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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 wanting to get outmuccitukāmo 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 and 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 gone to the monasteryārāmagato in an assemblyparisati dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti, notna themtaṁ assemblyparisaṁ flattersussādeti, notna themtaṁ assemblyparisaṁ rebukesapasādeti;
invariablyaññadatthu with a dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya themtaṁ assemblyparisaṁ educatessandasseti encouragessamādapeti fires upsamuttejeti 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 encouragedsamādapitā fired upsamuttejitā inspiredsampahaṁsitā rising from their seatsuṭṭhāyāsanā they departpakkamanti while looking backavalokayamānāyeva not forgettingavijahitattā.

we sawAddasāma indeedkho wemayaṁ, sirbho, thattaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ walkinggacchantaṁ, we sawaddasāma standingṭhitaṁ, we sawaddasāma inhabited areaantaragharaṁ enteringpavisantaṁ, we sawaddasāma in an inhabited areaantaraghare sittingnisinnaṁ being silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ, we sawaddasāma in an inhabited areaantaraghare eatingbhuñjantaṁ, we sawaddasāma having eatenbhuttāviṁ sittingnisinnaṁ being silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ, we sawaddasāma having eatenbhuttāviṁ expressing appreciationanumodantaṁ, we sawaddasāma monasteryārāmaṁ goinggacchantaṁ, we sawaddasāma gone to the monasteryārāmagataṁ sittingnisinnaṁ being silenttuṇhībhūtaṁ, we sawaddasāma gone to the monasteryārāmagataṁ 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 awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhassa.
homageNamo to himtassa blessed onebhagavato perfected onearahato fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhassa.
homageNamo to himtassa blessed onebhagavato perfected onearahato fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhassāti.
hopefullyAppeva indeednāma wemayaṁ some timekadāci or otherkarahaci with himtena with masterbhotā Gotamagotamena we might meetsamāgaccheyyāma? hopefullyAppeva indeednāma there may besiyā somekocideva discussionkathāsallāpo”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Videhansvidehesu by stagesanupubbena journeycārikaṁ travelingcaramāno whereyena Mithilāmithilā he arrived theretadavasari.
thereTatra thensudaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Mithilāmithilāyaṁ staysviharati in the Maghadeva Mango Grovemaghadevaambavane.
they heardAssosuṁ indeedkho the Mithilansmithileyyakā brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā:
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 knower of the worldlokavidū supremeanuttaro guide for those fit for trainingpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā’ti.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ with its Mārassamārakaṁ with its Brahmāssabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ with its gods and humanssadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā he 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 he revealspakāseti.
goodSādhu indeedkho nowpana of suchtathārūpānaṁ perfected onesarahataṁ seeingdassanaṁ is goodhotī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho of Mithilāmithileyyakā brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā to him they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā someappekacce the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce with the Blessed Onebhagavatā together withsaddhiṁ they exchanged greetingssammodiṁsu, politesammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ memorablesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā toward him cupped palmstenañjaliṁ having held uppaṇāmetvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce of the Blessed Onebhagavato in the presencesantike name and clannāmagottaṁ having announcedsāvetvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu; someappekacce silenttuṇhībhūtā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu.

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