MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> - 106<br />
Seyyathā pi nāma suddhaṁ vatthaṁ apagatakāḷakaṁ<br />
Just as it is known that a clean cloth without a stain<br />
sammad-eva rajanaṁ paṭiggaṇheyya,<br />
will take the dye well,<br />
evam-eva tesaṁ tasmiṁ yeva āsane,<br />
just so to them on that very seat,<br />
virajaṁ vītamalaṁ Dhammacakkhuṁ udapādi:<br />
the dust-free, stainless Vision-of-the-Dhamma arose: 163<br />
“Yaṁ kiñci samudayadhammaṁ,<br />
“Whatever has the nature of arising,<br />
sabban-taṁ nirodhadhamman.”-ti<br />
all that has the nature of ceasing.”<br />
Te diṭṭhadhammā pattadhammā,<br />
<strong>The</strong>y, having seen the Dhamma, attained the Dhamma,<br />
viditadhammā pariyogāḷhadhammā tiṇṇavicikicchā vigatakathaṁkathā,<br />
understood the Dhamma, penetrated the Dhamma, crossed over uncertainty, being<br />
without doubts,<br />
vesārajjappattā aparappaccayā Satthusāsane Bhagavantaṁ etad-avocuṁ:<br />
having attained full confidence, having become independent of others in the<br />
Teacher’s teaching, said this to the Gracious One:<br />
“Labheyyāma mayaṁ Bhante Bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ,<br />
“May we receive the going-forth, venerable Sir, in the presence of the Gracious One,<br />
labheyyāma upasampadan.”-ti<br />
may we receive the full ordination.”<br />
“Etha bhikkhavo” ti Bhagavā avoca “svākkhāto Dhammo,<br />
“Come, monks,” 164 said the Gracious One, “the Dhamma has been well-proclaimed,<br />
caratha brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā.” ti<br />
live the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering.”<br />
163 Comm: kesañ-ci Sotāpattimaggo, kesañ-ci Sakadāgāmimaggo, kesañ-ci Anāgāmimaggo<br />
udapādi; to some arose the path of Stream-Entry, to some Once-Returning, to some Non-<br />
Returning.<br />
164 Notice that the Buddha is still giving the ehi bhikkhu ordination, even after the new goingfor-refuge<br />
ordination procedure has been introduced. Indeed even much later he will give<br />
Sāriputta and Mahāmoggallāna the ehibhikkhu ordination also, see below.