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Majjhima Nikāya 38

Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasutta

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

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heSo with thisiminā andca nobleariyena with the aggregate of ethicssīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato, with thisimāya andca nobleariyāya with contentmentsantuṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca nobleariyena with sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca nobleariyena with mindfulness and situational awarenesssatisampajaññena endowedsamannāgato,
secludedvivittaṁ lodgingsenāsanaṁ frequent + wildernessbhajati—araññaṁ tree·rootrukkhamūlaṁ a hillpabbataṁ a ravinekandaraṁ mountain·cavegiriguhaṁ a charnel groundsusānaṁ forest·wildvanapatthaṁ the open airabbhokāsaṁ straw·heappalālapuñjaṁ.

heSo after·mealpacchābhattaṁ almsround·returnedpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto down·sitnisīdati cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ toward·foldābhujitvā, straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ forth·down·placepaṇidhāya, around·frontparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ having broughtupaṭṭhapetvā.
heSo covetousnessabhijjhaṁ in the worldloke forth·abandonpahāya with a heart rid of covetousnessvigatābhijjhena with a heartcetasā apart·dwellviharati, of covetousnessabhijjhāya the mindcittaṁ around·purifyparisodheti;
ill will·malevolencebyāpādapadosaṁ forth·abandonpahāya not·ill-willed·mindabyāpannacitto apart·dwellviharati, full of sympathy for all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī, ill will·malevolencebyāpādapadosā the mindcittaṁ around·purifyparisodheti;
dullness·drowsinessthinamiddhaṁ forth·abandonpahāya gone·dullness·drowsinessvigatathinamiddho apart·dwellviharati light·perceivingālokasaññī, mindfulsato together·knowingsampajāno, dullness·drowsinessthinamiddhā the mindcittaṁ around·purifyparisodheti;
restlessness·remorseuddhaccakukkuccaṁ forth·abandonpahāya not·restlessanuddhato apart·dwellviharati internallyajjhattaṁ settled·mindvūpasantacitto, restlessness·remorseuddhaccakukkuccā the mindcittaṁ around·purifyparisodheti;
doubtvicikicchaṁ forth·abandonpahāya crossed·doubttiṇṇavicikiccho apart·dwellviharati not·undecidedakathaṅkathī about skillful qualitieskusalesu about skillful qualitiesdhammesu, of doubtvicikicchāya the mindcittaṁ around·purifyparisodheti.

heSo theseime fivepañca hindrancesnīvaraṇe forth·abandonpahāya of the heartcetaso corruptionsupakkilese of wisdompaññāya that weakendubbalīkaraṇe,
seclude + quitevivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillful qualitiesakusalehi from qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they remainviharati.
furthermorePuna andcaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu of placing the mind and keeping it connectedvitakkavicārānaṁ stilledvūpasamā internallyajjhattaṁ serenitysampasādanaṁ of the heartcetaso unificationekodibhāvaṁ without placing the mindavitakkaṁ without keeping it connectedavicāraṁ born of concentrationsamādhijaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……pe…
thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……pe…
fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they remainviharati.

theySo with the eyecakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā in a pleasant formpiyarūpe in a formrūpe notna is attachedsārajjati, in an unpleasant formappiyarūpe in a formrūpe notna is aversebyāpajjati, with mindfulness of the body establishedupaṭṭhitakāyasati andca dwellsviharati with a limitless heartappamāṇacetaso.
and thatTañca freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ as it truly isyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti where for themyatthassa thosete badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā without remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti.
theySo thusevaṁ having given up favoring and opposinganurodhavirodhavippahīno whateveryaṁ anykiñci feelingvedanaṁ feelsvedeti, pleasantsukhaṁ orvā unpleasantdukkhaṁ orvā neutraladukkhamasukhaṁ orvā, theyso thattaṁ feelingvedanaṁ do not approvenābhinandati do not welcomenābhivadati not clingingnājjhosāya they remaintiṭṭhati.
for themTassa thattaṁ feelingvedanaṁ not approvinganabhinandato not welcominganabhivadato not clinginganajjhosāya remainingtiṭṭhato whateveryā in feelingsvedanāsu relishingnandī thatsā ceasesnirujjhati.
for themTassa from the cessation of relishingnandīnirodhā cessation of graspingupādānanirodho, from the cessation of graspingupādānanirodhā cessation of continued existencebhavanirodho, from the cessation of continued existencebhavanirodhā cessation of rebirthjātinirodho, from the cessation of rebirthjātinirodhā old age and deathjarāmaraṇaṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā ceasenirujjhanti.
thus for themEvametassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa cessationnirodho ishoti.

with the earSotena a soundsaddaṁ having heardsutvā ……pe…
with the noseghānena an odorgandhaṁ having smelledghāyitvā ……pe…
with the tonguejivhāya a flavorrasaṁ having tastedsāyitvā ……pe…
with the bodykāyena a touchphoṭṭhabbaṁ having feltphusitvā ……pe…
with the mindmanasā an ideadhammaṁ dis-·knowviññāya pleasant·formpiyarūpe ideadhamme notna they desiresārajjati, unpleasant·formappiyarūpe ideadhamme notna they dislikebyāpajjati, established·body·mindfulnessupaṭṭhitakāyasati andca dis-·liveviharati with a limitless heartappamāṇacetaso,
that + andtañca heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ as·trulyyathābhūtaṁ forth·knowpajānāti where + for themyatthassa thosete badpāpakā un-·skillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā without remainderaparisesā they ceasenirujjhanti.
heSo thusevaṁ having given up favoring and opposinganurodhavirodhavippahīno whateveryaṁ anykiñci feelingvedanaṁ they experiencevedeti, pleasantsukhaṁ orvā painfuldukkhaṁ orvā un- + painful·un-·pleasantadukkhamasukhaṁ orvā, heso thattaṁ feelingvedanaṁ not·approvenābhinandati not·welcomenābhivadati not·clingingnājjhosāya he standstiṭṭhati.
for himTassa thattaṁ feelingvedanaṁ not·approveanabhinandato not·welcomeanabhivadato not·clinginganajjhosāya standingtiṭṭhato thatyā in feelingsvedanāsu relishingnandī thatsā ceasesnirujjhati.
for himTassa relish·cessationnandīnirodhā cessation of graspingupādānanirodho, grasping·cessationupādānanirodhā cessation of continued existencebhavanirodho, existence·cessationbhavanirodhā cessation of rebirthjātinirodho, rebirth·cessationjātinirodhā old age·deathjarāmaraṇaṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā they ceasenirujjhanti.
thus + of thisEvametassa entirekevalassa suffering·massdukkhakkhandhassa cessationnirodho ishoti.

thisImaṁ indeedkho by meme youtumhe, mendicantsbhikkhave, in briefsaṅkhittena craving·ending·freedomtaṇhāsaṅkhayavimuttiṁ should memorizedhāretha, Sātisātiṁ butpana mendicantbhikkhuṁ fisherman·sonkevaṭṭaputtaṁ caught in a vast net of craving, a tangle of cravingmahātaṇhājālataṇhāsaṅghāṭappaṭimukkan”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Buddhabhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandunti.
great·craving·ending·discourseMahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ eighthaṭṭhamaṁ.

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