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Majjhima Nikāya 19

Dvedhāvitakkasutta

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whatever·indeedYaññadeva, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu frequently thinks aboutbahulamanuvitakketi considersanuvicāreti, thustathā thustathā inclinationnati becomeshoti of the mindcetaso.
if thoughts of renunciationNekkhammavitakkañce, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu frequently thinks aboutbahulamanuvitakketi considersanuvicāreti, has given uppahāsi sensual thoughtkāmavitakkaṁ, thought of renunciationnekkhammavitakkaṁ has made much ofbahulamakāsi, in thattassaṁ thattaṁ to thoughts of renunciationnekkhammavitakkāya mindcittaṁ inclinesnamati.
if thoughts of good willAbyāpādavitakkañce, monksbhikkhave …pe……pe…
if thoughts of harmlessnessavihiṁsāvitakkañce, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu frequently thinks aboutbahulamanuvitakketi considersanuvicāreti, has given uppahāsi thought of harmingvihiṁsāvitakkaṁ, thought of harmlessnessavihiṁsāvitakkaṁ has made much ofbahulamakāsi, thattassa thattaṁ to thoughts of harmlessnessavihiṁsāvitakkāya mindcittaṁ inclinesnamati.

just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, of summergimhānaṁ in the lastpacchime monthmāse in all the cropssabbasassesu having been gathered within a villagegāmantasambhatesu a cowherdgopālako the cattlegāvo should take care ofrakkheyya, for himtassa while at the root of a treerukkhamūlagatassa orvā while in the openabbhokāsagatassa orvā mindfulness·to-be-donesatikaraṇīyameva there ishoti:
these‘etā cattle"gāvo’ti.
in the same wayEvamevaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, only mindfulnesssatikaraṇīyameva there wasahosi:
those‘ete things"dhammā’ti.

roused upĀraddhaṁ indeedkho furthermorepana myme, monksbhikkhave, energyvīriyaṁ wasahosi not·sluggishasallīnaṁ, establishedupaṭṭhitā mindfulnesssati not·confusedasammuṭṭhā, tranquilpassaddho bodykāyo undisturbedasāraddho, immersedsamāhitaṁ mindcittaṁ one·pointekaggaṁ.

ISo indeedkho Iahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillful qualitiesakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ enteredupasampajja remainedvihāsiṁ.

placing the mind + keeping it connectedVitakkavicārānaṁ from stillingvūpasamā internalajjhattaṁ claritysampasādanaṁ of mindcetaso at oneekodibhāvaṁ without·placing the mindavitakkaṁ without·keeping it connectedavicāraṁ immersion·bornsamādhijaṁ rapture·blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ near·enterupasampajja I remained.vihāsiṁ.

with the fading away of rapturePītiyā andca from dispassionvirāgā equanimousupekkhako andca I dwelledvihāsiṁ mindfulsato andca fully awaresampajāno, and blisssukhañca with the bodykāyena I experiencedpaṭisaṁvedesiṁ, whichyaṁ thattaṁ noble onesariyā declareācikkhanti equanimous‘upekkhako mindfulsatimā one dwells in blisssukhavihārī’ti, thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I dwelledvihāsiṁ.

of pleasureSukhassa andca from giving uppahānā of paindukkhassa andca from giving uppahānā previouslypubbeva happiness·sadnesssomanassadomanassānaṁ from disappearanceatthaṅgamā without·pain·without·pleasureadukkhamasukhaṁ equanimity·mindfulness·purityupekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ near·fully·enteredupasampajja I remainedvihāsiṁ.

ISo thusevaṁ together·toward·placesamāhite in mindcitte all around·pureparisuddhe all around·brightpariyodāte not·blemishanaṅgaṇe gone·defilementvigatūpakkilese soft·becomemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite unshakable·attainedāneñjappatte before·dwelling·recollection·knowledgepubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extendedabhininnāmesiṁ.
ISo many·kindsanekavihitaṁ before·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi. as·even oneSeyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ ……pe… thusiti with featuressākāraṁ with·descriptionsauddesaṁ many·kindsanekavihitaṁ before·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho to meme, O monksbhikkhave, of the nightrattiyā firstpaṭhame in the watchyāme firstpaṭhamā knowledgevijjā achievedadhigatā;
not·knowledgeavijjā apart·destroyedvihatā knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo apart·destroyedvihato lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ little·measureappamattassa of one who is keenātāpino of one who is resolutepahitattassa of one who is dwellingviharato.

ISo thusevaṁ together·measuresamāhite mindcitte around·pureparisuddhe around·cleansepariyodāte not·blemishanaṅgaṇe free from corruptionsvigatūpakkilese soft·becomemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite attained to imperturbabilityāneñjappatte of sentient beingssattānaṁ death-rebirth·knowledgecutūpapātañāṇāya mindcittaṁ I directedabhininnāmesiṁ.
ISo with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā apart·purevisuddhena beyond + humanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte I seepassāmi passing awaycavamāne forth·birthupapajjamāne …pe……pe… theseime indeedvata sirsbhonto beingssattā endowed with bodily misconductkāyaduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā …pe……pe… thusiti with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā apart·purevisuddhena beyond + humanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte I seepassāmi passing awaycavamāne forth·birthupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte good·colorsuvaṇṇe bad + colordubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate bad + goneduggate, passing on according to their deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte forth·knowpajānāmi.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho to meme, monksbhikkhave, of the nightrattiyā middlemajjhime watchyāme seconddutiyā knowledgevijjā over·goadhigatā;
not·knowavijjā apart·strikevihatā knowledgevijjā up·gouppannā; darknesstamo apart·strikevihato lightāloko up·gouppanno; asyathā thattaṁ not·little·measureappamattassa toward·burnātāpino forth·selfpahitattassa dwellingviharato.

heSo thusevaṁ composedsamāhite mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe free of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese softenedmudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite attained imperturbabilityāneñjappatte of defilementsāsavānaṁ for knowledge of endingkhayañāṇāya mindcittaṁ I directedabhininnāmesiṁ.
heSo this‘idaṁ is sufferingdukkhan’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ is the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayo’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ is the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodho’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ suffering·cessation·leadingdukkhanirodhagāminī practicepaṭipadā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

these‘Ime defilements, quotation markerāsavā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ origin of defilements, quotation markerāsavasamudayo’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ cessation of defilements, quotation markerāsavanirodho’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ defilement·cessation·leadingāsavanirodhagāminī practice, quotation markerpaṭipadā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.
of thatTassa myme thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato from the defilement of sensuality tookāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of existence toobhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of ignorance tooavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, when freedvimuttasmiṁ it is freed, quotation markervimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ there wasahosi:
ended‘khīṇā birthjāti, livedvusitaṁ the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, there is nothing furthernāparaṁ for this place, quotation markeritthattāyā’ti I truly understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho to meme, monksbhikkhave, of the nightrattiyā lastpacchime watchyāme thirdtatiyā knowledgevijjā attained·goneadhigatā;
not·knowledgeavijjā apart·struckvihatā knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo apart·struckvihato lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ not·negligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa of one livingviharato.

just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, in a forestaraññe in a wildernesspavane largemahantaṁ low-lyingninnaṁ marshpallalaṁ.
that very oneTamenaṁ large·deer·herdmahāmigasaṅgho relying onupanissāya would livevihareyya.
of thatTassa some personkocideva a personpuriso would ariseuppajjeyya wanting harmanatthakāmo wanting injuryahitakāmo wanting to threatenayogakkhemakāmo.
heSo whatever of thatyvāssa pathmaggo safekhemo securesovatthiko leading to happinesspītigamanīyo thattaṁ pathmaggaṁ should close offpidaheyya, should openvivareyya wrong pathkummaggaṁ, should plantodaheyya a domesticated male deer decoyokacaraṁ, should stationṭhapeyya a domesticated female deer decoyokacārikaṁ.
thus indeedEvañhi thatso, monksbhikkhave, large·deer·herdmahāmigasaṅgho after someaparena timesamayena ruin and disasteranayabyasanaṁ would fall intoāpajjeyya.
for that veryTasseva indeedkho butpana, monksbhikkhave, of a largemahato of a herd of deermigasaṅghassa some personkocideva a personpuriso would ariseuppajjeyya wanting goodatthakāmo wanting benefithitakāmo wanting safetyyogakkhemakāmo.
heSo whatever of thatyvāssa pathmaggo safekhemo securesovatthiko leading to happinesspītigamanīyo thattaṁ pathmaggaṁ should openvivareyya, should close offpidaheyya wrong pathkummaggaṁ, should removeūhaneyya domesticated male deer decoyokacaraṁ, should destroynāseyya domesticated female deer decoyokacārikaṁ.
thus indeedEvañhi thatso, monksbhikkhave, large·deer·herdmahāmigasaṅgho after someaparena timesamayena growthvuddhiṁ increasevirūḷhiṁ maturityvepullaṁ would attaināpajjeyya.

near·measureUpamā indeedkho by meme thisayaṁ, monksbhikkhave, madekatā of the purposeatthassa for explainingviññāpanāya.
thisAyaṁ and + indeed·herecevettha the meaningattho—
largemahantaṁ low-lyingninnaṁ marshpallalanti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, sensual-pleasure + thiskāmānametaṁ termadhivacanaṁ.
great·deer·herdMahāmigasaṅghoti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, sentient-being + thissattānametaṁ termadhivacanaṁ.
personPuriso not·well-being·desiringanatthakāmo not·benefit·desiringahitakāmo not·safety·security·desiringayogakkhemakāmoti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of Māra thismārassetaṁ the wicked onepāpimato termadhivacanaṁ.
wrong·pathKummaggoti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of the eightfold thisaṭṭhaṅgikassetaṁ wrong·pathmicchāmaggassa termadhivacanaṁ, that isseyyathidaṁ—
wrong·viewmicchādiṭṭhiyā wrong·purposemicchāsaṅkappassa wrong·speechmicchāvācāya wrong·actionmicchākammantassa wrong·livelihoodmicchāājīvassa wrong·effortmicchāvāyāmassa wrong·mindfulnessmicchāsatiyā wrong immersionmicchāsamādhissa.
domesticated male deerOkacaroti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of greed and relishing thisnandīrāgassetaṁ termadhivacanaṁ.
domesticated female deerOkacārikāti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of ignorance thisavijjāyetaṁ termadhivacanaṁ.
personPuriso well-being·desiringatthakāmo benefit·desiringhitakāmo safety·security·desiringyogakkhemakāmoti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of the Tathāgata thistathāgatassetaṁ termadhivacanaṁ of the perfected onearahato of the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhassa.
safeKhemo pathmaggo securesovatthiko joy·leadingpītigamanīyoti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of the noble thisariyassetaṁ of the eightfoldaṭṭhaṅgikassa of the pathmaggassa termadhivacanaṁ, that isseyyathidaṁ—
right·viewsammādiṭṭhiyā right·purposesammāsaṅkappassa right·speechsammāvācāya right·actionsammākammantassa right·livelihoodsammāājīvassa right·effortsammāvāyāmassa right·mindfulnesssammāsatiyā right immersionsammāsamādhissa.

soIti indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, opened upvivaṭo by memayā safekhemo pathmaggo securesovatthiko to happinesspītigamanīyo, closed offpihito wrong pathkummaggo, got rid ofūhato male decoyokacaro, got rid ofnāsitā female decoyokacārikā.

whatYaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, by the teachersatthārā do·shouldkaraṇīyaṁ for the disciplessāvakānaṁ who wants what benefitshitesinā with sympathyanukampakena sympathyanukampaṁ taken upupādāya, donekataṁ for youvo thattaṁ by memayā.
theseEtāni, mendicantsbhikkhave, tree·rootrukkhamūlāni, theseetāni empty hutssuññāgārāni; practice absorptionjhāyatha, mendicantsbhikkhave, do notmā be negligentpamādattha; do notmā laterpacchā regretfulvippaṭisārino you becameahuvattha. thisAyaṁ for youvo ouramhākaṁ instructionanusāsanī”ti.
this + say·saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·mindAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ toward·approve + approveabhinandunti.
two·part·thought·discourseDvedhāvitakkasuttaṁ completedniṭṭhitaṁ ninthnavamaṁ.

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