Advice to Rāhula at Ambalaṭṭhika · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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do·alsoKatvāpi
by youte,
Rāhularāhula,
by speechvācāya
deedkammaṁ
that·verytadeva
by youte
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
should be reviewedpaccavekkhitabbaṁ:
which·now‘yannu
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
by speechvācāya
deedkammaṁ
I didakāsiṁ
thisidaṁ
myme
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
self·hurting·alsoattabyābādhāyapi
together·proceedsaṁvattati,
other·hurting·alsoparabyābādhāyapi
together·proceedsaṁvattati,
both·hurting·alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi
together·proceedsaṁvattati—
not·skillfulakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
suffering·outcomedukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhavipākan’ti?
ifSace
indeedkho
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
reviewingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
you should knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
by speechvācāya
deedkammaṁ
I didakāsiṁ
thisidaṁ
myme
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
self·hurting·alsoattabyābādhāyapi
together·proceedsaṁvattati,
other·hurting·alsoparabyābādhāyapi
together·proceedsaṁvattati,
both·hurting·alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi
together·proceedsaṁvattati—
not·skillfulakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
suffering·outcomedukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhavipākan’ti,
suchevarūpaṁ
by youte,
Rāhularāhula,
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
to the Teachersatthari
orvā
to wise onesviññūsu
orvā
together·spiritual companionsabrahmacārīsu
should be confesseddesetabbaṁ,
should be revealedvivaritabbaṁ,
should be clarifieduttānīkattabbaṁ;
having confesseddesetvā
having revealedvivaritvā
having clarifieduttānīkatvā
in futureāyatiṁ
restraintsaṁvaraṁ
should be undertakenāpajjitabbaṁ.
ifSace
butpana
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
reviewingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
you should knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
by speechvācāya
actkammaṁ
past·doakāsiṁ
thisidaṁ
myme
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
indeed not for my own afflictionnevattabyābādhāyapi
together·turnsaṁvattati,
notna
other·affliction·alsoparabyābādhāyapi
together·turnsaṁvattati,
notna
both·affliction·alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi
together·turnsaṁvattati—
skillfulkusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
speech·actvacīkammaṁ
happiness·outcomesukhudrayaṁ
with happiness as its resultsukhavipākan’ti,
thereforeteneva
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
rapture·joypītipāmojjena
you should livevihareyyāsi
training day and nightahorattānusikkhī
in skillfulkusalesu
qualitiesdhammesu.
which·indeedYadeva
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
do·desirekattukāmo
you wereahosi,
that·indeedtadeva
by youte
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
should be checkedpaccavekkhitabbaṁ:
now would‘yannu
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
do·desirekattukāmo
thisidaṁ
myme
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
hurting oneself·evenattabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya,
hurting others·evenparabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya,
hurting both·evenubhayabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya—
unwholesomeakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as ripeningdukkhavipākan’ti?
ifSace
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
checkingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
should knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
do·desirekattukāmo
thisidaṁ
myme
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
hurting oneself·evenattabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya,
hurting others·evenparabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya,
hurting both·evenubhayabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya—
unwholesomeakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as ripeningdukkhavipākan’ti,
of such kindevarūpaṁ
by youte,
Rāhularāhula,
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
resolutelysasakkaṁ
notna
should be donekaraṇīyaṁ.
ifSace
butpana
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
checkingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
should knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
do·desirekattukāmo
thisidaṁ
myme
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
not-hurting-oneself·evennevattabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya,
notna
hurting others·evenparabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya,
notna
hurting both·evenubhayabyābādhāyapi
would leadsaṁvatteyya—
wholesomekusalaṁ thisidaṁ mind·actionmanokammaṁ resulting in happinesssukhudrayaṁ ripening in happiness'—sukhavipākan’ti, suchevarūpaṁ by youte, Rāhularāhula, by mindmanasā actionkammaṁ should be donekaraṇīyaṁ.
do·evenKarontenapi
by youte,
Rāhularāhula,
with the mindmanasā
actionkammaṁ
that·verytadeva
by youte
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
should be reviewedpaccavekkhitabbaṁ:
now‘yannu
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
actionkammaṁ
I am doingkaromi
thisidaṁ
myme
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
self·harm·alsoattabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
other·harm·alsoparabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
both·harm·alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati—
not·wholesomeakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as ripeningdukkhavipākan’ti?
ifSace
thenpana
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
reviewingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
you would knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
actionkammaṁ
I am doingkaromi
thisidaṁ
myme
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
self·harm·alsoattabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
other·harm·alsoparabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
both·harm·alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati—
not·wholesomeakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as ripeningdukkhavipākan’ti,
back·together·carrypaṭisaṁhareyyāsi
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
such·formevarūpaṁ
mental actionmanokammaṁ.
ifSace
thenpana
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
reviewingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
you would knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
actionkammaṁ
I am doingkaromi
thisidaṁ
myme
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
not to self-harm alsonevattabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
notna
other·harm·alsoparabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
notna
both·harm·alsoubhayabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati—
wholesomekusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
with happiness as resultsukhudrayaṁ
with happiness as ripeningsukhavipākan’ti,
along·goanupadajjeyyāsi
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
such·formevarūpaṁ
mental actionmanokammaṁ.
do·tooKatvāpi
by youte,
Rāhularāhula,
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
that·verytadeva
by youte
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
should be reviewedpaccavekkhitabbaṁ:
which indeed‘yannu
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
I didakāsiṁ
thisidaṁ
by meme
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
self·hurting·tooattabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
other·hurting·tooparabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
both·hurting·tooubhayabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati—
not·skillfulakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
suffering·outcomedukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhavipākan’ti?
ifSace
indeedkho
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
while checkingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
you should knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
I didakāsiṁ
thisidaṁ
by meme
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
self·hurting·tooattabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
other·hurting·tooparabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
both·hurting·tooubhayabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati—
not·skillfulakusalaṁ
thisidaṁ
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
suffering·outcomedukkhudrayaṁ
with suffering as resultdukkhavipākan’ti,
suchevarūpaṁ
thenpana
by youte,
Rāhularāhula,
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
should be horrified ataṭṭīyitabbaṁ
should be repelled byharāyitabbaṁ
should be disgusted byjigucchitabbaṁ;
having been horrifiedaṭṭīyitvā
having been repelledharāyitvā
having been disgustedjigucchitvā
in futureāyatiṁ
restraintsaṁvaraṁ
should be entered uponāpajjitabbaṁ.
ifSace
thenpana
youtvaṁ,
Rāhularāhula,
while checkingpaccavekkhamāno
thusevaṁ
you should knowjāneyyāsi:
which‘yaṁ
indeedkho
Iahaṁ
thisidaṁ
with the mindmanasā
deedkammaṁ
I didakāsiṁ
thisidaṁ
by meme
mind·deedmanokammaṁ
not to hurting oneself toonevattabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
notna
other·hurting·tooparabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati,
notna
both·hurting·tooubhayabyābādhāyapi
leadssaṁvattati—
skillfulkusalaṁ thisidaṁ mind·deedmanokammaṁ with happiness as outcomesukhudrayaṁ with happiness as resultsukhavipākan’ti, because of thisteneva youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, in rapture and joypītipāmojjena you should livevihareyyāsi training day and nightahorattānusikkhī in skillfulkusalesu qualitiesdhammesu.
whoeverYe
indeedhi
anykeci,
Rāhularāhula,
past + timeatītamaddhānaṁ
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
body·actionkāyakammaṁ
purifiedparisodhesuṁ,
speech·actionvacīkammaṁ
purifiedparisodhesuṁ,
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
purifiedparisodhesuṁ,
allsabbe
theyte
just + thusevamevaṁ
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
body·actionkāyakammaṁ
purifiedparisodhesuṁ,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
speech·actionvacīkammaṁ
purifiedparisodhesuṁ,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
purifiedparisodhesuṁ.
whoeverYepi
indeedhi
anykeci,
Rāhularāhula,
future + timeanāgatamaddhānaṁ
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
body·actionkāyakammaṁ
will purifyparisodhessanti,
speech·actionvacīkammaṁ
will purifyparisodhessanti,
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
will purifyparisodhessanti,
allsabbe
theyte
just + thusevamevaṁ
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
body·actionkāyakammaṁ
will purifyparisodhessanti,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
speech·actionvacīkammaṁ
will purifyparisodhessanti,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
will purify”parisodhessan”ti.
whoeverYepi
indeedhi
anykeci,
Rāhularāhula,
nowetarahi
asceticssamaṇā
orvā
brahminsbrāhmaṇā
orvā
body·actionkāyakammaṁ
purifyparisodhenti,
speech·actionvacīkammaṁ
purifyparisodhenti,
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
purifyparisodhenti,
allsabbe
theyte
just + thusevamevaṁ
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
body·actionkāyakammaṁ
purifyparisodhenti,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
speech·actionvacīkammaṁ
purifyparisodhenti,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
purifyparisodhenti.
therefore + hereTasmātiha,
Rāhularāhula,
having reflected‘paccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
body·actionkāyakammaṁ
I will purifyparisodhessāmi,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
speech·actionvacīkammaṁ
I will purifyparisodhessāmi,
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
having reflectedpaccavekkhitvā
mind·actionmanokammaṁ
I will purifyparisodhessāmī’ti—
thus + indeedevañhi
by youte,
Rāhularāhula,
should be trainedsikkhitabban”ti.
this + saidIdamavoca
the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·mindAttamano
Venerableāyasmā
Rāhularāhulo
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
speechbhāsitaṁ
towards·rejoice + quotationabhinandīti.
Ambalaṭṭhika Rāhula Advice DiscourseAmbalaṭṭhikarāhulovādasuttaṁ
finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
firstpaṭhamaṁ.
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