{"id":"an4.178","title":"Billabong","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an4.178","title":"Billabong","units":[{"id":"an4.178:0","sourceIds":["an4.178:0.1","an4.178:0.2","an4.178:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.178\n18. Sañcetaniyavagga\nJambālīsutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 4.178\n18. Intention\nBillabong"}},{"id":"an4.178:1","sourceIds":["an4.178:1.1","an4.178:1.2","an4.178:1.3","an4.178:1.4","an4.178:1.5","an4.178:1.6","an4.178:1.7","an4.178:1.8","an4.178:1.9","an4.178:1.10","an4.178:1.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.\nKatame cattāro?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoto sakkāyanirodhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati nādhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno na sakkāyanirodho pāṭikaṅkho.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso lepagatena hatthena sākhaṁ gaṇheyya, tassa so hattho sajjeyyapi gaṇheyyapi bajjheyyapi;\nevamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoto sakkāyanirodhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati nādhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno na sakkāyanirodho pāṭikaṅkho.","en":"“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.\nWhat four?\nTake a mendicant who enters and remains in a peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on the cessation of substantial reality,\nbut on that their mind does not leap forth, gain confidence, settle down, and become decided.\nYou wouldn’t expect that mendicant to realize the cessation of substantial reality.\nSuppose a person were to grab a branch with a glue-smeared hand. Their hand would stick, hold, and bind to it.\nIn the same way, take a mendicant who enters and remains in a peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on the cessation of substantial reality,\nbut on that their mind does not leap forth, gain confidence, settle down, and become decided.\nYou wouldn’t expect that mendicant to realize the cessation of substantial reality."}},{"id":"an4.178:2","sourceIds":["an4.178:2.1","an4.178:2.2","an4.178:2.3","an4.178:2.4","an4.178:2.5","an4.178:2.6","an4.178:2.7","an4.178:2.8","an4.178:2.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoto sakkāyanirodhe cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno sakkāyanirodho pāṭikaṅkho.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso suddhena hatthena sākhaṁ gaṇheyya, tassa so hattho neva sajjeyya na gaṇheyya na bajjheyya;\nevamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa sakkāyanirodhaṁ manasi karoto sakkāyanirodhe cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno sakkāyanirodho pāṭikaṅkho.","en":"Next, take a mendicant who enters and remains in a peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on the cessation of substantial reality,\nand on that their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided.\nYou would expect that mendicant to realize the cessation of substantial reality.\nSuppose a person were to grab a branch with a clean hand. Their hand wouldn’t stick, hold, or bind to it.\nIn the same way, take a mendicant who enters and remains in a peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on the cessation of substantial reality,\nand on that their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided.\nYou would expect that mendicant to realize the cessation of substantial reality."}},{"id":"an4.178:3","sourceIds":["an4.178:3.1","an4.178:3.2","an4.178:3.3","an4.178:3.4","an4.178:3.5","an4.178:3.6","an4.178:3.7","an4.178:3.8","an4.178:3.9","an4.178:3.10","an4.178:3.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoto avijjāppabhede cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati nādhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno na avijjāppabhedo pāṭikaṅkho.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, jambālī anekavassagaṇikā.\nTassā puriso yāni ceva āyamukhāni tāni pidaheyya, yāni ca apāyamukhāni tāni vivareyya, devo ca na sammā dhāraṁ anuppaveccheyya.\nEvañhi tassā, bhikkhave, jambāliyā na āḷippabhedo pāṭikaṅkho.\nEvamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoto avijjāppabhede cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati nādhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno na avijjāppabhedo pāṭikaṅkho.","en":"Next, take a mendicant who enters and remains in a peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on smashing ignorance,\nbut on that their mind does not leap forth, gain confidence, settle down, and become decided.\nYou wouldn’t expect that mendicant to smash ignorance.\nSuppose there was a billabong that had been stagnant for many years.\nAnd someone was to close off the inlets and open up the drains, and the heavens didn’t provide enough rain.\nYou wouldn’t expect that billabong to break its banks.\nIn the same way, take a mendicant who enters and remains in a certain peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on smashing ignorance,\nbut on that their mind does not leap forth, gain confidence, settle down, and become decided.\nYou wouldn’t expect that mendicant to smash ignorance."}},{"id":"an4.178:4","sourceIds":["an4.178:4.1","an4.178:4.2","an4.178:4.3","an4.178:4.4","an4.178:4.5","an4.178:4.6","an4.178:4.7","an4.178:4.8","an4.178:4.9","an4.178:4.10","an4.178:4.11","an4.178:4.12","an4.178:4.13"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoto avijjāppabhede cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno avijjāppabhedo pāṭikaṅkho.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, jambālī anekavassagaṇikā.\nTassā puriso yāni ceva āyamukhāni tāni vivareyya, yāni ca apāyamukhāni tāni pidaheyya, devo ca sammā dhāraṁ anuppaveccheyya.\nEvañhi tassā, bhikkhave, jambāliyā āḷippabhedo pāṭikaṅkho.\nEvamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ santaṁ cetovimuttiṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoti.\nTassa avijjāppabhedaṁ manasi karoto avijjāppabhede cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nTassa kho evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno avijjāppabhedo pāṭikaṅkho.\nIme kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.\nAṭṭhamaṁ.","en":"Next, take a mendicant who enters and remains in a peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on smashing ignorance,\nand on that their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided.\nYou would expect that mendicant to smash ignorance.\nSuppose there was a billabong that had been stagnant for many years.\nAnd someone was to open up the inlets and close off the drains, and the heavens provided plenty of rain.\nYou would expect that billabong to break its banks.\nIn the same way, take a mendicant who enters and remains in a certain peaceful release of the heart.\nThey focus on smashing ignorance,\nand on that their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided.\nYou would expect that mendicant to smash ignorance.\nThese are the four individuals found in the world.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.178/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."}