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Majjhima Nikāya 91

Brahmāyusutta

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which“Ye thosete thirty-twodvattiṁsāti learnedsutā,
marks of a great manmahāpurisalakkhaṇā;
allSabbe thesete mymama on the bodykāyasmiṁ,
do notmā youte doubtkaṅkhāhu brahminbrāhmaṇa.
what should be knownAbhiññeyyaṁ knownabhiññātaṁ,
and what should be developedbhāvetabbañca developedbhāvitaṁ;
what should be given upPahātabbaṁ given uppahīnaṁ by meme,
thereforetasmā I am a Buddhabuddhosmi brahminbrāhmaṇa.
for welfare and benefit in this lifeDiṭṭhadhammahitatthāya,
for happiness in lives to comesamparāyasukhāya andca;
I grant the opportunityKatāvakāso askpucchassu,
whateveryaṁ anythingkiñci desiredabhipatthitan”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho of Brahmāyubrahmāyussa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa this occurred:etadahosi:
request granted“katāvakāso now I amkhomhi by the asceticsamaṇena Gotamagotamena.
whatKiṁ nownu indeedkho Iahaṁ the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ should askpuccheyyaṁ:
pertaining to this life‘diṭṭhadhammikaṁ orvā benefitatthaṁ pertaining to the next lifesamparāyikaṁ or”, quotation markervā’”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho of Brahmāyubrahmāyussa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa this occurred:etadahosi:
skilled“kusalo indeedkho Iahaṁ in benefits of this lifediṭṭhadhammikānaṁ benefitsatthānaṁ.
others tooAññepi memaṁ this-life benefitdiṭṭhadhammikaṁ benefitatthaṁ askpucchanti.
why don't I nowYannūnāhaṁ the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ specifically about the next lifesamparāyikaṁyeva benefitatthaṁ should askpuccheyyan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ with versesgāthāhi addressedajjhabhāsi:
how“Kathaṁ indeedkho a brahminbrāhmaṇo becomeshoti,
howkathaṁ becomesbhavati knowledge mastervedagū;
master of the three knowledgesTevijjo sirbho howkathaṁ becomeshoti,
scholarsotthiyo howkinti is calledvuccati.
perfected oneArahaṁ sirbho howkathaṁ becomeshoti,
howkathaṁ becomesbhavati consummate onekevalī;
sageMuni andca sirbho howkathaṁ becomeshoti,
awakened onebuddho howkinti is declaredpavuccatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ the brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ with versesgāthāhi replied:paccabhāsi:
past lives“Pubbenivāsaṁ whoyo knowsvedi,
heaven and places of losssaggāpāyañca seespassati;
andAtho the end of rebirthjātikkhayaṁ attainedpatto,
perfect insightabhiññā perfectedvosito sage.muni.
mindCittaṁ purevisuddhaṁ they knowjānāti,
freedmuttaṁ from greedrāgehi completelysabbaso;
given up birth and deathPahīnajātimaraṇo,
of the spiritual journeybrahmacariyassa one who has completedkevalī;
gone beyondPāragū of all thingssabbadhammānaṁ,
awakenedbuddho such a onetādī is declared”pavuccatī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo having risen from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā over one shoulderekaṁsaṁ upper robeuttarāsaṅgaṁ having arrangedkaritvā of the Blessed Onebhagavato at the feetpādesu with the headsirasā having bowed downnipatitvā of the Blessed Onebhagavato feetpādāni with the mouthmukhena andca kissesparicumbati, with the handspāṇīhi andca caressesparisambāhati, and namenāmañca pronouncessāveti:
Brahmāyu“brahmāyu Iahaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminbrāhmaṇo;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu Iahaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminbrāhmaṇo”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho thatsā assemblyparisā with minds full of wonder and amazementacchariyabbhutacittajātā wasahosi:
wonderful“acchariyaṁ trulyvata sirbho, amazingabbhutaṁ trulyvata sirbho.
whereYatra indeedhi this one namednāmāyaṁ Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo knownñāto famousyasassī of such kindevarūpaṁ utmost deferenceparamanipaccakāraṁ should showkarissatī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Buddhabhagavā to Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca:
enough“alaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, get upuṭṭhaha sit downnisīda youtvaṁ your ownsake in the seatāsane sinceyato yourte in memayi mindcittaṁ full of confidencepasannan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo having gotten upuṭṭhahitvā your ownsake in the seatāsane sat downnisīdi.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā to Brahmāyubrahmāyussa to the brahminbrāhmaṇassa step by stepanupubbiṁ talkkathaṁ taughtkathesi, that is to sayseyyathidaṁ—
talk on givingdānakathaṁ, talk on ethical conductsīlakathaṁ, talk on heavensaggakathaṁ;
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ drawbackādīnavaṁ sordidnessokāraṁ corruptionsaṅkilesaṁ in renunciationnekkhamme benefitānisaṁsaṁ revealedpakāsesi.
whenYadā the Blessed Onebhagavā knewaññāsi Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ with ready mindkallacittaṁ with pliable mindmuducittaṁ with mind rid of hindrancesvinīvaraṇacittaṁ with elated mindudaggacittaṁ with confident mindpasannacittaṁ, thenatha whichyā of the Buddhasbuddhānaṁ specialsāmukkaṁsikā teaching of the Dhammadhammadesanā thattaṁ revealedpakāsesi—
sufferingdukkhaṁ, originsamudayaṁ, cessationnirodhaṁ, pathmaggaṁ.
just asSeyyathāpi indeednāma cleansuddhaṁ clothvatthaṁ with stains removedapagatakāḷakaṁ properlysammadeva dyerajanaṁ would absorbpaṭiggaṇheyya;
even soevameva to Brahmāyubrahmāyussa to the brahminbrāhmaṇassa in that verytasmiṁyeva seatāsane stainlessvirajaṁ immaculatevītamalaṁ vision of the Dhammadhammacakkhuṁ aroseudapādi:
whatever“yaṁ anythingkiñci liable to arisesamudayadhammaṁ allsabbaṁ thattaṁ liable to ceasenirodhadhamman”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo having seen the Dhammadiṭṭhadhammo having attained the Dhammapattadhammo having understood the Dhammaviditadhammo having fathomed the Dhammapariyogāḷhadhammo gone beyond doubttiṇṇavicikiccho rid of indecisionvigatakathaṅkatho attained self-assurancevesārajjappatto independent of othersaparappaccayo in the Teacher's instructionsatthusāsane to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:

excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā would rightukkujjeyya, hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā would revealvivareyya, to the lostmūḷhassa orvā pathmaggaṁ would point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā a lamptelapajjotaṁ would holddhāreyya clear-eyed‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni may seedakkhantī’ti; in just the same wayevamevaṁ by the worthybhotā Gotamagotamena by many waysanekapariyāyena the teachingdhammo made clearpakāsito.
this IEsāhaṁ the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi and to the teachingdhammañca and to the bhikkhu Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as a lay followerUpāsakaṁ memaṁ the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo may rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ gonegataṁ.
may he acceptAdhivāsetu andca from meme the worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo for tomorrowsvātanāya mealbhattaṁ together withsaddhiṁ the bhikkhu Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghenā”ti.
consentedAdhivāsesi the Blessed Onebhagavā by silencetuṇhībhāvena.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu the brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato the consentadhivāsanaṁ knowingviditvā rose from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ bowedabhivādetvā respectfully circledpadakkhiṇaṁ having keptkatvā he leftpakkāmi.

thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo of thattassā of the nightrattiyā after the passingaccayena in his ownsake homenivesane deliciouspaṇītaṁ fresh foodkhādanīyaṁ cooked foodbhojanīyaṁ having had preparedpaṭiyādāpetvā of the Blessed Onebhagavato the timekālaṁ he had informedārocāpesi:
it is time“kālo, worthybho Gotamagotama, finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the mealbhattan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya whereyena of Brahmāyubrahmāyussa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa homenivesanaṁ he approached ittenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā on the spread outpaññatte seatāsane he sat downnisīdi together withsaddhiṁ with the Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo for seven dayssattāhaṁ headed by the Buddhabuddhappamukhaṁ the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghaṁ with deliciouspaṇītena fresh foodkhādanīyena cooked foodbhojanīyena with his own handssahatthā he servedsantappesi he satisfiedsampavāresi.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā of thattassa of the weeksattāhassa after the passingaccayena among the Videhansvidehesu wanderingcārikaṁ set outpakkāmi.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu the brahminbrāhmaṇo of the recently departedacirapakkantassa of the Blessed Onebhagavato passed awaykālamakāsi.
thenAtha indeedkho severalsambahulā mendicantsbhikkhū whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā approached himtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnā indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
Brahmāyu“brahmāyu, sirbhante, the brahminbrāhmaṇo has passed awaykālaṅkato.
of himTassa whatkā destinationgati, whatko future lifeabhisamparāyo”ti?
astute“Paṇḍito, mendicantsbhikkhave, Brahmāyubrahmāyu the brahminbrāhmaṇo practicedpaccapādi in line with the teachingdhammassānudhammaṁ, notna andca memaṁ about the teachingsdhammādhikaraṇaṁ troubledvihesesi.
BrahmāyuBrahmāyu, mendicantsbhikkhave, the brahminbrāhmaṇo of the fivepañcannaṁ lowerorambhāgiyānaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ with the endingparikkhayā spontaneously rebornopapātiko ishoti, theretattha will become extinguishedparinibbāyī, not liable to returnanāvattidhammo from thattasmā worldlokā”ti.
said thisIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandunti.
the Brahmāyu SuttaBrahmāyusuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ.

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