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Majjhima Nikāya 64

Mahāmālukyasutta

The Longer Discourse With Māluṅkya · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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of thatTassa thatso ill willbyāpādo with underlying tendencysānusayo forth·abandonpahīyati.
whichYo, Ānandaānanda, pathmaggo whichyā practicepaṭipadā of fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāya thattaṁ pathmaggaṁ thattaṁ practicepaṭipadaṁ not·rely onanāgamma five lowerpañcorambhāgiyāni fetterssaṁyojanāni will knowñassati orvā will seedakkhati orvā forth·abandonpajahissati or: thisvāti—netaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjati.
supposeSeyyathāpi, Ānandaānanda, largemahato of a treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato with heartwoodsāravato barktacaṁ having cut throughacchetvā softwoodphegguṁ having cut throughacchetvā cutting out of heartwoodsāracchedo will be:bhavissatīti—
thisnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjati;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, whichyo pathmaggo whichyā practicepaṭipadā of fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāya thattaṁ pathmaggaṁ thattaṁ practicepaṭipadaṁ not·rely onanāgamma five lowerpañcorambhāgiyāni fetterssaṁyojanāni will knowñassati orvā will seedakkhati orvā forth·abandonpajahissati or: thisvāti—netaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ is foundvijjati.

whichYo andca indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, pathmaggo whichyā practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for the abandoningpahānāya thattaṁ pathmaggaṁ thattaṁ practicepaṭipadaṁ towards·having goneāgamma five·lowerpañcorambhāgiyāni fetterssaṁyojanāni he will knowñassati orvā he will seedakkhati orvā forth·give uppajahissati possibility·thisvāti—ṭhānametaṁ it existsvijjati.

just asSeyyathāpi, Ānandaānanda, largemahato of a treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato with heartwoodsāravato barktacaṁ having cutchetvā softwoodphegguṁ having cutchetvā heartwood·cuttingsāracchedo be·possibility + thisbhavissatīti—ṭhānametaṁ existsvijjati.
just soevameva indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, whateveryo pathmaggo whateveryā practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāya thattaṁ pathmaggaṁ thattaṁ practicepaṭipadaṁ to·goāgamma the five lowerpañcorambhāgiyāni fetterssaṁyojanāni will knowñassati orvā will seedakkhati orvā will give uppajahissati or·possibility + thisvāti—ṭhānametaṁ existsvijjati.
just asSeyyathāpi, Ānandaānanda, Gangesgaṅgā rivernadī fullpūrā of waterudakassa brim-fullsamatittikā crow·drinkablekākapeyyā.
thenAtha feebledubbalako personpuriso to·goāgaccheyya:
I‘ahaṁ of thisimissā of the Gangesgaṅgāya of the rivernadiyā acrosstiriyaṁ with armsbāhāya currentsotaṁ having cutchetvā safelysotthinā to the far shorepāraṁ go + quotation-markergacchissāmī’ti;
heso notna would be ablesakkuṇeyya of the Gangesgaṅgāya of the rivernadiyā acrosstiriyaṁ with armsbāhāya currentsotaṁ having cutchetvā safelysotthinā to the far shorepāraṁ to gogantuṁ.
just soEvameva indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, of thoseyesaṁ of anykesañci substantial-reality·cessationsakkāyanirodhāya Dhammadhamme being taughtdesiyamāne mindcittaṁ notna leaps forthpakkhandati not·gain-confidencenappasīdati notna settles downsantiṭṭhati notna becomes decidedvimuccati;
just asseyyathāpi thatso feebledubbalako personpuriso like-that·theseevamete to be regardeddaṭṭhabbā.

just asSeyyathāpi, Ānandaānanda, the Gangesgaṅgā rivernadī fullpūrā of waterudakassa level with the bankssamatittikā drinkable by crowskākapeyyā.
thenAtha strongbalavā personpuriso would comeāgaccheyya:
I‘ahaṁ of thisimissā Gangesgaṅgāya rivernadiyā acrosstiriyaṁ with armsbāhāya currentsotaṁ having cutchetvā safelysotthinā the far shorepāraṁ I will gogacchissāmī’ti;
heso would be ablesakkuṇeyya of the Gangesgaṅgāya of the rivernadiyā acrosstiriyaṁ with armsbāhāya currentsotaṁ having cutchetvā safelysotthinā to the far shorepāraṁ to gogantuṁ.
in the same wayEvameva indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, of thoseyesaṁ of whateverkesañci for the cessation of substantial realitysakkāyanirodhāya Dhammadhamme being taughtdesiyamāne mindcittaṁ leaps forthpakkhandati gains confidencepasīdati settles downsantiṭṭhati becomes decidedvimuccati;
just asseyyathāpi thatso strongbalavā personpuriso so theseevamete should be seendaṭṭhabbā.

whatKatamo and Ānandacānanda, pathmaggo, whatkatamā practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of the fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for the giving uppahānāya?
here·ĀnandaIdhānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu due to seclusion from attachmentsupadhivivekā of unskillfulakusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ the giving uppahānā completelysabbaso of physical discomfortskāyaduṭṭhullānaṁ for the settlingpaṭippassaddhiyā quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillfulakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ with rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ enters andupasampajja remainsviharati.
heSo whateveryadeva theretattha ishoti included in formrūpagataṁ included in feelingvedanāgataṁ included in perceptionsaññāgataṁ included in choicessaṅkhāragataṁ included in consciousnessviññāṇagataṁ thosete phenomenadhamme as impermanentaniccato as sufferingdukkhato as diseasedrogato as a boilgaṇḍato as a dartsallato as gloomaghato as an afflictionābādhato as alienparato as breaking apartpalokato as emptysuññato as not-selfanattato contemplatessamanupassati.
heSo from thosetehi phenomenadhammehi mindcittaṁ turns awaypaṭivāpeti.
heSo from thosetehi phenomenadhammehi mindcittaṁ having turned awaypaṭivāpetvā to the element free of deathamatāya to the elementdhātuyā mindcittaṁ appliesupasaṁharati:
this‘etaṁ peacefulsantaṁ thisetaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ that isyadidaṁ the stilling of all activitiessabbasaṅkhārasamatho the letting go of all attachmentssabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo the ending of cravingtaṇhākkhayo fading awayvirāgo cessationnirodho extinguishment’nibbānan’ti.
heSo theretattha abidingṭhito of defilementsāsavānaṁ the endingkhayaṁ attainspāpuṇāti;

notno ifce of the defilementsāsavānaṁ endingkhayaṁ attainspāpuṇāti that·veryteneva teaching·passiondhammarāgena by thattāya teaching·delightdhammanandiyā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of the fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ by the endingparikkhayā spontaneously rebornopapātiko ishoti, theretattha extinguishedparinibbāyī, not liable to returnanāvattidhammo from thattasmā worldlokā.
this tooAyampi indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, the pathmaggo thisayaṁ the practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of the fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāya.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, Ānandaānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu placing·keeping-connectedvitakkavicārānaṁ because of stillingvūpasamā ……pe… seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja remainsviharati ……pe…
thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ ……pe…
fourthcatutthaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja remains.viharati.
heSo whateveryadeva theretattha ishoti form·includedrūpagataṁ feeling·includedvedanāgataṁ perception·includedsaññāgataṁ choices·includedsaṅkhāragataṁ consciousness·includedviññāṇagataṁ ……
…pe…
not·return·liableanāvattidhammo from thattasmā world.lokā.
this·alsoAyampi indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, pathmaggo thisayaṁ practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāya.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, Ānandaānanda, a bhikkhubhikkhu completelysabbaso form·perceptionsrūpasaññānaṁ by the complete transcendingsamatikkamā impingement·perceptionspaṭighasaññānaṁ by the disappearanceatthaṅgamā diversity·perceptionsnānattasaññānaṁ not·attendingamanasikārā infinite‘ananto space is infiniteākāso’ti infinite space·dimensionākāsānañcāyatanaṁ having enteredupasampajja dwellsviharati.
heSo whateveryadeva theretattha ishoti feeling·includedvedanāgataṁ perception·includedsaññāgataṁ choices·includedsaṅkhāragataṁ consciousness·includedviññāṇagataṁ ……
…pe…pe…
not·returnanāvattidhammo from thattasmā worldlokā.
this + tooAyampi indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, pathmaggo thisayaṁ practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of the fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for the abandoningpahānāya.

furthermorePuna and·furthercaparaṁ, Ānandaānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu totallysabbaso space·infinite·dimensionākāsānañcāyatanaṁ going totally beyondsamatikkamma infinite‘anantaṁ consciousness is infiniteviññāṇan’ti consciousness·infinite·dimensionviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ close·together·enterupasampajja remainsviharati.
theySo whatever·justyadeva theretattha ishoti feeling·includedvedanāgataṁ perception·includedsaññāgataṁ choices·includedsaṅkhāragataṁ consciousness·includedviññāṇagataṁ ……
pe…pe…
not·return·liableanāvattidhammo from that worldtasmā worldlokā.
this·tooAyampi indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, the pathmaggo thisayaṁ the practicepaṭipadā of fivepañcannaṁ lower·pertainingorambhāgiyānaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāya.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, Ānandaānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu totallysabbaso the dimension of infinite consciousnessviññāṇañcāyatanaṁ having gone beyondsamatikkamma 'there is not‘natthi anything'kiñcī’ti the dimension of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanaṁ having enteredupasampajja remainsviharati.
theySo whateveryadeva theretattha ishoti feeling·gonevedanāgataṁ perception·gonesaññāgataṁ choices·gonesaṅkhāragataṁ consciousness·goneviññāṇagataṁ ……
…pe…
not liable to returnanāvattidhammo from thattasmā worldlokā.
this tooAyampi indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, the pathmaggo thisayaṁ the practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāyā”ti.

this“Eso ifce, sirbhante, pathmaggo thisesā practicepaṭipadā of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for giving uppahānāya, thenatha what·thenkiñcarahi here·someidhekacce mendicantsbhikkhū heart·releasedcetovimuttino someekacce mendicantsbhikkhū wisdom·releasedpaññāvimuttino”ti?
in that case“Ettha indeedkho I say itpanesāhaṁ, Ānandaānanda, faculty·disparityindriyavemattataṁ I sayvadāmī”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano Venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando of the Buddhabhagavato what was saidbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
great·Mālukya·discourseMahāmālukyasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ fourthcatutthaṁ.

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