MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
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I. <strong>The</strong> First Teachings - 67<br />
caratha brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā.” ti<br />
live the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering.”<br />
Sā va tesaṁ āyasmantānaṁ upasampadā ahosi.<br />
That was these venerable ones’ full ordination.<br />
Atha kho Bhagavā tad-avasese bhikkhū nīhārabhatto<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the Gracious One, living on (those three) monks’ food<br />
Dhammiyā kathāya ovadi anusāsi,<br />
gave advice and instruction with a Dhamma talk to the remaining monks,<br />
yaṁ tayo bhikkhū piṇḍāya caritvā āharanti tena chabbaggo yāpeti.<br />
and the six monks subsisted on whatever, after walking for alms-food, the three<br />
monks brought them. 131<br />
Atha kho āyasmato ca Mahānāmassa āyasmato ca Assajissa<br />
<strong>The</strong>n to the venerable Mahānāma and to the venerable Assaji<br />
Bhagavatā Dhammiyā kathāya ovadiyamānānaṁ anusāsiyamānānaṁ<br />
as the Gracious One gave advice and instruction with a Dhamma talk<br />
virajaṁ, vītamalaṁ, Dhammacakkhuṁ udapādi:<br />
the dust-free, stainless, Vision-of-the-Dhamma arose:<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 />
131 Horner takes this line as a quotation meaning this was the instruction and advice he gave<br />
them, but I think this misses the point.