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Majjhima Nikāya 144

Channovādasutta

Advice to Channa · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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“the eye,“Cakkhuṁ, friend,āvuso Channa,channa, eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaṁ things knowable by eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbe thingsdhamme ‘this‘etaṁ mine,mama, I am this,esohamasmi, thiseso myme self’attā’ti do you regard?samanupassasi?
the ear,Sotaṁ, friend,āvuso Channa,channa, ear-consciousnesssotaviññāṇaṁ …pe……pe…
the nose,ghānaṁ, friend,āvuso Channa,channa, nose-consciousnessghānaviññāṇaṁ ……
the tongue,jivhaṁ, friend,āvuso Channa,channa, tongue-consciousnessjivhāviññāṇaṁ ……
the body,kāyaṁ, friend,āvuso Channa,channa, body-consciousnesskāyaviññāṇaṁ ……
the mind,manaṁ, friend,āvuso Channa,channa, mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ things knowable by mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaviññātabbe thingsdhamme ‘this‘etaṁ mine,mama, I am this,esohamasmi, thiseso myme self’attā’ti do you regard?”samanupassasī”ti?
“the eye,“Cakkhuṁ, friend,āvuso Sāriputta,sāriputta, eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaṁ things knowable by eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbe thingsdhamme ‘this is not‘netaṁ mine,mama, I am not this,nesohamasmi, notna thismeso self’attā’ti I regard.samanupassāmi.
the ear,Sotaṁ, friend,āvuso Sāriputtasāriputta …pe……pe…
the nose,ghānaṁ, friend,āvuso Sāriputtasāriputta ……
the tongue,jivhaṁ, friend,āvuso Sāriputtasāriputta ……
the body,kāyaṁ, friend,āvuso Sāriputtasāriputta ……
the mind,manaṁ, friend,āvuso Sāriputta,sāriputta, mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ things knowable by mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaviññātabbe thingsdhamme ‘this is not‘netaṁ mine,mama, I am not this,nesohamasmi, notna thismeso self’attā’ti I regard.”samanupassāmī”ti.

in the eye“Cakkhusmiṁ, friendāvuso Channachanna, in eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇe in things cognizable by eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbesu in phenomenadhammesu whatkiṁ having seendisvā whatkiṁ having directly knownabhiññāya the eyecakkhuṁ eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaṁ things cognizable by eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbe phenomenadhamme this is not‘netaṁ minemama, I am not thisnesohamasmi, notna this ismeso my selfattā’ti you regardsamanupassasi?
in the earSotasmiṁ, friendāvuso Channachanna, in ear-consciousnesssotaviññāṇe ……
in the noseghānasmiṁ, friendāvuso Channachanna, in nose-consciousnessghānaviññāṇe ……
in the tonguejivhāya, friendāvuso Channachanna, in tongue-consciousnessjivhāviññāṇe ……
in the bodykāyasmiṁ, friendāvuso Channachanna, in body-consciousnesskāyaviññāṇe ……
in the mindmanasmiṁ, friendāvuso Channachanna, in mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇe in things cognizable by mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaviññātabbesu in phenomenadhammesu whatkiṁ having seendisvā whatkiṁ having directly knownabhiññāya the mindmanaṁ mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ things cognizable by mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaviññātabbe phenomenadhamme this is not‘netaṁ minemama, I am not thisnesohamasmi, notna this ismeso my selfattā’ti you regard?samanupassasī”ti?
in the eye“Cakkhusmiṁ, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, in eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇe in things cognizable by eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbesu in phenomenadhammesu cessationnirodhaṁ having seendisvā cessationnirodhaṁ having directly knownabhiññāya the eyecakkhuṁ eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaṁ things cognizable by eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaviññātabbe phenomenadhamme this is not‘netaṁ minemama, I am not thisnesohamasmi, notna this ismeso my selfattā’ti I regardsamanupassāmi.
in the earSotasmiṁ, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, in ear-consciousnesssotaviññāṇe ……
in the noseghānasmiṁ, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, in nose-consciousnessghānaviññāṇe ……
in the tonguejivhāya, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, in tongue-consciousnessjivhāviññāṇe ……

in the bodykāyasmiṁ, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, in body-consciousnesskāyaviññāṇe ……
in the mindmanasmiṁ, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, in mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇe in things cognizable by mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaviññātabbesu in phenomenadhammesu cessationnirodhaṁ having seendisvā cessationnirodhaṁ having fully understoodabhiññāya the mindmanaṁ mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ things cognizable by mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaviññātabbe phenomenadhamme this is not‘netaṁ minemama, I am notnesohamasmi, notna this ismeso my selfattā’ti I regardsamanupassāmī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, venerableāyasmā Mahācundamahācundo venerableāyasmantaṁ Channachannaṁ said thisetadavoca:
so then“tasmātiha, reverendāvuso Channachanna, this tooidampi of thattassa of the Blessed Onebhagavato instructionsāsanaṁ, continuallyniccakappaṁ mindmanasi to be donekātabbaṁ:
for the dependent‘nissitassa quiveringcalitaṁ, for the independentanissitassa quiveringcalitaṁ there is notnatthi.
when quiveringCalite not existingasati tranquilitypassaddhi,
when tranquilitypassaddhiyā existingsati inclinationnati notna there ishoti.
when inclinationNatiyā not existingasati coming and goingāgatigati notna there ishoti.
when coming and goingĀgatigatiyā not existingasati passing away and reappearingcutūpapāto notna there ishoti.
when passing away and reappearingCutūpapāte not existingasati not herenevidha notna beyondhuraṁ notna between the twoubhayamantarena.
just this is the endEsevanto of sufferingdukkhassā’”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā andca Sāriputtasāriputto venerableāyasmā andca Mahācundamahācundo venerableāyasmantaṁ Channachannaṁ with thisiminā adviceovādena having advisedovaditvā from their seatsuṭṭhāyāsanā they leftpakkamiṁsu.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Channachanno not long after leavingacirapakkante venerableāyasmante andca Sāriputtasāriputte venerableāyasmante andca Mahācundamahācunde knifesatthaṁ tookāharesi.

thenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto by whichyena the Blessed Onebhagavā approached him by that waytenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowed down toabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
by the Venerable“āyasmatā, sirbhante, by Channachannena the knifesatthaṁ was broughtāharitaṁ.
of himTassa whatkā destinationgati, whatko future state?abhisamparāyo”ti?
surely“Nanu to youte, Sāriputtasāriputta, by Channachannena by the bhikkhubhikkhunā personallysammukhāyeva blamelessnessanupavajjatā was declared?byākatā”ti?
there is“Atthi, sirbhante, Pubbajirapubbajiraṁ namednāma a Vajjian villagevajjigāmo.
There, of the VenerableTatthāyasmato of Channachannassa friendly familiesmittakulāni intimate familiessuhajjakulāni hospitable familiesupavajjakulānī”ti.
there are“Honti indeed thesehete, Sāriputtasāriputta, of Channachannassa of the bhikkhubhikkhuno friendly familiesmittakulāni intimate familiessuhajjakulāni hospitable familiesupavajjakulāni.
I do not indeedNāhaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, to that extentettāvatā “blameworthy”‘saupavajjo’ti I sayvadāmi.
whoYo indeedkho, Sāriputtasāriputta, and thisimañca bodykāyaṁ lays downnikkhipati and anotheraññañca bodykāyaṁ takes upupādiyati him Itamahaṁ “blameworthy”‘saupavajjo’ti I sayvadāmi.
thatTaṁ of Channachannassa of the bhikkhubhikkhuno is notnatthi.
“Blameless‘Anupavajjo Channachanno the bhikkhubhikkhu the knifesatthaṁ brought upāharesī’ti it is just soevametaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, bear in minddhārehī”ti.
This saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano Venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto of the Blessed Onebhagavato the speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
the Advice to Channa discourseChannovādasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the seconddutiyaṁ.

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