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Majjhima Nikāya 52

Aṭṭhakanāgarasutta

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

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againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a bhikkhubhikkhu accompanied by compassionkaruṇāsahagatena with mindcetasā …pe……pe…

accompanied by rejoicingmuditāsahagatena with mindcetasā …pe……pe…

endowed with equanimityupekkhāsahagatena with mindcetasā oneekaṁ directiondisaṁ having pervadedpharitvā dwellsviharati, sotathā the seconddutiyaṁ, sotathā the thirdtatiyaṁ, sotathā the fourthcatutthaṁ. thusIti above, belowuddhamadho acrosstiriyaṁ everywheresabbadhi with all-embracing mindsabbattatāya entiresabbāvantaṁ worldlokaṁ endowed with equanimityupekkhāsahagatena with mindcetasā vastvipulena grown greatmahaggatena unboundedappamāṇena without hatredaverena without ill willabyābajjhena having pervadedpharitvā dwellsviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho equanimity liberation of mindupekkhācetovimutti fabricatedabhisaṅkhatā intendedabhisañcetayitā.
whateverYaṁ indeedkho howeverpana anythingkiñci fabricatedabhisaṅkhataṁ intendedabhisañcetayitaṁ that is impermanenttadaniccaṁ subject to cessationnirodhadhamman’ti understandspajānāti.
heSo theretattha standingṭhito ……pe…
unsurpassedanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ attainsanupāpuṇāti.

furthermorePuna and moreovercaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a mendicantbhikkhu totallysabbaso of perceptions of formrūpasaññānaṁ by the going beyondsamatikkamā of perceptions of impingementpaṭighasaññānaṁ with the disappearanceatthaṅgamā of perceptions of diversitynānattasaññānaṁ not focusing onamanasikārā infinite‘ananto space isākāso’ti the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanaṁ having enteredupasampajja remainsviharati.
theySo thusiti reflectpaṭisañcikkhati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho the attainment of the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanasamāpatti is produced by choicesabhisaṅkhatā and intentionsabhisañcetayitā.
whateverYaṁ indeedkho butpana anykiñci produced by choicesabhisaṅkhataṁ and intentionsabhisañcetayitaṁ that is impermanenttadaniccaṁ liable to cessationnirodhadhamman’ti understandpajānāti.
theySo theretattha standingṭhito ……pe…
unsurpassedanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ reachesanupāpuṇāti.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a mendicantbhikkhu totallysabbaso the dimension of infinite spaceākāsānañcāyatanaṁ going totally beyondsamatikkamma infinite‘anantaṁ consciousness is infiniteviññāṇan’ti the dimension of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ enteringupasampajja remainsviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho the attainment of the dimension of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanasamāpatti producedabhisaṅkhatā intendedabhisañcetayitā.
whateverYaṁ indeedkho butpana anythingkiñci producedabhisaṅkhataṁ intendedabhisañcetayitaṁ that is impermanenttadaniccaṁ subject to cessationnirodhadhamman’ti understandspajānāti.
heSo theretattha stationedṭhito …pe……pe…
unsurpassedanuttaraṁ security from bondageyogakkhemaṁ attainsanupāpuṇāti.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, householdergahapati, a mendicantbhikkhu totallysabbaso the dimension of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ going beyondsamatikkamma there is not‘natthi anything at allkiñcī’ti the dimension of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanaṁ enteringupasampajja remainsviharati.
heSo thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this too‘ayampi indeedkho attainment of the dimension of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanasamāpatti producedabhisaṅkhatā intendedabhisañcetayitā.
whateverYaṁ indeedkho butpana anythingkiñci producedabhisaṅkhataṁ intendedabhisañcetayitaṁ that is impermanenttadaniccaṁ liable to cessationnirodhadhamman’ti understandspajānāti.
heSo theretattha abidingṭhito of defilementsāsavānaṁ the endingkhayaṁ attainspāpuṇāti.
if notNo ifce of defilementsāsavānaṁ the endingkhayaṁ attainspāpuṇāti, because of that veryteneva by passion for the dhammadhammarāgena by thattāya by delight in the dhammadhammanandiyā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ by the endingparikkhayā spontaneously rebornopapātiko ishoti theretattha extinguishedparinibbāyī not liable to returnanāvattidhammo from thattasmā worldlokā.
this tooAyampi indeedkho, householdergahapati, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā the perfected onearahatā the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena one thingekadhammo has been explainedakkhāto whereyattha of a mendicantbhikkhuno diligentappamattassa keenātāpino resolutepahitattassa practicingviharato unfreedavimuttañceva mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, not endedaparikkhīṇā andca defilementsāsavā to the endingparikkhayaṁ gogacchanti, and the not-yet-attainedananuppattañca supremeanuttaraṁ sanctuary from the yokeyogakkhemaṁ arrives atanupāpuṇātī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Dasamadasamo householdergahapati of Aṭṭhakanāgaraaṭṭhakanāgaro Venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ said thisetadavoca:
suppose“seyyathāpi, honorablebhante Ānandaānanda, a personpuriso just oneekaṁva entrance to a treasure trovenidhimukhaṁ looking forgavesanto all at oncesakideva elevenekādasa entrancesnidhimukhāni would come acrossadhigaccheyya;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho Iahaṁ, honorablebhante, oneekaṁ door to freedom from deathamatadvāraṁ looking forgavesanto all at oncesakideva elevenekādasa doors to freedom from deathamatadvārāni I foundalatthaṁ for cultivationbhāvanāya.
supposeSeyyathāpi, honorablebhante, of a personpurisassa a houseagāraṁ with eleven doorsekādasadvāraṁ, heso in thattasmiṁ houseagāre on fireāditte through any oneekamekenapi doordvārena would be ablesakkuṇeyya himselfattānaṁ to safetysotthiṁ to makekātuṁ;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho Iahaṁ, honorablebhante, of theseimesaṁ elevenekādasannaṁ doors to freedom from deathamatadvārānaṁ through any oneekamekenapi door to freedom from deathamatadvārena I am ablesakkuṇissāmi myselfattānaṁ to safetysotthiṁ to makekātuṁ.
by theseImehi indeednāma, honorablebhante, those of other religionsaññatitthiyā for the tutorācariyassa a feeācariyadhanaṁ will seekpariyesissanti, why thenkimaṅgaṁ should I notpanāhaṁ of Venerableāyasmato Ānandaānandassa an offeringpūjaṁ notna I will makekarissāmī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Dasamadasamo householdergahapati of Aṭṭhakanāgaraaṭṭhakanāgaro from Pāṭaliputta andpāṭaliputtakañca from Vesālī andvesālikañca the Saṅgha of bhikkhusbhikkhusaṅghaṁ having assembledsannipātetvā with deliciouspaṇītena fresh foodskhādanīyena cooked foodsbhojanīyena with his own handssahatthā servedsantappesi satisfiedsampavāresi,
each and every andekamekañca mendicantbhikkhuṁ individuallypaccekaṁ with a pair of garmentsdussayugena clothedacchādesi, venerable andāyasmantañca Ānandaānandaṁ with a set of three robesticīvarena clothedacchādesi, of the venerableāyasmato andca of Ānandaānandassa a dwelling worth five hundredpañcasatavihāraṁ had builtkārāpesīti.
the Aṭṭhakanāgara SuttaAṭṭhakanāgarasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the seconddutiyaṁ.

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