Nandakovādasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 146

Advice from Nandaka · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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and whichYañca indeedkho sixcha externalbāhire sense fieldsāyatane due topaṭicca experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti pleasantsukhaṁ orvā painfuldukkhaṁ orvā neither-painful-nor-pleasantadukkhamasukhaṁ orvā thattaṁ permanentniccaṁ lastingdhuvaṁ eternalsassataṁ imperishableavipariṇāmadhamman’ti;
rightlysammā thennu indeedkho heso, sistersbhaginiyo, speakingvadamāno would speakvadeyyā”ti?
no“No indeed thathetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ of whatkissa reasonhetu”?
corresponding“Tajjaṁ correspondingtajjaṁ, sirbhante, conditionpaccayaṁ dependent onpaṭicca correspondingtajjā correspondingtajjā feelingsvedanā ariseuppajjanti.
of correspondingTajjassa of correspondingtajjassa of conditionpaccayassa from cessationnirodhā correspondingtajjā correspondingtajjā feelingsvedanā ceasenirujjhantī”ti.
good“Sādhu goodsādhu, sistersbhaginiyo.
thus + thatEvañhetaṁ, sistersbhaginiyo, it ishoti for a noble discipleariyasāvakassa trulyyathābhūtaṁ with right wisdomsammappaññāya seeingpassato.

just as ifSeyyathāpi, sistersbhaginiyo, deftdakkho butchergoghātako orvā butcher's apprenticegoghātakantevāsī orvā cowgāviṁ having killedvadhitvā with sharptiṇhena meat cleavergovikantanena cowgāviṁ would carvesaṅkanteyya without damaginganupahacca insideantaraṁ flesh massmaṁsakāyaṁ without damaginganupahacca outerbāhiraṁ hide mass.cammakāyaṁ.
whateverYaṁ indeedyadeva theretattha innerantarā soft fleshvilimaṁsaṁ innerantarā sinewnhāru innerantarā ligamentbandhanaṁ thattaṁ indeedtadeva with sharptiṇhena meat cleavergovikantanena would cutsañchindeyya would carvesaṅkanteyya would seversampakanteyya would slice.samparikanteyya.
having cutSañchinditvā having carvedsaṅkantitvā having severedsampakantitvā having slicedsamparikantitvā having peeled offvidhunitvā outerbāhiraṁ hide masscammakāyaṁ with that veryteneva hidecammena thattaṁ cowgāviṁ having coveredpaṭicchādetvā thusevaṁ would say:vadeyya:
just so this‘tathevāyaṁ cowgāvī joinedsaṁyuttā with this veryimināva hide'cammenā’ti;
rightlysammā thennu indeedkho he,so, sisters,bhaginiyo, speakingvadamāno would he speak?"vadeyyā”ti?
no“No certainly not,hetaṁ, sir.bhante”.
that“Taṁ whatkissa cause?"hetu”?
that“Amu indeed,hi, sir,bhante, deftdakkho butchergoghātako orvā butcher's apprenticegoghātakantevāsī orvā cowgāviṁ having killedvadhitvā with sharptiṇhena meat cleavergovikantanena cowgāviṁ would carvesaṅkanteyya without damaginganupahacca insideantaraṁ flesh massmaṁsakāyaṁ without damaginganupahacca outerbāhiraṁ hide mass.cammakāyaṁ.

whateverYaṁ whatever·indeedyadeva theretattha insideantarā inside·fleshvilimaṁsaṁ insideantarā sinewnhāru insideantarā bondbandhanaṁ thattaṁ that·indeedtadeva with sharptiṇhena cow·cuttinggovikantanena apart·cutsañchindeyya through·cutsaṅkanteyya up·cutsampakanteyya around·cutsamparikanteyya.
apart·cutSañchinditvā through·cutsaṅkantitvā up·cutsampakantitvā around·cutsamparikantitvā having shaken offvidhunitvā outerbāhiraṁ with the hidecammakāyaṁ that·veryteneva with hidecammena thattaṁ cowgāviṁ having coveredpaṭicchādetvā even thoughkiñcāpi heso thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
'just as before‘tathevāyaṁ cowgāvī together·joinedsaṁyuttā this + veryimināva hide'cammenā’ti;
stillatha indeedkho thatsā cowgāvī apart·joinedvisaṁyuttā that·veryteneva hide."cammenā”ti.

simile“Upamā indeedkho by meme thisayaṁ, sistersbhaginiyo, madekatā of the meaningatthassa for explanationviññāpanāya.
this·just·hereAyamevettha the pointattho;
inner‘antarā flesh bodymaṁsakāyo’ti indeedkho, sistersbhaginiyo, this is a term for the sixchannetaṁ interiorajjhattikānaṁ of the sense fieldsāyatanānaṁ a termadhivacanaṁ;
outer‘bāhiro hide bodycammakāyo’ti indeedkho, sistersbhaginiyo, this is a term for the sixchannetaṁ exteriorbāhirānaṁ of the sense fieldsāyatanānaṁ a termadhivacanaṁ;
inner‘antarā fleshvilimaṁsaṁ, innerantarā sinewnhāru, innerantarā ligamentbandhanan’ti indeedkho, sistersbhaginiyo, greed and relishing·thisnandīrāgassetaṁ a termadhivacanaṁ;
sharp‘tiṇhaṁ meat cleavergovikantanan’ti indeedkho, sistersbhaginiyo, noble·thisariyāyetaṁ wisdompaññāya a termadhivacanaṁ;
that whichyāyaṁ nobleariyā wisdompaññā innerantarā corruptionkilesaṁ innerantarā fettersaṁyojanaṁ innerantarā bondbandhanaṁ cutssañchindati carvessaṅkantati together·seversampakantati slicessamparikantati.

sevenSatta indeedkho now thesepanime, sistersbhaginiyo, awakening factorsbojjhaṅgā, of whichyesaṁ because of having developedbhāvitattā because of having cultivated muchbahulīkatattā a mendicantbhikkhu of defilementsāsavānaṁ due to the endingkhayā without·defilementanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ seen + verydiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme with their ownsayaṁ higher·knowledgeabhiññā with-eyes·having-donesacchikatvā up·attainedupasampajja they liveviharati.
whatKatame sevensatta?
hereIdha, sistersbhaginiyo, a mendicantbhikkhu mindfulness·awakening-factorsatisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti seclusion·relied-onvivekanissitaṁ fading-away·relied-onvirāganissitaṁ cessation·relied-onnirodhanissitaṁ letting-go·ripeningvossaggapariṇāmiṁ.
principle·investigation·awakening-factorDhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……pe…
energy·awakening-factorvīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
rapture·awakening-factorpītisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
tranquility·awakening-factorpassaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
immersion·awakening-factorsamādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
equanimity·awakening-factorupekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti seclusion·relied-onvivekanissitaṁ fading-away·relied-onvirāganissitaṁ cessation·relied-onnirodhanissitaṁ letting-go·ripeningvossaggapariṇāmiṁ.
theseIme indeedkho, sistersbhaginiyo, sevensatta awakening factorsbojjhaṅgā, of whichyesaṁ because of having developedbhāvitattā because of having cultivated muchbahulīkatattā a mendicantbhikkhu of defilementsāsavānaṁ due to the endingkhayā without·defilementanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ seen + verydiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme with their ownsayaṁ higher·knowledgeabhiññā with-eyes·having-donesacchikatvā up·attainedupasampajja live + quotation-markerviharatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Nandakanandako thosetā nunsbhikkhuniyo with thisiminā with adviceovādena having advisedovaditvā sent offuyyojesi:
go“gacchatha, sistersbhaginiyo; it is timekālo”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho thosetā nunsbhikkhuniyo of venerableāyasmato of Nandakanandakassa what was saidbhāsitaṁ towards·rejoiceabhinanditvā along·rejoiceanumoditvā rising from their seatsuṭṭhāyāsanā venerableāyasmantaṁ Nandakanandakaṁ towards·speakabhivādetvā respectfully circlingpadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; near·goupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ towards·speakabhivādetvā one·sideekamantaṁ they stoodaṭṭhaṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhitā indeedkho thosetā nunsbhikkhuniyo the Blessed Onebhagavā said thisetadavoca:
go“gacchatha, nunsbhikkhuniyo; it is timekālo”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho thosetā nunsbhikkhuniyo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ towards·speakabhivādetvā respectfully circlingpadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā they leftpakkamiṁsu.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā recent·departedacirapakkantīsu thosetāsu nunsbhikkhunīsu the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
suppose“seyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, on that day·sabbathtadahuposathe fourteenthcātuddase notna there ishoti of manybahuno of peoplejanassa doubtkaṅkhā orvā uncertaintyvimati orvā:
not full‘ūno question particlenu indeedkho the mooncando, fullpuṇṇo question particlenu indeedkho the mooncando’ti, thenatha indeedkho not fullūno the mooncando just·justtveva there ishoti.
in the same wayEvameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, thosetā nunsbhikkhuniyo of Nandakanandakassa Dhamma·teachingdhammadesanāya upliftedattamanā they arehonti butno andca indeedkho with fully completed intentionsparipuṇṇasaṅkappā”ti.

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