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Majjhima Nikāya 22

Alagaddūpamasutta

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

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do not‘mā indeed thushevaṁ, friendāvuso Ariṭṭhaariṭṭha, you saidavaca, do notmā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ you slanderedabbhācikkhi; notna indeedhi goodsādhu of the Blessed Onebhagavato slanderabbhakkhānaṁ, notna indeedhi the Blessed Onebhagavā thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya.
in many ways, friendAnekapariyāyenāvuso Ariṭṭhaariṭṭha, obstructiveantarāyikā thingsdhammā obstructiveantarāyikā were saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, and sufficientalañca butpana for youte practicingpaṭisevato for obstructionantarāyāya.
of little enjoymentAppassādā sensual pleasureskāmā were saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā of much sufferingbahudukkhā of much distressbahupāyāsā, dangerādīnavo hereettha greaterbhiyyo.
like a skeletonAṭṭhikaṅkalūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā were saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā …pe……pe…
like a snake's headsappasirūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā were saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā of much sufferingbahudukkhā of much distressbahupāyāsā, dangerādīnavo hereettha greaterbhiyyo’ti.
Even soEvampi indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, Ariṭṭhaariṭṭho monkbhikkhu formerly a vulture-killergaddhabādhipubbo by usamhehi being questionedsamanuyuñjiyamāno being pressedsamanugāhiyamāno being admonishedsamanubhāsiyamāno that verytadeva evilpāpakaṁ wrong viewdiṭṭhigataṁ with firmnessthāmasā with graspingparāmāsā having adhered toabhinivissa speaksvoharati:
thus‘evaṁ byābyā indeedkho Iahaṁ, friendāvuso, by the Blessed Onebhagavatā dhammadhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ I understandājānāmi thatyathā these whichyeme obstructiveantarāyikā thingsdhammā were saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā for one practicingte practicingpaṭisevato not sufficientnālaṁ for obstructionantarāyāyā’ti.

whenYato indeedkho wemayaṁ, venerable sirbhante, we were not ablenāsakkhimha Ariṭṭhaariṭṭhaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ formerly a vulture-killergaddhabādhipubbaṁ from thisetasmā evilpāpakā from viewsdiṭṭhigatā to dissuadevivecetuṁ, thenatha wemayaṁ this matteretamatthaṁ to the Blessed Onebhagavato we reportārocemā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā a certainaññataraṁ monkbhikkhuṁ addressedāmantesi:
come“ehi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, mymama in namevacanena Ariṭṭhaariṭṭhaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ formerly a vulture trappergaddhabādhipubbaṁ tellāmantehi:
the Teacher‘satthā youtaṁ, reverendāvuso Ariṭṭhaariṭṭha, summonsāmantetī’”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thatso monkbhikkhu of the Blessed Onebhagavato having repliedpaṭissutvā, whereyena Ariṭṭhaariṭṭho monkbhikkhu formerly a vulture trappergaddhabādhipubbo he went to himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Ariṭṭhaariṭṭhaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ formerly a vulture trappergaddhabādhipubbaṁ said thisetadavoca:
the Teacher“satthā youtaṁ, reverendāvuso Ariṭṭhaariṭṭha, summonsāmantetī”ti.
yes, reverend“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho Ariṭṭhaariṭṭho monkbhikkhu formerly a vulture trappergaddhabādhipubbo of thattassa of the monkbhikkhuno having repliedpaṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā he went to himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnaṁ indeedkho Ariṭṭhaariṭṭhaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ formerly a vulture trappergaddhabādhipubbaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā said thisetadavoca:
is it true“saccaṁ reallykira by youte, Ariṭṭhaariṭṭha, suchevarūpaṁ harmfulpāpakaṁ misconceptiondiṭṭhigataṁ arisenuppannaṁ:
as I‘tathāhaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ I understandājānāmi asyathā thoseyeme obstructionsantarāyikā thingsdhammā spoken ofvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā thosete for the one who performspaṭisevato are notnālaṁ obstructionsantarāyāyā’”ti?

thus“Evaṁ indeedbyā indeedkho Iahaṁ, sirbhante, by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ I understandājānāmi: as‘yathā theseyeme obstructingantarāyikā thingsdhammā saidvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā for onete who performspaṭisevato are notnālaṁ obstructionsantarāyāyā’”ti.

to whom“Kassa indeedkho on earthnāma youtvaṁ, futile manmoghapurisa, by memayā thusevaṁ the teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ do you knowājānāsi?
surelyNanu by memayā, futile manmoghapurisa, in many waysanekapariyāyena obstructiveantarāyikā actsdhammā obstructiveantarāyikā saidvuttā? and enoughAlañca furthermorepana for youte performingpaṭisevato to obstructionantarāyāya.
giving little gratificationAppassādā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā, bringing much sufferingbahudukkhā bringing much distressbahupāyāsā, drawbackādīnavo hereettha morebhiyyo.
like a skeletonAṭṭhikaṅkalūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like a scrap of meatmaṁsapesūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like a grass torchtiṇukkūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like a pit of glowing coalsaṅgārakāsūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like a dreamsupinakūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like borrowed goodsyācitakūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like fruit on a treerukkhaphalūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like a butcher's knife and chopping boardasisūnūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like swords and spearssattisūlūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā ……
like a cobra's headsappasirūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā saidvuttā by memayā, bringing much sufferingbahudukkhā bringing much distressbahupāyāsā, drawbackādīnavo hereettha morebhiyyo.

thenAtha andca indeedpana youtvaṁ, foolish manmoghapurisa, by yourselfattanā wrongly graspedduggahitena meamhe andceva you misrepresentabbhācikkhasi, and yourselfattānañca you harmkhanasi, and muchbahuñca wickednessapuññaṁ you producepasavasi.
that certainlyTañhi for youte, foolish manmoghapurisa, will bebhavissati for a long timedīgharattaṁ to harmahitāya to sufferingdukkhāyā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
this“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
hasapi thisnāyaṁ Ariṭṭhaariṭṭho mendicantbhikkhu formerly a vulture-killergaddhabādhipubbo kindled even a spark of ardorusmīkatopi in thisimasmiṁ teaching and trainingdhammavinaye”ti?
how could that be“Kiñhi it would besiyā, sirbhante;
nono thishetaṁ, sirbhante”ti.
thusEvaṁ when this was saidvutte, Ariṭṭhaariṭṭho mendicantbhikkhu formerly a vulture-killergaddhabādhipubbo silenttuṇhībhūto dismayedmaṅkubhūto shoulders droopingpattakkhandho downcastadhomukho depressedpajjhāyanto with nothing to sayappaṭibhāno satnisīdi.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Ariṭṭhaariṭṭhaṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ formerly a vulture-killergaddhabādhipubbaṁ silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ dismayedmaṅkubhūtaṁ shoulders droopingpattakkhandhaṁ downcastadhomukhaṁ depressedpajjhāyantaṁ with nothing to sayappaṭibhānaṁ knowingviditvā Ariṭṭhaariṭṭhaṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ formerly a vulture-killergaddhabādhipubbaṁ said thisetadavoca:
you will be known“paññāyissasi indeedkho youtvaṁ, futile manmoghapurisa, by thisetena your ownsakena harmfulpāpakena misconceptiondiṭṭhigatena.
here IIdhāhaṁ the mendicantsbhikkhū I will questionpaṭipucchissāmī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
you too indeed“tumhepi myme, mendicantsbhikkhave, thusevaṁ teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ you understandājānātha as thisyathāyaṁ Ariṭṭhaariṭṭho mendicantbhikkhu formerly a vulture-killergaddhabādhipubbo by himselfattanā by wrong graspduggahitena usamhe and indeedceva misrepresentsabbhācikkhati, and himselfattānañca harmskhanati, and muchbahuñca demeritapuññaṁ producespasavatī”ti?
no“No this indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante.
in many waysAnekapariyāyena forhi to usno, sirbhante, obstructiveantarāyikā thingsdhammā obstructiveantarāyikā spokenvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā;
and able indeedalañca furtherpana theyte for one partakingpaṭisevato to obstructionantarāyāya.
of little gratificationAppassādā sensual pleasureskāmā spokenvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā of much sufferingbahudukkhā of much distressbahupāyāsā, the drawbackādīnavo hereettha morebhiyyo.
like a skeletonAṭṭhikaṅkalūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā spokenvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā ……pe…
like a cobra's headsappasirūpamā sensual pleasureskāmā spokenvuttā by the Blessed Onebhagavatā of much sufferingbahudukkhā of much distressbahupāyāsā, the drawbackādīnavo hereettha morebhiyyo”ti.
good“Sādhu goodsādhu, mendicantsbhikkhave, goodsādhu, indeedkho by meme youtumhe, mendicantsbhikkhave, thusevaṁ teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ you understandājānātha.
in many waysAnekapariyāyena forhi indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, obstructiveantarāyikā thingsdhammā spokenvuttā by memayā, and able indeedalañca furtherpana theyte for one partakingpaṭisevato to obstructionantarāyāya.
of little gratificationAppassādā sensual pleasureskāmā spokenvuttā by memayā, of much sufferingbahudukkhā of much distressbahupāyāsā, the drawbackādīnavo hereettha morebhiyyo.

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