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Majjhima Nikāya 53

Sekhasutta

A Trainee · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thatSa indeedkho heso, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako this + veryimaṁyeva supremeanuttaraṁ equanimity·mindfulness·purityupekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ relying onāgamma with clairvoyancedibbena with eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing·humanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte seespassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate ……pe… according to·deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte understandspajānāti,
this·theirayamassa second breaking outdutiyābhinibbhidā ishoti chick·likekukkuṭacchāpakasseva from an eggshellaṇḍakosamhā.

Relying on this supreme purity of mindfulness and equanimity, that noble disciple, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. … They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds. This is their second breaking out, like a chick from an eggshell.

thatSa indeedkho heso, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako this + veryimaṁyeva not·higheranuttaraṁ equanimity·mindfulness·purityupekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ towards·goneāgamma of defilementsāsavānaṁ due to endingkhayā not·defiledanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ seen + verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme with their ownsayaṁ higher·knowledgeabhiññā with own eyes·madesacchikatvā near·reachedupasampajja they liveviharati,
this + of himayamassa third breaking outtatiyābhinibbhidā ishoti like a chick'skukkuṭacchāpakasseva from an eggshellaṇḍakosamhā.

Relying on this supreme purity of mindfulness and equanimity, that noble disciple realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements. This is their third breaking out, like a chick from an eggshell.

what·andYampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako ethics·accomplishedsīlasampanno ishoti, this + for-himidampissa ishoti conductcaraṇasmiṁ;
what·andyampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako in the sense facultiesindriyesu guarded·doorguttadvāro ishoti, this + for-himidampissa ishoti conductcaraṇasmiṁ;
what·andyampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako in foodbhojane measure·knowingmattaññū ishoti, this + for-himidampissa ishoti conductcaraṇasmiṁ;
what·andyampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako wakefulnessjāgariyaṁ devoted toanuyutto ishoti, this + for-himidampissa ishoti conductcaraṇasmiṁ;
what·andyampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako with sevensattahi good·qualitiessaddhammehi endowedsamannāgato ishoti, this + for-himidampissa ishoti conductcaraṇasmiṁ;
what·andyampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako of the fourcatunnaṁ absorptionsjhānānaṁ higher·mindābhicetasikānaṁ seen·phenomenon·pleasant·dwellingsdiṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ wish·gettingnikāmalābhī ishoti without·trouble·gettingakicchalābhī without·difficulty·gettingakasiralābhī, this + for-himidampissa ishoti conductcaraṇasmiṁ.

A noble disciple’s conduct includes the following: being accomplished in ethics, guarding the sense doors, moderation in eating, being dedicated to wakefulness, having seven good qualities, and getting the four absorptions when they want, without trouble or difficulty.

which·andYañca indeedkho, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako many·arrangedanekavihitaṁ previously·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati, that is, one lifeseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ two·toodvepi birthsjātiyo …pe……pe… thusiti with featuressākāraṁ with·detailsauddesaṁ many·arrangedanekavihitaṁ previously·dwellingpubbenivāsaṁ recollectsanussarati, this·tooidampissa ishoti part of knowledgevijjāya;
and whateveryampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing·humanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte seespassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne lowlyhīne exaltedpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a happy statesugate in a miserable stateduggate …pe……pe… according to·arriving through kammayathākammūpage beingssatte understandspajānāti, this·tooidampissa ishoti part of knowledgevijjāya.
And whateverYampi, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble·discipleariyasāvako of defilementsāsavānaṁ from the endingkhayā not·defilementanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ seeing·verydiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja dwellsviharati, this·tooidampissa ishoti part of knowledgevijjāya.

A noble disciple’s knowledge includes the following: recollecting their past lives, clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, and realizing the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.

this·nominative singularAyaṁ say·passive present 3rd singularvuccati, Mahānāmamahānāma, noble discipleariyasāvako accomplished in knowledgevijjāsampanno alsoitipi accomplished in conductcaraṇasampanno alsoitipi accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno alsoitipi.
Brahmā + indeed + thisBrahmunāpesā, Mahānāmamahānāma, Sanaṅkumārasanaṅkumārena versegāthā speak·past participle nominative singularbhāsitā:
aristocrat‘Khattiyo bestseṭṭho people·locative singularjanetasmiṁ,
whoye take clan as the standardgottapaṭisārino;
accomplished in knowledge and conductVijjācaraṇasampanno,
heso is bestseṭṭho among gods and humansdevamānuse’ti.
thatSā indeedkho and + indeed + thispanesā, Mahānāmamahānāma, by the divinitybrahmunā Sanaṅkumārasanaṅkumārena versegāthā well·sungsugītā notno poorly·sungduggītā, well·spokensubhāsitā notno poorly·spokendubbhāsitā, benefit·connected withatthasaṁhitā notno harmful·connected withanatthasaṁhitā, along·approvedanumatā Blessed One·quotation markerbhagavatā”ti.

This noble disciple is said to be ‘accomplished in knowledge’, and also ‘accomplished in conduct’, and also ‘accomplished in knowledge and conduct’. And the divinity Sanaṅkumāra also spoke this verse: ‘The aristocrat is best among people who take clan as the standard. But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct is best among gods and humans.’ And that verse was well sung by the Divinity Sanaṅkumāra, not poorly sung; well spoken, not poorly spoken, beneficial, not harmful, and it was approved by the Buddha.”

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā having risenuṭṭhahitvā venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ addressedāmantesi:
“good“sādhu good,sādhu, Ānanda,ānanda,
goodsādhu indeedkho you,tvaṁ, Ānanda,ānanda, of Kapilavatthukāpilavatthavānaṁ of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ traineesekhaṁ practicepāṭipadaṁ you spoke.”abhāsī”ti.
this + say + venerableIdamavocāyasmā Ānanda.ānando.
concurringSamanuñño the Teachersatthā was.ahosi.
satisfiedAttamanā of Kapilavatthukāpilavatthavā Sakyanssakyā of venerableāyasmato Ānanda’sānandassa speechbhāsitaṁ approved.abhinandunti.
Trainee DiscourseSekhasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ third.tatiyaṁ.

Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Ānanda, “Good, good, Ānanda! It’s good that you spoke to the Sakyans of Kapilavatthu about the practicing trainee.” That is what Venerable Ānanda said, and the Teacher concurred. Satisfied, the Sakyans of Kapilavatthu approved what Venerable Ānanda said.

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