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Majjhima Nikāya 48

Kosambiyasutta

The Mendicants of Kosambī · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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theseIme indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, sixcha warm-heartedsāraṇīyā qualitiesdhammā making fondnesspiyakaraṇā making respectgarukaraṇā for inclusionsaṅgahāya for non-quarrelingavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya conducesaṁvattanti.

of theseImesaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of sixchannaṁ of warm-heartedsāraṇīyānaṁ of qualitiesdhammānaṁ thisetaṁ chiefaggaṁ thisetaṁ holding togethersaṅgāhikaṁ thisetaṁ which is to say, that whichsaṅghāṭanikaṁ—yadidaṁ this viewyāyaṁ viewdiṭṭhi nobleariyā emancipatingniyyānikā deliversniyyāti of one who applies ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the ending of sufferingdukkhakkhayāya.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, of a bungalowkūṭāgārassa thisetaṁ chiefaggaṁ thisetaṁ holding togethersaṅgāhikaṁ thisetaṁ binding togethersaṅghāṭanikaṁ that isyadidaṁ roof-peakkūṭaṁ;
even soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of theseimesaṁ of sixchannaṁ of warm-heartedsāraṇīyānaṁ of qualitiesdhammānaṁ thisetaṁ chiefaggaṁ thisetaṁ holding togethersaṅgāhikaṁ thisetaṁ binding togethersaṅghāṭanikaṁ that isyadidaṁ this viewyāyaṁ viewdiṭṭhi nobleariyā emancipatingniyyānikā deliversniyyāti of one who applies ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the ending of sufferingdukkhakkhayāya.

and how,Kathañca, monks,bhikkhave, that whichyāyaṁ viewdiṭṭhi nobleariyā emancipatingniyyānikā leadsniyyāti one who practices ittakkarassa rightlysammā to the complete ending of suffering?dukkhakkhayāya?
here,Idha, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu gone to a wildernessaraññagato orvā gone to the root of a treerukkhamūlagato orvā gone to an empty hutsuññāgāragato orvā thusiti reflects:paṭisañcikkhati:
‘is there‘atthi nownu indeedkho of meme thattaṁ obsessionpariyuṭṭhānaṁ internallyajjhattaṁ not given up,appahīnaṁ, because of which Iyenāhaṁ by that obsessionpariyuṭṭhānena with mind overcomepariyuṭṭhitacitto as it really isyathābhūtaṁ might not knownappajāneyyaṁ notna might see’?passeyyan’ti?
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu overcome with sensual desirekāmarāgapariyuṭṭhito is,hoti, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu overcome with ill willbyāpādapariyuṭṭhito is,hoti, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu overcome with dullness and drowsinessthinamiddhapariyuṭṭhito is,hoti, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu overcome with restlessness and remorseuddhaccakukkuccapariyuṭṭhito is,hoti, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu overcome with doubtvicikicchāpariyuṭṭhito is,hoti, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu in speculation about this worldidhalokacintāya engagedpasuto is,hoti, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu in speculation about the next worldparalokacintāya engagedpasuto is,hoti, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.
if,Sace, monks,bhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu given to arguingbhaṇḍanajāto given to quarrelingkalahajāto entered into disputevivādāpanno each otheraññamaññaṁ with barbed wordsmukhasattīhi woundingvitudanto dwells,viharati, his mind is overcomepariyuṭṭhitacittova it is.hoti.

heSo thusevaṁ understands:pajānāti:
there is not‘natthi indeedkho for meme thattaṁ obsessionpariyuṭṭhānaṁ internallyajjhattaṁ not given upappahīnaṁ, because of which Iyenāhaṁ by obsessionpariyuṭṭhānena obsessed in mindpariyuṭṭhitacitto accuratelyyathābhūtaṁ might not accurately knownappajāneyyaṁ notna might seepasseyyaṁ.
properly disposedSuppaṇihitaṁ myme heartmānasaṁ of the truthssaccānaṁ for awakening’bodhāyā’ti.
this for themIdamassa firstpaṭhamaṁ knowledgeñāṇaṁ achievedadhigataṁ ishoti nobleariyaṁ transcendentlokuttaraṁ distinctasādhāraṇaṁ from ordinary peopleputhujjanehi.

furthermorePuna and moreovercaparaṁ, o monksbhikkhave, a noble discipleariyasāvako thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this‘imaṁ nownu indeedkho Iahaṁ viewdiṭṭhiṁ developingāsevanto cultivatingbhāvento making much ofbahulīkaronto I gainlabhāmi personallypaccattaṁ serenitysamathaṁ, I gainlabhāmi personallypaccattaṁ quenching?nibbutin’ti?
theySo thusevaṁ understandpajānāti:
this‘imaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ viewdiṭṭhiṁ developingāsevanto cultivatingbhāvento making much ofbahulīkaronto I gainlabhāmi personallypaccattaṁ serenitysamathaṁ, I gainlabhāmi personallypaccattaṁ quenching.nibbutin’ti.
this isIdamassa seconddutiyaṁ knowledgeñāṇaṁ attainedadhigataṁ ishoti nobleariyaṁ supramundanelokuttaraṁ not sharedasādhāraṇaṁ by ordinary peopleputhujjanehi.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, a noble discipleariyasāvako thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
of such kind as I‘yathārūpāyāhaṁ with viewdiṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato, there isatthi thennu indeedkho from hereito outsidebahiddhā anotherañño asceticsamaṇo orvā brahminbrāhmaṇo orvā with such kindtathārūpāya with viewdiṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato’ti?
theySo thusevaṁ understandpajānāti:
of such kind as I‘yathārūpāyāhaṁ with viewdiṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato, there is notnatthi from hereito outsidebahiddhā anotherañño asceticsamaṇo orvā brahminbrāhmaṇo orvā with such kindtathārūpāya with viewdiṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato’ti.
for themIdamassa thirdtatiyaṁ knowledgeñāṇaṁ attainedadhigataṁ ishoti nobleariyaṁ supramundanelokuttaraṁ not sharedasādhāraṇaṁ with ordinary peopleputhujjanehi.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a noble discipleariyasāvako thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
of what kind‘yathārūpāya of naturedhammatāya accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo endowedsamannāgato, I tooahampi of such kindtathārūpāya of naturedhammatāya endowedsamannāgato’ti.
of what kindKathaṁrūpāya andca, monksbhikkhave, of naturedhammatāya accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampanno an individualpuggalo endowedsamannāgato?
the natureDhammatā thisesā, monksbhikkhave, of one accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampannassa of an individualpuggalassa:
even thoughkiñcāpi of such kindtathārūpiṁ offenseāpattiṁ falls intoāpajjati, of what kindyathārūpāya from offenseāpattiyā rehabilitationvuṭṭhānaṁ is foundpaññāyati, thenatha indeedkho itnaṁ quicklykhippameva to the Teachersatthari orvā to wise onesviññūsu orvā to spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu explainsdeseti clarifiesvivarati disclosesuttānīkaroti;
having explaineddesetvā having clarifiedvivaritvā having discloseduttānīkatvā in the futureāyatiṁ restraintsaṁvaraṁ undertakesāpajjati.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a littledaharo boykumāro tendermando lying on its backuttānaseyyako with handhatthena orvā with footpādena orvā a burning coalaṅgāraṁ having stepped onakkamitvā quicklykhippameva pulls backpaṭisaṁharati;
just soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, the naturedhammatā thisesā of one accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampannassa of an individualpuggalassa:
even thoughkiñcāpi of such kindtathārūpiṁ offenseāpattiṁ falls intoāpajjati of what kindyathārūpāya from offenseāpattiyā rehabilitationvuṭṭhānaṁ is foundpaññāyati, thenatha indeedkho itnaṁ quicklykhippameva to the Teachersatthari orvā to wise onesviññūsu orvā to spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu explainsdeseti clarifiesvivarati disclosesuttānīkaroti;
having explaineddesetvā having clarifiedvivaritvā having discloseduttānīkatvā in the futureāyatiṁ restraintsaṁvaraṁ undertakesāpajjati.

heSo thusevaṁ understands:pajānāti:
of such nature‘yathārūpāya by naturedhammatāya accomplished in viewdiṭṭhisampanno individualpuggalo endowedsamannāgato, I tooahampi of such naturetathārūpāya by naturedhammatāya endowed.'samannāgato’ti.
this for himIdamassa fourthcatutthaṁ knowledgeñāṇaṁ attainedadhigataṁ ishoti nobleariyaṁ supramundanelokuttaraṁ not sharedasādhāraṇaṁ by ordinary peopleputhujjanehi.

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