MAJJHIMA NIKAAYA III
II.
3.5.Maagandiyasutta.m
III.
2. 5. Bahudhaatukasutta.m- The Discourse on Many Elements- (115) .
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I
heard thus.At one time the Blessed One lived in the monastery offered by
Anaathapindika in Jeta’s grove in Saavatthi. From there the Blessed One
addressed the bhikkhus. ‘Whatever fears, misfortunes and dangers arise,
they all arise from the foolish not from the wise. Thus bhikkhus, the foolish
are with fears, miisfortunes and dangers.Therefore bhikkhus, to become
wise inquirers, you should train thus.
When
this was said, venerable Aananda asked the Blessed One, ‘Venerable sir,
saying it rightly how does the wise bhikkhu become an inquirer?’
‘Aananda,
when the bhikkhu becomes clever, in the elements, in the spheres, in dependent
arising and in the possible and impossible, he becomes an inquirer’
‘Venerable
sir, saying it rightly how is the wise bhikkhu clever in the elements?’
‘Aananda,
there are eighteen elements. They are the elements of eye, forms and eye
consciousness; ear, sounds, and ear consciousness; nose, scents and nose
consciousness; tongue, tastes and tongue consciousness; body, touches and
body consciousness; mind, ideas and mind consciousness. Aananda, these
are the eighteen elements, when the bhikkhu knows and sees them, he becomes
clever in the elements.
‘Venerable
sir, is there another method through which the bhikkhu becomes clever in
the elements?’
‘There
is a method. The bhikkhu becomes clever in the six elements, such as the
elements of earth, water, fire, air, space and consciousness Aananda, these
are the six elements, when the bhikkhu knows and sees them, saying it rightly
he becomes clever in the elements’.
‘Venerable
sir, is there another method through which the bhikkhu becomes clever in
the elements?’
‘There
is a method.These six are the elements of pleasantness, unpleasantness,
pleasure, displeasure, equanimity and ignorance, when the bhikkhu knows
and sees them, saying it rightly he becomes clever in the elements’
‘Venerable
sir, is there another method through which the bhikkhu becomes clever in
the elements?’
‘There
is a method.These six are the elements of sensuality, non sensuality, anger,
non anger, hurting and non hurting, when the bhikkhu knows and sees them,
saying it rightly he becomes clever in the elements’
‘Venerable
sir, is there another method through which the bhikkhu becomes clever in
the elements?’
‘There
is a method.These three are the elements, of sensuality, materiality and
immateriality, when the bhikkhu knows and sees them, sayingit
rightly he becomes clever in the elements.’
‘Venerable
sir, is there another method through which the bhikkhu becomes clever in
the elements?’
‘There
is a method.These two are the elements, such as the compounded and the
uncompounded elementwhen the bhikkhu
knows and sees them, saying it rightly he becomes clever in the elements.’
‘Venerable
sir, saying it rightly how is the bhikkhu clever in the spheres?’
‘Aananda,
these six are the internal and external spheres of the eye and forms, ear
and sounds, nose and scents, tongue and tastes, body and touches and mind
and ideas, when the bhikkhu knows and sees them, saying it rightly he becomes
clever in the spheres.’
‘Venerable
sir, saying it rightly how is the bhikkhu clever in dependent arising?’
‘Aananda,
the bhikkhu knows, when this is present, this happens, when this arises,
this arise. When this is not present, this does not happen, when this ceases,
this cease. Such as from ignorance arise determinations, from determinations
arise consciousness, from consciousness arise name and matter. From name
and matter arise the six spheres, from the six spheres arise contact and
from contact arise feelings. From feelings arise craving, from craving
arises holding, from holding arises being and from being arises birth.
From birth arises decay, death, grief, lament, unpleasantness displeasure
and distress. Thus arises the complete mass of unpleasantness. With the
cessation of ignorance, cease determinations, with the cessaton of determinations
cease consciousness, with the cessation of consciousness cease name and
matter.With the cessation of name and matter cease the six spheres, with
the cessation of the six spheres cease contact. With the cessation of contact
cease feelings, with the cessation of feelings cease craving, with the
cessation of craving ceases holding. With the cessation of holding ceasesbeing,
with the cessaton of being ceases birth and with the cessation of birth
cease decay, death, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure and distress.
Thus ceases the complete mass of unpleasantness.When the bhikkhu knows
and sees this, saying it rghtly he becomes clever in dependent arising’
‘Venerable
sir, saying it rightly how is the bhikkhu clever in the possible and impossible.’
‘Aananda,
the bhikkhu knows, it is impossible, that one come to right view should
take any determination as permanent. It is possible that an ordinary person
should take any determination as permanent.It
is impossible, that one come to right view should take any determination
as pleasant. It is possible that an ordinary person should take any determination
as pleasant.It is impossible, that one come to right view should take any
thought as his. It is possible that an ordinary person should take any
thought as his. It is impossible, that one come to right view should deprive
the life of his mother. It is possible that an ordinary person should deprive
the life of his mother..It is impossible, that one come to right view should
deprive the life of his father. It is possible that an ordinary person
should deprive the life of his father.It is impossible, that one come to
right view, should cause hurt to the body of the Thus Gone One with a defiled
mind. It is possible that an ordinary person should cause hurt to the body
of the Thus Gone One, with a defiled mind. It is impossible that one come
to right view should cause a breach in the Community. It is possible that
an ordinary person should cause a breach in the Community.It is impossible
that one come to right view should go to another Teacher. It is possible
that an ordinary person should go to another Teacher.It is impossible that
two rightfully Enlightened Ones should be born in the same world element
at one and same time. It is possible that a single rightfully Enlightened
One should be born in the world element at one time.It is impossible that
two Universal Monarches. should be born in the same world element at one
and same time. It is possible that a single Universal Monarch should be
born in the world element at one time. It is impossible that a woman should
be the perfect rightfully Enlightened One. It is possible that a man should
be the perfect rightfully Enlightened One. It is impossible that a woman
should be the Universal Monarch It is possible that a man should be the
Universal Monarch.It is impossible that a woman should be the King of Gods.
It is possible that a man should be the King of Gods.It is impossible that
a woman should be the King of Death. It is possible that a man should be
the King of Death. It is impossible that a woman should be Brahmaa. It
is possible that a man should be Brahmaa. It is impossible that bodily
misconduct should .give birth to welcome pleasant results. It is possible
that bodily misconduct should .give birth to unwelcome unpleasant results.It
is impossible that vebal misconduct, ...re.... mental misconduct should
.give birth to welcome pleasant results. It is possible that verbal misconduct,..re...
mental misconduct should .give birth to unwelcome unpleasant results. It
is impossible that bodily good conduct should .give birth to unwelcome
unpleasant results. It is possible that bodily good conduct should .give
birth to welcome pleasant results.It is impossible that vebal good conduct,
...re.... mental good conduct should .give birth to unwelcome unpleasant
results. It is possible that verbal good conduct,..re... mental good conduct
should .give birth to welcome pleasant results. It is impossible that one
misconductingbodily, originating
from that, on
account
of that should be born in heaven, in a higher state after death.It
is possible that one misconductingbodily,
originating from that, on account of that should be born in hell in a lower
state after death. It is impossible that one misconductingverbally,...re...
mentally, originating from that, on account of that should be born in heaven
in a higher state after death.It
is possible that one misconducting verbally,...re...mentally, originating
from that, on account of that should be born in hell in a lower state after
death. It is impossible that one well conductedbodily,
originating from that, on account of that should be born in hell in a lower
state after death.It is possible
that one well conductedbodily, originating
from that, on account of that should be born in heaven in a higher state
after death. It is impossible that one well conductedverbally,...re...
mentally, originating from that, on account of that should be born in hell,in
a lower state after death.It is
possible that one well conducted verbally,...re...mentally, originating
from that, on account of that should be born in heaven, in a higher state
after death.
Then
venerable Aananda said, ‘It is wonderful venerable sir. What is the name
of thisdiscourse?’
‘Aananda,
call it, the Discourse on many elements, or The fourfold circle, or The
mirror of the Teaching, or The drum of deathlessness, or The noble victory
in the battle.
The Blessed One said thus and venerable Aananda delighted in the words of the Blessed One.