Samaṇamuṇḍikasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 78

Samaṇamuṇḍikasutta

With Uggāhamāna Samaṇamaṇḍikāputta · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ beingsante indeedkho, carpenterthapati, youngdaharo baby boykumāro tendermando lying on its backuttānaseyyako accomplished in the skillfulsampannakusalo will bebhavissati excelling in the skillfulparamakusalo attained to the highest attainmentuttamapattipatto asceticsamaṇo invincibleayojjho, asyathā of Uggāhamānauggāhamānassa wanderer'sparibbājakassa Samaṇamuṇḍikāputta'ssamaṇamuṇḍikāputtassa speechvacanaṁ.
with fourCatūhi indeedkho Iahaṁ, carpenterthapati, qualitiesdhammehi endowed withsamannāgataṁ person·individualpurisapuggalaṁ I describepaññapemi notna and·indeedceva accomplished·skillfulsampannakusalaṁ notna highest·skillfulparamakusalaṁ notna highest·attainment·attaineduttamapattipattaṁ asceticsamaṇaṁ invincibleayojjhaṁ, butapi and·thiscimaṁ youngdaharaṁ baby boykumāraṁ tendermandaṁ supine·lyinguttānaseyyakaṁ having achievedsamadhigayha standstiṭṭhati.
with what fourKatamehi fourcatūhi?
hereIdha, carpenterthapati, nona by bodykāyena bad·deedpāpakammaṁ doeskaroti, nona badpāpakaṁ speechvācaṁ speaksbhāsati, nona badpāpakaṁ thoughtsaṅkappaṁ thinkssaṅkappeti, nona badpāpakaṁ livelihoodājīvaṁ earns a livingājīvati—
with theseimehi indeedkho Iahaṁ, carpenterthapati, fourcatūhi qualitiesdhammehi endowed withsamannāgataṁ person·individualpurisapuggalaṁ I describepaññapemi notna and·indeedceva accomplished·skillfulsampannakusalaṁ notna highest·skillfulparamakusalaṁ notna highest·attainment·attaineduttamapattipattaṁ asceticsamaṇaṁ invincibleayojjhaṁ, butapi and·thiscimaṁ youngdaharaṁ baby boykumāraṁ tendermandaṁ supine·lyinguttānaseyyakaṁ having achievedsamadhigayha standstiṭṭhati.

If what Uggāhamāna says is true, a little baby boy is an invincible ascetic—accomplished in the skillful, excelling in the skillful, attained to the highest attainment. When an individual person has four qualities I describe them, not as an invincible ascetic—accomplished in the skillful, excelling in the skillful, attained to the highest attainment—but as having achieved the same level as a little baby. What four? It’s when they do no bad deeds with their body; speak no bad words; think no bad thoughts; and don’t earn a living by bad livelihood. When an individual possesses these four qualities I describe them, not as an invincible ascetic, but as having achieved the same level as a little baby.

When an individual person has ten qualities, chamberlain, I describe them as an invincible ascetic—accomplished in the skillful, excelling in the skillful, attained to the highest attainment. The following things must be understood, I say. ‘These are unskillful behaviors.’ ‘Unskillful behaviors stem from this.’ ‘Here unskillful behaviors cease without remainder.’ ‘Someone practicing like this is practicing for the cessation of unskillful behaviors.’ ‘These are skillful behaviors.’ ‘Skillful behaviors stem from this.’ ‘Here skillful behaviors cease without remainder.’ ‘Someone practicing like this is practicing for the cessation of skillful behaviors.’ ‘These are unskillful thoughts.’ ‘Unskillful thoughts stem from this.’ ‘Here unskillful thoughts cease without remainder.’

that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, know·shouldveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
thusEvaṁ against·practicedpaṭipanno not·skillfulakusalānaṁ together·intendsaṅkappānaṁ down·ceasenirodhāya against·practicedpaṭipanno he ishoti;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, know·shouldveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
theseIme skillfulkusalā thoughtssaṅkappā;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, know·shouldveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
from this + originatingItosamuṭṭhānā skillfulkusalā thoughtssaṅkappā;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, know·shouldveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
hereIdha skillfulkusalā together·intendsaṅkappā not·around·remainaparisesā they ceasenirujjhanti;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, know·shouldveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
thusEvaṁ against·practicedpaṭipanno of skillfulkusalānaṁ together·intendsaṅkappānaṁ down·ceasenirodhāya against·practicedpaṭipanno he ishoti;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, know·shouldveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.

‘Someone practicing like this is practicing for the cessation of unskillful thoughts.’ ‘These are skillful thoughts.’ ‘Skillful thoughts stem from this.’ ‘Here skillful thoughts cease without remainder.’ ‘Someone practicing like this is practicing for the cessation of skillful thoughts.’

whichKatame andca, chamberlainthapati, not·skillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā?
not·skillfulAkusalaṁ bodily actionkāyakammaṁ, not·skillfulakusalaṁ verbal actionvacīkammaṁ, badpāpako livelihoodājīvo—
theseime are calledvuccanti, chamberlainthapati, not·skillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, chamberlainthapati, not·skillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā arising from what?kiṁsamuṭṭhānā?
arising + andSamuṭṭhānampi of themnesaṁ has been statedvuttaṁ.
mind·arising·quotation marker‘Cittasamuṭṭhānā’tissa is to be saidvacanīyaṁ.
whatKatamaṁ mind?cittaṁ?
mind + andCittampi indeedhi manybahuṁ many·kindanekavidhaṁ diverse in appearancenānappakārakaṁ.
thatYaṁ mindcittaṁ with·greedsarāgaṁ with·hatesadosaṁ with delusionsamohaṁ, from this·arisingitosamuṭṭhānā not·skillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, chamberlainthapati, not·skillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā wherekuhiṁ not·remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti?
and their cessationNirodhopi of themnesaṁ has been statedvutto.
hereIdha, chamberlainthapati, a mendicantbhikkhu body·bad conductkāyaduccaritaṁ forth·give uppahāya body·good conductkāyasucaritaṁ developsbhāveti, speech·bad conductvacīduccaritaṁ forth·give uppahāya speech·good conductvacīsucaritaṁ developsbhāveti, mind·bad conductmanoduccaritaṁ forth·give uppahāya mind·good conductmanosucaritaṁ developsbhāveti, wrong·livelihoodmicchājīvaṁ forth·give uppahāya by right livelihoodsammājīvena lifejīvitaṁ earnskappeti—
this is where theseetthete not·skillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā not·remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti.
howKathaṁ practicingpaṭipanno, chamberlainthapati, not·skillfulakusalānaṁ behaviorssīlānaṁ for the cessationnirodhāya practicingpaṭipanno ishoti?

And what, chamberlain, are unskillful behaviors? Unskillful deeds by way of body and speech, and bad livelihood. These are called unskillful behaviors. And where do these unskillful behaviors stem from? Where they stem from has been stated. You should say that they stem from the mind. What mind? The mind takes many and diverse forms. But unskillful behaviors stem from a mind that has greed, hate, and delusion. And where do these unskillful behaviors cease without remainder? Their cessation has also been stated. It’s when a mendicant gives up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develops good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind; they give up wrong livelihood and earn a living by right livelihood. This is where these unskillful behaviors cease without remainder. And how is someone practicing for the cessation of unskillful behaviors?

hereIdha, carpenterthapati, a mendicantbhikkhu not·arisenanuppannānaṁ badpāpakānaṁ not·skillfulakusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ not·arisinganuppādāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti triesvāyamati effortvīriyaṁ makes an effortārabhati mindcittaṁ exertspaggaṇhāti strivespadahati;
arisenuppannānaṁ badpāpakānaṁ not·skillfulakusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the abandoningpahānāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti triesvāyamati effortvīriyaṁ makes an effortārabhati mindcittaṁ exertspaggaṇhāti strivespadahati;
not·arisenanuppannānaṁ skillfulkusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the arisinguppādāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti triesvāyamati effortvīriyaṁ makes an effortārabhati mindcittaṁ exertspaggaṇhāti strivespadahati;
arisenuppannānaṁ skillfulkusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the persistenceṭhitiyā not·remembranceasammosāya for the increasebhiyyobhāvāya for the maturityvepullāya for the developmentbhāvanāya for the fulfillmentpāripūriyā enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti triesvāyamati effortvīriyaṁ makes an effortārabhati mindcittaṁ exertspaggaṇhāti strivespadahati.
thusEvaṁ practicingpaṭipanno indeedkho, carpenterthapati, not·skillfulakusalānaṁ behaviorssīlānaṁ for the cessationnirodhāya practicingpaṭipanno ishoti.

It’s when a mendicant generates enthusiasm, tries, makes an effort, exerts the mind, and strives so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen are given up. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities arise. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed. Someone practicing like this is practicing for the cessation of unskillful behaviors.

whichKatame andca, carpenterthapati, skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā?
skillfulKusalaṁ bodily deedkāyakammaṁ, skillfulkusalaṁ verbal deedvacīkammaṁ, livelihood·purified·andājīvaparisuddhampi indeedkho Iahaṁ, carpenterthapati, in behaviorsīlasmiṁ I sayvadāmi.
theseIme are calledvuccanti, carpenterthapati, skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, carpenterthapati, skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā stemming from what?kiṁsamuṭṭhānā?
stemming·andSamuṭṭhānampi of themnesaṁ statedvuttaṁ.
you should say they stem from the mind‘Cittasamuṭṭhānā’tissa to be saidvacanīyaṁ.
whatKatamaṁ mindcittaṁ?
mind·andCittampi indeedhi manybahuṁ diverse·kindanekavidhaṁ of many kindsnānappakārakaṁ.
whichYaṁ mindcittaṁ free from·greedvītarāgaṁ free from·hatevītadosaṁ free from delusionvītamohaṁ, from this·stemmingitosamuṭṭhānā skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, carpenterthapati, skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā wherekuhiṁ without·remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti?
cessation·andNirodhopi of themnesaṁ statedvutto.
hereIdha, carpenterthapati, mendicantbhikkhu ethicalsīlavā ishoti but notno andca determined by behaviorsīlamayo,
that·andtañca heart·freedomcetovimuttiṁ wisdom·freedompaññāvimuttiṁ as·trueyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti; where for himyatthassa thesete skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā without·remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti.
howKathaṁ practicingpaṭipanno andca, carpenterthapati, of skillfulkusalānaṁ of behaviorssīlānaṁ for the cessationnirodhāya practicingpaṭipanno ishoti?

And what are skillful behaviors? Skillful deeds by way of body and speech, and purified livelihood are included in behavior, I say. These are called skillful behaviors. And where do these skillful behaviors stem from? Where they stem from has been stated. You should say that they stem from the mind. What mind? The mind takes many and diverse forms. But skillful behaviors stem from a mind that is free from greed, hate, and delusion. And where do these skillful behaviors cease without remainder? Their cessation has also been stated. It’s when a mendicant behaves ethically, but they are not determined by ethical behavior. And they truly understand the freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom where these skillful behaviors cease without remainder. And how is someone practicing for the cessation of skillful behaviors?

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