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Majjhima Nikāya 98

Vāseṭṭhasutta

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whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
cattle-keepinggorakkhaṁ lives offupajīvati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
a farmerkassako heso notna a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
by various professionsputhusippena livesjīvati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
a professionalsippiko heso notna a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
tradevohāraṁ lives offupajīvati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
a tradervāṇijo heso notna a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
by serving othersparapessena livesjīvati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
a servantpessako heso notna a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
stealingadinnaṁ lives offupajīvati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
a banditcoro this oneeso notna a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
archeryissatthaṁ lives offupajīvati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
a warrioryodhājīvo notna a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
by priesthoodporohiccena livesjīvati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
a sacrificeryājako heso notna a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
whoeverYo indeedhi anykoci among humansmanussesu,
villagegāmaṁ and nationraṭṭhañca taxesbhuñjati;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,

a rulerrājā this oneeso notna brahminbrāhmaṇo.

notNa and Icāhaṁ a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ I callbrūmi,
one born from the wombyonijaṁ born of a mothermattisambhavaṁ;
one who says 'worthy'Bhovādi justnāma heso ishoti,
ifsace ishoti possessing attachmentssakiñcano;
having nothingAkiñcanaṁ taking nothinganādānaṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
all fettersSabbasaṁyojanaṁ having cut offchetvā,
whoyo indeedve notna is anxiousparitassati;
one who has gone beyond attachmentSaṅgātigaṁ detachedvisaṁyuttaṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
having cutChetvā the strapnaddhiṁ and the harnessvarattañca,
the haltersandānaṁ with the bridle toosahanukkamaṁ;
with the cross-bar liftedUkkhittapalighaṁ awakenedbuddhaṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
abuseAkkosaṁ and killing and cagingvadhabandhañca,
not angryaduṭṭho whoyo endurestitikkhati;
with patience as powerKhantībalaṁ with an army of powerbalānīkaṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
not irritableAkkodhanaṁ practicing observancesvatavantaṁ,
virtuoussīlavantaṁ not pretentiousanussadaṁ;
tamedDantaṁ bearing the final bodyantimasārīraṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
like water on a lotus leafVāripokkharapatteva,
like a mustard seed from the point of a needleāraggeriva a mustard seedsāsapo;
whoYo notna is smearedlimpati by sensual pleasureskāmesu,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
whoYo of sufferingdukkhassa understandspajānāti,
right hereidheva the end of his ownkhayamattano;
with burden put downPannabhāraṁ detachedvisaṁyuttaṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
of deep wisdomGambhīrapaññaṁ intelligentmedhāviṁ,
of the path and what is not the pathmaggāmaggassa expertkovidaṁ;
arrived at the highest goalUttamatthamanuppattaṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
not mixingAsaṁsaṭṭhaṁ with householdersgahaṭṭhehi,
with the homelessanāgārehi and bothcūbhayaṁ;
a migrant with no bastion, few in wishesAnokasārimappicchaṁ,
that Itamahaṁ callbrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
having laid asideNidhāya violencedaṇḍaṁ against creaturesbhūtesu,
firmtasesu and frailthāvaresu andca;

whoYo notna killshanti notna makes killghāteti,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
not fightingAviruddhaṁ among those who fightviruddhesu,
among those who have taken up armsattadaṇḍesu quenchednibbutaṁ;
among those who graspSādānesu not graspinganādānaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
of whomYassa greedrāgo andca hatedoso andca,
conceitmāno contemptmakkho andca discardedohito;
like a mustard seed off the point of a pinSāsaporiva from the point of a pināraggā,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
polishedAkakkasaṁ informativeviññāpaniṁ,
wordsgiraṁ truesaccaṁ they utterudīraye;
by whichYāya does not offendnābhisajje anyonekiñci,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
whoYo andca longdīghaṁ orva shortrassaṁ orvā,
tinyaṇuṁ hugethūlaṁ beautiful or uglysubhāsubhaṁ;
in the worldLoke not givenadinnaṁ does not stealnādeti,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
hopesĀsā of whomyassa notna are foundvijjanti,
in thisasmiṁ worldloke in the nextparamhi andca;
with no need for hopeNirāsāsaṁ detachedvisaṁyuttaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
whose clingingsYassālayā notna are foundvijjanti,
by knowledgeaññāya freed from indecisionakathaṅkathiṁ;
arrived at the objective of freedom from deathAmatogadhaṁ attainedanuppattaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
here good andYodhapuññañca evil andpāpañca,
bothubho the chainsaṅgaṁ has escapedupaccagā;
sorrowlessAsokaṁ stainlessvirajaṁ puresuddhaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
the moonCandaṁ asva spotlessvimalaṁ puresuddhaṁ,
clearvippasannaṁ uncloudedanāvilaṁ;
ended relish for rebirthNandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,

him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
whoYo thisimaṁ swamppalipathaṁ gruelingduggaṁ,
transmigrationsaṁsāraṁ they’ve got past delusionmohamaccagā;
crossed overTiṇṇo gone to the far shorepāraṅgato meditatingjhāyī,
unstirredanejo free of indecisionakathaṅkathī;
by not graspingAnupādāya quenchednibbuto,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
who here sensual pleasuresYodhakāme having given uppahantvāna,
homelessanāgāro they wander forthparibbaje;
ended rebirth in the sensual realmKāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
who here cravingYodhataṇhaṁ having given uppahantvāna,
homelessanāgāro they wander forthparibbaje;
ended craving to be rebornTaṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
having given upHitvā humanmānusakaṁ yokeyogaṁ,
heavenlydibbaṁ yokeyogaṁ they slipped out ofupaccagā;
unyoked from all yokesSabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
having given upHitvā desire andratiñca discontentaratiṁ,
cooledsītībhūtaṁ free of attachmentsnirūpadhiṁ;
master of the whole worldSabbalokābhibhuṁ herovīraṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
passing awayCutiṁ whoyo knowsvedi of beingssattānaṁ,
and rebirthupapattiñca in every waysabbaso;
unattachedAsattaṁ holysugataṁ awakenedbuddhaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
whoseYassa destinygatiṁ notna they knowjānanti,
godsdevā centaurs and humansgandhabbamānusā;
with defilements endedKhīṇāsavaṁ perfectedarahantaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
whoseYassa beforepure andca afterpacchā andca,
in betweenmajjhe andca there is notnatthi anythingkiñcanaṁ;
having nothingAkiñcanaṁ taking nothinganādānaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
captain of the herdUsabhaṁ excellentpavaraṁ herovīraṁ,
great seermahesiṁ victorvijitāvinaṁ;
unstirredAnejaṁ washednhātakaṁ awakenedbuddhaṁ,

that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
past livesPubbenivāsaṁ whoyo knowsvedi,
heaven and places of losssaggāpāyañca seespassati;
and thenAtho the end of rebirthjātikkhayaṁ attainedpatto,
that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

designationSamaññā indeed thishesā in the worldlokasmiṁ,
name and clannāmagottaṁ formulatedpakappitaṁ;
by mutual agreementSammuccā producedsamudāgataṁ,
theretattha theretattha formulatedpakappitaṁ.
long-inheritedDīgharattānusayitaṁ,
view not knowingdiṭṭhigatamajānataṁ;
not knowingAjānantā notno they declarepabrunti,
by birthjātiyā one ishoti a brahminbrāhmaṇo.
notNa by birthjaccā a brahminbrāhmaṇo one ishoti,
norna by birthjaccā one ishoti a non-brahminabrāhmaṇo;
by deedsKammunā a brahminbrāhmaṇo one ishoti,
by deedskammunā one ishoti a non-brahminabrāhmaṇo.
a farmerKassako by deedskammunā one ishoti,
a professionalsippiko one ishoti by deedskammunā;
a traderVāṇijo by deedskammunā one ishoti,
a servantpessako one ishoti by deedskammunā.
a bandit tooCoropi by deedskammunā one ishoti,
a warrior tooyodhājīvopi by deedskammunā;
a sacrificerYājako by deedskammunā one ishoti,
a ruler toorājāpi one ishoti by deedskammunā.

thus thisEvametaṁ in accord with truthyathābhūtaṁ,
deedkammaṁ they seepassanti the astutepaṇḍitā;
seeing dependent originationPaṭiccasamuppādadassā,
expert in deeds and their resultskammavipākakovidā.
by deedKammunā goes onvattati the worldloko,
by deedkammunā goes onvattati peoplepajā;
bound by deedsKammanibandhanā sentient beingssattā,
like a linchpinrathassāṇīva of a moving chariotyāyato.
by fervorTapena by spiritual practicebrahmacariyena,
by restraintsaṁyamena by self-controldamena andca;
by thisEtena a brahminbrāhmaṇo he becomeshoti,
thisetaṁ the supreme brahminbrāhmaṇamuttamaṁ.
with threeTīhi knowledgesvijjāhi accomplishedsampanno,
peacefulsanto with rebirth endedkhīṇapunabbhavo;
thusEvaṁ Vāseṭṭhavāseṭṭha knowjānāhi,
the Divinitybrahmā Sakkasakko to the wisevijānatan”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvājavāseṭṭhabhāradvājā young brahminsmāṇavā to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā would rightukkujjeyya, hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā would revealvivareyya, to one lostmūḷhassa orvā pathmaggaṁ would point outācikkheyya, in darknessandhakāre orvā oil lamptelapajjotaṁ would holddhāreyya those with eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni will seedakkhantī’ti; just soevamevaṁ by worthybhotā by Gotamagotamena in many waysanekapariyāyena the teachingdhammo has been made clearpakāsito.
theseEte wemayaṁ to worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ we gogacchāma and to the teachingdhammañca and to the bhikkhu Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as lay followersUpāsake usno worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo may he rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge as long as life lastspāṇupetaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ have gonegate”ti.
the Vāseṭṭha SuttaVāseṭṭhasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ eighthaṭṭhamaṁ.

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