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.
“Those who have previously answered me,” said Venerable Hemaka, “before Gotama’s teaching, said ‘thus it was’ or ‘so it shall be’. All that was just the testament of hearsay; all that just fostered speculation: I found no delight in that.
and youTvañca
to meme
explain the teachingdhammamakkhāhi,
craving + destroyingtaṇhānigghātanaṁ
sagemuni;
whichYaṁ
having understoodviditvā
mindfulsato
livingcaraṁ,
may cross overtare
in the worldloke
clingingvisattikaṁ”.
But you, sage, explain to me the teaching that destroys craving. Having understood it, one who lives mindfully may cross over clinging in the world.”
here“Idha
in things seen, heard, thought, and cognizeddiṭṭhasutamutaviññātesu,
pleasant·thingsPiyarūpesu
Hemakahemaka;
removal of desire and lustChandarāgavinodanaṁ,
extinguishment, the state that does not passNibbānapadamaccutaṁ.
“The removal of desire and lust, Hemaka, for pleasant things seen, heard, thought, or cognized here is extinguishment, the state that does not pass.
this·having knownEtadaññāya
whoye
mindfulsatā,
seen·dhamma·quenchedDiṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;
at peaceUpasantā
andca
theyte
alwayssadā,
crossed overTiṇṇā
in the worldloke
clingingvisattikan”ti.
Hemaka·student·questionsHemakamāṇavapucchā
eighthaṭṭhamā.
Those who have fully understood this, mindful, are quenched in this very life. Always at peace, they’ve crossed over clinging to the world.”
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