Prepared Chariots · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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“Bhagavati no, āvuso, brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “Evamāvuso”ti. “Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, sīlavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ panāvuso, cittavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, diṭṭhivisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ panāvuso, kaṅkhāvitaraṇavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, maggāmaggañāṇadassanavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ panāvuso, paṭipadāñāṇadassanavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, ñāṇadassanavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”.
“Reverend, is our spiritual life lived under the Buddha?” “Yes, reverend.” “Is the spiritual life lived under the Buddha for the sake of purification of ethics?” “Certainly not.” “Well, is the spiritual life lived under the Buddha for the sake of purification of mind?” “Certainly not.” “Is the spiritual life lived under the Buddha for the sake of purification of view?” “Certainly not.” “Well, is the spiritual life lived under the Buddha for the sake of purification by traversing doubt?” “Certainly not.” “Is the spiritual life lived under the Buddha for the sake of purification of knowledge and vision of what is the path and what is not the path?” “Certainly not.” “Well, is the spiritual life lived under the Buddha for the sake of purification of knowledge and vision of the practice?” “Certainly not.” “Is the spiritual life lived under the Buddha for the sake of purification of knowledge and vision?” “Certainly not.”
“‘Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, sīlavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘no hidaṁ, āvuso’ti vadesi. ‘Kiṁ panāvuso, cittavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘no hidaṁ, āvuso’ti vadesi. ‘Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, diṭṭhivisuddhatthaṁ …pe… kaṅkhāvitaraṇavisuddhatthaṁ …pe… maggāmaggañāṇadassanavisuddhatthaṁ …pe… paṭipadāñāṇadassanavisuddhatthaṁ …pe… kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, ñāṇadassanavisuddhatthaṁ bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘no hidaṁ āvuso’ti vadesi. Kimatthaṁ carahāvuso, bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti? “Anupādāparinibbānatthaṁ kho, āvuso, bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti.
“When asked each of these questions, you answered, ‘Certainly not.’ Then what exactly is the goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha?” “The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is complete extinguishment with no fuel for grasping.”
“Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, sīlavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ panāvuso, cittavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, diṭṭhivisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ panāvuso, kaṅkhāvitaraṇavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, maggāmaggañāṇadassanavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ panāvuso, paṭipadāñāṇadassanavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, ñāṇadassanavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”. “Kiṁ panāvuso, aññatra imehi dhammehi anupādāparinibbānan”ti? “No hidaṁ, āvuso”.
“Reverend, is purification of ethics complete extinguishment with no fuel for grasping?” “Certainly not, reverend.” “Is purification of mind … purification of view … purification by traversing doubt … purification of knowledge and vision of what is the path and what is not the path … purification of knowledge and vision of the practice … Is purification of knowledge and vision complete extinguishment with no fuel for grasping?” “Certainly not.” “Then is complete extinguishment with no fuel for grasping something apart from these things?” “Certainly not.”
“‘Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, sīlavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘no hidaṁ, āvuso’ti vadesi. ‘Kiṁ panāvuso, cittavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘no hidaṁ, āvuso’ti vadesi. ‘Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, diṭṭhivisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan’ti …pe… kaṅkhāvitaraṇavisuddhi … maggāmaggañāṇadassanavisuddhi … paṭipadāñāṇadassanavisuddhi … ‘kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, ñāṇadassanavisuddhi anupādāparinibbānan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘no hidaṁ, āvuso’ti vadesi. ‘Kiṁ panāvuso, aññatra imehi dhammehi anupādāparinibbānan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘no hidaṁ, āvuso’ti vadesi. Yathākathaṁ panāvuso, imassa bhāsitassa attho daṭṭhabbo”ti?
“When asked each of these questions, you answered, ‘Certainly not.’ How then should we see the meaning of this statement?”
“Sīlavisuddhiñce, āvuso, bhagavā anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya, saupādānaṁyeva samānaṁ anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya. Cittavisuddhiñce, āvuso, bhagavā anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya, saupādānaṁyeva samānaṁ anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya. Diṭṭhivisuddhiñce, āvuso, bhagavā anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya, saupādānaṁyeva samānaṁ anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya. Kaṅkhāvitaraṇavisuddhiñce, āvuso, bhagavā anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya, saupādānaṁyeva samānaṁ anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya. Maggāmaggañāṇadassanavisuddhiñce, āvuso, bhagavā anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya, saupādānaṁyeva samānaṁ anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya. Paṭipadāñāṇadassanavisuddhiñce, āvuso, bhagavā anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya, saupādānaṁyeva samānaṁ anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya. Ñāṇadassanavisuddhiñce, āvuso, bhagavā anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya, saupādānaṁyeva samānaṁ anupādāparinibbānaṁ paññapeyya. Aññatra ce, āvuso, imehi dhammehi anupādāparinibbānaṁ abhavissa, puthujjano parinibbāyeyya. Puthujjano hi, āvuso, aññatra imehi dhammehi.
“If the Buddha had asserted purification of ethics to be complete extinguishment with no fuel for grasping, he would have asserted that which grasps fuel to be complete extinguishment without grasping fuel. If the Buddha had asserted purification of mind … purification of view … purification by traversing doubt … purification of knowledge and vision of what is the path and what is not the path … purification of knowledge and vision of the practice … If the Buddha had asserted purification of knowledge and vision to be complete extinguishment with no fuel for grasping, he would have asserted that which grasps fuel to be complete extinguishment without grasping fuel. But if complete extinguishment with no fuel for grasping was something apart from these things, an ordinary person would become extinguished. For an ordinary person lacks these things.
Tena hāvuso, upamaṁ te karissāmi; upamāyapidhekacce viññū purisā bhāsitassa atthaṁ ājānanti. Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rañño pasenadissa kosalassa sāvatthiyaṁ paṭivasantassa sākete kiñcideva accāyikaṁ karaṇīyaṁ uppajjeyya. Tassa antarā ca sāvatthiṁ antarā ca sāketaṁ satta rathavinītāni upaṭṭhapeyyuṁ. Atha kho, āvuso, rājā pasenadi kosalo sāvatthiyā nikkhamitvā antepuradvārā paṭhamaṁ rathavinītaṁ abhiruheyya, paṭhamena rathavinītena dutiyaṁ rathavinītaṁ pāpuṇeyya, paṭhamaṁ rathavinītaṁ vissajjeyya dutiyaṁ rathavinītaṁ abhiruheyya. Dutiyena rathavinītena tatiyaṁ rathavinītaṁ pāpuṇeyya, dutiyaṁ rathavinītaṁ vissajjeyya, tatiyaṁ rathavinītaṁ abhiruheyya. Tatiyena rathavinītena catutthaṁ rathavinītaṁ pāpuṇeyya, tatiyaṁ rathavinītaṁ vissajjeyya, catutthaṁ rathavinītaṁ abhiruheyya. Catutthena rathavinītena pañcamaṁ rathavinītaṁ pāpuṇeyya, catutthaṁ rathavinītaṁ vissajjeyya, pañcamaṁ rathavinītaṁ abhiruheyya. Pañcamena rathavinītena chaṭṭhaṁ rathavinītaṁ pāpuṇeyya, pañcamaṁ rathavinītaṁ vissajjeyya, chaṭṭhaṁ rathavinītaṁ abhiruheyya.
Well then, reverend, I shall give you a simile. For by means of a simile some sensible people understand the meaning of what is said. Suppose that, while staying in Sāvatthī, King Pasenadi of Kosala had some urgent business come up in Sāketa. Now, between Sāvatthī and Sāketa seven chariots were stationed at the ready for him. Then Pasenadi, exiting Sāvatthī, mounted the first chariot at the ready by the gate of the royal compound. The first chariot at the ready would bring him to the second, where he’d dismount and mount the second chariot. The second chariot at the ready would bring him to the third … The third chariot at the ready would bring him to the fourth … The fourth chariot at the ready would bring him to the fifth … The fifth chariot at the ready would bring him to the sixth …
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