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Majjhima Nikāya 90

Kaṇṇakatthalasutta

At Kaṇṇakatthala · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thenAtha indeedkho the kingrājā Pasenadipasenadi of Kosalakosalo Viḍūḍabhaviṭaṭūbhaṁ the generalsenāpatiṁ addressedāmantesi:
“who“ko indeednu indeed,kho, general,senāpati, thisimaṁ topic of discussionkathāvatthuṁ in the royal compoundrājantepure introducedabbhudāhāsī”ti?
“Sañjaya,“Sañjayo, great king,mahārāja, the brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Ākāsa clan”ākāsagotto”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho kingrājā Pasenadipasenadi of Kosalakosalo a certainaññataraṁ manpurisaṁ addressedāmantesi:
come“ehi youtvaṁ, my goodambho manpurisa, mymama with wordvacanena Sañjayasañjayaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ of the Ākāsa clanākāsagottaṁ tellāmantehi:
king‘rājā youtaṁ, sirbhante, Pasenadipasenadi of Kosalakosalo summonsāmantetī’”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, Your Majestydevā”ti indeedkho thatso manpuriso of the kingrañño Pasenadipasenadissa of Kosalakosalassa having consentedpaṭissutvā whereyena Sañjayasañjayo brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Ākāsa clanākāsagotto approached him theretenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Sañjayasañjayaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ of the Ākāsa clanākāsagottaṁ said thisetadavoca:
king“rājā youtaṁ, sirbhante, Pasenadipasenadi of Kosalakosalo summonsāmantetī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho kingrājā Pasenadipasenadi of Kosalakosalo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
might be“siyā nownu indeedkho, sirbhante, by the Blessed Onebhagavatā one·referenceaññadeva somethingkiñci in reference tosandhāya spokenbhāsitaṁ, that·andtañca a personjano as something elseaññathāpi might believepaccāgaccheyya.
howYathā howkathaṁ thenpana, sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā re-·knowabhijānāti a statementvācaṁ spokenbhāsitā”ti?
thus“Evaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ, great kingmahārāja, re-·knowabhijānāmi a statementvācaṁ spokenbhāsitā:
there is not‘natthi thatso asceticsamaṇo orvā brahminbrāhmaṇo orvā whoyo at oncesakideva allsabbaṁ will knowñassati, allsabbaṁ will seedakkhiti, not·thisnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ existsvijjatī’”ti.
with reason“Heturūpaṁ, sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā speaksāha; with reasonsaheturūpaṁ, sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā speaksāha:
there is not‘natthi thatso asceticsamaṇo orvā brahminbrāhmaṇo orvā whoyo at oncesakideva allsabbaṁ will knowñassati, allsabbaṁ will seedakkhiti, not·thisnetaṁ possibleṭhānaṁ existsvijjatī’ti.

four·theseCattārome, sirbhante, classesvaṇṇā—
aristocratskhattiyā, brahminsbrāhmaṇā, peasantsvessā, menialssuddā.
of theseImesaṁ nownu indeedkho, sirbhante, fourcatunnaṁ of classesvaṇṇānaṁ would besiyā differenceviseso would besiyā diversity?nānākaraṇan”ti?
four·these“Cattārome, great·kingmahārāja, classesvaṇṇā—
aristocratskhattiyā, brahminsbrāhmaṇā, peasantsvessā, menialssuddā.
of theseImesaṁ indeedkho, great·kingmahārāja, fourcatunnaṁ of classesvaṇṇānaṁ twodve classesvaṇṇā preeminent·are saidaggamakkhāyanti—
aristocratskhattiyā andca brahminsbrāhmaṇā andca—
that isyadidaṁ when it comes to bowing down, rising up, greeting with cupped palms, and observing proper etiquetteabhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammānī”ti.

I not“Nāhaṁ, sirbhante, Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ seen·statediṭṭhadhammikaṁ I askpucchāmi;
I about the next lifesamparāyikāhaṁ, sirbhante, Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ I askpucchāmi.
four theseCattārome, sirbhante, classesvaṇṇā—
rulerskhattiyā, brahminsbrāhmaṇā, merchantsvessā, servantssuddā.
of theseImesaṁ thennu indeedkho, sirbhante, of fourcatunnaṁ of classesvaṇṇānaṁ there might besiyā differenceviseso there might besiyā distinctionnānākaraṇan”ti?
these five“Pañcimāni, great kingmahārāja, factors of exertionpadhāniyaṅgāni.
whichKatamāni fivepañca?
hereIdha, great kingmahārāja, monkbhikkhu faithfulsaddho ishoti, has faithsaddahati of the Realized Onetathāgatassa in awakeningbodhiṁ:
thus indeed‘itipi heso Blessed Onebhagavā worthyarahaṁ fully awakenedsammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno fortunatesugato knower of worldslokavidū supremeanuttaro trainer of persons to be tamedpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho Blessed Onebhagavā’ti;
of little illnessappābādho ishoti of little diseaseappātaṅko with even digestionsamavepākiniyā with stomachgahaṇiyā endowedsamannāgato not too coldnātisītāya not too hotnāccuṇhāya moderatemajjhimāya fit for exertionpadhānakkhamāya;
not fraudulentasaṭho ishoti not deceitfulamāyāvī as it really isyathābhūtaṁ selfattānaṁ revealerāvikattā to the teachersatthari orvā to the wiseviññūsu orvā to spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu;
of roused energyāraddhavīriyo dwellsviharati of unskillfulakusalānaṁ of qualitiesdhammānaṁ for giving uppahānāya, of skillfulkusalānaṁ of qualitiesdhammānaṁ for acquiringupasampadāya, strongthāmavā of firm effortdaḷhaparakkamo not laying down dutyanikkhittadhuro in skillfulkusalesu in qualitiesdhammesu;
wisepaññavā ishoti leading to arising and passing awayudayatthagāminiyā with wisdompaññāya endowedsamannāgato nobleariyāya penetrativenibbedhikāya leading to the complete ending of sufferingsammādukkhakkhayagāminiyā—
theseimāni indeedkho, great kingmahārāja, fivepañca factors of exertionpadhāniyaṅgāni.

four, great king,Cattārome, great king,mahārāja, classes—vaṇṇā—
aristocrats,khattiyā, brahmins,brāhmaṇā, peasants,vessā, menials.suddā.
theyTe if they hadcassu with theseimehi with fivepañcahi supporting-meditation·factorpadhāniyaṅgehi endowed;samannāgatā;
hereettha thenpana for themnesaṁ would beassa long·timedīgharattaṁ welfarehitāya and happiness."tisukhāyā”ti.

four indeed“Cattārome, sirbhante, classesvaṇṇā—
aristocratskhattiyā, brahminsbrāhmaṇā, peasantsvessā, menialssuddā.
theyTe if they hadcassu theseimehi fivepañcahi factors that support meditationpadhāniyaṅgehi endowed withsamannāgatā;
hereettha thenpana for themnesaṁ, sirbhante, there would besiyā differenceviseso there would besiyā distinctionnānākaraṇan”ti?
here“Ettha indeedkho for them Inesāhaṁ, great kingmahārāja, disparity of efforts in meditationpadhānavemattataṁ I sayvadāmi.
supposeSeyyathāpissu, great kingmahārāja, twodve elephants in traininghatthidammā orvā horses in trainingassadammā orvā oxen in traininggodammā orvā well tamedsudantā well trainedsuvinītā, twodve elephants in traininghatthidammā orvā horses in trainingassadammā orvā oxen in traininggodammā orvā not tamedadantā not trainedavinītā.
thatTaṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi, great kingmahārāja,
thatye thesete twodve elephants in traininghatthidammā orvā horses in trainingassadammā orvā oxen in traininggodammā orvā well tamedsudantā well trainedsuvinītā, would theyapi thennu theyte being tameddantāva task of the tameddantakāraṇaṁ they would performgaccheyyuṁ, being tameddantāva level of the tameddantabhūmiṁ they would reachsampāpuṇeyyun”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.

which“Ye butpana thosete twodve elephant·to be tamedhatthidammā orvā horse·to be tamedassadammā orvā ox·to be tamedgodammā orvā not·tamedadantā untrainedavinītā, wouldapi indeednu theyte not·tamed·justadantāva tamed·taskdantakāraṇaṁ would go togaccheyyuṁ, not·tamed·justadantāva tamed·leveldantabhūmiṁ would attainsampāpuṇeyyuṁ, just as·indeedseyyathāpi thosete twodve elephant·to be tamedhatthidammā orvā horse·to be tamedassadammā orvā ox·to be tamedgodammā orvā well·tamedsudantā well-trainedsuvinītā”ti?
no“No this indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante”.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, great kingmahārāja, whichyaṁ thattaṁ with faithsaddhena to be attainedpattabbaṁ with healthappābādhena not·deceitfulasaṭhena not·deceitfulamāyāvinā with energyāraddhavīriyena with wisdompaññavatā, thattaṁ indeedvata faithlessassaddho much·sicknessbahvābādho deceitfulsaṭho deviousmāyāvī lazykusīto bad·wiseduppañño will attainpāpuṇissatīti—netaṁ caseṭhānaṁ existsvijjatī”ti.

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