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Majjhima Nikāya 93

Assalāyanasutta

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that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Assalāyanaassalāyana,
hereidha a brahmin boybrāhmaṇakumāro aristocrat·girlkhattiyakaññāya together withsaddhiṁ together·dwellsaṁvāsaṁ should practicekappeyya, of themtesaṁ together·dwell·followingsaṁvāsamanvāya a sonputto might be bornjāyetha;
whoyo thatso by a brahmin boybrāhmaṇakumārena aristocrat·girlkhattiyakaññāya sonputto bornuppanno, would besiyā heso mother·toomātupi similarsadiso father·toopitupi similarsadiso, an aristocrat too‘khattiyo’tipi to be calledvattabbo a brahmin too‘brāhmaṇo’tipi to be calledvattabbo”ti?
who“Yo thatso, sirbho Gotamagotama, by a brahmin boybrāhmaṇakumārena aristocrat·girlkhattiyakaññāya sonputto bornuppanno, would besiyā heso mother·toomātupi similarsadiso father·toopitupi similarsadiso, an aristocrat too‘khattiyo’tipi to be calledvattabbo a brahmin too‘brāhmaṇo’tipi to be calledvattabbo”ti.

that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Assalāyanaassalāyana,
hereidha a marevaḷavaṁ with a donkeygadrabhena together·yokesampayojeyyuṁ, of themtesaṁ coupling + followingsampayogamanvāya a foalkisoro would be bornjāyetha;
whichyo thatso from a marevaḷavāya with a donkeygadrabhena foalkisoro bornuppanno, would it besiyā itso even like the mothermātupi similarsadiso even like the fatherpitupi similarsadiso, as 'a horse' too‘asso’tipi to be calledvattabbo as 'a donkey' too‘gadrabho’tipi to be calledvattabbo”ti?
a crossbreed“Kuṇḍañhi itso, sirbho Gotamagotama, a muleassataro ishoti.
thisIdaṁ indeed + herehissa, sirbho Gotamagotama, differencenānākaraṇaṁ I seepassāmi;
in the previous casesamutra butca but of thesepanesānaṁ notna anykiñci differencenānākaraṇaṁ I seepassāmī”ti.

that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññasi, Assalāyanaassalāyana,
here there wereidhāssu twodve young studentsmāṇavakā brothersbhātaro who had shared a wombsodariyā, oneeko an educated reciterajjhāyako been educatedupanīto oneeko not·reciteranajjhāyako not been educatedanupanīto.
who hereKamettha brahminsbrāhmaṇā firstpaṭhamaṁ would feedbhojeyyuṁ at an offering of food for ancestorssaddhe orvā at an offering of a dish of milk-ricethālipāke orvā at a sacrificeyaññe orvā at a feast for guestspāhune or?vā”ti?
the one“Yo whoso, sirbho Gotamagotama, young studentmāṇavako an educated reciterajjhāyako been educatedupanīto him heretamettha brahminsbrāhmaṇā firstpaṭhamaṁ would feedbhojeyyuṁ at an offering of food for ancestorssaddhe orvā at an offering of a dish of milk-ricethālipāke orvā at a sacrificeyaññe orvā at a feast for guestspāhune or.vā.
for howKiñhi, sirbho Gotamagotama, not·reciteranajjhāyake to one not been educatedanupanīte givendinnaṁ very fruitfulmahapphalaṁ will be?bhavissatī”ti?

that“Taṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi, Assalāyanaassalāyana,
here indeedidhāssu twodve young studentsmāṇavakā brothersbhātaro who had shared a wombsodariyā, oneeko educated reciterajjhāyako up·leadupanīto bad·conductdussīlo of bad characterpāpadhammo, oneeko not·reciteranajjhāyako not·initiateanupanīto ethicalsīlavā of good characterkalyāṇadhammo.
whom hereKamettha brahminsbrāhmaṇā firstpaṭhamaṁ would feedbhojeyyuṁ at a memorial offeringsaddhe orvā at a rice offeringthālipāke orvā at a sacrificeyaññe orvā at a guest offeringpāhune or”?”vā”ti?
who“Yo thatso, sirbho Gotamagotama, young studentmāṇavako not·reciteranajjhāyako not·initiateanupanīto ethicalsīlavā good·characterkalyāṇadhammo him + heretamettha brahminsbrāhmaṇā firstpaṭhamaṁ would feedbhojeyyuṁ at a memorial offeringsaddhe orvā at a rice offeringthālipāke orvā at a sacrificeyaññe orvā at a guest offeringpāhune or.vā.
for howKiñhi, sirbho Gotamagotama, bad·conductdussīle bad·characterpāpadhamme givendinnaṁ of great fruitmahapphalaṁ will be”?”bhavissatī”ti?

formerly“Pubbe indeedkho youtvaṁ, Assalāyanaassalāyana, birthjātiṁ you relied onagamāsi;
birthjātiṁ having gone togantvā educationmante you went toagamāsi;
educationmante having gone togantvā abstemious behaviortape you went toagamāsi;
abstemious behaviortape having gone togantvā the four classescātuvaṇṇiṁ purificationsuddhiṁ you have come aroundpaccāgato, which + Iyamahaṁ I advocatepaññapemī”ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Assalāyanaassalāyano the brahmin studentmāṇavo silenttuṇhībhūto dismayedmaṅkubhūto shoulders droopingpattakkhandho downcastadhomukho depressedpajjhāyanto with nothing to sayappaṭibhāno he satnisīdi.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Assalāyanaassalāyanaṁ brahmin studentmāṇavaṁ silence·becometuṇhībhūtaṁ dejected·becomemaṅkubhūtaṁ fallen·shoulderpattakkhandhaṁ downward·faceadhomukhaṁ broodingpajjhāyantaṁ not·back·speakingappaṭibhānaṁ having knownviditvā Assalāyanaassalāyanaṁ brahmin studentmāṇavaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
once upon a time“bhūtapubbaṁ, Assalāyanaassalāyana, of sevensattannaṁ brahmin·seerbrāhmaṇisīnaṁ in a wilderness regionaraññāyatane leaf·hutpaṇṇakuṭīsu settledsammantānaṁ just·formevarūpaṁ harmfulpāpakaṁ view·gone todiṭṭhigataṁ up·arisenuppannaṁ ishoti:
'Only brahmins‘brāhmaṇova are the bestseṭṭho classvaṇṇo, inferiorhīno otherañño classvaṇṇo ……
…pe…pe…
heirs of the Divinity’brahmadāyādā’ti.
heardAssosi indeedkho, Assalāyanaassalāyana, Asitaasito Devaladevalo seerisi:
'seven‘sattannaṁ reportedlykira brahmin·seerbrāhmaṇisīnaṁ in a wilderness regionaraññāyatane leaf·hutpaṇṇakuṭīsu settledsammantānaṁ just·formevarūpaṁ harmfulpāpakaṁ view·gone todiṭṭhigataṁ up·arisenuppannaṁ—
brahmin·onlybrāhmaṇova are the bestseṭṭho classvaṇṇo …pe……pe…
heirs of the Divinity’brahmadāyādā’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, Assalāyanaassalāyana, Asitaasito Devaladevalo seerisi hair·beardkesamassuṁ having arrangedkappetvā magenta-coloredmañjiṭṭhavaṇṇāni robesdussāni having dressed innivāsetvā linedpaṭaliyo sandalsupāhanā having put onāruhitvā gold·madejātarūpamayaṁ staffdaṇḍaṁ having graspedgahetvā of sevensattannaṁ brahmin·seerbrāhmaṇisīnaṁ in the courtyardpatthaṇḍile appearedpāturahosi.
thenAtha indeedkho, Assalāyanaassalāyana, Asitaasito Devaladevalo seerisi of sevensattannaṁ brahmin·seerbrāhmaṇisīnaṁ in the courtyardpatthaṇḍile wandering aboutcaṅkamamāno thus·saidevamāha:
'Where‘handa whoko nownu indeedkho theseime honorablebhavanto brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisayo gonegatā;

come nowhanda who?ko thennu indeedkho theseime good sirsbhavanto brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisayo have gone?gatā’ti?
thenAtha indeed,kho, Assalāyana,assalāyana, of the sevensattannaṁ brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisīnaṁ this occurred:etadahosi:
who‘ko is thisnāyaṁ village-lout-likegāmaṇḍalarūpo likeviya of the sevensattannaṁ brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisīnaṁ on the courtyardpatthaṇḍile walking aboutcaṅkamamāno spoke thus:evamāha:
come now“handa who?ko thennu indeedkho theseime good sirsbhavanto brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisayo have gone;gatā;
come nowhanda who?ko thennu indeedkho theseime good sirsbhavanto brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisayo have gone?gatāti?
come nowHanda himnaṁ let us curseabhisapāmā”’ti.
thenAtha indeed,kho, Assalāyana,assalāyana, sevensatta brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisayo Darkasitaṁ Devaladevalaṁ the seerisiṁ cursed:abhisapiṁsu:
be ashes,‘bhasmā, lowlife,vasala, be!hohi;
be ashes,bhasmā, lowlife,vasala, be!hohī’ti.
asYathā asyathā indeed,kho, Assalāyana,assalāyana, sevensatta brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisayo Darkasitaṁ Devaladevalaṁ the seerisiṁ cursedabhisapiṁsu sotathā sotathā Darkasito Devaladevalo the seerisi more attractiveabhirūpataro andceva becomeshoti more good-lookingdassanīyataro andca more lovelypāsādikataro and.ca.
thenAtha indeed,kho, Assalāyana,assalāyana, of the sevensattannaṁ brahmin seersbrāhmaṇisīnaṁ this occurred:etadahosi:
in vain‘moghaṁ indeedvata ourno fervor,tapo, fruitlessaphalaṁ the spiritual path.brahmacariyaṁ.
for weMayañhi previouslypubbe whomyaṁ we cursed—abhisapāma—
be ashes,bhasmā, lowlife,vasala, be!hohi;

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