With Upāli · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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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
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:
‘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
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.
‘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.’
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.
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 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?
“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
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.
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
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.
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;
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?
“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
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.
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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