About King Maghadeva · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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he sawAddasā
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
barberkappako
of manybahūnaṁ
of yearsvassānaṁ
of manybahūnaṁ
year·hundredvassasatānaṁ
of manybahūnaṁ
year·thousandvassasahassānaṁ
after the passingaccayena
of Niminimissa
the king'srañño
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
had arisenjātāni.
having seenDisvāna
king Niminimiṁ
kingrājānaṁ
said thisetadavoca:
have appeared‘pātubhūtā
indeedkho
of the lorddevassa
divine messengersdevadūtā;
are seendissanti
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
have arisenjātānī’ti.
therefore‘Tena
thenhi,
friendsamma
barberkappaka,
thosetāni
grey hairspalitāni
carefullysādhukaṁ
with tweezerssaṇḍāsena
up·holduddharitvā
mymama
in the handsañjalismiṁ
place thempatiṭṭhāpehī’ti.
yes‘Evaṁ,
lorddevā’ti
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
barberkappako
of Niminimissa
the king'srañño
back·hearpaṭissutvā
thosetāni
grey hairspalitāni
carefullysādhukaṁ
with tweezerssaṇḍāsena
up·holduddharitvā
of Niminimissa
the king'srañño
in the handsañjalismiṁ
he placed thempatiṭṭhāpesi.
thenAtha
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
Niminimi
the kingrājā
to the barberkappakassa
village·choicegāmavaraṁ
having givendatvā
eldest·sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ
the princekumāraṁ
to·callāmantāpetvā
said thisetadavoca:
have appeared‘pātubhūtā
indeedkho
to meme,
deartāta
princekumāra,
divine messengersdevadūtā;
are seendissanti
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
have arisenjātāni;
have been enjoyedbhuttā
indeedkho
moreoverpana
by meme
humanmānusakā
pleasureskāmā;
it is timesamayo
for heavenlydibbe
pleasureskāme
to seekpariyesituṁ.
comeEhi
youtvaṁ,
deartāta
princekumāra,
thisimaṁ
kingshiprajjaṁ
undertakepaṭipajja.
IAhaṁ
butpana
hair·beardkesamassuṁ
having removedohāretvā
ochre robeskāsāyāni
clothesvatthāni
having put onacchādetvā
from homeagārasmā
without·homeanagāriyaṁ
I will go forthpabbajissāmi.
by thatTena
thenhi,
deartāta
princekumāra,
whenyadā
you tootvampi
you should seepasseyyāsi
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
arisenjātāni,
thenatha
to the barberkappakassa
village·choicegāmavaraṁ
having givendatvā
eldest·sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ
princekumāraṁ
wellsādhukaṁ
in the kingdomrajje
thoroughly·along·instructsamanusāsitvā
hair·beardkesamassuṁ
having removedohāretvā
ochre robeskāsāyāni
clothesvatthāni
having put onacchādetvā
from homeagārasmā
without·homeanagāriyaṁ
you should go forthpabbajeyyāsi.
by whichYena
by meme
thisidaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
down·laidnihitaṁ
you should carry onanuppavatteyyāsi,
do notmā
indeedkho
myme
youtvaṁ
last·manantimapuriso
you becameahosi.
in whichYasmiṁ
indeedkho,
deartāta
princekumāra,
man·generationpurisayuge
when occurringvattamāne
such·likeevarūpassa
goodkalyāṇassa
of the practicevattassa
together·cut offsamucchedo
there ishoti
heso
of themtesaṁ
last·manantimapuriso
ishoti.
thatTaṁ
thus Itāhaṁ,
deartāta
princekumāra,
thusevaṁ
I sayvadāmi:
by which“yena
by meme
thisidaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
down·laidnihitaṁ
you should carry onanuppavatteyyāsi,
do notmā
indeedkho
myme
youtvaṁ
last·manantimapuriso
you becameahosī”’ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
Niminimi
kingrājā
to the barberkappakassa
village·excellentgāmavaraṁ
having givendatvā
eldest·sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ
princekumāraṁ
wellsādhukaṁ
in kingshiprajje
thoroughly·along·instructsamanusāsitvā
this + veryimasmiṁyeva
Maghadeva·mango·grovemaghadevaambavane
hair·beardkesamassuṁ
off·removeohāretvā
ochre robeskāsāyāni
garmentsvatthāni
having put onacchādetvā
from homeagārasmā
not·home-lifeanagāriyaṁ
went forthpabbaji.
heSo
loving-kindness·accompanied bymettāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
oneekaṁ
directiondisaṁ
having pervadedpharitvā
dwelledvihāsi,
likewisetathā
a seconddutiyaṁ,
likewisetathā
a thirdtatiyaṁ,
likewisetathā
a fourthcatutthaṁ;
thusiti
upward·downwarduddhamadho
acrosstiriyaṁ
everywheresabbadhi
with allnesssabbattatāya
entiresabbāvantaṁ
worldlokaṁ
loving-kindness·accompanied bymettāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
abundantvipulena
exaltedmahaggatena
immeasurableappamāṇena
without·hatredaverena
without·ill willabyābajjhena
having pervadedpharitvā
dwelledvihāsi.
pervaded with compassionKaruṇāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
……
sympathetic joy·accompanied bymuditāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
……
equanimity·accompanied byupekkhāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
oneekaṁ
directiondisaṁ
having pervadedpharitvā
dwelledvihāsi,
likewisetathā
a seconddutiyaṁ,
likewisetathā
a thirdtatiyaṁ,
likewisetathā
a fourthcatutthaṁ;
thusiti
upward·downwarduddhamadho
acrosstiriyaṁ
everywheresabbadhi
with allnesssabbattatāya
entiresabbāvantaṁ
worldlokaṁ
equanimity·accompanied byupekkhāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
abundantvipulena
exaltedmahaggatena
immeasurableappamāṇena
without·hatredaverena
without·ill willabyābajjhena
having pervadedpharitvā
dwelledvihāsi.
NimiNimi
indeedkho
but, Ananda,panānanda,
kingrājā
four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
boy·playingkumārakīḷitaṁ
playedkīḷi,
four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
secondary·kingshipoparajjaṁ
he administeredkāresi,
four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
kingshiprajjaṁ
he administeredkāresi,
four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
this + veryimasmiṁyeva
Maghadeva·mango·grovemaghadevaambavane
from homeagārasmā
not·homeanagāriyaṁ
forth·gopabbajito
holy·conduct + livedbrahmacariyamacari.
heSo
fourcattāro
divine·meditationbrahmavihāre
having developedbhāvetvā
of the bodykāyassa
breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
reborn in the Brahma worldbrahmalokūpago
wasahosi.
of NimiNimissa
indeedkho
and·Ānandapanānanda,
to the kingrañño
Kaḷāra·Janakakaḷārajanako
namednāma
sonputto
wasahosi.
notNa
heso
from the homeagārasmā
not·homeanagāriyaṁ
forth·gopabbaji.
heSo
thattaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
together·cutsamucchindi.
heSo
of themtesaṁ
final·manantimapuriso
wasahosi.
might beSiyā
indeedkho
butpana
to youte,
Ānandaānanda,
it might occur thusevamassa:
a different one‘añño
surelynūna
at thattena
timesamayena
kingrājā
Maghadevamaghadevo
wasahosi,
by whomyena
thattaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
was foundednihitan’ti.
notNa
indeedkho
but thispanetaṁ,
Ānandaānanda,
thusevaṁ
should be seendaṭṭhabbaṁ.
IAhaṁ
at thattena
timesamayena
kingrājā
Maghadevamaghadevo
wasahosiṁ.
IAhaṁ
thattaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
foundednihiniṁ,
by memayā
thattaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
was foundednihitaṁ;
laterpacchimā
peoplejanatā
kept goinganuppavattesi.
thatTaṁ
indeedkho
but, Ānandapanānanda,
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
notna
to disillusionmentnibbidāya
notna
to dispassionvirāgāya
notna
to cessationnirodhāya
notna
to peaceupasamāya
notna
to insightabhiññāya
notna
to awakeningsambodhāya
notna
to extinguishmentnibbānāya
leadssaṁvattati,
only as far asyāvadeva
rebirth in the Brahma worldbrahmalokūpapattiyā.
thisIdaṁ
indeedkho
but, Ānandapanānanda,
nowetarahi
by memayā
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
has been foundednihitaṁ
to complete disillusionmentekantanibbidāya
to dispassionvirāgāya
to cessationnirodhāya
to peaceupasamāya
to insightabhiññāya
to awakeningsambodhāya
to extinguishmentnibbānāya
leadssaṁvattati.
and whatKatamañcānanda,
nowetarahi
by memayā
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
has been foundednihitaṁ
to complete disillusionmentekantanibbidāya
to dispassionvirāgāya
to cessationnirodhāya
to peaceupasamāya
to insightabhiññāya
to awakeningsambodhāya
to extinguishmentnibbānāya
leads?saṁvattati?
this + veryAyameva
nobleariyo
eightfoldaṭṭhaṅgiko
pathmaggo,
that isseyyathidaṁ—
right·viewsammādiṭṭhi,
right·purposesammāsaṅkappo,
right·speechsammāvācā,
right·actionsammākammanto,
right·livelihoodsammāājīvo,
right·effortsammāvāyāmo,
right·mindfulnesssammāsati,
right·immersionsammāsamādhi.
thisIdaṁ
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
nowetarahi
by memayā
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
down·placednihitaṁ
utter·disillusionmentekantanibbidāya
to dispassionvirāgāya
to cessationnirodhāya
to peaceupasamāya
to insightabhiññāya
to awakeningsambodhāya
to extinguishmentnibbānāya
together·turnssaṁvattati.
thatTaṁ
to youvo
Iahaṁ,
Ānandaānanda,
thusevaṁ
I sayvadāmi:
by which‘yena
by meme
thisidaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
foundednihitaṁ
along·forth·keep upanuppavatteyyātha,
notmā
indeedkho
myme
you alltumhe
final·menantimapurisā
you becameahuvattha’.
in whichYasmiṁ
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
man·pairpurisayuge
livingvattamāne
of suchevarūpassa
of goodkalyāṇassa
of practicevattassa
together·cutting offsamucchedo
ishoti
heso
theirtesaṁ
final·manantimapuriso
ishoti.
thatTaṁ
to youvo
Iahaṁ,
Ānandaānanda,
thusevaṁ
I sayvadāmi:
by which‘yena
by meme
thisidaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
foundednihitaṁ
along·forth·keep upanuppavatteyyātha,
notmā
indeedkho
myme
you alltumhe
final·menantimapurisā
you becameahuvatthā’”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca
the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano
Venerableāyasmā
Ānandaānando
of the Buddhabhagavato
speechbhāsitaṁ
towards·rejoicedabhinandīti.
Maghadeva·discourseMaghadevasuttaṁ
finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
thirdtatiyaṁ.
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