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Majjhima Nikāya 61

Ambalaṭṭhikarāhulovādasutta

Advice to Rāhula at Ambalaṭṭhika · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Rājagaharājagahe was stayingviharati in the Bamboo Groveveḷuvane at the squirrels’ feeding ground.kalandakanivāpe.

by thatTena indeedkho nowpana at the timesamayena venerableāyasmā Rāhularāhulo at Ambalaṭṭhikāambalaṭṭhikāyaṁ was staying.viharati.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā evening·timesāyanhasamayaṁ from retreatpaṭisallānā emergedvuṭṭhito whereyena Ambalaṭṭhikāambalaṭṭhikā where Venerableyenāyasmā Rāhularāhulo there approached.tenupasaṅkami.
sawAddasā indeedkho venerableāyasmā Rāhularāhulo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ from afardūratova coming.āgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna a seatāsanaṁ he spread out,paññāpesi, water·andudakañca for the feet.pādānaṁ.
sat downNisīdi the Blessed Onebhagavā spread outpaññatte on the seat.āsane.
having sat downNisajja his feetpāde washed.pakkhālesi.
Venerable·tooĀyasmāpi indeedkho Rāhularāhulo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat down.nisīdi.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā littleparittaṁ water residueudakāvasesaṁ in the water potudakādhāne having leftṭhapetvā Venerableāyasmantaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ addressedāmantesi:
do you see“passasi notno youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, thisimaṁ littleparittaṁ water residueudakāvasesaṁ in the water potudakādhāne placed + quotation markerṭhapitan”ti?
Yes,“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
Thus“Evaṁ littleparittakaṁ indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, of thosetesaṁ ascetic naturesāmaññaṁ of whomyesaṁ there is notnatthi in deliberate lyingsampajānamusāvāde shame + quotation markerlajjā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Buddhabhagavā littleparittaṁ what water was leftudakāvasesaṁ discardingchaḍḍetvā the venerableāyasmantaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ to·speakāmantesi:
do you see“passasi notno youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, littleparittaṁ what water was leftudakāvasesaṁ discardedchaḍḍitan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
thus“Evaṁ discardedchaḍḍitaṁ indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, of thosetesaṁ the ascetic's naturesāmaññaṁ for whomyesaṁ not·benatthi deliberate·liesampajānamusāvāde shamelajjā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā thattaṁ water-potudakādhānaṁ down·turn overnikkujjitvā the venerableāyasmantaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ addressedāmantesi:
do you see“passasi notno youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, thisimaṁ water-potudakādhānaṁ turned upside downnikkujjitan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
thus“Evaṁ down·turned overnikkujjitaṁ indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, of thosetesaṁ the ascetic's naturesāmaññaṁ of whomyesaṁ not·benatthi deliberate·liesampajānamusāvāde shamelajjā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā thattaṁ water potudakādhānaṁ having turned uprightukkujjitvā the venerableāyasmantaṁ Rāhularāhulaṁ addressedāmantesi:
do you see“passasi notno youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, thisimaṁ water potudakādhānaṁ vacantrittaṁ hollowtucchan”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.
thus“Evaṁ vacantrittaṁ hollowtucchaṁ indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, of thosetesaṁ ascetic naturesāmaññaṁ of whomyesaṁ there is notnatthi deliberate·lyingsampajānamusāvāde shamelajjāti.

just asSeyyathāpi, Rahularāhula, of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo draft-pole·tuskīsādanto able to draw a heavy loadurūḷhavā pedigreeabhijāto battle·to·accustomedsaṅgāmāvacaro gone to battlesaṅgāmagato fore·alsopurimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, hind·alsopacchimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, fore·alsopurimenapi with bodykāyena workkammaṁ doeskaroti, hind·alsopacchimenapi with bodykāyena workkammaṁ doeskaroti, head·alsosīsenapi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, ear·alsokaṇṇehipi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, tusk·alsodantehipi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, tail·alsonaṅguṭṭhenapi workkammaṁ doeskaroti; still protectsrakkhateva trunksoṇḍaṁ.
thereTattha of the riderhatthārohassa thusevaṁ it occurshoti:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo draft-pole·tuskīsādanto able to draw a heavy loadurūḷhavā pedigreeabhijāto battle·to·accustomedsaṅgāmāvacaro gone to battlesaṅgāmagato fore·alsopurimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, hind·alsopacchimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ doeskaroti ……pe… tail·alsonaṅguṭṭhenapi workkammaṁ doeskaroti; still protectsrakkhateva trunksoṇḍaṁ.
not given upApariccattaṁ indeedkho of the kingrañño of the bull elephantnāgassa lifejīvitan’ti.
whenYato indeedkho, Rahularāhula, of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo draft-pole·tuskīsādanto able to draw a heavy loadurūḷhavā pedigreeabhijāto battle·to·accustomedsaṅgāmāvacaro gone to battlesaṅgāmagato fore·alsopurimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, hind·alsopacchimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ doeskaroti ……pe… tail·alsonaṅguṭṭhenapi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, trunk·alsosoṇḍāyapi workkammaṁ doeskaroti, theretattha of the riderhatthārohassa thusevaṁ it occurshoti:

this‘ayaṁ indeedkho of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo plough-pole·tuskīsādanto large-grownurūḷhavā noble·bornabhijāto accustomed to battlesaṅgāmāvacaro battle·gonesaṅgāmagato with its fore-feet toopurimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its hind-feet toopacchimehipi with feetpādehi workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its fore-quarters toopurimenapi with bodykāyena workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its hind-quarters toopacchimenapi with bodykāyena workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its head toosīsenapi workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its ears tookaṇṇehipi workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its tusks toodantehipi workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its tail toonaṅguṭṭhenapi workkammaṁ it doeskaroti, with its trunk toosoṇḍāyapi workkammaṁ it doeskaroti.
given upPariccattaṁ indeedkho of the kingrañño of the bull elephantnāgassa lifejīvitaṁ.
there is notNatthi nowdāni anythingkiñci of the kingrañño of the bull elephantnāgassa not to be doneakaraṇīyan’ti.
just soEvameva indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, for whomyassa for anyonekassaci deliberate·liesampajānamusāvāde there is notnatthi shamelajjā, I … notnāhaṁ for that onetassa anykiñci badpāpaṁ not·to be doneakaraṇīyanti I sayvadāmi.
thereforeTasmātiha by youte, Rāhularāhula, even for a joke‘hassāpi notna a liemusā I will saybhaṇissāmī’ti—
thusevañhi by youte, Rāhularāhula, should be trainedsikkhitabbaṁ.

thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Rāhularāhula,
what·purposekimatthiyo mirror + quotationādāso”ti?
checking·purpose“Paccavekkhaṇattho, sir + quotationbhante”ti.
thus·just“Evameva indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, having checkedpaccavekkhitvā having checkedpaccavekkhitvā by bodykāyena deedkammaṁ should be donekattabbaṁ, having checkedpaccavekkhitvā having checkedpaccavekkhitvā by speechvācāya deedkammaṁ should be donekattabbaṁ, having checkedpaccavekkhitvā having checkedpaccavekkhitvā by mindmanasā deedkammaṁ should be done.kattabbaṁ.

which + indeedYadeva youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, with the bodykāyena deedkammaṁ do·to·desiringkattukāmo you wereahosi, that + indeedtadeva by youte body·actkāyakammaṁ should be checkedpaccavekkhitabbaṁ:
which indeed‘yannu indeedkho Iahaṁ thisidaṁ with the bodykāyena deedkammaṁ do·to·desiringkattukāmo thisidaṁ myme body·actkāyakammaṁ self·hurt + alsoattabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya, other·hurt + alsoparabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya, both·hurt + alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya—
not·skillfulakusalaṁ thisidaṁ body·actkāyakammaṁ suffering·outcomedukkhudrayaṁ with suffering as resultdukkhavipākan’ti?
ifSace youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, while checkingpaccavekkhamāno thusevaṁ you would knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ thisidaṁ with the bodykāyena deedkammaṁ do·to·desiringkattukāmo thisidaṁ myme body·actkāyakammaṁ self·hurt + alsoattabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya, other·hurt + alsoparabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya, both·hurt + alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya—
not·skillfulakusalaṁ thisidaṁ body·actkāyakammaṁ suffering·outcomedukkhudrayaṁ with suffering as resultdukkhavipākan’ti, this·formevarūpaṁ by youte, Rāhularāhula, with the bodykāyena deedkammaṁ own·abilitysasakkaṁ notna should be donekaraṇīyaṁ.
ifSace butpana youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, while checkingpaccavekkhamāno thusevaṁ you would knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ thisidaṁ with the bodykāyena deedkammaṁ do·to·desiringkattukāmo thisidaṁ myme body·actkāyakammaṁ not to hurting oneself alsonevattabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya, notna other·hurt + alsoparabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya, notna both·hurt + alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi together·turnsaṁvatteyya—

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