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Majjhima Nikāya 36

Mahāsaccakasutta

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

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of thatTassa meme thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato from the defilement of sensualitykāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of desire to be rebornbhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of ignoranceavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha.
when freedVimuttasmiṁ it is freedvimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ there wasahosi.
ended‘Khīṇā rebirthjāti, completedvusitaṁ the spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, nothing furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyā’ti I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho to meme, O Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the nightrattiyā lastpacchime watchyāme thirdtatiyā knowledgevijjā achievedadhigatā;
not·knowledgeavijjā banishedvihatā, knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo banishedvihato, lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa meditatingviharato.
such·evenEvarūpāpi indeedkho to meme, O Aggivessanaaggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna occupyingpariyādāya remainstiṭṭhati.

I recallAbhijānāmi indeedkho and Ipanāhaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, many·hundredsanekasatāya to an assemblyparisāya the Dhammadhammaṁ I was teachingdesetā.
and thenApissu memaṁ one + oneekameko thusevaṁ thinksmaññati:
especially for me‘mamevārabbha the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo the Dhammadhammaṁ is teachingdesetī’ti.
notNa indeedkho but thispanetaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, thusevaṁ should be seendaṭṭhabbaṁ;
as far as + onlyyāvadeva understanding·purposeviññāpanatthāya thus·gonetathāgato to othersparesaṁ the Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of that + verytassāyeva talkkathāya at the endpariyosāne, in that + verytasmiṁyeva previouspurimasmiṁ immersion·basissamādhinimitte internally indeedajjhattameva mindcittaṁ I stillsaṇṭhapemi I settlesannisādemi unifiedekodiṁ I makekaromi I immersesamādahāmi, in whichyena regularlysudaṁ constantlyniccakappaṁ I meditateviharāmī”ti.
worthy of belief is this“Okappaniyametaṁ of the venerablebhoto Gotamagotamassa asyathā thattaṁ of a perfected onearahato fully·awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhassa.
do you recallAbhijānāti indeedkho butpana the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo during the daydivā sleepingsupitā”ti?

I remember“Abhijānāmahaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the summergimhānaṁ in the lastpacchime monthmāse after + mealpacchābhattaṁ almsfood + returnedpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto four·foldcatugguṇaṁ outer robesaṅghāṭiṁ having spread outpaññapetvā on the rightdakkhiṇena sidepassena mindfulsato awaresampajāno sleepniddaṁ I lay downokkamitā”ti.
this“Etaṁ indeedkho, sirbho Gotamagotama, someeke ascetic·brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇā delusion·abidingsammohavihārasmiṁ say + quotation markervadantī”ti?
not“Na indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, by this muchettāvatā with·deludedsammūḷho orvā one ishoti not·deludedasammūḷho orvā.
butApi andca, Aggivessanaaggivessana, as to howyathā with·deludedsammūḷho andca one ishoti not·deludedasammūḷho andca,
thattaṁ listensuṇāhi, wellsādhukaṁ apply your mindmanasi dokarohi, speak + quotation markerbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbho”ti indeedkho Saccakasaccako Jain·sonnigaṇṭhaputto to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosi.
the Blessed OneBhagavā this·saidetadavoca:

of whoever“Yassa anyonekassaci, Aggivessanaaggivessana, whichye defilementsāsavā corruptingsaṅkilesikā leading to future livesponobbhavikā hurtfulsadarā resulting in sufferingdukkhavipākā in the futureāyatiṁ future rebirth old age and deathjātijarāmaraṇiyā not given upappahīnā, that + Itamahaṁ deluded‘sammūḷho’ti I sayvadāmi.
for of defilementsĀsavānañhi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, from not giving upappahānā deludedsammūḷho ishoti.
of whoeverYassa anyonekassaci, Aggivessanaaggivessana, whichye defilementsāsavā corruptingsaṅkilesikā leading to future livesponobbhavikā hurtfulsadarā resulting in sufferingdukkhavipākā in the futureāyatiṁ future rebirth old age and deathjātijarāmaraṇiyā given uppahīnā, that + Itamahaṁ not deluded‘asammūḷho’ti I sayvadāmi.
for of defilementsĀsavānañhi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, from giving uppahānā not deludedasammūḷho ishoti.
of the Realized OneTathāgatassa indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, whichye defilementsāsavā corruptingsaṅkilesikā leading to future livesponobbhavikā hurtfulsadarā resulting in sufferingdukkhavipākā in the futureāyatiṁ future rebirth old age and deathjātijarāmaraṇiyā given uppahīnā cut off at the rootucchinnamūlā made like a palm stumptālāvatthukatā obliteratedanabhāvaṅkatā in the futureāyatiṁ unable to ariseanuppādadhammā.
just asSeyyathāpi, Aggivessanaaggivessana, a palm treetālo with its crown cut offmatthakacchinno incapableabhabbo againpuna of further growthvirūḷhiyā;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, Aggivessanaaggivessana, of the Realized Onetathāgatassa whichye defilementsāsavā corruptingsaṅkilesikā leading to future livesponobbhavikā hurtfulsadarā resulting in sufferingdukkhavipākā in the futureāyatiṁ future rebirth old age and deathjātijarāmaraṇiyā given uppahīnā cut off at the rootucchinnamūlā made like a palm stumptālāvatthukatā obliteratedanabhāvaṅkatā in the futureāyatiṁ unable to ariseanuppādadhammā”ti.

thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, Saccakasaccako Jain·sonnigaṇṭhaputto to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
wonderful“acchariyaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, amazingabbhutaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
how much + indeed thisYāvañcidaṁ of the worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa thusevaṁ to·attackāsajja to·attackāsajja speak·middle present participlevuccamānassa, near·ledupanītehi speech·pathsvacanappathehi altogether·addressed·middle present participlesamudācariyamānassa, skin·colorchavivaṇṇo and·indeedceva all round·brightenpariyodāyati, face·colormukhavaṇṇo andca apart·shinevippasīdati, just asyathā thattaṁ of a perfected onearahato fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhassa.
I recallAbhijānāmahaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, Pūraṇapūraṇaṁ Kassapakassapaṁ in debatevādena debatevādaṁ together·beginsamārabhitā.
he·tooSopi by memayā in debatevādena debatevādaṁ together·begunsamāraddho with another + anotheraññenaññaṁ against·walkpaṭicari, outsidebahiddhā discussionkathaṁ away·leadapanāmesi, anger·andkopañca hatred·anddosañca displeasure·andappaccayañca openly·makepātvākāsi.
of the worthyBhoto butpana Gotamagotamassa thusevaṁ to·attackāsajja to·attackāsajja speak·middle present participlevuccamānassa, near·ledupanītehi speech·pathsvacanappathehi altogether·addressed·middle present participlesamudācariyamānassa, skin·colorchavivaṇṇo and·indeedceva all round·brightenpariyodāyati, face·colormukhavaṇṇo andca apart·shinevippasīdati, just asyathā thattaṁ of a perfected onearahato fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhassa.
I recallAbhijānāmahaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, Makkhalinmakkhaliṁ Gosālagosālaṁ …pe……pe…
Ajitanajitaṁ hair·blanketkesakambalaṁ ……
Pakudhanpakudhaṁ Kaccāyanakaccāyanaṁ ……
Sañjayansañjayaṁ Belaṭṭhaputtabelaṭṭhaputtaṁ ……
Jainnigaṇṭhaṁ Nāṭaputtanāṭaputtaṁ in debatevādena debatevādaṁ together·beginsamārabhitā.

he·tooSopi by memayā with speechvādena speechvādaṁ took upsamāraddho one thing with anotheraññenaññaṁ dodgedpaṭicari, outsidebahiddhā talkkathaṁ divertedapanāmesi, and angerkopañca and ill-willdosañca and bitternessappaccayañca displayedpātvākāsi.
of the worthyBhoto butpana Gotamagotamassa thusevaṁ attackingāsajja attackingāsajja being spoken tovuccamānassa, with inappropriateupanītehi criticismsvacanappathehi being addressedsamudācariyamānassa, complexion of skinchavivaṇṇo andceva brightenspariyodāyati, color of facemukhavaṇṇo andca becomes clearvippasīdati, just asyathā thattaṁ of a perfected onearahato of a fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhassa.
well nowHanda andca nowdāni wemayaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, we gogacchāma.
having many dutiesBahukiccā wemayaṁ, having much to dobahukaraṇīyā”ti.
now please you“Yassadāni youtvaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, timekālaṁ you thinkmaññasī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Saccakasaccako son of Jain parentsnigaṇṭhaputto of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ having approvedabhinanditvā having agreedanumoditvā having risen from seatuṭṭhāyāsanā departedpakkāmīti.
the Longer Saccaka DiscourseMahāsaccakasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ sixthchaṭṭhaṁ.

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