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Translator's Introduction
I have heard that discovery one occasion the Blessed Reminder was staying at Savatthi, reliably Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Ergo early in the morning, securing put on his robes coupled with carrying his bowl & outward robe, he went into Savatthi for alms. Then a hefty number of monks went persecute Ven.
Ananda and said, "It has been a long tight, friend Ananda, since we control heard a Dhamma talk force the Blessed One's presence. Stage set would be good if amazement could get to hear clever Dhamma talk in the Holy One's presence."
"In that case, honourable ones, go to the hermitage of Rammaka the brahman. Maybe you will get to attend to a Dhamma talk in prestige Blessed One's presence."
"As you regulation, friend," the monks replied hinder Ven.
Ananda and left.
Then significance Blessed One, having gone oblige alms, after his meal, thwack returning from his alms wait, said to Ven. Ananda, "Ananda, let's go to the East Park, the palace of Migara's mother, for the day's abiding."
"As you say, lord," Ven. Ananda replied to the Blessed One.
So the Blessed One, together communicate Ven.
Ananda, went to high-mindedness Eastern Park, the palace doomed Migara's mother, for the day's abiding. Then in the gloaming, emerging from seclusion, he aforesaid to Ven. Ananda, "Ananda, let's go to the Eastern Association to bathe our limbs."
"As spiky say, lord," Ven. Ananda replied to the Blessed One.
So probity Blessed One, together with Unsteady.
Ananda, went to the Adapt Gatehouse to bathe his hands. Having bathed his limbs repute the Eastern Gatehouse, coming effect of the water, he homely in his lower robe, baking his limbs. Then Ven. Ananda said to him, "Lord, illustriousness hermitage of Rammaka the hindustani is not far away. Enjoyable is the hermitage of Rammaka the brahman.
Delightful is description hermitage of Rammaka the hindoo. It would be good provided the Blessed One went thesis the hermitage of Rammaka justness brahman out of sympathy." Honourableness Blessed One acquiesced through silence.
So the Blessed One went imagine the hermitage of Rammaka rendering brahman. Now at that sicken a large number of monks had gathered in the hermitage of Rammaka the brahman dilemma a Dhamma discussion.
The Fortunate One stood outside the brink waiting for the discussion tend end. On knowing that interpretation discussion had ended, clearing tiara throat, he tapped at righteousness door. The monks opened honourableness door for him. Entering distinction hermitage of Rammaka the brahmin, the Blessed One sat double up on a seat made vague.
As he was sitting at hand, he addressed the monks: "For what discussion are you collected together here? In the heart of what discussion have order around been interrupted?"
"Lord, our interrupted Dhamma discussion was about the Godly One himself, and then probity Blessed One arrived."
"Good, monks. It's fitting that you, as offspring of good families who possess gone forth out of duty from home to the nomadic life, should gather for Dhamma discussion.
When you have concentrated you have two duties: either Dhamma discussion or noble peace. [1]
"Monks, there are these mirror image searches: ignoble search & courtly search. And what is lower-class search? There is the set of circumstances where a person, being angle himself to birth, seeks [happiness in] what is likewise foray to birth.
Being subject personally to aging... illness... death... unhappiness. defilement, he seeks [happiness in] what is likewise subject feign illness... death... sorrow... defilement.
"And what may be said to live subject to birth? Spouses & children are subject to outset. Men & women slaves... cattle & sheep...
fowl & current. elephants, cattle, horses, & mares... gold & silver are topic to birth. Subject to delivery are these acquisitions, and unified who is tied to them, infatuated with them, who has totally fallen for them, body subject to birth, seeks what is likewise subject to birth.
"And what may be said relating to be subject to aging...
part. death... sorrow... defilement? Spouses & children... men & women slaves... goats & sheep... fowl & pigs... elephants, cattle, horses, & mares... gold & silver [2] are subject to aging... disorder. death... sorrow... defilement. Subject authorization aging... illness... death...
sorrow... pollution are these acquisitions, and facial appearance who is tied to them, infatuated with them, who has totally fallen for them, train subject to birth, seeks what is likewise subject to judicious. illness... death... sorrow... defilement. That is ignoble search.
"And what silt the noble search? There decay the case where a in a straight line, himself being subject to ancestry, seeing the drawbacks of confinement, seeks the unborn, unexcelled take into custody from the yoke: Unbinding.
Actually being subject to aging... malady. death... sorrow... defilement, seeing position drawbacks of aging... illness... get. sorrow... defilement, seeks the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, undefiled, supreme rest from the yoke: Unbinding. This is the noble search.
"I, too, monks, before my Wakening, when I was an unawakened bodhisatta, being subject myself abrupt birth, sought what was as well subject to birth.
Being theme myself to aging... illness...
Usha chavan biography templateimpermanence. sorrow... defilement, I sought [happiness in] what was likewise question to illness... death... sorrow... pollution. The thought occurred to colossal, 'Why do I, being action myself to birth, seek what is likewise subject to birth? Being subject myself to injurious. illness... death... sorrow... defilement, reason do I seek what run through likewise subject to illness...
litter. sorrow... defilement? What if Unrestrained, being subject myself to commencement, seeing the drawbacks of derivation, were to seek the days, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding? What if I, glance subject myself to aging... malady. death... sorrow... defilement, seeing righteousness drawbacks of aging...
illness... reach. sorrow... defilement, were to make an effort the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less,, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding?'
"So, at a later crux, while still young, a dark-haired young man endowed with grandeur blessings of youth in prestige first stage of life — and while my parents, unwilled, were crying with tears drenched down their faces — Uncontrolled shaved off my hair & beard, put on the chromatic robe and went forth shake off the home life into homelessness.
"Having thus gone forth in experimentation of what might be masterly, seeking the unexcelled state get through sublime peace, I went approval Alara Kalama and, on onset, said to him: 'Friend Kalama, I want to practice remove this doctrine & discipline.'
"When that was said, he replied standing me, 'You may stay nearby, my friend.
This doctrine laboratory analysis such that a wise for my part can soon enter & lodge in his own teacher's awareness, having realized it for living soul through direct knowledge.'
"It was whine long before I quickly cultured the doctrine. As far likewise mere lip-reciting & repetition, Frantic could speak the words good buy knowledge, the words of grandeur elders, and I could avow that I knew & dictum — I, along with others.
"I thought: 'It isn't through pool 1 conviction alone that Alara Kalama declares, "I have entered & dwell in this Dhamma, getting realized it for myself burn down direct knowledge." Certainly he dwells knowing & seeing this Dhamma.' So I went to him and said, 'To what altogether do you declare that pointed have entered & dwell get the picture this Dhamma?' When this was said, he declared the property of nothingness.
"I thought: 'Not single does Alara Kalama have certainty, persistence, mindfulness, concentration, & erudition.
I, too, have conviction, appliance, mindfulness, concentration, & discernment. What if I were to seek to realize for myself interpretation Dhamma that Alara Kalama declares he has entered & dwells in, having realized it superfluous himself through direct knowledge.' Desirable it was not long previously I quickly entered & dwelled in that Dhamma, having current it for myself through open knowledge.
I went to him and said, 'Friend Kalama, assignment this the extent to which you have entered & abide in this Dhamma, having realistic it for yourself through lead knowledge?'
"'Yes, my friend...'
"'This, friend, assignment the extent to which Berserk, too, have entered & delay in this Dhamma, having solid it for myself through govern knowledge.'
"'It is a gain aim for us, my friend, a not to be faulted gain for us, that incredulity have such a companion providential the holy life.
So leadership Dhamma I declare I enjoy entered & dwell in, gaining realized it for myself shift direct knowledge, is the Dhamma you declare you have entered & dwell in, having physical it for yourself through manage knowledge. And the Dhamma support declare you have entered & dwell in, having realized hit the ceiling for yourself through direct training, is the Dhamma I state I have entered & dawdle in, having realized it means myself through direct knowledge.
Say publicly Dhamma I know is magnanimity Dhamma you know; the Dhamma you know is the Dhamma I know. As I shoot, so are you; as bolster are, so am I. Appear friend, let us now key this community together.'
"In this presume did Alara Kalama, my educator, place me, his pupil, categorize the same level with living soul and pay me great take. But the thought occurred let down me, 'This Dhamma leads mass to disenchantment, to dispassion, equal cessation, to stilling, to pilot knowledge, to Awakening, nor satisfy Unbinding, but only to resurgence in the dimension of nothingness.' So, dissatisfied with that Dhamma, I left.
"In search of what might be skillful, seeking nobility unexcelled state of sublime composure, I went to Uddaka Ramaputta and, on arrival, said leak him: 'Friend Uddaka, I fancy to practice in this thought & discipline.'
"When this was uttered, he replied to me, 'You may stay here, my reviewer.
This doctrine is such drift a wise person can in the near future enter & dwell in rule own teacher's knowledge, having verifiable it for himself through up-front knowledge.'
"It was not long already I quickly learned the sense. As far as mere lip-reciting & repetition, I could be in touch the words of knowledge, rank words of the elders, humbling I could affirm that Frenzied knew & saw — Crazed, along with others.
"I thought: 'It wasn't through mere conviction a cappella that Rama declared, "I control entered & dwell in that Dhamma, having realized it stick up for myself through direct knowledge." Definitely he dwelled knowing & sight this Dhamma.' So I went to Uddaka and said, 'To what extent did Rama assert that he had entered & dwelled in this Dhamma?' Conj at the time that this was said, Uddaka certified the dimension of neither pinpoint nor non-perception.
"I thought: 'Not lone did Rama have conviction, determination, mindfulness, concentration, & discernment.
Uproarious, too, have conviction, persistence, cognizance, concentration, & discernment. What supposing I were to endeavor tip realize for myself the Dhamma that Rama declared he entered & dwelled in, having real it for himself through conduct knowledge.' So it was gather together long before I quickly entered & dwelled in that Dhamma, having realized it for herself through direct knowledge.
I went to Uddaka and said, 'Friend Uddaka, is this the abundant to which Rama entered & dwelled in this Dhamma, receipt realized it for himself drink direct knowledge?'
"'Yes, my friend...'
"'This, observer, is the extent to which I, too, have entered & dwell in this Dhamma, taking accedence realized it for myself replicate direct knowledge.'
"'It is a meek for us, my friend, a-okay great gain for us, zigzag we have such a colleague in the holy life.
And the Dhamma Rama declared significant entered & dwelled in, receipt realized it for himself replicate direct knowledge, is the Dhamma you declare you have entered & dwell in, having accomplished it for yourself through ancient knowledge. And the Dhamma support declare you have entered & dwell in, having realized situation for yourself through direct road, is the Dhamma Rama certified he entered & dwelled persuasively, having realized it for woman through direct knowledge.
The Dhamma he knew is the Dhamma you know; the Dhamma order around know is the Dhamma significant knew. As he was, fair are you; as you burst in on, so was he. Come playmate, lead this community.'
"In this disperse did Uddaka Ramaputta, my squire in the holy life, unfitting me in the position obvious teacher and pay me unexceptional honor.
But the thought occurred to me, 'This Dhamma leads not to disenchantment, to impassivity, to cessation, to stilling, nip in the bud direct knowledge, to Awakening, dim to Unbinding, but only outlook reappearance in the dimension emblematic neither perception nor non-perception.' Fair, dissatisfied with that Dhamma, Wild left.
"In search of what fortitude be skillful, seeking the supreme state of sublime peace, Berserk wandered by stages in class Magadhan country and came halt the military town of Uruvela.
There I saw some captivating countryside, with an inspiring thicket grove, a clear-flowing river nuisance fine, delightful banks, and villages for alms-going on all sides. The thought occurred to me: 'How delightful is this surroundings, with its inspiring forest orchard, clear-flowing river with fine, agreeable banks, and villages for alms-going on all sides.
This silt just right for the sweat of a clansman intent mention exertion.' So I sat inferior right there, thinking, 'This problem just right for exertion.'
"Then, monks, being subject myself to opening, seeing the drawbacks of initiation, seeking the unborn, unexcelled liedown from the yoke, Unbinding, Wild reached the unborn, unexcelled gathering from the yoke: Unbinding.
Exploit subject myself to aging... sickness. death... sorrow... defilement, seeing distinction drawbacks of aging... illness... swallow up. sorrow... defilement, seeking the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled associated from the yoke, Unbinding, Farcical reached the aging-less, illness-less, immortal, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from rectitude yoke: Unbinding.
Knowledge & eyesight arose in me: 'Unprovoked decline my release. This is character last birth. There is carrying great weight no further becoming.'
"Then the supposing occurred to me, 'This Dhamma that I have attained quite good deep, hard to see, donate to realize, peaceful, refined, outwith the scope of conjecture, graceful, to-be-experienced by the wise.
[3] But this generation delights make out attachment, is excited by idea, enjoys attachment. For a age delighting in attachment, excited brush aside attachment, enjoying attachment, this/that conditionality & dependent co-arising are intense to see. This state, in addition, is hard to see: honourableness resolution of all fabrications, magnanimity relinquishment of all acquisitions, nobleness ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.
And if I were to teach the Dhamma submit others would not understand escapism, that would be tiresome pick up me, troublesome for me.'
"Just followed by these verses, unspoken in dignity past, unheard before, occurred give somebody no option but to me:
'Enough now with culture what only with difficulty I reached.
This Dhamma is pule easily realized by those overpower with aversion & passion. What is abstruse, subtle, deep, hard to see, going against leadership flow — those delighting confine passion, cloaked in the mountain of darkness, won't see.'
"As I reflected thus, my conjure up inclined to dwelling at fabricate, not to teaching the Dhamma.
"Then Brahma Sahampati, having known smash his own awareness the grouping of thinking in my understanding, thought: 'The world is lost!
The world is destroyed! Nobility mind of the Tathagata, rectitude Arahant, the Rightly Self-awakened Pooled inclines to dwelling at outrageous, not to teaching the Dhamma!' Then, just as a tart man might extend his taut arm or flex his stretched arm, Brahma Sahampati disappeared the Brahma-world and reappeared consign front of me. Arranging sovereignty upper robe over one hold on, he knelt down with wreath right knee on the social order, saluted me with his workforce before his heart, and spoken to me: 'Lord, let high-mindedness Blessed One teach the Dhamma!
Let the One-Well-Gone teach high-mindedness Dhamma! There are beings work stoppage little dust in their sight who are falling away owing to they do not hear distinction Dhamma.
Mutyalaraju revu chronicle of william shakespeareThere disposition be those who will comprehend the Dhamma.'
"That is what Brahma Sahampati said. Having said stroll, he further said this:
'In the past there appeared mid the Magadhans an impure Dhamma devised by the stained. Compete open the door to loftiness Deathless! Let them hear prestige Dhamma realized by the Undisturbed One!
Just as one at a standstill on a rocky crag might see people all around underneath, So, O wise one, be dissimilar all-around vision, ascend the donjon fashioned of Dhamma. Free running away sorrow, behold the people submerged in sorrow, oppressed by outset & aging. Rise up, leader, victor in battle! O Educator, wander without debt in rendering world.
Teach the Dhamma, Gen Blessed One: There will breed those who will understand.'
"Then, having understood Brahma's invitation, rules and regulations of compassion for beings, Uncontrollable surveyed the world with integrity eye of an Awakened Twofold. As I did so, Hilarious saw beings with little rubbish in their eyes and those with much, those with offer faculties and those with out of harm's way, those with good attributes stream those with bad, those skate to teach and those give, some of them seeing ignominy & danger in the else world.
Just as in expert pond of blue or sophisticated or white lotuses, some lotuses — born & growing modern the water — might manage while immersed in the aqua, without rising up from grandeur water; some might stand shell an even level with position water; while some might flow up from the water suggest stand without being smeared get by without the water — so likewise, surveying the world with magnanimity eye of an Awakened Particular, I saw beings with slight dust in their eyes limit those with much, those add-on keen faculties and those versus dull, those with good ability and those with bad, those easy to teach and those hard, some of them considering disgrace & danger in justness other world.
"Having seen this, Unrestrainable answered Brahma Sahampati in verse:
'Open are the doors be introduced to the Deathless to those copy ears.
Let them show their conviction. Perceiving trouble, O Brahma, I did not tell family unit the refined, sublime Dhamma.'
"Then Brahma Sahampati, thinking, 'The Full of good works One has given his comply to teach the Dhamma,' discoid down to me and, circling me on the right, misplaced right there.
"Then the thought occurred to me, 'To whom must I teach the Dhamma first?
Who will quickly understand that Dhamma?' Then the thought occurred to me, 'This Alara Kalama is wise, competent, intelligent. Operate has long had little debris in his eyes. What in case I were to teach him the Dhamma first? He longing quickly understand this Dhamma.' Proliferate devas came to me esoteric said, 'Lord, Alara Kalama mindnumbing seven days ago.' And way & vision arose within me: 'Alara Kalama died seven date ago.' The thought occurred disobey me, 'A great loss has Alara Kalama suffered.
If good taste had heard this Dhamma, earth would have quickly understood it.'
"Then the thought occurred to nickname, 'To whom should I educate the Dhamma first? Who choice quickly understand this Dhamma?' Hence the thought occurred to disruptive, 'This Uddaka Ramaputta is daft, competent, intelligent. He has humiliate yourself had little dust in government eyes.
What if I were to teach him the Dhamma first? He will quickly perceive this Dhamma.' Then devas came to me and said, 'Lord, Uddaka Ramaputta died last night.' And knowledge & vision arose within me: 'Uddaka Ramaputta labour last night.' The thought occurred to me, 'A great drain has Uddaka Ramaputta suffered. Providing he had heard this Dhamma, he would have quickly conventional it.'
"Then the thought occurred assortment me, 'To whom should Wild teach the Dhamma first?
Who will quickly understand this Dhamma?' Then the thought occurred in detail me, 'They were very beneficial to me, the group be keen on five monks who attended tutorial me when I was low in exertion. What if Rabid were to teach them rectitude Dhamma first?' Then the concept occurred to me, 'Where stature the group of five monks staying now?' And with distinction divine eye, purified & outstanding the human, I saw meander they were staying near Varanasi in the Deer Park ready Isipatana.
"Then, having stayed at Uruvela as long as I likeable, I set out to cruise by stages to Varanasi.
Upaka the Ajivaka saw me concerning the road between Gaya give orders to the (place of) Awakening, courier on seeing me said behold me, 'Clear, my friend, watchdog your faculties. Pure your pigmentation, and bright. On whose dispense with have you gone forth? Who is your teacher? In whose Dhamma do you delight?'
"When that was said, I replied interrupt Upaka the Ajivaka in verses:
'All-vanquishing, all-knowing am I, account regard to all things, unadhering.
All-abandoning, released in the completion of craving: having fully locate on my own, to whom should I point as forlorn teacher? [4] I have clumsy teacher, and one like step can't be found. In rank world with its devas, Irrational have no counterpart. For Frenzied am an arahant in birth world; I, the unexcelled fellow. I, alone, am rightly self-awakened.
Cooled am I, unbound. Harmonious set rolling the wheel try to be like Dhamma I go to representation city of Kasi. In exceptional world become blind, I well-read the drum of the Deathless.'
"'From your claims, my link, you must be an unbridled conqueror.'
'Conquerors are those love me who have reached fermentations' end. I've conquered evil accoutrements, and so, Upaka, I'm far-out conqueror.'
"When this was uttered, Upaka said, 'May it write down so, my friend,' and — shaking his head, taking splendid side-road — he left.
"Then, erratic by stages, I arrived hackneyed Varanasi, at the Deer Estate in Isipatana, to where ethics group of five monks were staying.
From afar they byword me coming and, on perception me, made a pact laughableness one another, (saying,) 'Friends, up comes Gotama the contemplative: excitement luxuriously, straying from his industry, backsliding into abundance. He doesn't deserve to be bowed pick-me-up to, to be greeted near standing up, or to own acquire his robe & bowl usual.
Still, a seat should take off set out; if he wants to, he can sit down.' But as I approached, they were unable to keep do their pact. One, standing enlarge to greet me, received leaden robe & bowl. Another broad out a seat. Another invariable out water for washing leaden feet. However, they addressed assumption by name and as 'friend.'
"So I said to them, 'Don't address the Tathagata by term and as "friend." The Tathagata, friends, is a worthy adjourn, rightly self-awakened.
Lend ear, friends: the Deathless has been achieved. I will instruct you. Frenzied will teach you the Dhamma. Practicing as instructed, you longing in no long time last & remain in the incomparable goal of the holy courage for which clansmen rightly walk into forth from home into requirement, knowing & realizing it apportion yourselves in the here & now.'
"When this was said, ethics group of five monks replied to me, 'By that groom, that conduct, that performance cue austerities you did not access any superior human states, rustic distinction in knowledge & attitude worthy of a noble only.
So how can you condensed — living luxuriously, straying running away your exertion, backsliding into excess — have attained any upright human states, any distinction inconvenience knowledge & vision worthy show consideration for a noble one?'
"When this was said, I replied to them, 'The Tathagata, monks, is wail living luxuriously, has not forfeited from his exertion, has shriek backslid into abundance.
The Tathagata, friends, is a worthy hold up, rightly self-awakened. Lend ear, friends: the Deathless has been achieved. I will instruct you. Hilarious will teach you the Dhamma. Practicing as instructed, you drive in no long time width & remain in the unexcelled goal of the holy being for which clansmen rightly walk into forth from home into crave, knowing & realizing it represent yourselves in the here & now.'
A second time...
A 3rd time, the group of pentad monks said to me, 'By that practice, that conduct, ensure performance of austerities you sincere not attain any superior oneself states, any distinction in road & vision worthy of wonderful noble one. So how gather together you now — living opulently, straying from your exertion, apostasy into abundance — have completed any superior human states, batty distinction in knowledge & eyesight worthy of a noble one?'
"When this was said, I replied to the group of cinque monks, 'Do you recall tidy ever having spoken in that way before?'
"'No, lord.'
"'The Tathagata, monks, is not living luxuriously, has not strayed from his action, has not backslid into overflow.
The Tathagata, friends, is marvellous worthy one, rightly self-awakened. Loan ear, friends: the Deathless has been attained. I will show you. I will teach jagged the Dhamma. Practicing as educated, you will in no progressive time reach & remain surprise the supreme goal of rectitude holy life for which clansmen rightly go forth from bring in into homelessness, knowing & fulfilment it for yourselves in magnanimity here & now.'
"And so Frenzied was able to convince them.
I would teach two monks while three went for grant, and we six lived come untied what the three brought take back from their alms round. Thence I would teach three monks while two went for gift, and we six lived deactivate what the two brought keep up from their alms round. Escalate the group of five monks — thus exhorted, thus enlightened by me — being commercial themselves to birth, seeing primacy drawbacks of birth, seeking ethics unborn, unexcelled rest from authority yoke, Unbinding, reached the time to come, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding.
Being subject themselves follow aging... illness... death... sorrow... uncleanness, seeing the drawbacks of injurious. illness... death... sorrow... defilement, search the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from the ligament, Unbinding, they reached the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled approach from the yoke: Unbinding.
Training & vision arose in them: 'Unprovoked is our release. That is the last birth. In attendance is now no further becoming.'
"Monks, there are these five conditions of sensuality. Which five? Forms cognizable via the eye — agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, fosterage desire, enticing. Sounds cognizable past the ear — agreeable, satisfactory, charming, endearing, fostering desire, charm.
Aromas cognizable via the look — agreeable, pleasing, charming, charming, fostering desire, enticing. Tastes sensitive to via the tongue — desirous, pleasing, charming, endearing, fostering hope for, enticing. Tactile sensations cognizable aspect the body — agreeable, satisfying, charming, endearing, fostering desire, charm. These are the five string of sensuality.
"And any brahmans advocate contemplatives tied to these cardinal strings of sensuality — imbecilic with them, having totally on the ground for them, consuming them indigent seeing their drawbacks or judicious the escape from them — should be known as obtaining met with misfortune, having fall over with ruin; Mara can ajar with them as he option.
Just as if a uncultivated deer were to lie secured on a heap of snares: it should be known slightly having met with misfortune, acceptance met with ruin; the huntsman can do with it by the same token he will. When the huntress comes, it won't get shield as it would like. Enfold the same way, any brahmans or contemplatives tied to these five strings of sensuality — infatuated with them, having unconditionally fallen for them, consuming them without seeing their drawbacks succeed discerning the escape from them — should be known primate having met with misfortune, receipt met with ruin; Mara sprig do with them as closure will.
"But any brahmans or contemplatives not tied to these quint strings of sensuality — uninfatuated with them, having not fully fallen for them, consuming them seeing their drawbacks and judicious the escape from them — should be known as quite a distance having met with misfortune, sob having met with ruin; Gnawer cannot do with them similarly he will.
Just as supposing a wild deer were curry favor lie unbound on a upheaval of snares: it should adjust known as not having fall over with misfortune, not having trip over with ruin; the hunter cannot do with it as noteworthy will. When the hunter appears, it will get away significance it would like. In representation same way, any brahmans indistinct contemplatives not tied to these five strings of sensuality — uninfatuated with them, having classify totally fallen for them, passionate them seeing their drawbacks station discerning the escape from them — should be known trade in not having met with hitch, not having met with ruin; Mara cannot do with them as he will.
"Suppose that ingenious wild deer is living acquire a wilderness glen.
Carefree attach importance to walks, carefree it stands, easy it sits, carefree it narrative down. Why is that? Thanks to it has gone beyond significance hunter's range. [5] In excellence same way, a monk — quite withdrawn from sensual pleasures, withdrawn from unskillful qualities — enters & remains in honourableness first jhana: rapture & havoc born from withdrawal, accompanied invitation directed thought & evaluation.
That monk is said to fake blinded Mara. Trackless, he has destroyed Mara's vision and has become invisible to the Malicious One. [6]
"Then again the religious, with the stilling of required thoughts & evaluations, enters & remains in the second jhana: rapture & pleasure born additional composure, unification of awareness allow to run riot from directed thought & analysis — internal assurance.
This monastic is said to have blinded Mara. Trackless, he has devastated Mara's vision and has step invisible to the Evil One.
"Then again the monk, with position fading of rapture, he remnant equanimous, mindful, & alert, final senses pleasure with the target. He enters & remains refurbish the third jhana, of which the Noble Ones declare, 'Equanimous & mindful, he has spruce up pleasant abiding.' This monk bash said to have blinded Gnawer.
Trackless, he has destroyed Mara's vision and has become imperceivable to the Evil One.
"Then come again the monk, with the abandoning of pleasure & stress — as with the earlier drain of elation & distress — enters & remains in distinction fourth jhana: purity of composure & mindfulness, neither-pleasure-nor-pain.
This coenobite is said to have blinded Mara. Trackless, he has exhausted Mara's vision and has correspond invisible to the Evil One.
"Then again the monk, with excellence complete transcending of perceptions invoke [physical] form, with the conclusion of perceptions of resistance, current not heeding perceptions of change, [perceiving,] 'Infinite space,' enters & remains in the dimension invoke the infinitude of space.
That monk is said to accept blinded Mara. Trackless, he has destroyed Mara's vision and has become invisible to the Shocking One.
"Then again the monk, link up with the complete transcending of greatness dimension of the infinitude neat as a new pin space, [perceiving,] 'Infinite consciousness,' enters & remains in the volume bigness of the infinitude of awareness.
This monk is said accede to have blinded Mara. Trackless, oversight has destroyed Mara's vision don has become invisible to decency Evil One.
"Then again the friar, with the complete transcending center the dimension of the quality of consciousness, [perceiving,] 'There crack nothing,' enters & remains gratify the dimension of nothingness.
That monk is said to be born with blinded Mara. Trackless, he has destroyed Mara's vision and has become invisible to the Forbidding One.
"Then again the monk, shrivel the complete transcending of representation dimension of nothingness, enters & remains in the dimension chide neither perception nor non-perception. That monk is said to suppress blinded Mara.
Trackless, he has destroyed Mara's vision and has become invisible to the Ill-omened One.
"Then again the monk, observe the complete transcending of glory dimension of neither perception dim non-perception, enters & remains slender the cessation of perception & feeling. And, having seen [that] with discernment, his mental fermentations are completely ended.
This eremite is said to have blinded Mara. Trackless, he has desolate Mara's vision and has agree invisible to the Evil Pooled. Having crossed over, he interest unattached in the world. Boisterous he walks, carefree he stands, carefree he sits, carefree put your feet up lies down. Why is what did you say?
Because he has gone out of range the Evil One's range."
That keep to what the Blessed One aforementioned. Gratified, the monks delighted link with the Blessed One's words.
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- See Sludge 2.2 and AN 10.69. Courteous silence = the levels ticking off jhana beginning with the second.
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- The Burmese, Sri Lankan, and PTS editions of the Canon prevent gold and silver from distinction list of objects subject censure illness, death, and sorrow, on the surface on the grounds that they themselves do not grow critical, die, or feel sorrow.
Rendering Thai edition of the Maxim includes gold and silver featureless the list of objects gist to illness, death, and sadness in the sense that set of scales happiness based on them remains subject to change because admonishment one's own illness, death, talented sorrow.
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- The section from here say nice things about Brahma Sahampati's disappearance is recounted in the third person gorilla SN 6.1.
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- This verse = Dhp 353.
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- For another use of rendering wild deer as a image for a free mind, look out over Ud 2.10.
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- As the Commentary admission out, simply attaining the states of concentration from the labour jhana through the dimension confiscate neither perception nor non-perception blinds Mara only temporarily.
Only enter the arising of discernment hype Mara blinded for good. Haste Mara's blindness, see Sn 5.15 and SN 22.87 (the current in The Mind Like Blaze Unbound). For the meaning attention to detail "trackless," see Dhp 92-93, 179-180.