Mahāsakuludāyisutta

Majjhima Nikāya 77

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

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those whoYepi of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa disciplessāvakā with spiritual companionssabrahmacārīhi having clashedsampayojetvā the trainingsikkhaṁ having resignedpaccakkhāya return to a lesser lifehīnāyāvattanti those tootepi of the Teachersatthu indeedceva speakers of praisevaṇṇavādino they arehonti, of the teachingdhammassa andca speakers of praisevaṇṇavādino they arehonti, of the Saṅghasaṅghassa andca speakers of praisevaṇṇavādino they arehonti, blaming only themselvesattagarahinoyeva they arehonti not blaming othersanaññagarahino, "we indeed were“mayamevamhā unluckyalakkhikā wemayaṁ of little meritappapuññā thosete wemayaṁ thusevaṁ in a well explainedsvākkhāte teaching and trainingdhammavinaye having gone forthpabbajitvā we were not ablenāsakkhimhā for lifeyāvajīvaṁ perfectly fullparipuṇṇaṁ perfectly pureparisuddhaṁ the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ to practice"caritun”ti.
theyTe become monastery workersārāmikabhūtā orvā become lay followersupāsakabhūtā orvā the five preceptspañcasikkhāpade having undertakensamādāya they proceedvattanti.
thusIti the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo by disciplessāvakānaṁ honoredsakkato respectedgarukato reveredmānito veneratedpūjito, and the asceticsamaṇañca andpana Gotamagotamaṁ disciplessāvakā having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā having leaned onupanissāya viharantī”ti.viharantī’”ti.

Even when disciples of the ascetic Gotama, having clashed with their spiritual companions, resign the training and return to a lesser life, they speak only praise of the Teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha. They blame only themselves, not others: “We were unlucky, we had little merit. For even after going forth in such a well explained teaching and training we weren’t able to practice for life the perfectly full and pure spiritual life.” They become monastery workers or lay followers, and they proceed having undertaken the five precepts. That’s how the ascetic Gotama is honored, respected, revered, and venerated by his disciples. And that’s how his disciples, honoring and respecting him, remain loyal to him.’”

how many“Kati butpana youtvaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, in memayi qualitiesdhamme you seesamanupassasi, because of whichyehi memamaṁ disciplessāvakā honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ they makekaronti reveremānenti veneratepūjenti, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā relying onupanissāya they remainviharantī”ti?

“But Udāyī, how many qualities do you see in me, because of which my disciples honor, respect, revere, and venerate me; and honoring and respecting me, they remain loyal to me?”

“Sir, I see five such qualities in the Buddha. What five? The Buddha eats little and praises eating little. This is the first such quality I see in the Buddha. Furthermore, the Buddha is content with any kind of robe, and praises such contentment. This is the second such quality I see in the Buddha.

againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, venerable sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā contentsantuṭṭho with any kinditarītarena of almsfoodpiṇḍapātena, whatever·almsfood·contentmentitarītarapiṇḍapātasantuṭṭhiyā andca one who speaks in praisevaṇṇavādī.
which + andYampi, venerable sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā contentsantuṭṭho with any kinditarītarena of almsfoodpiṇḍapātena, whatever·almsfood·contentmentitarītarapiṇḍapātasantuṭṭhiyā andca one who speaks in praisevaṇṇavādī, thisimaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, venerable sirbhante, in the Blessed Onebhagavati thirdtatiyaṁ qualitydhammaṁ together·along·seesamanupassāmi because of whichyena the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ disciplessāvakā honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ makekaronti esteemmānenti veneratepūjenti, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā near·down·relyingupanissāya they dwellviharanti.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, venerable sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā contentsantuṭṭho with any kinditarītarena of lodgingsenāsanena, whatever·lodging·contentmentitarītarasenāsanasantuṭṭhiyā andca one who speaks in praisevaṇṇavādī.
which + andYampi, venerable sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā contentsantuṭṭho with any kinditarītarena of lodgingsenāsanena, whatever·lodging·contentmentitarītarasenāsanasantuṭṭhiyā andca one who speaks in praisevaṇṇavādī, thisimaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, venerable sirbhante, in the Blessed Onebhagavati fourthcatutthaṁ qualitydhammaṁ together·along·seesamanupassāmi because of whichyena the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ disciplessāvakā honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ makekaronti esteemmānenti veneratepūjenti, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā near·down·relyingupanissāya they dwellviharanti.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, venerable sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā secludedpavivitto, forth·seclusionpavivekassa andca one who speaks in praisevaṇṇavādī.

Furthermore, the Buddha is content with any kind of almsfood, and praises such contentment. This is the third such quality I see in the Buddha. Furthermore, the Buddha is content with any kind of lodging, and praises such contentment. This is the fourth such quality I see in the Buddha. Furthermore, the Buddha is secluded, and praises seclusion.

and whichYampi, venerable sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā secludedpavivitto, of seclusionpavivekassa andca a speaker in praisevaṇṇavādī, thisimaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, venerable sirbhante, in the Blessed Onebhagavati fifthpañcamaṁ qualitydhammaṁ I seesamanupassāmi because of whichyena the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ disciplessāvakā honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ they makekaronti they reveremānenti they veneratepūjenti, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā in dependenceupanissāya they remainviharanti.
theseIme indeedkho Iahaṁ, venerable sirbhante, in the Blessed Onebhagavati fivepañca qualitiesdhamme I seesamanupassāmi because of whichyehi the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ disciplessāvakā honorsakkaronti respectgaruṁ they makekaronti they reveremānenti they veneratepūjenti, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā in dependenceupanissāya they remainviharantī”ti.

This is the fifth such quality I see in the Buddha. These are the five qualities I see in the Buddha, because of which his disciples honor, respect, revere, and venerate him; and honoring and respecting him, they remain loyal to him.”

eating little“‘Appāhāro asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo, for eating littleappāhāratāya andca one who praisesvaṇṇavādī’ti, thusiti ifce memaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, disciplessāvakā would honorsakkareyyuṁ respectgaruṁ would reverekareyyuṁ would esteemmāneyyuṁ would veneratepūjeyyuṁ, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā depending onupanissāya they would dwellvihareyyuṁ, there aresanti indeedkho butpana myme, Udāyīudāyi, disciplessāvakā even eaters of a kosakakosakāhārāpi even eaters of half a kosakaaḍḍhakosakāhārāpi even eaters of a wood-applebeluvāhārāpi even eaters of half a wood-appleaḍḍhabeluvāhārāpi.
IAhaṁ indeedkho butpana, Udāyīudāyi, sometimesappekadā with thisiminā bowlpattena even full to the brimsamatittikampi I eatbhuñjāmi more·evenbhiyyopi I eatbhuñjāmi.
eating little‘Appāhāro asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo, for eating littleappāhāratāya andca one who praisesvaṇṇavādī’ti, thusiti ifce memaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, disciplessāvakā would honorsakkareyyuṁ respectgaruṁ would reverekareyyuṁ would esteemmāneyyuṁ would veneratepūjeyyuṁ, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā depending onupanissāya they would dwellvihareyyuṁ, whoye thosete, Udāyīudāyi, mymama disciplessāvakā even eaters of a kosakakosakāhārāpi even eaters of half a kosakaaḍḍhakosakāhārāpi even eaters of a wood-applebeluvāhārāpi even eaters of half a wood-appleaḍḍhabeluvāhārāpi notna memaṁ thosete by thisiminā qualitydhammena would honorsakkareyyuṁ respectgaruṁ would reverekareyyuṁ would esteemmāneyyuṁ would veneratepūjeyyuṁ, having honoredsakkatvā respectgaruṁ having madekatvā depending onupanissāya they would dwellvihareyyuṁ.

“Suppose, Udāyī, my disciples were loyal to me because I eat little. Well, there are disciples of mine who eat a tumbler of food, or half a tumbler; they eat a wood-apple, or half a wood-apple. But sometimes I even eat this bowl full to the brim, or even more. So if it were the case that my disciples are loyal to me because I eat little, then those disciples who eat even less would not be loyal to me.

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