Brahmāyusutta

Majjhima Nikāya 91

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.

After eating he sits a while in silence, but doesn’t wait too long to give the verses of appreciation. After eating he expresses appreciation without criticizing the meal or expecting another one. Invariably, he educates, encourages, fires up, and inspires that assembly with a Dhamma talk. Then he gets up from his seat and leaves.

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

He walks neither too fast nor too slow, without wanting to get out of there.

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.

He wears his robe on his body neither too high nor too low, neither too clinging nor too loose. The wind doesn’t blow his robe off his body. And dust and dirt don’t stick to his body.

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.

When he has gone to the monastery he sits on a seat spread out and washes his feet. But he doesn’t waste time with pedicures. When he has washed his feet, he sits down cross-legged, sets his body straight, and brings mindfulness to the present. He has no intention to hurt himself, hurt others, or hurt both. He only wishes for the welfare of himself, of others, of both, and of the whole world.

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.

In the monastery when he teaches Dhamma to an assembly, he neither flatters them nor rebukes them. Invariably, he educates, encourages, fires up, and inspires that assembly with a Dhamma talk. The sound of his voice has eight qualities: it is clear, comprehensible, charming, audible, lucid, undistorted, deep, and resonant. He makes sure his voice is intelligible as far as the assembly goes, but the sound doesn’t extend outside the assembly. And when they’ve been inspired with a Dhamma talk by the worthy Gotama they get up from their seats and leave looking back at him alone, and not forgetting their lesson.

I have seen the worthy Gotama walking and standing; entering inhabited areas, and sitting and eating there; sitting silently after eating, and expressing appreciation; going to the monastery, sitting silently there, and teaching Dhamma to an assembly there. Such is the worthy Gotama; such he is and more than that.”

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.

When he had spoken, the brahmin Brahmāyu rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and uttered this aphorism three times: “Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha! Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha! Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha! Hopefully, some time or other I’ll get to meet him, and we can have a discussion.”

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.

And then the Buddha, traveling stage by stage in the Videhan lands, arrived at Mithilā, where he stayed in the Maghadeva Mango Grove. The brahmins and householders of Mithilā heard: “It seems the ascetic Gotama—a Sakyan, gone forth from a Sakyan family—has arrived at Mithilā, where he is staying in the Maghadeva Mango Grove. He has this good reputation: ‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’ He has realized with his own insight this world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, gods and humans—and he makes it known to others. He teaches Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And he reveals a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure. It’s good to see such perfected ones.”

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.

Then the brahmins and householders of Mithilā went up to the Buddha. Before sitting down to one side, some bowed, some exchanged greetings and polite conversation, some held up their cupped palms toward the Buddha, some announced their name and clan, while some kept silent.

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