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Majjhima Nikāya 77

Mahāsakuludāyisutta

The Longer Discourse with Sakuludāyī · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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with·superiorsauttaraṁ orvā mindcittaṁ ……
not·superioranuttaraṁ orvā mindcittaṁ ……
together·placedsamāhitaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ ……
not·concentratedasamāhitaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ ……
apart·releasedvimuttaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ ……
not·liberatedavimuttaṁ orvā mindcittaṁ 'unliberated‘avimuttaṁ is the mind,'cittan’ti they understandpajānanti.
thereTatra andca indeedpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū insight·consummation·perfection·attainedabhiññāvosānapāramippattā they meditateviharanti.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to the disciplessāvakānaṁ toward·pathpaṭipadā, as·toward·goneyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā many·kindsanekavihitaṁ previous·livingpubbenivāsaṁ they recollectanussaranti, 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 together·contract·eonsaṁvaṭṭakappe manyanekepi apart·expand·eonvivaṭṭakappe manyanekepi together·contract·apart·expand·eonsaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe: there I was‘amutrāsiṁ thus·nameevaṁnāmo of such clanevaṅgotto thus·appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo thus·foodevamāhāro experiencer of such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī thus·life·limitevamāyupariyanto, heso from theretato passed awaycuto thereamutra up·toward·wentudapādiṁ; there too I wastatrāpāsiṁ thus·nameevaṁnāmo of such clanevaṅgotto thus·appearanceevaṁvaṇṇo thus·foodevamāhāro experiencer of such pleasure and painevaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī thus·life·limitevamāyupariyanto, heso from theretato passed awaycuto reborn hereidhūpapanno’ti. thusIti with featuressākāraṁ with·detailsauddesaṁ many·kindsanekavihitaṁ previous·livingpubbenivāsaṁ they recollectanussarati.

just asSeyyathāpi, Udāyīudāyi, a personpuriso from his ownsakamhā villagegāmā anotheraññaṁ villagegāmaṁ would gogaccheyya, from that·tootamhāpi villagegāmā anotheraññaṁ villagegāmaṁ would gogaccheyya; heso from thattamhā villagegāmā own·justsakaṁyeva villagegāmaṁ would returnpaccāgaccheyya; to himtassa it would be like thisevamassa: I‘ahaṁ indeedkho from my ownsakamhā villagegāmā anotheraññaṁ villagegāmaṁ I wentagacchiṁ, theretatra like thisevaṁ I stoodaṭṭhāsiṁ like thisevaṁ I satnisīdiṁ like thisevaṁ I spokeabhāsiṁ like thisevaṁ silenttuṇhī I wasahosiṁ; from that·tootamhāpi villagegāmā thatamuṁ villagegāmaṁ I wentagacchiṁ, there·tootatrāpi like thisevaṁ I stoodaṭṭhāsiṁ like thisevaṁ I satnisīdiṁ like thisevaṁ I spokeabhāsiṁ like thisevaṁ silenttuṇhī I wasahosiṁ, I amsomhi from thattamhā villagegāmā own·justsakaṁyeva villagegāmaṁ returnedpaccāgato’ti.
thus·sameEvameva indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā for disciplessāvakānaṁ practicepaṭipadā, as·practicingyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā many·kindsanekavihitaṁ past·livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectanussaranti, that is, even oneseyyathidaṁ—ekampi birthjātiṁ ……pe… thusiti with detailssākāraṁ with·descriptionssauddesaṁ many·kindsanekavihitaṁ past·livespubbenivāsaṁ recollectanussaranti.
thereTatra andca moreoverpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū insight·consummation·having attained perfectionabhiññāvosānapāramippattā meditateviharanti.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to the disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, as·path·wentyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā apart·purevisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte they seepassanti passing awaycavamāne up·being bornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe bad·colordubbaṇṇe good·gonesugate bad·goneduggate according to·kamma·reachingyathākammūpage beingssatte they understandpajānanti: these‘ime indeedvata dearbhonto beingssattā with bad bodily conductkāyaduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā with bad verbal conductvacīduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā with bad mental conductmanoduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ against·speakupavādakā wrong·viewmicchādiṭṭhikā choosing to act out of wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa after breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā to a place of lossapāyaṁ bad·destinationduggatiṁ down·fallvinipātaṁ to hellnirayaṁ rebornupapannā; theseime howevervā butpana dearbhonto beingssattā body·good·conductkāyasucaritena endowedsamannāgatā speech·good·conductvacīsucaritena endowedsamannāgatā mind·good·conductmanosucaritena endowedsamannāgatā of the noble onesariyānaṁ not·against·speakanupavādakā right·viewsammādiṭṭhikā choosing to act out of right viewsammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa after breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā good·destinationsugatiṁ to heavensaggaṁ worldlokaṁ rebornupapannā’ti. soIti with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā apart·purevisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte they seepassanti passing awaycavamāne up·being bornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe bad·colordubbaṇṇe good·gonesugate bad·goneduggate according to·kamma·reachingyathākammūpage beingssatte they understandpajānanti.

just asSeyyathāpi, Udāyīudāyi, twodve housesagārā with doorssadvārā. thereTatra one with eyescakkhumā a personpuriso in the middlemajjhe standingṭhito would seepasseyya humansmanusse a housegehaṁ enteringpavisantepi leavingnikkhamantepi walking back and forthanucaṅkamantepi wandering aboutanuvicarantepi;
just soevameva indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to the disciplessāvakānaṁ a practicepaṭipadā, practicing accordinglyyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā with the divine eyedibbena with the eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena beingssatte they seepassanti passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good destinationsugate in a bad destinationduggate according to their deedsyathākammūpage beingssatte they understandpajānanti …pe……pe…
theretatra andca moreoverpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū having attained perfection and consummation of insightabhiññāvosānapāramippattā they dwellviharanti.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to disciplessāvakānaṁ practicepaṭipadā, as·practicingyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā of defilementsāsavānaṁ due to endingkhayā not·defiledanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme themselvessayaṁ by direct knowledgeabhiññā with one's own eyes·madesacchikatvā up·reachingupasampajja they liveviharanti.
suppose thatSeyyathāpi, Udāyīudāyi, mountain·glenpabbatasaṅkhepe water·lakeudakarahado transparentaccho clearvippasanno uncloudedanāvilo, theretattha with clear eyescakkhumā a personpuriso on the banktīre standingṭhito would seepasseyya clam·musselsippisambukampi pebble·gravelsakkharakaṭhalampi fish·schoolmacchagumbampi swimming aboutcarantampi staying stilltiṭṭhantampi. to themTassa it would be thusevamassa: this‘ayaṁ indeedkho water·lakeudakarahado transparentaccho clearvippasanno uncloudedanāvilo, there + thesetatrime clam·musselsippisambukāpi pebble·gravelsakkharakaṭhalāpi fish·schoolmacchagumbāpi swimming aboutcarantipi staying stilltiṭṭhantipī’ti.
in the same wayEvameva indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, explainedakkhātā by memayā to disciplessāvakānaṁ practicepaṭipadā, as·practicingyathāpaṭipannā myme disciplessāvakā of defilementsāsavānaṁ due to endingkhayā not·defiledanāsavaṁ heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme themselvessayaṁ by direct knowledgeabhiññā with one's own eyes·madesacchikatvā up·reachingupasampajja they liveviharanti.
and thereTatra andca moreoverpana myme disciplessāvakā manybahū insight·consummation·perfection·attainedabhiññāvosānapāramippattā they liveviharanti.

thisAyaṁ indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, fifthpañcamo qualitydhammo because of whichyena mymama disciplessāvakā honoursakkaronti respectgaruṁ they makekaronti esteemmānenti reverepūjenti, having honouredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā depending onupanissāya they dwellviharanti.

theseIme indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, fivepañca qualitiesdhammā because of whichyehi memamaṁ disciplessāvakā honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ they makekaronti reveremānenti veneratepūjenti, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā relying onupanissāya they dwellviharantī”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano Sakuludāyīsakuludāyī wandererparibbājako of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
The Longer Discourse with SakuludāyīMahāsakuludāyisuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seventhsattamaṁ.

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