Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 38

Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasutta

The Longer Discourse on the Ending of Craving · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā a certainaññataraṁ monkbhikkhuṁ addressed:āmantesi:
“come“ehi youtvaṁ monk,bhikkhu, mymama in namevacanena Sātisātiṁ monkbhikkhuṁ Kevaṭṭa·sonkevaṭṭaputtaṁ tell:āmantehi:
‘the Teacher‘satthā you,taṁ, reverendāvuso Sāti,sāti, summons’”ti.āmantetī’”ti.
“Yes,“Evaṁ, sir”tibhante”ti indeedkho thatso monkbhikkhu of the Blessed Onebhagavato back·heardpaṭissutvā whereyena Sātisāti monkbhikkhu Kevaṭṭaputtakevaṭṭaputto there he approached;tenupasaṅkami; to·approachedupasaṅkamitvā Sātisātiṁ monkbhikkhuṁ Kevaṭṭa·sonkevaṭṭaputtaṁ this he said:etadavoca:
“the Teacher“satthā you,taṁ, reverendāvuso Sāti,sāti, summons’”ti.āmantetī”ti.
“Yes, reverend”ti“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho Sātisāti monkbhikkhu Kevaṭṭaputtakevaṭṭaputto to thattassa monkbhikkhuno back·heardpaṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā there he approached;tenupasaṅkami; to·approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ towards·bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat down.nisīdi. To one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnaṁ indeedkho Sātisātiṁ monkbhikkhuṁ Kevaṭṭa·sonkevaṭṭaputtaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā this he said:etadavoca:
“Is it true“saccaṁ reallykira your,te, Sāti,sāti, suchevarūpaṁ harmfulpāpakaṁ view·gonediṭṭhigataṁ arisen:uppannaṁ:
‘As I‘tathāhaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ to·knowājānāmi thatyathā this very sametadevidaṁ consciousnessviññāṇaṁ roamssandhāvati transmigrates,saṁsarati, not another’”?anaññan’”ti?
“Yes“Evaṁ indeedbyā indeedkho I,ahaṁ, sir,bhante, by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ to·knowājānāmi thatyathā this very sametadevidaṁ consciousnessviññāṇaṁ roamssandhāvati transmigrates,saṁsarati, not another”ti.anaññan”ti.

what“Katamaṁ thattaṁ, Sātisāti, consciousness”viññāṇan”ti?
he who“Yvāyaṁ, sirbhante, speaksvado experiencesvedeyyo theretatra theretatra good + badkalyāṇapāpakānaṁ deedskammānaṁ resultvipākaṁ experiences”paṭisaṁvedetī”ti.
to whom“Kassa on earthnu indeedkho evernāma youtvaṁ, futile manmoghapurisa, by memayā in that wayevaṁ dhammadhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ you knowājānāsi?
haven'tNanu by memayā, futile manmoghapurisa, many + wayanekapariyāyena dependent·together + arisenpaṭiccasamuppannaṁ consciousnessviññāṇaṁ saidvuttaṁ, withoutaññatra a causepaccayā there is notnatthi of consciousnessviññāṇassa coming to be”sambhavoti?
butAtha andca stillpana youtvaṁ, futile manmoghapurisa, by yourselfattanā by wrong graspduggahitena meamhe andceva misrepresentabbhācikkhasi, self + andattānañca harmkhaṇasi, much + andbahuñca not·meritapuññaṁ brim withpasavasi.
that + indeedTañhi for youte, futile manmoghapurisa, will bebhavissati long + nightdīgharattaṁ for harmahitāya for suffering”dukkhāyā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressed:āmantesi:
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
is itapi thisnāyaṁ Sātisāti mendicantbhikkhu son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputto even a spark of ardorusmīkatopi in thisimasmiṁ in this teaching and training?”dhammavinaye”ti?
how indeed“Kiñhi could it besiyā, sir?bhante?
noNo indeed thishetaṁ, sir.”bhante”ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Sātisāti mendicantbhikkhu son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputto silenttuṇhībhūto dismayedmaṅkubhūto shoulders droopingpattakkhandho downcastadhomukho depressedpajjhāyanto with nothing to sayappaṭibhāno satnisīdi.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Sātisātiṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputtaṁ silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ dismayedmaṅkubhūtaṁ shoulders droopingpattakkhandhaṁ downcastadhomukhaṁ depressedpajjhāyantaṁ with nothing to sayappaṭibhānaṁ having knownviditvā Sātisātiṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputtaṁ said this:etadavoca:
you will be known“paññāyissasi indeedkho youtvaṁ, futile manmoghapurisa, by thisetena ownsakena harmfulpāpakena misconception.diṭṭhigatena.
here IIdhāhaṁ the mendicantsbhikkhū I will question.”paṭipucchissāmī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
you too“tumhepi by meme, mendicantsbhikkhave, thusevaṁ teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ to·knowājānātha as + thisyathāyaṁ Sātisāti mendicantbhikkhu son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputto by himselfattanā wrong·graspduggahitena meamhe and justceva misrepresentsabbhācikkhati, self + andattānañca harmskhaṇati, much + andbahuñca not·meritapuññaṁ brims withpasavatī”ti?
No“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante.
in many waysAnekapariyāyena forhi to usno, sirbhante, dependent·originatedpaṭiccasamuppannaṁ apart·knowingviññāṇaṁ has been toldvuttaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā, apart fromaññatra a causepaccayā there is notnatthi apart·knowingviññāṇassa coming to besambhavo”ti.
Good“Sādhu goodsādhu, mendicantsbhikkhave.
goodSādhu indeedkho by meme youtumhe, mendicantsbhikkhave, thusevaṁ teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ you understandājānātha.
in many waysAnekapariyāyena forhi to youvo, mendicantsbhikkhave, dependent·originatedpaṭiccasamuppannaṁ apart·knowingviññāṇaṁ has been toldvuttaṁ by memayā, apart fromaññatra a causepaccayā there is notnatthi apart·knowingviññāṇassa coming to besambhavo”ti.
thenAtha andca but thispanāyaṁ Sātisāti mendicantbhikkhu son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputto by himselfattanā wrong·graspduggahitena meamhe and justceva misrepresentsabbhācikkhati, self + andattānañca harmskhaṇati, much + andbahuñca not·meritapuññaṁ brims withpasavati.
that + indeedTañhi for himtassa foolish·manmoghapurisassa will bebhavissati long·timedīgharattaṁ for harmahitāya for sufferingdukkhāya.

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