{"id":"mn39","title":"The Longer Discourse at Assapura","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"mn39","title":"The Longer Discourse at Assapura","units":[{"id":"mn39:0","sourceIds":["mn39:0.1","mn39:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Majjhima Nikāya 39\nMahāassapurasutta","en":"Middle Discourses 39\nThe Longer Discourse at Assapura"}},{"id":"mn39:1","sourceIds":["mn39:1.1","mn39:1.2","mn39:1.3","mn39:1.4","mn39:1.5","mn39:1.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā aṅgesu viharati assapuraṁ nāma aṅgānaṁ nigamo.\nTatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:\n“bhikkhavo”ti.\n“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.\nBhagavā etadavoca:","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Aṅgas, near the Aṅgan town named Assapura.\nThere the Buddha addressed the mendicants,\n“Mendicants!”\n“Venerable sir,” they replied.\nThe Buddha said this:"}},{"id":"mn39:2","sourceIds":["mn39:2.1","mn39:2.2","mn39:2.3","mn39:2.4","mn39:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Samaṇā samaṇāti vo, bhikkhave, jano sañjānāti.\nTumhe ca pana ‘ke tumhe’ti puṭṭhā samānā ‘samaṇāmhā’ti paṭijānātha;\ntesaṁ vo, bhikkhave, evaṁsamaññānaṁ sataṁ evaṁpaṭiññānaṁ sataṁ ‘ye dhammā samaṇakaraṇā ca brāhmaṇakaraṇā ca te dhamme samādāya vattissāma, evaṁ no ayaṁ amhākaṁ samaññā ca saccā bhavissati paṭiññā ca bhūtā.\nYesañca mayaṁ cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ paribhuñjāma, tesaṁ te kārā amhesu mahapphalā bhavissanti mahānisaṁsā, amhākañcevāyaṁ pabbajjā avañjhā bhavissati saphalā saudrayā’ti.\nEvañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.","en":"“Mendicants, people label you as ascetics.\nAnd when they ask you what you are, you claim to be ascetics.\nGiven this label and this claim, you should train like this: ‘We will proceed having undertaken the things that make one an ascetic and a brahmin. That way our label will be accurate and our claim correct.\nThe services of those whose robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick we enjoy shall be very fruitful and beneficial for them. And our going forth will not be barren, but will be fruitful and fertile.’"}},{"id":"mn39:3","sourceIds":["mn39:3.1","mn39:3.2","mn39:3.3","mn39:3.4","mn39:3.5","mn39:3.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā samaṇakaraṇā ca brāhmaṇakaraṇā ca?\n‘Hirottappena samannāgatā bhavissāmā’ti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, alamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi, sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"And what are the things that make one an ascetic and a brahmin?\nYou should train like this: ‘We will have conscience and prudence.’\nNow, mendicants, you might think,\n‘We have conscience and prudence. This is sufficient; enough has been done. We have achieved the goal of life as an ascetic. There is nothing more to do.’ And you might rest content with just that much.\nI declare this to you, mendicants, I announce this to you:\n‘You who seek to be true ascetics, do not lose sight of the goal of the ascetic life while there is still more to do.’"}},{"id":"mn39:4","sourceIds":["mn39:4.1","mn39:4.2","mn39:4.3","mn39:4.4","mn39:4.5","mn39:4.6","mn39:4.7","mn39:4.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Parisuddho no kāyasamācāro bhavissati uttāno vivaṭo na ca chiddavā saṁvuto ca.\nTāya ca pana parisuddhakāyasamācāratāya nevattānukkaṁsessāma na paraṁ vambhessāmā’ti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi, sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"What more is there to do?\nYou should train like this: ‘Our bodily behavior will be pure, clear, open, neither inconsistent nor secretive.\nAnd we won’t glorify ourselves or put others down on account of our pure bodily behavior.’\nNow, mendicants, you might think,\n‘We have conscience and prudence, and our bodily behavior is pure.\nThis is sufficient …’\nI declare this to you, mendicants, I announce this to you:\n‘You who seek to be true ascetics, do not lose sight of the goal of the ascetic life while there is still more to do.’"}},{"id":"mn39:5","sourceIds":["mn39:5.1","mn39:5.2","mn39:5.3","mn39:5.4","mn39:5.5","mn39:5.6","mn39:5.7","mn39:5.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Parisuddho no vacīsamācāro bhavissati uttāno vivaṭo na ca chiddavā saṁvuto ca.\nTāya ca pana parisuddhavacīsamācāratāya nevattānukkaṁsessāma na paraṁ vambhessāmā’ti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro, parisuddho vacīsamācāro;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi, sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"What more is there to do?\nYou should train like this: ‘Our verbal behavior …"}},{"id":"mn39:6","sourceIds":["mn39:6.1","mn39:6.2","mn39:6.3","mn39:6.4","mn39:6.5","mn39:6.6","mn39:6.7","mn39:6.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Parisuddho no manosamācāro bhavissati uttāno vivaṭo na ca chiddavā saṁvuto ca.\nTāya ca pana parisuddhamanosamācāratāya nevattānukkaṁsessāma na paraṁ vambhessāmā’ti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro, parisuddho vacīsamācāro, parisuddho manosamācāro;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi, sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"mental behavior …"}},{"id":"mn39:7","sourceIds":["mn39:7.1","mn39:7.2","mn39:7.3","mn39:7.4","mn39:7.5","mn39:7.6","mn39:7.7","mn39:7.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Parisuddho no ājīvo bhavissati uttāno vivaṭo na ca chiddavā saṁvuto ca.\nTāya ca pana parisuddhājīvatāya nevattānukkaṁsessāma na paraṁ vambhessāmā’ti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro, parisuddho vacīsamācāro, parisuddho manosamācāro, parisuddho ājīvo;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi, sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"livelihood will be pure, clear, open, neither inconsistent nor secretive.\nAnd we won’t glorify ourselves or put others down on account of our pure livelihood.’\nNow, mendicants, you might think,\n‘We have conscience and prudence, our bodily, verbal, and mental behavior is pure, and our livelihood is pure.\nThis is sufficient; enough has been done. We have achieved the goal of life as an ascetic. There is nothing more to do.’ And you might rest content with just that much.\nI declare this to you, mendicants, I announce this to you:\n‘You who seek to be true ascetics, do not lose sight of the goal of the ascetic life while there is still more to do.’"}},{"id":"mn39:8","sourceIds":["mn39:8.1","mn39:8.2","mn39:8.3","mn39:8.4","mn39:8.5","mn39:8.6","mn39:8.7","mn39:8.8","mn39:8.9","mn39:8.10","mn39:8.11","mn39:8.12","mn39:8.13","mn39:8.14","mn39:8.15"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Indriyesu guttadvārā bhavissāma;\ncakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā na nimittaggāhī nānubyañjanaggāhī.\nYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ cakkhundriyaṁ asaṁvutaṁ viharantaṁ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṁ, tassa saṁvarāya paṭipajjissāma, rakkhissāma cakkhundriyaṁ, cakkhundriye saṁvaraṁ āpajjissāma.\nSotena saddaṁ sutvā …pe…\nghānena gandhaṁ ghāyitvā …pe…\njivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā …pe…\nkāyena phoṭṭhabbaṁ phusitvā …pe…\nmanasā dhammaṁ viññāya na nimittaggāhī nānubyañjanaggāhī.\nYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ manindriyaṁ asaṁvutaṁ viharantaṁ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṁ, tassa saṁvarāya paṭipajjissāma, rakkhissāma manindriyaṁ, manindriye saṁvaraṁ āpajjissāmā’ti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro, parisuddho vacīsamācāro, parisuddho manosamācāro, parisuddho ājīvo, indriyesumha guttadvārā;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi, sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"What more is there to do?\nYou should train yourselves like this: ‘We will restrain our sense doors.\nWhen we see a sight with our eyes, we won’t get caught up in the features and details.\nIf the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, we will practice restraint, we will protect the faculty of sight, and we will achieve its restraint.\nWhen we hear a sound with our ears …\nWhen we smell an odor with our nose …\nWhen we taste a flavor with our tongue …\nWhen we feel a touch with our body …\nWhen we know an idea with our mind, we won’t get caught up in the features and details.\nIf the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, we will practice restraint, we will protect the faculty of mind, and we will achieve its restraint.’\nNow, mendicants, you might think,\n‘We have conscience and prudence, our bodily, verbal, and mental behavior is pure, our livelihood is pure, and our sense doors are restrained.\nThis is sufficient …’"}},{"id":"mn39:9","sourceIds":["mn39:9.1","mn39:9.2","mn39:9.3","mn39:9.4","mn39:9.5","mn39:9.6","mn39:9.7","mn39:9.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Bhojane mattaññuno bhavissāma, paṭisaṅkhā yoniso āhāraṁ āharissāma,\nneva davāya na madāya na maṇḍanāya na vibhūsanāya yāvadeva imassa kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāya, vihiṁsūparatiyā, brahmacariyānuggahāya, iti purāṇañca vedanaṁ paṭihaṅkhāma navañca vedanaṁ na uppādessāma, yātrā ca no bhavissati, anavajjatā ca, phāsu vihāro cā’ti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro, parisuddho vacīsamācāro, parisuddho manosamācāro, parisuddho ājīvo, indriyesumha guttadvārā, bhojane mattaññuno;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo, sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"What more is there to do?\nYou should train yourselves like this: ‘We will not eat too much. We will only eat after reflecting rationally on our food.\nWe will eat not for fun, indulgence, adornment, or decoration, but only to sustain this body, to avoid harm, and to support spiritual practice. In this way, we shall put an end to old discomfort and not give rise to new discomfort, and we will have the means to keep going, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding.’\nNow, mendicants, you might think,\n‘We have conscience and prudence, our bodily, verbal, and mental behavior is pure, our livelihood is pure, our sense doors are restrained, and we don’t eat too much.\nThis is sufficient …’"}},{"id":"mn39:10","sourceIds":["mn39:10.1","mn39:10.2","mn39:10.3","mn39:10.4","mn39:10.5","mn39:10.6","mn39:10.7","mn39:10.8","mn39:10.9","mn39:10.10"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Jāgariyaṁ anuyuttā bhavissāma, divasaṁ caṅkamena nisajjāya āvaraṇīyehi dhammehi cittaṁ parisodhessāma.\nRattiyā paṭhamaṁ yāmaṁ caṅkamena nisajjāya āvaraṇīyehi dhammehi cittaṁ parisodhessāma.\nRattiyā majjhimaṁ yāmaṁ dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappessāma pāde pādaṁ accādhāya, sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.\nRattiyā pacchimaṁ yāmaṁ paccuṭṭhāya caṅkamena nisajjāya āvaraṇīyehi dhammehi cittaṁ parisodhessāmā’ti, evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro, parisuddho vacīsamācāro, parisuddho manosamācāro, parisuddho ājīvo, indriyesumha guttadvārā, bhojane mattaññuno, jāgariyaṁ anuyuttā;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti, tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo, sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"What more is there to do?\nYou should train yourselves like this: ‘We will be dedicated to wakefulness. When practicing walking and sitting meditation by day, we will purify our mind from obstacles.\nIn the first watch of the night, we will continue to practice walking and sitting meditation.\nIn the middle watch, we will lie down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.\nIn the last watch, we will get up and continue to practice walking and sitting meditation, purifying our mind from obstacles.’\nNow, mendicants, you might think,\n‘We have conscience and prudence, our bodily, verbal, and mental behavior is pure, our livelihood is pure, our sense doors are restrained, we don’t eat too much, and we are dedicated to wakefulness.\nThis is sufficient …’"}},{"id":"mn39:11","sourceIds":["mn39:11.1","mn39:11.2","mn39:11.3","mn39:11.4","mn39:11.5","mn39:11.6","mn39:11.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\n‘Satisampajaññena samannāgatā bhavissāma, abhikkante paṭikkante sampajānakārī, ālokite vilokite sampajānakārī, samiñjite pasārite sampajānakārī, saṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe sampajānakārī, asite pīte khāyite sāyite sampajānakārī, uccārapassāvakamme sampajānakārī, gate ṭhite nisinne sutte jāgarite bhāsite tuṇhībhāve sampajānakārī’ti, evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.\nSiyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa:\n‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, parisuddho no kāyasamācāro, parisuddho vacīsamācāro, parisuddho manosamācāro, parisuddho ājīvo, indriyesumha guttadvārā, bhojane mattaññuno, jāgariyaṁ anuyuttā, satisampajaññena samannāgatā;\nalamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.\nĀrocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave:\n‘mā vo, sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi sati uttariṁ karaṇīye’.","en":"What more is there to do?\nYou should train yourselves like this: ‘We will have mindfulness and situational awareness. We will act with situational awareness when going out and coming back; when looking ahead and aside; when bending and extending the limbs; when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes; when eating, drinking, chewing, and tasting; when urinating and defecating; when walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, waking, speaking, and keeping silent.’\nNow, mendicants, you might think,\n‘We have conscience and prudence, our bodily, verbal, and mental behavior is pure, our livelihood is pure, our sense doors are restrained, we don’t eat too much, we are dedicated to wakefulness, and we have mindfulness and situational awareness.\nThis is sufficient …’"}},{"id":"mn39:12","sourceIds":["mn39:12.1","mn39:12.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivittaṁ senāsanaṁ bhajati—araññaṁ rukkhamūlaṁ pabbataṁ kandaraṁ giriguhaṁ susānaṁ vanappatthaṁ abbhokāsaṁ palālapuñjaṁ.","en":"What more is there to do?\nTake a mendicant who frequents a secluded lodging—a wilderness, the root of a tree, a hill, a ravine, a mountain cave, a charnel ground, a forest, the open air, a heap of straw."}},{"id":"mn39:13","sourceIds":["mn39:13.1","mn39:13.2","mn39:13.3","mn39:13.4","mn39:13.5","mn39:13.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto nisīdati pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā, ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.\nSo abhijjhaṁ loke pahāya vigatābhijjhena cetasā viharati, abhijjhāya cittaṁ parisodheti;\nbyāpādapadosaṁ pahāya abyāpannacitto viharati, sabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī, byāpādapadosā cittaṁ parisodheti;\nthinamiddhaṁ pahāya vigatathinamiddho viharati, ālokasaññī sato sampajāno, thinamiddhā cittaṁ parisodheti;\nuddhaccakukkuccaṁ pahāya anuddhato viharati, ajjhattaṁ vūpasantacitto, uddhaccakukkuccā cittaṁ parisodheti;\nvicikicchaṁ pahāya tiṇṇavicikiccho viharati, akathaṅkathī kusalesu dhammesu, vicikicchāya cittaṁ parisodheti.","en":"After the meal, they return from almsround, sit down cross-legged, set their body straight, and bring mindfulness to the present.\nGiving up covetousness for the world, they meditate with a heart rid of covetousness, cleansing the mind of covetousness.\nGiving up ill will and malevolence, they meditate with a mind rid of ill will, full of sympathy for all living beings, cleansing the mind of ill will.\nGiving up dullness and drowsiness, they meditate with a mind rid of dullness and drowsiness, perceiving light, mindful and aware, cleansing the mind of dullness and drowsiness.\nGiving up restlessness and remorse, they meditate without restlessness, their mind settled internally, cleansing the mind of restlessness and remorse.\nGiving up doubt, they meditate having gone beyond doubt, not undecided about skillful qualities, cleansing the mind of doubt."}},{"id":"mn39:14","sourceIds":["mn39:14.1","mn39:14.2","mn39:14.3","mn39:14.4","mn39:14.5","mn39:14.6","mn39:14.7","mn39:14.8","mn39:14.9","mn39:14.10","mn39:14.11","mn39:14.12","mn39:14.13","mn39:14.14","mn39:14.15","mn39:14.16","mn39:14.17","mn39:14.18","mn39:14.19","mn39:14.20","mn39:14.21","mn39:14.22","mn39:14.23","mn39:14.24","mn39:14.25","mn39:14.26","mn39:14.27","mn39:14.28","mn39:14.29","mn39:14.30"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso iṇaṁ ādāya kammante payojeyya.\nTassa te kammantā samijjheyyuṁ.\nSo yāni ca porāṇāni iṇamūlāni tāni ca byantī kareyya, siyā cassa uttariṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ dārabharaṇāya.\nTassa evamassa:\n‘ahaṁ kho pubbe iṇaṁ ādāya kammante payojesiṁ, tassa me te kammantā samijjhiṁsu.\nSohaṁ yāni ca porāṇāni iṇamūlāni tāni ca byantī akāsiṁ, atthi ca me uttariṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ dārabharaṇāyā’ti.\nSo tatonidānaṁ labhetha pāmojjaṁ, adhigaccheyya somanassaṁ.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso ābādhiko assa dukkhito bāḷhagilāno, bhattañcassa nacchādeyya, na cassa kāye balamattā.\nSo aparena samayena tamhā ābādhā mucceyya, bhattañcassa chādeyya, siyā cassa kāye balamattā.\nTassa evamassa:\n‘ahaṁ kho pubbe ābādhiko ahosiṁ dukkhito bāḷhagilāno, bhattañca me nacchādesi, na ca me āsi kāye balamattā, somhi etarahi tamhā ābādhā mutto, bhattañca me chādeti, atthi ca me kāye balamattā’ti.\nSo tatonidānaṁ labhetha pāmojjaṁ, adhigaccheyya somanassaṁ.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso bandhanāgāre baddho assa.\nSo aparena samayena tamhā bandhanā mucceyya sotthinā abbhayena, na cassa kiñci bhogānaṁ vayo.\nTassa evamassa:\n‘ahaṁ kho pubbe bandhanāgāre baddho ahosiṁ, somhi etarahi tamhā bandhanā mutto, sotthinā abbhayena, natthi ca me kiñci bhogānaṁ vayo’ti.\nSo tatonidānaṁ labhetha pāmojjaṁ, adhigaccheyya somanassaṁ.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso dāso assa anattādhīno parādhīno na yenakāmaṅgamo.\nSo aparena samayena tamhā dāsabyā mucceyya attādhīno aparādhīno bhujisso yenakāmaṅgamo.\nTassa evamassa:\n‘ahaṁ kho pubbe dāso ahosiṁ anattādhīno parādhīno na yenakāmaṅgamo, somhi etarahi tamhā dāsabyā mutto attādhīno aparādhīno bhujisso yenakāmaṅgamo’ti.\nSo tatonidānaṁ labhetha pāmojjaṁ, adhigaccheyya somanassaṁ.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso sadhano sabhogo kantāraddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjeyya.\nSo aparena samayena tamhā kantārā nitthareyya sotthinā abbhayena, na cassa kiñci bhogānaṁ vayo.\nTassa evamassa:\n‘ahaṁ kho pubbe sadhano sabhogo kantāraddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjiṁ.\nSomhi etarahi tamhā kantārā nitthiṇṇo sotthinā abbhayena, natthi ca me kiñci bhogānaṁ vayo’ti.\nSo tatonidānaṁ labhetha pāmojjaṁ, adhigaccheyya somanassaṁ.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathā iṇaṁ yathā rogaṁ yathā bandhanāgāraṁ yathā dāsabyaṁ yathā kantāraddhānamaggaṁ, ime pañca nīvaraṇe appahīne attani samanupassati.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, āṇaṇyaṁ yathā ārogyaṁ yathā bandhanāmokkhaṁ yathā bhujissaṁ yathā khemantabhūmiṁ; evameva bhikkhu ime pañca nīvaraṇe pahīne attani samanupassati.","en":"Suppose a man who has gotten into debt were to apply himself to work,\nand his efforts proved successful.\nHe would pay off the original loan and have enough left over to support his partner.\nThinking about this,\nhe’d be filled with joy and happiness.\nSuppose a person was sick, suffering, gravely ill. They’d lose their appetite and get physically weak.\nBut after some time they’d recover from that illness, and regain their appetite and their strength.\nThinking about this,\nthey’d be filled with joy and happiness.\nSuppose a person was imprisoned in a jail.\nBut after some time they were released from jail, safe and sound, with no loss of wealth.\nThinking about this,\nthey’d be filled with joy and happiness.\nSuppose a person was a bondservant. They would not be their own master, but indentured to another, unable to go where they wish.\nBut after some time they’d be freed from servitude. They would be their own master, not indentured to another, a freeman able to go where they wish.\nThinking about this,\nthey’d be filled with joy and happiness.\nSuppose there was a person with wealth and property who was traveling along a desert road.\nBut after some time they crossed over the desert, safe and sound, with no loss of wealth.\nThinking about this,\nthey’d be filled with joy and happiness.\nIn the same way, as long as these five hindrances are not given up inside themselves, a mendicant regards them as a debt, a disease, a prison, slavery, and a desert crossing.\nBut when these five hindrances are given up inside themselves, a mendicant regards this as freedom from debt, good health, release from prison, emancipation, and a place of sanctuary at last."}},{"id":"mn39:15","sourceIds":["mn39:15.1","mn39:15.2","mn39:15.3","mn39:15.4","mn39:15.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So ime pañca nīvaraṇe pahāya cetaso upakkilese paññāya dubbalīkaraṇe,\nvivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi, savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo imameva kāyaṁ vivekajena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa vivekajena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dakkho nhāpako vā nhāpakantevāsī vā kaṁsathāle nhānīyacuṇṇāni ākiritvā udakena paripphosakaṁ paripphosakaṁ sanneyya. Sāyaṁ nhānīyapiṇḍi snehānugatā snehaparetā santarabāhirā, phuṭā snehena na ca pagghariṇī.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ vivekajena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa vivekajena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.","en":"They give up these five hindrances, corruptions of the heart that weaken wisdom.\nThen, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, they enter and remain in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.\nThey drench, steep, fill, and spread themselves with rapture and bliss born of seclusion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of seclusion.\nIt’s like when a deft bathroom attendant or their apprentice pours bath powder into a bronze dish, sprinkling it little by little with water. They knead it until the ball of bath powder is soaked and saturated with moisture, spread through inside and out; yet no moisture oozes out.\nIn the same way, a mendicant drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads themselves with rapture and bliss born of seclusion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of seclusion."}},{"id":"mn39:16","sourceIds":["mn39:16.1","mn39:16.2","mn39:16.3","mn39:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo imameva kāyaṁ samādhijena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa samādhijena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, udakarahado ubbhidodako. Tassa nevassa puratthimāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, na pacchimāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, na uttarāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, na dakkhiṇāya disāya udakassa āyamukhaṁ, devo ca na kālena kālaṁ sammādhāraṁ anuppaveccheyya. Atha kho tamhāva udakarahadā sītā vāridhārā ubbhijjitvā tameva udakarahadaṁ sītena vārinā abhisandeyya parisandeyya paripūreyya paripphareyya, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato udakarahadassa sītena vārinā apphuṭaṁ assa.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ samādhijena pītisukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa samādhijena pītisukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.","en":"Furthermore, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, a mendicant enters and remains in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected.\nThey drench, steep, fill, and spread themselves with rapture and bliss born of immersion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of immersion.\nIt’s like a deep lake fed by spring water. There’s no inlet to the east, west, north, or south, and the heavens would not properly bestow showers from time to time. But the stream of cool water welling up in the lake drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads throughout the lake. There’s no part of the lake that’s not spread through with cool water.\nIn the same way, a mendicant drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads themselves with rapture and bliss born of immersion. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with rapture and bliss born of immersion."}},{"id":"mn39:17","sourceIds":["mn39:17.1","mn39:17.2","mn39:17.3","mn39:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pītiyā ca virāgā upekkhako ca viharati, sato ca sampajāno, sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṁvedeti, yaṁ taṁ ariyā ācikkhanti: ‘upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī’ti tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo imameva kāyaṁ nippītikena sukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa nippītikena sukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, uppaliniyaṁ vā paduminiyaṁ vā puṇḍarīkiniyaṁ vā appekaccāni uppalāni vā padumāni vā puṇḍarīkāni vā udake jātāni udake saṁvaḍḍhāni udakānuggatāni antonimuggaposīni, tāni yāva caggā yāva ca mūlā sītena vārinā abhisannāni parisannāni paripūrāni paripphuṭāni, nāssa kiñci sabbāvataṁ uppalānaṁ vā padumānaṁ vā puṇḍarīkānaṁ vā sītena vārinā apphuṭaṁ assa.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ nippītikena sukhena abhisandeti parisandeti paripūreti parippharati, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa nippītikena sukhena apphuṭaṁ hoti.","en":"Furthermore, with the fading away of rapture, a mendicant enters and remains in the third absorption, where they meditate with equanimity, mindful and aware, experiencing for themselves the bliss of which the noble ones declare, ‘Equanimous and mindful, one meditates in bliss.’\nThey drench, steep, fill, and spread themselves with bliss free of rapture. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with bliss free of rapture.\nIt’s like a pool with blue water lilies, or pink or white lotuses. Some of them sprout and grow in the water without rising above it, thriving underwater. From the tip to the root they’re drenched, steeped, filled, and soaked with cool water. There’s no part of them that’s not soaked with cool water.\nIn the same way, a mendicant drenches, steeps, fills, and spreads themselves with bliss free of rapture. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with bliss free of rapture."}},{"id":"mn39:18","sourceIds":["mn39:18.1","mn39:18.2","mn39:18.3","mn39:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sukhassa ca pahānā dukkhassa ca pahānā, pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā, adukkhamasukhaṁ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nSo imameva kāyaṁ parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena pharitvā nisinno hoti, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena apphuṭaṁ hoti.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso odātena vatthena sasīsaṁ pārupetvā nisinno assa, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa odātena vatthena apphuṭaṁ assa.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imameva kāyaṁ parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena pharitvā nisinno hoti, nāssa kiñci sabbāvato kāyassa parisuddhena cetasā pariyodātena apphuṭaṁ hoti.","en":"Furthermore, with the giving up of pleasure and pain and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, a mendicant enters and remains in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.\nThey sit spreading their body through with pure bright mind. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with pure bright mind.\nIt’s like someone sitting wrapped from head to foot with white cloth. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread over with white cloth.\nIn the same way, they sit spreading their body through with pure bright mind. There’s no part of the body that’s not spread with pure bright mind."}},{"id":"mn39:19","sourceIds":["mn39:19.1","mn39:19.2","mn39:19.3","mn39:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So evaṁ samāhite citte parisuddhe pariyodāte anaṅgaṇe vigatūpakkilese mudubhūte kammaniye ṭhite āneñjappatte pubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya cittaṁ abhininnāmeti.\nSo anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ, dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso sakamhā gāmā aññaṁ gāmaṁ gaccheyya, tamhāpi gāmā aññaṁ gāmaṁ gaccheyya, so tamhā gāmā sakaṁyeva gāmaṁ paccāgaccheyya. Tassa evamassa: ‘ahaṁ kho sakamhā gāmā amuṁ gāmaṁ agacchiṁ, tatrapi evaṁ aṭṭhāsiṁ evaṁ nisīdiṁ evaṁ abhāsiṁ evaṁ tuṇhī ahosiṁ; tamhāpi gāmā amuṁ gāmaṁ agacchiṁ, tatrapi evaṁ aṭṭhāsiṁ evaṁ nisīdiṁ evaṁ abhāsiṁ evaṁ tuṇhī ahosiṁ; somhi tamhā gāmā sakaṁyeva gāmaṁ paccāgato’ti.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati.","en":"When their mind has become immersed in samādhi like this—purified, bright, flawless, rid of corruptions, pliable, workable, steady, and imperturbable—they extend it toward recollection of past lives.\nThey recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details.\nSuppose a person was to leave their home village and go to another village. From that village they’d go to yet another village. And from that village they’d return to their home village. They’d think: ‘I went from my home village to another village. There I stood like this, sat like that, spoke like this, or kept silent like that. From that village I went to yet another village. There too I stood like this, sat like that, spoke like this, or kept silent like that. And from that village I returned to my home village.’\nIn the same way, a mendicant recollects their many kinds of past lives, with features and details."}},{"id":"mn39:20","sourceIds":["mn39:20.1","mn39:20.2","mn39:20.3","mn39:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So evaṁ samāhite citte parisuddhe pariyodāte anaṅgaṇe vigatūpakkilese mudubhūte kammaniye ṭhite āneñjappatte sattānaṁ cutūpapātañāṇāya cittaṁ abhininnāmeti.\nSo dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passati cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe, sugate duggate, yathākammūpage satte pajānāti …pe…\nseyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dve agārā sadvārā. Tattha cakkhumā puriso majjhe ṭhito passeyya manusse gehaṁ pavisantepi nikkhamantepi, anucaṅkamantepi anuvicarantepi.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passati cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe, sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajānāti …pe….","en":"When their mind has become immersed in samādhi like this—purified, bright, flawless, rid of corruptions, pliable, workable, steady, and imperturbable—they extend it toward knowledge of the death and rebirth of sentient beings.\nWith clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds.\nSuppose there were two houses with doors. A person with clear eyes standing in between them would see humans entering and leaving a house and wandering to and fro.\nIn the same way, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds."}},{"id":"mn39:21","sourceIds":["mn39:21.1","mn39:21.2","mn39:21.3","mn39:21.4","mn39:21.5","mn39:21.6","mn39:21.7","mn39:21.8","mn39:21.9","mn39:21.10","mn39:21.11","mn39:21.12"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So evaṁ samāhite citte parisuddhe pariyodāte anaṅgaṇe vigatūpakkilese mudubhūte kammaniye ṭhite āneñjappatte āsavānaṁ khayañāṇāya cittaṁ abhininnāmeti.\nSo ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.\n‘Ime āsavā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ āsavasamudayo’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ āsavanirodho’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ āsavanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.\nTassa evaṁ jānato evaṁ passato kāmāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati, bhavāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati, avijjāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati.\nVimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti:\n‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, pabbatasaṅkhepe udakarahado accho vippasanno anāvilo.\nTattha cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito passeyya sippisambukampi sakkharakathalampi macchagumbampi, carantampi tiṭṭhantampi.\nTassa evamassa:\n‘ayaṁ kho udakarahado accho vippasanno anāvilo. Tatrime sippisambukāpi sakkharakathalāpi macchagumbāpi carantipi tiṭṭhantipī’ti’.\nEvameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti …pe…\nnāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāti.","en":"When their mind has become immersed in samādhi like this—purified, bright, flawless, rid of corruptions, pliable, workable, steady, and imperturbable—they extend it toward knowledge of the ending of defilements.\nThey truly understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.’\nThey truly understand: ‘These are defilements’ … ‘This is the origin of defilements’ … ‘This is the cessation of defilements’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of defilements.’\nKnowing and seeing like this, their mind is freed from the defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.\nWhen they’re freed, they know they’re freed.\nThey understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’\nSuppose that in a mountain glen there was a lake that was transparent, clear, and unclouded. A person with clear eyes standing on the bank would see the clams and mussels, pebbles and gravel, and schools of fish swimming about or staying still.\nThey’d think:\n‘This lake is transparent, clear, and unclouded. And here are the clams and mussels, pebbles and gravel, and schools of fish swimming about or staying still.’\nIn the same way, a mendicant truly understands: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.’\nThey understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’"}},{"id":"mn39:22","sourceIds":["mn39:22.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ‘samaṇo’ itipi ‘brāhmaṇo’itipi ‘nhātako’itipi ‘vedagū’itipi ‘sottiyo’itipi ‘ariyo’itipi ‘arahaṁ’itipi.","en":"This mendicant is one who is called an ‘ascetic’, a ‘brahmin’, a ‘bathed initiate’, a ‘knowledge master’, a ‘scholar’, a ‘noble one’, and also a ‘perfected one’."}},{"id":"mn39:23","sourceIds":["mn39:23.1","mn39:23.2","mn39:23.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu samaṇo hoti?\nSamitāssa honti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, saṅkilesikā, ponobbhavikā, sadarā, dukkhavipākā, āyatiṁ, jātijarāmaraṇiyā.\nEvaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu samaṇo hoti.","en":"And how is a mendicant an ascetic?\nThey have assuaged the bad, unskillful qualities that are corrupting, leading to future lives, hurtful, resulting in suffering and future rebirth, old age, and death.\nThat’s how a mendicant is an ascetic."}},{"id":"mn39:24","sourceIds":["mn39:24.1","mn39:24.2","mn39:24.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu brāhmaṇo hoti?\nBāhitāssa honti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, saṅkilesikā, ponobbhavikā, sadarā, dukkhavipākā, āyatiṁ, jātijarāmaraṇiyā.\nEvaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu brāhmaṇo hoti.","en":"And how is a mendicant a brahmin?\nThey have banished the bad, unskillful qualities.\nThat’s how a mendicant is a brahmin."}},{"id":"mn39:25","sourceIds":["mn39:25.1","mn39:25.2","mn39:25.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nhātako hoti?\nNhātāssa honti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, saṅkilesikā, ponobbhavikā, sadarā, dukkhavipākā, āyatiṁ, jātijarāmaraṇiyā.\nEvaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nhātako hoti.","en":"And how is a mendicant a bathed initiate?\nThey have bathed off the bad, unskillful qualities.\nThat’s how a mendicant is a bathed initiate."}},{"id":"mn39:26","sourceIds":["mn39:26.1","mn39:26.2","mn39:26.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vedagū hoti?\nViditāssa honti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, saṅkilesikā, ponobbhavikā, sadarā, dukkhavipākā, āyatiṁ, jātijarāmaraṇiyā.\nEvaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vedagū hoti.","en":"And how is a mendicant a knowledge master?\nThey have known the bad, unskillful qualities.\nThat’s how a mendicant is a knowledge master."}},{"id":"mn39:27","sourceIds":["mn39:27.1","mn39:27.2","mn39:27.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sottiyo hoti?\nNissutāssa honti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, saṅkilesikā, ponobbhavikā, sadarā, dukkhavipākā, āyatiṁ, jātijarāmaraṇiyā.\nEvaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sottiyo hoti.","en":"And how is a mendicant a scholar?\nThey have scoured off the bad, unskillful qualities.\nThat’s how a mendicant is a scholar."}},{"id":"mn39:28","sourceIds":["mn39:28.1","mn39:28.2","mn39:28.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyo hoti?\nĀrakāssa honti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, saṅkilesikā, ponobbhavikā, sadarā, dukkhavipākā, āyatiṁ, jātijarāmaraṇiyā.\nEvaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyo hoti.","en":"And how is a mendicant a noble one?\nThey have nobbled their foes, the bad, unskillful qualities.\nThat’s how a mendicant is a noble one."}},{"id":"mn39:29","sourceIds":["mn39:29.1","mn39:29.2","mn39:29.3","mn39:29.4","mn39:29.5","mn39:29.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ hoti?\nĀrakāssa honti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, saṅkilesikā, ponobbhavikā, sadarā, dukkhavipākā, āyatiṁ, jātijarāmaraṇiyā.\nEvaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ hotī”ti.\nIdamavoca bhagavā.\nAttamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.\nMahāassapurasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.","en":"And how is a mendicant a perfected one?\nThey are impeccably remote from the bad, unskillful qualities that are corrupting, leading to future lives, hurtful, resulting in suffering and future rebirth, old age, and death.\nThat’s how a mendicant is a perfected one.”\nThat is what the Buddha said.\nSatisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/mn39/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."}