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Majjhima Nikāya 52

Aṭṭhakanāgarasutta

The Man From the City of Aṭṭhaka · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando in Vesālīvesāliyaṁ was stayingviharati in the little village of Beluvabeluvagāmake.
thenTena indeedkho nowpana at that timesamayena Dasamadasamo householdergahapati citizen of Aṭṭhakaaṭṭhakanāgaro to Pāṭaliputtapāṭaliputtaṁ arrivedanuppatto washoti on some businesskenacideva to be donekaraṇīyena.

thenAtha indeedkho tenthdasamo householdergahapati from the city of Aṭṭhakaaṭṭhakanāgaro whereyena Chicken Monasterykukkuṭārāmo whereyena a certainaññataro mendicantbhikkhu he approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā thattaṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ he sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho tenthdasamo householdergahapati from the city of Aṭṭhakaaṭṭhakanāgaro thattaṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ he said thisetadavoca:
where“kahaṁ nownu indeedkho, sirbhante, venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando nowetarahi he is stayingviharati?
desiring to seeDassanakāmā forhi wemayaṁ thattaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandan”ti.
this“Eso, householdergahapati, venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando near Vesālīvesāliyaṁ he is stayingviharati in the little village of Beluvabeluvagāmake”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Dasamadasamo householdergahapati of Aṭṭhakanāgaraaṭṭhakanāgaro in Pāṭaliputtapāṭaliputte thattaṁ businesskaraṇīyaṁ having concludedtīretvā whereyena Vesālīvesālī whereyena the little village of Beluvabeluvagāmako where the venerableyenāyasmā Ānandaānando he approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ he sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Dasamadasamo householdergahapati of Aṭṭhakanāgaraaṭṭhakanāgaro venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ this he saidetadavoca:
there is“atthi is it?nu indeedkho, honorablebhante Ānandaānanda, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā perfected onearahatā fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena one thingekadhammo explainedakkhāto whereyattha for a mendicantbhikkhuno for a diligentappamattassa for a keenātāpino for a resolutepahitattassa for one dwellingviharato unfreedavimuttañceva mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, undestroyedaparikkhīṇā andca defilementsāsavā to destructionparikkhayaṁ they gogacchanti, unattainedananuppattañca supremeanuttaraṁ sanctuary from the yokeyogakkhemaṁ they arrive atanupāpuṇātī”ti?
there is“Atthi indeedkho, householdergahapati, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā perfected onearahatā fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena one thingekadhammo explainedakkhāto, whereyattha for a mendicantbhikkhuno for a diligentappamattassa for a keenātāpino for a resolutepahitattassa for one dwellingviharato unfreedavimuttañceva mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, undestroyedaparikkhīṇā andca defilementsāsavā to destructionparikkhayaṁ they gogacchanti, unattainedananuppattañca supremeanuttaraṁ sanctuary from the yokeyogakkhemaṁ they arrive atanupāpuṇātī”ti.

which“Katamo nowpana, reverend sirbhante Ānandaānanda, by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the one who knowsjānatā by the one who seespassatā by the worthy onearahatā by the perfectly awakened onesammāsambuddhena one thingekadhammo declaredakkhāto, whereyattha of a bhikkhubhikkhuno of a heedful oneappamattassa of an ardent oneātāpino of a resolute onepahitattassa of one dwellingviharato and the unreleasedavimuttañceva mindcittaṁ is releasedvimuccati, undestroyedaparikkhīṇā andca taintsāsavā to destructionparikkhayaṁ gogacchanti, and the unreachedananuppattañca unsurpassedanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ reachesanupāpuṇātī”ti?

here“Idha, householdergahapati, a mendicantbhikkhu quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillful qualitiesakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi while placing the mindsavitakkaṁ and keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ enters and remains inupasampajja they dwellviharati.
theySo thusiti reflectpaṭisañcikkhati:
even this‘idampi indeedkho firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ produced by choicesabhisaṅkhataṁ and intentionsabhisañcetayitaṁ.
whateverYaṁ indeedkho butpana anythingkiñci produced by choicesabhisaṅkhataṁ and intentionsabhisañcetayitaṁ that is impermanenttadaniccaṁ liable to cessationnirodhadhamman’ti they understandpajānāti.
theySo theretattha abidingṭhito of defilementsāsavānaṁ the endingkhayaṁ they attainpāpuṇāti.
if notNo ifce of defilementsāsavānaṁ the endingkhayaṁ they attainpāpuṇāti, with that veryteneva passion for that dhammadhammarāgena and love for that dhammatāya and love for that dhammadhammanandiyā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā spontaneously rebornopapātiko they arehoti theretattha extinguishedparinibbāyī not liable to returnanāvattidhammo from thattasmā worldlokā.
this tooAyampi indeedkho, householdergahapati, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā and seespassatā the perfected onearahatā the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena one thingekadhammo has been rightly explainedakkhāto, practicing whichyattha of a mendicantbhikkhuno diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa dwellingviharato while not freedavimuttañceva mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, not endedaparikkhīṇā andca defilementsāsavā endingparikkhayaṁ they gogacchanti, and the not yet attainedananuppattañca supremeanuttaraṁ sanctuary from the yokeyogakkhemaṁ they arrive atanupāpuṇāti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a monkbhikkhu of thinking and ponderingvitakkavicārānaṁ from the stillingvūpasamā internalajjhattaṁ confidencesampasādanaṁ …pe……pe… seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they dwellviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this too‘idampi indeedkho seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ producedabhisaṅkhataṁ intendedabhisañcetayitaṁ …pe……pe…
unsurpassedanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ attainsanupāpuṇāti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a bhikkhubhikkhu from joypītiyā andca from fading awayvirāgā …pe……pe… thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having attainedupasampajja he dwellsviharati.
heSo thusiti he reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this too‘idampi indeedkho thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ constructedabhisaṅkhataṁ intendedabhisañcetayitaṁ …pe……pe…
unsurpassedanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ he attainsanupāpuṇāti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a monkbhikkhu of pleasuresukhassa andca from abandoningpahānā …pe……pe… fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having entered uponupasampajja dwellsviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this too‘idampi indeedkho fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ constructedabhisaṅkhataṁ willedabhisañcetayitaṁ …pe……pe…
unsurpassedanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ attainsanupāpuṇāti.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a mendicantbhikkhu full of lovemettāsahagatena with a heartcetasā oneekaṁ directiondisaṁ having spreadpharitvā meditatesviharati, sotathā to the seconddutiyaṁ, sotathā to the thirdtatiyaṁ, sotathā to the fourthcatutthaṁ. thusIti above, belowuddhamadho acrosstiriyaṁ everywheresabbadhi all aroundsabbattatāya the wholesabbāvantaṁ worldlokaṁ full of lovemettāsahagatena with a heartcetasā abundantvipulena expansivemahaggatena limitlessappamāṇena free of enmityaverena free of ill willabyābajjhena having spreadpharitvā meditatesviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
even this‘ayampi indeedkho heart's release by lovemettācetovimutti produced by choicesabhisaṅkhatā produced by intentionsabhisañcetayitā.
whateverYaṁ indeedkho butpana anykiñci produced by choicesabhisaṅkhataṁ produced by intentionsabhisañcetayitaṁ that is impermanenttadaniccaṁ liable to cessationnirodhadhamman’ti understandspajānāti.
heSo theretattha standingṭhito ……pe…
supremeanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ attainsanupāpuṇāti.

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