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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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> - 88<br />
Atha kho āyasmato Yasassa Mātā ca purāṇadutiyikā ca<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the venerable Yasa’s Mother 144 and his former wife 145<br />
yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu,<br />
approached the Gracious One,<br />
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu.<br />
and after approaching and worshipping the Gracious One, they sat down on one side.<br />
Tāsaṁ Bhagavā anupubbikathaṁ kathesi,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Gracious One spoke about the gradual teaching to them,<br />
seyyathīdaṁ: dānakathaṁ sīlakathaṁ saggakathaṁ,<br />
that is to say: talk about giving, talk about virtue, talk about heaven,<br />
kāmānaṁ ādīnavaṁ okāraṁ saṅkilesaṁ,<br />
the danger, degradation, and defilement of sensual desires,<br />
nekkhamme ānisaṁsaṁ pakāsesi.<br />
and the advantages of renunciation, (these) he explained.<br />
Yadā tā Bhagavā aññāsi kallacittā muducittā,<br />
When the Gracious One knew that they had ready minds, pliable minds,<br />
vinīvaraṇacittā udaggacittā pasannacittā,<br />
open minds, uplifted minds, confident minds,<br />
atha yā Buddhānaṁ sāmukkaṁsikā Dhammadesanā taṁ pakāsesi:<br />
he explained to him the Dhamma teaching the Awakened Ones have discovered<br />
themselves:<br />
Dukkhaṁ Samudayaṁ Nirodhaṁ Maggaṁ.<br />
Suffering, Origination, Cessation, Path.<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 tāsaṁ tasmiṁ yeva āsane<br />
just so to them on that very seat,<br />
144 <strong>The</strong> Aṅguttaranikāya commentary (AA 14.7, Sujātavatthu) says this was Sujāta, who had<br />
offered milk-rice to the Bodhisatta just before his Awakening, and that she was named the<br />
foremost of the female lay followers (upāsikā) to take refuge.<br />
145 Lit: former second.