe.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana at the timesamayena the venerableāyasmā andca Sāriputtasāriputto the venerableāyasmā andca Mahācundamahācundo the venerableāyasmā andca Channachanno on Vulture's Peakgijjhakūṭe on the mountainpabbate were stayingviharanti.

by thatTena indeedkho nowpana at the timesamayena Venerableāyasmā Channachanno sickābādhiko washoti sufferingdukkhito gravely ill.bāḷhagilāno.
thenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto in the late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ from retreatpaṭisallānā came outvuṭṭhito where Venerableyenāyasmā Mahācundamahācundo went to him;tenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahācundamahācundaṁ said this to him:etadavoca:
"Come, Reverend“āyāmāvuso Cunda,cunda, where Venerableyenāyasmā Channachanno we will go to himtenupasaṅkamissāma as askers about the illness."gilānapucchakā”ti.
"Yes, reverend,"“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Mahācundamahācundo to Venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa replied.paccassosi.

thenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā andca Sāriputtasāriputto Venerableāyasmā andca Mahācundamahācundo to the Venerableyenāyasmā Channachanno they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Venerableāyasmatā Channachannena togethersaddhiṁ they exchanged greetingssammodiṁsu.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto to the Venerableāyasmantaṁ Channachannaṁ he said thisetadavoca:
I hope“kacci to youte, Reverendāvuso Channachanna, endurablekhamanīyaṁ, I hopekacci bearable?yāpanīyaṁ? I hopeKacci yourte painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are fadingpaṭikkamanti, notno growing;abhikkamanti; the fadingpaṭikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno the growing”abhikkamo”ti?

not“Na for meme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna endurableyāpanīyaṁ. severeBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are increasingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno fadingpaṭikkamo.
just asSeyyathāpi, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, strongbalavā manpuriso with sharptiṇhena pointsikharena in the headmuddhani would drillabhimattheyya; even soevameva indeedkho myme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, excessiveadhimattā windsvātā in the headmuddhani are piercingūhananti.
notNa for meme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna endurableyāpanīyaṁ. severeBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are increasingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati notno fadingpaṭikkamo.
just asSeyyathāpi, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, strongbalavā manpuriso with strongdaḷhena leather strapvarattakkhaṇḍena on the headsīse head-wrapsīsaveṭhaṁ would givedadeyya; even soevameva indeedkho myme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, excessiveadhimattā in the headsīse head-painsīsavedanā.
notNa for meme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna endurableyāpanīyaṁ. severeBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are increasingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno fadingpaṭikkamo.

just as ifSeyyathāpi, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, deftdakkho butchergoghātako orvā butcher's apprenticegoghātakantevāsī orvā with a sharptiṇhena meat cleavergovikantanena bellykucchiṁ would slice openparikanteyya; just soevameva indeedkho myme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, severeadhimattā windsvātā bellykucchiṁ slice openparikantanti.
notNa myme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna endurableyāpanīyaṁ. terribleBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā increaseabhikkamanti, notno fadepaṭikkamanti; increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno fadingpaṭikkamo.
just as ifSeyyathāpi, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, twodve strongbalavanto menpurisā weakerdubbalataraṁ manpurisaṁ by the armsnānābāhāsu having grabbedgahetvā on a pit of coalsaṅgārakāsuyā would burnsantāpeyyuṁ would scorchsamparitāpeyyuṁ; just soevameva indeedkho myme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, severeadhimatto in the bodykāyasmiṁ burningḍāho.
notNa myme, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna endurableyāpanīyaṁ. terribleBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā increaseabhikkamanti, notno fadepaṭikkamanti; increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno fadingpaṭikkamo.
the knifeSatthaṁ, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, I will takeāharissāmi, I do not wishnāvakaṅkhāmi lifejīvitan”ti.

let not venerable“Māyasmā Channachanno knifesatthaṁ tookāharesi.
let venerable keep goingYāpetāyasmā Channachanno. keeping goingYāpentaṁ wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Channachannaṁ we wanticchāma.
ifSace of venerableāyasmato of Channachannassa there is notnatthi suitablesappāyāni foodsbhojanāni, Iahaṁ of venerableāyasmato of Channachannassa suitablesappāyāni foodsbhojanāni I will seekpariyesissāmi.
ifSace of venerableāyasmato of Channachannassa there is notnatthi suitablesappāyāni medicinesbhesajjāni, Iahaṁ of venerableāyasmato of Channachannassa suitablesappāyāni medicinesbhesajjāni I will seekpariyesissāmi.
ifSace of venerableāyasmato of Channachannassa there is notnatthi suitablepatirūpā attendantsupaṭṭhākā, Iahaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Channachannaṁ I will attendupaṭṭhahissāmi.
let not venerableMāyasmā Channachanno knifesatthaṁ tookāharesi.
let venerable keep goingYāpetāyasmā Channachanno. keeping goingYāpentaṁ wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Channachannaṁ we wanticchāmā”ti.

nor for me“Napi for meme, reverendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, there is notnatthi suitablesappāyāni foodsbhojanāni;
nornapi for meme there is notnatthi suitablesappāyāni medicinesbhesajjāni;
nornapi for meme there is notnatthi a capablepatirūpā carerupaṭṭhākā;
moreoverapi and, reverendcāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, servedpariciṇṇo by meme the Teachersatthā for a long timedīgharattaṁ with love indeedmanāpeneva notno with displeasingamanāpena.
for this indeedEtañhi, reverendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, for a disciplesāvakassa properpatirūpaṁ thatyaṁ the Teachersatthāraṁ should serveparicareyya with love indeedmanāpeneva notno with displeasingamanāpena.
blamelessly‘Anupavajjaṁ Channachanno the mendicantbhikkhu suicidesatthaṁ will commitāharissatī’ti this is soevametaṁ, reverendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, you should rememberdhārehī”ti.

we should ask“Puccheyyāma wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Channachannaṁ a certainkañcideva pointdesaṁ, ifsace venerableāyasmā Channachanno opportunityokāsaṁ makeskaroti of a questionpañhassa for answeringveyyākaraṇāyā”ti.
ask, friend“Pucchāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, having heardsutvā I will knowvedissāmī”ti.

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