Mahāsaccakasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 36

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

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of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, it occurred to meetadahosi:
why‘kiṁ thennu indeedkho Iahaṁ of thattassa of pleasuresukhassa am I afraidbhāyāmi, whichyaṁ thattaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ apart indeedaññatreva from sensual pleasureskāmehi apartaññatra from unskillfulakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehī’ti?
of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, it occurred to meetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho Iahaṁ of thattassa of pleasuresukhassa am I afraidbhāyāmi, whichyaṁ thattaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ apart indeedaññatreva from sensual pleasureskāmehi apartaññatra from unskillfulakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehī’ti.

of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, Aggivessanaaggivessana, this occurredetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho thattaṁ easysukaraṁ pleasuresukhaṁ to achieveadhigantuṁ thusevaṁ severely emaciatedadhimattakasimānaṁ with bodypattakāyena, why don't 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, quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillfulakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remainedvihāsiṁ.
even suchEvarūpāpi indeedkho to meme, Aggivessanaaggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya it remainedtiṭṭhati.

of placing-and-connectingVitakkavicārānaṁ by stillingvūpasamā internallyajjhattaṁ claritysampasādanaṁ of mindcetaso onenessekodibhāvaṁ without placingavitakkaṁ without connectingavicāraṁ born of immersionsamādhijaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remained.vihāsiṁ.
even suchEvarūpāpi indeedkho for me,me, Aggivessana,aggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya stands.tiṭṭhati.
of rapturePītiyā andca from fadingvirāgā equanimousupekkhako andca I remained,vihāsiṁ, mindfulsato andca aware.sampajāno. and blissSukhañca with the bodykāyena I experiencedpaṭisaṁvedesiṁ whichyaṁ thattaṁ the noble onesariyā declare:ācikkhanti: equanimous‘upekkhako mindfulsatimā dwelling in bliss'sukhavihārī’ti thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remained.vihāsiṁ.
even suchEvarūpāpi indeedkho for me,me, Aggivessana,aggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya stands.tiṭṭhati.
of pleasureSukhassa andca from giving uppahānā of paindukkhassa andca from giving up,pahānā, beforepubbeva of happiness and sadnesssomanassadomanassānaṁ from disappearance,atthaṅgamā, without pleasure or painadukkhamasukhaṁ purified equanimity and mindfulnessupekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja I remained.vihāsiṁ.
even suchEvarūpāpi indeedkho for me,me, Aggivessana,aggivessana, arisenuppannā pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā mindcittaṁ notna having 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;
ignoranceavijjā banishedvihatā, knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā; darknesstamo banishedvihato, lightāloko aroseuppanno; asyathā thattaṁ for a diligent oneappamattassa for a keen oneātāpino for a resolute onepahitattassa for one livingviharato.
even suchEvarūpāpi 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 toward knowledge of death and rebirthcutūpapātañāṇāya 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.

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