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Majjhima Nikāya 50

Māratajjanīyasutta

The Rebuke of Māra · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thenAtha indeedkho, O evil onepāpima, of Dūsīdūsissa of Māramārassa this occurred toetadahosi:
even thus‘evampi indeedkho Iahaṁ doingkaronto of theseimesaṁ of monksbhikkhūnaṁ of ethical onessīlavantānaṁ good·characterkalyāṇadhammānaṁ indeed notneva I knowjānāmi to·goingāgatiṁ orvā goinggatiṁ orvā, why don't Iyannūnāhaṁ brahmin + householderbrāhmaṇagahapatike I should take possession ofanvāviseyyaṁ:
come“etha, you alltumhe monksbhikkhū ethical onessīlavante good·characterkalyāṇadhamme honorsakkarotha respectgaruṁ makekarotha esteemmānetha veneratepūjetha,
hopefullyappeva indeednāma by you alltumhehi of those being honoredsakkariyamānānaṁ of those being respectedgarukariyamānānaṁ of those being esteemedmāniyamānānaṁ of those being veneratedpūjiyamānānaṁ there would besiyā of mindcittassa alterationaññathattaṁ, so thatyathā thattaṁ Dūsīdūsī Māramāro would getlabhetha a vulnerabilityotāran”’ti.

thenAtha indeedkho thosete, evil onepāpima, corruptdūsī Māramāro brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatike possessedanvāvisi:
come‘etha, youtumhe monksbhikkhū virtuoussīlavante of good characterkalyāṇadhamme honorsakkarotha respectgaruṁ makekarotha esteemmānetha veneratepūjetha,
hopefullyappeva indeednāma by youtumhehi being honoredsakkariyamānānaṁ being respectedgarukariyamānānaṁ being esteemedmāniyamānānaṁ being veneratedpūjiyamānānaṁ there may besiyā of mindcittassa alterationaññathattaṁ, so thatyathā thattaṁ corruptdūsī Māramāro might getlabhetha an openingotāran’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho thosete, evil onepāpima, brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā possessedanvāviṭṭhā by corruptdūsinā Māramārena monksbhikkhū virtuoussīlavante of good characterkalyāṇadhamme honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ makekaronti esteemmānenti veneratepūjenti.
whoYe indeedkho thenpana, evil onepāpima, at thattena timesamayena peoplemanussā deathkālaṁ makekaronti for the most partyebhuyyena of the bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā to a good placesugatiṁ heavenlysaggaṁ worldlokaṁ were rebornupapajjanti.

thenAtha indeedkho, O evil onepāpima, Kakusandhakakusandho the Blessed Onebhagavā the perfected onearahaṁ the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
have been possessed‘anvāviṭṭhā indeedkho, O mendicantsbhikkhave, the brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā by Dūsīdūsinā by Māramārena:
come“etha, youtumhe mendicantsbhikkhū virtuoussīlavante of good qualitieskalyāṇadhamme veneratesakkarotha respectgaruṁ makekarotha honormānetha worshippūjetha,
hopingappeva indeednāma by youtumhehi being veneratedsakkariyamānānaṁ being respectedgarukariyamānānaṁ being honoredmāniyamānānaṁ being worshippedpūjiyamānānaṁ there may besiyā of mindcittassa a changeaññathattaṁ, so thatyathā thattaṁ Dūsīdūsī Māramāro might obtainlabhetha a vulnerabilityotāran”ti.
comeEtha, youtumhe, O mendicantsbhikkhave, observing the uglinessasubhānupassino in the bodykāye meditateviharatha, in foodāhāre perceiving the repulsivenesspaṭikūlasaññino, in the whole worldsabbaloke perceiving dissatisfactionanabhiratisaññino, in all conditionssabbasaṅkhāresu observing the impermanenceaniccānupassino’ti.

thenAtha indeedkho thosete, O Evil Onepāpima, mendicantsbhikkhū by Kakusandhakakusandhena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the Worthy Onearahatā fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhena thusevaṁ being instructedovadiyamānā thusevaṁ along·adviseanusāsiyamānā wilderness·gone·oraraññagatāpi tree·root·gone·orrukkhamūlagatāpi gone to an empty hutsuññāgāragatāpi observing the uglinessasubhānupassino in the bodykāye they meditatedvihariṁsu, in foodāhāre perceiving repulsivenesspaṭikūlasaññino, whole·worldsabbaloke perceiving dissatisfactionanabhiratisaññino, all·conditionssabbasaṅkhāresu observing impermanenceaniccānupassino.

thenAtha indeedkho, O evil onepāpima, Kakusandhakakusandho the Blessed Onebhagavā the worthy onearahaṁ the fully awakened onesammāsambuddho morning·timepubbaṇhasamayaṁ down·dressnivāsetvā bowl·robe·takingpattacīvaramādāya with the venerableāyasmatā Vidhuravidhurena behind·monkpacchāsamaṇena the villagegāmaṁ for almspiṇḍāya enteredpāvisi.

thenAtha indeedkho, O Evil Onepāpima, Dūsīdūsī Māramāro a certainaññataraṁ boykumārakaṁ after·enteranvāvisitvā a rocksakkharaṁ having picked upgahetvā of the venerableāyasmato of Vidhuravidhurassa on the headsīse gave a blowpahāramadāsi; the headsīsaṁ cracked openvobhindi.
thenAtha indeedkho, O Evil Onepāpima, the venerableāyasmā Vidhuravidhuro with crackedbhinnena with headsīsena with bloodlohitena with pouringgaḷantena Kakusandha + justkakusandhaṁyeva the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ the Worthy Onearahantaṁ fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhaṁ from behindpiṭṭhito from behindpiṭṭhito followedanubandhi.
thenAtha indeedkho, O Evil Onepāpima, Kakusandhakakusandho the Blessed Onebhagavā the Worthy Onearahaṁ fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho elephant·gazenāgāpalokitaṁ looked backapalokesi:
not‘na thisvāyaṁ Dūsīdūsī Māramāro knew the measuremattamaññāsī’ti.
and while gazingSahāpalokanāya andca thenpana, O Evil Onepāpima, Dūsīdūsī Māramāro from thattamhā andca from placeṭhānā fellcavi and in the Great Hellmahānirayañca was rebornupapajji.

of thatTassa indeedkho nowpana, O Evil Onepāpima, great·hellmahānirayassa threetayo name·designationnāmadheyyā arehonti—
related to the six fields of contactchaphassāyataniko and alsoitipi, the impaling with spikessaṅkusamāhato and alsoitipi, uniquely painfulpaccattavedaniyo and alsoitipi.
thenAtha indeedkho memaṁ, O Evil Onepāpima, hell·guardsnirayapālā up-to·approachedupasaṅkamitvā this·saidetadavocuṁ:
when‘yadā indeedkho to youte, dear sirmārisa, with a spikesaṅkunā a spikesaṅku in the hearthadaye should meetsamāgaccheyya.
thenAtha itnaṁ youtvaṁ you will knowjāneyyāsi:
for a thousand years“vassasahassaṁ Ime in hellniraye while being roastedpaccamānassā”’ti.

ISo indeedkho Iahaṁ, O Evil Onepāpima, manybahūni yearsvassāni manybahūni year·hundredvassasatāni manybahūni year·thousandvassasahassāni in thattasmiṁ great·hellmahāniraye I roastedapacciṁ.
ten·year·thousandDasavassasahassāni that + verytasseva great·hellmahānirayassa in the annexussade I roastedapacciṁ emergence + thisvuṭṭhānimaṁ namednāma painvedanaṁ experiencingvediyamāno.
myTassa mymayhaṁ, O Evil Onepāpima, of such a kindevarūpo bodykāyo washoti, just asseyyathāpi of a humanmanussassa.
of such a kindEvarūpaṁ headsīsaṁ washoti, just asseyyathāpi of a fishmacchassa.

what kindKīdiso hellnirayo wasāsi,
whereyattha Dūsīdūsī to·cookedapaccatha;
VidhuraVidhuraṁ disciple + attackedsāvakamāsajja,
Kakusandha + andkakusandhañca brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
hundredSataṁ wereāsi iron·spikesayosaṅkū,
allsabbe individual·feelingpaccattavedanā;
suchĪdiso hellnirayo wasāsi,
whereyattha Dūsīdūsī to·cookedapaccatha;
VidhuraVidhuraṁ disciple + attackedsāvakamāsajja,
Kakusandha + andkakusandhañca brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
whoYo this + knowsetamabhijānāti,
mendicantbhikkhu of the Buddhabuddhassa disciplesāvako;
suchTādisaṁ mendicant + attackedbhikkhumāsajja,
Dark Onekaṇha sufferingdukkhaṁ you will fall intonigacchasi.

in the middleMajjhe of a lakesarassa they standtiṭṭhanti,
mansionsvimānā eon·standingkappaṭṭhāyino;
sapphire·coloredVeḷuriyavaṇṇā brilliantrucirā,
they sparkleaccimanto they shinepabhassarā;
nymphsAccharā theretattha dancenaccanti,
manyputhu diverse·colorednānattavaṇṇiyo.
whoYo this·directly knowsetamabhijānāti,
mendicantbhikkhu of the Buddhabuddhassa disciplesāvako;
suchTādisaṁ mendicant·having attackedbhikkhumāsajja,
Dark Onekaṇha sufferingdukkhaṁ you will fall intonigacchasi.

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