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Majjhima Nikāya 47

Vīmaṁsakasutta

The Inquirer · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thereTatra, monksbhikkhave, the Realized One himselftathāgatova furtheruttariṁ should be askedpaṭipucchitabbo:
which‘ye corruptsaṅkiliṭṭhā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti orvā thesete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa notno or not?'vā’ti?
answeringByākaramāno, monksbhikkhave, the Realized Onetathāgato thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyya:
which‘ye corruptsaṅkiliṭṭhā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, notna thesete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa are found'saṁvijjantī’ti.

what‘Ye mixedvītimissā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti orvā theyte in the Realized Onetathāgatassa notno or not?vā’ti?
answeringByākaramāno, monksbhikkhave, the Realized Onetathāgato thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyya:
what‘ye mixedvītimissā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, notna theyte in the Realized Onetathāgatassa are foundsaṁvijjantī’ti.

'which‘Ye cleanvodātā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti orvā thosete in the Realized Onetathāgatassa notno or not?'vā’ti?
answeringByākaramāno, monksbhikkhave, the Realized Onetathāgato thusevaṁ would answerbyākareyya:
'which‘ye cleanvodātā cognizable by eye and earcakkhusotaviññeyyā thingsdhammā, are foundsaṁvijjanti thosete in the Realized One;tathāgatassa;
thisetaṁ I am the path in thispathohamasmi, thisetaṁ the rangegocaro, notno andca by thattena made of that.'tammayo’ti.

thus + doctrineEvaṁvādiṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, teachersatthāraṁ ought toarahati a disciplesāvako to approachupasaṅkamituṁ for listening to the teachingdhammassavanāya.
to themTassa the teachersatthā the teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti higher + higheruttaruttariṁ better + betterpaṇītapaṇītaṁ dark·bright + counterpartkaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgaṁ.
asYathā asyathā indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of a monkbhikkhuno the teachersatthā the teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti higher + higheruttaruttariṁ better + betterpaṇītapaṇītaṁ dark·bright + counterpartkaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgaṁ sotathā sotathā heso in thattasmiṁ teachingdhamme having directly knownabhiññāya here a certainidhekaccaṁ principledhammaṁ among the teachingsdhammesu conclusionniṭṭhaṁ comes togacchati, in the teachersatthari has confidencepasīdati:
a fully awakened one‘sammāsambuddho the Blessed Onebhagavā, well·explainedsvākkhāto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the teachingdhammo, well·practicedsuppaṭipanno the Saṅghasaṅgho’ti.

that + ifTañce, monksbhikkhave, mendicantbhikkhuṁ otherspare thusevaṁ should askpuccheyyuṁ:
what‘ke but + the venerablepanāyasmato reasonsākārā, whatke evidenceanvayā, which + the venerableyenāyasmā thusevaṁ you sayvadesi—
fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho the Blessed Onebhagavā, well·explainedsvākkhāto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā the Dhammadhammo, well·practicingsuppaṭipanno the Saṅghasaṅgho’ti?
rightlySammā answeringbyākaramāno, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu thusevaṁ should answerbyākareyya:
here I‘idhāhaṁ, reverendsāvuso, whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā him + I approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ to listen to the Dhammadhammassavanāya.
to meTassa meme the Blessed Onebhagavā the Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti higher + higheruttaruttariṁ better + betterpaṇītapaṇītaṁ dark·bright + with counterpartkaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgaṁ.
asYathā asyathā to meme, reverendsāvuso, the Blessed Onebhagavā the Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti higher + higheruttaruttariṁ better + betterpaṇītapaṇītaṁ dark·bright + with counterpartkaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgaṁ sotathā so Itathāhaṁ in thattasmiṁ Dhammadhamme having directly knownabhiññāya here + a certainidhekaccaṁ principledhammaṁ among teachingsdhammesu conclusion + I cameniṭṭhamagamaṁ, in the Teachersatthari I had confidencepasīdiṁ—
fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho the Blessed Onebhagavā, well·explainedsvākkhāto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, the Dhammadhammo, well·practicingsuppaṭipanno the Saṅghasaṅgho’ti.

of whoeverYassa who·everkassaci, monksbhikkhave, in thisimehi in mannerākārehi in thisimehi in wordpadehi in thisimehi in phrasebyañjanehi thus·gonetathāgate faithsaddhā down·settledniviṭṭhā ishoti root·bornmūlajātā firm·stoodpatiṭṭhitā, thisayaṁ is saidvuccati, monksbhikkhave, manner·havingākāravatī faithsaddhā evidence·baseddassanamūlikā;
strongdaḷhā not·shiftedasaṁhāriyā by an asceticsamaṇena orvā by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā by a goddevena orvā by Māramārena orvā by a divinitybrahmunā orvā who·everkenaci orvā in the worldlokasmiṁ.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, thus·gonetathāgate dhamma·scrutinydhammasamannesanā there ishoti.
and thusEvañca thenpana thus·gonetathāgato dhamma·ness·well·scrutinizeddhammatāsusamanniṭṭho is·ishotī”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·mindAttamanā thosete monksbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ toward·approveabhinandunti.
inquirer·discourseVīmaṁsakasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seventhsattamaṁ.

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