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I. <strong>The</strong> First Teachings - 29<br />
Brahmayācanakathā<br />
5: <strong>The</strong> Story about Brahmā’s request 69<br />
Atha kho Bhagavā sattāhassa accayena,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n with the passing of seven days, the Gracious One,<br />
tamhā samādhimhā vuṭṭhahitvā,<br />
after arising from that concentration,<br />
Rājāyatanamūlā yena Ajapālanigrodho tenupasaṅkami,<br />
approached the Goatherd’s Banyan (tree) from the root of the Royal (tree),<br />
tatra sudaṁ Bhagavā Ajapālanigrodhamūle viharati.<br />
and there the Gracious One dwelt at the root of the Goatherd’s Banyan (tree).<br />
Atha kho Bhagavato rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n when the Gracious One had gone into solitude, into seclusion,<br />
evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:<br />
this reflection arose in his mind:<br />
“Adhigato kho mayāyaṁ Dhammo gambhīro duddaso duranubodho,<br />
“This Dhamma I have attained is deep, hard to see, hard to understand,<br />
santo paṇīto atakkāvacaro nipuṇo paṇḍitavedanīyo.<br />
peaceful, excellent, beyond the sphere of logic, profound, understandable (only) to<br />
the wise.<br />
Ālayarāmā kho panāyaṁ pajā ālayaratā ālayasammuditā,<br />
But this generation delights in desire, 70 is devoted to desire, gladdened by desire,<br />
ālayarāmāya kho pana pajāya ālayaratāya ālayasammuditāya<br />
and for a generation delighting in desire, devoted to desire, gladdened by desire<br />
duddasaṁ idaṁ ṭhānaṁ, yad-idaṁ: idappaccayatā paṭiccasamuppādo.<br />
this thing is hard to see, that is to say: conditionality and conditional origination. 71<br />
Idam-pi kho ṭhānaṁ sududdasaṁ, yad-idaṁ:<br />
This thing also is very hard to see, that is to say:<br />
69 This section should be compared with DN 14, Mahāpadānasuttaṁ, the opening of the 3rd<br />
bhāṇavāraṁ, said in relation to the Buddha Vipassī; MN 26 and 85, where the Buddha<br />
relates the same incident about himself; and SN Brahmāsaṁyuttaṁ, 1.6.1, which is similar to<br />
here.<br />
70 Comm: sattā pañcakāmaguṇe allīyanti, tasmā te ālayā ti vuccanti; beings attach to the five<br />
strands of sensual pleasures, therefore they have desire is said.<br />
71 Defined in this way, as a dvanda compound, in the commentary.