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Majjhima Nikāya 47

Vīmaṁsakasutta

The Inquirer · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monastery.ārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
“Mendicants!”“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Venerable sir,”“Bhadante”ti theyte mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato replied.paccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said this:etadavoca:

by an inquirer“vīmaṁsakena, mendicantsbhikkhave, by a mendicantbhikkhunā of anotherparassa the state of mindcetopariyāyaṁ not knowingajānantena in the Realized Onetathāgate scrutinysamannesanā should be madekātabbā a fully awakened Buddha‘sammāsambuddho orvā notno orvā’ thusiti in order to understandviññāṇāyā”ti.

rooted in the Buddha“Bhagavaṁmūlakā ourno, sirbhante, teachingsdhammā, guided by the Buddhabhagavaṁnettikā with the Buddha as refugebhagavaṁpaṭisaraṇā; goodsādhu indeedvata, sirbhante, the Buddha himselfbhagavantaṁyeva may it appearpaṭibhātu of thisetassa spokenbhāsitassa meaningattho; of the Buddhabhagavato having heardsutvā mendicantsbhikkhū will rememberdhāressantī”ti.
well then“Tena thenhi, mendicantsbhikkhave, listensuṇātha, wellsādhukaṁ in the mindmanasi applykarotha, I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Buddhabhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the BuddhaBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

by an inquirer“Vīmaṁsakena, mendicantsbhikkhave, by a mendicantbhikkhunā another'sparassa comprehension of mindcetopariyāyaṁ not knowingajānantena in twodvīsu thingsdhammesu the Realized Onetathāgato should be scrutinizedsamannesitabbo cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyesu thingsdhammesu:
those which‘ye corruptsaṅkiliṭṭhā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti orvā theyte in the Realized Onetathāgatassa notno or?vā’ti?
him thisTamenaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knowsjānāti:
those which‘ye corruptsaṅkiliṭṭhā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, notna theyte in the Realized Onetathāgatassa are foundsaṁvijjantī’ti.

whenYato himnaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
'which‘ye defiledsaṅkiliṭṭhā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā dhammas,dhammā, notna thosete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa are found,quotation markersaṁvijjantī’ti, thentato himnaṁ furtheruttariṁ scrutinizes:samannesati:
'which‘ye mixedvītimissā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā dhammas,dhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti orvā thosete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa notno or?'vā’ti?
himTamenaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
'which‘ye mixedvītimissā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā dhammas,dhammā, notna thosete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa are found,quotation markersaṁvijjantī’ti.

whenYato himnaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
‘which‘ye mixedvītimissā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, notna thosete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa are found’ti,saṁvijjantī’ti, thentato himnaṁ furtheruttariṁ scrutinizes:samannesati:
‘which‘ye cleanvodātā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti orvā thosete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa notno or’ti?vā’ti?
Him thenTamenaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
‘which‘ye cleanvodātā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti thosete in the Realized One’ti.tathāgatassā’ti.

whenYato himnaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
which‘ye brightvodātā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā dhammas,dhammā, are presentsaṁvijjanti thosete in the Tathāgata'tathāgatassā’ti, thentato himnaṁ furtheruttariṁ scrutinizes:samannesati:
for a long time‘dīgharattaṁ attainedsamāpanno this venerableayamāyasmā thisimaṁ skillfulkusalaṁ state,dhammaṁ, orudāhu just recently'?ittarasamāpanno’ti?
himTamenaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
for a long time‘dīgharattaṁ attainedsamāpanno this venerableayamāyasmā thisimaṁ skillfulkusalaṁ state,dhammaṁ, not this venerablenāyamāyasmā just recently'.ittarasamāpanno’ti.

whenYato himnaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
for a long time‘dīgharattaṁ entered uponsamāpanno this venerable oneayamāyasmā thisimaṁ wholesomekusalaṁ dhamma,dhammaṁ, this venerable one is notnāyamāyasmā one who entered upon brieflyittarasamāpanno’ti, thentato himnaṁ furtheruttariṁ scrutinizes:samannesati:
one who has achieved renown‘ñattajjhāpanno this venerable oneayamāyasmā mendicantbhikkhu who has achieved fameyasappatto, for one in whom they are foundsaṁvijjantassa certainidhekacce dangersādīnavā’ti?
notNa so long,tāva, mendicants,bhikkhave, for a mendicantbhikkhuno certainidhekacce dangersādīnavā are foundsaṁvijjanti as long asyāva notna one who has achieved renownñattajjhāpanno ishoti who has achieved fame.yasappatto.
whenYato andca indeed,kho, mendicants,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu one who has achieved renownñattajjhāpanno ishoti who has achieved fame,yasappatto, then for himathassa certainidhekacce dangersādīnavā are found.saṁvijjanti.
himTamenaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ knows:jānāti:
one who has achieved renown‘ñattajjhāpanno this venerable oneayamāyasmā mendicantbhikkhu who has achieved fame,yasappatto, for him are notnāssa certainidhekacce dangersādīnavā are found.saṁvijjantī’ti.

whenYato himnaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ he knowsjānāti:
has fallen into misconduct‘ñattajjhāpanno this venerableayamāyasmā monkbhikkhu attained fameyasappatto, for himnāssa here anyidhekacce dangersādīnavā are foundsaṁvijjantī’ti, thentato himnaṁ furtheruttariṁ he scrutinizessamannesati:
securely stilled‘abhayūparato this venerableayamāyasmā, not this venerablenāyamāyasmā insecurely stilledbhayūparato;
because free of greedvītarāgattā sensual pleasureskāme notna they indulge insevati because of endingkhayā of greedrāgassā’ti?
him thatTamenaṁ scrutinizingsamannesamāno thusevaṁ he knowsjānāti:
securely stilled‘abhayūparato this venerableayamāyasmā, not this venerablenāyamāyasmā insecurely stilledbhayūparato;
because free of greedvītarāgattā sensual pleasureskāme notna they indulge insevati because of endingkhayā of greedrāgassā’ti.

if thatTañce, monksbhikkhave, that mendicantbhikkhuṁ otherspare thusevaṁ should askpuccheyyuṁ:
what‘ke but the venerable'spanāyasmato reasonsākārā, whatke evidenceanvayā, because of which the venerableyenāyasmā thusevaṁ you sayvadesi—
securely stilledabhayūparato this venerableayamāyasmā, not this venerablenāyamāyasmā insecurely stilledbhayūparato;
because of being free of greedvītarāgattā sensual pleasureskāme notna he indulges insevati because of the endingkhayā of greedrāgassā’ti.
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramāno, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu thusevaṁ should answerbyākareyya:
because‘tathā indeedhi butpana this venerableayamāyasmā in a communitysaṅghe orvā stayingviharanto aloneeko orvā stayingviharanto, whoye andca theretattha are in a good statesugatā whoye andca theretattha are in a sorry stateduggatā, whoye andca theretattha instruct a groupgaṇamanusāsanti, whoye andca some hereidhekacce among pleasures of the fleshāmisesu are seensandissanti, whoye andca some hereidhekacce by pleasures of the fleshāmisena are unsulliedanupalittā, not this venerablenāyamāyasmā themtaṁ for thattena he looks down onavajānāti.
in the presenceSammukhā indeedkho butpana thismetaṁ of the Blessed Onebhagavato heardsutaṁ in the presencesammukhā learnedpaṭiggahitaṁ—
I am securely stilledabhayūparatohamasmi, not I amnāhamasmi insecurely stilledbhayūparato, because of being free of greedvītarāgattā sensual pleasureskāme notna I indulge insevāmi because of the endingkhayā of greedrāgassā’ti.

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