Shrines to the Teaching · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thusEvaṁ
by meme
heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ
timesamayaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
among the Sakyanssakkesu
apart·dwellviharati
Medaḷumpamedāḷupaṁ
namednāma
of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ
townnigamo.
by thatTena
indeedkho
nowpana
at the timesamayena
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo
Townsvillenagarakaṁ
along·arriveanuppatto
washoti
some·indeedkenacideva
business.karaṇīyena.
thenAtha
indeedkho
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo
Dīghadīghaṁ
Kārāyanakārāyanaṁ
addressedāmantesi:
harness“yojehi,
my goodsamma
Kārāyanakārāyana,
finestbhadrāni
finestbhadrāni
chariotsyānāni,
park·grounduyyānabhūmiṁ
we gogacchāma
scenerysubhūmiṁ
to see.dassanāyā”ti.
“Yes,“Evaṁ,
Your Majesty,”devā”ti
indeedkho
Dīghadīgho
Kārāyanakārāyano
of the kingrañño
Pasenadipasenadissa
of Kosalakosalassa
against·heardpaṭissutvā
finestbhadrāni
finestbhadrāni
chariotsyānāni
having harnessedyojāpetvā
of the kingrañño
Pasenadipasenadissa
of Kosalakosalassa
informedpaṭivedesi:
harnessed“yuttāni
indeedkho
yourte,
Your Majestydeva,
finestbhadrāni
finestbhadrāni
chariots.yānāni.
whose·nowYassadāni
timekālaṁ
you think.maññasī”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo
finebhadraṁ
carriageyānaṁ
upon·mountabhiruhitvā
finebhadrehi
finebhadrehi
carriagesyānehi
from the citynagarakamhā
set outniyyāsi
with greatmahaccā
royal pomprājānubhāvena.
to whichYena
parkārāmo
towards thattena
he wentpāyāsi.
as far asYāvatikā
of the carriageyānassa
the terrainbhūmi,
by carriageyānena
having gonegantvā
from the carriageyānā
having descendedpaccorohitvā
on foot onlypattikova
the parkārāmaṁ
he enteredpāvisi.
sawAddasā
indeedkho
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
Kosalankosalo
in the parkārāme
walking for exercisejaṅghāvihāraṁ
walking up and downanucaṅkamamāno
roaming aboutanuvicaramāno
tree rootsrukkhamūlāni
impressivepāsādikāni
inspiringpasādanīyāni
quietappasaddāni
stillappanigghosāni
far from the madding crowdvijanavātāni
remote from human settlementsmanussarāhasseyyakāni
fit for retreatpaṭisallānasāruppāni.
having seenDisvāna
just the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁyeva
with reference toārabbha
mindfulnesssati
aroseudapādi:
these“imāni
indeedkho
thosetāni
tree rootsrukkhamūlāni
impressivepāsādikāni
inspiringpasādanīyāni
quietappasaddāni
stillappanigghosāni
far from the madding crowdvijanavātāni
remote from human settlementsmanussarāhasseyyakāni
fit for retreatpaṭisallānasāruppāni,
whereyattha
indeedsudaṁ
wemayaṁ
thattaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
we pay homage topayirupāsāma
the perfected onearahantaṁ
the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhan”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
Kosalankosalo
Dīghadīghaṁ
Kārāyanakārāyanaṁ
addressedāmantesi:
these“imāni
indeedkho,
my goodsamma
Kārāyanakārāyana,
thosetāni
tree rootsrukkhamūlāni
impressivepāsādikāni
inspiringpasādanīyāni
quietappasaddāni
stillappanigghosāni
far from the madding crowdvijanavātāni
remote from human settlementsmanussarāhasseyyakāni
fit for retreatpaṭisallānasāruppāni,
whereyattha
indeedsudaṁ
wemayaṁ
thattaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
we pay homage topayirupāsāma
the perfected onearahantaṁ
the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhaṁ.
whereKahaṁ
nownu
indeedkho,
my goodsamma
Kārāyanakārāyana,
at presentetarahi
thatso
Blessed Onebhagavā
dwellsviharati
perfected onearahaṁ
fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho”ti?
there is“Atthi,
great kingmahārāja,
Medaḷumpamedāḷupaṁ
namednāma
of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ
townnigamo.
thereTattha
thatso
the Blessed Onebhagavā
nowetarahi
apart·dwellviharati
the worthy onearahaṁ
right·together·awaken + quotationsammāsambuddho”ti.
how far“Kīvadūre
butpana,
dearsamma
Kārāyanakārāyana,
from the citynagarakamhā
Medaḷumpamedāḷupaṁ
namednāma
of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ
townnigamo
be + quotationhotī”ti?
not“Na
fardūre,
great kingmahārāja;
threetīṇi
leaguesyojanāni;
possiblesakkā
day·remainderdivasāvasesena
go + quotationgantun”ti.
then“Tena
indeedhi,
dearsamma
Kārāyanakārāyana,
harnessyojehi
finebhadrāni
finebhadrāni
chariotsyānāni,
we shall gogamissāma
wemayaṁ
thattaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
to seedassanāya
the worthy onearahantaṁ
right·together·awaken + quotationsammāsambuddhan”ti.
yes“Evaṁ,
deity + quotationdevā”ti
indeedkho
Dīghadīgho
Kārāyanakārāyano
of the kingrañño
Pasenadipasenadissa
of Kosalakosalassa
back·hearpaṭissutvā
finebhadrāni
finebhadrāni
chariotsyānāni
having had harnessedyojāpetvā
of the kingrañño
Pasenadipasenadissa
of Kosalakosalassa
informedpaṭivedesi:
harnessed“yuttāni
indeedkho
yourte,
Your Majestydeva,
finebhadrāni
finebhadrāni
chariotsyānāni.
which·nowYassadāni
timekālaṁ
think + quotationmaññasī”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
Kosalankosalo
finebhadraṁ
carriageyānaṁ
onto·ascendabhiruhitvā
finebhadrehi
finebhadrehi
carriagesyānehi
from the townnagarakamhā
toward whichyena
Medaḷumpamedāḷupaṁ
callednāma
of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ
townnigamo
toward ittena
set outpāyāsi.
in that veryTeneva
with the remainder of the daydivasāvasesena
Medaḷumpamedāḷupaṁ
callednāma
of the Sakyanssakyānaṁ
townnigamaṁ
reachedsampāpuṇi.
toward whichYena
monasteryārāmo
toward ittena
set outpāyāsi.
as far asYāvatikā
of the carriageyānassa
groundbhūmi,
by carriageyānena
having gonegantvā
from the carriageyānā
down·down·descendpaccorohitvā
foot + onlypattikova
monasteryārāmaṁ
enteredpāvisi.
at thatTena
indeedkho
thenpana
at the timesamayena
severalsambahulā
mendicantsbhikkhū
in the open airabbhokāse
were walking mindfullycaṅkamanti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo
whereyena
thosete
mendicantsbhikkhū
went up to themtenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
thosete
mendicantsbhikkhū
said thisetadavoca:
where“kahaṁ
nownu
indeedkho,
sirsbhante,
at presentetarahi
theso
Blessed Onebhagavā
dwellsviharati
the perfected onearahaṁ
fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho?
seeing·desiringDassanakāmā
forhi
wemayaṁ
himtaṁ
Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
perfected onearahantaṁ
fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhan”ti.
this“Eso,
great kingmahārāja,
dwellingvihāro
with the door closedsaṁvutadvāro.
by itTena
quietlyappasaddo
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
not·hurryingataramāno
porchāḷindaṁ
forth·enterpavisitvā
throat·coughukkāsitvā
door-panelaggaḷaṁ
knockākoṭehi.
will openVivarissati
the Blessed Onebhagavā
for youte
the doordvāran”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
the kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo
there·justtattheva
sword·andkhaggañca
turban·anduṇhīsañca
to Dīghadīghassa
Kārāyanakārāyanassa
gavepādāsi.
thenAtha
indeedkho
of Dīghadīghassa
Kārāyanakārāyanassa
this occurredetadahosi:
seeks privacy“rahāyati
indeedkho
nowdāni
the kingrājā,
here·justidheva
nowdāni
by memayā
should be waitedṭhātabban”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
the kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo
whereyena
thatso
dwellingvihāro
closed·doorsaṁvutadvāro
to ittena
quietlyappasaddo
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
not·hurryingataramāno
porchāḷindaṁ
forth·enterpavisitvā
throat·coughukkāsitvā
door-panelaggaḷaṁ
knockedākoṭesi.
openedVivari
the Blessed Onebhagavā
the doordvāraṁ.
thenAtha
indeedkho
kingrājā
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo
dwellingvihāraṁ
having enteredpavisitvā
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
at the feetpādesu
with the headsirasā
having bowednipatitvā
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
feetpādāni
with the mouthmukhena
andca
caressesparicumbati,
with the handspāṇīhi
andca
strokesparisambāhati,
and his namenāmañca
pronouncessāveti:
I am a king“rājāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo;
I am a kingrājāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
Pasenadipasenadi
of Kosalakosalo”ti.
what“Kiṁ
thenpana
youtvaṁ,
Great Kingmahārāja,
reasonatthavasaṁ
consideringsampassamāno
for thisimasmiṁ
for the bodysarīre
suchevarūpaṁ
utmost deferenceparamanipaccakāraṁ
do you showkarosi,
manifest lovemittūpahāraṁ
do you conveyupadaṁsesī”ti?
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