The Shorter Discourse at Gosiṅga · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantañca anuruddhaṁ āyasmantañca nandiyaṁ āyasmantañca kimilaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkāmi.
Then the Buddha educated, encouraged, fired up, and inspired the venerables Anuruddha, Nandiya, and Kimbila with a Dhamma talk, after which he rose from his seat and left.
Atha kho āyasmā ca anuruddho āyasmā ca nandiyo āyasmā ca kimilo bhagavantaṁ anusaṁyāyitvā tato paṭinivattitvā āyasmā ca nandiyo āyasmā ca kimilo āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavocuṁ: “kiṁ nu kho mayaṁ āyasmato anuruddhassa evamārocimha: ‘imāsañca imāsañca vihārasamāpattīnaṁ mayaṁ lābhino’ti, yaṁ no āyasmā anuruddho bhagavato sammukhā yāva āsavānaṁ khayā pakāsetī”ti? “Na kho me āyasmanto evamārocesuṁ: ‘imāsañca imāsañca vihārasamāpattīnaṁ mayaṁ lābhino’ti, api ca me āyasmantānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca vidito: ‘imāsañca imāsañca vihārasamāpattīnaṁ ime āyasmanto lābhino’ti. Devatāpi me etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ: ‘imāsañca imāsañca vihārasamāpattīnaṁ ime āyasmanto lābhino’ti. Tamenaṁ bhagavatā pañhābhipuṭṭhena byākatan”ti.
The venerables then accompanied the Buddha for a little way before turning back. Nandiya and Kimbila said to Anuruddha, “Did we ever tell you that we had gained such and such meditations and attainments, up to the ending of defilements, as you revealed to the Buddha?” “The venerables did not tell me that they had gained such meditations and attainments. But I discovered it by encompassing your minds, and deities also told me. I answered when the Buddha directly asked about it.”
Atha kho dīgho parajano yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho dīgho parajano yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “lābhā vata, bhante, vajjīnaṁ, suladdhalābhā vajjipajāya, yattha tathāgato viharati arahaṁ sammāsambuddho, ime ca tayo kulaputtā— āyasmā ca anuruddho, āyasmā ca nandiyo, āyasmā ca kimilo”ti. Dīghassa parajanassa yakkhassa saddaṁ sutvā bhummā devā saddamanussāvesuṁ: “lābhā vata, bho, vajjīnaṁ, suladdhalābhā vajjipajāya, yattha tathāgato viharati arahaṁ sammāsambuddho, ime ca tayo kulaputtā— āyasmā ca anuruddho, āyasmā ca nandiyo, āyasmā ca kimilo”ti. Bhummānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā cātumahārājikā devā …pe… tāvatiṁsā devā …pe… yāmā devā …pe… tusitā devā …pe… nimmānaratī devā …pe… paranimmitavasavattī devā …pe…
Then the native spirit Dīgha Parajana went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him, “The Vajjis are lucky! The Vajjian people are so very lucky that the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha stays there, as well as these three gentlemen, the venerables Anuruddha, Nandiya, and Kimbila.” Hearing the cry of Dīgha Parajana, the earth gods raised the cry … Hearing the cry of the earth gods, the gods of the four great kings … the gods of the thirty-three … the gods of Yama … the joyful gods … the gods who love to create … the gods who control what is created by others …
brahmakāyikā devā saddamanussāvesuṁ: “lābhā vata, bho, vajjīnaṁ, suladdhalābhā vajjipajāya, yattha tathāgato viharati arahaṁ sammāsambuddho, ime ca tayo kulaputtā— āyasmā ca anuruddho, āyasmā ca nandiyo, āyasmā ca kimilo”ti. Itiha te āyasmanto tena khaṇena tena layena tena muhuttena yāva brahmalokā viditā ahesuṁ.
the gods of the Divinity’s host raised the cry, “The Vajjis are lucky! The Vajjian people are so very lucky that the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha stays there, as well as these three gentlemen, the venerables Anuruddha, Nandiya, and Kimbila.” And so at that moment, that second, that hour, those venerables were known as far as the realm of divinity.
“Evametaṁ, dīgha, evametaṁ, dīgha. Yasmāpi, dīgha, kulā ete tayo kulaputtā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā, tañcepi kulaṁ ete tayo kulaputte pasannacittaṁ anussareyya, tassapāssa kulassa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya. Yasmāpi, dīgha, kulaparivaṭṭā ete tayo kulaputtā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā, so cepi kulaparivaṭṭo ete tayo kulaputte pasannacitto anussareyya, tassapāssa kulaparivaṭṭassa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya. Yasmāpi, dīgha, gāmā ete tayo kulaputtā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā, so cepi gāmo ete tayo kulaputte pasannacitto anussareyya, tassapāssa gāmassa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya. Yasmāpi, dīgha, nigamā ete tayo kulaputtā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā, so cepi nigamo ete tayo kulaputte pasannacitto anussareyya, tassapāssa nigamassa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya.
“That’s so true, Dīgha! That’s so true! If the family from which those three gentlemen went forth from the lay life to homelessness were to recollect those venerables with confident heart, that would be for that family’s lasting welfare and happiness. If the family circle … village … town …
Yasmāpi, dīgha, nagarā ete tayo kulaputtā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā, tañcepi nagaraṁ ete tayo kulaputte pasannacittaṁ anussareyya, tassapāssa nagarassa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya. Yasmāpi, dīgha, janapadā ete tayo kulaputtā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā, so cepi janapado ete tayo kulaputte pasannacitto anussareyya, tassapāssa janapadassa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya. Sabbe cepi, dīgha, khattiyā ete tayo kulaputte pasannacittā anussareyyuṁ, sabbesānampāssa khattiyānaṁ dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya. Sabbe cepi, dīgha, brāhmaṇā …pe… sabbe cepi, dīgha, vessā …pe… sabbe cepi, dīgha, suddā ete tayo kulaputte pasannacittā anussareyyuṁ, sabbesānampāssa suddānaṁ dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya.
city … country … all the aristocrats … all the brahmins … all the peasants … all the workers were to recollect those venerables with confident heart, that would be for all those menials’ lasting welfare and happiness.
Sadevako cepi, dīgha, loko samārako sabrahmako sassamaṇabrāhmaṇī pajā sadevamanussā ete tayo kulaputte pasannacittā anussareyya, sadevakassapāssa lokassa samārakassa sabrahmakassa sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya. Passa, dīgha, yāva ete tayo kulaputtā bahujanahitāya paṭipannā bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya, atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānan”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamano dīgho parajano yakkho bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti. Cūḷagosiṅgasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ.
If the whole world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—were to recollect those venerables with confident heart, that would be for the whole world’s lasting welfare and happiness. See, Dīgha, how those three gentlemen are practicing for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans!” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the native spirit Dīgha Parajana approved what the Buddha said.
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