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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.

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

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.

Now at that time the venerables Sāriputta, Mahācunda, and Channa were staying on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.

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.

Now at that time Venerable Channa was sick, suffering, gravely ill. Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Sāriputta came out of retreat, went to Venerable Mahācunda and said to him, “Come, Reverend Cunda, let’s go to see Venerable Channa and ask about his illness.” “Yes, reverend,” replied Mahācunda.

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?

And then Sāriputta and Mahācunda went to see Channa and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, they sat down to one side. Then Sāriputta said to Channa, “I hope you’re keeping well, Reverend Channa, I hope you’re all right. I hope your pain is fading, not growing; that its fading is evident, not its growing.”

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.

“Reverend Sāriputta, I’m not keeping well, I’m not getting by. My pain is terrible and growing, not fading; its growing is evident, not its fading. The winds piercing my head are so severe, it feels like a strong man drilling into my head with a sharp point. The pain in my head is so severe, it feels like a strong man tightening a strong leather strap around my head.

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.

The winds slicing my belly are so severe, like a deft butcher or their apprentice were slicing open a cow’s belly with a sharp meat cleaver. The burning in my body is so severe, it feels like two strong men grabbing a weaker man by the arms to burn and scorch him on a pit of glowing coals. I’m not keeping well, I’m not getting by. My pain is terrible and growing, not fading; its growing is evident, not its fading. Reverend Sāriputta, I shall commit suicide. I don’t wish to live.”

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.

“Please don’t commit suicide! Venerable Channa, keep going! We want you to keep going. If you don’t have any suitable food, we’ll find it for you. If you don’t have suitable medicine, we’ll find it for you. If you don’t have a capable carer, we’ll find one for you. Please don’t commit suicide! Venerable Channa, keep going! We want you to keep going.”

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.

“Reverend Sāriputta, it’s not that I don’t have suitable food, or suitable medicine, or a capable carer. Moreover, for a long time now I have served the Teacher with love, not without love. For it is proper for a disciple to serve the Teacher with love, not without love. You should remember this: ‘The mendicant Channa will commit suicide blamelessly.’”

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.

“I’d like to ask Venerable Channa about a certain point, if you’d take the time to answer.” “Ask, Reverend Sāriputta. When I’ve heard it I’ll know.”

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