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Majjhima Nikāya 76

Sandakasutta

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of thatTassa thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato also from the defilement of sensualitykāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, also from the defilement of desire for rebirthbhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, also from the defilement of ignoranceavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati.
when freedVimuttasmiṁ freedvimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ ishoti.
ended‘Khīṇā rebirthjāti, completedvusitaṁ the spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, there is nothing furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyā’ti they understandpajānāti.
under whomYasmiṁ indeedkho, Sandakasandaka, teachersatthari disciplesāvako suchevarūpaṁ high distinctionuḷāravisesaṁ achievesadhigacchati theretattha sensibleviññū personpuriso to the best of his abilitysasakkaṁ the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ should leadvaseyya, practicingvasanto andca would completeārādheyya the systemñāyaṁ of the teachingdhammaṁ of the skillful onekusalan”ti.

who“Yo butpana that oneso, sirbho Ānandaānanda, mendicantbhikkhu worthyarahaṁ with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo who has completed the spiritual journeyvusitavā done what had to be donekatakaraṇīyo laid down the burdenohitabhāro achieved their heart's goalanuppattasadattho utterly ended the fetter of continued existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano rightly freedsammadaññā freedvimutto could enjoyparibhuñjeyya theyso sensual pleasures?kāme”ti?
who“Yo that oneso, Sandakasandaka, mendicantbhikkhu worthyarahaṁ with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo who has completed the spiritual journeyvusitavā done what had to be donekatakaraṇīyo laid down the burdenohitabhāro achieved their heart's goalanuppattasadattho utterly ended the fetter of continued existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano rightly freed through enlightenmentsammadaññāvimutto, incapableabhabbo heso in five respectspañcaṭṭhānāni to transgressajjhācarituṁ.
incapableAbhabbo with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo mendicantbhikkhu deliberatelysañcicca living creaturepāṇaṁ lifejīvitā to deprive ofvoropetuṁ, incapableabhabbo with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo mendicantbhikkhu what is not givenadinnaṁ with the intention to stealtheyyasaṅkhātaṁ to takeādātuṁ, incapableabhabbo with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo mendicantbhikkhu sexualmethunaṁ dhammadhammaṁ to indulge inpaṭisevetuṁ, incapableabhabbo with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo mendicantbhikkhu a deliberate liesampajānamusā to speakbhāsituṁ, incapableabhabbo with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo mendicantbhikkhu storing upsannidhikārakaṁ sensual pleasureskāme to enjoyparibhuñjituṁ, just likeseyyathāpi formerlypubbe as a laypersonagāriyabhūto.
whoYo that oneso, Sandakasandaka, mendicantbhikkhu worthyarahaṁ with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo who has completed the spiritual journeyvusitavā done what had to be donekatakaraṇīyo laid down the burdenohitabhāro achieved their heart's goalanuppattasadattho utterly ended the fetter of continued existenceparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano rightly freed through enlightenmentsammadaññāvimutto, incapableabhabbo heso theseimāni in five respectspañcaṭṭhānāni to transgress."ajjhācaritun”ti.

who“Yo butpana thatso, sirbho Ānandaānanda, a mendicantbhikkhu worthyarahaṁ with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo perfectedvusitavā done what had to be donekatakaraṇīyo burden laid downohitabhāro attained true goalanuppattasadattho with fetters of rebirth utterly endedparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano freed by right knowledgesammadaññāvimutto for himtassa while walkingcarato justceva while standingtiṭṭhato andca while sleepingsuttassa andca while wakingjāgarassa andca constantlysatataṁ continuallysamitaṁ knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ:
ended‘khīṇā myme defilementsāsavā’”ti?
well then“Tena indeedhi, Sandakasandaka, a simileupamaṁ to youte I shall makekarissāmi;
by means of a simileupamāyapidhekacce sensibleviññū peoplepurisā of what is saidbhāsitassa the meaningatthaṁ understandājānanti.
supposeSeyyathāpi, Sandakasandaka, of a personpurisassa hands and feethatthapādā amputatedchinnā;
to himtassa while walkingcarato justceva while standingtiṭṭhato andca while sleepingsuttassa andca while wakingjāgarassa andca constantlysatataṁ continuallysamitaṁ he is awarejānāti:
amputated‘chinnā myme hands and feethatthapādā’ti, orudāhu checkingpaccavekkhamāno he is awarejānāti:
amputated‘chinnā myme hands and feethatthapādā’”ti?
not“Na indeedkho, sirbho Ānandaānanda, thatso personpuriso constantlysatataṁ continuallysamitaṁ is awarejānāti:
amputated‘chinnā myme hands and feethatthapādā’ti.
butApi andca indeedkho butpana itnaṁ checkingpaccavekkhamāno he is awarejānāti:
amputated‘chinnā myme hands and feethatthapādā’”ti.

just so“Evameva indeedkho, Sandakasandaka, whichyo thatso mendicantbhikkhu perfectedarahaṁ with defilements endedkhīṇāsavo who has lived the lifevusitavā who has done what had to be donekatakaraṇīyo who has laid down the burdenohitabhāro who has attained the true goalanuppattasadattho who has ended the fetters of becomingparikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano liberated by right understandingsammadaññāvimutto for himtassa while walkingcarato andceva while standingtiṭṭhato andca while sleepingsuttassa andca while wakingjāgarassa andca constantlysatataṁ continuallysamitaṁ knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ notna presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ:
ended‘khīṇā for meme defilementsāsavā’ti;
butapi andca indeedkho ratherpana itnaṁ when checkingpaccavekkhamāno knowsjānāti:
ended‘khīṇā for meme defilementsāsavā’”ti.

how many“Kīvabahukā thenpana, sirbho Ānandaānanda, in thisimasmiṁ in teaching and trainingdhammavinaye emancipated onesniyyātāro”ti?
not“Na indeedkho, Sandakasandaka, one hundred onlyekaṁyeva hundredsataṁ notna twodve hundredssatāni notna threetīṇi hundredssatāni notna fourcattāri hundredssatāni notna fivepañca hundredssatāni, butatha indeedkho even morebhiyyova whoye in thisimasmiṁ in teaching and trainingdhammavinaye emancipated onesniyyātāro”ti.
wonderful“Acchariyaṁ, sirbho Ānandaānanda, amazingabbhutaṁ, sirbho Ānandaānanda.
notNa andca namelynāma glorifying one's own teachingsadhammokkaṁsanā will bebhavissati, notna putting down the teaching of othersparadhammavambhanā, in its own fieldāyatane andca teaching of Dhammadhammadesanā sotāva manybahukā andca emancipated onesniyyātāro will be recognizedpaññāyissanti.
theseIme but these Ājīvakaspanājīvakā of she whose sons are deadputtamatāya sonsputtā themselves onlyattānañceva glorifyukkaṁsenti, otherspare andca put downvambhenti threetayo onlyceva emancipated onesniyyātāro recognizepaññapenti, that isseyyathidaṁ—
Nandanandaṁ Vacchavacchaṁ, Kisakisaṁ Saṅkiccasaṅkiccaṁ, Makkhalimakkhaliṁ Gosālagosālan”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Sandakasandako wandererparibbājako his ownsakaṁ assemblyparisaṁ addressedāmantesi:
let them go“carantu good fellowsbhonto under the asceticsamaṇe Gotamagotame the spiritual life is livedbrahmacariyavāso.
notNa nowdāni easysukaraṁ for meamhehi possessions, honor, or popularitylābhasakkārasiloke to forsakepariccajitun”ti.
thusIti indeed thishidaṁ Sandakasandako wandererparibbājako his ownsakaṁ assemblyparisaṁ sentuyyojesi under the Buddhabhagavati to lead the spiritual lifebrahmacariyeti.
Sandaka SuttaSandakasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ sixthchaṭṭhaṁ.

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