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Majjhima Nikāya 36

Mahāsaccakasutta

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

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of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, this·wasetadahosi:
why‘kiṁ thennu indeedkho Iahaṁ of thattassa of pleasuresukhassa am I afraidbhāyāmi, whichyaṁ thattaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ apart indeedaññatreva from sensual pleasureskāmehi apartaññatra un-·skillfulakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehī’ti?
of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, this·wasetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho Iahaṁ of thattassa of pleasuresukhassa am I afraidbhāyāmi, whichyaṁ thattaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ apart indeedaññatreva from sensual pleasureskāmehi apartaññatra un-·skillfulakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehī’ti.

of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, this occurredetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho thattaṁ easysukaraṁ pleasuresukhaṁ to achieveadhigantuṁ thusevaṁ severely emaciatedadhimattakasimānaṁ with bodypattakāyena, which + now + Iyannūnāhaṁ solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ should eatāhāreyyaṁ rice and porridgeodanakummāsan’ti.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ ateāhāresiṁ rice and porridgeodanakummāsaṁ.
at thatTena indeedkho nowpana memaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, at the timesamayena fivepañca mendicantsbhikkhū were attendingpaccupaṭṭhitā arehonti:
whatever‘yaṁ indeedkho asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo truthdhammaṁ will realizeadhigamissati, thattaṁ to usno will tellārocessatī’ti.
whenYato indeedkho Iahaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ ateāhāresiṁ rice and porridgeodanakummāsaṁ, thenatha meme thosete fivepañca mendicantsbhikkhū disappointednibbijja leftpakkamiṁsu:
indulgent‘bāhulliko asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo, strayed from the strugglepadhānavibbhanto, returnedāvatto to indulgencebāhullāyā’ti.

thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, solidoḷārikaṁ foodāhāraṁ having eatenāhāretvā, strengthbalaṁ having gatheredgahetvā, seclude + justvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca not·skillfulakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi with·placing-mindsavitakkaṁ with·keeping-connectedsavicāraṁ seclusion·bornvivekajaṁ rapture·blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ near·together·enterupasampajja apart·dwellvihāsiṁ.
such·form + evenEvarūpāpi indeedkho to meme, Aggivessanaaggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya it remainedtiṭṭhati.

of placing-and-connectingVitakkavicārānaṁ by stillingvūpasamā internallyajjhattaṁ together·claritysampasādanaṁ of mindcetaso one·stateekodibhāvaṁ without·placingavitakkaṁ without·connectingavicāraṁ immersion·bornsamādhijaṁ rapture·blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ up·attainedupasampajja I remained.vihāsiṁ.
such·evenEvarūpāpi indeedkho for me,me, Aggivessana,aggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna around·occupiedpariyādāya stands.tiṭṭhati.
of rapturePītiyā andca from fadingvirāgā equanimousupekkhako andca I remained,vihāsiṁ, mindfulsato andca aware.sampajāno. bliss·andSukhañca with the bodykāyena against·experiencedpaṭisaṁvedesiṁ whichyaṁ thattaṁ the noble onesariyā declare:ācikkhanti: equanimous‘upekkhako mindfulsatimā dwelling in bliss'sukhavihārī’ti thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ up·attainedupasampajja I remained.vihāsiṁ.
such·evenEvarūpāpi indeedkho for me,me, Aggivessana,aggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna around·occupiedpariyādāya stands.tiṭṭhati.
of pleasureSukhassa andca from giving uppahānā of paindukkhassa andca from giving up,pahānā, beforepubbeva happiness + sadnesssomanassadomanassānaṁ from disappearance,atthaṅgamā, without·pain + pleasureadukkhamasukhaṁ equanimity·mindfulness·purifiedupekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ up·attainedupasampajja I remained.vihāsiṁ.
such·evenEvarūpāpi indeedkho for me,me, Aggivessana,aggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna around·occupiedpariyādāya stands.tiṭṭhati.

ISo thusevaṁ immersedsamāhite in mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte toward recollection of past livespubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extendedabhininnāmesiṁ.
ISo many kindsanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi, that is, one lifeseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ …pe……pe… thusiti with featuressākāraṁ and detailssauddesaṁ many kindsanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho to meme, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the nightrattiyā in the firstpaṭhame watchyāme firstpaṭhamā knowledgevijjā achievedadhigatā;
not·knowavijjā banishedvihatā, knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo banishedvihato, lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ not·negligentappamattassa toward·burningātāpino forth·sentpahitattassa for one livingviharato.
such·evenEvarūpāpi indeedkho to meme, Aggivessanaaggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya remainstiṭṭhati.

ISo thusevaṁ immersed in samādhisamāhite mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of sentient beingssattānaṁ death and rebirth·knowledgecutūpapātañāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extendedabhininnāmesiṁ.
ISo with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte I seepassāmi passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate passing on according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte I understandpajānāmi …pe……pe…

thisayaṁ indeedkho to meme, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the nightrattiyā in the middlemajjhime watchyāme seconddutiyā knowledgevijjā was achievedadhigatā;
ignoranceavijjā was banishedvihatā, knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo was banishedvihato, lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ for one who is diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato.
but even suchEvarūpāpi indeedkho to meme, Aggivessanaaggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya remainstiṭṭhati.

ISo thusevaṁ together·placesamāhite in mindcitte all around·pureparisuddhe brightpariyodāte not·blemishanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese soft·becomemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbable·attainedāneñjappatte of defilementsāsavānaṁ ending·knowledgekhayañāṇāya mindcittaṁ I extendedabhininnāmesiṁ.
ISo this‘idaṁ sufferingdukkhan’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayo’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodho’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ suffering·cessation·leadingdukkhanirodhagāminī practicepaṭipadā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.
these‘Ime defilementsāsavā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ origin of defilementsāsavasamudayo’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ cessation of defilementsāsavanirodho’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ, this‘ayaṁ defilement·cessation·leadingāsavanirodhagāminī practicepaṭipadā’ti as·becomeyathābhūtaṁ I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

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