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Majjhima Nikāya 73

Mahāvacchasutta

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

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apart·releasevimuttaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ apart·releasevimuttaṁ mind·quotation markercittanti I would understandpajāneyyaṁ,
not·apart·releaseavimuttaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ not·apart·releaseavimuttaṁ mind·quotation markercittanti I would understandpajāneyyan’ti,
theretatra right theretatreva witness·ablesakkhibhabbataṁ you will attainpāpuṇissasi, when there issati occasionsatiāyatane.

thatSo youtvaṁ, Vacchavaccha, as far asyāvadeva you will wishākaṅkhissasi:
'many kinds of‘anekavihitaṁ past·livespubbenivāsaṁ may I recollectanussareyyaṁ, that is—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 a hundred thousand birthsjātisatasahassampi; manyanekepi eons of the world contractingsaṁvaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of the world expandingvivaṭṭakappe manyanekepi eons of the world contracting and expanding—there I wassaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe—amutrāsiṁ named thisevaṁnāmo clan was thatevaṅgotto looked like thisevaṁvaṇṇo food was thatevamāhāro felt pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī life endedevamāyupariyanto, that oneso from that placetato passed awaycuto somewhere elseamutra I was rebornudapādiṁ; there too I wastatrāpāsiṁ named thisevaṁnāmo clan was thatevaṅgotto looked like thisevaṁvaṇṇo food was thatevamāhāro felt pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī life endedevamāyupariyanto, that oneso from that placetato passed awaycuto I was reborn hereidhūpapannoti; thusiti with featuressākāraṁ with detailssauddesaṁ many·kindsanekavihitaṁ past·livespubbenivāsaṁ may I recollectanussareyyan’ti,
theretatra in each casetatreva capability to witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ you will realizepāpuṇissasi, there beingsati a suitable basissatiāyatane.

thatSo youtvaṁ, Vacchavaccha, just as much asyāvadeva you will wishākaṅkhissasi:
with divine‘dibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing humanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte may I seepasseyyaṁ passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate according to their deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte may I understand—thesepajāneyyaṁ—ime indeedvata dearbhonto beingssattā by bodily misconductkāyaduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā by verbal misconductvacīduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā by mental misconductmanoduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ denouncersupavādakā wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikā choosing wrong-view actionmicchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa at the breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā to a place of lossapāyaṁ to a bad placeduggatiṁ to ruinvinipātaṁ to hellnirayaṁ rebornupapannā; theseime howevervā thenpana dearbhonto beingssattā by bodily good conductkāyasucaritena endowedsamannāgatā by verbal good conductvacīsucaritena endowedsamannāgatā by mental good conductmanosucaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ not denouncinganupavādakā right viewsammādiṭṭhikā choosing right-view actionsammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa at the breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā to a good placesugatiṁ to heavensaggaṁ to the worldlokaṁ rebornupapannāti; thusiti with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing humanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte may I seepasseyyaṁ passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate according to their deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte may I understandpajāneyyan’ti,
theretatra right theretatreva the ability to witnesssakkhibhabbataṁ you will attainpāpuṇissasi, being presentsati with a basis of mindfulnesssatiāyatane.

thatSo youtvaṁ, Vacchavaccha, as far as + just·justyāvadeva you will wishākaṅkhissasi:
of the defilements‘āsavānaṁ from the endingkhayā not·defilementanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ seen + justdiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme myselfsayaṁ direct·knowledgeabhiññā with one's own eyes·dosacchikatvā near·together·attainupasampajja may I livevihareyyan’ti,
theretatra right theretatreva witness·capablesakkhibhabbataṁ you will reachpāpuṇissasi, when there issati when there is + basissatiāyatane”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Vacchagottavacchagotto of the Buddhabhagavato what was saidbhāsitaṁ towards·rejoiceabhinanditvā along·rejoiceanumoditvā having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā the Buddhabhagavantaṁ towards·speakabhivādetvā respectfully circling, keeping him on his rightpadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā forth·gopakkāmi.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Vacchagottavacchagotto aloneeko withdrawnvūpakaṭṭho diligentappamatto keenātāpī resolutepahitatto livingviharanto soonnacirasseva—yassatthāya gentlemenkulaputtā rightlysammadeva from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, supreme culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva dhammadhamme himselfsayaṁ with his own insightabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja he livedvihāsi.
ended“Khīṇā birthjāti, completedvusitaṁ spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, nothing furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyā”ti he understoodabbhaññāsi.
a certainAññataro indeedkho venerablepanāyasmā Vacchagottavacchagotto one of the perfectedarahataṁ becameahosi.

by thatTena nowkho thenpana at the timesamayena severalsambahulā mendicantsbhikkhū the Buddhabhagavantaṁ to seedassanāya are goinggacchanti.
past·seeAddasā nowkho venerableāyasmā Vacchagottavacchagotto thosete mendicantsbhikkhū far·justdūratova comingāgacchante.
having seenDisvāna whereyena thosete mendicantsbhikkhū he approached themtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū said thisetadavoca:
hello“handa wherekahaṁ thenpana youtumhe venerablesāyasmanto are goinggacchathā”ti?
the Buddha“Bhagavantaṁ nowkho wemayaṁ, reverendāvuso, to seedassanāya we are goinggacchāmā”ti.
well then, venerables“Tenahāyasmanto mymama with the wordvacanena the Buddha'sbhagavato feetpāde with the headsirasā bowvandatha, thus·and + andevañca sayvadetha:
Vacchagotta‘vacchagotto, sirbhante, the mendicantbhikkhu the Buddha'sbhagavato feetpāde with the headsirasā bowsvandati, thus·and + andevañca saysvadeti—
servedpariciṇṇo by meme the Blessed Onebhagavā, servedpariciṇṇo by meme the Holy Onesugato’”ti.

“Yes, reverend,”“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the venerableāyasmato Vacchagottavacchagottassa back·hearpaccassosuṁ.
thenAtha indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā there·approachtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; up·goupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ toward·greetabhivādetvā one·sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ down·sitnisinnā indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·sayetadavocuṁ:
“Sir,”“āyasmā, reverendbhante, Vacchagottavacchagotto of the Blessed Onebhagavato feetpāde with the headsirasā bowsvandati, and thusevañca he saysvadeti:
‘I have served‘pariciṇṇo by meme the Blessed Onebhagavā, around·servepariciṇṇo by meme the Holy One.’”sugato’”ti.
“Already“Pubbeva by me,me, mendicants,bhikkhave, Vacchagottavacchagotto mendicantbhikkhu by the mindcetasā the mindceto around·encompassparicca knownvidito:
‘has the three knowledges‘tevijjo Vacchagottavacchagotto mendicantbhikkhu great·powerfulmahiddhiko very powerful.’”mahānubhāvo’ti.
Deities tooDevatāpi meme this·matteretamatthaṁ to·tellārocesuṁ:
‘has the three knowledges,‘tevijjo, reverend,bhante, Vacchagottavacchagotto mendicantbhikkhu great·powerfulmahiddhiko very powerful.’”mahānubhāvo’”ti.
this·sayIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·pleasedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ toward·rejoiceabhinandunti.
great·Vaccha·discourseMahāvacchasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the thirdtatiyaṁ.

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