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Majjhima Nikāya 8

Sallekhasutta

Self-Effacement · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Parikkamanapariyāya

3. Bypassing

Seyyathāpi, cunda, visamo maggo assa, tassa añño samo maggo parikkamanāya;
seyyathā vā pana, cunda, visamaṁ titthaṁ assa, tassa aññaṁ samaṁ titthaṁ parikkamanāya;
evameva kho, cunda, vihiṁsakassa purisapuggalassa avihiṁsā hoti parikkamanāya, pāṇātipātissa purisapuggalassa pāṇātipātā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, adinnādāyissa purisapuggalassa adinnādānā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, abrahmacārissa purisapuggalassa abrahmacariyā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, musāvādissa purisapuggalassa musāvādā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, pisuṇavācassa purisapuggalassa pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, pharusavācassa purisapuggalassa pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, samphappalāpissa purisapuggalassa samphappalāpā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, abhijjhālussa purisapuggalassa anabhijjhā hoti parikkamanāya, byāpannacittassa purisapuggalassa abyāpādo hoti parikkamanāya.
Micchādiṭṭhissa purisapuggalassa sammādiṭṭhi hoti parikkamanāya, micchāsaṅkappassa purisapuggalassa sammāsaṅkappo hoti parikkamanāya, micchāvācassa purisapuggalassa sammāvācā hoti parikkamanāya, micchākammantassa purisapuggalassa sammākammanto hoti parikkamanāya, micchāājīvassa purisapuggalassa sammāājīvo hoti parikkamanāya, micchāvāyāmassa purisapuggalassa sammāvāyāmo hoti parikkamanāya, micchāsatissa purisapuggalassa sammāsati hoti parikkamanāya, micchāsamādhissa purisapuggalassa sammāsamādhi hoti parikkamanāya, micchāñāṇissa purisapuggalassa sammāñāṇaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, micchāvimuttissa purisapuggalassa sammāvimutti hoti parikkamanāya.
Thinamiddhapariyuṭṭhitassa purisapuggalassa vigatathinamiddhatā hoti parikkamanāya, uddhatassa purisapuggalassa anuddhaccaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, vicikicchissa purisapuggalassa tiṇṇavicikicchatā hoti parikkamanāya, kodhanassa purisapuggalassa akkodho hoti parikkamanāya, upanāhissa purisapuggalassa anupanāho hoti parikkamanāya, makkhissa purisapuggalassa amakkho hoti parikkamanāya, paḷāsissa purisapuggalassa apaḷāso hoti parikkamanāya, issukissa purisapuggalassa anissukitā hoti parikkamanāya, maccharissa purisapuggalassa amacchariyaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, saṭhassa purisapuggalassa asāṭheyyaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, māyāvissa purisapuggalassa amāyā hoti parikkamanāya, thaddhassa purisapuggalassa atthaddhiyaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, atimānissa purisapuggalassa anatimāno hoti parikkamanāya, dubbacassa purisapuggalassa sovacassatā hoti parikkamanāya, pāpamittassa purisapuggalassa kalyāṇamittatā hoti parikkamanāya, pamattassa purisapuggalassa appamādo hoti parikkamanāya, assaddhassa purisapuggalassa saddhā hoti parikkamanāya, ahirikassa purisapuggalassa hirī hoti parikkamanāya, anottāpissa purisapuggalassa ottappaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, appassutassa purisapuggalassa bāhusaccaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, kusītassa purisapuggalassa vīriyārambho hoti parikkamanāya, muṭṭhassatissa purisapuggalassa upaṭṭhitassatitā hoti parikkamanāya, duppaññassa purisapuggalassa paññāsampadā hoti parikkamanāya, sandiṭṭhiparāmāsiādhānaggāhiduppaṭinissaggissa purisapuggalassa asandiṭṭhiparāmāsianādhānaggāhisuppaṭinissaggitā hoti parikkamanāya.

Cunda, suppose there was a rough path and another smooth path to get around it. Or suppose there was a rough ford and another smooth ford to get around it. In the same way, a cruel individual bypasses it by not being cruel. An individual who kills bypasses it by not killing. … An individual who is attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, gets around it by not being attached to their own views, not holding them tight, but letting them go easily.

Uparibhāgapariyāya

4. Going Up

Seyyathāpi, cunda, ye keci akusalā dhammā sabbe te adhobhāgaṅgamanīyā, ye keci kusalā dhammā sabbe te uparibhāgaṅgamanīyā;
evameva kho, cunda, vihiṁsakassa purisapuggalassa avihiṁsā hoti uparibhāgāya, pāṇātipātissa purisapuggalassa pāṇātipātā veramaṇī hoti uparibhāgāya …pe…
sandiṭṭhiparāmāsiādhānaggāhiduppaṭinissaggissa purisapuggalassa asandiṭṭhiparāmāsianādhānaggāhisuppaṭinissaggitā hoti uparibhāgāya.

Cunda, all unskillful qualities lead downwards, while all skillful qualities lead upwards. In the same way, a cruel individual is led upwards by not being cruel. An individual who kills is led upwards by not killing … An individual who is attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, is led upwards by not being attached to their own views, not holding them tight, but letting them go easily.

Parinibbānapariyāya

5. The Exposition by Extinguishment

So vata, cunda, attanā palipapalipanno paraṁ palipapalipannaṁ uddharissatīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
So vata, cunda, attanā apalipapalipanno paraṁ palipapalipannaṁ uddharissatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.
So vata, cunda, attanā adanto avinīto aparinibbuto paraṁ damessati vinessati parinibbāpessatīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
So vata, cunda, attanā danto vinīto parinibbuto paraṁ damessati vinessati parinibbāpessatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.
Evameva kho, cunda, vihiṁsakassa purisapuggalassa avihiṁsā hoti parinibbānāya, pāṇātipātissa purisapuggalassa pāṇātipātā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.
Adinnādāyissa purisapuggalassa adinnādānā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.
Abrahmacārissa purisapuggalassa abrahmacariyā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.
Musāvādissa purisapuggalassa musāvādā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.
Pisuṇavācassa purisapuggalassa pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.
Pharusavācassa purisapuggalassa pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.
Samphappalāpissa purisapuggalassa samphappalāpā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.
Abhijjhālussa purisapuggalassa anabhijjhā hoti parinibbānāya.
Byāpannacittassa purisapuggalassa abyāpādo hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchādiṭṭhissa purisapuggalassa sammādiṭṭhi hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāsaṅkappassa purisapuggalassa sammāsaṅkappo hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāvācassa purisapuggalassa sammāvācā hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchākammantassa purisapuggalassa sammākammanto hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāājīvassa purisapuggalassa sammāājīvo hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāvāyāmassa purisapuggalassa sammāvāyāmo hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāsatissa purisapuggalassa sammāsati hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāsamādhissa purisapuggalassa sammāsamādhi hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāñāṇissa purisapuggalassa sammāñāṇaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.
Micchāvimuttissa purisapuggalassa sammāvimutti hoti parinibbānāya.
Thinamiddhapariyuṭṭhitassa purisapuggalassa vigatathinamiddhatā hoti parinibbānāya.
Uddhatassa purisapuggalassa anuddhaccaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.
Vicikicchissa purisapuggalassa tiṇṇavicikicchatā hoti parinibbānāya.
Kodhanassa purisapuggalassa akkodho hoti parinibbānāya.
Upanāhissa purisapuggalassa anupanāho hoti parinibbānāya.
Makkhissa purisapuggalassa amakkho hoti parinibbānāya.
Paḷāsissa purisapuggalassa apaḷāso hoti parinibbānāya.
Issukissa purisapuggalassa anissukitā hoti parinibbānāya.
Maccharissa purisapuggalassa amacchariyaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.
Saṭhassa purisapuggalassa asāṭheyyaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.
Māyāvissa purisapuggalassa amāyā hoti parinibbānāya.
Thaddhassa purisapuggalassa atthaddhiyaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.
Atimānissa purisapuggalassa anatimāno hoti parinibbānāya.
Dubbacassa purisapuggalassa sovacassatā hoti parinibbānāya.
Pāpamittassa purisapuggalassa kalyāṇamittatā hoti parinibbānāya.
Pamattassa purisapuggalassa appamādo hoti parinibbānāya.
Assaddhassa purisapuggalassa saddhā hoti parinibbānāya.
Ahirikassa purisapuggalassa hirī hoti parinibbānāya.
Anottāpissa purisapuggalassa ottappaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.
Appassutassa purisapuggalassa bāhusaccaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.
Kusītassa purisapuggalassa vīriyārambho hoti parinibbānāya.
Muṭṭhassatissa purisapuggalassa upaṭṭhitassatitā hoti parinibbānāya.
Duppaññassa purisapuggalassa paññāsampadā hoti parinibbānāya.
Sandiṭṭhiparāmāsiādhānaggāhiduppaṭinissaggissa purisapuggalassa asandiṭṭhiparāmāsianādhānaggāhisuppaṭinissaggitā hoti parinibbānāya.

If you’re sinking in the mud yourself, Cunda, it is quite impossible for you to pull out someone else who is sinking in the mud. But if you’re not sinking in the mud yourself, it is quite possible for you to pull out someone else who is sinking in the mud. If you’re not tamed, trained, and quenched yourself, it is quite impossible for you to help tame, train, and extinguish someone else. But if you are tamed, trained, and quenched yourself, it is quite possible for you to help tame, train, and extinguish someone else. In the same way, a cruel individual extinguishes it by not being cruel. An individual who kills extinguishes it by not killing. … An individual who is attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, extinguishes it by not being attached to their own views, not holding them tight, but letting them go easily.

Iti kho, cunda, desito mayā sallekhapariyāyo, desito cittuppādapariyāyo, desito parikkamanapariyāyo, desito uparibhāgapariyāyo, desito parinibbānapariyāyo.
Yaṁ kho, cunda, satthārā karaṇīyaṁ sāvakānaṁ hitesinā anukampakena anukampaṁ upādāya, kataṁ vo taṁ mayā.
Etāni, cunda, rukkhamūlāni, etāni suññāgārāni, jhāyatha, cunda, mā pamādattha, mā pacchāvippaṭisārino ahuvattha—ayaṁ kho amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.
Idamavoca bhagavā.
Attamano āyasmā mahācundo bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.
Catuttālīsapadā vuttā,
sandhayo pañca desitā;
Sallekho nāma suttanto,
gambhīro sāgarūpamoti.
Sallekhasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.

So, Cunda, I’ve taught the expositions by way of self-effacement, arising of thought, bypassing, going up, and extinguishing. Out of sympathy, I’ve done what a teacher should do who wants what’s best for their disciples. Here are these roots of trees, and here are these empty huts. Practice absorption, Cunda! Don’t be negligent! Don’t regret it later! This is my instruction.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, Venerable Mahācunda approved what the Buddha said. Forty-four items have been stated, organized into five sections. “Effacement” is the name of this discourse, which is deep as the ocean.

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