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Majjhima Nikāya 32

Mahāgosiṅgasutta

The Longer Discourse at Gosiṅga · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā in the sal forest park at Gosiṅgagosiṅgasālavanadāye was stayingviharati with severalsambahulehi well-knownabhiññātehi well-knownabhiññātehi seniortherehi disciplessāvakehi together with—saddhiṁ—
with the venerableāyasmatā andca Sāriputtasāriputtena with the venerableāyasmatā andca Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallānena with the venerableāyasmatā andca Mahākassapamahākassapena with the venerableāyasmatā andca Anuruddhaanuruddhena with the venerableāyasmatā andca Revatarevatena with the venerableāyasmatā andca Ānanda,ānandena, with otheraññehi andca well-knownabhiññātehi well-knownabhiññātehi seniortherehi disciplessāvakehi together with.saddhiṁ.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallāno late afternoonsāyanhasamayaṁ from retreatpaṭisallānā emergedvuṭṭhito where venerableyenāyasmā Mahākassapamahākassapo approached him theretenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahākassapamahākassapaṁ said thisetadavoca:
come, reverend“āyāmāvuso, Kassapakassapa, where venerableyenāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto we will approach theretenupasaṅkamissāma to hear the teachingdhammassavanāyā”ti.
yes, reverend“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho venerableāyasmā Mahākassapamahākassapo venerableāyasmato Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallānassa repliedpaccassosi.
thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā andca Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallāno venerableāyasmā andca Mahākassapamahākassapo venerableāyasmā andca Anuruddhaanuruddho where venerableyenāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto approached theretenupasaṅkamiṁsu to hear the teachingdhammassavanāya.

he sawAddasā indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando and Venerableāyasmantañca Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallānaṁ and Venerableāyasmantañca Mahākassapamahākassapaṁ and Venerableāyasmantañca Anuruddhaanuruddhaṁ where Venerableyenāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto there approachingtenupasaṅkamante for hearing Dhamma.dhammassavanāya.
having seenDisvāna where Venerableyenāyasmā Revatarevato there he approached;tenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Venerableāyasmantaṁ Revatarevataṁ said this:etadavoca:
approaching“upasaṅkamantā indeedkho thoseamū, friendāvuso Revata,revata, true personssappurisā where Venerableyenāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto theretena for hearing Dhamma.dhammassavanāya.
Come, friendĀyāmāvuso Revata,revata, where Venerableyenāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto there we will approachtenupasaṅkamissāma for hearing Dhamma.”dhammassavanāyā”ti.
“Yes, friend,”“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Revatarevato to Venerableāyasmato Ānandaānandassa assented.paccassosi.
ThenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā andca Revatarevato Venerableāyasmā andca Ānandaānando where Venerableyenāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto there they approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁsu for hearing Dhamma.dhammassavanāya.

sawAddasā indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto and the venerableāyasmantañca Revatarevataṁ and the venerableāyasmantañca Ānandaānandaṁ from afar indeeddūratova coming.āgacchante.
having seenDisvāna the venerableāyasmantaṁ Ānandaānandaṁ said this:etadavoca:
let come“etu indeedkho venerableāyasmā Ānanda.ānando.
welcomeSvāgataṁ of the venerableāyasmato Ānandaānandassa of the Blessed Onebhagavato the attendantupaṭṭhākassa of the Blessed Onebhagavato dwelling nearsantikāvacarassa.
lovely,Ramaṇīyaṁ, friendāvuso Ānanda,ānanda, the Gosiṅga sal forest,gosiṅgasālavanaṁ, brightdosinā night,ratti, all in full bloomsabbaphāliphullā sal trees,sālā, heavenly,dibbā, it seems,maññe, scentsgandhā float about;sampavanti;
by what kind ofkathaṁrūpena, friendāvuso Ānanda,ānanda, mendicantbhikkhunā the Gosiṅga sal forestgosiṅgasālavanaṁ would grace?”sobheyyā”ti?
Here, friend“Idhāvuso Sāriputta,sāriputta, a mendicantbhikkhu very learnedbahussuto ishoti rememberingsutadharo keeping what is learned.sutasannicayo. whichYe thosete teachingsdhammā good in the beginningādikalyāṇā good in the middlemajjhekalyāṇā good in the endpariyosānakalyāṇā meaningfulsātthā well-phrased;sabyañjanā; entirely fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual practicebrahmacariyaṁ they describe,abhivadanti, of such kind for himtathārūpāssa teachingsdhammā very learnedbahussutā are,honti, remembered,dhātā, by speechvacasā rehearsed,paricitā, mentally scrutinized,manasānupekkhitā, by viewdiṭṭhiyā well penetrated.suppaṭividdhā.
heSo of the fourcatassannaṁ assembliesparisānaṁ the teachingdhammaṁ teachesdeseti with well-roundedparimaṇḍalehi words and phrasespadabyañjanehi coherentanuppabandhehi for uprooting the underlying tendencies.anusayasamugghātāya.
by such kind ofEvarūpena indeed,kho, friendāvuso Sāriputta,sāriputta, mendicantbhikkhunā the Gosiṅga sal forestgosiṅgasālavanaṁ would grace.”sobheyyā”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto venerableāyasmantaṁ Revatarevataṁ said thisetadavoca:
answered“byākataṁ indeedkho, friendāvuso Revatarevata, by the venerableāyasmatā Ānandaānandena according to his ownyathāsakaṁ inspirationpaṭibhānaṁ.
thereTattha nowdāni wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Revatarevataṁ we askpucchāma:
delightful‘ramaṇīyaṁ, friendāvuso Revatarevata, Gosiṅga sal grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ, cleardosinā nightratti, all in full bloomsabbaphāliphullā sal treessālā, heavenlydibbā, I thinkmaññe, fragrancesgandhā waftsampavanti;
of what kindkathaṁrūpena, friendāvuso Revatarevata, by a mendicantbhikkhunā Gosiṅga sal grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ would gracesobheyyā’”ti?
here, friend“Idhāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, a mendicantbhikkhu who enjoys retreatpaṭisallānārāmo ishoti who loves retreatpaṭisallānarato, internallyajjhattaṁ committed to serenity of the heartcetosamathamanuyutto not neglecting absorptionanirākatajjhāno, with discernmentvipassanāya endowedsamannāgato, a frequenterbrūhetā of empty hutssuññāgārānaṁ.
of such kindEvarūpena indeedkho, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, by a mendicantbhikkhunā Gosiṅga sal grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ would gracesobheyyā”ti.

thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto venerableāyasmantaṁ Anuruddhaanuruddhaṁ said thisetadavoca:
answered“byākataṁ indeedkho, friendāvuso Anuruddhaanuruddha, by the venerableāyasmatā Revatarevatena according to his ownyathāsakaṁ inspirationpaṭibhānaṁ.
thereTattha nowdāni wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Anuruddhaanuruddhaṁ askpucchāma:
delightful‘ramaṇīyaṁ, friendāvuso Anuruddhaanuruddha, the Gosiṅga sal grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ, cleardosinā nightratti, all in full bloomsabbaphāliphullā sal treessālā, heavenlydibbā, it seemsmaññe, fragrancesgandhā waftsampavanti;
of what kindkathaṁrūpena, friendāvuso Anuruddhaanuruddha, by a mendicantbhikkhunā the Gosiṅga sal grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ would gracesobheyyā’”ti?
here, friend“Idhāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, a mendicantbhikkhu with clairvoyancedibbena with the eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing the humanatikkantamānusakena a thousandsahassaṁ of worldslokānaṁ surveysvoloketi.
just asSeyyathāpi, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, with clear eyescakkhumā a personpuriso gone to the upper floor of a longhouseuparipāsādavaragato a thousandsahassaṁ of orbitsnemimaṇḍalānaṁ could surveyvolokeyya;
just soevameva indeedkho, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, a mendicantbhikkhu with clairvoyancedibbena with the eyecakkhunā purifiedvisuddhena surpassing the humanatikkantamānusakena a thousandsahassaṁ of worldslokānaṁ surveysvoloketi.
of such a kindEvarūpena indeedkho, friendāvuso Sāriputtasāriputta, by a mendicantbhikkhunā the Gosiṅga sal grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ would gracesobheyyā”ti.

thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahākassapamahākassapaṁ said thisetadavoca:
answered“byākataṁ indeedkho, friendāvuso Kassapakassapa, by the venerableāyasmatā Anuruddhaanuruddhena according to his ownyathāsakaṁ inspirationpaṭibhānaṁ.
nowTattha thendāni wemayaṁ venerableāyasmantaṁ Mahākassapamahākassapaṁ we askpucchāma:
delightful‘ramaṇīyaṁ, friendāvuso Kassapakassapa, Gosiṅga sāla grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ, cleardosinā nightratti, all in full bloomsabbaphāliphullā sāla treessālā, heavenlydibbā, it seemsmaññe, fragrancesgandhā waftsampavanti;
of what kindkathaṁrūpena, friendāvuso Kassapakassapa, by a bhikkhubhikkhunā Gosiṅga sāla grovegosiṅgasālavanaṁ would adornsobheyyā’”ti?

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