Kīṭāgirisutta

Majjhima Nikāya 70

At Kīṭāgiri · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Kāsiskāsīsu wanderingcārikaṁ was wanderingcarati with a largemahatā with the Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together with.saddhiṁ.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressed:āmantesi:

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kāsis together with a large Saṅgha of mendicants. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:

I“ahaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, apart from justaññatreva night-eatingrattibhojanā I eatbhuñjāmi.
apart fromAññatra indeedkho and Ipanāhaṁ, monksbhikkhave, night-eatingrattibhojanā eatingbhuñjamāno healthiness andappābādhatañca I recognizesañjānāmi freedom from illness andappātaṅkatañca nimbleness andlahuṭṭhānañca strength andbalañca comfortable living andphāsuvihārañca.
comeEtha, you tootumhepi, monksbhikkhave, apart from justaññatreva night-eatingrattibhojanā you eatbhuñjatha.
apart fromAññatra indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, you tootumhepi night-eatingrattibhojanā eatingbhuñjamānā healthiness andappābādhatañca you will recognizesañjānissatha freedom from illness andappātaṅkatañca nimbleness andlahuṭṭhānañca strength andbalañca comfortable living andphāsuvihārañcā”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato they repliedpaccassosuṁ.

“Mendicants, I abstain from eating at night. Doing so, I find that I’m healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably. You too should never eat at night. Doing so, you’ll find that you’re healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably.” “Yes, sir,” they replied.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Kāsiskāsīsu stage by stageanupubbena journeycārikaṁ travelingcaramāno whereyena Kīṭāgirikīṭāgiri namednāma of the Kāsiskāsīnaṁ townnigamo arrived attadavasari.
thereTatra thensudaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā in Kīṭāgirikīṭāgirismiṁ staysviharati of the Kāsiskāsīnaṁ in the townnigame.

Then the Buddha, traveling stage by stage in the land of the Kāsis, arrived at a town of the Kāsis named Kīṭāgiri, and stayed there.

by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at that timesamayena Assaji-Punabbasukaassajipunabbasukā namednāma mendicantsbhikkhū at Kīṭāgirikīṭāgirismiṁ residingāvāsikā they arehonti.
thenAtha indeedkho severalsambahulā mendicantsbhikkhū whereyena Assaji-Punabbasukaassajipunabbasukā mendicantsbhikkhū they approached them theretenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to Assaji-Punabbasukaassajipunabbasuke mendicantsbhikkhū they said thisetadavocuṁ:
the Blessed One“bhagavā indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, only apart from eating at nightaññatreva from eating at nightrattibhojanā he eatsbhuñjati mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅgho andca.
apart fromAññatra indeedkho then, reverendspanāvuso, from eating at nightrattibhojanā eatingbhuñjamānā and healthappābādhatañca they perceivesañjānanti and wellnessappātaṅkatañca and nimblenesslahuṭṭhānañca and strengthbalañca and comfortable livingphāsuvihārañca.
comeEtha, you tootumhepi, reverendsāvuso, only apart from eating at nightaññatreva from eating at nightrattibhojanā you should eatbhuñjatha.
apart fromAññatra indeedkho then, reverendspanāvuso, you tootumhepi from eating at nightrattibhojanā eatingbhuñjamānā and healthappābādhatañca you will perceivesañjānissatha and wellnessappātaṅkatañca and nimblenesslahuṭṭhānañca and strengthbalañca and comfortable livingphāsuvihārañcā”ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Assaji-Punabbasukaassajipunabbasukā mendicantsbhikkhū thosete mendicantsbhikkhū they said thisetadavocuṁ:
we“mayaṁ indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, at dusk onlysāyañceva we eatbhuñjāma in the morningpāto andca by daydivā andca at the wrong timevikāle.
thoseTe wemayaṁ at dusk onlysāyañceva eatingbhuñjamānā in the morningpāto andca by daydivā andca at the wrong timevikāle and healthappābādhatañca we perceivesañjānāma and wellnessappātaṅkatañca and nimblenesslahuṭṭhānañca and strengthbalañca and comfortable livingphāsuvihārañca.
thoseTe wemayaṁ whatkiṁ apparent in the presentsandiṭṭhikaṁ having given uphitvā taking effect over timekālikaṁ should we chase afteranudhāvissāma?

Now at that time the mendicants who followed Assaji and Punabbasuka were residing at Kīṭāgiri. Then several mendicants went up to them and said, “Reverends, the Buddha never eats at night, and neither does the mendicant Saṅgha. Doing so, they find that they’re healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably. You too should abstain from eating at night. Doing so, you’ll find that you’re healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably.” When they said this, the mendicants who followed Assaji and Punabbasuka said to them, “Reverends, we eat at dusk, at daybreak, and at the wrong time of day. Doing so, we find that we’re healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably. Why should we give up what is apparent in the present to chase after what takes effect over time?

at dusk and indeedSāyañceva wemayaṁ shall eatbhuñjissāma at daybreakpāto andca at daytimedivā andca at the wrong time of day, quotation markervikāle”ti.

We shall eat at dusk, at daybreak, and at the wrong time of day.”

WhenYato indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū were unablenāsakkhiṁsu followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasuke mendicantsbhikkhū to persuadesaññāpetuṁ, thenatha whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnā indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
here“idha wemayaṁ, venerable sirbhante, whereyena followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasukā mendicantsbhikkhū we approachedtenupasaṅkamimha; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasuke mendicantsbhikkhū we said thisetadavocumha:
the Blessed One‘bhagavā indeedkho, friendsāvuso, exceptaññatreva from a night mealrattibhojanā eatsbhuñjati the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅgho andca;
exceptaññatra indeedkho further, friendspanāvuso, from a night mealrattibhojanā eatingbhuñjamānā fewer ailments andappābādhatañca they experiencesañjānanti good health andappātaṅkatañca lightness andlahuṭṭhānañca strength andbalañca a comfortable abiding andphāsuvihārañca.
Come,Etha, you too,tumhepi, friends,āvuso, exceptaññatreva from a night mealrattibhojanā eatbhuñjatha.
ExceptAññatra indeedkho further, friends,panāvuso, you tootumhepi from a night mealrattibhojanā eatingbhuñjamānā fewer ailments andappābādhatañca you will experiencesañjānissatha good health andappātaṅkatañca lightness andlahuṭṭhānañca strength andbalañca a comfortable abiding and'phāsuvihārañcā’ti.
ThusEvaṁ spokenvutte, venerable sirbhante, followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasukā mendicantsbhikkhū to usamhe said thisetadavocuṁ:
we‘mayaṁ indeedkho, friends,āvuso, in the eveningsāyañceva we eatbhuñjāma in the morningpāto andca by daydivā andca at the wrong timevikāle.

Since those mendicants were unable to persuade the mendicants who were followers of Assaji and Punabbasuka, they approached the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened.

theyTe wemayaṁ in the evening indeedsāyañceva eatingbhuñjamānā in the morningpāto andca by daydivā andca at the wrong timevikāle and freedom from illnessappābādhatañca we experiencesañjānāma and freedom from afflictionappātaṅkatañca and lightness of bodylahuṭṭhānañca and strengthbalañca and a comfortable abiding.phāsuvihārañca.
weTe wemayaṁ whykiṁ visible here and nowsandiṭṭhikaṁ having abandonedhitvā temporalkālikaṁ will we run after?anudhāvissāma?
In the evening indeed we will eatSāyañceva wemayaṁ will eatbhuñjissāma in the morningpāto andca by daydivā andca at the wrong time'.vikāle’ti.
SinceYato indeedkho we,mayaṁ, venerable sir,bhante, we were not ablenāsakkhimha Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasuke monksbhikkhū to convincesaññāpetuṁ, thenatha wemayaṁ this matteretamatthaṁ to the Blessed Onebhagavato we report."ārocemā”ti.

We, eating in the evening and in the morning and by day at the wrong time, experience freedom from illness and freedom from affliction and lightness of body and strength and a comfortable abiding. Why would we abandon what is visible here and now and run after what is temporal? We will eat in the evening and in the morning and by day at the wrong time. Since we, venerable sir, were not able to convince the monks Assaji and Punabbasuka, then we report this matter to the Blessed One.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā a certainaññataraṁ monkbhikkhuṁ addressedāmantesi:
come“ehi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, mymama wordvacanena followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasuke monksbhikkhū tellāmantehi:
the Teacher‘satthā the venerablesāyasmante summonsāmantetī’”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thatso monkbhikkhu of the Blessed Onebhagavato having assentedpaṭissutvā whereyena followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasukā monksbhikkhū there approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasuke monksbhikkhū said thisetadavoca:
the Teacher“satthā the venerablesāyasmante summonsāmantetī”ti.
yes reverend“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasukā monksbhikkhū of thattassa of the monkbhikkhuno having assentedpaṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā there approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinne indeedkho followers of Assaji and Punabbasukaassajipunabbasuke monksbhikkhū the Blessed Onebhagavā said thisetadavoca:
truly“saccaṁ indeedkira, monksbhikkhave, severalsambahulā monksbhikkhū youtumhe having approachedupasaṅkamitvā said thisetadavocuṁ:
the Blessed One‘bhagavā indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, exceptaññatreva night-eatingrattibhojanā eatsbhuñjati monks' Saṅghabhikkhusaṅgho andca.
exceptAññatra indeedkho but reverendspanāvuso, night-eatingrattibhojanā eatingbhuñjamānā health andappābādhatañca perceivesañjānanti wellness andappātaṅkatañca nimbleness andlahuṭṭhānañca strength andbalañca comfortable living andphāsuvihārañca.
comeEtha, you tootumhepi, reverendsāvuso, exceptaññatreva night-eatingrattibhojanā eatbhuñjatha.

So the Buddha addressed one of the monks, “Please, monk, in my name tell the mendicants who follow Assaji and Punabbasuka that the Teacher summons them.” “Yes, sir,” that monk replied. He went to those mendicants and said, “Venerables, the Teacher summons you.” “Yes, reverend,” those mendicants replied. They went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to them, “Is it really true, mendicants, that several mendicants went to you and said: ‘Reverends, the Buddha never eats at night, and neither does the mendicant Saṅgha. Doing so, they find that they’re healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably. You too should never eat at night.

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