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Majjhima Nikāya 67

Cātumasutta

At Cātumā · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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just asSeyyathāpi, venerable sirbhante, blessed·possessingbhagavatā in the pastpubbe mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅgho supportedanuggahito; just soevameva the Blessed Onebhagavā nowetarahi along·graspanuggaṇhātu mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghan”ti.

past·be ableAsakkhiṁsu indeedkho of Cātumācātumeyyakā andca Sakyanssakyā Brahmābrahmā andca Sahampatisahampati the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ forth·pleasepasādetuṁ seedling·similebījūpamena andca calf·similetaruṇūpamena andca.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallāno the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
get up, reverends“uṭṭhethāvuso, pick upgaṇhatha bowls and robespattacīvaraṁ.
confidence restoredPasādito the Buddhabhagavā by the Sakyans of Cātumācātumeyyakehi andca by the Sakyanssakyehi by the divinitybrahmunā andca Sahampatisahampatinā with the simile of the seedlingsbījūpamena andca with the simile of the calftaruṇūpamena and. Quotation markercā”ti.

thus + reverend“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the venerableāyasmato great·Moggallānamahāmoggallānassa back·hearpaṭissutvā having risen from their seatsuṭṭhāyāsanā bowl·robe·having takenpattacīvaramādāya whereyena the Buddhabhagavā him + went totenupasaṅkamiṁsu; up·goupasaṅkamitvā the Buddhabhagavantaṁ towards·speakabhivādetvā one·sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdiṁsu. one·sideEkamantaṁ down·sitnisinnaṁ indeedkho venerableāyasmantaṁ Sāriputtasāriputtaṁ the Buddhabhagavā this + saidetadavoca:
what“kinti youte, Sāriputtasāriputta, wasahosi by memayā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghe forth·bend + quotation markerpaṇāmite”ti?
Thus“Evaṁ indeedkho meme, sirbhante, wasahosi:
by the Buddha‘bhagavatā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅgho forth·bendpaṇāmito.
little·activeAppossukko nowdāni the Buddhabhagavā seen·dhamma·blissful·dwellingdiṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṁ along·yokedanuyutto apart·dwellviharissati, we + toomayampi nowdāni little·activeappossukkā seen·dhamma·blissful·dwelling + devoteddiṭṭhadhammasukhavihāramanuyuttā apart·dwell + quotation markerviharissāmā’”ti.
towards·go“Āgamehi youtvaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, towards·goāgamehi youtvaṁ, Sāriputtasāriputta, blissful meditation in this lifediṭṭhadhammasukhavihāran”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā venerableāyasmantaṁ great·Moggallānamahāmoggallānaṁ addressedāmantesi:
what“kinti to youte, Moggallānamoggallāna, wasahosi by memayā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghe dismissedpaṇāmite”ti?
thus“Evaṁ indeedkho to meme, sirbhante, wasahosi:
by the Buddha‘bhagavatā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅgho dismissedpaṇāmito.
passiveAppossukko nowdāni the Blessed Onebhagavā seen·dhamma·bliss·dwellingdiṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṁ along·joinedanuyutto will remainviharissati, I + andahañca nowdāni venerableāyasmā andca Sāriputtasāriputto mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghaṁ will leadpariharissāmā’”ti.
good“Sādhu goodsādhu, Moggallānamoggallāna.
IAhaṁ orvā indeedhi, Moggallānamoggallāna, mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghaṁ should leadparihareyyaṁ Sāriputta·Moggallānasāriputtamoggallānā orvā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
these four“cattārimāni, monksbhikkhave, dangersbhayāni when going into the waterudakorohante should be anticipatedpāṭikaṅkhitabbāni.
whatKatamāni fourcattāri?
the danger of wavesŪmibhayaṁ, the danger of gharialskumbhīlabhayaṁ, the danger of whirlpoolsāvaṭṭabhayaṁ, the danger of sharkssusukābhayaṁ—
theseimāni, monksbhikkhave, fourcattāri dangersbhayāni when going into the waterudakorohante should be anticipatedpāṭikaṅkhitabbāni.

thus·justEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, these fourcattārimāni dangersbhayāni here·someidhekacce individualspuggale in thisimasmiṁ teaching·trainingdhammavinaye from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajite should be anticipatedpāṭikaṅkhitabbāni.
whichKatamāni fourcattāri?
danger of wavesŪmibhayaṁ, danger of gharialskumbhīlabhayaṁ, danger of whirlpoolsāvaṭṭabhayaṁ, danger of sharkssusukābhayaṁ.

which·andKatamañca, mendicantsbhikkhave, wave·dangerūmibhayaṁ?
hereIdha, mendicantsbhikkhave, a certainekacco clan·sonkulaputto out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am swamped‘otiṇṇomhi by rebirthjātiyā by old agejarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowsokehi by lamentationparidevehi by paindukkhehi by sadnessdomanassehi by distressupāyāsehi swamped by sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo suffering·mireddukkhapareto;
hopefullyappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa suffering·massdukkhakkhandhassa end·makingantakiriyā might be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
him + himTamenaṁ thustathā gone forthpabbajitaṁ beingsamānaṁ together·spiritual companionsabrahmacārī adviseovadanti, instructanusāsanti:
thus‘evaṁ by youte you should go forwardabhikkamitabbaṁ, thusevaṁ by youte you should go backpaṭikkamitabbaṁ, thusevaṁ by youte you should look aheadālokitabbaṁ, thusevaṁ by youte you should look asidevilokitabbaṁ, thusevaṁ by youte you should contractsamiñjitabbaṁ, thusevaṁ by youte you should extendpasāritabbaṁ, thusevaṁ by youte outer robe·bowl·robessaṅghāṭipattacīvaraṁ you should beardhāretabban’ti.
to themTassa suchevaṁ it occurshoti:
we‘mayaṁ indeedkho formerlypubbe layperson·beingagāriyabhūtā beingsamānā othersaññe advisedovadāma, instructedanusāsāma.
theseIme but ourpanamhākaṁ child·likeputtamattā one would thinkmaññe, grandchild·likenattamattā one would thinkmaññe, usamhe to be advisedovaditabbaṁ to be instructedanusāsitabbaṁ they imaginemaññantī’ti.
heSo the trainingsikkhaṁ having rejectedpaccakkhāya returns to a lesser lifehīnāyāvattati.
thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, mendicantsbhikkhave, wave·dangerūmibhayassa afraidbhīto the trainingsikkhaṁ having rejectedpaccakkhāya returned to a lesser lifehīnāyāvatto.
danger of waves‘Ūmibhayan’ti indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, of anger and distress this iskodhupāyāsassetaṁ a termadhivacanaṁ.

which·andKatamañca, mendicantsbhikkhave, gharial·dangerkumbhīlabhayaṁ?
hereIdha, mendicantsbhikkhave, a certainekacco gentlemankulaputto out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā without·homeanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am swamped‘otiṇṇomhi by rebirthjātiyā by old agejarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowsokehi by lamentationparidevehi by paindukkhehi by sadnessdomanassehi by distressupāyāsehi swamped by sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo mired in suffering;dukkhapareto;
hopefullyappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa suffering·massdukkhakkhandhassa end·makingantakiriyā may be discerned'paññāyethā’ti.
when he has gone forth thusTamenaṁ thustathā gone forthpabbajitaṁ beingsamānaṁ fellow·spiritual practitionersabrahmacārī adviseovadanti along·instructanusāsanti:

this‘idaṁ by youte to be eatenkhāditabbaṁ, thisidaṁ by youte notna to be eatenkhāditabbaṁ; thisidaṁ by youte to be consumedbhuñjitabbaṁ, thisidaṁ by youte notna to be consumedbhuñjitabbaṁ; thisidaṁ by youte to be tastedsāyitabbaṁ, thisidaṁ by youte notna to be tastedsāyitabbaṁ; thisidaṁ by youte to be drunkpātabbaṁ, thisidaṁ by youte notna to be drunkpātabbaṁ; allowablekappiyaṁ by youte to be eatenkhāditabbaṁ, un-·allowableakappiyaṁ by youte notna to be eatenkhāditabbaṁ; allowablekappiyaṁ by youte to be consumedbhuñjitabbaṁ, un-·allowableakappiyaṁ by youte notna to be consumedbhuñjitabbaṁ; allowablekappiyaṁ by youte to be tastedsāyitabbaṁ, un-·allowableakappiyaṁ by youte notna to be tastedsāyitabbaṁ; allowablekappiyaṁ by youte to be drunkpātabbaṁ, un-·allowableakappiyaṁ by youte notna to be drunkpātabbaṁ; at the right timekāle by youte to be eatenkhāditabbaṁ, wrong·timevikāle by youte notna to be eatenkhāditabbaṁ; at the right timekāle by youte to be consumedbhuñjitabbaṁ, wrong·timevikāle by youte notna to be consumedbhuñjitabbaṁ; at the right timekāle by youte to be tastedsāyitabbaṁ, wrong·timevikāle by youte notna to be tastedsāyitabbaṁ; at the right timekāle by youte to be drunkpātabbaṁ, wrong·timevikāle by youte notna to be drunkpātabban’ti.

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