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Majjhima Nikāya 147

Cūḷarāhulovādasutta

The Shorter Advice to Rāhula · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monasteryārāme.
thenAtha indeedkho to the Blessed Onebhagavato in private retreatrahogatassa secludedpaṭisallīnassa thusevaṁ to the mindcetaso reflectionparivitakko aroseudapādi:
ripened“paripakkā indeedkho for Rāhularāhulassa ripening in freedomvimuttiparipācanīyā qualitiesdhammā.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ furtheruttariṁ of defilementsāsavānaṁ in the endingkhaye should leadvineyyan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya Sāvatthīsāvatthiṁ for almspiṇḍāya enteredpāvisi.
at SāvatthīSāvatthiyaṁ for almspiṇḍāya having walkedcaritvā after the mealpacchābhattaṁ returned from almsroundpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto Venerableāyasmantaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ addressedāmantesi:
get“gaṇhāhi, Rāhularāhula, sitting clothnisīdanaṁ;
by whichyena Dark Forestandhavanaṁ let us approachtenupasaṅkamissāma for the day's meditationdivāvihārāyā”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Rāhularāhulo to the Blessed Onebhagavato having repliedpaṭissutvā sitting clothnisīdanaṁ takingādāya the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ behindpiṭṭhito behindpiṭṭhito followedanubandhi.

thenTena indeedkho nowpana at the timesamayena manyanekāni thousands of deitiesdevatāsahassāni the Buddhabhagavantaṁ followinganubandhāni werehonti:
today“ajja the Buddhabhagavā Venerableāyasmantaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ furtheruttariṁ of the defilementsāsavānaṁ in the endingkhaye will leadvinessatī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Buddhabhagavā the Dark Forestandhavanaṁ having plunged intoajjhogāhetvā at a certainaññatarasmiṁ at the root of a treerukkhamūle spread outpaññatte on the seatāsane satnisīdi.
VenerableĀyasmāpi indeedkho Rāhularāhulo the Buddhabhagavantaṁ having bowed toabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ satnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnaṁ indeedkho Venerableāyasmantaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ the Buddhabhagavā said thisetadavoca:
this“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Rāhularāhula,
eyecakkhu permanentniccaṁ orvā impermanentaniccaṁ orvā”ti?
impermanent“Aniccaṁ, sirbhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but if impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ orvā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but if impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ is itnu thattaṁ to be regardedsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.

that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Rāhularāhula,
sightsrūpā permanentniccā orvā impermanentaniccā or?vā”ti?
impermanent“Aniccā, sirbhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ or?vā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ is itnu thattaṁ to be regardedsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Rāhularāhula,
eye consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaṁ permanentniccaṁ orvā impermanentaniccaṁ or?vā”ti?
impermanent“Aniccaṁ, sirbhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ or?vā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ is itnu thattaṁ to be regardedsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Rāhularāhula,
eye contactcakkhusamphasso permanentnicco orvā impermanentanicco or?vā”ti?
impermanent“Anicco, sirbhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ or?vā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.

which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ indeednu ittaṁ to regardsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Rāhularāhula,
anything whichyamidaṁ dependent on eye contactcakkhusamphassapaccayā arisesuppajjati included in feelingvedanāgataṁ included in perceptionsaññāgataṁ included in choicessaṅkhāragataṁ included in consciousnessviññāṇagataṁ that tootampi permanentniccaṁ orvā impermanentaniccaṁ orvā”ti?
impermanent“Aniccaṁ, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ orvā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ indeednu ittaṁ to regardsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.

that“Taṁ what?kiṁ do you thinkmaññasi Rāhularāhula, earsotaṁ permanentniccaṁ orvā impermanentaniccaṁ or?'vā”ti?
impermanent,“Aniccaṁ, sirbhante ……pe…
noseghānaṁ permanentniccaṁ orvā impermanentaniccaṁ or?'vā”ti?
impermanent,“Aniccaṁ, sirbhante ……pe…
tonguejivhā permanentniccā orvā impermanentaniccā or?'vā”ti?
impermanent,“Aniccā, sirbhante ……
bodykāyo permanentnicco orvā impermanentanicco or?'vā”ti?
impermanent,“Anicco, sirbhante ……
mindmano permanentnicco orvā impermanentanicco or?'vā”ti?
impermanent,“Anicco, sir.bhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ or?'vā”ti?
suffering,“Dukkhaṁ, sir.bhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ then?nu thattaṁ to regardsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ mine,mama, I am this,esohamasmi, thiseso myme self’?”attā’”ti?
No“No this,hetaṁ, sir.bhante”.
that“Taṁ what?kiṁ do you thinkmaññasi Rāhularāhula, ideasdhammā permanentniccā orvā impermanentaniccā or?'vā”ti?
impermanent,“Aniccā, sir.bhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ or?'vā”ti?
suffering,“Dukkhaṁ, sir.bhante”.
that which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ then?nu thattaṁ to regardsamanupassituṁ:

this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi Rāhularāhula, mind consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ permanentniccaṁ orvā impermanentaniccaṁ quotation markervā”ti?
impermanent“Aniccaṁ, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but if it is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ quotation markervā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but if it is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ is itnu thattaṁ to be regardedsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi Rāhularāhula, mind contactmanosamphasso permanentnicco orvā impermanentanicco quotation markervā”ti?
impermanent“Anicco, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but if it is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā thattaṁ happinesssukhaṁ quotation markervā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but if it is impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ, fitkallaṁ is itnu thattaṁ to be regardedsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi, Rāhularāhula,
this whichyamidaṁ dependent on mind contactmanosamphassapaccayā arisesuppajjati included in feelingvedanāgataṁ included in perceptionsaññāgataṁ included in choicessaṅkhāragataṁ included in consciousnessviññāṇagataṁ, that tootampi permanentniccaṁ orvā impermanentaniccaṁ quotation markervā”ti?

impermanent“Aniccaṁ, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ orvā ittaṁ happinesssukhaṁ or ... ?vā”ti?
suffering“Dukkhaṁ, sirbhante”.
which“Yaṁ but impermanentpanāniccaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ perishablevipariṇāmadhammaṁ fitkallaṁ indeednu ittaṁ to be regardedsamanupassituṁ:
this‘etaṁ minemama, I am thisesohamasmi, thiseso myme selfattā’”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.

thus“Evaṁ seeingpassaṁ, Rāhularāhula, learnedsutavā noble discipleariyasāvako in the eyecakkhusmiṁ grows disillusionednibbindati, in sightsrūpesu grows disillusionednibbindati, in eye consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇe grows disillusionednibbindati, in eye contactcakkhusamphasse grows disillusionednibbindati, whatever thisyamidaṁ dependent on eye contactcakkhusamphassapaccayā arisesuppajjati included in feelingvedanāgataṁ included in perceptionsaññāgataṁ included in choicessaṅkhāragataṁ included in consciousnessviññāṇagataṁ in that tootasmimpi grows disillusionednibbindati.
in the earSotasmiṁ grows disillusionednibbindati, in soundssaddesu grows disillusionednibbindati …pe……pe…
in the noseghānasmiṁ grows disillusionednibbindati, in smellsgandhesu grows disillusionednibbindati ……
in the tonguejivhāya grows disillusionednibbindati, in tastesrasesu grows disillusionednibbindati ……
in the bodykāyasmiṁ grows disillusionednibbindati, in touchesphoṭṭhabbesu grows disillusionednibbindati ……
in the mindmanasmiṁ grows disillusionednibbindati, in ideasdhammesu grows disillusionednibbindati, in mind consciousnessmanoviññāṇe grows disillusionednibbindati, in mind contactmanosamphasse grows disillusionednibbindati, whatever thisyamidaṁ dependent on mind contactmanosamphassapaccayā arisesuppajjati included in feelingvedanāgataṁ included in perceptionsaññāgataṁ included in choicessaṅkhāragataṁ included in consciousnessviññāṇagataṁ in that tootasmimpi grows disillusionednibbindati.
being disillusionedNibbindaṁ desire fades awayvirajjati, from fading awayvirāgā is freedvimuccati. when freedVimuttasmiṁ I am freedvimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ there ishoti.
ended‘Khīṇā rebirthjāti, completedvusitaṁ spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, nothing furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyā’ti understandspajānātī”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano venerableāyasmā Rāhularāhulo of the Buddhabhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
and in thisImasmiñca thenpana discourseveyyākaraṇasmiṁ being spokenbhaññamāne of venerableāyasmato of Rāhularāhulassa by not graspinganupādāya from defilementsāsavehi mindcittaṁ was freedvimucci.

and of thoseTāsañca of manyanekānaṁ of thousands of deitiesdevatāsahassānaṁ stainlessvirajaṁ immaculatevītamalaṁ vision of the Dhammadhammacakkhuṁ aroseudapādi:
what“yaṁ whatsoeverkiñci liable to arisesamudayadhammaṁ everythingsabbaṁ thattaṁ liable to ceasenirodhadhamman”ti.
the Shorter Advice to RāhulaCūḷarāhulovādasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ fifthpañcamaṁ.

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