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Majjhima Nikāya 85

Bodhirājakumārasutta

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in just this way“Evameva indeedkho, princerājakumāra, these fivepañcimāni factors that support meditationpadhāniyaṅgāni.
whichKatamāni fivepañca?
hereIdha, princerājakumāra, a monkbhikkhu endowed with faithsaddho ishoti; has faithsaddahati in the Realized One'stathāgatassa awakeningbodhiṁ:
indeed‘itipi thatso Blessed Onebhagavā perfectedarahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato knower of the worldlokavidū supremeanuttaro guide for those fit for trainingpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā’ti;
rarely illappābādho ishoti rarely unwellappātaṅko with digestionsamavepākiniyā stomachgahaṇiyā endowedsamannāgato not too coldnātisītāya not too hotnāccuṇhāya just rightmajjhimāya fit for meditationpadhānakkhamāya;
not deviousasaṭho ishoti not deceitfulamāyāvī honestlyyathābhūtaṁ themselvesattānaṁ revealsāvikattā to the Teachersatthari orvā to sensibleviññūsu orvā spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu;
with energy roused upāraddhavīriyo they liveviharati of unskillfulakusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for giving uppahānāya of skillfulkusalānaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for embracingupasampadāya, strongthāmavā staunchly vigorousdaḷhaparakkamo not slacking offanikkhittadhuro in skillfulkusalesu qualitiesdhammesu;
wisepaññavā ishoti of arising and passing awayudayatthagāminiyā with wisdompaññāya endowedsamannāgato nobleariyāya penetrativenibbedhikāya leads to the complete ending of sufferingsammādukkhakkhayagāminiyā.
theseImāni indeedkho, princerājakumāra, fivepañca factors that support meditationpadhāniyaṅgāni.

with theseImehi, princerājakumāra, with fivepañcahi with factors that support meditationpadhāniyaṅgehi endowedsamannāgato a mendicantbhikkhu the Realized Onetathāgataṁ as trainervināyakaṁ obtaininglabhamāno—
for whose purposeyassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightlysammadeva from homeagārasmā into homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that supreme culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme themselvessayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having entered uponupasampajja would dwellvihareyya sevensatta yearsvassāni.
let aloneTiṭṭhantu, princerājakumāra, sevensatta yearsvassāni.
with theseImehi with fivepañcahi with factors that support meditationpadhāniyaṅgehi endowedsamannāgato a mendicantbhikkhu the Realized Onetathāgataṁ as trainervināyakaṁ obtaininglabhamāno—
for whose purposeyassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightlysammadeva from homeagārasmā into homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that supreme culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme themselvessayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having entered uponupasampajja would dwellvihareyya in six yearschabbassāni ……
fivepañca yearsvassāni ……
fourcattāri yearsvassāni ……
threetīṇi yearsvassāni ……
twodve yearsvassāni ……
oneekaṁ yearvassaṁ.
let aloneTiṭṭhatu, princerājakumāra, oneekaṁ yearvassaṁ.
with theseImehi with fivepañcahi with factors that support meditationpadhāniyaṅgehi endowedsamannāgato a mendicantbhikkhu the Realized Onetathāgataṁ as trainervināyakaṁ obtaininglabhamāno—
for whose purposeyassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightlysammadeva from homeagārasmā into homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that supreme culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the teachingdhamme themselvessayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having entered uponupasampajja would dwellvihareyya sevensatta monthsmāsāni.
let aloneTiṭṭhantu, princerājakumāra, sevensatta monthsmāsāni.

with theseImehi with fivepañcahi with the factors of strivingpadhāniyaṅgehi endowedsamannāgato a bhikkhubhikkhu the Tathāgatatathāgataṁ as guidevināyakaṁ obtaininglabhamāno—
for whose sakeyassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightly indeedsammadeva from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that unsurpassedtadanuttaraṁ—
consummation of the holy lifebrahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the Dhammadhamme himselfsayaṁ having known directlyabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja he might dwellvihareyya sixcha monthsmāsāni ……
fivepañca monthsmāsāni ……
fourcattāri monthsmāsāni ……
threetīṇi monthsmāsāni ……
twodve monthsmāsāni ……
oneekaṁ monthmāsaṁ ……
half a monthaḍḍhamāsaṁ.
let it standTiṭṭhatu, princerājakumāra, half a monthaḍḍhamāso.
with theseImehi with fivepañcahi with the factors of strivingpadhāniyaṅgehi endowedsamannāgato a bhikkhubhikkhu the Tathāgatatathāgataṁ as guidevināyakaṁ obtaininglabhamāno—
for whose sakeyassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightly indeedsammadeva from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that unsurpassedtadanuttaraṁ—
consummation of the holy lifebrahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the Dhammadhamme himselfsayaṁ having known directlyabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja he might dwellvihareyya sevensatta days and nightsrattindivāni.
let them standTiṭṭhantu, princerājakumāra, sevensatta days and nightsrattindivāni.
with theseImehi with fivepañcahi with the factors of strivingpadhāniyaṅgehi endowedsamannāgato a bhikkhubhikkhu the Tathāgatatathāgataṁ as guidevināyakaṁ obtaininglabhamāno—
for whose sakeyassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightly indeedsammadeva from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that unsurpassedtadanuttaraṁ—
consummation of the holy lifebrahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the Dhammadhamme himselfsayaṁ having known directlyabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja he might dwellvihareyya sixcha days and nightsrattindivāni ……

fivepañca days and nightsrattindivāni ……
fourcattāri days and nightsrattindivāni ……
threetīṇi days and nightsrattindivāni ……
twodve days and nightsrattindivāni ……
oneekaṁ day and night.rattindivaṁ.
let aloneTiṭṭhatu, princerājakumāra, oneeko day and night.rattindivo.
with theseImehi fivepañcahi factors that support meditationpadhāniyaṅgehi endowed withsamannāgato mendicantbhikkhu the Realized Onetathāgataṁ as trainervināyakaṁ havinglabhamāno instructed at dusksāyamanusiṭṭho at daybreakpāto distinctionvisesaṁ will achieveadhigamissati, instructed at daybreakpātamanusiṭṭho at dusksāyaṁ distinctionvisesaṁ will achieve”ti.adhigamissatī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Bodhibodhi princerājakumāro to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
oh“aho the Buddhabuddho, ohaho the teachingdhammo, ohaho of the teachingdhammassa how well explainedsvākkhātatā.
whereYatra indeedhi indeednāma instructed at dusksāyamanusiṭṭho at daybreakpāto distinctionvisesaṁ will achieveadhigamissati, instructed at daybreakpātamanusiṭṭho at dusksāyaṁ distinctionvisesaṁ will achieveadhigamissatī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Sañjikāputtasañjikāputto the brahmin studentmāṇavo to Bodhibodhiṁ to Princerājakumāraṁ said thisetadavoca:
in just this way“evameva but thispanāyaṁ worthybhavaṁ Bodhibodhi:
alas‘aho the Buddhabuddho, alasaho the Dhammadhammo, alasaho of the Dhammadhammassa well-taughtnesssvākkhātatā’ti andca he saysvadeti;
thenatha butca howeverpana notna to thattaṁ to the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ for refugesaraṇaṁ you gogacchati and to the Dhammadhammañca and to the bhikkhu Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañcā”ti.
do not“Mā thushevaṁ, dearsamma Sañjikāputtasañjikāputta, sayavaca; do notmā thushevaṁ, dearsamma Sañjikāputtasañjikāputta, sayavaca.
in the presenceSammukhā thismetaṁ, dearsamma Sañjikāputtasañjikāputta, from the ladyayyāya heardsutaṁ, in the presencesammukhā receivedpaṭiggahitaṁ”.
one this“Ekamidaṁ, dearsamma Sañjikāputtasañjikāputta, timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Kosambīkosambiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Ghosita's monasteryghositārāme.
thenAtha indeedkho myme ladyayyā pregnantkucchimatī whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā to him approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnā indeedkho myme ladyayyā to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
who‘yo myme thisayaṁ, sirbhante, in the wombkucchigato a boykumārako orvā a girlkumārikā orvā heso to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ for refugesaraṇaṁ goesgacchati and to the Dhammadhammañca and to the bhikkhu Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as a lay followerUpāsakaṁ themtaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā may he rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ for refugesaraṇaṁ gonegatan’ti.

this oneEkamidaṁ, friendsamma Sañjikāputtasañjikāputta, timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā right hereidheva among the Bhaggasbhaggesu is stayingviharati at Crocodile's Bellowsusumāragire in Bhesakaḷā's Woodbhesakaḷāvane in the deer parkmigadāye.
thenAtha indeedkho memaṁ nursemaiddhāti on her hipaṅkena having carriedharitvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā she approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ she stoodaṭṭhāsi. to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhitā indeedkho memaṁ nursemaiddhāti the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this saidetadavoca:
this‘ayaṁ, sirbhante, Bodhibodhi princerājakumāro to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ goesgacchati and to the teachingdhammañca and to the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as a lay followerUpāsakaṁ himtaṁ may the Blessed Onebhagavā rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ gonegatan’ti.
this IEsāhaṁ, friendsamma Sañjikāputtasañjikāputta, for the third time tootatiyakampi to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi and to the teachingdhammañca and to the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as a lay followerUpāsakaṁ memaṁ may the Blessed Onebhagavā rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ gonegatan”ti.
the Bodhirajakumāra SuttaBodhirājakumārasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ fifthpañcamaṁ.

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