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Majjhima Nikāya 85

Bodhirājakumārasutta

With Prince Bodhi · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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to me too“Mayhampi indeedkho, princerājakumāra, before + evenpubbeva than awakeningsambodhā not·awakenedanabhisambuddhassa just of a bodhisattabodhisattasseva beingsato this occurredetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho through pleasuresukhena pleasuresukhaṁ to be gainedadhigantabbaṁ, through paindukkhena indeedkho pleasuresukhaṁ to be gainedadhigantabban’ti.

thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, lateraparena timesamayena while youngdaharova beingsamāno with pristine black hairsusukāḷakeso with auspiciousbhadrena youthyobbanena endowed withsamannāgato firstpaṭhamena agevayasā unwillingakāmakānaṁ mother and fathermātāpitūnaṁ tearful-facedassumukhānaṁ weepingrudantānaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ I went forthpabbajiṁ.
thatSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno seeker of what is skillfulkiṅkusalagavesī supremeanuttaraṁ state of sublime peacesantivarapadaṁ searching forpariyesamāno whereyena Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo I approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Āḷāraāḷāraṁ Kālāmakālāmaṁ I said thisetadavocaṁ:
I wish‘icchāmahaṁ, reverendāvuso Kālāmakālāma, in thisimasmiṁ teaching and trainingdhammavinaye spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ to leadcaritun’ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, princerājakumāra, Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo memaṁ said thisetadavoca:
stay, venerable‘viharatāyasmā,
suchtādiso thisayaṁ teachingdhammo whereyattha sensibleviññū personpuriso before longnacirasseva ownsakaṁ own denominationācariyakaṁ oneselfsayaṁ with insightabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having achievedupasampajja may livevihareyyā’ti.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, before longnacirasseva quicklykhippameva thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ I memorizedpariyāpuṇiṁ.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, as far as thattāvatakeneva lip-recitaloṭṭhapahatamattena verbal repetitionlapitalāpanamattena knowledge-doctrine + andñāṇavādañca I speakvadāmi, elder-doctrine + andtheravādañca I knowjānāmi I seepassāmīti andca I claimpaṭijānāmi, I + and justahañceva othersaññe andca.

to meTassa to memayhaṁ, princerājakumāra, this·wasetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo thisimaṁ teachingdhammaṁ solelykevalaṁ faith·meresaddhāmattakena myselfsayaṁ with insightabhiññā with own eyes·madesacchikatvā near·attainedupasampajja I liveviharāmīti he declarespavedeti;
surelyaddhā Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo thisimaṁ teachingdhammaṁ knowingjānaṁ seeingpassaṁ he livesviharatī’ti.

thenAtha indeed·Ikhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, whereyena Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo there·approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Āḷāraāḷāraṁ Kālāmakālāmaṁ this·saidetadavocaṁ:
to what extent‘kittāvatā indeedno, reverendāvuso Kālāmakālāma, thisimaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā with own eyes·having madesacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja I liveviharāmīti you declarepavedesī’ti?
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, princerājakumāra, Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo dimension of nothingnessākiñcaññāyatanaṁ declaredpavedesi.
of thatTassa of memayhaṁ, princerājakumāra, this·occurredetadahosi:
not‘na indeedkho only of Āḷāraāḷārasseva of Kālāmakālāmassa there isatthi faithsaddhā, I too havemayhampatthi faithsaddhā;
notna indeedkho only of Āḷāraāḷārasseva of Kālāmakālāmassa there isatthi energyvīriyaṁ …pe……pe…
mindfulnesssati ……
immersionsamādhi ……
wisdompaññā, I too havemayhampatthi wisdompaññā.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ whichyaṁ teachingdhammaṁ Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo oneselfsayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā with own eyes·having madesacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja I liveviharāmīti declarespavedeti of thattassa of the teachingdhammassa for the realizationsacchikiriyāya may I strivepadaheyyan’ti.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, very quicklynacirasseva quicklykhippameva thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā with own eyes·having madesacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja I livedvihāsiṁ.
thenAtha indeed·Ikhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, whereyena Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo there·approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Āḷāraāḷāraṁ Kālāmakālāmaṁ this·saidetadavocaṁ:

up to this point‘ettāvatā for usno, reverendāvuso Kālāmakālāma, thisimaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·dosacchikatvā up to·together·goupasampajja you declarepavedesī’ti?
up to this point‘Ettāvatā indeedkho Iahaṁ, reverendāvuso, thisimaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·dosacchikatvā up to·together·goupasampajja I declarepavedemī’ti.
I too‘Ahampi indeedkho, reverendāvuso, up to this pointettāvatā thisimaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·dosacchikatvā up to·together·goupasampajja I dwellviharāmī’ti.
gains‘Lābhā for usno, reverendāvuso, well·gainedsuladdhaṁ for usno, reverendāvuso,
whoye wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ suchtādisaṁ same·holy lifesabrahmacāriṁ we seepassāma.
thusIti which·Iyāhaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·dosacchikatvā up to·together·goupasampajja I declarepavedemi, thattaṁ youtvaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·dosacchikatvā up to·together·goupasampajja you dwellviharasi.
whichYaṁ youtvaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·dosacchikatvā up to·together·goupasampajja you dwellviharasi, that·Itamahaṁ teachingdhammaṁ oneselfsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·dosacchikatvā up to·together·goupasampajja I declarepavedemi.
thusIti which·Iyāhaṁ teachingdhammaṁ I knowjānāmi thattaṁ youtvaṁ teachingdhammaṁ you knowjānāsi; whichyaṁ youtvaṁ teachingdhammaṁ you knowjānāsi that·Itamahaṁ teachingdhammaṁ I knowjānāmi.
thusIti such asyādiso Iahaṁ, suchtādiso youtuvaṁ; such asyādiso youtuvaṁ suchtādiso Iahaṁ.

come!Ehi nowdāni, reverendāvuso, bothubhova beingsantā thisimaṁ communitygaṇaṁ we should lead; quotation markerpariharāmā’ti.
thusIti indeedkho, princerājakumāra, Āḷāraāḷāro Kālāmakālāmo teacherācariyo myme beingsamāno his ownattano pupilantevāsiṁ memaṁ beingsamānaṁ with himselfattanā in the same positionsamasamaṁ placedṭhapesi, with highuḷārāya andca memaṁ with praisepūjāya honoredpūjesi.
to himTassa to memayhaṁ, princerājakumāra, this occurredetadahosi:
quotation marker; this‘nāyaṁ teachingdhammo 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 to rebirth in the dimension of nothingness; quotation markerākiñcaññāyatanūpapattiyā’ti.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ having found inadequateanalaṅkaritvā from thattasmā from the teachingdhammā being disappointednibbijja I leftapakkamiṁ.
thatSo indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, seeking what is skillfulkiṅkusalagavesī supremeanuttaraṁ state of sublime peacesantivarapadaṁ seekingpariyesamāno whereyena Uddakaudako son of Rāmarāmaputto there I approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to Uddakaudakaṁ son of Rāmarāmaputtaṁ this I saidetadavocaṁ:
quotation marker; I wish‘icchāmahaṁ, reverendāvuso, in thisimasmiṁ teaching and trainingdhammavinaye spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ to lead; quotation markercaritun’ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, princerājakumāra, Uddakaudako son of Rāmarāmaputto memaṁ this saidetadavoca:
quotation marker; stay‘viharatāyasmā,

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