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Majjhima Nikāya 31

Cūḷagosiṅgasutta

The Shorter Discourse at Gosiṅga · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā in Ñātikanātike was stayingviharati brick·housegiñjakāvasathe.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena venerableāyasmā andca Anuruddhaanuruddho venerableāyasmā andca Nandiyanandiyo venerableāyasmā andca Kimbilakimilo Gosiṅga·sal·forestgosiṅgasālavanadāye were stayingviharanti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ from retreatpaṭisallānā emergedvuṭṭhito to whereyena the Gosiṅga sāla forest parkgosiṅgasālavanadāyo went theretenupasaṅkami.
sawAddasā indeedkho the park keeperdāyapālo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ from afardūratova comingāgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
do not“mā, asceticsamaṇa, thisetaṁ parkdāyaṁ enterpāvisi.
there areSantettha threetayo gentlemenkulaputtā whose nature is to desire self-knowledgeattakāmarūpā stayingviharanti.
do notMā for themtesaṁ make discomfortaphāsumakāsī”ti.

heardAssosi indeedkho venerableāyasmā Anuruddhaanuruddho park·keeperdāyapālassa with the Blessed Onebhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ converse·present participlemantayamānassa.
having heardSutvāna park·keeperdāyapālaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
do not“mā, friendāvuso park·keeperdāyapāla, the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ keep outvāresi.
TeacherSatthā ourno Blessed Onebhagavā arrived·arrivedanuppatto”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Anuruddhaanuruddho where + venerableyenāyasmā andca Nandiyanandiyo venerableāyasmā andca Kimbilakimilo them + approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā venerable + andāyasmantañca Nandiyanandiyaṁ venerable + andāyasmantañca Kimbilakimilaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
come forth, venerables“abhikkamathāyasmanto, come forth, venerablesabhikkamathāyasmanto, Teachersatthā ourno Blessed Onebhagavā arrived·arrivedanuppatto”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā andca Anuruddhaanuruddho venerableāyasmā andca Nandiyanandiyo venerableāyasmā andca Kimbilakimilo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having come out to greetpaccuggantvā—
oneeko of the Blessed Onebhagavato bowl·robepattacīvaraṁ receivedpaṭiggahesi, oneeko a seatāsanaṁ spread outpaññapesi, oneeko foot·waterpādodakaṁ set outupaṭṭhāpesi.
sat downNisīdi the Blessed Onebhagavā spread outpaññatte on the seatāsane.
having sat downNisajja indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā feetpāde washedpakkhālesi.
those tooTepi indeedkho venerable onesāyasmanto the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ towards·having bowedabhivādetvā one·sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu.
to one sideEkamantaṁ down·seatednisinnaṁ indeedkho venerableāyasmantaṁ Anuruddhaanuruddhaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā said thisetadavoca:
I hope“Kacci for youvo, Anuruddha and friendsanuruddhā, is it bearablekhamanīyaṁ, I hopekacci is it sufficientyāpanīyaṁ, I hopekacci with almsfoodpiṇḍakena notna are you tiredkilamathā”ti?
is it bearable“Khamanīyaṁ, Blessed Onebhagavā, is it sufficientyāpanīyaṁ, Blessed Onebhagavā; notna andca wemayaṁ, sirbhante, with almsfoodpiṇḍakena we are tiredkilamāmā”ti.

I hope“Kacci thenpana youvo, Anuruddhasanuruddhā, in harmonysamaggā appreciating each othersammodamānā without quarrelingavivadamānā blending like milk and waterkhīrodakībhūtā each otheraññamaññaṁ with kindly eyespiyacakkhūhi regardingsampassantā you are livingviharathā”ti?
indeed“Taggha wemayaṁ, sirbhante, in harmonysamaggā appreciating each othersammodamānā without quarrelingavivadamānā blending like milk and waterkhīrodakībhūtā each otheraññamaññaṁ with kindly eyespiyacakkhūhi regardingsampassantā we liveviharāmā”ti.
as“Yathā howkathaṁ thenpana youtumhe, Anuruddhasanuruddhā, in harmonysamaggā appreciating each othersammodamānā without quarrelingavivadamānā blending like milk and waterkhīrodakībhūtā each otheraññamaññaṁ with kindly eyespiyacakkhūhi regardingsampassantā you liveviharathā”ti?

here“Idha to memayhaṁ, sirbhante, thusevaṁ it occurshoti:
fortunate‘lābhā indeedvata for meme, well·gainedsuladdhaṁ indeedvata for meme,
who + Iyohaṁ with suchevarūpehi with spiritual companionssabrahmacārīhi togethersaddhiṁ I liveviharāmī’ti.
to meTassa to memayhaṁ, sirbhante, toward theseimesu toward venerablesāyasmantesu kindmettaṁ bodily actionkāyakammaṁ establishedpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ openlyāvi and alsoceva privatelyraho andca;
kindmettaṁ verbal actionvacīkammaṁ establishedpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ openlyāvi and alsoceva privatelyraho andca;
kindmettaṁ mental actionmanokammaṁ establishedpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ openlyāvi and alsoceva privatelyraho andca.
to meTassa to memayhaṁ, sirbhante, thusevaṁ it occurshoti:
why don't I‘yannūnāhaṁ ownsakaṁ mindcittaṁ having set asidenikkhipitvā of these veryimesaṁyeva of venerablesāyasmantānaṁ of mindcittassa by willvasena I should proceedvatteyyan’ti.
ISo indeedkho Iahaṁ, sirbhante, ownsakaṁ mindcittaṁ having set asidenikkhipitvā of these veryimesaṁyeva of venerablesāyasmantānaṁ of mindcittassa by willvasena I proceedvattāmi.
differentNānā indeedhi indeedkho of usno, sirbhante, bodieskāyā one + andekañca butpana I thinkmaññe mindcittan”ti.
the venerable tooĀyasmāpi indeedkho Nandiyanandiyo …pe……pe…
the venerable tooāyasmāpi indeedkho Kimbilakimilo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
to me too“mayhampi, sirbhante, thusevaṁ it occurshoti:
fortunate‘lābhā indeedvata for meme, well·gainedsuladdhaṁ indeedvata for meme,

who + Iyohaṁ with suchevarūpehi fellow practitionerssabrahmacārīhi togethersaddhiṁ I dwellviharāmī’ti.
of thisTassa of minemayhaṁ, venerable sirbhante, upon theseimesu venerablesāyasmantesu lovingmettaṁ body·actionkāyakammaṁ establishedpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca,
lovingmettaṁ speech·actionvacīkammaṁ establishedpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca,
lovingmettaṁ mind·actionmanokammaṁ establishedpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca.
of thisTassa of minemayhaṁ, venerable sirbhante, thusevaṁ it occurshoti:
why don't I‘yannūnāhaṁ ownsakaṁ mindcittaṁ having laid asidenikkhipitvā these + veryimesaṁyeva venerablesāyasmantānaṁ of mindcittassa according to willvasena I should actvatteyyan’ti.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, venerable sirbhante, ownsakaṁ mindcittaṁ having laid asidenikkhipitvā these + veryimesaṁyeva venerablesāyasmantānaṁ of mindcittassa according to willvasena I actvattāmi.
diverseNānā indeedhi indeedkho of usno, venerable sirbhante, bodieskāyā one + andekañca howeverpana I thinkmaññe mindcittan”ti.
thus“Evaṁ indeedkho wemayaṁ, venerable sirbhante, in harmonysamaggā appreciating each othersammodamānā not·quarrelingavivadamānā milk-water·becomekhīrodakībhūtā each otheraññamaññaṁ with kindly eyespiyacakkhūhi regardingsampassantā we dwellviharāmā”ti.

good“Sādhu goodsādhu, Anuruddhasanuruddhā.
I hopeKacci butpana youvo, Anuruddhasanuruddhā, little·measureappamattā towards·ardentātāpino forth·selfpahitattā you liveviharathā”ti?

quote indeed“Taggha wemayaṁ, sirbhante, diligentappamattā ardentātāpino resolutepahitattā we live, quote endviharāmā”ti.
as how“Yathā howkathaṁ butpana you alltumhe, Anuruddhasanuruddhā, diligentappamattā ardentātāpino resolutepahitattā you live, quote endviharathā”ti?
here“Idha, sirbhante, ouramhākaṁ whoyo firstpaṭhamaṁ from villagegāmato for almspiṇḍāya returnspaṭikkamati heso seatsāsanāni preparespaññapeti, drinking waterpānīyaṁ washing waterparibhojanīyaṁ puts outupaṭṭhāpeti, rubbish binavakkārapātiṁ puts outupaṭṭhāpeti.
whoYo lastpacchā from villagegāmato for almspiṇḍāya returnspaṭikkamati, ifsace there ishoti leftover foodbhuttāvaseso ifsace they wishākaṅkhati they eatbhuñjati, notno ifce they wishākaṅkhati where little growsappaharite orvā they discardchaḍḍeti, without creaturesappāṇake orvā in waterudake they drop inopilāpeti.
heSo seatsāsanāni puts awaypaṭisāmeti, drinking waterpānīyaṁ washing waterparibhojanīyaṁ puts awaypaṭisāmeti, rubbish binavakkārapātiṁ puts awaypaṭisāmeti, refectorybhattaggaṁ sweepssammajjati.
whoYo seespassati drinking water potpānīyaghaṭaṁ orvā washing water potparibhojanīyaghaṭaṁ orvā toilet potvaccaghaṭaṁ orvā emptyrittaṁ hollowtucchaṁ heso sets it upupaṭṭhāpeti.
if for himSacassa there ishoti impossibleavisayhaṁ, with wave of handhatthavikārena seconddutiyaṁ having summonedāmantetvā with hand liftinghatthavilaṅghakena we set upupaṭṭhāpema, notna but indeedtveva wemayaṁ, sirbhante, for that reasontappaccayā speechvācaṁ we breakbhindāma.
every five daysPañcāhikaṁ indeedkho butpana wemayaṁ, sirbhante, all nightsabbarattikaṁ on dhammadhammiyā in talkkathāya we sit togethersannisīdāma.

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