The Shorter Discourse at Assapura · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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sinceYasmā andca indeedkho Iahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, matted-hair ascetic·even·evenjaṭilakampi here someoneidhekaccaṁ I seepassāmi covetousabhijjhāluṁ malevolent·mindbyāpannacittaṁ angrykodhanaṁ hostileupanāhiṁ disparagingmakkhiṁ domineeringpalāsiṁ enviousissukiṁ stingymacchariṁ deceitfulsaṭhaṁ fraudulentmāyāviṁ of evil wishespāpicchaṁ of wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhiṁ, thereforetasmā notna of a matted-hair asceticjaṭilakassa matted hair·wearing·merelyjaṭādhāraṇamattena ascetic statussāmaññaṁ I sayvadāmi.
and howKathañca,
monksbhikkhave,
a monkbhikkhu
ascetic·proper·practicesamaṇasāmīcippaṭipadaṁ
towards·gonepaṭipanno
ishoti?
whicheverYassa
anykassaci,
monksbhikkhave,
for a monkbhikkhuno
towards·covetousabhijjhālussa
towards·covetousnessabhijjhā
forth·abandonedpahīnā
ishoti,
malevolent·mindbyāpannacittassa
apart·ill-willbyāpādo
forth·abandonedpahīno
ishoti,
irritablekodhanassa
irritabilitykodho
forth·abandonedpahīno
ishoti,
acrimoniousupanāhissa
acrimonyupanāho
forth·abandonedpahīno
ishoti,
disdainfulmakkhissa
disdainmakkho
forth·abandonedpahīno
ishoti,
contemptuouspaḷāsissa
contemptpaḷāso
forth·abandonedpahīno
ishoti,
jealousissukissa
jealousyissā
forth·abandonedpahīnā
ishoti,
stingymaccharissa
stinginessmacchariyaṁ
forth·abandonedpahīnaṁ
ishoti,
devioussaṭhassa
deviousnesssāṭheyyaṁ
forth·abandonedpahīnaṁ
ishoti,
deceitfulmāyāvissa
deceitmāyā
forth·abandonedpahīnā
ishoti,
with corrupt wishespāpicchassa
corruptpāpikā
wishicchā
forth·abandonedpahīnā
ishoti,
with wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikassa
wrong·viewmicchādiṭṭhi
forth·abandonedpahīnā
ishoti—
theseimesaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
ascetic·stainssamaṇamalānaṁ
ascetic·defectssamaṇadosānaṁ
ascetic·dregssamaṇakasaṭānaṁ
leading to lossāpāyikānaṁ
groundsṭhānānaṁ
bad-destination·to-be-experiencedduggativedaniyānaṁ
due to giving uppahānā
the practice proper for an ascetic‘samaṇasāmīcippaṭipadaṁ
practicingpaṭipanno’ti
I sayvadāmi.
heSo
allsabbehi
theseimehi
badpāpakehi
unskillfulakusalehi
qualitiesdhammehi
themselves purifiedvisuddhamattānaṁ
they seesamanupassati
(…).(…).
to himTassa
allsabbehi
theseimehi
badpāpakehi
unskillfulakusalehi
qualitiesdhammehi
themselves purifiedvisuddhamattānaṁ
seeingsamanupassato
(…)(…)
joypāmojjaṁ
springs up,jāyati,
being joyfulpamuditassa
rapturepīti
springs up,jāyati,
mind full of rapturepītimanassa
bodykāyo
becomes tranquil,passambhati,
body tranquilpassaddhakāyo
blisssukhaṁ
they feel,vedeti,
blissfulsukhino
mindcittaṁ
becomes immersed in samādhi.samādhiyati.
heSo loving-kindness·accompaniedmettāsahagatena with heartcetasā oneekaṁ directiondisaṁ having pervadedpharitvā they dwellviharati, likewisetathā seconddutiyaṁ, likewisetathā thirdtatiyaṁ, likewisetathā fourthcatutthaṁ. thusIti above·belowuddhamadho acrosstiriyaṁ everywheresabbadhi with the sense of oneness in allsabbattatāya the wholesabbāvantaṁ worldlokaṁ loving-kindness·accompaniedmettāsahagatena with heartcetasā abundantvipulena expansivemahaggatena limitlessappamāṇena free of enmityaverena free of ill willabyābajjhena having pervadedpharitvā they dwellviharati.
compassion·accompanied byKaruṇāsahagatena
with a heartcetasā
……pe…
rejoicing·accompanied bymuditāsahagatena
with a heartcetasā
……pe…
equanimity·accompanied byupekkhāsahagatena
with a heartcetasā
oneekaṁ
directiondisaṁ
having spreadpharitvā
they meditateviharati,
sotathā
to the seconddutiyaṁ,
sotathā
to the thirdtatiyaṁ,
sotathā
to the fourthcatutthaṁ.
thusIti
above·belowuddhamadho
acrosstiriyaṁ
everywheresabbadhi
with all as oneselfsabbattatāya
the wholesabbāvantaṁ
worldlokaṁ
equanimity·accompanied byupekkhāsahagatena
with a heartcetasā
abundantvipulena
expansivemahaggatena
limitlessappamāṇena
free of enmityaverena
free of ill willabyābajjhena
having spreadpharitvā
they meditateviharati.
just as·evenSeyyathāpi,
O monksbhikkhave,
a lotus pondpokkharaṇī
with clear wateracchodakā
with sweet watersātodakā
with cool watersītodakā
cleansetakā
with smooth bankssupatitthā
delightfulramaṇīyā.
from the eastPuratthimāya
if·evencepi
directiondisāya
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya
oppressed by heatghammābhitatto
heat·overcomeghammapareto
wearykilanto
thirstytasito
parchedpipāsito.
heSo
thattaṁ
lotus pondpokkharaṇiṁ
having arrived atāgamma
having removedvineyya
water·thirstudakapipāsaṁ
having removedvineyya
heat·burningghammapariḷāhaṁ
…pe……pe…
from the westpacchimāya
if·evencepi
directiondisāya
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya
…pe……pe…
from the northuttarāya
if·evencepi
directiondisāya
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya
…pe……pe…
from the southdakkhiṇāya
if·evencepi
directiondisāya
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya.
from whereverYato
from anywherekuto
if·evencepi
himnaṁ
a personpuriso
would comeāgaccheyya
oppressed by heatghammābhitatto
heat·overcomeghammapareto,
wearykilanto
thirstytasito
parchedpipāsito.
heSo
thattaṁ
lotus pondpokkharaṇiṁ
having arrived atāgamma
having removedvineyya
water·thirstudakapipāsaṁ,
having removedvineyya
heat·burningghammapariḷāhaṁ.
thus·justEvameva
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
aristocrat·familykhattiyakulā
if·evencepi
from the homeagārasmā
not·householderanagāriyaṁ
gone forthpabbajito
ishoti,
heso
andca
Realized One·proclaim·past participletathāgatappaveditaṁ
teaching·trainingdhammavinayaṁ
having arrived atāgamma,
in this wayevaṁ
lovemettaṁ
compassionkaruṇaṁ
rejoicingmuditaṁ
equanimityupekkhaṁ
having developedbhāvetvā
findslabhati
innerajjhattaṁ
peacevūpasamaṁ.
innerAjjhattaṁ
from peacevūpasamā
the way proper for an ascetic‘samaṇasāmīcippaṭipadaṁ
practicing, I saypaṭipanno’ti
I sayvadāmi.
brahmin·familyBrāhmaṇakulā
if·evencepi
……pe…
peasant·familyvessakulā
if·evencepi
……pe…
menial·familysuddakulā
if·evencepi
……pe…
from whateveryasmā
whateverkasmā
if·evencepi
from a familykulā
from the homeagārasmā
not·householderanagāriyaṁ
gone forthpabbajito
ishoti,
heso
andca
Realized One·proclaim·past participletathāgatappaveditaṁ
teaching·trainingdhammavinayaṁ
having arrived atāgamma,
in this wayevaṁ
lovemettaṁ
compassionkaruṇaṁ
rejoicingmuditaṁ
equanimityupekkhaṁ
having developedbhāvetvā
findslabhati
innerajjhattaṁ
peacevūpasamaṁ.
innerAjjhattaṁ
from peacevūpasamā
the way proper for an ascetic‘samaṇasāmīcippaṭipadaṁ
practicing, I saypaṭipanno’ti
I sayvadāmi.
aristocrat·familyKhattiyakulā
even ifcepi
from homeagārasmā
not·homeanagāriyaṁ
gone forthpabbajito
ishoti.
heSo
andca
of defilementsāsavānaṁ
from endingkhayā
not·defilementanāsavaṁ
heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ
wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ
in this very lifediṭṭheva
in dhammadhamme
themselvessayaṁ
by insightabhiññā
having realizedsacchikatvā
near·together·attainupasampajja
apart·liveviharati.
of defilementsĀsavānaṁ
from endingkhayā
an asceticsamaṇo
ishoti.
brahmin·familyBrāhmaṇakulā
even ifcepi
…pe……pe…
peasant·familyvessakulā
even ifcepi
……
worker·familysuddakulā
even ifcepi
……
from whicheveryasmā
from whicheverkasmā
even ifcepi
from familykulā
from homeagārasmā
not·homeanagāriyaṁ
gone forthpabbajito
ishoti,
heso
andca
of defilementsāsavānaṁ
from endingkhayā
not·defilementanāsavaṁ
heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ
wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ
in this very lifediṭṭheva
in dhammadhamme
themselvessayaṁ
by insightabhiññā
having realizedsacchikatvā
near·together·attainupasampajja
apart·liveviharati.
of defilementsĀsavānaṁ
from endingkhayā
an asceticsamaṇo
ishotī”ti.
this·sayIdamavoca
the Buddhabhagavā.
self·mindAttamanā
thosete
mendicantsbhikkhū
of the Buddhabhagavato
speechbhāsitaṁ
toward·rejoiceabhinandunti.
shorter·Assapura·discourseCūḷaassapurasuttaṁ
finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
tenthdasamaṁ.
great·Yamaka·chapterMahāyamakavaggo
finishedniṭṭhito
fourthcatuttho.
its·summaryTassuddānaṁ
brick hall groveGiñjakasālavanaṁ
around·carrypariharituṁ,
of the wisePaññavato
againpuna
Saccaka·refutationsaccakanisedho;
face·complexion·brightening·state·almsfoodMukhavaṇṇapasīdanatāpindo,
Kevaṭṭa·Assapura·matted-hair asceticKevaṭṭaassapurajaṭilena.
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