The Questions of the Student Hemaka · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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“Ye
me
pubbe
viyākaṁsu,
(iccāyasmā
hemako)
Huraṁ
gotamasāsanā;
Iccāsi
iti
bhavissati,
Sabbaṁ
taṁ
itihītihaṁ;
Sabbaṁ
taṁ
takkavaḍḍhanaṁ,
Nāhaṁ
tattha
abhiramiṁ.
“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.
Tvañca
me
dhammamakkhāhi,
taṇhānigghātanaṁ
muni;
Yaṁ
viditvā
sato
caraṁ,
tare
loke
visattikaṁ”.
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.”
“Idha
diṭṭhasutamutaviññātesu,
Piyarūpesu
hemaka;
Chandarāgavinodanaṁ,
Nibbānapadamaccutaṁ.
“The removal of desire and lust, Hemaka, for pleasant things seen, heard, thought, or cognized here is extinguishment, the state that does not pass.
Etadaññāya
ye
satā,
Diṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;
Upasantā
ca
te
sadā,
Tiṇṇā
loke
visattikan”ti.
Hemakamāṇavapucchā
aṭṭhamā.
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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