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Majjhima Nikāya 38

Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasutta

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

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thatTaṁ teachingdhammaṁ hearssuṇāti a householdergahapati orvā a householder's childgahapatiputto orvā in someaññatarasmiṁ orvā familykule rebornpaccājāto.
theySo thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ having heardsutvā in the Realized Onetathāgate faithsaddhaṁ gainspaṭilabhati.
theySo with thattena gain of faithsaddhāpaṭilābhena endowedsamannāgato thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
cramped‘sambādho life at homegharāvāso dirtyrajāpatho, wide openabbhokāso life gone forthpabbajjā.
this is notNayidaṁ easysukaraṁ while living at homeagāraṁ living at homeajjhāvasatā utterly fullekantaparipuṇṇaṁ utterly pureekantaparisuddhaṁ like a polished shellsaṅkhalikhitaṁ spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ to leadcarituṁ.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā, ocher robeskāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā, from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ should go forthpabbajeyyan’”ti.
theySo after some timeaparena timesamayena smallappaṁ orvā fortunebhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya, largemahantaṁ orvā fortunebhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya, smallappaṁ orvā family circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya, largemahantaṁ orvā family circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya, hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā, ocher robeskāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā, from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ goes forthpabbajati.

heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno of monksbhikkhūnaṁ undertaken the training and livelihoodsikkhāsājīvasamāpanno killing living creaturespāṇātipātaṁ having given uppahāya from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti, having laid down the rodnihitadaṇḍo having laid down the swordnihitasattho scrupulouslajjī kinddayāpanno full of sympathy for all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī dwellsviharati.
taking what is not givenAdinnādānaṁ having given uppahāya from taking what is not givenadinnādānā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti, accepting what is givendinnādāyī expecting only what is givendinnapāṭikaṅkhī not by thievingathenena cleansucibhūtena by oneselfattanā dwellsviharati.
unchastityAbrahmacariyaṁ having given uppahāya chastebrahmacārī ishoti, set apartārācārī refrainingvirato from sexmethunā the vulgar actgāmadhammā.
lyingMusāvādaṁ having given uppahāya from lyingmusāvādā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti, speaking the truthsaccavādī sticking to the truthsaccasandho honesttheto dependablepaccayiko not trickingavisaṁvādako of the worldlokassa.
backbitingPisuṇaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya from backbiting speechpisuṇāya speechvācāya refrainingpaṭivirato is—from herehoti—ito having heardsutvā notna thereamutra a reporterakkhātā of theseimesaṁ for dividingbhedāya, thereamutra orvā having heardsutvā notna of theseimesaṁ a reporterakkhātā of thoseamūsaṁ for dividingbhedāya. thusIti of those who are dividedbhinnānaṁ orvā a reconcilersandhātā, of those who are unitedsahitānaṁ orvā a supporteranuppadātā delighting in harmonysamaggārāmo loving harmonysamaggarato rejoicing in harmonysamagganandī, promoting harmonysamaggakaraṇiṁ speechvācaṁ a speakerbhāsitā ishoti.

harshPharusaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya from harshpharusāya speechvācāya refrainingpaṭivirato he is; that whichhoti—yā thatsā speechvācā mellownelā pleasing to the earkaṇṇasukhā endearingpemanīyā going to the hearthadayaṅgamā politeporī likable to the peoplebahujanakantā agreeable to the peoplebahujanamanāpā suchtathārūpiṁ speechvācaṁ they speakbhāsitā ishoti.
talking nonsenseSamphappalāpaṁ having given uppahāya from talking nonsensesamphappalāpā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti, timely speakerkālavādī truthful speakerbhūtavādī meaningful speakeratthavādī dhamma speakerdhammavādī discipline speakervinayavādī, valuablenidhānavatiṁ speechvācaṁ they speakbhāsitā at the right timekālena, reasonablesāpadesaṁ succinctpariyantavatiṁ beneficialatthasaṁhitaṁ.
heSo from injuring plants and seedsbījagāmabhūtagāmasamārambhā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
eating in one part of the dayekabhattiko ishoti abstaining at nightrattūparato, abstainingvirato from food at the wrong timevikālabhojanā.
from seeing shows of dancing singing musicNaccagītavāditavisūkadassanā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from attiring and adorning with garlands fragrance and makeupmālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from high and luxurious bedsuccāsayanamahāsayanā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving gold and currencyjātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving raw grainsāmakadhaññapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving raw meatāmakamaṁsapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving women and girlsitthikumārikapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving male and female bondservantsdāsidāsapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving goats and sheepajeḷakapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving chickens and pigskukkuṭasūkarapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving elephants cows horses and mareshatthigavāssavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from receiving fields and landkhettavatthupaṭiggahaṇā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from running errands and messagesdūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from buying and sellingkayavikkayā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from falsifying weights metals or measurestulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from bribery fraud cheating and duplicityukkoṭanavañcananikatisāciyogā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti,
from mutilation murder abduction banditry plunder and violencechedanavadhabandhanaviparāmosaālopasahasākārā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti.

heSo contentsantuṭṭho ishoti with robes for looking after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robescīvarena with almsfood for looking after the stomachkucchiparihārikena with almsfood.piṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva goespakkamati taking only these thingssamādāyeva sets out.pakkamati.
just asSeyyathāpi indeednāma wingedpakkhī birdsakuṇo whereveryena whereveryeneva fliesḍeti wings as its only burdensapattabhārova flies;ḍeti;
in the same wayevameva a mendicantbhikkhu contentsantuṭṭho ishoti with robes for looking after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robes,cīvarena, with almsfood for looking after the stomachkucchiparihārikena with almsfood.piṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva goespakkamati taking only these thingssamādāyeva sets out.pakkamati.
heSo with thisiminā nobleariyena with the spectrum of ethicssīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato internallyajjhattaṁ blameless happinessanavajjasukhaṁ experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

heSo with the eyecakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā notna one who grasps the signnimittaggāhī ishoti nor one who grasps the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī.
for whatever reasonYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would flow in uponanvāssaveyyuṁ for himtassa for restraintsaṁvarāya he practicespaṭipajjati, he protectsrakkhati the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ, in the faculty of sightcakkhundriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ he achievesāpajjati.
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 having knownviññāya notna one who grasps the signnimittaggāhī ishoti nor one who grasps the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī.
for whatever reasonYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would flow in uponanvāssaveyyuṁ for himtassa for restraintsaṁvarāya he practicespaṭipajjati, he protectsrakkhati the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ in the faculty of mindmanindriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ he achievesāpajjati.
heSo with thisiminā nobleariyena sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato internallyajjhattaṁ unsullied blissabyāsekasukhaṁ he experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

heSo when going outabhikkante when coming backpaṭikkante acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when looking aheadālokite when looking asidevilokite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when bendingsamiñjite when extendingpasārite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robessaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when eatingasite when drinkingpīte when chewingkhāyite when tastingsāyite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when urinating and defecatinguccārapassāvakamme acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when walkinggate when standingṭhite when sittingnisinne when sleepingsutte when wakingjāgarite when speakingbhāsite when keeping silenttuṇhībhāve acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti.

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