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Majjhima Nikāya 28

Mahāhatthipadopamasutta

The Longer Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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of whomYassa for meme thusevaṁ the Buddhabuddhaṁ along·remember·rememberanussarato, thusevaṁ the teachingdhammaṁ along·remember·rememberanussarato, thusevaṁ the Saṅghasaṅghaṁ along·remember·rememberanussarato, equanimityupekkhā skillful·basedkusalanissitā notna does become stabilizedsaṇṭhātī’ti.
of thatTassa ifce, friendāvuso, of a mendicantbhikkhuno thusevaṁ the Buddhabuddhaṁ along·remember·rememberanussarato, thusevaṁ the teachingdhammaṁ along·remember·rememberanussarato, thusevaṁ the Saṅghasaṅghaṁ along·remember·rememberanussarato, equanimityupekkhā skillful·basedkusalanissitā does it become stabilizedsaṇṭhāti, heso with thattena self·mindattamano he ishoti.
thus far·tooEttāvatāpi indeedkho, friendāvuso, by a mendicantbhikkhuno much·donebahukataṁ it ishoti.

just asSeyyathāpi, friendāvuso, stick·andkaṭṭhañca dependent onpaṭicca creeper·andvalliñca dependent onpaṭicca grass·andtiṇañca dependent onpaṭicca mud·andmattikañca dependent onpaṭicca spaceākāso enclosedparivārito as a buildingagārantveva designationsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, friendāvuso, bone·andaṭṭhiñca dependent onpaṭicca sinew·andnhāruñca dependent onpaṭicca flesh·andmaṁsañca dependent onpaṭicca skin·andcammañca dependent onpaṭicca spaceākāso enclosedparivārito as a formrūpantveva designationsaṅkhaṁ goesgacchati.

interior·andAjjhattikañceva, reverendsāvuso, eyecakkhuṁ not·around·brokenaparibhinnaṁ ishoti, exteriorbāhirā andca sightsrūpā notna into rangeāpāthaṁ to·goāgacchanti, nono andca correspondingtajjo engagementsamannāhāro there ishoti, nor yetneva so longtāva of correspondingtajjassa of type of consciousnessviññāṇabhāgassa manifestationpātubhāvo there ishoti.
interior·andAjjhattikañceva, reverendsāvuso, eyecakkhuṁ not·around·brokenaparibhinnaṁ ishoti exteriorbāhirā andca sightsrūpā into rangeāpāthaṁ to·goāgacchanti, nono andca correspondingtajjo engagementsamannāhāro there ishoti, nor yetneva so longtāva of correspondingtajjassa of type of consciousnessviññāṇabhāgassa manifestationpātubhāvo there ishoti.
but whenYato andca indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, interior·andajjhattikañceva eyecakkhuṁ not·around·brokenaparibhinnaṁ ishoti, exteriorbāhirā andca sightsrūpā into rangeāpāthaṁ to·goāgacchanti, correspondingtajjo andca engagementsamannāhāro there ishoti. thusEvaṁ of correspondingtajjassa of type of consciousnessviññāṇabhāgassa manifestationpātubhāvo there ishoti.

whichYaṁ such·becometathābhūtassa formrūpaṁ thattaṁ in the grasping aggregate of formrūpupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati, whichyā such·becometathābhūtassa feelingvedanā thatsā in the grasping aggregate of feelingvedanupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati, whichyā such·becometathābhūtassa perceptionsaññā thatsā in the grasping aggregate of perceptionsaññupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati, whichye such·becometathābhūtassa choicessaṅkhārā thosete in the grasping aggregate of choicessaṅkhārupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ gogacchanti, whichyaṁ such·becometathābhūtassa consciousnessviññāṇaṁ thattaṁ in the grasping aggregate of consciousnessviññāṇupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati.
heSo thusevaṁ forth·knowpajānāti:
thus indeed‘evañhi they saykira of theseimesaṁ of the fivepañcannaṁ of the grasping aggregatesupādānakkhandhānaṁ inclusionsaṅgaho gathering togethersannipāto assimilationsamavāyo there ishoti.
saidVuttaṁ indeedkho and thispanetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā:
whoever“yo dependent·originationpaṭiccasamuppādaṁ seespassati heso the teachingdhammaṁ seespassati;
whoeveryo the teachingdhammaṁ seespassati heso dependent·originationpaṭiccasamuppādaṁ seespassatī”ti.
dependently originatedPaṭiccasamuppannā indeedkho and thesepanime that isyadidaṁ the five grasping aggregatespañcupādānakkhandhā.
thatYo in theseimesu in the fivepañcasu in the grasping aggregatesupādānakkhandhesu desirechando clingingālayo attractionanunayo attachmentajjhosānaṁ thatso the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayo.
thatYo in theseimesu in the fivepañcasu in the grasping aggregatesupādānakkhandhesu giving up of desire and greedchandarāgavinayo desire·greed·getting ridchandarāgappahānaṁ, thatso the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodho’ti.
even to this extentEttāvatāpi indeedkho, friendāvuso, by a mendicantbhikkhuno much·donebahukataṁ there ishoti.

internal·andAjjhattikañceva, friendāvuso, earsotaṁ not·around·brokenaparibhinnaṁ ishoti …pe……pe…

noseghānaṁ not·around·brokenaparibhinnaṁ ishoti ……

tonguejivhā unsplitaparibhinnā ishoti ……

bodykāyo not·around·breakaparibhinno ishoti ……

mindmano intactaparibhinno ishoti, exteriorbāhirā andca ideasdhammā notna rangeāpāthaṁ to·goāgacchanti andno noca correspondingtajjo engagementsamannāhāro there ishoti, neverneva so long astāva correspondingtajjassa consciousness·typeviññāṇabhāgassa manifestationpātubhāvo there ishoti.

internalAjjhattiko and + indeedceva, friendāvuso, mindmano not·completely·brokenaparibhinno ishoti, externalbāhirā andca phenomenadhammā into rangeāpāthaṁ to·goāgacchanti, notno andca correspondingtajjo engagementsamannāhāro ishoti, not yetneva so fartāva of the correspondingtajjassa consciousness·typeviññāṇabhāgassa forth·becomingpātubhāvo ishoti.
whenYato andca indeedkho, friendāvuso, internalajjhattiko and + indeedceva mindmano not·completely·brokenaparibhinno ishoti, externalbāhirā andca phenomenadhammā into rangeāpāthaṁ to·goāgacchanti, correspondingtajjo andca engagementsamannāhāro ishoti, thusevaṁ of the correspondingtajjassa consciousness·typeviññāṇabhāgassa forth·becomingpātubhāvo ishoti.
whichYaṁ thus·becometathābhūtassa formrūpaṁ thattaṁ form·grasping·aggregaterūpupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati, whichyā thus·becometathābhūtassa feelingvedanā thatsā feeling·grasping·aggregatevedanupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati, whichyā thus·becometathābhūtassa perceptionsaññā thatsā perception·grasping·aggregatesaññupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati, whichye thus·becometathābhūtassa choicessaṅkhārā thosete choice·grasping·aggregatesaṅkhārupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ gogacchanti, whichyaṁ thus·becometathābhūtassa consciousnessviññāṇaṁ thattaṁ consciousness·grasping·aggregateviññāṇupādānakkhandhe inclusionsaṅgahaṁ goesgacchati.
heSo thusevaṁ thoroughly·knowpajānāti:
thus indeed‘evañhi it seemskira of theseimesaṁ of the fivepañcannaṁ grasping·aggregateupādānakkhandhānaṁ inclusionsaṅgaho gathering togethersannipāto assimilationsamavāyo ishoti.
saidVuttaṁ indeedkho but thispanetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā:

whoever“yo dependent·originationpaṭiccasamuppādaṁ seespassati heso the teachingdhammaṁ seespassati;
whoeveryo the teachingdhammaṁ seespassati heso dependent·originationpaṭiccasamuppādaṁ seespassatī”ti.
dependently originatedPaṭiccasamuppannā indeedkho and thesepanime which + thisyadidaṁ the five grasping aggregatespañcupādānakkhandhā.
theYo for theseimesu fivepañcasu grasping·aggregatesupādānakkhandhesu desirechando clingingālayo attractionanunayo attachmentajjhosānaṁ thisso the origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayo.
theYo for theseimesu fivepañcasu grasping·aggregatesupādānakkhandhesu desire·greed·giving upchandarāgavinayo desire·greed·getting ridchandarāgappahānaṁ thisso the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodho’ti.
to this extent·alsoEttāvatāpi indeedkho, friendāvuso, by a mendicantbhikkhuno much·donebahukataṁ it ishotī”ti.
this + saidIdamavoca venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa the wordsbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandunti.
The Longer Simile of the Elephant’s FootprintMahāhatthipadopamasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ eighthaṭṭhamaṁ.

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