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Majjhima Nikāya 82

Raṭṭhapālasutta

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theseIme indeedkho, great kingmahārāja, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā perfected onearahatā fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhena fourcattāro summaries of the teachingdhammuddesā taughtuddiṭṭhā, whichye Iahaṁ having knownñatvā andca having seendisvā andca having heardsutvā andca from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbajito”ti.

is led on“‘Upaniyyati worldloko unstableaddhuvo’ti—
worthybhavaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo saidāha.
of thisImassa, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, statementbhāsitassa howkathaṁ meaningattho should be seendaṭṭhabbo”ti?
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Great Kingmahārāja,
youtvaṁ twenty years oldvīsativassuddesikopi twenty-five years oldpaṇṇavīsativassuddesikopi at riding elephantshatthismimpi well-versedkatāvī at riding horsesassasmimpi well-versedkatāvī at riding chariotsrathasmimpi well-versedkatāvī at archerydhanusmimpi well-versedkatāvī at swordsmanshiptharusmimpi well-versedkatāvī strong in thighūrubalī strong in armbāhubalī capablealamatto battle-hardenedsaṅgāmāvacaro”ti?
I was“Ahosiṁ Iahaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, twenty years oldvīsativassuddesikopi twenty-five years oldpaṇṇavīsativassuddesikopi at riding elephantshatthismimpi well-versedkatāvī at riding horsesassasmimpi well-versedkatāvī at riding chariotsrathasmimpi well-versedkatāvī at archerydhanusmimpi well-versedkatāvī at swordsmanshiptharusmimpi well-versedkatāvī strong in thighūrubalī strong in armbāhubalī capablealamatto battle-hardenedsaṅgāmāvacaro.
sometimes IAppekadāhaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, had superpowersiddhimāva seemsmaññe nona selfattano with strengthbalena equalsamasamaṁ I seesamanupassāmī”ti.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Great Kingmahārāja,
just soevameva youtvaṁ nowetarahi strong in thighūrubalī strong in armbāhubalī capablealamatto battle-hardenedsaṅgāmāvacaro”ti?
no“No indeedhidaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla.
nowEtarahi oldjiṇṇo elderlyvuḍḍho seniormahallako advanced in yearsaddhagato reached final stage of lifevayoanuppatto eighty years oldāsītiko myme agevayo goesvattati.
sometimes IAppekadāhaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, here‘idha footpādaṁ I will stepkarissāmī’ti somewhere elseaññeneva footpādaṁ I stepkaromī”ti.

this“Idaṁ indeedkho thattaṁ, great kingmahārāja, by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the one knowingjānatā by the one seeingpassatā by the Worthy Onearahatā by the Perfectly Enlightened Onesammāsambuddhena having referred tosandhāya spokenbhāsitaṁ:
is swept away‘upaniyyati the worldloko unstableaddhuvo’ti,
which Iyamahaṁ having knownñatvā andca having seendisvā andca having heardsutvā andca from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbajito”ti.
incredible“Acchariyaṁ, worthybho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, amazingabbhutaṁ, worthybho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla.
howYāva well spoken indeed thissubhāsitañcidaṁ by thattena by the Blessed Onebhagavatā by the one knowingjānatā by the one seeingpassatā by the Worthy Onearahatā by the Perfectly Enlightened Onesammāsambuddhena:
is swept away‘upaniyyati the worldloko unstableaddhuvo’ti.
is swept awayUpaniyyati indeedhi, worthybho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, the worldloko unstableaddhuvo.

are foundSaṁvijjante indeedkho, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, in thisimasmiṁ royal courtrājakule elephant divisionshatthikāyāpi cavalry divisionsassakāyāpi chariot divisionsrathakāyāpi infantry divisionspattikāyāpi, ouramhākaṁ in misfortunesāpadāsu for defensepariyodhāya will servevattissanti.
without shelter‘Atāṇo worldloko without savioranabhissaro’ti—
venerablebhavaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo saidāha.
of thisImassa thenpana, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, of the statementbhāsitassa howkathaṁ meaningattho should be seendaṭṭhabbo”ti?
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Great Kingmahārāja,
is thereatthi to youte anykoci chronicanusāyiko ailmentābādho”ti?
there is“Atthi to meme, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, chronicanusāyiko ailmentābādho.
sometimesAppekadā memaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, friends and colleaguesmittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā having surroundedparivāretvā standingṭhitā arehonti:
now‘idāni kingrājā Korabyakorabyo timekālaṁ will makekarissati, nowidāni kingrājā Korabyakorabyo timekālaṁ will makekarissatī’”ti.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Great Kingmahārāja,
can you getlabhasi youtvaṁ thosete friends and colleaguesmittāmacce relatives and kinñātisālohite:
let them come‘āyantu myme sirsbhonto friends and colleaguesmittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā, all of yousabbeva beingsantā thisimaṁ painvedanaṁ sharesaṁvibhajatha, so that Iyathāhaṁ lighterlahukatarikaṁ painvedanaṁ would feelvediyeyyan’ti—
orudāhu you alonetvaṁyeva thattaṁ painvedanaṁ you feelvediyasī”ti?
I do not“Nāhaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, I can getlabhāmi thosete friends and colleaguesmittāmacce relatives and kinñātisālohite:

let come‘āyantu to meme sirsbhonto friends and ministersmittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā, all indeedsabbeva beingsantā thisimaṁ feelingvedanaṁ sharesaṁvibhajatha, so that Iyathāhaṁ lighterlahukatarikaṁ feelingvedanaṁ might feelvediyeyyan’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho I aloneahameva thattaṁ feelingvedanaṁ I feelvediyāmī”ti.
this“Idaṁ indeedkho thattaṁ, great kingmahārāja, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā worthy onearahatā fully awakened onesammāsambuddhena referring tosandhāya spokenbhāsitaṁ:
without shelter‘atāṇo worldloko without savioranabhissaro’ti,
which Iyamahaṁ having knownñatvā andca having seendisvā andca having heardsutvā andca from homeagārasmā into homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbajito”ti.
wonderful“Acchariyaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, amazingabbhutaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla.
howYāva well spokensubhāsitaṁ indeed thiscidaṁ by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā worthy onearahatā fully awakened onesammāsambuddhena:
without shelter‘atāṇo worldloko without savioranabhissaro’ti.
without shelterAtāṇo indeedhi, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, worldloko without savioranabhissaro.

is foundSaṁvijjati indeedkho, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, in thisimasmiṁ royal familyrājakule abundantpahūtaṁ gold and moneyhiraññasuvaṇṇaṁ and stored in the groundbhūmigatañca and stored above groundvehāsagatañca.
ownerless‘Assako worldloko, allsabbaṁ having abandonedpahāya one must gogamanīyan’ti—
honorablebhavaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo saidāha.
of thisImassa howeverpana, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, of the statementbhāsitassa howkathaṁ the meaningattho is to be seendaṭṭhabbo”ti?
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi, great kingmahārāja,
just asyathā youtvaṁ nowetarahi with fivepañcahi kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇehi suppliedsamappito endowedsamaṅgībhūto you amuse yourselfparicāresi, you will getlacchasi youtvaṁ in the next life tooparatthāpi:
just so I‘evamevāhaṁ with these very sameimeheva with fivepañcahi kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇehi suppliedsamappito endowedsamaṅgībhūto I will amuse myselfparicāremī’ti, orudāhu othersaññe thisimaṁ propertybhogaṁ will take overpaṭipajjissanti, youtvaṁ butpana according to your deedsyathākammaṁ you will pass ongamissasī”ti?
just as I“Yathāhaṁ, sirbho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, nowetarahi with fivepañcahi kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇehi suppliedsamappito endowedsamaṅgībhūto I amuse myselfparicāremi, I won'tnāhaṁ I will getlacchāmi in the next life tooparatthāpi:
just so‘evameva with these very sameimeheva with fivepañcahi kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇehi suppliedsamappito endowedsamaṅgībhūto I will amuse myselfparicāremī’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho othersaññe thisimaṁ propertybhogaṁ will take overpaṭipajjissanti; Iahaṁ butpana according to my deedsyathākammaṁ I will pass ongamissāmī”ti.
this“Idaṁ indeedkho thattaṁ, great kingmahārāja, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā who knowsjānatā who seespassatā the Arahantarahatā Perfectly Awakened Onesammāsambuddhena referring tosandhāya spokenbhāsitaṁ:

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