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Sutta Nipāta 3.7

Selasutta

With Sela · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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to be fully knownAbhiññeyyaṁ knownabhiññātaṁ,
and to be developedBhāvetabbañca developedbhāvitaṁ;
to be given upPahātabbaṁ given uppahīnaṁ by meme,
thereforeTasmā I am a Buddhabuddhosmi brahminbrāhmaṇa.

dispelVinayassu in memayi doubtkaṅkhaṁ,
make up your mindAdhimuccassu brahminbrāhmaṇa;
hard to findDullabhaṁ the sightdassanaṁ ishoti,
of BuddhasSambuddhānaṁ again and againabhiṇhaso.

of thoseYesaṁ indeedve hard to finddullabho in the worldloke,
appearancePātubhāvo repeatedlyabhiṇhaso;
I am heSohaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇa fully awakenedsambuddho,
surgeonSallakatto supremeanuttaro.

a manifestation of divinityBrahmabhūto unequaledatitulo,
crusher of Māra’s armyMārasenappamaddano;
all my opponentsSabbāmitte having subduedvasīkatvā,
I rejoiceModāmi fearing nothing from any quarterakutobhayo”.

this“Imaṁ good fellowsbhavanto pay heednisāmetha,
asYathā speaksbhāsati the Clear-eyed Onecakkhumā;
the surgeonSallakatto the great heromahāvīro,
like a lionSīhova roarsnadatī in the junglevane.

a manifestation of divinityBrahmabhūtaṁ unequaledatitulaṁ,
crusher of Māra’s armyMārasenappamaddanaṁ;
whoKo having seendisvā would not be inspirednappasīdeyya,
evenApi one born in a dark classkaṇhābhijātiko.

whoeverYo memaṁ wishesicchati may followanvetu,
whoeverYo orvā does not wishnicchati may gogacchatu;
here IIdhāhaṁ will go forthpabbajissāmi,
of outstanding wisdomVarapaññassa in the presencesantike”.

if thus“Evañce is pleasingruccati to the sirbhoto,
in the fully awakened one's teachingSammāsambuddhasāsane;
we alsoMayampi will go forthpabbajissāma,
of excellent wisdomVarapaññassa in the presencesantike”.

brahminsBrāhmaṇā three hundredtisatā theseime,
askYācanti with cupped palmspañjalīkatā;
the spiritual life“Brahmacariyaṁ we will leadcarissāma,
Blessed OneBhagavā yourtava in the presencesantike”.

well explained“Svākkhātaṁ the spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ,
Sela(selāti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
apparent in the present life, immediately effectiveSandiṭṭhikamakālikaṁ;
hereYattha not in vainamoghā the going forthpabbajjā,
for one with diligenceAppamattassa who trainssikkhato”ti.

receivedAlattha indeedkho Selaselo brahminbrāhmaṇo with his assemblysapariso of the Blessed Onebhagavato in the presencesantike the going forthpabbajjaṁ, receivedalattha the ordinationupasampadaṁ.
thenAtha indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo of thattassā nightrattiyā after the passingaccayena in his ownsake hermitageassame deliciouspaṇītaṁ fresh foodskhādanīyaṁ cooked foodsbhojanīyaṁ having had preparedpaṭiyādāpetvā of the Blessed Onebhagavato the timekālaṁ had informedārocāpesi:
time“kālo, worthybho Gotamagotama, is readyniṭṭhitaṁ the mealbhattan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking his bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya whereyena of Keṇiyakeṇiyassa the matted-hair ascetic'sjaṭilassa hermitageassamo went theretenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā spread outpaññatte on the seatāsane sat downnisīdi together withsaddhiṁ the Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena.

thenAtha indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo headed by the Buddhabuddhappamukhaṁ the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghaṁ with deliciouspaṇītena with fresh foodskhādanīyena with cooked foodsbhojanīyena with his own handssahatthā servedsantappesi satisfied.sampavāresi.
thenAtha indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having eatenbhuttāviṁ having washed hand and bowlonītapattapāṇiṁ a certainaññataraṁ lownīcaṁ seatāsanaṁ having takengahetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat down.nisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinnaṁ indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyaṁ the matted-hair asceticjaṭilaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā with theseimāhi with versesgāthāhi expressed appreciation:anumodi:

having the fire-sacrifice as foremost“Aggihuttamukhā sacrificesyaññā,
SāvitrīSāvittī of prayerchandaso foremostmukhaṁ;
kingRājā foremostmukhaṁ of humansmanussānaṁ,
of riversNadīnaṁ oceansāgaro foremostmukhaṁ.

of the starsNakkhattānaṁ the foremostmukhaṁ the mooncando,
the sunĀdicco of blazestapataṁ the foremostmukhaṁ;
meritPuññaṁ for those wishingākaṅkhamānānaṁ,
the SaṅghaSaṅgho indeedve for those who sacrificeyajataṁ the foremost”mukhan”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Keṇiyakeṇiyaṁ the matted-hair asceticjaṭilaṁ with theseimāhi versesgāthāhi having expressed appreciationanumoditvā he rose from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā he leftpakkāmi.
thenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Selaselo with his assemblysapariso aloneeko withdrawnvūpakaṭṭho diligentappamatto keenātāpī resolutepahitatto livingviharanto soonnacirasseva ……pe…
a certainaññataro indeedkho and Venerablepanāyasmā Selaselo with his assemblysapariso perfectedarahataṁ becameahosi.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Selaselo with his assemblysapariso whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā went to himtenupasaṅkami, having approachedupasaṅkamitvā over one shoulderekaṁsaṁ his robecīvaraṁ having arrangedkatvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā joined palms to himtenañjaliṁ having raisedpaṇāmetvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ with a versegāthāya addressedajjhabhāsi:

that“Yaṁ thistaṁ we went for refugesaraṇamāgamha,
from hereIto eighthaṭṭhami O Clear-eyed Onecakkhuma;
in seven nightsSattarattena Blessed Onebhagavā,
we have become tamedDantamha yourtava in the teachingsāsane.

youTuvaṁ the Buddhabuddho youtuvaṁ the Teachersatthā,
youTuvaṁ who has overcome Māramārābhibhū sagemuni;
youTuvaṁ underlying tendenciesanusaye having cut offchetvā,
crossed overTiṇṇo you bring acrosstāresimaṁ humanitypajaṁ.

attachmentsUpadhī by youte transcendedsamatikkantā,
defilementsĀsavā by youte shatteredpadālitā;
you are a lionSīhosi free of graspinganupādāno,
with fear and dread given upPahīnabhayabheravo.

monks / mendicantsBhikkhavo three hundredtisatā theseime,
they standTiṭṭhanti with cupped palms raisedpañjalīkatā;
feetPāde herovīra stretch outpasārehi,
giantsNāgā let them bowvandantu to the teacher”satthuno”ti.
the Sela SuttaSelasuttaṁ seventhsattamaṁ.

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