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Majjhima Nikāya 53

Sekhasutta

A Trainee · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Sakyanssakkesu was stayingviharati at Kapilavatthukapilavatthusmiṁ in the Banyan Tree Monasterynigrodhārāme.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena of the Kapilavatthu-dwellerskāpilavatthavānaṁ of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ newnavaṁ town hallsanthāgāraṁ recently constructedacirakāritaṁ ishoti not occupiedanajjhāvuṭṭhaṁ by an asceticsamaṇena orvā by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā by anyonekenaci orvā by a human being.manussabhūtena.
thenAtha indeedkho the Kapilavatthu-dwellerskāpilavatthavā the Sakyanssakyā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā there they approached;tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat down.nisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnā indeedkho the Kapilavatthu-dwellerskāpilavatthavā the Sakyanssakyā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this they said:etadavocuṁ:
“here,“idha, sir,bhante, of the Kapilavatthu-dwellerskāpilavatthavānaṁ of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ newnavaṁ town hallsanthāgāraṁ recently constructedacirakāritaṁ not occupiedanajjhāvuṭṭhaṁ by an asceticsamaṇena orvā by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā by anyonekenaci orvā by a human being.manussabhūtena.
that,Taṁ, sir,bhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā firstpaṭhamaṁ may use.paribhuñjatu. by the Blessed OneBhagavatā firstpaṭhamaṁ usedparibhuttaṁ afterwardspacchā the Kapilavatthu-dwellerskāpilavatthavā the Sakyanssakyā will use.paribhuñjissanti.
that would beTadassa of the Kapilavatthu-dwellerskāpilavatthavānaṁ of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ for the welfarehitāya for the happiness”sukhāyā”ti.

he consentedAdhivāsesi the Blessed Onebhagavā with silencetuṇhībhāvena.
thenAtha indeedkho Kapilavatthukāpilavatthavā Sakyanssakyā of the Blessed Onebhagavato consentadhivāsanaṁ having knownviditvā having risen from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā keeping on the rightpadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā whereyena newnavaṁ town hallsanthāgāraṁ there they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā all over with carpetssabbasanthariṁ the town hallsanthāgāraṁ having spreadsantharitvā seatsāsanāni having preparedpaññapetvā water jarudakamaṇikaṁ having set upupaṭṭhapetvā oil lamptelappadīpaṁ having placedāropetvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā there they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ they stoodaṭṭhaṁsu.
to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhitā indeedkho Kapilavatthukāpilavatthavā Sakyanssakyā to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this they saidetadavocuṁ:
all over with carpets“sabbasanthariṁ spreadsanthataṁ, sirbhante, town hallsanthāgāraṁ, seatsāsanāni preparedpaññattāni, water jarudakamaṇiko set upupaṭṭhāpito, oil lamptelappadīpo placedāropito.
now it is timeYassadāni, sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā timekālaṁ he thinksmaññatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā having dressednivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya together withsaddhiṁ with the Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena whereyena town hallsanthāgāraṁ he approached it theretenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā feetpāde having washedpakkhāletvā town hallsanthāgāraṁ having enteredpavisitvā centralmajjhimaṁ columnthambhaṁ leaning againstnissāya facing eastpuratthābhimukho sat downnisīdi.
the Saṅgha of mendicants tooBhikkhusaṅghopi indeedkho feetpāde having washedpakkhāletvā town hallsanthāgāraṁ having enteredpavisitvā westernpacchimaṁ wallbhittiṁ leaning againstnissāya facing eastpuratthābhimukho sat downnisīdi, the Blessed One right in frontbhagavantaṁyeva having placed in frontpurakkhatvā.
the Sakyans of Kapilavatthu tooKāpilavatthavāpi indeedkho the Sakyanssakyā feetpāde having washedpakkhāletvā town hallsanthāgāraṁ having enteredpavisitvā easternpuratthimaṁ wallbhittiṁ leaning againstnissāya facing westpacchimābhimukhā sat downnisīdiṁsu, the Blessed One right in frontbhagavantaṁyeva having placed in frontpurakkhatvā.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā of Kapilavatthukāpilavatthave Sakyanssakye much of the nightbahudeva nightrattiṁ with Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya having educatedsandassetvā having encouragedsamādapetvā having fired upsamuttejetvā having inspiredsampahaṁsetvā venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ addressedāmantesi:
let it occur“paṭibhātu to youtaṁ, Ānandaānanda, of the Sakyans of Kapilavatthukāpilavatthavānaṁ Sakyanssakyānaṁ traineesekho practicingpāṭipado.
backPiṭṭhi myme is soreāgilāyati;
I will stretch ittamahaṁ I will stretchāyamissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosi.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā folded in fourcatugguṇaṁ outer robesaṅghāṭiṁ having spread outpaññāpetvā on the rightdakkhiṇena sidepassena lion's posturesīhaseyyaṁ laid downkappesi, footpāde footpādaṁ having placed on topaccādhāya, mindfulsato awaresampajāno, perception of getting upuṭṭhānasaññaṁ in mindmanasi having donekaritvā.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando Mahānāmamahānāmaṁ the Sakyansakkaṁ addressedāmantesi:
here“idha, Mahānāmamahānāma, a noble discipleariyasāvako accomplished in ethicssīlasampanno ishoti, in the sense facultiesindriyesu guarding the doorsguttadvāro ishoti, in eatingbhojane knowing moderationmattaññū ishoti, wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ dedicated toanuyutto ishoti, with sevensattahi good qualitiessaddhammehi endowed withsamannāgato ishoti, of the fourcatunnaṁ absorptionsjhānānaṁ belonging to the higher mindābhicetasikānaṁ blissful meditations in this lifediṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ one who gets when wantednikāmalābhī ishoti one who gets without troubleakicchalābhī one who gets without difficultyakasiralābhī.

and howKathañca, Mahānāmamahānāma, a noble discipleariyasāvako accomplished in ethicssīlasampanno ishoti?
hereIdha, Mahānāmamahānāma, a noble discipleariyasāvako ethicalsīlavā ishoti, restrained in the monastic codepātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto dwellsviharati conducting well, resorting suitablyācāragocarasampanno in the slightestaṇumattesu faultsvajjesu seeing dangerbhayadassāvī, having undertakensamādāya trainssikkhati in the training rulessikkhāpadesu.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, Mahānāmamahānāma, a noble discipleariyasāvako accomplished in ethicssīlasampanno ishoti.

and howKathañca, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble discipleariyasāvako in the sense facultiesindriyesu with guarded doorsguttadvāro ishoti?
hereIdha, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble discipleariyasāvako with the eyecakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā notna grasping the featuresnimittaggāhī ishoti not grasping the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī.
for whatever reasonYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would overwhelmanvāssaveyyuṁ of thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya they practicepaṭipajjati, they protectrakkhati the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ, in the faculty of sightcakkhundriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ they achieveāpajjati.
with the earSotena a soundsaddaṁ having heardsutvā ……pe…
with the noseghānena an odorgandhaṁ having smelledghāyitvā ……pe…
with the tonguejivhāya a flavorrasaṁ having tastedsāyitvā ……pe…
with the bodykāyena a touchphoṭṭhabbaṁ having feltphusitvā ……pe…
with the mindmanasā an ideadhammaṁ having knownviññāya notna grasping the featuresnimittaggāhī ishoti not grasping the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī.
for whatever reasonYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā badpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would overwhelmanvāssaveyyuṁ of thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya they practicepaṭipajjati, they protectrakkhati the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ, in the faculty of mindmanindriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ they achieveāpajjati.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble discipleariyasāvako in the sense facultiesindriyesu with guarded doorsguttadvāro ishoti.

and howKathañca, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble discipleariyasāvako in eatingbhojane moderate eatermattaññū ishoti?
hereIdha, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble discipleariyasāvako reflectingpaṭisaṅkhā rationallyyoniso foodāhāraṁ eatsāhāreti:
not‘neva for fundavāya notna for indulgencemadāya notna for adornmentmaṇḍanāya notna for decorationvibhūsanāya; onlyyāvadeva of thisimassa of the bodykāyassa for the sustainingṭhitiyā for keeping goingyāpanāya for the ending of harmvihiṁsūparatiyā for the support of the spiritual lifebrahmacariyānuggahāya. thusIti oldpurāṇañca feelingvedanaṁ I shall put an end topaṭihaṅkhāmi, newnavañca feelingvedanaṁ notna I shall give rise touppādessāmi, meansyātrā andca for meme will bebhavissati blamelessnessanavajjatā andca comfortable abidingphāsuvihāro andcā’ti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble discipleariyasāvako in eatingbhojane moderate eatermattaññū ishoti.

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