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Majjhima Nikāya 91

Brahmāyusutta

With Brahmāyu · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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heSo having eatenbhuttāvī for a momentmuhuttaṁ silentlytuṇhī sitsnisīdati, notna andca of appreciationanumodanassa lets the time passkālamatināmeti.
heSo having eatenbhuttāvī expresses appreciationanumodati, notna thattaṁ mealbhattaṁ criticizesgarahati, notna anotheraññaṁ mealbhattaṁ expectspaṭikaṅkhati;
invariablyaññadatthu with a Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya thattaṁ assemblyparisaṁ educatessandasseti encouragessamādapeti fires upsamuttejeti inspiressampahaṁseti.
heSo thattaṁ assemblyparisaṁ with a Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya having educatedsandassetvā having encouragedsamādapetvā having fired upsamuttejetvā having inspiredsampahaṁsetvā from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā leavespakkamati.

heSo not·too·fastnātisīghaṁ he walksgacchati, not·too·slownātisaṇikaṁ he walksgacchati, notna andca to get out·wantingmuccitukāmo he walksgacchati;

notna andca of himtassa of the venerablebhoto of Gotamagotamassa on the bodykāye the robecīvaraṁ too·highaccukkaṭṭhaṁ ishoti notna andca too lowaccokkaṭṭhaṁ, notna andca on the bodykāyasmiṁ clingingallīnaṁ notna andca from the bodykāyasmā looseapakaṭṭhaṁ;
notna andca of himtassa of the venerablebhoto of Gotamagotamassa from the bodykāyamhā the windvāto the robecīvaraṁ blows offapavahati;
notna andca of himtassa of the venerablebhoto of Gotamagotamassa on the bodykāye dust·dirtrajojallaṁ stick toupalimpati.

heSo gone to the monasteryārāmagato sitsnisīdati spread outpaññatte on a seatāsane. having sat downNisajja feetpāde washespakkhāleti;
notna butca heso goodbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo devoted to adorning the feetpādamaṇḍanānuyogamanuyutto he dwellsviharati.
heSo feetpāde having washedpakkhāletvā sitsnisīdati cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ having foldedābhujitvā straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ having set forthpaṇidhāya to the frontparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ having establishedupaṭṭhapetvā.
heSo not indeedneva for self-harmattabyābādhāya intendsceteti, notna for harm to othersparabyābādhāya intendsceteti, notna for harm to bothubhayabyābādhāya intendsceteti;
only the welfare of self, others, both, and the whole worldattahitaparahitaubhayahitasabbalokahitameva heso goodbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo thinkingcintento seatednisinno ishoti.

heSo monastery·goneārāmagato in an assemblyparisati dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti, notna themtaṁ assemblyparisaṁ flattersussādeti, notna themtaṁ assemblyparisaṁ rebukesapasādeti;
invariablyaññadatthu with a dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya themtaṁ assemblyparisaṁ educatessandasseti together·encouragesamādapeti together·incitesamuttejeti inspiressampahaṁseti.
endowed with eight qualitiesAṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato indeedkho and hispanassa of the worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa from the mouthmukhato soundghoso comes outniccharati—
clearvissaṭṭho andca, comprehensibleviññeyyo andca, charmingmañju andca, audiblesavanīyo andca, lucidbindu andca, undistortedavisārī andca, deepgambhīro andca, resonantninnādī andca.
as far as the assemblyYathāparisaṁ indeedkho andpana heso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo with his voicesarena makes intelligibleviññāpeti, notna and hiscassa outsidebahiddhā of the assemblyparisāya soundghoso comes outniccharati.
theyTe by thattena worthybhotā Gotamagotamena with a dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya educatedsandassitā together·encouragesamādapitā together·incitesamuttejitā together·inspiresampahaṁsitā rising from their seatsuṭṭhāyāsanā forth·gopakkamanti looking·onlyavalokayamānāyeva not forgettingavijahitattā.

we sawAddasāma indeedkho wemayaṁ, sirbho, thattaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ walkinggacchantaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma standingṭhitaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma inner·houseantaragharaṁ enteringpavisantaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma inner·houseantaraghare down·seatednisinnaṁ being silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma inner·houseantaraghare eatingbhuñjantaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma having eatenbhuttāviṁ down·seatednisinnaṁ being silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma having eatenbhuttāviṁ expressing appreciationanumodantaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma monasteryārāmaṁ goinggacchantaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma monastery·goneārāmagataṁ down·seatednisinnaṁ being silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ, toward·seeaddasāma monastery·goneārāmagataṁ in an assemblyparisati the Dhammadhammaṁ teachingdesentaṁ.
suchEdiso andca suchediso andca heso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo, than thattato andca morebhiyyo”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo rose from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā over one shoulderekaṁsaṁ upper·robeuttarāsaṅgaṁ having arrangedkaritvā toward whichyena the Blessed Onebhagavā cupped palms toward himtenañjaliṁ having raisedpaṇāmetvā three timestikkhattuṁ aphorismudānaṁ utteredudāneti:
homage“Namo to himtassa blessed onebhagavato perfected onearahato fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhassa.
homageNamo to himtassa blessed onebhagavato perfected onearahato fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhassa.
homageNamo to himtassa blessed onebhagavato perfected onearahato fully·awakenedsammāsambuddhassāti.
hopefullyAppeva indeednāma wemayaṁ some timekadāci or otherkarahaci with himtena with masterbhotā Gotamagotamena together·comesamāgaccheyyāma? hopefullyAppeva indeednāma there may besiyā some·justkocideva talk·discussionkathāsallāpo”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Videhansvidehesu by stagesanupubbena journeycārikaṁ travelingcaramāno whereyena Mithilāmithilā there·down·movetadavasari.
thereTatra thensudaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Mithilāmithilāyaṁ staysviharati in the Maghadeva Mango Grovemaghadevaambavane.
they heardAssosuṁ indeedkho the Mithilansmithileyyakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā:
the ascetic“samaṇo indeedkhalu, sirbho, Gotamagotamo a Sakyansakyaputto from a Sakyan familysakyakulā gone forthpabbajito in the Videhan landsvidehesu journeycārikaṁ travelingcaramāno with a largemahatā bhikkhu Sanghabhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ five hundredpañcamattehi bhikkhusbhikkhusatehi Mithilāmithilaṁ arrivedanuppatto, at Mithilāmithilāyaṁ staysviharati in the Maghadeva Mango Grovemaghadevaambavane.
thisTaṁ indeedkho nowpana the goodbhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo reputationkittisaddo has spreadabbhuggato:
indeed‘itipi heso the Blessed Onebhagavā perfectedarahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato world·knowerlokavidū supremeanuttaro person·trainable·charioteerpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā god·humandevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā’ti.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with·godsadevakaṁ with·Mārasamārakaṁ with·Brahmāsabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ with·god·humansadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ higher·knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā he makes knownpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti beginning·goodādikalyāṇaṁ good in the middlemajjhekalyāṇaṁ end·goodpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ with·phrasingsabyañjanaṁ, whole·completekevalaparipuṇṇaṁ completely·pureparisuddhaṁ holy·lifebrahmacariyaṁ he revealspakāseti.
goodSādhu indeedkho nowpana of suchtathārūpānaṁ perfected onesarahataṁ seeingdassanaṁ is goodhotī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho of Mithilāmithileyyakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā to him they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; up·goupasaṅkamitvā someappekacce the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ toward·speakabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce with the Blessed Onebhagavatā together withsaddhiṁ together·rejoicesammodiṁsu, together·pleasingsammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ memorablesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā toward him cupped palmstenañjaliṁ forth·bendpaṇāmetvā to one sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce of the Blessed Onebhagavato in the presencesantike name·clannāmagottaṁ having announcedsāvetvā to one sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce silent·beingtuṇhībhūtā to one sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdiṁsu.

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