The Purification of Alms · 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
at the squirrels’ feeding groundkalandakanivāpe.
thenAtha
indeedkho
Venerableāyasmā
Sāriputtasāriputto
in the late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ
from retreatpaṭisallānā
came outvuṭṭhito
whereyena
the Blessed Onebhagavā
went up to himtenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
having bowedabhivādetvā
to one sideekamantaṁ
sat downnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
seatednisinnaṁ
indeedkho
to Venerableāyasmantaṁ
Sāriputtasāriputtaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
said thisetadavoca:
clear“Vippasannāni
indeedkho
yourte,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
facultiesindriyāni,
pureparisuddho
complexionchavivaṇṇo
brightpariyodāto.
by what kind ofKatamena
indeedkho
youtvaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by meditationvihārena
these daysetarahi
usuallybahulaṁ
you practiceviharasī”ti?
by the meditation on emptiness“Suññatāvihārena
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
sirbhante,
these daysetarahi
usuallybahulaṁ
I practiceviharāmī”ti.
good“Sādhu
goodsādhu,
Sāriputtasāriputta.
by the meditation of a great manMahāpurisavihārena
it seemskira
youtvaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
these daysetarahi
usuallybahulaṁ
you practiceviharasi.
the meditation of a great manMahāpurisavihāro
thiseso,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
that isyadidaṁ—
emptinesssuññatā.
therefore hereTasmātiha,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a mendicantbhikkhu
ifsace
might wishākaṅkheyya:
with the meditation on emptiness‘suññatāvihārena
usuallybahulaṁ
may I dwellvihareyyan’ti,
by that onetena,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by a mendicantbhikkhunā
thusiti
should be reflectedpaṭisañcikkhitabbaṁ:
along which‘yena
and Icāhaṁ
by waymaggena
to the villagegāmaṁ
for almspiṇḍāya
I enteredpāvisiṁ,
or in whichyasmiñca
placepadese
for almspiṇḍāya
I wanderedacariṁ,
along whichyena
andca
by waymaggena
from the villagegāmato
for almspiṇḍāya
I returnedpaṭikkamiṁ,
was thereatthi
nownu
indeedkho
in meme
theretattha
known by the eyecakkhuviññeyyesu
in sightsrūpesu
desirechando
orvā
greedrāgo
orvā
hatedoso
orvā
delusionmoho
orvā
aversionpaṭighaṁ
or evenvāpi
of mindcetaso’ti?
ifSace,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a mendicantbhikkhu
reviewingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
knowsjānāti:
along which‘yena
and Icāhaṁ
by waymaggena
to the villagegāmaṁ
for almspiṇḍāya
I enteredpāvisiṁ,
or in whichyasmiñca
placepadese
for almspiṇḍāya
I wanderedacariṁ,
along whichyena
andca
by waymaggena
from the villagegāmato
for almspiṇḍāya
I returnedpaṭikkamiṁ,
was thereatthi
in meme
theretattha
known by the eyecakkhuviññeyyesu
in sightsrūpesu
desirechando
orvā
greedrāgo
orvā
hatedoso
orvā
delusionmoho
orvā
aversionpaṭighaṁ
or evenvāpi
of mindcetaso’ti,
by that onetena,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by a mendicantbhikkhunā
of just thosetesaṁyeva
of badpāpakānaṁ
of unskillfulakusalānaṁ
of qualitiesdhammānaṁ
for giving uppahānāya
should be strivenvāyamitabbaṁ.
ifSace
butpana,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a bhikkhubhikkhu
reflectingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
knowsjānāti:
by which‘yena
and Icāhaṁ
by pathmaggena
to the villagegāmaṁ
for almspiṇḍāya
I enteredpāvisiṁ,
and in whichyasmiñca
in the placepadese
for almspiṇḍāya
I walkedacariṁ,
by whichyena
andca
by pathmaggena
from the villagegāmato
for almspiṇḍāya
I returnedpaṭikkamiṁ,
there is notnatthi
for meme
theretattha
in forms cognizable by the eyecakkhuviññeyyesu
in formsrūpesu
desirechando
orvā
greedrāgo
orvā
hatreddoso
orvā
delusionmoho
orvā
aversionpaṭighaṁ
or evenvāpi
of the mindcetaso’ti,
by thattena,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by a bhikkhubhikkhunā
by that veryteneva
with rapture and joypītipāmojjena
should dwellvihātabbaṁ
training day and nightahorattānusikkhinā
in skillfulkusalesu
in qualitiesdhammesu.
againPuna
and furthercaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by a mendicantbhikkhunā
thusiti
should be reflectedpaṭisañcikkhitabbaṁ:
by which‘yena
and Icāhaṁ
by the pathmaggena
to the villagegāmaṁ
for almspiṇḍāya
I enteredpāvisiṁ,
and in whichyasmiñca
placepadese
for almspiṇḍāya
I wanderedacariṁ,
by whichyena
andca
by the pathmaggena
from the villagegāmato
for almspiṇḍāya
I returnedpaṭikkamiṁ,
there isatthi
is therenu
indeedkho
of meme
theretattha
known by the earsotaviññeyyesu
in soundssaddesu
…pe……pe…
known by the noseghānaviññeyyesu
in smellsgandhesu
……
known by the tonguejivhāviññeyyesu
in tastesrasesu
……
known by the bodykāyaviññeyyesu
in touchesphoṭṭhabbesu
……
known by the mindmanoviññeyyesu
in mental phenomenadhammesu
desirechando
orvā
greedrāgo
orvā
hatedoso
orvā
delusionmoho
orvā
repulsionpaṭighaṁ
or evenvāpi
of heart?cetaso’ti?
if,Sace,
Sāriputta,sāriputta,
a mendicantbhikkhu
checkingpaccavekkhamāno
soevaṁ
knowsjānāti:
by which‘yena
and Icāhaṁ
by the pathmaggena
to the villagegāmaṁ
for almspiṇḍāya
I enteredpāvisiṁ,
and in whichyasmiñca
placepadese
for almspiṇḍāya
I wanderedacariṁ,
by whichyena
andca
by the pathmaggena
from the villagegāmato
for almspiṇḍāya
I returnedpaṭikkamiṁ,
there isatthi
of meme
theretattha
known by the mindmanoviññeyyesu
in mental phenomenadhammesu
desirechando
orvā
greedrāgo
orvā
hatedoso
orvā
delusionmoho
orvā
repulsionpaṭighaṁ
or evenvāpi
of heart,cetaso’ti,
by thattena,
Sāriputta,sāriputta,
by a mendicantbhikkhunā
of those verytesaṁyeva
of evilpāpakānaṁ
of unskillfulakusalānaṁ
of qualitiesdhammānaṁ
for giving uppahānāya
should make an effortvāyamitabbaṁ.
ifSace
butpana,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a mendicantbhikkhu
checkingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
knowsjānāti:
by which‘yena
and Icāhaṁ
by the pathmaggena
the villagegāmaṁ
for almspiṇḍāya
enteredpāvisiṁ,
and in whichyasmiñca
placepadese
for almspiṇḍāya
wanderedacariṁ,
by whichyena
andca
by the pathmaggena
from the villagegāmato
for almspiṇḍāya
returnedpaṭikkamiṁ,
there is notnatthi
for meme
theretattha
cognizable by the mindmanoviññeyyesu
in phenomenadhammesu
desirechando
orvā
greedrāgo
orvā
hatedoso
orvā
delusionmoho
orvā
aversionpaṭighaṁ
or evenvāpi
of the mindcetaso’ti,
by thattena,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by the mendicantbhikkhunā
with that veryteneva
with rapture and joypītipāmojjena
should dwellvihātabbaṁ
training day and nightahorattānusikkhinā
in skillfulkusalesu
qualitiesdhammesu.
furthermorePuna
andcaparaṁ,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by a mendicantbhikkhunā
thusiti
should be reflectedpaṭisañcikkhitabbaṁ:
given up‘pahīnā
surely?nu
indeedkho
by meme
fivepañca
kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇā’ti?
ifSace,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a mendicantbhikkhu
checkingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
knowsjānāti:
not given up‘appahīnā
indeedkho
by meme
fivepañca
kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇā’ti,
by that onetena,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by a mendicantbhikkhunā
of the fivepañcannaṁ
of the kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇānaṁ
for the giving uppahānāya
an effort should be madevāyamitabbaṁ.
ifSace
butpana,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
a mendicantbhikkhu
checkingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
knowsjānāti:
given up‘pahīnā
indeedkho
by meme
fivepañca
kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇā’ti,
by that onetena,
Sāriputtasāriputta,
by a mendicantbhikkhunā
with that veryteneva
with rapture and joypītipāmojjena
should meditatevihātabbaṁ
training day and nightahorattānusikkhinā
in skillfulkusalesu
qualitiesdhammesu.
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