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Majjhima Nikāya 76

Sandakasutta

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here“Idha, Sandakasandaka, a certain oneekacco teachersatthā all·knowingsabbaññū all·seeingsabbadassāvī without·remainderaparisesaṁ knowledge·visionñāṇadassanaṁ claimspaṭijānāti:
while walking‘carato andca for meme while standingtiṭṭhato andca while sleepingsuttassa andca while wakingjāgarassa andca constantlysatataṁ continuallysamitaṁ knowledge·visionñāṇadassanaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitan’ti.
heSo empty·evensuññampi houseagāraṁ enterspavisati, almsfood·evenpiṇḍampi notna getslabhati, even a dogkukkuropi bitesḍaṁsati, even with a wildcaṇḍenapi elephanthatthinā encounterssamāgacchati, even with a wildcaṇḍenapi horseassena encounterssamāgacchati, even with a wildcaṇḍenapi cowgoṇena encounterssamāgacchati, woman·evenitthiyāpi man·evenpurisassapi name·evennāmampi clan·evengottampi askspucchati, village·evengāmassapi town·evennigamassapi name·evennāmampi path·evenmaggampi askspucchati.

heSo “why is this?”‘kimidan’ti askedpuṭṭho beingsamāno empty‘suññaṁ myme houseagāraṁ had to be enteredpavisitabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by thattena I enteredpāvisiṁ; even almsfood‘piṇḍampi had to be gottenaladdhabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by thattena I did not getnālatthaṁ; by a dog‘kukkurena had to be bittenḍaṁsitabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by that Itenamhi bittendaṭṭho; wild‘caṇḍena with an elephanthatthinā had to be encounteredsamāgantabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by thattena I encounteredsamāgamiṁ; wild‘caṇḍena with a horseassena had to be encounteredsamāgantabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by thattena I encounteredsamāgamiṁ; wild‘caṇḍena with a cowgoṇena had to be encounteredsamāgantabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by thattena I encounteredsamāgamiṁ; even of a woman‘itthiyāpi even of a manpurisassapi even the namenāmampi even the clangottampi had to be askedpucchitabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by thattena I askedpucchiṁ; even of a village‘gāmassapi even of a townnigamassapi even the namenāmampi even the pathmaggampi had to be askedpucchitabbaṁ it wasahosi’, by thattena I askedpucchinti.

thereTatra, Sandakasandaka, a discerningviññū personpuriso thusiti back·together·thinkpaṭisañcikkhati:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho honourablebhavaṁ teachersatthā all·knowingsabbaññū all·seeingsabbadassāvī without·remainderaparisesaṁ knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ back·knowpaṭijānāti …pe……pe… even of a village‘gāmassapi even of a townnigamassapi name + evennāmampi road + evenmaggampi should be askedpucchitabbaṁ wasahosi, by himtena askpucchin’ti.
heSo unreliable‘anassāsikaṁ thisidaṁ spiritual lifebrahmacariyan’ti—
thusiti having knownviditvā thereforetasmā from the spiritual lifebrahmacariyā disappointednibbijja leavespakkamati.

thisIdaṁ indeedkho, Sandakasandaka, by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā by the Arahantarahatā by the Fully Enlightened Onesammāsambuddhena firstpaṭhamaṁ not·reliableanassāsikaṁ holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ declaredakkhātaṁ whereinyattha a wiseviññū personpuriso with·respectsasakkaṁ holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ notna would livevaseyya, livingvasanto andca would not attainnārādheyya the trueñāyaṁ teachingdhammaṁ wholesomekusalaṁ.

furthermorePuna and anothercaparaṁ, Sandakasandaka, here someidhekacco teachersatthā an oral transmitteranussaviko ishoti who takes oral transmission to be the truthanussavasacco.
heSo by oral transmissionanussavena by the lineage of testamentitihitihaparamparāya by canonical authoritypiṭakasampadāya dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti.
of an oral transmitterAnussavikassa indeedkho butpana, Sandakasandaka, of a teachersatthuno who takes oral transmission to be the truthanussavasaccassa some is well learnedsussutampi ishoti some is poorly learneddussutampi ishoti some is truetathāpi ishoti some is otherwiseaññathāpi ishoti.

thereTatra, Sandakasandaka, sensibleviññū personpuriso thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho venerablebhavaṁ teachersatthā one who relies on oral transmissionanussaviko taking oral transmission as truthanussavasacco heso by oral transmissionanussavena by the lineage of testamentitihitihaparamparāya by canonical authoritypiṭakasampadāya the dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti.
for one who relies on oral transmissionAnussavikassa indeedkho butpana of a teachersatthuno taking oral transmission as truthanussavasaccassa well learned toosussutampi there ishoti poorly learned toodussutampi there ishoti true tootathāpi there ishoti otherwise tooaññathāpi there ishoti’.
heSo unreliable‘anassāsikaṁ thisidaṁ spiritual lifebrahmacariyan’ti—
thusiti having realizedviditvā from thattasmā from the spiritual lifebrahmacariyā disappointednibbijja leavespakkamati.

thisIdaṁ indeedkho, Sandakasandaka, by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā by the Arahantarahatā by the Fully Enlightened Onesammāsambuddhena seconddutiyaṁ not·reliableanassāsikaṁ holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ declaredakkhātaṁ whereyattha dis-·knowviññū manpuriso wholeheartedlysasakkaṁ holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ notna would livevaseyya, livingvasanto andca would not attainnārādheyya the trueñāyaṁ dhammadhammaṁ wholesomekusalaṁ.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, Sandakasandaka, here someidhekacco a teachersatthā a reasonertakkī ishoti an investigatorvīmaṁsī.
heSo logic·hammeredtakkapariyāhataṁ followed by inquiryvīmaṁsānucaritaṁ self·inspirationsayampaṭibhānaṁ teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti.
of a reasonerTakkissa indeedkho butpana, Sandakasandaka, of a teachersatthuno of an investigatorvīmaṁsissa well·reasoned·alsosutakkitampi ishoti poorly·reasoned·alsoduttakkitampi ishoti true·alsotathāpi ishoti otherwise·alsoaññathāpi ishoti.

thereTatra, Sandakasandaka, dis-·knowingviññū personpuriso thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho good sirbhavaṁ teachersatthā relies on logictakkī dis-·seekvīmaṁsī.
heSo logic·around·striketakkapariyāhataṁ dis-·seek·forth·followvīmaṁsānucaritaṁ oneself·intuitionsayampaṭibhānaṁ teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti.
of one who relies on logicTakkissa indeedkho butpana of a teachersatthuno dis-·seekvīmaṁsissa well·reasonsutakkitampi ishoti badly·reasonduttakkitampi ishoti true tootathāpi ishoti otherwise tooaññathāpi ishoti’.
heSo unreliable‘anassāsikaṁ thisidaṁ spiritual lifebrahmacariyan’ti—
thusiti having realizedviditvā from thattasmā holy·livebrahmacariyā disappointednibbijja forth·gopakkamati.

thisIdaṁ indeedkho, Sandakasandaka, by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the one who knowsjānatā by the one who seespassatā by the Arahantarahatā by the Fully Enlightened Onesammāsambuddhena thirdtatiyaṁ not·reliableanassāsikaṁ holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ declaredakkhātaṁ whereinyattha a wiseviññū manpuriso with·ownsasakkaṁ holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ notna would livevaseyya, livingvasanto andca would not attainnārādheyya the trueñāyaṁ dhammadhammaṁ wholesomekusalaṁ.

furthermorePuna and furthercaparaṁ, Sandakasandaka, here someidhekacco teachersatthā dullmando ishoti stupidmomūho.
heSo because of dullnessmandattā because of stupiditymomūhattā theretattha theretattha a questionpañhaṁ askedpuṭṭho beingsamāno verbal flip-flopsvācāvikkhepaṁ to·goāpajjati endless flip-flops:amarāvikkhepaṁ:
I don't say it's like this‘evantipi Ime do notno, I don't say it's like thattathātipi Ime do notno, I don't say it's otherwiseaññathātipi Ime do notno, I don't say it's not sonotipi Ime do notno, and I don't denyno it's not sonotipi Ime do notno’ti.

There,Tatra, Sandaka,sandaka, sensibleviññū personpuriso thusiti reflects:paṭisañcikkhati:
'this‘ayaṁ indeedkho venerablebhavaṁ teachersatthā dullmando stupid.momūho.
HeSo because of dullnessmandattā because of stupiditymomūhattā theretattha theretattha a questionpañhaṁ askedpuṭṭho beingsamāno verbal flip-floppingvācāvikkhepaṁ resorts toāpajjati endless flip-flopping—amarāvikkhepaṁ—
thus indeedevantipi for meme no,no, so indeedtathātipi for meme no,no, otherwise indeedaññathātipi for meme no,no, not indeednotipi for meme no,no, nono not indeednotipi for meme no.'no’ti.
ThisSo 'unreliable‘anassāsikaṁ thisidaṁ spiritual life'—brahmacariyan’ti—
thusiti having understoodviditvā from thattasmā spiritual lifebrahmacariyā disappointednibbijja departs.pakkamati.

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