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Majjhima Nikāya 91

Brahmāyusutta

With Brahmāyu · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Videhansvidehesu on walking tourcārikaṁ was wanderingcarati with a largemahatā with a community of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ five hundredpañcamattehi with mendicantsbhikkhusatehi.

at thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena Brahmāyubrahmāyu the brahminbrāhmaṇo in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ was residingpaṭivasati oldjiṇṇo elderlyvuḍḍho seniormahallako advanced in yearsaddhagato reached old age,vayoanuppatto, a hundred and twenty years oldvīsavassasatiko by birth,jātiyā, of the threetiṇṇaṁ of the Vedasvedānaṁ masterpāragū with their vocabularies and ritual performancesanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ phonology and word classificationsākkharappabhedānaṁ with the testaments as fifth,itihāsapañcamānaṁ, word-by-word,padako, grammarian,veyyākaraṇo, in cosmology and the marks of a great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu well versedanavayo.

he heardAssosi indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo:
ascetic“samaṇo it seemskhalu sirbho, Gotamagotamo Sakyan sonsakyaputto from a Sakyan familysakyakulā gone forthpabbajito among the Videhansvidehesu wanderingcārikaṁ wanderscarati largemahatā with a Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ five hundredpañcamattehi mendicantsbhikkhusatehi.
himTaṁ indeedkho andpana the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo reputationkittisaddo spreadabbhuggato:
it is thus‘itipi thatso Blessed Onebhagavā perfectedarahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato knower of the worldlokavidū supremeanuttaro guide for those fit for trainingpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho Blessed Onebhagavā’ti.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ with its Mārassamārakaṁ with its divinitiessabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ gods and humanssadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ he has realizedabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā makes knownpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti good in the beginningādikalyāṇaṁ good in the middlemajjhekalyāṇaṁ good in the endpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ well-phrasedsabyañjanaṁ, entirely fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual practicebrahmacariyaṁ revealspakāseti.
goodSādhu indeedkho andpana suchtathārūpānaṁ perfected onesarahataṁ seeingdassanaṁ ishotī”ti.

by thatTena indeedkho nowpana at the timesamayena of Brahmāyubrahmāyussa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa Uttarauttaro namednāma studentmāṇavo pupilantevāsī ishoti of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ one who has reached the far shorepāragū with the glossariessanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ with the phonologysākkharappabhedānaṁ with the epics as fifthitihāsapañcamānaṁ, a reciterpadako, a grammarianveyyākaraṇo, in cosmology and the marks of a great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu not deficientanavayo.
thenAtha indeedkho the brahmin Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo Uttarauttaraṁ studentmāṇavaṁ addressedāmantesi:
this“ayaṁ, deartāta Uttarauttara, the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo son of the Sakyanssakyaputto from the Sakyan clansakyakulā gone forthpabbajito among the Videhansvidehesu on tourcārikaṁ walkscarati with a largemahatā community of monksbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ about fivepañcamattehi hundred monksbhikkhusatehi.
of himTaṁ indeedkho nowpana the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo reputationkittisaddo has arisenabbhuggato:
indeed‘itipi thatso Blessed Onebhagavā worthyarahaṁ perfectly awakenedsammāsambuddho …pe……pe…
goodsādhu indeedkho nowpana of suchtathārūpānaṁ worthy onesarahataṁ seeingdassanaṁ ishotī’ti.
comeEhi youtvaṁ, deartāta Uttarauttara, whereyena the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo there approachtenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ find outjānāhi, whetheryadi orvā of himtaṁ the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ sotathā trulysantaṁyeva reputationsaddo has arisenabbhuggato, whetheryadi orvā notno sotathā;

ifyadi orvā heso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo suchtādiso, ifyadi orvā notna suchtādiso.
thusTathā wemayaṁ himtaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ we shall knowvedissāmā”ti.

as“Yathā howkathaṁ but Ipanāhaṁ, sirbho, thattaṁ masterbhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ I shall knowjānissāmi whetheryadi orvā thattaṁ masterbhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ sotathā being indeedsantaṁyeva reportsaddo arisenabbhuggato, whetheryadi orvā notno sotathā;
whetheryadi orvā heso masterbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo suchtādiso, whetheryadi orvā notna suchtādiso”ti.
have come down“Āgatāni indeedkho, deartāta Uttarauttara, ouramhākaṁ in the hymnsmantesu the thirty-two marks of a great mandvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, with whichyehi endowedsamannāgatassa of a great manmahāpurisassa only twodveyeva destiniesgatiyo there arebhavanti no otheranaññā.
ifSace homeagāraṁ he dwellsajjhāvasati, a kingrājā he ishoti a wheel-turning monarchcakkavattī justdhammiko a principled kingdhammarājā whose dominion extends to all four sidescāturanto victoriousvijitāvī achieving stability in the countryjanapadatthāvariyappatto possessing the seven treasuressattaratanasamannāgato.
these for himTassimāni sevensatta treasuresratanāni there arebhavanti, that isseyyathidaṁ—
the wheel-treasurecakkaratanaṁ, the elephant-treasurehatthiratanaṁ, the horse-treasureassaratanaṁ, the jewel-treasuremaṇiratanaṁ, the woman-treasureitthiratanaṁ, the householder-treasuregahapatiratanaṁ, the commander-treasure as seventhpariṇāyakaratanameva seventhsattamaṁ.
over a thousandParosahassaṁ indeedkho and for himpanassa sonsputtā there arebhavanti valiantsūrā heroic in formvīraṅgarūpā crushing the armies of enemiesparasenappamaddanā.
heSo thisimaṁ earthpathaviṁ girt by seasāgarapariyantaṁ without rodadaṇḍena without swordasatthena by principledhammena having conqueredabhivijiya he dwellsajjhāvasati.
ifSace indeedkho thenpana from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ he goes forthpabbajati, a perfected onearahaṁ he ishoti a fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho in the worldloke who has cast off the world’s veilvivaṭṭacchado.

IAhaṁ indeedkho butpana, deartāta Uttarauttara, of the hymnsmantānaṁ the giverdātā;
youtvaṁ of the hymnsmantānaṁ the receiverpaṭiggahetā”ti.

“yes,“Evaṁ, worthy sir,”bho”ti indeedkho Uttarauttaro studentmāṇavo of Brahmāyubrahmāyussa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa having promisedpaṭissutvā having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā respectfully circlingpadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā among the Videhansvidehesu whereyena the Buddhabhagavā theretena wanderingcārikaṁ he set out.pakkāmi.
stage by stageAnupubbena wanderingcārikaṁ travelingcaramāno whereyena the Buddhabhagavā he came to him;tenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Buddhabhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ he exchanged greetings.sammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ he sat down.nisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Uttarauttaro studentmāṇavo of the Buddhabhagavato on the bodykāye the thirty-two marks of a great mandvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni he scrutinized.samannesi.
he sawAddasā indeedkho Uttarauttaro studentmāṇavo of the Buddhabhagavato on the bodykāye the thirty-two marks of a great man,dvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, mostlyyebhuyyena exceptthapetvā two.dve.
about twoDvīsu marks of a great manmahāpurisalakkhaṇesu he doubtskaṅkhati he is uncertainvicikicchati he is not convincednādhimuccati notna he is not confident—sampasīdati—
sheathedkosohite andca private partsvatthaguyhe largeness of the tonguepahūtajivhatāya and.ca.
thenAtha indeedkho to the Buddhabhagavato this occurred:etadahosi:
“sees“passati indeedkho myme thisayaṁ Uttarauttaro studentmāṇavo the thirty-two marks of a great man,dvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, mostlyyebhuyyena exceptthapetvā two.dve.
about twoDvīsu marks of a great manmahāpurisalakkhaṇesu he doubtskaṅkhati he is uncertainvicikicchati he is not convincednādhimuccati notna he is not confident—sampasīdati—
sheathedkosohite andca private partsvatthaguyhe largeness of the tonguepahūtajivhatāya and.”cā”ti.

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