MAJJHIMA NIKAAYA III
II. 3. 5. Maagandiyasutta.m
III.
2. 10. Sankhaaruppattisutta.m-Arising of Intentions*. (120)
I
heard thus.At one time the Blessed One lived in the monastery offered by
Anaathapindika in Jeta’s grove in Saavatthi. The Blessed One addressed
the bhikkus from there. ‘Bhikkhus, I will tell the arising of intentions,
listen carefully with attention. Those bhikkhus agreed and the Blessed
One said: ‘Bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning,
benevolence and wisdom. It occurs to the bhikkhu, O! I should be born with
the high warriors at the break up of the body, after death. He bears it
in the mind, directs thoughts to it, develops that thought.Those intentions
and that abiding, developped and made much, conduces to be born there.
This is the path and method to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. It occurs to the bhikkhu, O! I should be born with the high
brahmins,...re....high middle class, at the break up of the body, after
death. He bears it in the mind, directs thoughts to it, develops that thought,
and those intentions. That abiding, developped and made much, conduces
to be born there. This is the path and method to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. It occurs to the bhikkhu, O! I should be born with the four
guardian gods with long life, beauty and much pleasantness, at the break
up of the body, after death. He bears it in the mind, directs his thoughts
to it, develops that thought, and those intentions. That abiding, developped
and made much, conduces to be born with the guardian gods with long life,
beauty and much pleasantness. This is the path and method to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. It occurs to the bhikkhu, O! I should be born with the company
of gods of the thirty three. ....re.... with the Yaama gods,...re.... with
the happy gods,...re...withthe gods
attached to creating, ...re... with the gods attached to creating others,
with long life, beauty and much pleasantness, at the break up of the body,
after death. He bears it in the mind, directs thoughts to it, develops
that thought, and those intentions.That abiding, developped and made much,
conduces to be born with the gods attached to creatig others, with long
life, beauty and much pleasantness. This is the path and method to be born
there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, Sahasa Brahmaa wields power over the thousandfold
world systems, with long life, beauty and much pleasantness. He wields
power over those born there. Like a wise man drawing a circle on his palm
woud reflect, in the same manner Sahasa Brahmaa wields power over the thousandfold
world systems and wields power over those born there. It occurs to him.
O! I should be born with Sahasaa Brahma at the break up of the body, after
death. He bearsthat mind, directs
thoughts to it, develops that thought, and those intentions.That abiding,
developped and made much, conduces to be born with Sahasaa Brahmaa, who
wields power over the thousandfold world syetems, with long life, beauty
and much pleasantness. This is the path and method to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, Dvi Sahasa Brahmaa,..re... Ti Sahasaa Brahmaa...re....
Catu Sahasaa Brahmaa,...re...Panca Sahasaa Brahmaa wields power over the
five thousandfold world systems, with long life, beauty and much pleasantness.
He wields power over those born there. Like a wise man drawing five circles
on his palm woud reflect, in the same manner Panca Sahasa Brahmaa wields
power over the thousandfold world systems and wields power over those born
there. It occurs to him. O! I should be born with Panca Sahasaa Brahma
at the break up of the body, after death. He bearsthat
mind, directs thoughts to it and develops that thought. Those intentions
and that abiding, developped and made much, conduces to be born with Panca
Sahasaa Brahmaa, who wields power over the five thousandfold world syetems,
with long life, beauty and much pleasantness. This is the path and method
to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, Dasa Sahasa Brahmaa, wields power over
the ten thousandfold world systems, with long life, beauty and much pleasantness.
He wields power over those born there.like the welcome lepis gem with eight
facets well completed placed on the yellow blanket would shne and emanate
radiance in the same manner Dasa Sahasa Brahmaa wields power over theten
thousandfold world systems and wields power over those born there. It occurs
to him. O! I should be born with Dasa Sahasaa Brahma at the break up of
the body, after death. He bearsthat
mind, directs thoughts to it, develops that thought. Those intentions and
that abiding, developped and made much, conduces to be born with Dasa Sahasaa
Brahmaa, who wields power over the ten thousandfold world syetems, with
long life, beauty and much pleasantness. This is the path and method to
be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, Sata Sahasa Brahmaa, wields power over
the hundred thousandfold world systems, with long life, beauty and much
pleasantness. He wields power over those born there. Like a clever goldsmith
who would purify born gold putting it in the furnace and it would radiate
light and heat placed on the orange blanket in the same manner Sata Sahasa
Brahmaa wields power over theten
thousandfold world systems and wields power over those born there. It occurs
to him. O! I should be born with Sata Sahasaa Brahma at the break up of
the body, after death. He bearsthat
mind, directs thoughts to it and develops that thought.Those intentions
and that abiding, developped and made much, conduces to be born with Sata
Sahasaa Brahmaa, who wields power over the hundred thousandfold world syetems,
with long life, beauty and much pleasantness. This is the path and method
to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, that the gods with radiance, ...re....
withlimited radiance,...re...limitless
radiance, have long life, beauty and much pleasantness. It occurs to him.
O! I should be born with gods of limitless radiance with long life, beauty
and much pleasantness. This is the path and method to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, that gods with happiness, ...re.... withlimited
happiness,...re...limitless happiness,
have long life, beauty and much pleasantness. It occurs to him. O! I should
be born with gods of limitless happiness with long life, beauty and much
pleasantness. This is the path and method to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, that gods with power to go through the
air, ...re.... gods who are not cruel,...re...zealous
gods,...re... gods that are easily seen....re.....gods of the highest order..
have long life, beauty and much pleasantness. It occurs to him. O! I should
be born with gods of the highest order with long life, beauty and much
pleasantness. This is the path and method to be born there.
Again,
bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence
and wisdom. The bhikkhu learns, that gods born in space have a long life
span
and
enjoy much pleasantness. It occurs to him. O! I should be born with gods
of space with long life, much pleasantness. This is the path and method
to be born there.
.Again
the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence and wisdom.
The bhikkhu learns, that gods born in the sphere of consciousness...re....in
the sphere of nothingness,..re...in the sphere of neither perception nor
non perception have a long life span and enjoy much pleasantness. It occurs
to him. O! I should be born with gods of the sphere of neither perception
nor non perception with long life, much pleasantness. This is the path
and method to be born there.
Again
the bhikkhu is endowed with faith, virtues, learning, benevolence and widom.
It occurs to the bhikkhu O! I should destroy desires, without desires,
the mind released and released through wisdom, here and now by myself realizing
I should abide. He destroying desires, without desires, the mind released
and released through wisdom here and now by himself realizing abides. Bhikkhus,
this bhikkhu is not born any where for any reason.
The
Blessed One said thus and those bhikkhus delighted in the words of the
Blessed One.
Notes*. Sankhaaruppattisutta shows how living with intentions, directing thoughts to them and developping those thoughts leads to the flowering of those intentions, desires and thoughts. Lastly, when desires are destroyed, the mind is released and there is no more birth.