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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 confidentpasanno 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 and 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 attractiveabhirūpaṁ stainlessnimmalaṁ cleansucī’ti.
heSo in search of whiteodātapariyesanaṁ would gocareyya.
but himTamenaṁ a certainaññataro personpuriso with a dirty, soiledtelamalikatena garmentsāhuḷicīrena would cheatvañceyya:
here‘idaṁ for youte, my manambho manpurisa, whiteodātaṁ clothvatthaṁ attractiveabhirūpaṁ stainlessnimmalaṁ cleansucī’ti.
heSo ittaṁ would takepaṭiggaṇheyya, having takenpaṭiggahetvā would put onpārupeyya.
hisTassa friends and colleaguesmittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā a surgeonbhisakkaṁ a physiciansallakattaṁ they would getupaṭṭhāpeyyuṁ.
hisTassa thatso surgeonbhisakko physiciansallakatto medicinebhesajjaṁ would makekareyya—

upward purginguddhaṁvirecanaṁ downward purgingadhovirecanaṁ ointmentañjanaṁ counter-ointmentpaccañjanaṁ nasal treatmentnatthukammaṁ.
heSo thattaṁ medicinebhesajjaṁ having resorted toāgamma eyescakkhūni would produceuppādeyya, eyescakkhūni would cleansevisodheyya.
hisTassa together withsaha arising of visioncakkhuppādā whichyo in thatamusmiṁ soiled with oiltelamalikate dirty garmentsāhuḷicīre desire and lustchandarāgo thatso would be abandonedpahīyetha.
and himTañca thatnaṁ personpurisaṁ as no friendamittatopi would regarddaheyya, as an enemypaccatthikatopi would regarddaheyya, evenapi andca of lifejīvitā to be deprivedvoropetabbaṁ would thinkmaññeyya:
for a long time‘dīgharattaṁ trulyvata, sirbho, Iahaṁ by thisiminā personpurisena soiled with oiltelamalikatena dirty garmentsāhuḷicīrena cheatednikato trickedvañcito deceivedpaluddho—
thisidaṁ for youte, my manambho personpurisa, whiteodātaṁ clothvatthaṁ attractiveabhirūpaṁ stainlessnimmalaṁ cleansucī’ti.

just soEvameva indeedkho, Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiya, if Iahañce 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-and-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.
indeed IAhañhi only formrūpaṁyeva graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, only feelingvedanaṁyeva graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, only perceptionsaññaṁyeva graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, only choicessaṅkhāreyeva graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ, only consciousnessviññāṇaṁyeva graspingupādiyamāno I graspedupādiyiṁ.
for meTassa myme with grasping as requirementupādānapaccayā continued existencebhavo, with continued existence as requirementbhavapaccayā rebirthjāti, with rebirth as requirementjātipaccayā old age and deathjarāmaraṇaṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā they come to besambhavanti;
of thisevametassa entirekevalassa mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa 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 said thisetadavoca:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā would rightukkujjeyya, hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā would revealvivareyya, to one lostmūḷhassa orvā the pathmaggaṁ would point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā an oil lamptelapajjotaṁ would holddhāreyya: those with eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni will seedakkhantī’ti; just soevamevaṁ by worthybhotā Gotamagotamena in many waysanekapariyāyena the Dhammadhammo has been made clearpakāsito.
this same IEsāhaṁ the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi and the Dhammadhammañca and the bhikkhu Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
may I receiveLabheyyāhaṁ of worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa in the presencesantike the going forthpabbajjaṁ, may I receivelabheyyaṁ the ordinationupasampadan”ti.

"who“Yo indeed,kho, Māgaṇḍiya,māgaṇḍiya, formerly of another sectaññatitthiyapubbo in thisimasmiṁ teaching and trainingdhammavinaye wishesākaṅkhati the going forth,pabbajjaṁ, wishesākaṅkhati the ordination,upasampadaṁ, heso fourcattāro monthsmāse lives on probation;parivasati; of fourcatunnaṁ of monthsmāsānaṁ after the passingaccayena with satisfied mindsāraddhacittā mendicantsbhikkhū they give the going forth,pabbājenti, they give the ordinationupasampādenti into monkhood.bhikkhubhāvāya.
HoweverApi butca heremettha individual differencespuggalavemattatā are known."viditā”ti.
"If,“Sace, sir,bhante, formerly of another sectaññatitthiyapubbā in thisimasmiṁ teaching and trainingdhammavinaye wishingākaṅkhantā the going forth,pabbajjaṁ, wishingākaṅkhantā the ordinationupasampadaṁ fourcattāro monthsmāse live on probation,parivasanti, of fourcatunnaṁ of monthsmāsānaṁ after the passingaccayena with satisfied mindsāraddhacittā mendicantsbhikkhū they give the going forthpabbājenti they give the ordinationupasampādenti into monkhood;bhikkhubhāvāya; Iahaṁ fourcattāri yearsvassāni will live on probation,parivasissāmi, of fourcatunnaṁ of yearsvassānaṁ after the passingaccayena with satisfied mindsāraddhacittā mendicantsbhikkhū let them give the going forth,pabbājentu, let them give the ordinationupasampādentu into monkhood."bhikkhubhāvāyā”ti.

receivedAlattha indeedkho Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiyo wandererparibbājako of the Blessed Onebhagavato in the presencesantike the going forth,pabbajjaṁ, receivedalattha the ordination.upasampadaṁ.
not long after his ordinationAcirūpasampanno indeedkho then venerablepanāyasmā Māgaṇḍiyamāgaṇḍiyo aloneeko withdrawnvūpakaṭṭho diligentappamatto keenātāpī resolutepahitatto livingviharanto before long—the purpose for whichnacirasseva—yassatthāya gentlemenkulaputtā rightlysammadeva from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forth,pabbajanti, that unsurpassed—the culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme himselfsayaṁ with insightabhiññā having achievedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja he lived.vihāsi.
“Ended“Khīṇā is rebirth,jāti, completedvusitaṁ is the spiritual journey,brahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ is what had to be done,karaṇīyaṁ, there is nothing furthernāparaṁ for this place.”itthattāyā”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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