Shrines to the Teaching · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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there is“Atthi
indeedkho
to meme,
sirbhante,
in the Blessed Onebhagavati
inference from the teachingdhammanvayo
there ishoti:
fully awakened one‘sammāsambuddho
the Blessed Onebhagavā,
well explainedsvākkhāto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
the teachingdhammo,
practicing wellsuppaṭipanno
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
the Saṅgha of disciplessāvakasaṅgho’ti.
here IIdhāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
I seepassāmi
someeke
ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇe
made limitedpariyantakataṁ
the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ
leadingcarante
ten evendasapi
yearsvassāni,
twenty evenvīsampi
yearsvassāni,
thirty eventiṁsampi
yearsvassāni,
forty evencattārīsampi
yearsvassāni.
theyTe
lateraparena
in timesamayena
nicely bathedsunhātā
well anointedsuvilittā
with hair and beard dressedkappitakesamassū
with fivepañcahi
kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇehi
suppliedsamappitā
become possessedsamaṅgībhūtā
they amuse themselvesparicārenti.
hereIdha
but Ipanāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
mendicantsbhikkhū
I seepassāmi
as long as lifeyāvajīvaṁ
to last breathāpāṇakoṭikaṁ
entirely fullparipuṇṇaṁ
entirely pureparisuddhaṁ
the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ
leadingcarante.
notNa
indeedkho
but Ipanāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
from hereito
outsidebahiddhā
anotheraññaṁ
thusevaṁ
entirely fullparipuṇṇaṁ
entirely pureparisuddhaṁ
the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ
I seesamanupassāmi.
this tooAyampi
indeedkho
to meme,
sirbhante,
in the Blessed Onebhagavati
inference from the teachingdhammanvayo
there ishoti:
fully awakened one‘sammāsambuddho
the Blessed Onebhagavā,
well explainedsvākkhāto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
the teachingdhammo,
practicing wellsuppaṭipanno
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
the Saṅgha of disciplessāvakasaṅgho’ti.
furthermorePuna
andcaparaṁ,
sirbhante,
kings toorājānopi
with kingsrājūhi
they fightvivadanti,
aristocrats tookhattiyāpi
with aristocratskhattiyehi
they fightvivadanti,
brahmins toobrāhmaṇāpi
with brahminsbrāhmaṇehi
they fightvivadanti,
householders toogahapatayopi
with householdersgahapatīhi
they fightvivadanti,
mother toomātāpi
with childputtena
she fightsvivadati,
child tooputtopi
with mothermātarā
he fightsvivadati,
father toopitāpi
with childputtena
he fightsvivadati,
child tooputtopi
with fatherpitarā
he fightsvivadati,
brother toobhātāpi
with sisterbhaginiyā
he fightsvivadati,
sister toobhaginīpi
with brotherbhātarā
she fightsvivadati,
friend toosahāyopi
with friendsahāyena
he fightsvivadati.
hereIdha
but Ipanāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
mendicantsbhikkhū
I seepassāmi
in harmonysamagge
appreciating each othersammodamāne
without disputeavivadamāne
blending like milk and waterkhīrodakībhūte
each otheraññamaññaṁ
with kindly eyespiyacakkhūhi
regardingsampassante
livingviharante.
notNa
indeedkho
but Ipanāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
from hereito
outsidebahiddhā
otheraññaṁ
soevaṁ
harmonioussamaggaṁ
assemblyparisaṁ
I seesamanupassāmi.
this tooAyampi
indeedkho
to meme,
sirbhante,
in the Blessed Onebhagavati
inference from the teachingdhammanvayo
there ishoti:
fully awakened‘sammāsambuddho
the Blessed Onebhagavā,
well explainedsvākkhāto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
teachingdhammo,
practicing wellsuppaṭipanno
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
community of disciplessāvakasaṅgho’ti.
furthermorePuna
and moreover Icaparāhaṁ,
venerable sirbhante,
by monasteryārāmena
to monasteryārāmaṁ,
by parkuyyānena
to parkuyyānaṁ
I walk alonganucaṅkamāmi
I wander alonganuvicarāmi.
that ISohaṁ
theretattha
I seepassāmi
someeke
ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇe
thinkise
haggardlūkhe
paledubbaṇṇe
yellowishuppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajāte
with veins protrudingdhamanisanthatagatte,
notna
likeviya
I thinkmaññe
eyecakkhuṁ
captivatingbandhante
for peoplejanassa
for seeingdassanāya.
of thatTassa
to memayhaṁ,
venerable sirbhante,
this occurredetadahosi:
clearly‘addhā
theseime
venerablesāyasmanto
dissatisfiedanabhiratā
orvā
spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ
they leadcaranti,
there isatthi
orvā
of themtesaṁ
somekiñci
badpāpaṁ
deedkammaṁ
donekataṁ
hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ;
thustathā
indeedhi
theseime
venerablesāyasmanto
thinkisā
haggardlūkhā
paledubbaṇṇā
yellowishuppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajātā
with veins protrudingdhamanisanthatagattā,
notna
likeviya
I thinkmaññe
eyecakkhuṁ
they captivatebandhanti
for peoplejanassa
for seeingdassanāyā’ti.
those ITyāhaṁ
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
thusevaṁ
I sayvadāmi:
why‘kiṁ
nownu
indeedkho
youtumhe
venerablesāyasmanto
thinkisā
haggardlūkhā
paledubbaṇṇā
yellowishuppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajātā
with veins protrudingdhamanisanthatagattā,
notna
likeviya
I thinkmaññe
eyecakkhuṁ
you captivatebandhatha
for peoplejanassa
for seeingdassanāyā’ti?
theyTe
thus saidevamāhaṁsu:
jaundice‘bandhukarogo
to usno,
Great Kingmahārājā’ti.
hereIdha
and now Ipanāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
mendicantsbhikkhū
I seepassāmi
always smilinghaṭṭhapahaṭṭhe
joyfuludaggudagge
obviously happyabhiratarūpe
with cheerful facespīṇindriye
living relaxedappossukke
unruffledpannalome
surviving on charityparadattavutte
hearts free as a wild deermigabhūtena
with heartcetasā
dwellingviharante.
of thatTassa
to memayhaṁ,
sirbhante,
it occurredetadahosi:
clearly‘addhā
theseime
venerablesāyasmanto
of thattassa
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
in the instructionsāsane
higheruḷāraṁ
than beforepubbenāparaṁ
a distinctionvisesaṁ
they knowjānanti;
sotathā
indeedhi
theseime
venerablesāyasmanto
always smilinghaṭṭhapahaṭṭhā
joyfuludaggudaggā
obviously happyabhiratarūpā
with cheerful facespīṇindriyā
living relaxedappossukkā
unruffledpannalomā
surviving on charityparadattavuttā
hearts free as a wild deermigabhūtena
with heartcetasā
dwellingviharantī’ti.
this tooAyampi
indeedkho
to meme,
sirbhante,
in the Blessed Onebhagavati
inference from the teachingdhammanvayo
ishoti:
a fully awakened Buddha‘sammāsambuddho
the Blessed Onebhagavā,
well explainedsvākkhāto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
the teachingdhammo,
practicing wellsuppaṭipanno
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
the Saṅgha of disciplessāvakasaṅgho’ti.
moreoverPuna
and furthermore Icaparāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
kingrājā
noblekhattiyo
anointedmuddhāvasitto;
I am ablepahomi
whoever should be executedghātetāyaṁ
orvā
to executeghātetuṁ,
whoever should be finedjāpetāyaṁ
orvā
to finejāpetuṁ,
whoever should be banishedpabbājetāyaṁ
orvā
to banishpabbājetuṁ.
of thatTassa
of memayhaṁ,
sirbhante,
in the courtaḍḍakaraṇe
sittingnisinnassa
repeatedlyantarantarā
talkkathaṁ
they interruptopātenti.
ISohaṁ
notna
I am ablelabhāmi:
do not‘mā
meme
sirsbhonto
in the courtaḍḍakaraṇe
sittingnisinnassa
repeatedlyantarantarā
talkkathaṁ
you interruptopātetha,
the end of the talkkathāpariyosānaṁ
myme
sirsbhonto
let them waitāgamentū’ti.
of thatTassa
of memayhaṁ,
sirbhante,
repeatedlyantarantarā
talkkathaṁ
they interruptopātenti.
hereIdha
butpanāhaṁ,
sirbhante,
mendicantsbhikkhū
I seepassāmi;
in whichyasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
the Blessed Onebhagavā
of many hundredsanekasatāya
of an assemblyparisāya
dhammadhammaṁ
teachesdeseti,
notneva
at thattasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
of the disciplessāvakānaṁ
sneezing soundkhipitasaddo
orvā
there ishoti
coughing soundukkāsitasaddo
orvā.
once it wasBhūtapubbaṁ,
sirbhante,
the Blessed Onebhagavā
of many hundredsanekasatāya
of an assemblyparisāya
dhammadhammaṁ
teachesdeseti.
then a certainTatraññataro
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
disciplesāvako
coughedukkāsi.
himTamenaṁ
a certainaññataro
fellow celibatesabrahmacārī
with the kneejaṇṇukena
nudgedghaṭṭesi:
quiet‘appasaddo
venerableāyasmā
let behotu,
may not the venerablemāyasmā
make a soundsaddamakāsi;
the teachersatthā
ourno
the Blessed Onebhagavā
dhammadhammaṁ
teachesdesetī’ti.
of thatTassa
of memayhaṁ,
sirbhante,
this occurredetadahosi:
wonderful‘acchariyaṁ
indeedvata
sirbho,
amazingabbhutaṁ
indeedvata
sirbho.
without rodAdaṇḍena
indeedvata
trulykira,
sirbho,
without swordasatthena
thusevaṁ
well trainedsuvinītā
assemblyparisā
will bebhavissatī’ti.
notNa
indeedkho
but Ipanāhaṁ,
reverend sirbhante,
from hereito
outsidebahiddhā
otheraññaṁ
thusevaṁ
well trainedsuvinītaṁ
assemblyparisaṁ
I seesamanupassāmi.
this tooAyampi
indeedkho
by meme,
reverend sirbhante,
in the Blessed Onebhagavati
inference from the teachingdhammanvayo
ishoti:
fully awakened‘sammāsambuddho
Blessed Onebhagavā,
well explainedsvākkhāto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
teachingdhammo,
practicing wellsuppaṭipanno
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
Saṅgha of disciplessāvakasaṅgho’ti.
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