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Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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“Idaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccan”-ti -<br />

“This is the noble truth of suffering” -<br />

I. <strong>The</strong> First Teachings - 57<br />

[Sacchikiriyā]<br />

[Realisation]<br />

me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu<br />

to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things<br />

cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.<br />

vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.<br />

Taṁ kho pan’ “idaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ” pariññeyyan-ti -<br />

Now that to which “this is the noble truth of suffering” refers (i.e. suffering itself)<br />

ought to be fully known 124 -<br />

me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu<br />

to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things<br />

cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.<br />

vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.<br />

Taṁ kho pan’ “idaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ” pariññātan-ti -<br />

Now that to which “this is the noble truth of suffering” refers has been fully known -<br />

me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu<br />

to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things<br />

cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.<br />

vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.<br />

“Idaṁ dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccan”-ti -<br />

“This is the noble truth of the arising of suffering” -<br />

me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu<br />

to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things<br />

cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.<br />

vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.<br />

124 <strong>The</strong> syntax of this section in Pāḷi is very roundabout and not a little awkward. <strong>The</strong><br />

translation is no better, as to maintain consistency, we have to circumlocute to avoid saying<br />

(just below): This noble truth of the arising of suffering ought to be given up, which makes it<br />

sound as if the truth ought to be given up, rather than what causes the arising.

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