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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 that·down·gotadavasari.
thereTatra indeedsudaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Opāsādaopāsāde apart·dwellviharati to the north ofuttarena Opāsādaopāsādaṁ in the Godswooddevavane of sal treessālavane.

at thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena Caṅkīcaṅkī the brahminbrāhmaṇo Opāsādaopāsādaṁ towards·dwellajjhāvasati being·abundantsattussadaṁ full of hay, wood, and watersatiṇakaṭṭhodakaṁ with·grainsadhaññaṁ royal·propertyrājabhoggaṁ by the kingraññā Pasenadipasenadinā of Kosalakosalena givendinnaṁ royal·parkrājadāyaṁ brahmin·giftbrahmadeyyaṁ.

they heardAssosuṁ indeedkho of Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā:
the ascetic“samaṇo it seemskhalu, sirbho, Gotamagotamo Sakyan·sonsakyaputto Sakyan·familysakyakulā forth·gonepabbajito in Kosalakosalesu walking tourcārikaṁ wanderingcaramāno with a largemahatā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ to Opāsādaopāsādaṁ has arrivedanuppatto, at Opāsādaopāsāde he is stayingviharati to the northuttarena of Opāsādaopāsādaṁ god·wooddevavane sala·grovesālavane.
thisTaṁ indeedkho nowpana the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo fame·soundkittisaddo has arisenabbhuggato:
it is so‘itipi thatso Blessed Onebhagavā perfectedarahaṁ fully·awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho knowledge·conduct·accomplishedvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato world·knowerlokavidū supremeanuttaro person·trainable·guidepurisadammasārathi teachersatthā god·humandevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessed·quotation markerbhagavā’ti.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with·godssadevakaṁ with·Mārassamārakaṁ with·divinitiessabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ this populationpajaṁ with·god·humansadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ by direct knowledgeabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā he makes knownpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ he teachesdeseti beginning·goodādikalyāṇaṁ middle·goodmajjhekalyāṇaṁ end·goodpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ with·phrasingsabyañjanaṁ, entire·fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual·practicebrahmacariyaṁ he revealspakāseti.
goodSādhu indeedkho nowpana such·kindtathārūpānaṁ perfected onesarahataṁ seeingdassanaṁ be·quotation markerhotī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho from Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā from Opāsādaopāsādā having exitednikkhamitvā company·groupsaṅghasaṅghī group·becomegaṇībhūtā north·facinguttarenamukhā they gogacchanti whereyena god·wooddevavanaṁ sāla·grovesālavanaṁ.

by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena Caṅkīcaṅkī the brahminbrāhmaṇo upper·flooruparipāsāde day·napdivāseyyaṁ had retiredupagato.
he sawAddasā indeedkho Caṅkīcaṅkī the brahminbrāhmaṇo from the stilt longhouseopāsādake brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatike from the stilt longhouseopāsādā out·departednikkhamitvā group·groupsaṅghasaṅghī band·becomegaṇībhūte north·faceuttarenamukhaṁ toward whichyena god·wooddevavanaṁ sal·grovesālavanaṁ toward that approachingtenupasaṅkamante.
having seenDisvā the butlerkhattaṁ he addressedāmantesi:
“why“kiṁ praynu indeed,kho, sirbho butler,khatte, from the stilt longhouseopāsādakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā from the stilt longhouseopāsādā out·departednikkhamitvā group·groupsaṅghasaṅghī band·becomegaṇībhūtā north·faceuttarenamukhā are goinggacchanti toward whichyena god·wooddevavanaṁ sal·grovesālavanan”ti?

there is“Atthi, sirbho Caṅkīcaṅkī, asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo Sakyan·sonsakyaputto Sakyan·clansakyakulā forth·go·past participlepabbajito among the Kosalanskosalesu wanderingcārikaṁ walkingcaramāno with a largemahatā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ Opāsādaopāsādaṁ arrivedanuppatto, at Opāsādaopāsāde dwellsviharati to the northuttarena of Opāsādaopāsādaṁ god·wooddevavane in the sal grovesālavane.
thatTaṁ indeedkho nowpana be·present participlebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo fame·soundkittisaddo has arisenabbhuggato:
indeed‘itipi thatso Blessed Onebhagavā perfectedarahaṁ fully·completely·awakenedsammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno well·gonesugato world·knowlokavidū not·higheranuttaro person·trainable·guidepurisadammasārathi teachersatthā god·humandevamanussānaṁ Buddhabuddho Blessed Onebhagavā’ti.
they (go) to thatTamete be·present participlebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya they gogacchantī”ti.
by that“Tena thenhi, sirbho butlerkhatte, whereyena the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā go to themtenupasaṅkama; near·approachupasaṅkamitvā to the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādake brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatike 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 back·hearpaṭissutvā whereyena the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādakā brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā went to themtenupasaṅkami; near·approachupasaṅkamitvā to the brahmins and householders of Opāsādaopāsādake brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatike 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 various·foreignnānāverajjakānaṁ of brahminsbrāhmaṇānaṁ five·aboutpañcamattāni brahmin·hundredbrāhmaṇasatāni in Opāsādaopāsāde back·dwellpaṭivasanti some·justkenacideva 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 this·saidetadavocuṁ:
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 not·reproachedanupakkuṭṭho 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 not·reproachedanupakkuṭṭho by birthjātivādena, 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…
be + indeedbhavañhi Caṅkīcaṅkī of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ beyond·gonepāragū with·vocabulary·ritual performancesanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ with phonology and word classificationsākkharappabhedānaṁ testaments as fifthitihāsapañcamānaṁ, word-by-wordpadako, grammarianveyyākaraṇo, cosmology·great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu not inferioranavayo …pe……pe…

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