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Majjhima Nikāya 95

Caṅkīsutta

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Kosalanskosalesu wanderingcārikaṁ wanderingcaramāno with a largemahatā with a Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ whereyena Opāsādaopāsādaṁ namednāma of the Kosalanskosalānaṁ a brahmin villagebrāhmaṇagāmo he arrivedtadavasari.
thereTatra indeedsudaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Opāsādaopāsāde stayedviharati to the north ofuttarena Opāsādaopāsādaṁ in the Godswooddevavane of sal treessālavane.

at thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena Caṅkīcaṅkī the brahminbrāhmaṇo Opāsādaopāsādaṁ was livingajjhāvasati teeming with living creaturessattussadaṁ full of hay, wood, and watersatiṇakaṭṭhodakaṁ full of grainsadhaññaṁ crown propertyrājabhoggaṁ by the kingraññā Pasenadipasenadinā of Kosalakosalena givendinnaṁ royal parkrājadāyaṁ endowed to a brahminbrahmadeyyaṁ.

they heardAssosuṁ indeedkho of Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā:
the ascetic“samaṇo it seemskhalu, sirbho, Gotamagotamo a Sakyansakyaputto from a Sakyan familysakyakulā gone forthpabbajito in Kosalakosalesu walking tourcārikaṁ wanderingcaramāno with a largemahatā Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ to Opāsādaopāsādaṁ has arrivedanuppatto, at Opāsādaopāsāde he is stayingviharati to the northuttarena of Opāsādaopāsādaṁ in the Godswooddevavane sala grovesālavane.
thisTaṁ indeedkho nowpana the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo reputationkittisaddo has arisenabbhuggato:
it is so‘itipi thatso 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 divinitiessabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ this populationpajaṁ gods and humanssadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ by direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā he makes knownpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ he 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 it ishotī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho from Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmin householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā from Opāsādaopāsādā having exitednikkhamitvā company by companysaṅghasaṅghī formed into groupsgaṇībhūtā facing northuttarenamukhā they gogacchanti whereyena to the Godswooddevavanaṁ sāla grove.sālavanaṁ.

by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena Caṅkīcaṅkī the brahminbrāhmaṇo to the upper flooruparipāsāde for the midday napdivāseyyaṁ had retiredupagato.
he sawAddasā indeedkho Caṅkīcaṅkī the brahminbrāhmaṇo from the stilt longhouseopāsādake the brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatike from the stilt longhouseopāsādā having departednikkhamitvā in groupssaṅghasaṅghī formed into bandsgaṇībhūte facing northuttarenamukhaṁ toward whichyena the Godswooddevavanaṁ the sal grovesālavanaṁ toward that approachingtenupasaṅkamante.
having seenDisvā the butlerkhattaṁ he addressedāmantesi:
“why“kiṁ praynu indeed,kho, sirbho butler,khatte, from the stilt longhouseopāsādakā the brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā from the stilt longhouseopāsādā having departednikkhamitvā in groupssaṅghasaṅghī formed into bandsgaṇībhūtā facing northuttarenamukhā are goinggacchanti toward whichyena the Godswooddevavanaṁ the sal grove?”sālavanan”ti?

there is“Atthi, sirbho Caṅkīcaṅkī, asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo son of the Sakyanssakyaputto from the Sakyan clansakyakulā gone forthpabbajito among the Kosalanskosalesu wanderingcārikaṁ walkingcaramāno with a largemahatā Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ Opāsādaopāsādaṁ arrivedanuppatto, at Opāsādaopāsāde dwellsviharati to the northuttarena of Opāsādaopāsādaṁ in the Godswooddevavane in the sal grovesālavane.
thatTaṁ indeedkho nowpana the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo reputationkittisaddo has arisenabbhuggato:
indeed‘itipi thatso 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 Buddhabuddho Blessed Onebhagavā’ti.
they (go) to thatTamete the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya they gogacchantī”ti.
by that“Tena thenhi, sirbho butlerkhatte, whereyena the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā go to themtenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādake brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatike thusevaṁ sayvadehi:
Caṅkī‘caṅkī, sirbho, brahminbrāhmaṇo says thusevamāha—
may they waitāgamentu indeedkira sirsbhonto, Caṅkī toocaṅkīpi brahminbrāhmaṇo the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya will approachupasaṅkamissatī’”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbho”ti indeedkho theso butlerkhatto to Caṅkīcaṅkissa brahminbrāhmaṇassa having repliedpaṭissutvā whereyena the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā went to themtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādake brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatike said thisetadavoca:
Caṅkī“caṅkī, sirbho, brahminbrāhmaṇo says thusevamāha:

let them wait‘āgamentu indeedkira sirsbhonto, Caṅkī toocaṅkīpi the brahminbrāhmaṇo the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya he will approachupasaṅkamissatī’”ti.

at thatTena indeedkho nowpana at that timesamayena from abroadnānāverajjakānaṁ of brahminsbrāhmaṇānaṁ about fivepañcamattāni hundred brahminsbrāhmaṇasatāni in Opāsādaopāsāde were residingpaṭivasanti on somekenacideva businesskaraṇīyena.
they heardAssosuṁ indeedkho thosete brahminsbrāhmaṇā:
Caṅkī“caṅkī reportedlykira brahminbrāhmaṇo asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya will approachupasaṅkamissatī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho thosete brahminsbrāhmaṇā whereyena Caṅkīcaṅkī brahminbrāhmaṇo they approached him theretenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Caṅkīcaṅkiṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ they said thisetadavocuṁ:
is it true“saccaṁ reportedlykira sirbhavaṁ Caṅkīcaṅkī asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya you will approachupasaṅkamissatī”ti?
yes“Evaṁ indeedkho to meme, sirsbho, it occurshoti:
I‘ahaṁ asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya I will approachupasaṅkamissāmī’”ti.

do not“Mā masterbhavaṁ Caṅkīcaṅkī asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya approachedupasaṅkami.
notNa is fittingarahati masterbhavaṁ Caṅkīcaṅkī asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya to approachupasaṅkamituṁ;
the ascetic himselfsamaṇotveva Gotamagotamo is fittingarahati masterbhavantaṁ Caṅkīcaṅkiṁ to seedassanāya to approachupasaṅkamituṁ.
for masterBhavañhi Caṅkīcaṅkī on both sidesubhato well bornsujāto on the mother's sidemātito andca on the father's sidepitito andca stemming from a clean vesselsaṁsuddhagahaṇiko back toyāva seventhsattamā paternal generationpitāmahayugā irrefutableakkhitto impeccableanupakkuṭṭho by birthjātivādena.
that whichYampi masterbhavaṁ Caṅkīcaṅkī on both sidesubhato well bornsujāto on the mother's sidemātito andca on the father's sidepitito andca stemming from a clean vesselsaṁsuddhagahaṇiko back toyāva seventhsattamā paternal generationpitāmahayugā irrefutableakkhitto impeccableanupakkuṭṭho by birthjātivādena, by this reasonimināpaṅgena notna is fittingarahati masterbhavaṁ Caṅkīcaṅkī asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya to approachupasaṅkamituṁ;
the ascetic himselfsamaṇotveva Gotamagotamo is fittingarahati masterbhavantaṁ Caṅkīcaṅkiṁ to seedassanāya to approachupasaṅkamituṁ.
for masterBhavañhi Caṅkīcaṅkī richaḍḍho affluentmahaddhano wealthymahābhogo …pe……pe…
for masterbhavañhi Caṅkīcaṅkī of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ gone beyondpāragū with the vocabularies and ritual performancesanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ with phonology and word classificationsākkharappabhedānaṁ testaments as fifthitihāsapañcamānaṁ, word-by-wordpadako, grammarianveyyākaraṇo, in cosmology and the marks of a great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu not inferioranavayo …pe……pe…

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