The Root of All Things · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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He directly knows water …
firetejaṁ ……
fire …
airvāyaṁ ……
air …
creatures …
godsdeve ……
gods …
the Progenitor …
Brahmā, the Divinitybrahmaṁ ……
the Divinity …
sublime luminosity onesābhassare ……
those of sublime luminosity …
those replete with glorysubhakiṇhe ……
those replete with glory …
of abundant fruitvehapphale ……
those of abundant fruit …
the Vanquisher …
the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of infinite space …
the dimension of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of infinite consciousness …
the dimension of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of nothingness …
the dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception …
the seen …
heardsutaṁ ……
the heard …
the thought …
the known …
oneness …
diversity …
allsabbaṁ ……
all …
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
as extinguishmentnibbānato
directly knowsabhijānāti;
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
as extinguishmentnibbānato
having directly knownabhiññāya
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
notna
conceivesmaññati,
in extinguishmentnibbānasmiṁ
notna
conceivesmaññati,
as extinguishmentnibbānato
notna
conceivesmaññati,
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
is minemeti
notna
conceivesmaññati,
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
does not approvenābhinandati.
thatTaṁ
whykissa
reasonhetu?
completely understood to the end‘Pariññātantaṁ
by the Realized Onetathāgatassā’ti
I sayvadāmi.
by way of the Realized OneTathāgatavasena
the seventh section, the delimitation of the stagessattamanayabhūmiparicchedo
is completedniṭṭhito.
He directly knows extinguishment as extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as extinguishment, he does not conceive it to be extinguishment, he does not conceive it in extinguishment, he does not conceive it as extinguishment, he does not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, he does not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Because the Realized One has completely understood it to the end, I say.
the Realized One tooTathāgatopi,
O monksbhikkhave,
the perfected onearahaṁ
the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho
earthpathaviṁ
as earthpathavito
directly knowsabhijānāti;
earthpathaviṁ
as earthpathavito
having directly knownabhiññāya
earthpathaviṁ
notna
conceivesmaññati,
in earthpathaviyā
notna
conceivesmaññati,
as earthpathavito
notna
conceivesmaññati,
earthpathaviṁ
is minemeti
notna
conceivesmaññati,
earthpathaviṁ
does not approvenābhinandati.
thatTaṁ
whykissa
is the causehetu?
approval‘Nandī
of sufferingdukkhassa
the rootmūlan’ti—
thusiti
having understoodviditvā
from continued existence‘bhavā
rebirthjāti
of one who has come to bebhūtassa
old age and deathjarāmaraṇan’ti.
therefore hereTasmātiha,
O monksbhikkhave,
the Realized One‘tathāgato
utterlysabbaso
of cravingstaṇhānaṁ
with the endingkhayā
with the fading awayvirāgā
with the cessationnirodhā
with the giving upcāgā
with the letting gopaṭinissaggā
to the supremeanuttaraṁ
perfect awakeningsammāsambodhiṁ
has awakenedabhisambuddho’ti
I sayvadāmi.
The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha directly knows earth as earth. Having directly known earth as earth, he does not conceive it to be earth, he does not conceive it in earth, he does not conceive it as earth, he does not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, he does not approve earth. Why is that? Because he has understood that approval is the root of suffering, and that rebirth comes from continued existence; whoever has come to be gets old and dies. That’s why the Realized One—with the ending, fading away, cessation, giving up, and letting go of all cravings—has awakened to the supreme perfect awakening, I say.
He directly knows water …
firetejaṁ ……
fire …
airvāyaṁ ……
air …
beingsbhūte ……
creatures …
godsdeve ……
gods …
the Progenitor …
the Divinity …
sublime luminosityābhassare ……
those of sublime luminosity …
those replete with glorysubhakiṇhe ……
those replete with glory …
those of abundant fruitvehapphale ……
those of abundant fruit …
the Vanquisher …
the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of infinite space …
the dimension of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of infinite consciousness …
the dimension of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of nothingness …
the dimension of neither perception nor non-perceptionnevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ ……
the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception …
the seen …
heardsutaṁ ……
the heard …
the thought …
the known …
oneness …
diversity …
allsabbaṁ ……
all …
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
as extinguishmentnibbānato
directly knowsabhijānāti;
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
as extinguishmentnibbānato
having directly knownabhiññāya
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
notna
conceivesmaññati,
in extinguishmentnibbānasmiṁ
notna
conceivesmaññati,
as extinguishmentnibbānato
notna
conceivesmaññati,
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
is minemeti
notna
conceivesmaññati,
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
does not approvenābhinandati.
thatTaṁ
whykissa
reasonhetu?
approval‘Nandī
of sufferingdukkhassa
is the rootmūlan’ti—
thusiti
having understoodviditvā
from continued existence‘bhavā
rebirthjāti
of one who has come to bebhūtassa
old age and deathjarāmaraṇan’ti.
thereforeTasmātiha,
monksbhikkhave,
the Realized One‘tathāgato
completelysabbaso
of cravingstaṇhānaṁ
with the endingkhayā
with fading awayvirāgā
with cessationnirodhā
with giving upcāgā
with letting gopaṭinissaggā
supremeanuttaraṁ
perfect Awakeningsammāsambodhiṁ
has awakened toabhisambuddho’ti
I sayvadāmī”ti.
with the Realized One sectionTathāgatavasena
the eighth course stage divisionaṭṭhamanayabhūmiparicchedo
finishedniṭṭhito.
this saidIdamavoca
the Blessed Onebhagavā.
notNa
thosete
monksbhikkhū
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
speechbhāsitaṁ
did approveabhinandunti.
the Mūlapariyāya SuttaMūlapariyāyasuttaṁ
finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
firstpaṭhamaṁ.
He directly knows extinguishment as extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as extinguishment, he does not conceive it to be extinguishment, he does not conceive it in extinguishment, he does not conceive it as extinguishment, he does not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, he does not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Because he has understood that approval is the root of suffering, and that rebirth comes from continued existence; whoever has come to be gets old and dies. That’s why the Realized One—with the ending, fading away, cessation, giving up, and letting go of all cravings—has awakened to the supreme perfect Awakening, I say.” That is what the Buddha said. But the mendicants did not approve what the Buddha said.
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