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Majjhima Nikāya 91

Brahmāyusutta

With Brahmāyu · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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walkingGacchanto indeedkho thenpana heso Masterbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo with the rightdakkhiṇeneva footpādena firstpaṭhamaṁ steps forthpakkamati.
heSo not too farnātidūre footpādaṁ lifts upuddharati, not too nearnāccāsanne footpādaṁ places downnikkhipati;
heso not too fastnātisīghaṁ walksgacchati, not too slownātisaṇikaṁ walksgacchati;
notna andca kneeadduvena kneeadduvaṁ knocking togethersaṅghaṭṭento walksgacchati, notna andca anklegopphakena anklegopphakaṁ knocking togethersaṅghaṭṭento walksgacchati.
heSo walkinggacchanto notna thighsatthiṁ raises upunnāmeti, notna thighsatthiṁ lowers downonāmeti; notna thighsatthiṁ bends insannāmeti, notna thighsatthiṁ bends outvināmeti.
while walkingGacchato indeedkho thenpana of thattassa Masterbhoto Gotamagotamassa lower body onlyadharakāyova movesiñjati, notna andca with bodily strengthkāyabalena walksgacchati.
turning to lookApalokento indeedkho thenpana heso Masterbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo with the whole bodysabbakāyeneva turns to lookapaloketi;
heso notna upwardsuddhaṁ looks upulloketi, notna downwardsadho looks downoloketi;
notna andca looking all aroundvipekkhamāno walksgacchati, a plough's length andyugamattañca focusespekkhati; beyond thattato and for himcassa beyonduttari unhinderedanāvaṭaṁ knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ there isbhavati.

heSo inhabited areaantaragharaṁ enteringpavisanto notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too straightunnāmeti, notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too bentonāmeti; notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too tightsannāmeti, notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too loosevināmeti.

heSo not too farnātidūre not too closenāccāsanne of the seatāsanassa turns aroundparivattati, notna andca with the handpāṇinā having leanedālambitvā on the seatāsane sits downnisīdati, notna andca on the seatāsanasmiṁ bodykāyaṁ plonkspakkhipati.
heSo in inhabited areasantaraghare sittingnisinno beingsamāno notna hand fidgetinghatthakukkuccaṁ engages ināpajjati, notna foot fidgetingpādakukkuccaṁ engages ināpajjati;
notna knee upon kneeadduvena kneeadduvaṁ having placed onāropetvā sits downnisīdati; notna andca ankle upon anklegopphakena anklegopphakaṁ having placed onāropetvā sits downnisīdati;
notna andca with the handpāṇinā chinhanukaṁ having supportedupadahitvā sits downnisīdati.
heSo in inhabited areasantaraghare sittingnisinno beingsamāno notna shakeschambhati notna trembleskampati notna quakesvedhati notna gets nervousparitassati. heSo not shakingachambhī not tremblingakampī not quakingavedhī not nervousaparitassī with goosebumps gonevigatalomahaṁso.
practicing seclusionVivekavatto andca heso the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in inhabited areasantaraghare sittingnisinno ishoti.

heSo water for rinsing the bowlpattodakaṁ receivingpaṭiggaṇhanto notna bowlpattaṁ raises too straightunnāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ lowers too bentonāmeti; notna bowlpattaṁ grips too tightsannāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ holds too loosevināmeti.

heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ receivespaṭiggaṇhāti not too littlenātithokaṁ not too muchnātibahuṁ.
heSo notna with sloshing noisekhulukhulukārakaṁ bowlpattaṁ rinsesdhovati, notna spinning aroundsamparivattakaṁ bowlpattaṁ rinsesdhovati, notna bowlpattaṁ on the groundbhūmiyaṁ having put downnikkhipitvā handshatthe rinsesdhovati; when handshatthesu rinseddhotesu bowlpatto rinseddhoto ishoti, when bowlpatte rinseddhote handshatthā rinseddhotā arehonti.
heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ throws awaychaḍḍeti not too farnātidūre not too nearnāccāsanne, notna andca splashing aboutvicchaḍḍayamāno.
heSo riceodanaṁ receivingpaṭiggaṇhanto notna bowlpattaṁ raisesunnāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ lowersonāmeti; notna bowlpattaṁ holds too closesannāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ holds too loosevināmeti.
heSo riceodanaṁ receivespaṭiggaṇhāti not too littlenātithokaṁ not too muchnātibahuṁ.
sauceByañjanaṁ indeedkho thenpana the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in moderate proportionbyañjanamattāya eatsāhāreti, notna andca with saucebyañjanena portionālopaṁ overwhelmsatināmeti.
two or three timesDvattikkhattuṁ indeedkho the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in the mouthmukhe portionālopaṁ having chewed oversamparivattetvā swallowsajjhoharati;
notna and for himcassa anykāci grain of riceodanamiñjā unchewedasambhinnā into the bodykāyaṁ enterspavisati, notna and for himcassa anykāci grain of riceodanamiñjā in the mouthmukhe remainingavasiṭṭhā ishoti;
then anotherathāparaṁ portionālopaṁ brings upupanāmeti.

experiencing tasteRasapaṭisaṁvedī indeedkho andpana heso the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo foodāhāraṁ eatsāhāreti, notno butca experiencing greed for tasterasarāgapaṭisaṁvedī.
endowed with eight factorsAṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṁ indeedkho andpana heso the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo foodāhāraṁ eatsāhāreti—
not for funneva for fundavāya, notna for indulgencemadāya notna for adornmentmaṇḍanāya notna for decorationvibhūsanāya, only so faryāvadeva of thisimassa of the bodykāyassa for maintenanceṭhitiyā for sustainingyāpanāya, for avoiding harmvihiṁsūparatiyā for supporting the spiritual lifebrahmacariyānuggahāya: quotation marker‘iti oldpurāṇañca feelingvedanaṁ I shall put an end topaṭihaṅkhāmi newnavañca feelingvedanaṁ notna I shall give rise touppādessāmi, means to keep goingyātrā andca for meme will bebhavissati blamelessnessanavajjatā andca comfortable abidingphāsuvihāro quotation endcā’ti.

heSo having eatenbhuttāvī bowl-waterpattodakaṁ receivingpaṭiggaṇhanto notna bowlpattaṁ raises upunnāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ lowers downonāmeti; notna bowlpattaṁ presses togethersannāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ bends apartvināmeti.
heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ receivespaṭiggaṇhāti not too littlenātithokaṁ not too muchnātibahuṁ.
heSo notna making a sloshing noisekhulukhulukārakaṁ bowlpattaṁ washesdhovati, notna spinning aroundsamparivattakaṁ bowlpattaṁ washesdhovati, notna bowlpattaṁ on the groundbhūmiyaṁ having put downnikkhipitvā handshatthe washesdhovati; handshatthesu when washeddhotesu bowlpatto washeddhoto ishoti, bowlpatte when washeddhote handshatthā washeddhotā arehonti.
heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ throws awaychaḍḍeti not too farnātidūre not too nearnāccāsanne, notna andca splashing aboutvicchaḍḍayamāno.

heSo having eatenbhuttāvī notna bowlpattaṁ on the groundbhūmiyaṁ puts downnikkhipati not too farnātidūre nor too closenāccāsanne, notna andca unconcernedanatthiko with the bowlpattena ishoti, notna andca one who over-protects for too longativelānurakkhī regarding the bowlpattasmiṁ.

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