Ākaṅkheyyasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 6

One Might Wish · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was dwellingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
“monks!” (quote)“bhikkhavo”ti.
“venerable sir!” (quote)“Bhadante”ti thosete monksbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants!” “Venerable sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this:

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 rulessikkhāpadesu.

“Mendicants, live by the ethical precepts and the monastic code. Live restrained in the monastic code, conducting yourselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, keep the rules you’ve undertaken.

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: to my spiritual companions‘sabrahmacārīnaṁ dearpiyo andca may I beassaṁ agreeablemanāpo andca respectedgaru andca admiredbhāvanīyo and (quote)cā’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.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I be liked and approved by my spiritual companions, respected and admired.’ So let them fulfill their precepts, be committed to inner serenity of the heart, not neglect absorption, be endowed with discernment, and frequent empty huts.

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: a receiver‘lābhī may I beassaṁ of robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines (quote)cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānan’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.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.’ So let them fulfill their precepts, be committed to inner serenity of the heart, not neglect absorption, be endowed with discernment, and frequent empty huts.

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: of whom I‘yesāhaṁ robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicinescīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ enjoyparibhuñjāmi for themtesaṁ thosete serviceskārā very fruitfulmahapphalā may they beassu very beneficial (quote)mahānisaṁsā’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.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May the services of those whose robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick I enjoy be very fruitful and beneficial for them.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: who‘ye memaṁ relativesñātī blood-kinsālohitā departedpetā deceasedkālaṅkatā with confident mindpasannacittā recollectanussaranti for themtesaṁ thattaṁ very fruitfulmahapphalaṁ may it beassa very beneficial (quote)mahānisaṁsan’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.

A mendicant might wish: ‘When deceased family and relatives who have passed away recollect me with a confident mind, may this be very fruitful and beneficial for them.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: prevailing over discontent and delight‘aratiratisaho may I beassaṁ, notna andca memaṁ discontentarati may overcomesaheyya, arisenuppannaṁ discontentaratiṁ having masteredabhibhuyya having masteredabhibhuyya may I dwell (quote)vihareyyan’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I prevail over desire and discontent, and may desire and discontent not prevail over me. May I live having mastered desire and discontent whenever they arose.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: prevailing over fear and dread‘bhayabheravasaho may I beassaṁ, notna andca memaṁ fear and dreadbhayabheravaṁ may overcomesaheyya, arisenuppannaṁ fear and dreadbhayabheravaṁ having masteredabhibhuyya having masteredabhibhuyya may I dwell (quote)vihareyyan’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I prevail over fear and dread, and may fear and dread not prevail over me. May I live having mastered fear and dread whenever they arose.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: of the four‘catunnaṁ jhānas (absorptions)jhānānaṁ of the higher mindābhicetasikānaṁ blissful abidings in this lifediṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ gaining at willnikāmalābhī may I beassaṁ gaining without troubleakicchalābhī gaining without difficulty (quote)akasiralābhī’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when I want, without trouble or difficulty.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: which‘ye thosete peacefulsantā liberationsvimokkhā transcendingatikkamma formsrūpe formlessāruppā, thosete with the bodykāyena having touchedphusitvā may I dwell (quote)vihareyyan’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I have direct meditative experience of the peaceful liberations that are formless, transcending form.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: of three‘tiṇṇaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā a stream-enterersotāpanno may I beassaṁ not liable to the underworldavinipātadhammo assuredniyato destined for awakening (quote)sambodhiparāyaṇo’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I, with the ending of three fetters, become a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: of three‘tiṇṇaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā of greed, hate, and delusionrāgadosamohānaṁ with the weakeningtanuttā a once-returnersakadāgāmī may I beassaṁ just oncesakideva thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ having come toāgantvā the end of sufferingdukkhassantaṁ may I make (quote)kareyyan’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I, with the ending of three fetters, and the weakening of greed, hate, and delusion, become a once-returner, coming back to this world once only, then making an end of suffering.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: of five‘pañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ of fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā spontaneously rebornopapātiko may I beassaṁ theretattha attaining nibbānaparinibbāyī not liable to returnanāvattidhammo from thattasmā world (quote)lokā’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I, with the ending of the five lower fetters, be reborn spontaneously and become extinguished there, not liable to return from that world.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: manifold‘anekavihitaṁ kinds of psychic poweriddhividhaṁ may I wield—even onepaccanubhaveyyaṁ—ekopi having beenhutvā manybahudhā may I becomeassaṁ, even manybahudhāpi having beenhutvā oneeko may I becomeassaṁ; appearingāvibhāvaṁ vanishingtirobhāvaṁ; through a walltirokuṭṭaṁ through a ramparttiropākāraṁ through a mountaintiropabbataṁ unobstructedasajjamāno may I gogaccheyyaṁ, as ifseyyathāpi through spaceākāse; even in the earthpathaviyāpi diving in and outummujjanimujjaṁ may I dokareyyaṁ, as ifseyyathāpi in waterudake; even on waterudakepi unbrokenabhijjamāne may I gogaccheyyaṁ, as ifseyyathāpi on earthpathaviyaṁ; even in the skyākāsepi cross-leggedpallaṅkena may I travelkameyyaṁ, as ifseyyathāpi wingedpakkhī a birdsakuṇo; even theseimepi moon and suncandimasūriye so mightyevaṁmahiddhike so powerfulevaṁmahānubhāve with the handpāṇinā may I touchparāmaseyyaṁ may I strokeparimajjeyyaṁ; as far asyāva even the brahmā realmbrahmalokāpi with the bodykāyena masteryvasaṁ may I exercise (quote)vatteyyan’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I wield the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying myself and becoming one again; materializing and dematerializing; going unobstructed through a wall, a rampart, or a mountain as if through space; diving in and out of the earth as if it were water; walking on water as if it were earth; flying cross-legged through the sky like a bird; touching and stroking with the hand the sun and moon, so mighty and powerful; controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

might wishĀkaṅkheyya ifce, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu: with divine‘dibbāya ear elementsotadhātuyā purifiedvisuddhāya superhumanatikkantamānusikāya bothubho soundssadde may I hear—heavenlysuṇeyyaṁ—dibbe andca humanmānuse andca whichye fardūre nearsantike and (quote)cā’ti, in precepts he should besīlesvevassa a fulfillerparipūrakārī and so on…pe… a cultivatorbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.

A mendicant might wish: ‘With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, may I hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

A mendicant might wish: ‘May I understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with my mind. May I understand mind with greed as “mind with greed”, and mind without greed as “mind without greed”; mind with hate as “mind with hate”, and mind without hate as “mind without hate”; mind with delusion as “mind with delusion”, and mind without delusion as “mind without delusion”; constricted mind as “constricted mind”, and scattered mind as “scattered mind”; expansive mind as “expansive mind”, and unexpansive mind as “unexpansive mind”; mind that is not supreme as “mind that is not supreme”, and mind that is supreme as “mind that is supreme”; mind immersed in samādhi as “mind immersed in samādhi”, and mind not immersed in samādhi as “mind not immersed in samādhi”; freed mind as “freed mind”, and unfreed mind as “unfreed mind”.’ So let them fulfill their precepts …

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