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Majjhima Nikāya 94

Ghoṭamukhasutta

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heSo thusevaṁ immersed in samādhisamāhite when the mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of sentient beingssattānaṁ for knowledge of death and rebirthcutūpapātañāṇāya the mindcittaṁ they extendabhininnāmeti.
heSo with clairvoyancedibbena with the eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte he seespassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte he understandspajānāti: these‘ime indeedvata dearbhonto beingssattā by bad conduct of bodykāyaduccaritena endowedsamannāgatā ……pe… the noble onesariyānaṁ denouncersupavādakā of wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhikā choosing wrong-view actionsmicchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā a place of lossapāyaṁ a bad placeduggatiṁ the underworldvinipātaṁ hellnirayaṁ rebornupapannā. theseIme butvā indeedpana dearbhonto beingssattā by good conduct of bodykāyasucaritena endowedsamannāgatā ……pe… the noble onesariyānaṁ not denouncersanupavādakā of right viewsammādiṭṭhikā choosing right-view actionssammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, theyte of the bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā a good placesugatiṁ a heavenly realmsaggaṁ worldlokaṁ rebornupapannā’ti. thusIti with clairvoyancedibbena with the eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena superhumanatikkantamānusakena sentient beingssatte he seespassati passing awaycavamāne being rebornupapajjamāne inferiorhīne superiorpaṇīte beautifulsuvaṇṇe uglydubbaṇṇe in a good placesugate in a bad placeduggate according to their deedsyathākammūpage sentient beingssatte he understandspajānāti.

heSo thusevaṁ composedsamāhite mindcitte purifiedparisuddhe brightpariyodāte flawlessanaṅgaṇe rid of corruptionsvigatūpakkilese pliablemudubhūte workablekammaniye steadyṭhite imperturbableāneñjappatte of the defilementsāsavānaṁ for knowledge of endingkhayañāṇāya mindcittaṁ directs towardabhininnāmeti.
heSo this‘idaṁ sufferingdukkhan’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, this‘ayaṁ origin of sufferingdukkhasamudayo’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, this‘ayaṁ cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodho’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, this‘ayaṁ leading to the cessation of sufferingdukkhanirodhagāminī practicepaṭipadā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti;
these‘ime defilementsāsavā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, this‘ayaṁ origin of defilementsāsavasamudayo’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, this‘ayaṁ cessation of defilementsāsavanirodho’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti, this‘ayaṁ leading to the cessation of defilementsāsavanirodhagāminī practicepaṭipadā’ti trulyyathābhūtaṁ understandspajānāti.

of thisTassa thusevaṁ knowingjānato thusevaṁ seeingpassato the defilement of sensuality tookāmāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, the defilement of future existence toobhavāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati, the defilement of ignorance tooavijjāsavāpi mindcittaṁ is freedvimuccati.
when freedVimuttasmiṁ 'freed'vimuttamiti knowledgeñāṇaṁ ishoti.
ended‘Khīṇā rebirthjāti, completedvusitaṁ spiritual journeybrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, there is not anything furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyā’ti understandspajānāti.

thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo not self-mortifyingnevattantapo not committed to the practice of self-mortificationnāttaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto, notna other-mortifyingparantapo notna not committed to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto.
theySo not self-mortifyinganattantapo not other-mortifyingaparantapo in this verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme without wishesnicchāto quenchednibbuto cooledsītībhūto experiencing blisssukhappaṭisaṁvedī with self become divinebrahmabhūtena selfattanā they liveviharatī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, Ghoṭamukhaghoṭamukho brahminbrāhmaṇo the venerableāyasmantaṁ Udenaudenaṁ said thisetadavoca:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Udenaudena, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Udenaudena.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Udenaudena, overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā might rightukkujjeyya, hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā might revealvivareyya, to the lostmūḷhassa orvā pathmaggaṁ might point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā oil lamptelapajjotaṁ might holddhāreyya having eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni may seedakkhantī’ti; just soevamevaṁ by worthybhotā by Udenaudenena in many waysanekapariyāyena dhammadhammo made clearpakāsito.
this IEsāhaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Udenaudenaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi and the dhammadhammañca and the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as lay followerUpāsakaṁ memaṁ worthybhavaṁ Udenaudeno may rememberdhāretu from this dayajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ gonegatan”ti.

do not“Mā indeedkho memaṁ youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, refugesaraṇaṁ wentagamāsi.
that veryTameva blessed onebhagavantaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ gogacchāhi which Iyamahaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ gonegato”ti.
where“Kahaṁ butpana, worthybho Udenaudena, at presentetarahi thatso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo dwellsviharati perfected onearahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho”ti?
fully quenched“Parinibbuto indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, at presentetarahi theso Blessed Onebhagavā perfected onearahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho”ti.
if even“Sacepi wemayaṁ, worthybho Udenaudena, would hearsuṇeyyāma thetaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ in tendasasu leaguesyojanesu, ten alsodasapi wemayaṁ leaguesyojanāni would gogaccheyyāma thetaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya perfected onearahantaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhaṁ.
if evenSacepi wemayaṁ, worthybho Udenaudena, would hearsuṇeyyāma thetaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ in twentyvīsatiyā leaguesyojanesu ……
in thirtytiṁsāya leaguesyojanesu ……
in fortycattārīsāya leaguesyojanesu ……
in fiftypaññāsāya leaguesyojanesu, fifty alsopaññāsampi wemayaṁ leaguesyojanāni would gogaccheyyāma thetaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya perfected onearahantaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhaṁ.
at a hundred leaguesYojanasate even ifcepi wemayaṁ, worthybho Udenaudena, would hearsuṇeyyāma thetaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ, a hundred leaguesyojanasatampi wemayaṁ would gogaccheyyāma thetaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya perfected onearahantaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhaṁ.

sinceYato andca indeedkho, sirbho Udenaudena, become fully quenchedparinibbuto thatso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo, become fully quenchedparinibbutampi Imayaṁ to thattaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāma and to the dhammadhammañca and to the bhikkhu saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as a lay followerUpāsakaṁ memaṁ worthybhavaṁ Udenaudeno may he rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ gonegataṁ.

there isAtthi andca to meme, worthybho Udenaudena, the king of Aṅgaaṅgarājā dailydevasikaṁ a regular allowanceniccabhikkhaṁ givesdadāti, from thattato Iahaṁ of the worthybhoto to Udenaudenassa oneekaṁ a regular allowanceniccabhikkhaṁ I givedadāmī”ti.
what“Kiṁ butpana to youte, brahminbrāhmaṇa, the king of Aṅgaaṅgarājā dailydevasikaṁ a regular allowanceniccabhikkhaṁ givesdadātī”ti?
five“Pañca, worthybho Udenaudena, five hundred dollarskahāpaṇasatānī”ti.
not“Na indeedkho for usno, brahminbrāhmaṇa, it is properkappati gold and currencyjātarūparajataṁ to receivepaṭiggahetun”ti.
if“Sace thattaṁ of the worthybhoto to Udenaudenassa notna it is properkappati a dwellingvihāraṁ of the worthybhoto to Udenaudenassa I will have builtkārāpessāmī”ti.
if“Sace indeedkho to meme youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a dwellingvihāraṁ, wanting to have builtkārāpetukāmo, at Pāṭaliputtapāṭaliputte for the Saṅghasaṅghassa an assembly hallupaṭṭhānasālaṁ have builtkārāpehī”ti.
now by this I am“Imināpāhaṁ of the worthybhoto to Udenaudenassa even morebhiyyoso by the measuremattāya delightedattamano satisfiedabhiraddho sinceyaṁ memaṁ the worthybhavaṁ Udenaudeno in the Saṅghasaṅghe in givingdāne encouragessamādapeti.
so IEsāhaṁ, worthybho Udenaudena, with thisetissā andca regular allowanceniccabhikkhāya anotheraparāya andca regular allowanceniccabhikkhāya at Pāṭaliputtapāṭaliputte for the Saṅghasaṅghassa an assembly hallupaṭṭhānasālaṁ I will have builtkārāpessāmī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Ghoṭamukhaghoṭamukho brahminbrāhmaṇo with thisetissā andca regular allowanceniccabhikkhāya anotheraparāya andca regular allowanceniccabhikkhāya at Pāṭaliputtapāṭaliputte for the Saṅghasaṅghassa an assembly hallupaṭṭhānasālaṁ he had builtkārāpesi.

itSā nowetarahi Ghoṭamukhī“ghoṭamukhī”ti is calledvuccatīti.
the Ghoṭamukha discourseGhoṭamukhasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ fourthcatutthaṁ.

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