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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 Kevaṭṭaputtakevaṭṭaputtaṁ 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 having repliedpaṭissutvā whereyena Sātisāti monkbhikkhu Kevaṭṭaputtakevaṭṭaputto there he approached;tenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Sātisātiṁ monkbhikkhuṁ Kevaṭṭaputtakevaṭṭaputtaṁ 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 having repliedpaṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā there he approached;tenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat down.nisīdi. To one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnaṁ indeedkho Sātisātiṁ monkbhikkhuṁ Kevaṭṭaputtakevaṭṭaputtaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā this he said:etadavoca:
“Is it true“saccaṁ reallykira your,te, Sāti,sāti, suchevarūpaṁ harmfulpāpakaṁ misconceptiondiṭṭhigataṁ arisen:uppannaṁ:
‘As I‘tathāhaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the teachingdhammaṁ taughtdesitaṁ I understandājānāmi 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 I understandājānāmi 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 of good and 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, in many waysanekapariyāyena dependently originatedpaṭiccasamuppannaṁ 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, and yourselfattānañca harmkhaṇasi, and muchbahuñca wickednessapuññaṁ brim withpasavasi.
thisTañhi for youte, futile manmoghapurisa, will bebhavissati for a long timedīgharattaṁ 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 do you understandājānātha as thisyathāyaṁ Sātisāti mendicantbhikkhu son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputto by himselfattanā by wrong graspduggahitena meamhe and justceva misrepresentsabbhācikkhati, and himselfattānañca harmskhaṇati, and muchbahuñca wickednessapuññaṁ brims withpasavatī”ti?
No“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante.
in many waysAnekapariyāyena forhi to usno, sirbhante, dependently originatedpaṭiccasamuppannaṁ consciousnessviññāṇaṁ has been toldvuttaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā, apart fromaññatra a causepaccayā there is notnatthi of consciousnessviññāṇassa 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, dependently originatedpaṭiccasamuppannaṁ consciousnessviññāṇaṁ has been toldvuttaṁ by memayā, apart fromaññatra a causepaccayā there is notnatthi of consciousnessviññāṇassa coming to besambhavo”ti.
thenAtha andca but thispanāyaṁ Sātisāti mendicantbhikkhu son of a fishermankevaṭṭaputto by himselfattanā by wrong graspduggahitena meamhe and justceva misrepresentsabbhācikkhati, and himselfattānañca harmskhaṇati, and muchbahuñca wickednessapuññaṁ brims withpasavati.
that indeedTañhi for himtassa for that foolish manmoghapurisassa will bebhavissati for a long timedīgharattaṁ for harmahitāya for sufferingdukkhāya.

whatever“Yaṁ whatever indeedyadeva, o monksbhikkhave, conditionpaccayaṁ dependent onpaṭicca arisesuppajjati consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, by thattena by that very sameteneva as consciousnessviññāṇantveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati.
and the eyeCakkhuñca dependent onpaṭicca sightsrūpe andca arisesuppajjati consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, as eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇantveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;
and the earsotañca dependent onpaṭicca soundssadde andca arisesuppajjati consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, as ear-consciousnesssotaviññāṇantveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;
and the noseghānañca dependent onpaṭicca smellsgandhe andca arisesuppajjati consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, as nose-consciousnessghānaviññāṇantveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;
and the tonguejivhañca dependent onpaṭicca tastesrase andca arisesuppajjati consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, as tongue-consciousnessjivhāviññāṇantveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;
and the bodykāyañca dependent onpaṭicca touchesphoṭṭhabbe andca arisesuppajjati consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, as body-consciousnesskāyaviññāṇantveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;
and the mindmanañca dependent onpaṭicca ideasdhamme andca arisesuppajjati consciousnessviññāṇaṁ, as mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇantveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati.
just asSeyyathāpi, o monksbhikkhave, whateveryaṁ whatever indeedyadeva conditionpaccayaṁ dependent onpaṭicca fireaggi it burnsjalati by thattena by that very sameteneva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati.
and logsKaṭṭhañca dependent onpaṭicca fireaggi it burnsjalati, as a log-firekaṭṭhaggitveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;
and twigssakalikañca dependent onpaṭicca fireaggi it burnsjalati, as a twig-firesakalikaggitveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;
and grasstiṇañca dependent onpaṭicca fireaggi it burnsjalati, as a grass-firetiṇaggitveva reckonedsaṅkhyaṁ it goesgacchati;

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