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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 group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū whoye memaṁ resolute in strivingpadhānapahitattaṁ they looked afterupaṭṭhahiṁsu.
why don't 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 group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū are stayingviharantī’ti.
I sawAddasaṁ indeed Ikhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, with divinedibbena eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing the humanatikkantamānusakena the group of fivepañcavaggiye mendicantsbhikkhū at Varanasibārāṇasiyaṁ stayingviharante at Isipatanaisipatane in the deer parkmigadāye.

thenAtha and I indeedkhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, at Uruvelāuruvelāyaṁ as long as pleasedyathābhirantaṁ having stayedviharitvā towards whichyena Varanasibārāṇasī towards thattena on walking tourcārikaṁ I set outpakkamiṁ.
sawAddasā indeedkho memaṁ, princerājakumāra, Upakaupako Ājīvaka asceticājīvako betweenantarā andca Gayāgayaṁ betweenantarā andca Bodhgayabodhiṁ traveling along the roadaddhānamaggappaṭipannaṁ.
having seenDisvāna memaṁ said thisetadavoca:
very clear‘vippasannāni indeedkho yourte, friendāvuso, facultiesindriyāni, pureparisuddho complexionchavivaṇṇo brightpariyodāto.
in whose name indeedKaṁsi youtvaṁ, friendāvuso, in whose nameuddissa gone forthpabbajito? whoKo orvā yourte Teachersatthā? whoseKassa orvā youtvaṁ dhammadhammaṁ do you affirmrocesī’ti?
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, Upakaupakaṁ Ājīvaka asceticājīvakaṁ in versesgāthāhi I addressedajjhabhāsiṁ:
vanquisher of all‘Sabbābhibhū knower of all am Isabbavidūhamasmi,
in allSabbesu thingsdhammesu unsulliedanūpalitto;
giving up allSabbañjaho in the ending of cravingtaṇhākkhaye freedvimutto,
myselfSayaṁ having knownabhiññāya whose follower should I bekamuddiseyyaṁ.
notNa myme tutorācariyo there isatthi,
likesadiso meme notna is foundvijjati;
with its godsSadevakasmiṁ in the worldlokasmiṁ,
there is notnatthi myme rivalpaṭipuggalo.
for IAhañhi perfected onearahā in the worldloke,
Iahaṁ Teachersatthā supremeanuttaro;
alone am IEkomhi fully awakenedsammāsambuddho,
cooled am Isītibhūtosmi quenchednibbuto.
wheel of DhammaDhammacakkaṁ to roll forthpavattetuṁ,
I goGacchāmi of Kāsikāsinaṁ citypuraṁ;
become blindAndhībhūtasmiṁ in the worldlokasmiṁ,
I will beatĀhañchaṁ drum of freedom from deathamatadundubhin’ti.

as‘Yathā indeedkho youtvaṁ, reverendāvuso, you claimpaṭijānāsi 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,
that is why I am, Upakatasmāhamupaka a victorjino’ti.
thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, princerājakumāra, Upakaupako the Ājīvakaājīvako if you say so, reverend‘hupeyyapāvuso’ti having saidvatvā his headsīsaṁ having shakenokampetvā a wrong turnummaggaṁ having takengahetvā leftpakkāmi.

thenAtha Ikhvāhaṁ, princerājakumāra, stage by stageanupubbena wanderingcārikaṁ travelingcaramāno whereyena Varanasibārāṇasī Isipatanaisipatanaṁ deer parkmigadāyo whereyena group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū I approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ.
they sawAddasaṁsu indeedkho memaṁ, princerājakumāra, group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū from afardūratova comingāgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna each otheraññamaññaṁ they stoppedsaṇṭhapesuṁ:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, friendsāvuso, asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo comesāgacchati indulgentbāhulliko strayed from the strugglepadhānavibbhanto returnedāvatto to indulgencebāhullāya.
heSo notneva should be bowed toabhivādetabbo, notna should be risen forpaccuṭṭhātabbo, nor hisnāssa bowl and robepattacīvaraṁ should be receivedpaṭiggahetabbaṁ;
butapi andca indeedkho a seatāsanaṁ should be set outṭhapetabbaṁ—sace heso will wishākaṅkhissati he will sitnisīdissatī’ti.
asYathā asyathā indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, group of fivepañcavaggiye mendicantsbhikkhū I approachedupasaṅkamiṁ sotathā sotathā group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū were unablenāsakkhiṁsu their ownsakāya agreementkatikāya to stopsaṇṭhātuṁ.
someAppekacce memaṁ having come out to greetpaccuggantvā bowl and robepattacīvaraṁ receivedpaṭiggahesuṁ. someAppekacce a seatāsanaṁ spread outpaññapesuṁ. someAppekacce water for the feetpādodakaṁ set outupaṭṭhapesuṁ.
butApi andca indeedkho memaṁ by namenāmena andca as reverendāvusovādena andca they addressedsamudācaranti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, to the group of fivepañcavaggiye monksbhikkhū said thisetadavocaṁ:
do not‘mā, monksbhikkhave, the Realized Onetathāgataṁ by namenāmena andca with the word friendāvusovādena andca addresssamudācaratha;
perfectedarahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, the Realized Onetathāgato fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho.
lendOdahatha, monksbhikkhave, earsotaṁ. freedom from death achievedAmatamadhigataṁ I instructahamanusāsāmi, Iahaṁ Dhammadhammaṁ teachdesemi.
as instructedYathānusiṭṭhaṁ sotathā practicingpaṭipajjamānā before long indeed for whose sakenacirasseva—yassatthāya good family sonskulaputtā rightly indeedsammadeva from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that supreme culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva dhammadhamme yourselfsayaṁ with direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja you will dwellviharissathā’ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, princerājakumāra, the group of fivepañcavaggiyā monksbhikkhū memaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
by that too‘tāyapi indeedkho youtvaṁ, reverendāvuso Gotamagotama, by conductiriyāya by thattāya by practicepaṭipadāya by thattāya by grueling workdukkarakārikāya did not achievenājjhagamā superhumanuttari superhuman distinctionmanussadhammā distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble onesalamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ; howkiṁ thenpana youtvaṁ nowetarahi indulgentbāhulliko strayed from the strugglepadhānavibbhanto fallenāvatto into indulgencebāhullāya will achieveadhigamissasi superhumanuttari superhuman distinctionmanussadhammā distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble onesalamariyañāṇadassanavisesan’ti?
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, to the group of fivepañcavaggiye monksbhikkhū said thisetadavocaṁ:
not‘na, monksbhikkhave, the Realized Onetathāgato indulgentbāhulliko notna strayed from the strugglepadhānavibbhanto notna fallenāvatto into indulgencebāhullāya.
perfectedArahaṁ, monksbhikkhave, the Realized Onetathāgato 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 rightlysammadeva 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.
for a second timeDutiyampi indeedkho, princerājakumāra, of the group of fivepañcavaggiyā mendicantsbhikkhū memaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
by that too‘tāyapi indeedkho youtvaṁ, friendāvuso Gotamagotama, by conductiriyāya by thattāya by practicepaṭipadāya by thattāya by difficult deedsdukkarakārikāya you did not attainnājjhagamā beyonduttari superhuman statesmanussadhammā distinction of noble knowledge and visionalamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ; whatkiṁ thenpana youtvaṁ nowetarahi indulgentbāhulliko negligent in strivingpadhānavibbhanto turnedāvatto to indulgencebāhullāya you will attainadhigamissasi beyonduttari superhuman statesmanussadhammā distinction of noble knowledge and visionalamariyañāṇadassanavisesan’ti?
for a second timeDutiyampi indeedkho Iahaṁ, princerājakumāra, to the group of fivepañcavaggiye mendicantsbhikkhū said thisetadavocaṁ:
not‘na, mendicantsbhikkhave, Realized Onetathāgato indulgentbāhulliko notna negligent in strivingpadhānavibbhanto 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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