Homage to the Way to the Beyond · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Idamavoca bhagavā magadhesu viharanto pāsāṇake cetiye, paricārakasoḷasānaṁ brāhmaṇānaṁ ajjhiṭṭho puṭṭho puṭṭho pañhaṁ byākāsi. Ekamekassa cepi pañhassa atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjeyya, gaccheyyeva jarāmaraṇassa pāraṁ. Pāraṅgamanīyā ime dhammāti, tasmā imassa dhammapariyāyassa pārāyananteva adhivacanaṁ.
This was said by the Buddha while staying in the land of the Magadhans at the Pāsāṇaka Shrine. When requested by the sixteen brahmin devotees, he answered their questions one by one. If you understand the meaning and the teaching of each of these questions, and practice in line with the teaching, you may go right to the far shore of old age and death. These teachings are said to lead to the far shore, which is why the name of this exposition of the teaching is “The Way to the Far Shore”.
Ajito tissametteyyo, puṇṇako atha mettagū; Dhotako upasīvo ca, nando ca atha hemako.
Ajita, Tissametteyya, Puṇṇaka and Mettagū, Dhotaka and Upasiva, Nanda and then Hemaka,
Todeyya-kappā dubhayo, jatukaṇṇī ca paṇḍito; Bhadrāvudho udayo ca, posālo cāpi brāhmaṇo; Mogharājā ca medhāvī, piṅgiyo ca mahāisi.
both Todeyya and Kappa, and Jatukaṇṇī the astute, Bhadrāvudha and Udaya, and the brahmin Posāla, Mogharāja the intelligent, and Piṅgiya the great seer:
Ete buddhaṁ upāgacchuṁ, sampannacaraṇaṁ isiṁ; Pucchantā nipuṇe pañhe, buddhaseṭṭhaṁ upāgamuṁ.
they approached the Buddha, the seer of consummate conduct. Asking their subtle questions, they came to the most excellent Buddha.
Tesaṁ buddho pabyākāsi, pañhe puṭṭho yathātathaṁ; Pañhānaṁ veyyākaraṇena, tosesi brāhmaṇe muni.
The Buddha answered their questions in accordance with truth. The sage satisfied the brahmins with his answers to their questions.
Te tositā cakkhumatā, buddhenādiccabandhunā; Brahmacariyamacariṁsu, varapaññassa santike.
Those who were satisfied by the Clear-eyed One, the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun, led the spiritual life in his presence, the one of such outstanding wisdom.
Ekamekassa pañhassa, yathā buddhena desitaṁ; Tathā yo paṭipajjeyya, gacche pāraṁ apārato.
If you practice in accordance with each of these questions as taught by the Buddha, you’ll go from the near shore to the far.
Apārā pāraṁ gaccheyya, bhāvento maggamuttamaṁ; Maggo so pāraṁ gamanāya, tasmā pārāyanaṁ iti.
Developing the supreme path, you’ll go from the near shore to the far. This path is for going to the far shore; that’s why it’s called “The Way to the Far Shore”.
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