Bhayabheravasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 4

Fear and Dread · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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soSo thusevaṁ concentratedsamāhite when the mind wascitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte to knowledge recollecting past livespubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya the mindcittaṁ I directedabhininnāmesiṁ. soSo manifoldanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi,
namely, oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ twodvepi birthsjātiyo threetissopi birthsjātiyo fourcatassopi birthsjātiyo fivepañcapi birthsjātiyo tendasapi birthsjātiyo twentyvīsampi birthsjātiyo thirtytiṁsampi birthsjātiyo fortycattālīsampi birthsjātiyo fiftypaññāsampi birthsjātiyo a hundred birthsjātisatampi a thousand birthsjātisahassampi a hundred thousand birthsjātisatasahassampi manyanekepi eons of contractionsaṁvaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of expansionvivaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of contraction and expansionsaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe: there I was‘amutrāsiṁ so namedevaṁnāmo of such a clanevaṅgotto of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo with such foodevamāhāro feeling such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī with such a life spanevamāyupariyanto, that Iso from theretato passed awaycuto elsewhereamutra I aroseudapādiṁ; there too I wastatrāpāsiṁ so namedevaṁnāmo of such a clanevaṅgotto of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo with such foodevamāhāro feeling such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī with such a life spanevamāyupariyanto, that Iso from theretato passed awaycuto reborn here (quote)idhūpapanno’ti. thusIti with featuressākāraṁ with detailssauddesaṁ manifoldanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ I recollectanussarāmi.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho by meme, brahminbrāhmaṇa, of the nightrattiyā in the firstpaṭhame watchyāme the firstpaṭhamā knowledgevijjā was attainedadhigatā,
ignoranceavijjā was banishedvihatā knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā, darknesstamo was banishedvihato lightāloko aroseuppanno, asyathā it istaṁ for one diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato.

soSo thusevaṁ concentratedsamāhite when the mind wascitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of beingssattānaṁ to knowledge of death and rebirthcutūpapātañāṇāya the mindcittaṁ I directedabhininnāmesiṁ.
soSo with the divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing the humanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte I seepassāmi passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in good placessugate in bad placesduggate faring by their deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte I understandpajānāmi: these‘ime alasvata dearbhonto beingssattā with bodily misconductkāyaduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā with verbal misconductvacīduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā with mental misconductmanoduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ revilersupavādakā of wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikā acting on wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā; theyte of the bodykāyassa with the breakupbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā in a place of lossapāyaṁ a bad destinationduggatiṁ the underworldvinipātaṁ hellnirayaṁ are rebornupapannā. theseIme orvā howeverpana dearbhonto beingssattā with good bodily conductkāyasucaritena endowedsamannāgatā with good verbal conductvacīsucaritena endowedsamannāgatā with good mental conductmanosucaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ not revilersanupavādakā of right viewsammādiṭṭhikā acting on right viewsammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā; theyte of the bodykāyassa with the breakupbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā in a good destinationsugatiṁ a heavenlysaggaṁ worldlokaṁ are reborn (quote)upapannā’ti. thusIti with the divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing the humanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte I seepassāmi passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in good placessugate in bad placesduggate faring by their deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte I understandpajānāmi.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho by meme, brahminbrāhmaṇa, of the nightrattiyā in the middlemajjhime watchyāme the seconddutiyā knowledgevijjā was attainedadhigatā,
ignoranceavijjā was banishedvihatā knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā, darknesstamo was banishedvihato lightāloko aroseuppanno, asyathā it istaṁ for one diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato.

for thatTassa meme thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato from the defilement of sensuality tookāmāsavāpi the mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of existence toobhavāsavāpi the mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha, from the defilement of ignorance tooavijjāsavāpi the mindcittaṁ was freedvimuccittha.
when freedVimuttasmiṁ freed (quote)vimuttamiti the knowledgeñāṇaṁ there wasahosi.
ended is‘Khīṇā birthjāti, fulfilled isvusitaṁ the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ, done iskataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, nothing furthernāparaṁ for this state (quote)itthattāyā’ti I understoodabbhaññāsiṁ.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho by meme, brahminbrāhmaṇa, of the nightrattiyā in the lastpacchime watchyāme the thirdtatiyā knowledgevijjā was attainedadhigatā,
ignoranceavijjā was banishedvihatā knowledgevijjā aroseuppannā, darknesstamo was banishedvihato lightāloko aroseuppanno, asyathā it istaṁ for one diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato.

there might beSiyā indeedkho moreoverpana for youte, brahminbrāhmaṇa, this thoughtevamassa:
even today‘ajjāpi perhapsnūna the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo not free of lustavītarāgo not free of hateavītadoso not free of delusionavītamoho, thereforetasmā wilderness and forestaraññavanapatthāni remotepantāni lodgingssenāsanāni he frequents (quote)paṭisevatī’ti.
notNa indeedkho but thispanetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thusevaṁ should be seendaṭṭhabbaṁ.
twoDve indeedkho Iahaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, reasonsatthavase seeingsampassamāno wilderness and forestaraññavanapatthāni remotepantāni lodgingssenāsanāni I frequentpaṭisevāmi—
my ownattano andca pleasant dwelling here and nowdiṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṁ seeingsampassamāno, and futurepacchimañca generationsjanataṁ having sympathy for (quote)anukampamāno”ti.

shown sympathy indeed“Anukampitarūpā truly thisvatāyaṁ by the worthybhotā Gotamagotamena futurepacchimā generationjanatā, asyathā thattaṁ by a perfected onearahatā a fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena.
excellentAbhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama. excellentAbhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, the overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā one might rightukkujjeyya, the hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā one might revealvivareyya, to the lostmūḷhassa orvā the pathmaggaṁ one might point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā an oil lamptelapajjotaṁ one might holddhāreyya: those with eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni will see (quote)dakkhantī’ti; just soevamevaṁ by the worthybhotā Gotamagotamena in many waysanekapariyāyena the teachingdhammo has been made clearpakāsito.
I hereEsāhaṁ the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ for refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi and to the teachingdhammañca and to the monk Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
a lay followerUpāsakaṁ memaṁ the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo may rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ for refugesaraṇaṁ gone (quote)gatan”ti.
the discourse on Fear and DreadBhayabheravasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the fourthcatutthaṁ.

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