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Majjhima Nikāya 99

Subhasutta

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thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Subhasubho the brahmin studentmāṇavo Todeyya's sontodeyyaputto to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā would rightukkujjeyya, hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā would revealvivareyya, to one lostmūḷhassa orvā the pathmaggaṁ would point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā an oil lamptelapajjotaṁ would holddhāreyya: those with eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni will seedakkhantī’ti; just soevamevaṁ by worthybhotā Gotamagotamena in many waysanekapariyāyena the teachingdhammo made clearpakāsito.
this IEsāhaṁ to the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ I gogacchāmi and to the teachingdhammañca and to the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghañca.
as a lay followerUpāsakaṁ memaṁ worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo may rememberdhāretu from this day forthajjatagge for lifepāṇupetaṁ to refugesaraṇaṁ gonegataṁ.
wellHanda andca nowdāni wemayaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, we gogacchāma;
having many dutiesbahukiccā wemayaṁ having much to dobahukaraṇīyā”ti.

When he had spoken, Subha said to him, “Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what’s there, worthy Gotama has made the teaching clear in many ways. I go for refuge to the worthy Gotama, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life. Well, now, worthy Gotama, I must go. I have many duties, and much to do.”

whatever now“Yassadāni youtvaṁ, studentmāṇava, timekālaṁ you thinkmaññasī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Subhasubho studentmāṇavo Todeyya's sontodeyyaputto of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ having rejoiced inabhinanditvā having approvedanumoditvā from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā clockwisepadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā he departedpakkāmi.

“Please, student, go at your convenience.” And then Subha approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. He got up from his seat, bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.

by thatTena indeedkho nowpana at the timesamayena Jānussoṇijāṇussoṇi the brahminbrāhmaṇo in an all-whitesabbasetena with a chariot drawn by maresvaḷavābhirathena from Sāvatthīsāvatthiyā drove outniyyāti by daydivā of the day.divassa.
he sawAddasā indeedkho Jānussoṇijāṇussoṇi the brahminbrāhmaṇo Subhasubhaṁ the studentmāṇavaṁ Todeyyaputtatodeyyaputtaṁ from a distance indeeddūratova coming.āgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna Subhasubhaṁ the studentmāṇavaṁ Todeyyaputtatodeyyaputtaṁ said this:etadavoca:
so“handa from wherekuto nownu worthybhavaṁ Bhāradvājabhāradvājo are you comingāgacchati by daydivā in the middle of the day?"divassā”ti?
from here“Ito just nowhi indeedkho I,ahaṁ, good fellow,bho, I have comeāgacchāmi of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa from the presence."santikā”ti.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you think,maññasi, worthybhavaṁ Bhāradvājabhāradvājo of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa the lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyaṁ astutepaṇḍito do you think?"maññeti”?
who“Ko and I,cāhaṁ, good fellow,bho, whoko andca of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa the lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyaṁ will I know?jānissāmi?
he tooSopi surely of hisnūnassa of the same kind indeedtādisova whoyo of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa the lucidity of wisdompaññāveyyattiyaṁ would know."jāneyyā”ti.
with high“Uḷārāya indeedkhalu worthybhavaṁ Bhāradvājabhāradvājo the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ with praisepasaṁsāya praises."pasaṁsatī”ti.
who“Ko and I,cāhaṁ, good fellow,bho, whoko andca the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ will I praise?pasaṁsissāmi?
by the praised as praised indeedPasatthapasatthova heso worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo the bestseṭṭho of gods and humans.devamanussānaṁ.

Now at that time the brahmin Jānussoṇi drove out from Sāvatthī in the middle of the day in an all-white chariot drawn by mares. He saw the student Subha coming off in the distance, and said to him, “So, worthy Bhāradvāja, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?” “Just now, good fellow, I’ve come from the presence of the ascetic Gotama.” “What do you think of the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom? Do you think he’s astute?” “Worthy sir, who am I to judge the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom? You’d really have to be on the same level to judge his lucidity of wisdom.” “Worthy Bhāradvāja praises the ascetic Gotama with high praise indeed.” “Who am I to praise the ascetic Gotama? He is praised by the praised as the best among gods and humans.

whichYe thesecime, sirbho, brahminsbrāhmaṇā fivepañca thingsdhamme prescribepaññapenti of meritpuññassa for makingkiriyāya skillfulkusalassa for succeeding inārādhanāya;
of the mindcittassete asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo prerequisitesparikkhāre he saysvadeti—
that isyadidaṁ mindcittaṁ free of enmityaveraṁ free of ill willabyābajjhaṁ of thattassa for developingbhāvanāyā”ti.

The five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillful he says are prerequisites of the mind for developing a mind free of enmity and ill will.”

thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, Jānussoṇijāṇussoṇi brahminbrāhmaṇo all-whitesabbasetā from the chariot drawn by maresvaḷavābhirathā having descendedorohitvā over one shoulderekaṁsaṁ upper robeuttarāsaṅgaṁ having arrangedkaritvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā cupped palms toward himtenañjaliṁ having raisedpaṇāmetvā heartfelt sentimentudānaṁ expressedudānesi:
lucky“lābhā of the kingrañño Pasenadipasenadissa of Kosalakosalassa, very fortunatesuladdhalābhā of the kingrañño Pasenadipasenadissa of Kosalakosalassa
whoseyassa in the realmvijite the Realized Onetathāgato is livingviharati perfected onearahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho”ti.
Subha SuttaSubhasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ ninthnavamaṁ.

When he had spoken, Jānussoṇi got down from his chariot, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and expressed this heartfelt sentiment three times, “King Pasenadi of Kosala is lucky, so very lucky that the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha is living in his realm!”

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