‹ Library

Majjhima Nikāya 60

Apaṇṇakasutta

Unfailing · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

Parallels & more translations on SuttaCentral

Glosses: Fluent · Literal · Off
Translation: Hide · Show

Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Kosalanskosalesu wanderingcārikaṁ while wanderingcaramāno with a largemahatā with a Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ whereyena Sālāsālā namednāma of the Kosalanskosalānaṁ a brahmin villagebrāhmaṇagāmo he arrived at ittadavasari.

they heardAssosuṁ indeedkho of Sālāsāleyyakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā:
the ascetic“samaṇo it seemskhalu sirbho Gotamagotamo Sakyan·sonsakyaputto Sakyan·familysakyakulā forth·gopabbajito among the Kosalanskosalesu wanderingcārikaṁ wanderingcaramāno with a largemahatā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ at Sālāsālaṁ along·arrivedanuppatto.
thisTaṁ indeedkho thenpana blessedbhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo reputation·reportkittisaddo out·risenabbhuggato:
thus indeed‘itipi thatso Blessed Onebhagavā perfectedarahaṁ fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho knowledge·conduct·accomplishedvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato world·knowerlokavidū supremeanuttaro person·trainable·guidepurisadammasārathi teachersatthā god·humandevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā’ti.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with·godsadevakaṁ with·Mārasamārakaṁ with·divinitysabrahmakaṁ with·ascetic·brahminsassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ with·god-and-humansadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ higher·knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā forth·knowpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti beginning·goodādikalyāṇaṁ middle·goodmajjhekalyāṇaṁ end·goodpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ with·phrasingsabyañjanaṁ, entire·fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ holy·conductbrahmacariyaṁ forth·shinepakāseti.
goodSādhu indeedkho thenpana such·kindtathārūpānaṁ perfected onesarahataṁ seeingdassanaṁ it ishotī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho of Sālāsāleyyakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā whereyena the Buddhabhagavā went up to him theretenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having gone upupasaṅkamitvā someappekacce to the Buddhabhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. someAppekacce with the Buddhabhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ exchanged greetingssammodiṁsu; politesammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ memorablesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. someAppekacce whereyena the Buddhabhagavā cupped palms toward him theretenañjaliṁ having held uppaṇāmetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. someAppekacce of the Buddhabhagavato in the presencesantike name·clannāmagottaṁ having announcedsāvetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. someAppekacce silent·beingtuṇhībhūtā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinne indeedkho the brahmins and householders of Sālāsāleyyake brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatike the Buddhabhagavā this + saidetadavoca:

there is“atthi thenpana for youvo, householdersgahapatayo, anykoci mind·get·m.nom.sgmanāpo teachersatthā in whomyasmiṁ for youvo groundedākāravatī faithsaddhā acquiredpaṭiladdhā”ti?
there is not“Natthi indeedkho for usno, sirbhante, anykoci mind·get·m.nom.sgmanāpo teachersatthā in whomyasmiṁ for usno groundedākāravatī faithsaddhā acquiredpaṭiladdhā”ti.
pleasing“Manāpaṁ for youvo, householdersgahapatayo, teachersatthāraṁ not having obtainedalabhantehi thisayaṁ sure betapaṇṇako teachingdhammo having undertakensamādāya should be implementedvattitabbo.
sure betApaṇṇako forhi, householdersgahapatayo, teachingdhammo undertakensamatto taken upsamādinno, thatso for youvo be·3sg.futbhavissati for a long timedīgharattaṁ for welfarehitāya for happinesssukhāya.
whatKatamo andca, householdersgahapatayo, sure betapaṇṇako teachingdhammo?

there areSanti, householdersgahapatayo, someeke ascetic + brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇā thus·doctrineevaṁvādino having such viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
there is not‘natthi givingdinnaṁ, there is notnatthi sacrificeyiṭṭhaṁ, there is notnatthi offeringhutaṁ; there is notnatthi good + badsukatadukkaṭānaṁ of deedskammānaṁ fruitphalaṁ resultvipāko, there is notnatthi thisayaṁ worldloko, there is notnatthi nextparo worldloko; there is notnatthi mothermātā, there is notnatthi fatherpitā; there is notnatthi beingssattā spontaneously rebornopapātikā; there is notnatthi in the worldloke ascetic + brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇā rightly·comportedsammaggatā rightlysammā practicedpaṭipannā whoye this + andimañca worldlokaṁ next + andparañca worldlokaṁ themselvessayaṁ with insightabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā they declarepavedentī’ti.

those + veryTesaṁyeva indeedkho, householdersgahapatayo, ascetic·brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ someeke ascetic·brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā whose doctrine directly contradictsujuvipaccanīkavādā.
theyTe spoke thusevamāhaṁsu:
there is‘atthi meaning in givingdinnaṁ, there isatthi meaning in sacrificeyiṭṭhaṁ, there isatthi meaning in offeringshutaṁ; there isatthi good-deed·bad-deedssukatadukkaṭānaṁ of deedskammānaṁ fruitphalaṁ resultvipāko; there isatthi thisayaṁ worldloko, there isatthi otherparo worldloko; there isatthi mothermātā, there isatthi fatherpitā; there areatthi beingssattā spontaneously rebornopapātikā; there areatthi in the worldloke ascetic·brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā rightly comportedsammaggatā rightlysammā practicedpaṭipannā whoye this + andimañca worldlokaṁ other + andparañca worldlokaṁ themselvessayaṁ with insightabhiññā with own eyes·having donesacchikatvā they describepavedentī’ti.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññatha, householdersgahapatayo:
do not these‘nanume ascetic·brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇā of each otheraññamaññassa whose doctrine directly contradictsujuvipaccanīkavādā’”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.

there“Tatra, householdersgahapatayo, whoye thosete ascetic·brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇā thus·doctrine-holderevaṁvādino holding such a viewevaṁdiṭṭhino:
there is not‘natthi givingdinnaṁ, there is notnatthi offeringyiṭṭhaṁ and so on…pe… whoye this + andimañca worldlokaṁ other + andparañca worldlokaṁ themselvessayaṁ direct·knowledgeabhiññā with one's own eyes·madesacchikatvā they declarepavedentī’ti
for them·thistesametaṁ to be expected—namely thispāṭikaṅkhaṁ—yamidaṁ good bodily conductkāyasucaritaṁ, good verbal conductvacīsucaritaṁ, good mental conduct—thesemanosucaritaṁ—ime threetayo wholesomekusale qualitiesdhamme onto·down·avoidedabhinivajjetvā which·thisyamidaṁ bad bodily conductkāyaduccaritaṁ, bad verbal conductvacīduccaritaṁ, bad mental conduct—thesemanoduccaritaṁ—ime threetayo not·wholesomeakusale qualitiesdhamme together·takensamādāya they will practicevattissanti.
thatTaṁ of whatkissa reasonhetu?
notNa indeedhi thosete sirsbhonto ascetic·brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇā seepassanti not·wholesomeakusalānaṁ of qualitiesdhammānaṁ dangerādīnavaṁ degradationokāraṁ defilementsaṅkilesaṁ, of wholesomekusalānaṁ of qualitiesdhammānaṁ in renunciationnekkhamme benefitānisaṁsaṁ the side of cleansingvodānapakkhaṁ.

existing·indeedSantaṁyeva moreoverpana anotherparaṁ worldlokaṁ there is not‘natthi anotherparo worldloko’ of this onetissa viewdiṭṭhi ishoti; his issāssa ishoti wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhi.
actually existingSantaṁyeva indeedkho moreoverpana anotherparaṁ worldlokaṁ there is not‘natthi anotherparo worldloko’ti intendssaṅkappeti; his issvāssa ishoti wrong purposemicchāsaṅkappo.
actually existingSantaṁyeva indeedkho moreoverpana anotherparaṁ worldlokaṁ there is not‘natthi anotherparo worldloko’ti speechvācaṁ speaksbhāsati; his issāssa ishoti wrong speechmicchāvācā.
actually existingSantaṁyeva indeedkho moreoverpana anotherparaṁ worldlokaṁ there is not‘natthi anotherparo worldloko’ti saysāha; whoye thosete perfected onesarahanto other-world·knowersparalokaviduno of them·thistesamayaṁ opposingpaccanīkaṁ doeskaroti.
actually existingSantaṁyeva indeedkho moreoverpana anotherparaṁ worldlokaṁ there is not‘natthi anotherparo worldloko’ti another personparaṁ persuadessaññāpeti; his issāssa ishoti persuading to accept an untrue teachingasaddhammasaññatti.
by thatTāya andca moreoverpana untrue·teaching·persuasionasaddhammasaññattiyā glorifies himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ puts downvambheti.
thusIti previouslypubbeva indeedkho and for himpanassa good·conductsusīlyaṁ forth·abandonedpahīnaṁ ishoti, bad·conductdussīlyaṁ establishedpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ—
and thisayañca wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhi wrong purposemicchāsaṅkappo wrong speechmicchāvācā of the noble onesariyānaṁ contradictingpaccanīkatā persuading to accept an untrue teachingasaddhammasaññatti glorifying oneselfattukkaṁsanā putting others downparavambhanā. thus·to him theseEvamassime manyaneke badpāpakā not·skillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā together·becomesambhavanti with wrong view as conditionmicchādiṭṭhipaccayā.

Page 1 of 7  ·  Next ›

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version