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 individual personpurisapuggalaṁ I describepaññapemi notna and indeedceva accomplished in the skillfulsampannakusalaṁ notna excelling in the skillfulparamakusalaṁ notna attained to the highest attainmentuttamapattipattaṁ asceticsamaṇaṁ invincibleayojjhaṁ, butapi as thiscimaṁ youngdaharaṁ baby boykumāraṁ tendermandaṁ lying on its backuttānaseyyakaṁ 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 individual personpurisapuggalaṁ I describepaññapemi notna and indeedceva accomplished in the skillfulsampannakusalaṁ notna excelling in the skillfulparamakusalaṁ notna attained to the highest attainmentuttamapattipattaṁ asceticsamaṇaṁ invincibleayojjhaṁ, butapi as thiscimaṁ youngdaharaṁ baby boykumāraṁ tendermandaṁ lying on its backuttānaseyyakaṁ 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, should be knownveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
thusEvaṁ practicingpaṭipanno of unskillfulakusalānaṁ of thoughtssaṅkappānaṁ for the cessationnirodhāya practicingpaṭipanno he ishoti;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, should be knownveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
theseIme skillfulkusalā thoughtssaṅkappā;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, should be knownveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
stemming from thisItosamuṭṭhānā skillfulkusalā thoughtssaṅkappā;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, should be knownveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
hereIdha skillfulkusalā thoughtssaṅkappā without remainderaparisesā they ceasenirujjhanti;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, should be knownveditabbanti I sayvadāmi.
thusEvaṁ practicingpaṭipanno of skillfulkusalānaṁ of thoughtssaṅkappānaṁ for the cessationnirodhāya practicingpaṭipanno he ishoti;
that Itamahaṁ, carpenterthapati, should be knownveditabbanti 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, unskillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā?
unskillfulAkusalaṁ bodily actionkāyakammaṁ, unskillfulakusalaṁ verbal actionvacīkammaṁ, badpāpako livelihoodājīvo—
theseime are calledvuccanti, chamberlainthapati, unskillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, chamberlainthapati, unskillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā arising from what?kiṁsamuṭṭhānā?
and their arisingSamuṭṭhānampi of themnesaṁ has been statedvuttaṁ.
“they stem from the mind” is to be said‘Cittasamuṭṭhānā’tissa is to be saidvacanīyaṁ.
whatKatamaṁ mind?cittaṁ?
and the mindCittampi indeedhi manybahuṁ of many kindsanekavidhaṁ diverse in appearancenānappakārakaṁ.
thatYaṁ mindcittaṁ with greedsarāgaṁ with hatesadosaṁ with delusionsamohaṁ, arising from thisitosamuṭṭhānā unskillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, chamberlainthapati, unskillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā wherekuhiṁ without remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti?
and their cessationNirodhopi of themnesaṁ has been statedvutto.
hereIdha, chamberlainthapati, a mendicantbhikkhu bad bodily conductkāyaduccaritaṁ having given uppahāya good bodily conductkāyasucaritaṁ developsbhāveti, bad verbal conductvacīduccaritaṁ having given uppahāya good verbal conductvacīsucaritaṁ developsbhāveti, bad mental conductmanoduccaritaṁ having given uppahāya good mental conductmanosucaritaṁ developsbhāveti, wrong livelihoodmicchājīvaṁ having given uppahāya by right livelihoodsammājīvena lifejīvitaṁ earnskappeti—
this is where theseetthete unskillfulakusalā behaviorssīlā without remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti.
howKathaṁ practicingpaṭipanno, chamberlainthapati, of unskillfulakusalānaṁ 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 unarisenanuppannānaṁ badpāpakānaṁ unskillfulakusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the non-arisinganuppādāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti triesvāyamati effortvīriyaṁ makes an effortārabhati mindcittaṁ exertspaggaṇhāti strivespadahati;
arisenuppannānaṁ badpāpakānaṁ unskillfulakusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the abandoningpahānāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti triesvāyamati effortvīriyaṁ makes an effortārabhati mindcittaṁ exertspaggaṇhāti strivespadahati;
unarisenanuppannānaṁ skillfulkusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the arisinguppādāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti triesvāyamati effortvīriyaṁ makes an effortārabhati mindcittaṁ exertspaggaṇhāti strivespadahati;
arisenuppannānaṁ skillfulkusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the persistenceṭhitiyā for the non-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, unskillfulakusalānaṁ 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, and purified livelihoodājīvaparisuddhampi indeedkho Iahaṁ, carpenterthapati, in behaviorsīlasmiṁ I sayvadāmi.
theseIme are calledvuccanti, carpenterthapati, skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, carpenterthapati, skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā stemming from what?kiṁsamuṭṭhānā?
and the stemmingSamuṭṭhānampi of themnesaṁ statedvuttaṁ.
you should say they stem from the mind‘Cittasamuṭṭhānā’tissa to be saidvacanīyaṁ.
whatKatamaṁ mindcittaṁ?
and the mindCittampi indeedhi manybahuṁ diverseanekavidhaṁ of many kindsnānappakārakaṁ.
whichYaṁ mindcittaṁ free from greedvītarāgaṁ free from hatevītadosaṁ free from delusionvītamohaṁ, stemming from thisitosamuṭṭhānā skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā.
theseIme andca, carpenterthapati, skillfulkusalā behaviorssīlā wherekuhiṁ without remainderaparisesā ceasenirujjhanti?
and the cessationNirodhopi of themnesaṁ statedvutto.
hereIdha, carpenterthapati, mendicantbhikkhu ethicalsīlavā ishoti but notno andca determined by behaviorsīlamayo,
and thattañca freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ trulyyathābhūtaṁ 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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