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Majjhima Nikāya 30

Cūḷasāropamasutta

The Shorter Simile of the Heartwood · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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virtue·accomplishmentSīlasampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for realizingsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, endeavorsvāyamati, of uninhibited conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not laxasāthaliko.
heSo immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti, of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, othersparaṁ disparagesvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi immersedsamāhito with unified mindekaggacitto, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū not immersedasamāhitā with scattered mindsvibbhantacittā’ti.
immersion·accomplishmentSamādhisampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca, of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for realizingsacchikiriyāya notna enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, notna endeavorsvāyamati, of inhibited conductolīnavuttiko andca ishoti laxsāthaliko.
just asSeyyathāpi thatso, brahminbrāhmaṇa, personpuriso needing heartwoodsāratthiko seeking heartwoodsāragavesī heartwood·searchsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno of a greatmahato treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato with heartwoodsāravato passing overatikkammeva heartwoodsāraṁ passing overatikkamma softwoodphegguṁ, barktacaṁ having cutchetvā having takenādāya departedpakkanto heartwood‘sāran’ti thinkingmaññamāno.
and whateverYañcassa with heartwoodsārena heartwood·to be donesārakaraṇīyaṁ and thattañcassa purposeatthaṁ will not experiencenānubhavissati.
with such a simileTathūpamāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thisimaṁ personpuggalaṁ I declarevadāmi.

hereIdha nowpana, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekacco individualpuggalo out of faithsaddhā from the homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am immersed‘otiṇṇomhi by birthjātiyā by agingjarāya by deathmaraṇena …pe……pe…
the making an endantakiriyā may it be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokaṁ producesabhinibbatteti.
heSo by thattena gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna satisfiedattamano ishoti notna with fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattena gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
by gain, honor, and praiseLābhasakkārasilokena andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the realizationsacchikiriyāya desirechandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, of unsluggish conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not deceitfulasāthaliko.
heSo achievement in ethicssīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattāya achievement in ethicssīlasampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti, notno butca indeedkho with fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya achievement in ethicssīlasampadāya notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
by achievement in ethicsSīlasampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the realizationsacchikiriyāya desirechandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, of unsluggish conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not deceitfulasāthaliko.
heSo achievement in immersionsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.

heSo by thattāya immersion·attainmentsamādhisampadāya self·mindattamano ishoti, notno andca indeedkho complete in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya immersion·attainmentsamādhisampadāya notna praises himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
attainment of immersionSamādhisampadāya andca whichye otheraññe dhammasdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of dhammasdhammānaṁ for realizationsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, triesvāyamati, not·indolent·livinganolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not lazyasāthaliko.
heSo knowledge·visionñāṇadassanaṁ attainsārādheti.
heSo by thattena knowledge·visionñāṇadassanena self·mindattamano ishoti, complete in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattena knowledge·visionñāṇadassanena praises himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi knowingjānaṁ seeingpassaṁ I dwellviharāmi, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū not·knowajānaṁ not·seeapassaṁ they dwellviharantī’ti.
by knowledge and visionÑāṇadassanena andca whichye otheraññe dhammasdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of dhammasdhammānaṁ for realizationsacchikiriyāya notna enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, notna triesvāyamati, indolent·livingolīnavuttiko andca ishoti lazysāthaliko.

just as·indeedSeyyathāpi heso, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuriso heartwood·seekingsāratthiko heartwood·searchingsāragavesī heartwood·questsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno greatmahato of a treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato heartwood·possessingsāravato having passed over the heartwoodatikkammeva heartwoodsāraṁ, softwoodphegguṁ having cutchetvā having takenādāya departedpakkanto thinking 'it is heartwood'‘sāran’ti thinkingmaññamāno.
whatever for himYañcassa with the heartwoodsārena heartwood·to be donesārakaraṇīyaṁ that for himtañcassa purposeatthaṁ will not experiencenānubhavissati.
of such a simile ITathūpamāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thisimaṁ personpuggalaṁ I sayvadāmi.

hereIdha thenpana, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekacco individualpuggalo out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ forth·gopabbajito ishoti:
I am swamped‘otiṇṇomhi by rebirthjātiyā by old agejarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowsokehi by lamentationparidevehi by paindukkhehi by sadnessdomanassehi by distressupāyāsehi, suffering·swampeddukkhotiṇṇo mired in sufferingdukkhapareto,
hopefullyappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa end·makingantakiriyā would be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
theySo thusevaṁ forth·gopabbajito beingsamāno possessions·honor·popularitylābhasakkārasilokaṁ generatesabhinibbatteti.
theySo with thattena possessions·honor·popularitylābhasakkārasilokena notna self·mindattamano ishoti, notna having all they wished forparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
theySo with thattena possessions·honor·popularitylābhasakkārasilokena notna glorify themselvesattānukkaṁseti, notna othersparaṁ put downvambheti.
possessions·honor·popularityLābhasakkārasilokena andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā betteruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ for the realizationsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, triesvāyamati, not·slack·practicinganolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not lazyasāthaliko.
theySo ethics·accomplishmentsīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
theySo with thattāya ethics·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya self·mindattamano ishoti, notno butca indeedkho having all they wished forparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
theySo with thattāya ethics·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya notna glorify themselvesattānukkaṁseti, notna othersparaṁ put downvambheti.

ethics·accomplishmentSīlasampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ with one's own eyes·makingsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, not·lazy·conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not slackingasāthaliko.
heSo immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattāya immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya self·mindattamano ishoti, notno andca indeedkho of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
immersion·accomplishmentSamādhisampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ with one's own eyes·makingsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, not·lazy·conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not slackingasāthaliko.
heSo knowledge·visionñāṇadassanaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattena knowledge·visionñāṇadassanena self·mindattamano ishoti, notno andca indeedkho of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattena knowledge·visionñāṇadassanena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
knowledge·visionÑāṇadassanena andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ with one's own eyes·makingsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, not·lazy·conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not slackingasāthaliko.

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