Difference between revisions of "SN 55.22 Mahanama Sutta"
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| − | Mahanama Sutta: To Mahanama (2) | + | [[Mahanama Sutta]]: To [[Mahanama]] (2) |
| − | translated from the Pali by | + | translated from the [[Pali]] by |
| − | Thanissaro Bhikkhu | + | [[Thanissaro Bhikkhu]] |
| − | 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?" | + | 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 fear, Mahanama! Have no fear! Your death will not be a bad one, your demise will not be bad. A disciple of the noble ones, when endowed with four qualities, leans toward Unbinding, slants toward Unbinding, inclines toward Unbinding. Which four? | + | "Have no {{Wiki|fear}}, [[Mahanama]]! Have no {{Wiki|fear}}! Your [[death]] will not be a bad one, your demise will not be bad. A [[disciple of the noble ones]], when endowed with four qualities, leans toward Unbinding, slants toward Unbinding, inclines toward Unbinding. Which four? |
| − | "There is the case where the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with verified confidence in the Awakened One: 'Indeed, the Blessed One is worthy and rightly self-awakened, consummate in knowledge & conduct, well-gone, an expert with regard to the world, unexcelled as a trainer for those people fit to be tamed, the Teacher of divine & human beings, awakened, blessed.' | + | "There is the case where the [[disciple of the noble ones]] is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the [[Awakened One]]: 'Indeed, the [[Blessed One]] is [[worthy]] and [[rightly self-awakened]], [[consummate]] in [[knowledge]] & conduct, well-gone, an expert with regard to the [[world]], unexcelled as a trainer for those [[people]] fit to be tamed, the [[Teacher]] of [[divine]] & [[human beings]], [[awakened]], blessed.' |
| − | "He/she is endowed with verified confidence in the Dhamma: 'The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One, to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be realized by the wise for themselves.' | + | "He/she is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the [[Dhamma]]: 'The [[Dhamma]] is well-expounded by the [[Blessed One]], to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be [[realized]] by the [[wise]] for themselves.' |
| − | "He/she is endowed with verified confidence in the Sangha: 'The Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced well...who have practiced straight-forwardly...who have practiced methodically...who have practiced masterfully in other words, the four types of noble disciples when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as individual types — they are the Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples: worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of respect, the incomparable field of merit for the world.' | + | "He/she is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the [[Sangha]]: 'The [[Sangha]] of the [[Blessed One's]] [[disciples]] who have practiced well...who have practiced straight-forwardly...who have practiced methodically...who have practiced masterfully in other words, the four types of [[noble disciples]] when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as {{Wiki|individual}} types — they are the [[Sangha]] of the [[Blessed One's]] [[disciples]]: [[worthy]] of gifts, [[worthy]] of [[hospitality]], [[worthy of offerings]], [[worthy]] of [[respect]], the incomparable [[field of merit]] for the [[world]].' |
| − | "He/she is endowed with virtues that are appealing to the noble ones: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the wise, untarnished, leading to concentration. | + | "He/she is endowed with [[virtues]] that are appealing to the [[noble ones]]: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the [[wise]], untarnished, leading to [[concentration]]. |
| − | "Suppose a tree were leaning toward the east, slanting toward the east, inclining toward the east. When its root is cut, which way would it fall?" | + | "Suppose a [[tree]] were leaning toward the [[east]], slanting toward the [[east]], inclining toward the [[east]]. When its [[root]] is cut, which way would it fall?" |
"In whichever way it was leaning, slanting, and inclining, lord." | "In whichever way it was leaning, slanting, and inclining, lord." | ||
| − | "In the same way, Mahanama, a disciple of the noble ones, when endowed with four qualities, leans toward Unbinding, slants toward Unbinding, inclines toward Unbinding." | + | "In the same way, [[Mahanama]], a [[disciple of the noble ones]], when endowed with four qualities, leans toward Unbinding, slants toward Unbinding, inclines toward Unbinding." |
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Mahanama Sutta: To Mahanama (2)
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. A disciple of the noble ones, when endowed with four qualities, leans toward Unbinding, slants toward Unbinding, inclines toward Unbinding. Which four?
"There is the case where the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with verified confidence in the Awakened One: 'Indeed, the Blessed One is worthy and rightly self-awakened, consummate in knowledge & conduct, well-gone, an expert with regard to the world, unexcelled as a trainer for those people fit to be tamed, the Teacher of divine & human beings, awakened, blessed.'
"He/she is endowed with verified confidence in the Dhamma: 'The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One, to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be realized by the wise for themselves.'
"He/she is endowed with verified confidence in the Sangha: 'The Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced well...who have practiced straight-forwardly...who have practiced methodically...who have practiced masterfully in other words, the four types of noble disciples when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as individual types — they are the Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples: worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of respect, the incomparable field of merit for the world.'
"He/she is endowed with virtues that are appealing to the noble ones: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the wise, untarnished, leading to concentration.
"Suppose a tree were leaning toward the east, slanting toward the east, inclining toward the east. When its root is cut, which way would it fall?"
"In whichever way it was leaning, slanting, and inclining, lord."
"In the same way, Mahanama, a disciple of the noble ones, when endowed with four qualities, leans toward Unbinding, slants toward Unbinding, inclines toward Unbinding."
