{"id":"an10.119","title":"The Ceremony of Descent (1st)","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an10.119","title":"The Ceremony of Descent (1st)","units":[{"id":"an10.119:0","sourceIds":["an10.119:0.1","an10.119:0.2","an10.119:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.119\n12. Paccorohaṇivagga\nPaṭhamapaccorohaṇīsutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 10.119\n12. The Ceremony of Descent\nThe Ceremony of Descent (1st)"}},{"id":"an10.119:1","sourceIds":["an10.119:1.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhāto navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivattho allakusamuṭṭhiṁ ādāya bhagavato avidūre ekamantaṁ ṭhito hoti.","en":"Now, at that time it was the sabbath. The brahmin Jānussoṇi had bathed his head and dressed in a new pair of linen robes. Holding a handful of fresh grass, he stood to one side not far from the Buddha."}},{"id":"an10.119:2","sourceIds":["an10.119:2.1","an10.119:2.2","an10.119:2.3","an10.119:2.4","an10.119:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Addasā kho bhagavā jāṇussoṇiṁ brāhmaṇaṁ tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhātaṁ navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivatthaṁ allakusamuṭṭhiṁ ādāya ekamantaṁ ṭhitaṁ.\nDisvāna jāṇussoṇiṁ brāhmaṇaṁ etadavoca:\n“kiṁ nu tvaṁ, brāhmaṇa, tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhāto navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivattho allakusamuṭṭhiṁ ādāya ekamantaṁ ṭhito?\nKiṁ nvajja brāhmaṇakulassā”ti?\n“Paccorohaṇī, bho gotama, ajja brāhmaṇakulassā”ti.","en":"The Buddha saw him,\nand said,\n“Brahmin, why have you bathed your head and dressed in a new pair of linen robes? Why are you standing to one side holding a handful of fresh grass?\nWhat’s going on today with the brahmin clan?”\n“Worthy Gotama, today is the ceremony of descent for the brahmin clan.”"}},{"id":"an10.119:3","sourceIds":["an10.119:3.1","an10.119:3.2","an10.119:3.3","an10.119:3.4","an10.119:3.5","an10.119:3.6","an10.119:3.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yathā kathaṁ pana, brāhmaṇa, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī hotī”ti?\n“Idha, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhātā navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivatthā allena gomayena pathaviṁ opuñjitvā haritehi kusehi pattharitvā antarā ca velaṁ antarā ca agyāgāraṁ seyyaṁ kappenti.\nTe taṁ rattiṁ tikkhattuṁ paccuṭṭhāya pañjalikā aggiṁ namassanti:\n‘paccorohāma bhavantaṁ, paccorohāma bhavantan’ti.\nBahukena ca sappitelanavanītena aggiṁ santappenti.\nTassā ca rattiyā accayena paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena brāhmaṇe santappenti.\nEvaṁ, bho gotama, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.","en":"“But how do the brahmins observe the ceremony of descent?”\n“Well, worthy Gotama, on the sabbath the brahmins bathe their heads and dress in a new pair of linen robes. They make a heap of fresh cow dung and spread it with green grass. Then they make their beds between the boundary and the fire chamber.\nThat night they rise three times and worship the fire with cupped palms:\n‘We descend, lord! We descend, lord!’\nAnd they serve the fire with abundant ghee, oil, and butter.\nAnd when the night has passed they serve the brahmins with delicious fresh and cooked foods.\nThat’s how the brahmins observe the ceremony of descent.”"}},{"id":"an10.119:4","sourceIds":["an10.119:4.1","an10.119:4.2","an10.119:4.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Aññathā kho, brāhmaṇa, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī hoti, aññathā ca pana ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.\n“Yathā kathaṁ pana, bho gotama, ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hoti?\nSādhu me bhavaṁ gotamo tathā dhammaṁ desetu yathā ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.","en":"“The ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is quite different from that observed in the training of the Noble One.”\n“But worthy Gotama, how is the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One?\nWorthy Gotama, please teach me this.”"}},{"id":"an10.119:5","sourceIds":["an10.119:5.1","an10.119:5.2","an10.119:5.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Tena hi, brāhmaṇa, suṇāhi, sādhukaṁ manasi karohi; bhāsissāmī”ti.\n“Evaṁ, bho”ti kho jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo bhagavato paccassosi.\nBhagavā etadavoca:","en":"“Well then, brahmin, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”\n“Yes, worthy sir,” Jānussoṇi replied.\nThe Buddha said this:"}},{"id":"an10.119:6","sourceIds":["an10.119:6.1","an10.119:6.2","an10.119:6.3","an10.119:6.4","an10.119:6.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Idha, brāhmaṇa, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:\n‘micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;\nmicchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.","en":"“It’s when a noble disciple reflects:\n‘Wrong view has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong view,\nthey descend from wrong view."}},{"id":"an10.119:7","sourceIds":["an10.119:7.1","an10.119:7.2","an10.119:7.3","an10.119:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāsaṅkappassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāsaṅkappaṁ pajahati;\nmicchāsaṅkappā paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong purpose has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong purpose,\nthey descend from wrong purpose."}},{"id":"an10.119:8","sourceIds":["an10.119:8.1","an10.119:8.2","an10.119:8.3","an10.119:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāvācāya kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāvācaṁ pajahati;\nmicchāvācāya paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong speech has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong speech,\nthey descend from wrong speech."}},{"id":"an10.119:9","sourceIds":["an10.119:9.1","an10.119:9.2","an10.119:9.3","an10.119:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchākammantassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchākammantaṁ pajahati;\nmicchākammantā paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong action has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong action,\nthey descend from wrong action."}},{"id":"an10.119:10","sourceIds":["an10.119:10.1","an10.119:10.2","an10.119:10.3","an10.119:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāājīvassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāājīvaṁ pajahati;\nmicchāājīvā paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong livelihood has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong livelihood,\nthey descend from wrong livelihood."}},{"id":"an10.119:11","sourceIds":["an10.119:11.1","an10.119:11.2","an10.119:11.3","an10.119:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāvāyāmassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāvāyāmaṁ pajahati;\nmicchāvāyāmā paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong effort has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong effort,\nthey descend from wrong effort."}},{"id":"an10.119:12","sourceIds":["an10.119:12.1","an10.119:12.2","an10.119:12.3","an10.119:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāsatiyā kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāsatiṁ pajahati;\nmicchāsatiyā paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong mindfulness has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong mindfulness,\nthey descend from wrong mindfulness."}},{"id":"an10.119:13","sourceIds":["an10.119:13.1","an10.119:13.2","an10.119:13.3","an10.119:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāsamādhissa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāsamādhiṁ pajahati;\nmicchāsamādhimhā paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong immersion has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong immersion,\nthey descend from wrong immersion."}},{"id":"an10.119:14","sourceIds":["an10.119:14.1","an10.119:14.2","an10.119:14.3","an10.119:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāñāṇassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāñāṇaṁ pajahati;\nmicchāñāṇamhā paccorohati.","en":"‘Wrong knowledge has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong knowledge,\nthey descend from wrong knowledge."}},{"id":"an10.119:15","sourceIds":["an10.119:15.1","an10.119:15.2","an10.119:15.3","an10.119:15.4","an10.119:15.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchāvimuttiyā kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchāvimuttiṁ pajahati;\nmicchāvimuttiyā paccorohati.\nEvaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.","en":"‘Wrong freedom has a bad result\nin both this life and the next.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong freedom,\nthey descend from wrong freedom.\nThis is the ceremony of descent in the training of the Noble One.”"}},{"id":"an10.119:16","sourceIds":["an10.119:16.1","an10.119:16.2","an10.119:16.3","an10.119:16.4","an10.119:16.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Aññathā, bho gotama, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī, aññathā ca pana ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hoti.\nImissā ca, bho gotama, ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇiyā brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī kalaṁ nāgghati soḷasiṁ.\nAbhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…\nupāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.\nSattamaṁ.","en":"“The ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is quite different from that observed in the training of the Noble One.\nAnd, worthy Gotama, the ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is not worth a sixteenth part of a master of the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One.\nExcellent, worthy Gotama! …\nFrom this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.119/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}