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Sutta Nipāta 5.9

Hemakamāṇavapucchā

The Questions of the Student Hemaka · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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who“Ye to meme previouslypubbe apart·speakviyākaṁsu,
say·venerable(iccāyasmā Hemakahemako)
beforeHuraṁ Gotama·teachinggotamasāsanā;
say·beIccāsi thusiti so it shall bebhavissati,
allSabbaṁ thattaṁ the testament of hearsayitihītihaṁ;
allSabbaṁ thattaṁ speculation·fosteringtakkavaḍḍhanaṁ,
not·INāhaṁ theretattha I found delightabhiramiṁ.

and youTvañca to meme explain the teachingdhammamakkhāhi,
craving + destroyingtaṇhānigghātanaṁ sagemuni;
whichYaṁ having understoodviditvā mindfulsato livingcaraṁ,
may cross overtare in the worldloke clingingvisattikaṁ”.

here“Idha in things seen, heard, thought, and cognizeddiṭṭhasutamutaviññātesu,
pleasant·thingsPiyarūpesu Hemakahemaka;
removal of desire and lustChandarāgavinodanaṁ,
extinguishment, the state that does not passNibbānapadamaccutaṁ.

this·having knownEtadaññāya whoye mindfulsatā,
seen·dhamma·quenchedDiṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;
at peaceUpasantā andca theyte alwayssadā,
crossed overTiṇṇā in the worldloke clingingvisattikan”ti.
Hemaka·student·questionsHemakamāṇavapucchā eighthaṭṭhamā.

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