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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:

go‘gaccha youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, from the marketāpaṇā a baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having boughtkiṇitvā bringānehi, whoyo for meme for the childkumārakassa a playmatekīḷāpanako will bebhavissatī’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, thatso brahminbrāhmaṇo for hertassā brahmin ladymāṇavikāya enamoredsāratto with heart boundpaṭibaddhacitto from the marketāpaṇā a baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having boughtkiṇitvā having broughtānetvā to thattaṁ brahmin ladymāṇavikaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this‘ayaṁ for youte, madambhoti, from the marketāpaṇā baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpako having boughtkiṇitvā was broughtānīto, whoyo for youte for the childkumārakassa a playmatekīḷāpanako will bebhavissatī’ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, venerable sirbhante, thatsā brahmin ladymāṇavikā to thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca:
go‘gaccha youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thisimaṁ baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having takenādāya whereyena Rattapāṇirattapāṇi dyerrajakaputto approach himtenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Rattapāṇirattapāṇiṁ dyerrajakaputtaṁ thusevaṁ sayvadehi—
I wishicchāmahaṁ, friendsamma Rattapāṇirattapāṇi, thisimaṁ baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ yellow greasepaintpītāvalepanaṁ callednāma dyeraṅgajātaṁ dyedrajitaṁ pounded and re-poundedākoṭitapaccākoṭitaṁ pressed on both sidesubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhan’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, thatso brahminbrāhmaṇo for hertassā brahmin ladymāṇavikāya enamoredsāratto with heart boundpaṭibaddhacitto thattaṁ baby monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ having takenādāya whereyena Rattapāṇirattapāṇi dyerrajakaputto approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Rattapāṇirattapāṇiṁ dyerrajakaputtaṁ said thisetadavoca:

I wish‘icchāmahaṁ, friendsamma Rattapāṇirattapāṇi, thisimaṁ monkeymakkaṭacchāpakaṁ with yellow greasepaintpītāvalepanaṁ callednāma dye-kindraṅgajātaṁ dyedrajitaṁ pounded and re-poundedākoṭitapaccākoṭitaṁ pressed on both sidesubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhan’ti.
thusEvaṁ spokenvutte, sirbhante, Rattapāṇirattapāṇi the dyerrajakaputto thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho to youte, sirbhante, monkeymakkaṭacchāpako capable of dyeingraṅgakkhamo indeedhi indeedkho, notno capable of poundingākoṭanakkhamo, notno capable of pressingvimajjanakkhamo’ti.
in the same wayEvameva indeedkho, sirbhante, of foolsbālānaṁ of the Jainsnigaṇṭhānaṁ doctrinevādo capable of dyeingraṅgakkhamo indeedhi indeedkho of foolsbālānaṁ notno of the astutepaṇḍitānaṁ, notno capable of scrutinyanuyogakkhamo, notno capable of pressingvimajjanakkhamo.
thenAtha indeedkho, sirbhante, thatso brahminbrāhmaṇo lateraparena timesamayena newnavaṁ pair of garmentsdussayugaṁ having takenādāya whereyena Rattapāṇirattapāṇi the dyerrajakaputto to himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to Rattapāṇirattapāṇiṁ the dyerrajakaputtaṁ said thisetadavoca:
I wish‘icchāmahaṁ, friendsamma Rattapāṇirattapāṇi, thisimaṁ newnavaṁ pair of garmentsdussayugaṁ with yellow greasepaintpītāvalepanaṁ callednāma dye-kindraṅgajātaṁ dyedrajitaṁ pounded and re-poundedākoṭitapaccākoṭitaṁ pressed on both sidesubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhan’ti.
thusEvaṁ spokenvutte, sirbhante, Rattapāṇirattapāṇi the dyerrajakaputto thattaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this‘idaṁ indeedkho to youte, sirbhante, newnavaṁ pair of garmentsdussayugaṁ capable of dyeingraṅgakkhamañceva and capable of poundingākoṭanakkhamañca and capable of pressingvimajjanakkhamañcā’ti.

just soEvameva indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, of thattassa Blessed Onebhagavato doctrinevādo worthy onearahato fully awakened onesammāsambuddhassa capable of being dyedraṅgakkhamo and justceva of the astutepaṇḍitānaṁ notno of foolsbālānaṁ, capable of being scrutinizedanuyogakkhamo andca capable of being pressedvimajjanakkhamo and"cā”ti.

with the king“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?

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Upāliupāli householdergahapati rising from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā over one shoulderekaṁsaṁ upper robeuttarāsaṅgaṁ having arrangedkaritvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā cupped palms in that directiontenañjaliṁ having raisedpaṇāmetvā to the Jainnigaṇṭhaṁ Ñātaputtanāṭaputtaṁ said thisetadavoca:
well then“tena indeedhi, sirbhante, listensuṇohi whose I amyassāhaṁ disciplesāvako”ti:
of the attentive one“Dhīrassa free of delusionvigatamohassa,
with hard-heartedness dissolvedPabhinnakhīlassa victor in battlevijitavijayassa;
untroubledAnīghassa very even-mindedsusamacittassa,
with virtue of an elderVuddhasīlassa with wisdom of a saintsādhupaññassa;
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 excellent charioteersārathivarassa;
supremeAnuttarassa with brilliant qualitiesruciradhammassa,
confidentNikkaṅkhassa shining forthpabhāsakassa;
having cut off conceitMānacchidassa herovīrassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
boss bullNisabhassa immeasurableappameyyassa,
profoundGambhīrassa sagaciousmonapattassa;
maker of sanctuaryKhemaṅkarassa knowledgeablevedassa,
firm in principleDhammaṭṭhassa restrainedsaṁvutattassa;
slipped his chainsSaṅgātigassa liberatedmuttassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
giantNāgassa living remotelypantasenassa,
ended the fettersKhīṇasaṁyojanassa liberatedmuttassa;
skilled in debatePaṭimantakassa cleanseddhonassa,
with banner loweredPannadhajassa desirelessvītarāgassa;
tamedDantassa not proliferatingnippapañcassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.
seventh seerIsisattamassa free of deceitakuhassa,
with three knowledgesTevijjassa attained to divinitybrahmapattassa;
bathedNhātakassa knows philologypadakassa,
tranquilPassaddhassa understands what is knownviditavedassa;
PurindadaPurindadassa Sakkasakkassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am a disciplesāvakohamasmi.

of the noble oneAriyassa of the evolved onebhāvitattassa,
of him who has attained the goalPattipattassa of the explainerveyyākaraṇassa;
of the mindful oneSatimato of the discerning onevipassissa,
of him who does not lean forwardAnabhinatassa norno of him who does not pull backapanatassa;
of the unstirred oneAnejassa of him who has attained masteryvasippattassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am his disciplesāvakohamasmi.
of the transcendent oneSamuggatassa of the one who practices absorptionjhāyissa,
of him with no inner thoughts arisingAnanugatantarassa of the pure onesuddhassa;
of the independent oneAsitassa of the fearless onehitassa,
of the secluded onePavivittassa of him who has reached the peakaggappattassa;
of him who has crossed overTiṇṇassa of him who helps others acrosstārayantassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am his disciplesāvakohamasmi.
of the peaceful oneSantassa of vast wisdombhūripaññassa,
of great wisdomMahāpaññassa of him free of greedvītalobhassa;
of the Realized OneTathāgatassa of the Holy Onesugatassa,
of the unrivaled oneAppaṭipuggalassa of the unequaled oneasamassa;
of the self-assured oneVisāradassa of the subtle onenipuṇassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am his disciplesāvakohamasmi.
of him who has cut off cravingTaṇhacchidassa of the awakened onebuddhassa,
of him free of fumingVītadhūmassa of the unsullied oneanupalittassa;
of him worthy of offeringsĀhuneyyassa of the mighty spirityakkhassa,
of the best of menUttamapuggalassa of the inestimable oneatulassa;
of the grand oneMahato of him who has reached the peak of gloryyasaggapattassa,
of the Blessed OneBhagavato of himtassa I am his disciplesāvakohamasmī”ti.

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;
in the same wayevameva 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?

thenAtha indeedkho of the Jainnigaṇṭhassa of Ñātikanāṭaputtassa to the Buddhabhagavato honorsakkāraṁ unable to bearasahamānassa right theretattheva hotuṇhaṁ bloodlohitaṁ from the mouthmukhato speweduggacchīti.
the Upāli DiscourseUpālisuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ sixthchaṭṭhaṁ.

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