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Majjhima Nikāya 49

Brahmanimantanikasutta

On the Invitation of Divinity · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, monksbhikkhave, Bakabako Brahmābrahmā memaṁ said thisetadavoca:
but I indeed‘ahañhi, good fellowmārisa, permanent indeedniccaṁyeva beingsamānaṁ “permanent”“niccan”ti I sayvadāmi, everlasting indeeddhuvaṁyeva beingsamānaṁ “everlasting”“dhuvan”ti I sayvadāmi, eternal indeedsassataṁyeva beingsamānaṁ “eternal”“sassatan”ti I sayvadāmi, whole indeedkevalaṁyeva beingsamānaṁ “whole”“kevalan”ti I sayvadāmi, not liable to pass away indeedacavanadhammaṁyeva beingsamānaṁ “not liable to pass away”“acavanadhamman”ti I sayvadāmi, whereyattha andca indeedpana notna is bornjāyati notna grows oldjīyati notna diesmīyati notna passes awaycavati notna is rebornupapajjati that very thing Itadevāhaṁ I sayvadāmi:
this indeed“idañhi notna is bornjāyati notna grows oldjīyati notna diesmīyati notna passes awaycavati notna is rebornupapajjatī”ti.
and nonexistentAsantañca and indeed anotherpanaññaṁ beyonduttari escapenissaraṇaṁ “there is no other“natthaññaṁ beyonduttari escape”nissaraṇan”ti I sayvadāmi.
there wereAhesuṁ indeedkho, mendicantbhikkhu, before youtayā previouslypubbe ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā in the worldlokasmiṁ as much asyāvatakaṁ yourtuyhaṁ entirekasiṇaṁ lifeāyu that muchtāvatakaṁ theirtesaṁ deeds of fervent mortification indeedtapokammameva there wasahosi.
theyTe indeedkho thusevaṁ would knowjāneyyuṁ and existingsantañca and indeed anotherpanaññaṁ beyonduttari escapenissaraṇaṁ “there is another“atthaññaṁ beyonduttari escape”nissaraṇan”ti, nonexistentasantaṁ orvā anotheraññaṁ beyonduttari escapenissaraṇaṁ “there is no other“natthaññaṁ beyonduttari escape”nissaraṇan”ti.

thatTaṁ I to you thattāhaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, thusevaṁ I sayvadāmi:
not“na and surely anothercevaññaṁ beyonduttari escapenissaraṇaṁ you will seedakkhissasi, just as far asyāvadeva andca thenpana of wearinesskilamathassa of frustrationvighātassa a sharerbhāgī you will bebhavissasi.
ifSace indeedkho youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, earthpathaviṁ you will attach toajjhosissasi, lying closeopasāyiko to meme you will bebhavissasi in my domainvatthusāyiko, subject to my willyathākāmakaraṇīyo expendablebāhiteyyo.
ifSace waterāpaṁ ……
firetejaṁ ……
airvāyaṁ ……
creaturesbhūte ……
godsdeve ……
the Progenitorpajāpatiṁ ……
the Divinitybrahmaṁ you will attach toajjhosissasi, lying closeopasāyiko to meme you will bebhavissasi in my domainvatthusāyiko, subject to my willyathākāmakaraṇīyo expendablebāhiteyyo”’ti.

I too‘Ahampi indeedkho thusevaṁ, O Divinitybrahme, I knowjānāmi:
if“sace earthpathaviṁ I attach toajjhosissāmi, lying closeopasāyiko to youte I will bebhavissāmi in your domainvatthusāyiko, subject to your willyathākāmakaraṇīyo expendablebāhiteyyo.
ifSace waterāpaṁ ……
firetejaṁ ……
airvāyaṁ ……
creaturesbhūte ……
godsdeve ……
the Progenitorpajāpatiṁ ……
the Divinitybrahmaṁ I attach toajjhosissāmi, lying closeopasāyiko to youte I will bebhavissāmi in your domainvatthusāyiko, subject to your willyathākāmakaraṇīyo expendable”bāhiteyyo”ti and in additionapi andca yourte Iahaṁ, O Divinitybrahme, and your rangegatiñca I understandpajānāmi, and your lightjutiñca I understandpajānāmi:
thus“evaṁ powerfulmahiddhiko Bakabako the Divinitybrahmā, thusevaṁ illustriousmahānubhāvo Bakabako the Divinitybrahmā, thusevaṁ mightymahesakkho Bakabako the Divinity”brahmā”ti.
in what wayYathākathaṁ thenpana myme youtvaṁ, dear sirmārisa, and my rangegatiñca you understandpajānāsi, and my lightjutiñca you understandpajānāsi:
thus“evaṁ powerfulmahiddhiko Bakabako the Divinitybrahmā, thusevaṁ illustriousmahānubhāvo Bakabako the Divinitybrahmā, thusevaṁ mightymahesakkho Bakabako the Divinity?”brahmā”’ti?

as far as‘Yāvatā moon and suncandimasūriyā,
revolvePariharanti the quartersdisā shinebhanti dazzling onesvirocanā;
so farTāva a thousandfoldsahassadhā the worldloko,
hereEttha yourte operatesvattate powervaso.
and the high and lowParoparañca you knowjānāsi,
and alsoatho the passionate and dispassionaterāgavirāginaṁ;
this state and another stateItthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ,
of beingssattānaṁ the comingāgatiṁ and the goinggatinti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho yourte Iahaṁ, O Brahmābrahme, and the rangegatiñca I understandpajānāmi and the lightjutiñca I understandpajānāmi:
thus“evaṁ of great psychic powermahiddhiko Bakabako Brahmābrahmā, thusevaṁ of great majestymahānubhāvo Bakabako Brahmābrahmā, thusevaṁ of great authoritymahesakkho Bakabako Brahmābrahmā”ti.

there isAtthi indeedkho, O Divinitybrahme, anotherañño bodykāyo, thattaṁ youtvaṁ notna you knowjānāsi notna you seepassasi;
that Itamahaṁ I knowjānāmi I seepassāmi.
there isAtthi indeedkho, O Divinitybrahme, of sublime luminosityābhassarā namednāma bodykāyo from whereyato youtvaṁ passed awaycuto reborn hereidhūpapanno.
of thatTassa yourte by dwelling so longaticiranivāsena thatsā memorysati forgottenpamuṭṭhā, thereforetena thattaṁ youtvaṁ notna you knowjānāsi notna you seepassasi;
that Itamahaṁ I knowjānāmi I seepassāmi.
even soEvampi indeedkho Iahaṁ, O Divinitybrahme, notneva yourte equalsamasamo having knownabhiññāya, whencekuto inferiornīceyyaṁ?
thenAtha indeedkho I indeedahameva than youtayā greaterbhiyyo.
there isAtthi indeedkho, O Divinitybrahme, of universal beautysubhakiṇho namednāma bodykāyo, of abundant fruitvehapphalo namednāma bodykāyo, overcomerabhibhū namednāma bodykāyo, thattaṁ youtvaṁ notna you knowjānāsi notna you seepassasi;
that Itamahaṁ I knowjānāmi I seepassāmi.
even soEvampi indeedkho Iahaṁ, O Divinitybrahme, notneva yourte equalsamasamo having knownabhiññāya, whencekuto inferiornīceyyaṁ?
thenAtha indeedkho I indeedahameva than youtayā greaterbhiyyo.

earthPathaviṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, Divinitybrahme, as earthpathavito having directly knownabhiññāya as far asyāvatā of earthpathaviyā by earth-nesspathavattena not experiencedananubhūtaṁ having directly known thattadabhiññāya earthpathaviṁ I did not becomenāpahosiṁ, of earthpathaviyā I did not becomenāpahosiṁ, as earthpathavito I did not becomenāpahosiṁ, earthpathaviṁ minemeti I did not becomenāpahosiṁ, earthpathaviṁ I did not affirmnābhivadiṁ.
thus indeedEvampi indeedkho Iahaṁ, Divinitybrahme, notneva yourte equalsamasamo in directly knowingabhiññāya, howkuto inferior?nīceyyaṁ?
ratherAtha indeedkho I myself indeedahameva than youtayā morebhiyyo.

waterĀpaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, O Brahmābrahme …pe……pe…

firetejaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, O Brahmābrahme …pe……pe…

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