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Majjhima Nikāya 6

Ākaṅkheyyasutta

One Might Wish · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: manifold‘anekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ may I recollectanussareyyaṁ, namely—oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ twodvepi birthsjātiyo threetissopi birthsjātiyo fourcatassopi birthsjātiyo fivepañcapi birthsjātiyo tendasapi birthsjātiyo twentyvīsampi birthsjātiyo thirtytiṁsampi birthsjātiyo fortycattālīsampi birthsjātiyo fiftypaññāsampi birthsjātiyo a hundred birthsjātisatampi a thousand birthsjātisahassampi birthsjāti a hundred thousandsatasahassampi manyanekepi eons of contractionsaṁvaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of expansionvivaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of both—there I wassaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe—amutrāsiṁ so namedevaṁnāmo of such a clanevaṅgotto of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo with such foodevamāhāro feeling such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī with such a lifespanevamāyupariyanto, he (I)so from theretato passed awaycuto elsewhereamutra I aroseudapādiṁ; there too I wastatrāpāsiṁ so namedevaṁnāmo of such a clanevaṅgotto of such appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo with such foodevamāhāro feeling such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī with such a lifespanevamāyupariyanto, he (I)so from theretato passed awaycuto reborn here (quote)idhūpapannoti. thusIti with featuressākāraṁ with detailssauddesaṁ manifoldanekavihitaṁ past livespubbenivāsaṁ may I recollect (quote)anussareyyan’ti,
in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: with divine‘dibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte may I seepasseyyaṁ passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in good placessugate in bad placesduggate faring according to deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte may I understand—thesepajāneyyaṁ—ime indeedvata dearbhonto beingssattā with bodily misconductkāyaduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā with verbal misconductvacīduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā with mental misconductmanoduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ revilersupavādakā of wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikā acting on wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa with the breakupbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā in a place of lossapāyaṁ a bad destinationduggatiṁ the underworldvinipātaṁ hellnirayaṁ rebornupapannā; theseime or howeverpana dearbhonto beingssattā with bodily good conductkāyasucaritena endowedsamannāgatā with verbal good conductvacīsucaritena endowedsamannāgatā with mental good conductmanosucaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ not revilersanupavādakā of right viewsammādiṭṭhikā acting on right viewsammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa with the breakupbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā in a good destinationsugatiṁ heavenlysaggaṁ worldlokaṁ reborn (quote)upapannāti, thusiti with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte may I seepasseyyaṁ passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in good placessugate in bad placesduggate faring according to deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte may I understand (quote)pajāneyyan’ti,
in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī inwardlyajjhattaṁ devoted to serenity of mindcetosamathamanuyutto not neglecting jhānaanirākatajjhāno with insightvipassanāya endowedsamannāgato a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: of the defilements‘āsavānaṁ with the endingkhayā undefiledanāsavaṁ freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ in this verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme myselfsayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja may I dwell (quote)vihareyyan’ti,
in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī inwardlyajjhattaṁ devoted to serenity of mindcetosamathamanuyutto not neglecting jhānaanirākatajjhāno with insightvipassanāya endowedsamannāgato a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

accomplished in virtue‘Sampannasīlā, monksbhikkhave, dwellviharatha accomplished in the monastic codesampannapātimokkhā; restrained by the monastic codepātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvutā dwellviharatha accomplished in conduct and resortācāragocarasampannā in the slightestaṇumattesu in faultsvajjesu seeing dangerbhayadassāvino; having undertakensamādāya trainsikkhatha in the training rules (quote)sikkhāpadesū’ti—
thusiti whatyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ thisidametaṁ because ofpaṭicca was said (quote)vuttan”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete monksbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato the speechbhāsitaṁ rejoiced in (quote)abhinandunti.
the Discourse on One Might WishĀkaṅkheyyasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the sixthchaṭṭhaṁ.

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