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Majjhima Nikāya 75

Māgaṇḍiyasutta

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thus“Evaṁ confidentpasanno Iahaṁ of the worthy onebhoto of Gotama.gotamassa.
is ablePahoti to meme the worthy onebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo thustathā the Dhammadhammaṁ to teachdesetuṁ so that Iyathāhaṁ healthārogyaṁ I might knowjāneyyaṁ, nibbānanibbānaṁ I might see."passeyyan”ti.
suppose“Seyyathāpi, Māgaṇḍiya,māgaṇḍiya, blind from birthjaccandho a person;puriso;
heso notna would seepasseyya dark and brightkaṇhasukkāni sights,rūpāni, notna would seepasseyya bluenīlakāni sights,rūpāni, notna would seepasseyya yellowpītakāni sights,rūpāni, notna would seepasseyya redlohitakāni sights,rūpāni, notna would seepasseyya magentamañjiṭṭhakāni sights,rūpāni, notna would seepasseyya even and uneven,samavisamaṁ, notna would seepasseyya the stars,tārakarūpāni, notna would seepasseyya the moon and sun.candimasūriye.
hisTassa friends and colleagues,mittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā a physicianbhisakkaṁ a surgeonsallakattaṁ would get to treat.upaṭṭhāpeyyuṁ.
hisTassa thatso physicianbhisakko surgeonsallakatto medicinebhesajjaṁ would make.kareyya.
heSo thattaṁ medicinebhesajjaṁ having usedāgamma notna eyescakkhūni would produce,uppādeyya, notna eyescakkhūni would purify.visodheyya.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you think,maññasi, Māgaṇḍiya,māgaṇḍiya,
not?nanu thatso doctorvejjo just so muchyāvadeva of wearinesskilamathassa of frustrationvighātassa a sharerbhāgī would be?"assā”ti?
yes,“Evaṁ, worthybho Gotama".gotama”.
in the same way“Evameva indeed,kho, Māgaṇḍiya,māgaṇḍiya, if Iahañce to youte the Dhammadhammaṁ should teach:deseyyaṁ:

'this is that‘idantaṁ health,ārogyaṁ, this is thatidantaṁ extinguishment,'nibbānan’ti, thatso youtvaṁ healthārogyaṁ notna might know,jāneyyāsi, extinguishmentnibbānaṁ notna might see.passeyyāsi.
thatSo for memamassa wearying,kilamatho, thatsā for memamassa troublesome."vihesā”ti.

thus“Evaṁ forth·settledpasanno Iahaṁ of the worthy onebhoto of Gotamagotamassa.
is ablePahoti to meme the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo sotathā the teachingdhammaṁ to teachdesetuṁ so that + Iyathāhaṁ healthārogyaṁ I would knowjāneyyaṁ, extinguishmentnibbānaṁ I would seepasseyyan”ti.
suppose“Seyyathāpi, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, born·blindjaccandho personpuriso;
heso notna would seepasseyya dark·brightkaṇhasukkāni sightsrūpāni, notna would seepasseyya bluenīlakāni sightsrūpāni, notna would seepasseyya yellowpītakāni sightsrūpāni, notna would seepasseyya redlohitakāni sightsrūpāni, notna would seepasseyya magentamañjiṭṭhakāni sightsrūpāni, notna would seepasseyya even and unevensamavisamaṁ, notna would seepasseyya the starstārakarūpāni, notna would seepasseyya moon and suncandimasūriye.
heSo might hearsuṇeyya of a sighted onecakkhumato speakingbhāsamānassa:
nice‘chekaṁ reallyvata, sirbho, whiteodātaṁ clothvatthaṁ attractive·formabhirūpaṁ stainlessnimmalaṁ cleansucī’ti.
heSo white·searchodātapariyesanaṁ would gocareyya.
him + butTamenaṁ a certainaññataro personpuriso oil·dirtytelamalikatena garmentsāhuḷicīrena would cheatvañceyya:
here‘idaṁ for youte, my manambho manpurisa, whiteodātaṁ clothvatthaṁ attractive·formabhirūpaṁ stainlessnimmalaṁ cleansucī’ti.
heSo ittaṁ would takepaṭiggaṇheyya, back·having takenpaṭiggahetvā would put onpārupeyya.
hisTassa friend·colleaguemittāmaccā relative·kinñātisālohitā a surgeonbhisakkaṁ a physiciansallakattaṁ they would getupaṭṭhāpeyyuṁ.
hisTassa thatso surgeonbhisakko physiciansallakatto medicinebhesajjaṁ would makekareyya—

upward·purgativeuddhaṁvirecanaṁ downward·purgativeadhovirecanaṁ ointmentañjanaṁ counter·ointmentpaccañjanaṁ nasal treatmentnatthukammaṁ.
heSo thattaṁ medicinebhesajjaṁ to·having goneāgamma eyescakkhūni would produceuppādeyya, eyescakkhūni would cleansevisodheyya.
hisTassa together withsaha eye·arisingcakkhuppādā whichyo in thatamusmiṁ oil·soiledtelamalikate dirty·garmentsāhuḷicīre desire·lustchandarāgo thatso would be abandonedpahīyetha.
him·andTañca thatnaṁ personpurisaṁ non-friend·alsoamittatopi would regarddaheyya, enemy·alsopaccatthikatopi would regarddaheyya, evenapi andca of lifejīvitā away·deprivevoropetabbaṁ would thinkmaññeyya:
for a long time‘dīgharattaṁ trulyvata, sirbho, Iahaṁ by thisiminā personpurisena oil·soiledtelamalikatena dirty·garmentsāhuḷicīrena down·donenikato trickedvañcito deceivedpaluddho—
thisidaṁ for youte, my manambho personpurisa, whiteodātaṁ clothvatthaṁ toward·formabhirūpaṁ without·stainnimmalaṁ cleansucī’ti.

thus·justEvameva indeedkho, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, I + ifahañce to youte the Dhammadhammaṁ I would teachdeseyyaṁ:
this is that‘idantaṁ healthārogyaṁ, this is thatidantaṁ extinguishmentnibbānan’ti.
youSo youtvaṁ healthārogyaṁ you might knowjāneyyāsi, extinguishmentnibbānaṁ you might seepasseyyāsi.
for youTassa yourte as soon assaha with the arising of visioncakkhuppādā whichyo in the five grasping aggregatespañcasupādānakkhandhesu desire·lustchandarāgo thatso you might give uppahīyetha;
andapi evenca for youte it might beevamassa:
for a long time‘dīgharattaṁ surelyvata sirbho Iahaṁ by thisiminā by mindcittena cheatednikato trickedvañcito deceivedpaluddho.
I + indeedAhañhi form + onlyrūpaṁyeva up·graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, feeling + onlyvedanaṁyeva up·graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, perception + onlysaññaṁyeva up·graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, choices + onlysaṅkhāreyeva up·graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, consciousness + onlyviññāṇaṁyeva up·graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ.
for meTassa myme grasping·requirementupādānapaccayā continued existencebhavo, existence·requirementbhavapaccayā rebirthjāti, rebirth·requirementjātipaccayā old age·deathjarāmaraṇaṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā they come to besambhavanti;
thus + of thisevametassa entirekevalassa suffering·massdukkhakkhandhassa originsamudayo it ishotī’”ti.

thus“Evaṁ confidentpasanno Iahaṁ of the worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa.
is capablePahoti to meme the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo sotathā the teachingdhammaṁ to teachdesetuṁ so that Iyathāhaṁ from thisimamhā seatāsanā cured of blindnessanandho I might risevuṭṭhaheyyan”ti.
then“Tena indeedhi youtvaṁ, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, true personssappurise you should associate withbhajeyyāsi.
whenYato indeedkho youtvaṁ, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, true personssappurise you will associate withbhajissasi thentato youtvaṁ, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, the true teachingsaddhammaṁ you will hearsossasi;
whenyato indeedkho youtvaṁ, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, the true teachingsaddhammaṁ you will hearsossasi thentato youtvaṁ, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, in line with the teachingdhammānudhammaṁ you will practicepaṭipajjissasi;
whenyato indeedkho youtvaṁ, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, in line with the teachingdhammānudhammaṁ you will practicepaṭipajjissasi thentato youtvaṁ, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, for yourselfsāmaṁyeva you will knowñassasi, for yourselfsāmaṁ you will seedakkhissasi—
theseime diseasesrogā boilsgaṇḍā dartssallā;
hereidha diseasesrogā boilsgaṇḍā dartssallā without remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti.
of thatTassa myme from the cessation of graspingupādānanirodhā cessation of continued existencebhavanirodho, from the cessation of continued existencebhavanirodhā cessation of rebirthjātinirodho, from the cessation of rebirthjātinirodhā old age and deathjarāmaraṇaṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā ceasenirujjhanti;
thus of thisevametassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa cessationnirodho there ishotī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiyo wandererparibbājako the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·sayetadavoca:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, down·turnednikkujjitaṁ orvā up·turnukkujjeyya, cover·hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā open·revealvivareyya, to one lostmūḷhassa orvā the pathmaggaṁ toward·tellācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā oil·lamptelapajjotaṁ would holddhāreyya: those with eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni will seedakkhantī’ti; just soevamevaṁ by worthybhotā Gotamagotamena many·wayanekapariyāyena the Dhammadhammo forth·shinepakāsito.
this same IEsāhaṁ the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi dhamma + anddhammañca mendicant·saṅgha + andbhikkhusaṅghañca.
may I receiveLabheyyāhaṁ of worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa in the presencesantike the going forthpabbajjaṁ, may I receivelabheyyaṁ the ordinationupasampadan”ti.

"who“Yo indeed,kho, Māgaṇḍiya,māgaṇḍiya, other·sectarian·formeraññatitthiyapubbo in thisimasmiṁ teaching·trainingdhammavinaye toward·wishākaṅkhati the going forth,pabbajjaṁ, toward·wishākaṅkhati the ordination,upasampadaṁ, heso fourcattāro monthsmāse lives on probation;parivasati; of fourcatunnaṁ of monthsmāsānaṁ after the passingaccayena satisfied·mindāraddhacittā mendicantsbhikkhū they give the going forth,pabbājenti, near·attainupasampādenti into monkhood.bhikkhubhāvāya.
HoweverApi butca heremettha individual·differencepuggalavemattatā are known."viditā”ti.
"If,“Sace, sir,bhante, other·sectarian·formeraññatitthiyapubbā in thisimasmiṁ teaching·trainingdhammavinaye toward·wishingākaṅkhantā the going forth,pabbajjaṁ, toward·wishingākaṅkhantā near·attainmentupasampadaṁ fourcattāro monthsmāse live on probation,parivasanti, of fourcatunnaṁ of monthsmāsānaṁ after the passingaccayena satisfied·mindāraddhacittā mendicantsbhikkhū they give the going forthpabbājenti near·attainupasampādenti into monkhood;bhikkhubhāvāya; Iahaṁ fourcattāri yearsvassāni will live on probation,parivasissāmi, of fourcatunnaṁ of yearsvassānaṁ after the passingaccayena satisfied·mindāraddhacittā mendicantsbhikkhū let them give the going forth,pabbājentu, near·attainupasampādentu into monkhood."bhikkhubhāvāyā”ti.

past·obtainAlattha indeedkho Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiyo wandererparibbājako of the Blessed Onebhagavato in the presencesantike the going forth,pabbajjaṁ, past·obtainalattha the ordination.upasampadaṁ.
not·long·ordainedAcirūpasampanno indeedkho then·venerablepanāyasmā Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiyo aloneeko withdrawnvūpakaṭṭho diligentappamatto keenātāpī resolutepahitatto livingviharanto not·not·long·it·indeed·purpose-for-whichnacirasseva—yassatthāya gentlemenkulaputtā rightly·indeedsammadeva from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forth,pabbajanti, that·unsurpassed·spiritual-path·culminationtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ see·indeeddiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme himselfsayaṁ with insightabhiññā with-eyes·dosacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja he lived.vihāsi.
“Ended“Khīṇā is rebirth,jāti, completedvusitaṁ is the spiritual journey,brahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ is what had to be done,karaṇīyaṁ, not·furthernāparaṁ this-state + quotation-markeritthattāyā”ti he understood.abbhaññāsi.
OneAññataro indeedkho then·venerablepanāyasmā Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiyo of the perfectedarahataṁ became.ahosīti.
The Māgaṇḍiya SuttaMāgaṇḍiyasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the fifth.pañcamaṁ.

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