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Majjhima Nikāya 56

Upālisutta

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once it wasBhūtapubbaṁ, venerable sirbhante, of a certainaññatarassa of a brahminbrāhmaṇassa of an oldjiṇṇassa of an elderlyvuḍḍhassa of a seniormahallakassa youngdaharā brahmin ladymāṇavikā wifepajāpatī wasahosi pregnantgabbhinī about to give birthupavijaññā.
thenAtha indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, shesā brahmin ladymāṇavikā thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca,
go‘gaccha youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, from the marketāpaṇā a baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having boughtkiṇitvā bringānehi, whoyo for meme for the childkumārakassa playmatekīḷāpanako will bebhavissatī’ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, heso brahminbrāhmaṇo thattaṁ brahmin ladymāṇavikaṁ said thisetadavoca:
wait‘āgamehi for nowtāva, my dearbhoti, untilyāva you give birthvijāyati.
ifSace youtvaṁ, my dearbhoti, a boykumārakaṁ you will give birth tovijāyissasi, for himtassā to youte Iahaṁ from the marketāpaṇā a male baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having boughtkiṇitvā I will bringānessāmi, whoyo for youte for the boykumārakassa playmatekīḷāpanako will bebhavissati.
ifSace butpana youtvaṁ, my dearbhoti, a girlkumārikaṁ you will give birth tovijāyissasi, for hertassā to youte Iahaṁ from the marketāpaṇā a female baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpikaṁ having boughtkiṇitvā I will bringānessāmi, whoyā for youte for the girlkumārikāya playmatekīḷāpanikā will bebhavissatī’ti.
for a second timeDutiyampi indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, shesā brahmin ladymāṇavikā ……pe…
for a third timetatiyampi indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, shesā brahmin ladymāṇavikā thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca:

Once upon a time, there was an old brahmin, elderly and senior. His wife was a young brahmin lady who was pregnant and about to give birth. Then she said to the brahmin, ‘Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back so it can be a playmate for my child.’ When she said this, the brahmin said to her, ‘Wait, my dear, until you give birth. If your child is a boy, I’ll buy you a male monkey, but if it’s a girl, I’ll buy a female monkey.’ For a second time … For a third time she said to the brahmin,

go‘gaccha youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, from the marketāpaṇā monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having boughtkiṇitvā to·leadānehi, whoyo for meme for the childkumārakassa a playmatekīḷāpanako will bebhavissatī’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, thatso brahminbrāhmaṇo for hertassā brahmin ladymāṇavikāya enamoredsāratto against·bound·heartpaṭibaddhacitto from the marketāpaṇā monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having boughtkiṇitvā to·leadānetvā to thattaṁ brahmin ladymāṇavikaṁ this·sayetadavoca:
this‘ayaṁ for youte, madambhoti, from the marketāpaṇā monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpako having boughtkiṇitvā to·leadānīto, whoyo for youte for the childkumārakassa a playmatekīḷāpanako will bebhavissatī’ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, venerable sirbhante, thatsā brahmin ladymāṇavikā to thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ this·sayetadavoca:
go‘gaccha youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thisimaṁ monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpakaṁ to·giveādāya whereyena Rattapāṇirattapāṇi dyerrajakaputto approach himtenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Rattapāṇirattapāṇiṁ dyerrajakaputtaṁ thusevaṁ sayvadehi—
I wishicchāmahaṁ, friendsamma Rattapāṇirattapāṇi, thisimaṁ monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpakaṁ yellow greasepaintpītāvalepanaṁ callednāma dyeraṅgajātaṁ dyedrajitaṁ pounded·re-poundedākoṭitapaccākoṭitaṁ pressed on both sidesubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhan’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, thatso brahminbrāhmaṇo for hertassā brahmin ladymāṇavikāya enamoredsāratto against·bound·heartpaṭibaddhacitto thattaṁ monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpakaṁ to·giveādāya whereyena Rattapāṇirattapāṇi dyerrajakaputto approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Rattapāṇirattapāṇiṁ dyerrajakaputtaṁ this·sayetadavoca:

‘Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back so it can be a playmate for my child.’ Then that brahmin, because of his love for the brahmin lady, bought a male baby monkey at the market, brought it to her, and said, ‘I’ve bought this male baby monkey for you so it can be a playmate for your child.’ When he said this, she said to him, ‘Go, brahmin, take this monkey to Rattapāṇi the dyer and say, “Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this monkey dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.”’ Then that brahmin, because of his love for the brahmin lady, took the monkey to Rattapāṇi the dyer and said,

I wish‘icchāmahaṁ, friendsamma Rattapāṇirattapāṇi, thisimaṁ monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpakaṁ with yellow greasepaintpītāvalepanaṁ callednāma dye·kindraṅgajātaṁ dyedrajitaṁ pounded·re-poundedākoṭitapaccākoṭitaṁ both·side·pressedubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhan’ti.
thusEvaṁ spokenvutte, sirbhante, Rattapāṇirattapāṇi dyer·sonrajakaputto thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho to youte, sirbhante, monkey·youngmakkaṭacchāpako dye·capableraṅgakkhamo indeedhi indeedkho, notno pounding·capableākoṭanakkhamo, notno pressing·capablevimajjanakkhamo’ti.
thus·sameEvameva indeedkho, sirbhante, of foolsbālānaṁ of the Jainsnigaṇṭhānaṁ doctrinevādo dye·capableraṅgakkhamo indeedhi indeedkho of foolsbālānaṁ notno of the astutepaṇḍitānaṁ, notno scrutiny·capableanuyogakkhamo, notno pressing·capablevimajjanakkhamo.
thenAtha indeedkho, sirbhante, thatso brahminbrāhmaṇo lateraparena timesamayena newnavaṁ cloth·pairdussayugaṁ having takenādāya whereyena Rattapāṇirattapāṇi dyer·sonrajakaputto to himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to Rattapāṇirattapāṇiṁ dyer·sonrajakaputtaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
I wish‘icchāmahaṁ, friendsamma Rattapāṇirattapāṇi, thisimaṁ newnavaṁ cloth·pairdussayugaṁ with yellow greasepaintpītāvalepanaṁ callednāma dye·kindraṅgajātaṁ dyedrajitaṁ pounded·re-poundedākoṭitapaccākoṭitaṁ both·side·pressedubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhan’ti.
thusEvaṁ spokenvutte, sirbhante, Rattapāṇirattapāṇi dyer·sonrajakaputto thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
this‘idaṁ indeedkho to youte, sirbhante, newnavaṁ cloth·pairdussayugaṁ dye·capable + alsoraṅgakkhamañceva pounding·capable + andākoṭanakkhamañca pressing·capablevimajjanakkhamañcā’ti.

‘Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this monkey dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.’ When he said this, Rattapāṇi said to him, ‘Sir, this monkey can endure a dying, but not a pounding or a pressing.’ In the same way, the doctrine of the foolish Jains looks fine initially—for fools, not for the astute—but can’t endure being scrutinized or pressed. Then some time later that brahmin took a new pair of garments to Rattapāṇi the dyer and said, ‘Worthy Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this new pair of garments dyed the color of yellow greasepaint, pounded and re-pounded, and pressed on both sides.’ When he said this, Rattapāṇi said to him, ‘Sir, this pair of garments can endure a dying, a pounding, and a pressing.’

thus·justEvameva indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, of thattassa Blessed Onebhagavato doctrinevādo worthy onearahato fully·awakened onesammāsambuddhassa dye·capableraṅgakkhamo and justceva of the astutepaṇḍitānaṁ notno of foolsbālānaṁ, scrutiny·capableanuyogakkhamo andca pressing·capablevimajjanakkhamo and"cā”ti.

In the same way, the doctrine of the Buddha looks fine initially—for the astute, not for fools—and it can endure being scrutinized and pressed.”

with·king's“Sarājikā indeedkho, householdergahapati, assemblyparisā thusevaṁ knowsjānāti:
Upāli‘upāli householdergahapati of the Jainnigaṇṭhassa Nātaputta'snāṭaputtassa disciplesāvako’ti.
of whomKassa himtaṁ, householdergahapati, disciplesāvakaṁ should we rememberdhāremā”ti?

“Householder, the king and his retinue know you as a disciple of the Jain Ñātika. Whose disciple should we remember you as?”

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Upāliupāli house·lordgahapati rising from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā over one shoulderekaṁsaṁ upper·robeuttarāsaṅgaṁ having arrangedkaritvā whereyena blessed·possessorbhagavā cupped palms in that directiontenañjaliṁ having raisedpaṇāmetvā to the Jainnigaṇṭhaṁ Ñātaputtanāṭaputtaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
well then“tena indeedhi, sirbhante, listensuṇohi whose I amyassāhaṁ disciplesāvako”ti:
of the attentive one“Dhīrassa free·delusionvigatamohassa,
with hard-heartedness dissolvedPabhinnakhīlassa conquered·victoryvijitavijayassa;
untroubledAnīghassa very even·mindsusamacittassa,
with virtue of an elderVuddhasīlassa saint·knowsādhupaññassa;
immaculate in the midstVesamantarassa stainlessvimalassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
free of indecisionAkathaṅkathissa contenttusitassa,
having spat out the world's baitVantalokāmisassa joyfulmuditassa;
completed the ascetic's taskKatasamaṇassa as a manmanujassa,
bearing his final bodyAntimasārīrassa mannarassa;
beyond compareAnopamassa without dustvirajassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
free of doubtAsaṁsayassa skillfulkusalassa,
trainerVenayikassa charioteer·excellentsārathivarassa;
supremeAnuttarassa brilliant·qualityruciradhammassa,
confidentNikkaṅkhassa shining forthpabhāsakassa;
having cut off conceitMānacchidassa herovīrassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
boss bullNisabhassa immeasurableappameyyassa,
profoundGambhīrassa sage·attainedmonapattassa;
maker of sanctuaryKhemaṅkarassa knowledgeablevedassa,
firm in principleDhammaṭṭhassa restrainedsaṁvutattassa;
slipped his chainsSaṅgātigassa liberatedmuttassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
giantNāgassa remote·livingpantasenassa,
ended the fettersKhīṇasaṁyojanassa liberatedmuttassa;
skilled in debatePaṭimantakassa cleanseddhonassa,
with banner loweredPannadhajassa free·desirevītarāgassa;
tamedDantassa down·proliferationnippapañcassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
seventh seerIsisattamassa free of deceitakuhassa,
with three knowledgesTevijjassa divinity·attainedbrahmapattassa;
bathedNhātakassa knows philologypadakassa,
tranquilPassaddhassa known·knowviditavedassa;
PurindadaPurindadassa Sakkasakkassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.

When he had spoken, the householder Upāli rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms in the direction of the Buddha, and said to the Jain Ñātika, “Well then, sir, hear whose disciple I am: The attentive one, free of delusion, with hard-heartedness dissolved, victor in battle; he’s untroubled and very even-minded, with the virtue of an elder and the wisdom of a saint, immaculate in the midst of it all: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. He has no indecision, he’s content, joyful, he has spat out the world’s bait; he has completed the ascetic’s task as a man, a man who bears his final body; he’s beyond compare, he’s stainless: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. He’s free of doubt, he’s skillful, he’s a trainer, an excellent charioteer; supreme, with brilliant qualities, confident, his light shines forth; he has cut off conceit, he’s a hero: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. The boss bull, immeasurable, profound, sagacious; he is the maker of sanctuary, knowledgeable, firm in principle and restrained; he has slipped his chains and is liberated: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. He’s a giant, living remotely, he’s ended the fetters and is liberated; he’s skilled in debate and cleansed, with banner lowered, desireless; he’s tamed, and doesn’t proliferate: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. He is the seventh seer, free of deceit, with three knowledges, he has attained to divinity, he has bathed, he knows philology, he’s tranquil, he understands what is known; he is Sakka the Able, Purindada the Firstgiver: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

of the noble oneAriyassa developed·selfbhāvitattassa,
attainment·reachedPattipattassa of the explainerveyyākaraṇassa;
of the mindful oneSatimato of the discerning onevipassissa,
not·leaning forwardAnabhinatassa norno away·bentapanatassa;
not·stirringAnejassa mastery·attained·reachedvasippattassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa disciple + Isāvakohamasmi.
up·risenSamuggatassa of the one who practices absorptionjhāyissa,
not·following·insideAnanugatantarassa of the pure onesuddhassa;
not·dependentAsitassa of the fearless onehitassa,
apart·dweltPavivittassa peak·attained·reachedaggappattassa;
of him who has crossed overTiṇṇassa crossing·causingtārayantassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa disciple + Isāvakohamasmi.
of the peaceful oneSantassa vast·wisdombhūripaññassa,
great·wisdomMahāpaññassa free of·greedvītalobhassa;
thus·goneTathāgatassa well·gonesugatassa,
without·personAppaṭipuggalassa not·equalasamassa;
of the self-assured oneVisāradassa of the subtle onenipuṇassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa disciple + Isāvakohamasmi.
craving·cut offTaṇhacchidassa of the awakened onebuddhassa,
free of·smokeVītadhūmassa not·sulliedanupalittassa;
of him worthy of offeringsĀhuneyyassa of the mighty spirityakkhassa,
best·personUttamapuggalassa not·measurableatulassa;
of the grand oneMahato of him who has reached the peak of gloryyasaggapattassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa disciple + Isāvakohamasmī”ti.

The Noble One, evolved, he has attained the goal and explains it; he is mindful, discerning, neither leaning forward nor pulling back, he’s unstirred, attained to mastery: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. Transcendent, he practices absorption, no inner thoughts arising, he is pure, independent and fearless; secluded, he has reached the peak, crossed over, he helps others across: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. He’s peaceful, his wisdom is vast, with great wisdom, he’s free of greed; he is the Realized One, the Holy One, unrivaled, unequaled, self-assured, and subtle: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. He has cut off craving and is awakened, free of fuming, unsullied; a mighty spirit worthy of offerings, best of men, inestimable, grand, he has reached the peak of glory: he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.”

when?“Kadā composedsaññūḷhā thenpana by youte, householder,gahapati, theseime of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotama'sgotamassa praises?"vaṇṇā”ti?
"Suppose, sir,“Seyyathāpi, sir,bhante, of many different flowersnānāpupphānaṁ a large heap of flowers,mahāpuppharāsi, that·onetamenaṁ a deftdakkho garland-makermālākāro orvā their apprenticemālākārantevāsī orvā into a colorfulvicittaṁ garlandmālaṁ could tie them;gantheyya;
thus·indeedevameva indeed,kho, sir,bhante, theso Buddhabhagavā has many beautiful qualitiesanekavaṇṇo many hundreds of such qualities.anekasatavaṇṇo.
Who,Ko indeed,hi, sir,bhante, of the praiseworthyvaṇṇārahassa the praisevaṇṇaṁ notna will speak?"karissatī”ti?

“But when did you compose these praises of the ascetic Gotama’s beautiful qualities, householder?” “Sir, suppose there was a large heap of many different flowers. A deft garland-maker or their apprentice could tie them into a colorful garland. In the same way, the Buddha has many beautiful qualities to praise, many hundreds of such qualities. Who, sir, would not praise the praiseworthy?”

thenAtha indeedkho down·bindnigaṇṭhassa of Ñātikanāṭaputtassa to the Buddhabhagavato honorsakkāraṁ not·bearingasahamānassa right theretattheva hotuṇhaṁ bloodlohitaṁ from the mouthmukhato speweduggacchīti.
the Upāli DiscourseUpālisuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ sixthchaṭṭhaṁ.

Unable to bear this honor paid to the Buddha, the Jain Ñātika spewed hot blood from his mouth there and then.

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