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Majjhima Nikāya 22

Alagaddūpamasutta

The Simile of the Snake · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thereTatra ifce, monksbhikkhave, otherspare thus·gonetathāgataṁ honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ dokaronti reveremānenti veneratepūjenti, theretatra, monksbhikkhave, thus·gonetathāgatassa notna there ishoti thrilledānando notna elationsomanassaṁ notna of mindcetaso emotional excitementuppilāvitattaṁ.
thereTatra ifce, monksbhikkhave, otherspare orvā thus·gonetathāgataṁ honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ dokaronti reveremānenti veneratepūjenti, theretatra, monksbhikkhave, thus·gonetathāgatassa thusevaṁ there is:hoti:
what‘yaṁ indeedkho thisidaṁ in the pastpubbe completely·knowpariññātaṁ theretattha for meme suchevarūpā deedskārā are donekarīyantī’ti.

Or if others honor, respect, revere, or venerate him, he doesn’t get thrilled, elated, and emotionally excited. If they praise him, he just thinks, ‘They do such things for me regarding what in the past was completely understood.’

therefore + indeedTasmātiha, mendicantsbhikkhave, youtumhe if·evencepi otherspare toward + abuseakkoseyyuṁ around·speakparibhāseyyuṁ should harassroseyyuṁ apart·troubleviheseyyuṁ, theretatra youtumhe indeedhi notna toward·resentāghāto notna not + bitterappaccayo notna of mindcetaso not + toward·contentanabhiraddhi to be madekaraṇīyā.
therefore + indeedTasmātiha, mendicantsbhikkhave, youtumhe if·evencepi otherspare honor + dosakkareyyuṁ respectgaruṁ should makekareyyuṁ should reveremāneyyuṁ should veneratepūjeyyuṁ, theretatra by youtumhehi notna toward·delightānando notna good·mindsomanassaṁ notna of mindcetaso excited·nessuppilāvitattaṁ to be madekaraṇīyaṁ.
therefore + indeedTasmātiha, mendicantsbhikkhave, youtumhe if·evencepi otherspare honor + dosakkareyyuṁ respectgaruṁ should makekareyyuṁ should reveremāneyyuṁ should veneratepūjeyyuṁ, theretatra of youtumhākaṁ thus + it would beevamassa:
quotation marker‘yaṁ indeedkho thisidaṁ in the pastpubbe completely·understoodpariññātaṁ, theretattha for meme suchevarūpā actionskārā are done·quotation markerkarīyantī’ti.

So, mendicants, if others abuse, attack, harass, and trouble you, don’t make yourselves resentful, bitter, and emotionally exasperated. Or if others honor, respect, revere, or venerate you, don’t make yourselves thrilled, elated, and emotionally excited. If they praise you, just think, ‘They do such things for us regarding what in the past was completely understood.’

therefore + nowTasmātiha, mendicantsbhikkhave, whatyaṁ notna yourstumhākaṁ thattaṁ forth·leavepajahatha;
ittaṁ for youvo forth·leftpahīnaṁ long·timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.

So, mendicants, give up what isn’t yours. Giving it up will be for your lasting welfare and happiness.

and whatKiñca, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ?
formRūpaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ, ittaṁ give uppajahatha;
ittaṁ for youvo given uppahīnaṁ long·timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.
feelingVedanā, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ, ittaṁ give uppajahatha;
itsā for youvo given uppahīnā long·timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.
perceptionSaññā, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ, ittaṁ give uppajahatha;
itsā for youvo given uppahīnā long·timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.
choicesSaṅkhārā, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ, theyte give uppajahatha;
theyte for youvo given uppahīnā long·timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissanti.
consciousnessViññāṇaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ, ittaṁ give uppajahatha;
ittaṁ for youvo given uppahīnaṁ long·timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
whichyaṁ in thisimasmiṁ Jeta's Grovejetavane grass, sticks, branches, and leavestiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṁ, thattaṁ a personjano might carry offhareyya orvā might burndaheyya orvā as·needyathāpaccayaṁ orvā might dokareyya.
wouldApi indeednu for youtumhākaṁ there would beevamassa:
us‘amhe a personjano carries offharati orvā burnsdahati orvā as·needyathāpaccayaṁ orvā doeskarotī’”ti?

And what isn’t yours? Form isn’t yours: give it up. Giving it up will be for your lasting welfare and happiness. Feeling … perception … choices … consciousness isn’t yours: give it up. Giving it up will be for your lasting welfare and happiness. What do you think, mendicants? Suppose a person was to carry off the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in this Jeta’s Grove, or burn them, or do what they want with them. Would you think, ‘This person is carrying us off, burning us, or doing what they want with us’?”

no“No indeed·thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ of whatkissa reasonhetu”?
not“Na indeedhi to usno thisetaṁ, sirbhante, selfattā orvā belonging to selfattaniyaṁ orvā”ti.
so·just“Evameva indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, whatyaṁ notna yourstumhākaṁ thattaṁ give uppajahatha;
thattaṁ for youvo given uppahīnaṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.
what·andKiñca, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ?
formRūpaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ, thattaṁ give uppajahatha;
thattaṁ for youvo given uppahīnaṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.
feelingVedanā, mendicantsbhikkhave ……pe…
perceptionsaññā, mendicantsbhikkhave ……
choicessaṅkhārā, mendicantsbhikkhave ……pe…
consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, notna yourstumhākaṁ, thattaṁ give uppajahatha;
thattaṁ for youvo given uppahīnaṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya will bebhavissati.

“No, sir. Why is that? Because to us that’s neither self nor belonging to self.” “In the same way, mendicants, give up what isn’t yours. Giving it up will be for your lasting welfare and happiness. And what isn’t yours? Form … feeling … perception … choices … consciousness isn’t yours: give it up. Giving it up will be for your lasting welfare and happiness.

thusEvaṁ well-explainedsvākkhāto, O mendicantsbhikkhave, by memayā the teachingdhammo clarifieduttāno revealedvivaṭo illuminatedpakāsito stripped of patchworkchinnapilotiko.
thusEvaṁ well-explainedsvākkhāte, O mendicantsbhikkhave, by memayā in the teachingdhamme clarifieduttāne revealedvivaṭe illuminatedpakāsite cut·patchworkchinnapilotike whoye thosete mendicantsbhikkhū perfectedarahanto ended·defilementskhīṇāsavā completed the spiritual journeyvusitavanto done·to-be-donekatakaraṇīyā laid-down·burdenohitabhārā achieved·goalanuppattasadatthā utterly-ended·fetter-of-existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojanā rightly freed through enlightenmentsammadaññāvimuttā, cycle of rebirthsvaṭṭaṁ for themtesaṁ there is notnatthi to be foundpaññāpanāya.

The teaching well-explained thus by me is clarified, revealed, illuminated, and stripped of patchwork. In this teaching thus well-explained, for those mendicants who are perfected, who have ended the defilements, completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their heart’s goal, utterly ended the fetter of continued existence, and are rightly freed through enlightenment, there is no cycle of rebirths to be found. …

thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāto, monksbhikkhave, by memayā the doctrinedhammo openuttāno apart·unveilvivaṭo forth·shinepakāsito with the patchwork removedchinnapilotiko.
thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāte, monksbhikkhave, by memayā in the doctrinedhamme openuttāne apart·unveilvivaṭe forth·shinepakāsite cut + patchworkchinnapilotike for whomyesaṁ of monksbhikkhūnaṁ the five lowerpañcorambhāgiyāni fetterssaṁyojanāni given uppahīnāni, allsabbe theyte spontaneously rebornopapātikā, theretattha attain final nibbānaparinibbāyino, not + return + liableanāvattidhammā from thattasmā worldlokā.

In this teaching thus well-explained, those mendicants who have given up the five lower fetters are all reborn spontaneously. They are extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world. …

thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāto, O monksbhikkhave, by memayā the teachingdhammo openuttāno unveiledvivaṭo made plainpakāsito with the patchwork removedchinnapilotiko.
thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāte, O monksbhikkhave, by memayā in the teachingdhamme openuttāne unveiledvivaṭe made plainpakāsite with the patchwork removedchinnapilotike of thoseyesaṁ of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ threetīṇi fetterssaṁyojanāni given uppahīnāni, greed, hate, and delusionrāgadosamohā become weaktanubhūtā, allsabbe thosete once-returnerssakadāgāmino, once onlysakideva thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ having comeāgantvā an end of sufferingdukkhassantaṁ they will makekarissanti.

In this teaching thus well-explained, those mendicants who, having given up three fetters, and weakened greed, hate, and delusion, are all once-returners. They come back to this world once only, then make an end of suffering. …

thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāto, monksbhikkhave, by memayā dhammadhammo openuttāno uncoveredvivaṭo revealedpakāsito with patchwork cut offchinnapilotiko.
thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāte, monksbhikkhave, by memayā in dhammadhamme openuttāne uncoveredvivaṭe revealedpakāsite with patchwork cut offchinnapilotike of whomyesaṁ of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ threetīṇi together·bondssaṁyojanāni abandonedpahīnāni, allsabbe thosete stream-entererssotāpannā, not·underworld·liableavinipātadhammā, assuredniyatā awakening·destinedsambodhiparāyanā.

In this teaching thus well-explained, those mendicants who have ended three fetters are all stream-enterers, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening. …

thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāto, O monksbhikkhave, by memayā the teachingdhammo openuttāno apart·openvivaṭo forth·shinepakāsito cut·patchclothchinnapilotiko.
thusEvaṁ well-expoundedsvākkhāte, O monksbhikkhave, by memayā in the teachingdhamme openuttāne apart·openvivaṭe forth·shinepakāsite cut·patchclothchinnapilotike whoye thosete monksbhikkhū dhamma·followingdhammānusārino faith·followingsaddhānusārino allsabbe thosete awakening·destinedsambodhiparāyanā.

In this teaching thus well-explained, those mendicants who are followers of teachings or followers by faith are all are assured, destined for awakening.

thusEvaṁ well-explainedsvākkhāto, monksbhikkhave, by memayā the teachingdhammo clarifieduttāno open·revealvivaṭo forth·shinepakāsito cut·patchworkchinnapilotiko.
thusEvaṁ well-explainedsvākkhāte, monksbhikkhave, by memayā in the teachingdhamme clarifieduttāne open·revealvivaṭe forth·shinepakāsite cut·patchworkchinnapilotike those for whomyesaṁ in memayi faith·measuresaddhāmattaṁ love·measurepemamattaṁ allsabbe thosete heaven·boundsaggaparāyanā”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Buddhabhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ towards·delightabhinandunti.
the Alagaddūpama-suttaAlagaddūpamasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seconddutiyaṁ.

The teaching well-explained thus by me is clarified, revealed, illuminated, and stripped of patchwork. In this teaching thus well-explained, those who have a degree of faith and love for me are all bound for heaven.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

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