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Majjhima Nikāya 85

Bodhirājakumārasutta

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of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, princerājakumāra, this occurred to meetadahosi:
to whom‘kassa nownu indeedkho Iahaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ the teachingdhammaṁ I should teachdeseyyaṁ?
whoKo thisimaṁ the teachingdhammaṁ quicklykhippameva will understandājānissatī’ti?
of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, princerājakumāra, this occurred to meetadahosi:
very helpful‘bahukārā indeedkho to meme five·grouppañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū whoye memaṁ striving·resolutepadhānapahitattaṁ they looked afterupaṭṭhahiṁsu.
which·now·IYannūnāhaṁ to the group of fivepañcavaggiyānaṁ to the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ the teachingdhammaṁ I should teachdeseyyan’ti.
of thatTassa to memayhaṁ, princerājakumāra, this occurred to meetadahosi:
where‘kahaṁ nownu indeedkho nowetarahi five·grouppañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū are stayingviharantī’ti.
I sawAddasaṁ indeed + Ikhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā apart·purevisuddhena beyond·gone·humanatikkantamānusakena the group of fivepañcavaggiye mendicantsbhikkhū at Varanasibārāṇasiyaṁ stayingviharante at Isipatanaisipatane in the deer parkmigadāye.

thenAtha indeed + Ikhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, at Uruvelāuruvelāyaṁ as long as pleasedyathābhirantaṁ having stayedviharitvā towards whichyena Varanasibārāṇasī towards thattena on walking tourcārikaṁ forth·gopakkamiṁ.
sawAddasā indeedkho memaṁ, princerājakumāra, Upakaupako Ājīvaka asceticājīvako betweenantarā andca Gayāgayaṁ betweenantarā andca Bodhgayabodhiṁ road·path·entered uponaddhānamaggappaṭipannaṁ.
having seenDisvāna memaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
very clear‘vippasannāni indeedkho yourte, friendāvuso, facultiesindriyāni, completely·pureparisuddho skin·complexionchavivaṇṇo completely·brightpariyodāto.
whom + indeedKaṁsi youtvaṁ, friendāvuso, up to·point outuddissa forth·gonepabbajito? whoKo orvā yourte Teachersatthā? whoseKassa orvā youtvaṁ dhammadhammaṁ do you affirmrocesī’ti?
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, Upakaupakaṁ Ājīvaka asceticājīvakaṁ in versesgāthāhi towards·speakajjhabhāsiṁ:
vanquisher of all‘Sabbābhibhū all·knower + I amsabbavidūhamasmi,
in allSabbesu thingsdhammesu not·sulliedanūpalitto;
all·giving upSabbañjaho craving·endingtaṇhākkhaye freedvimutto,
myselfSayaṁ higher·knownabhiññāya whom + should point outkamuddiseyyaṁ.
notNa myme tutorācariyo there isatthi,
likesadiso meme notna is foundvijjati;
with·godsSadevakasmiṁ in the worldlokasmiṁ,
not·isnatthi myme against·personpaṭipuggalo.
I + forAhañhi perfected onearahā in the worldloke,
Iahaṁ Teachersatthā not·higheranuttaro;
one + I amEkomhi fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho,
cool + become I amsītibhūtosmi quenchednibbuto.
dhamma·wheelDhammacakkaṁ forth·rollpavattetuṁ,
I goGacchāmi of Kāsikāsinaṁ citypuraṁ;
blind + becomeAndhībhūtasmiṁ in the worldlokasmiṁ,
I will beatĀhañchaṁ drum of freedom from deathamatadundubhin’ti.

as‘Yathā indeedkho youtvaṁ, reverendāvuso, back·knowpaṭijānāsi you ought to bearahasi the Infinite Victoranantajino’ti.
like me‘Mādisā indeedve victorsjinā they arehonti,
whoye reachedpattā the ending of defilementsāsavakkhayaṁ;
conqueredJitā by meme badpāpakā qualitiesdhammā,
therefore + I·Upakatasmāhamupaka a victorjino’ti.
thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, princerājakumāra, Upakaupako the Ājīvakaājīvako if you say so, reverend‘hupeyyapāvuso’ti having saidvatvā his headsīsaṁ down·shakeokampetvā a wrong turnummaggaṁ having takengahetvā leftpakkāmi.

thenAtha indeed + Ikhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, stage by stageanupubbena wanderingcārikaṁ travelingcaramāno whereyena Varanasibārāṇasī Isipatanaisipatanaṁ deer parkmigadāyo whereyena five·grouppañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū there·approachtenupasaṅkamiṁ.
they sawAddasaṁsu indeedkho memaṁ, princerājakumāra, five·grouppañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū afar + justdūratova to·goāgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna other·otheraññamaññaṁ together·standsaṇṭhapesuṁ:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, friendsāvuso, asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo to·goāgacchati indulgentbāhulliko struggle·strayedpadhānavibbhanto back·turnedāvatto to indulgencebāhullāya.
heSo not + justneva to·greetabhivādetabbo, notna should be risen forpaccuṭṭhātabbo, not + hisnāssa bowl·robepattacīvaraṁ should be receivedpaṭiggahetabbaṁ;
butapi andca indeedkho a seatāsanaṁ set + ifṭhapetabbaṁ—sace heso to·wishākaṅkhissati he will sitnisīdissatī’ti.
asYathā asyathā indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, five·grouppañcavaggiye mendicantsbhikkhū I approachedupasaṅkamiṁ sotathā sotathā five·grouppañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū not·ablenāsakkhiṁsu their ownsakāya agreementkatikāya together·standsaṇṭhātuṁ.
some·oneAppekacce memaṁ having come out to greetpaccuggantvā bowl·robepattacīvaraṁ receivedpaṭiggahesuṁ. some·oneAppekacce a seatāsanaṁ spread outpaññapesuṁ. some·oneAppekacce water for the feetpādodakaṁ set outupaṭṭhapesuṁ.
butApi andca indeedkho memaṁ by namenāmena andca reverend·addressāvusovādena andca they addressedsamudācaranti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, five·grouppañcavaggiye monksbhikkhū said thisetadavocaṁ:
do not‘mā, monksbhikkhave, thus·gonetathāgataṁ by namenāmena andca friend·sayingāvusovādena andca addresssamudācaratha;
perfectedarahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, thus·gonetathāgato fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho.
lendOdahatha, monksbhikkhave, earsotaṁ. freedom from death achievedAmatamadhigataṁ I instructahamanusāsāmi, Iahaṁ Dhammadhammaṁ teachdesemi.
as instructedYathānusiṭṭhaṁ sotathā back·gopaṭipajjamānā before long indeed for whose sakenacirasseva—yassatthāya family·sonkulaputtā rightly indeedsammadeva from homeagārasmā not·homeanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that supreme culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva dhammadhamme yourselfsayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā own·eye·madesacchikatvā up·attainupasampajja you will dwellviharissathā’ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, princerājakumāra, five·grouppañcavaggiyā monksbhikkhū memaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
by that too‘tāyapi indeedkho youtvaṁ, reverendāvuso Gotamagotama, by conductiriyāya by thattāya back·gopaṭipadāya by thattāya difficult·doingdukkarakārikāya did not achievenājjhagamā superhumanuttari human·qualitymanussadhammā distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble onesalamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ; howkiṁ thenpana youtvaṁ nowetarahi indulgentbāhulliko struggle·apart·strayedpadhānavibbhanto back·turnedāvatto into indulgencebāhullāya up to·goadhigamissasi superhumanuttari human·qualitymanussadhammā worthy·noble·knowledge·vision·distinctionalamariyañāṇadassanavisesan’ti?
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, five·grouppañcavaggiye monksbhikkhū said thisetadavocaṁ:
not‘na, monksbhikkhave, thus·gonetathāgato indulgentbāhulliko notna struggle·apart·strayedpadhānavibbhanto notna back·turnedāvatto into indulgencebāhullāya.
perfectedArahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, thus·gonetathāgato fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho.

listen!Odahatha, mendicantsbhikkhave, earsotaṁ. deathless attainedAmatamadhigataṁ I·instructahamanusāsāmi, Iahaṁ dhammadhammaṁ I teachdesemi.
as·instructedYathānusiṭṭhaṁ sotathā practicingpaṭipajjamānā before long—for whose sakenacirasseva—yassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightly·indeedsammadeva from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that supreme—culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in dhammadhamme oneselfsayaṁ by insightabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja you will liveviharissathā’ti.
second·tooDutiyampi indeedkho, princerājakumāra, of the group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū memaṁ this·saidetadavocuṁ:
by that too‘tāyapi indeedkho youtvaṁ, friendāvuso Gotamagotama, by conductiriyāya by thattāya by practicepaṭipadāya by thattāya difficult·deedsdukkarakārikāya you did not attainnājjhagamā beyonduttari human·statesmanussadhammā noble + noble + knowledge + vision·distinctionalamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ; whatkiṁ thenpana youtvaṁ nowetarahi indulgentbāhulliko striving·negligentpadhānavibbhanto turnedāvatto to indulgencebāhullāya you will attainadhigamissasi beyonduttari human·statesmanussadhammā noble + noble + knowledge + vision·distinctionalamariyañāṇadassanavisesan’ti?
second·tooDutiyampi indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, to the group of fivepañcavaggiye mendicantsbhikkhū this·saidetadavocaṁ:
not‘na, mendicantsbhikkhave, Realized Onetathāgato indulgentbāhulliko notna striving·negligentpadhānavibbhanto notna turnedāvatto to indulgencebāhullāya.
the Worthy OneArahaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, Realized Onetathāgato fully awakenedsammāsambuddho.
listen!Odahatha, mendicantsbhikkhave, earsotaṁ. deathless attainedAmatamadhigataṁ I·instructahamanusāsāmi, Iahaṁ dhammadhammaṁ I teachdesemi.

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