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| − | + | I have heard that on one [[occasion]] the [[Blessed One]] was staying among the [[Sakyans]] near [[Kapilavatthu]] in [[Nigrodha's Park]]. Then [[Mahanama]] the [[Sakyan]] went to the [[Blessed One]] and, on arrival, having [[bowed]] down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to the [[Blessed One]], "Lord, this [[Kapilavatthu]] is rich & [[prosperous]], populous & crowded, its alleys congested. Sometimes, when I enter [[Kapilavatthu]] in the evening after visiting with the [[Blessed One]] or with the [[monks]] who inspire the [[mind]], I meet up with a runaway [[elephant]], a runaway [[horse]], a runaway chariot, a runaway cart, or a runaway [[person]]. At times like that my [[mindfulness]] with regard to the [[Blessed One]] gets muddled, my [[mindfulness]] with regard to the [[Dhamma]]... the [[Sangha]] gets muddled. The [[thought]] occurs to me, 'If I were to [[die]] at this [[moment]], what would be my destination? What would be my {{Wiki|future}} course?" | |
| − | + | "Have no {{Wiki|fear}}, [[Mahanama]]! Have no {{Wiki|fear}}! Your [[death]] will not be a bad one, your demise will not be bad. If one's [[mind]] has long been nurtured with conviction, nurtured with [[virtue]], nurtured with {{Wiki|learning}}, nurtured with [[relinquishment]], nurtured with [[discernment]], then when the [[body]] endowed with [[form]], composed of the [[four primary elements]], born from mother & father, nourished with {{Wiki|rice}} & porridge, [[subject]] to [[inconstancy]], rubbing, pressing, dissolution, & dispersion is eaten by [[crows]], vultures, hawks, {{Wiki|dogs}}, hyenas, or all sorts of creatures, nevertheless the [[mind]] long nurtured with conviction, nurtured with [[virtue]], {{Wiki|learning}}, [[relinquishment]], & [[discernment]] rises upward and separates out. | |
| − | " | + | "Suppose a man were to throw a jar of ghee or a jar of oil into a deep lake of [[water]], where it would break. There the shards & jar-fragments would go down, while the ghee or oil would rise upward and separate out. In the same way, if one's [[mind]] has long been nurtured with conviction, nurtured with [[virtue]], nurtured with {{Wiki|learning}}, nurtured with [[relinquishment]], nurtured with [[discernment]], then when the [[body]]... is eaten by [[crows]], vultures, hawks, {{Wiki|dogs}}, hyenas, or all sorts of creatures, nevertheless the [[mind]]... rises upward and separates out. |
| − | + | "Have no {{Wiki|fear}}, [[Mahanama]]! Have no {{Wiki|fear}}! Your [[death]] will not be a bad one, your demise will not be bad." | |
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| − | "Have no fear, Mahanama! Have no fear! Your death will not be a bad one, your demise will not be bad." | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 9 March 2015
Mahanama Sutta: To Mahanama (1)
translated from the Pali by
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying among the Sakyans near Kapilavatthu in Nigrodha's Park. Then Mahanama the Sakyan went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to the Blessed One, "Lord, this Kapilavatthu is rich & prosperous, populous & crowded, its alleys congested. Sometimes, when I enter Kapilavatthu in the evening after visiting with the Blessed One or with the monks who inspire the mind, I meet up with a runaway elephant, a runaway horse, a runaway chariot, a runaway cart, or a runaway person. At times like that my mindfulness with regard to the Blessed One gets muddled, my mindfulness with regard to the Dhamma... the Sangha gets muddled. The thought occurs to me, 'If I were to die at this moment, what would be my destination? What would be my future course?"
"Have no fear, Mahanama! Have no fear! Your death will not be a bad one, your demise will not be bad. If one's mind has long been nurtured with conviction, nurtured with virtue, nurtured with learning, nurtured with relinquishment, nurtured with discernment, then when the body endowed with form, composed of the four primary elements, born from mother & father, nourished with rice & porridge, subject to inconstancy, rubbing, pressing, dissolution, & dispersion is eaten by crows, vultures, hawks, dogs, hyenas, or all sorts of creatures, nevertheless the mind long nurtured with conviction, nurtured with virtue, learning, relinquishment, & discernment rises upward and separates out.
"Suppose a man were to throw a jar of ghee or a jar of oil into a deep lake of water, where it would break. There the shards & jar-fragments would go down, while the ghee or oil would rise upward and separate out. In the same way, if one's mind has long been nurtured with conviction, nurtured with virtue, nurtured with learning, nurtured with relinquishment, nurtured with discernment, then when the body... is eaten by crows, vultures, hawks, dogs, hyenas, or all sorts of creatures, nevertheless the mind... rises upward and separates out.
"Have no fear, Mahanama! Have no fear! Your death will not be a bad one, your demise will not be bad."
