Brahmāyusutta

Majjhima Nikāya 91

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heardAssosi indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo: ascetic“samaṇo indeedkhalu, sirbho, Gotamagotamo son of the Sakyanssakyaputto from the Sakyan clansakyakulā gone forthpabbajito to Mithilāmithilaṁ arrivedanuppatto, in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ dwellsviharati in the Maghadeva Mango Grovemaghadevaambavane”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo with severalsambahulehi studentssāvakehi together withsaddhiṁ whereyena the Maghadeva Mango Grovemaghadevaambavanaṁ he went to ittenupasaṅkami.
thenAtha indeedkho of Brahmāyubrahmāyuno of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa not faravidūre of the mango groveambavanassa this occurred to himetadahosi:
not“na indeedkho this for memetaṁ appropriatepatirūpaṁ which Iyohaṁ beforehandpubbe not having been introducedappaṭisaṁvidito the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya I should approachupasaṅkameyyan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo a certainaññataraṁ young studentmāṇavakaṁ addressedāmantesi:
come“ehi youtvaṁ, young studentmāṇavaka, whereyena asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo go to himtenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā mymama in my namevacanena the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ free from illnessappābādhaṁ free from afflictionappātaṅkaṁ nimblelahuṭṭhānaṁ strongbalaṁ living comfortablyphāsuvihāraṁ askpuccha:
Brahmāyu‘brahmāyu, sirbho Gotamagotama, brahminbrāhmaṇo the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ free from illnessappābādhaṁ free from afflictionappātaṅkaṁ nimblelahuṭṭhānaṁ strongbalaṁ living comfortablyphāsuvihāraṁ askspucchatī’ti.
and thusEvañca you should sayvadehi:

Brahmāyu,‘brahmāyu, worthy sir,bho Gotama,gotama, a brahminbrāhmaṇo old,jiṇṇo elderly,vuḍḍho senior,mahallako advanced in years,addhagato having reached the final stage of life;vayoanuppatto, a hundred and twenty years old.vīsavassasatiko by birth;jātiyā, of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ he has masteredpāragū together with their vocabularies and ritual performance,sanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ their phonology and word classification,sākkharappabhedānaṁ and the testaments as fifth.itihāsapañcamānaṁ, word-by-word,padako, a grammarian,veyyākaraṇo, in cosmology and the marks of a great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu well versed.anavayo.
Of allYāvatā, worthy sir,bho, brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ residing,paṭivasanti, Brahmāyubrahmāyu theirtesaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇo is said to be the foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in wealth;bhogehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu theirtesaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇo is said to be the foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in hymns;mantehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu theirtesaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇo is said to be the foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in lifespanāyunā andceva in fameyasasā and.ca.
heSo of the worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa wants to see.'"dassanakāmo’”ti.
"Yes,“Evaṁ, worthy sir,"bho”ti indeedkho thatso young studentmāṇavako of the brahmin Brahmāyubrahmāyussa brahmin'sbrāhmaṇassa having replied,paṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā he approached him;tenupasaṅkami; having approached,upasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā withsaddhiṁ exchanged greetings.sammodi.
politeSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ cordialsāraṇīyaṁ having exchanged,vītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ stood.aṭṭhāsi. To one sideEkamantaṁ standing,ṭhito indeedkho thatso young studentmāṇavako to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said this:etadavoca:
"Brahmāyu,“brahmāyu, worthy sirbho Gotama,gotama, the brahminbrāhmaṇo the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ free from illness,appābādhaṁ free from affliction,appātaṅkaṁ lightness of body,lahuṭṭhānaṁ strength,balaṁ comfortable livingphāsuvihāraṁ asks about;pucchati;
and thusevañca he says:vadeti:

Brahmāyu,‘brahmāyu, sirbho Gotama,gotama, the brahminbrāhmaṇo oldjiṇṇo agedvuḍḍho elderlymahallako advanced in yearsaddhagato reached old age,vayoanuppatto, 120 years oldvīsavassasatiko by birth,jātiyā, of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ masterpāragū with the glossariessanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ with the analysessākkharappabhedānaṁ with the histories as fifth,itihāsapañcamānaṁ, a philologist,padako, a grammarian,veyyākaraṇo, in Lokāyata and the marks of a great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu not deficient.anavayo.
As many as,Yāvatā, sir,bho, brahmin householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ dwell,paṭivasanti, Brahmāyubrahmāyu of themtesaṁ the brahminbrāhmaṇo is declared foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in wealth;bhogehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu of themtesaṁ the brahminbrāhmaṇo is declared foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in sacred texts;mantehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu of themtesaṁ the brahminbrāhmaṇo is declared foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in ageāyunā andceva fameyasasā and.ca.
HeSo of the good Gotamabhoto desires to seegotamassa desirous of seeing.'"dassanakāmo’”ti.
"Now,“Yassadāni, student,māṇava, Brahmāyubrahmāyu the brahminbrāhmaṇo the timekālaṁ thinks fit."maññatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho thatso young studentmāṇavako whereyena Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo approached him theretenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca:
an opportunity has been made“katāvakāso indeed I amkhomhi by the venerable onebhavatā by the asceticsamaṇena Gotamagotamena.
now for whichYassadāni the venerable onebhavaṁ timekālaṁ thinksmaññatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā went up to himtenupasaṅkami.
sawAddasā indeedkho thatsā assemblyparisā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ from afardūratova comingāgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna having withdrawnoramiya made wayokāsamakāsi asyathā thattaṁ of one well-knownñātassa of one famousyasassino.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo thattaṁ assemblyparisaṁ said thisetadavoca:
enough“alaṁ, gentlemenbho.
sitNisīdatha youtumhe on your ownsake seatsāsane.
here IIdhāhaṁ of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa in the presencesantike I shall sitnisīdissāmī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā he approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ exchanged greetingssammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having concludedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato on the bodykāye the thirty-two marks of a great mandvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni scrutinizedsamannesi.
he sawAddasā indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato on the bodykāye the thirty-two marks of a great mandvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, for the most partyebhuyyena having exceptedṭhapetvā twodve.
in regard to twoDvīsu marks of a great manmahāpurisalakkhaṇesu he doubtskaṅkhati he is uncertainvicikicchati he is not confidentnādhimuccati notna he is not satisfiedsampasīdati—
in the sheathedkosohite andca in the private partsvatthaguyhe in the largeness of the tonguepahūtajivhatāya andca.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ with versesgāthāhi addressedajjhabhāsi:
which“Ye by meme as thirty-twodvattiṁsāti heardsutā,
marks of a great manmahāpurisalakkhaṇā;
twoDuve of themtesaṁ notna I seepassāmi,
of the worthy onebhoto on the bodykāyasmiṁ Gotamagotama.
is it?Kacci sheathedkosohitaṁ of the worthy onebhoto,
the private partsvatthaguyhaṁ O supreme mannaruttama;
called by a word of the feminine genderNārīsamānasavhayā,
is it?kacci tonguejivhā notna manlydassakā.
is it?Kacci you have a large tonguepahūtajivhosi,
asyathā thattaṁ we may knowjāniyāmase;
please stretch outNinnāmayetaṁ largepahūtaṁ,
doubtkaṅkhaṁ dispelvinaya ourno O seerise.
for welfare in this worldDiṭṭhadhammahitatthāya,
for happiness in the next worldsamparāyasukhāya andca;
granted the opportunityKatāvakāsā we askpucchāma,
whateveryaṁ anythingkiñci desiredabhipatthitan”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho to the Blessed Onebhagavato this occurred to himetadahosi:
he sees“passati indeedkho myme thisayaṁ Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo the thirty-two marks of a great mandvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, for the most partyebhuyyena having exceptedṭhapetvā twodve.
regarding twoDvīsu marks of a great manmahāpurisalakkhaṇesu he doubtskaṅkhati he is uncertainvicikicchati he does not settlenādhimuccati notna he is not confidentsampasīdati—
in the sheathedkosohite andca in the private partsvatthaguyhe in the largeness of the tonguepahūtajivhatāya and"cā”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā such atathārūpaṁ psychic poweriddhābhisaṅkhāraṁ he exertedabhisaṅkhāsi so thatyathā he sawaddasa Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato sheathedkosohitaṁ private partsvatthaguyhaṁ.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā tonguejivhaṁ having extendedninnāmetvā bothubhopi ear holeskaṇṇasotāni he strokedanumasi he stroked backpaṭimasi; bothubhopi nostrilsnāsikasotāni he strokedanumasi he stroked backpaṭimasi; the wholekevalampi foreheadnalāṭamaṇḍalaṁ with the tonguejivhāya he coveredchādesi.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ with versesgāthāhi he replied topaccabhāsi:

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