Cūḷasaccakasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 35

The Shorter Discourse With Saccaka · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whateveryaṁ anykiñci consciousnessviññāṇaṁ past·future·presentatītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ internalajjhattaṁ orvā externalbahiddhā orvā solidoḷārikaṁ orvā subtlesukhumaṁ orvā inferiorhīnaṁ orvā superiorpaṇītaṁ or,vā, whateveryaṁ fardūre nearsantike or,vā, allsabbaṁ consciousnessviññāṇaṁ 'this is not‘netaṁ mine,mama, not·this·Inesohamasmi, notna this ismeso my self.'attā’ti thus·thisevametaṁ as it really isyathābhūtaṁ with right understandingsammappaññāya one seespassati.
to this extentEttāvatā indeed,kho, Aggivessana,aggivessana, mymama disciplesāvako instruction·doingsāsanakaro ishoti advice·respondingovādapatikaro crossed·doubttiṇṇavicikiccho gone·indecisionvigatakathaṅkatho assurance·attainedvesārajjappatto independent of othersaparappaccayo Teacher·instructionsatthusāsane dwells.'"viharatī”ti.

in what way“Kittāvatā indeedpana, sirbho Gotamagotama, a mendicantbhikkhu a perfected onearahaṁ ishoti ended·defilementkhīṇāsavo who has completed the spiritual journeyvusitavā done·to be donekatakaraṇīyo laid down·burdenohitabhāro achieved·heart's goalanuppattasadattho utterly ended·existence·fetterparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano rightly freed through enlightenmentsammadaññāvimutto”ti?
here“Idha, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a mendicantbhikkhu whateveryaṁ any kind ofkiñci formrūpaṁ past·future·presentatītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ internalajjhattaṁ orvā externalbahiddhā orvā solidoḷārikaṁ orvā subtlesukhumaṁ orvā inferiorhīnaṁ orvā superiorpaṇītaṁ orvā whateveryaṁ fardūre nearsantike orvā allsabbaṁ formrūpaṁ this is not mine‘netaṁ minemama, I am not thisnesohamasmi, notna my·thismeso selfattā’ti this indeedevametaṁ as·truly isyathābhūtaṁ with right understandingsammappaññāya having seendisvā by not graspinganupādā freedvimutto ishoti;
whateveryā any kind ofkāci feelingvedanā ……pe…
whateveryā any kind ofkāci perceptionsaññā ……pe…
whateverye any kind ofkeci choicessaṅkhārā ……pe…
whateveryaṁ any kind ofkiñci consciousnessviññāṇaṁ past·future·presentatītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ internalajjhattaṁ orvā externalbahiddhā orvā solidoḷārikaṁ orvā subtlesukhumaṁ orvā inferiorhīnaṁ orvā superiorpaṇītaṁ orvā whateveryaṁ fardūre nearsantike orvā allsabbaṁ consciousnessviññāṇaṁ this is not mine‘netaṁ minemama, I am not thisnesohamasmi, notna my·thismeso selfattā’ti this indeedevametaṁ as·truly isyathābhūtaṁ with right understandingsammappaññāya having seendisvā by not graspinganupādā freedvimutto ishoti.

to this extentEttāvatā indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a mendicantbhikkhu a perfected onearahaṁ ishoti ended·defilementkhīṇāsavo who has completed the spiritual journeyvusitavā done·to be donekatakaraṇīyo laid down·burdenohitabhāro achieved·one's own goalanuppattasadattho utterly ended·existence·fetterparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano through right enlightenment·freedsammadaññāvimutto.

thusEvaṁ freed·mindvimuttacitto indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a mendicantbhikkhu with threetīhi un·surpassableanuttariyehi together·gonesamannāgato ishoti—
with unsurpassable seeingdassanānuttariyena, with unsurpassable practicepaṭipadānuttariyena, with unsurpassable freedomvimuttānuttariyena.
thusEvaṁ freed·mindvimuttacitto indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a mendicantbhikkhu Realized One + only·onlytathāgataññeva honorssakkaroti respectgaruṁ doeskaroti esteemsmāneti veneratespūjeti—
awakenedbuddho heso the Blessed Onebhagavā for awakeningbodhāya Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti, tameddanto heso the Blessed Onebhagavā for self-controldamathāya Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti, serenesanto heso the Blessed Onebhagavā for serenitysamathāya Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti, crossed overtiṇṇo heso the Blessed Onebhagavā for crossing overtaraṇāya Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti, quenchedparinibbuto heso the Blessed Onebhagavā for extinguishmentparinibbānāya Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdesetī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Saccakasaccako Jain·sonnigaṇṭhaputto of the Blessed Onebhagavato towards·consentadhivāsanaṁ having knownviditvā thosete Licchavislicchavī addressedāmantesi:
let them listen“suṇantu to meme gentlemenbhonto Licchavislicchavī, asceticsamaṇo by meme Gotamagotamo invitednimantito for tomorrowsvātanāya together withsaddhiṁ with the Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena.
thereforeTena to meme towards·carryabhihareyyātha of whichyamassa towards·formpatirūpaṁ you thinkmaññeyyāthā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho thosete Licchavislicchavī of thattassā nightrattiyā by the passingaccayena to Saccakasaccakassa to the Nigaṇṭha's sonnigaṇṭhaputtassa five hundredpañcamattāni servings of foodthālipākasatāni food offeringbhattābhihāraṁ presentedabhihariṁsu.
thenAtha indeedkho the Nigaṇṭha's sonnigaṇṭhaputto in his ownsake parkārāme deliciouspaṇītaṁ fresh foodkhādanīyaṁ cooked foodbhojanīyaṁ having had preparedpaṭiyādāpetvā to the Blessed Onebhagavato the timekālaṁ had informedārocāpesi:
it is time“kālo, worthybho Gotamagotama, is readyniṭṭhitaṁ the mealbhattan”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā morning·timepubbaṇhasamayaṁ down·dressnivāsetvā bowl·robe·takingpattacīvaramādāya whereyena of Saccakasaccakassa Nigaṇṭha·sonnigaṇṭhaputtassa parkārāmo he approached thattenupasaṅkami; near·approachupasaṅkamitvā forth·spreadpaññatte on a seatāsane down·sitnisīdi together withsaddhiṁ with the Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena.
thenAtha indeedkho Saccakasaccako Nigaṇṭha·sonnigaṇṭhaputto Buddha·headedbuddhappamukhaṁ mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghaṁ with deliciouspaṇītena fresh foodskhādanīyena cooked foodsbhojanīyena own·handssahatthā fully·satisfiedsantappesi he satisfiedsampavāresi.
thenAtha indeedkho Saccakasaccako Nigaṇṭha·sonnigaṇṭhaputto the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having eatenbhuttāviṁ washed·bowl·handonītapattapāṇiṁ a certainaññataraṁ lownīcaṁ seatāsanaṁ having takengahetvā one·sideekamantaṁ he sat downnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Saccakasaccako Nigaṇṭha·sonnigaṇṭhaputto to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this“yamidaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, in this giftdāne merit·andpuññañca merit·growthpuññamahī andca thattaṁ of the donorsdāyakānaṁ for the happinesssukhāya may it behotū”ti.
whatever“Yaṁ indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, suchtādisaṁ a recipient of a religious donationdakkhiṇeyyaṁ to·comeāgamma not·free·greedavītarāgaṁ not·free·hateavītadosaṁ not free of delusionavītamohaṁ, thattaṁ of the donorsdāyakānaṁ will accruebhavissati.
whateverYaṁ indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, such as myselfmādisaṁ a recipient of a religious donationdakkhiṇeyyaṁ to·comeāgamma free·greedvītarāgaṁ free·hatevītadosaṁ free of delusionvītamohaṁ, thattaṁ to youtuyhaṁ will accruebhavissatī”ti.
Cūḷasaccaka SuttaCūḷasaccakasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the fifthpañcamaṁ.

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