- 0.1CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
- 0.2YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
- 0.3Nekkhammapāramī 3The Perfection of Renunciation (3rd)
0.4AyogharacariyaAyoghara’s Conduct
1.1“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,“Then again when I was1.2kāsirājassa atrajo;the true-born son of the king of Kāsi,1.3Ayogharamhi saṁvaḍḍho,I grew up in an iron house,11.4nāmenāsi ayogharo.so I was named Ayoghara.
2.1‘Dukkhena jīvito laddho,‘Your life has been a painful one,2.2saṁpīḷe patiposito;as you’ve been raised in confinement.2.3Ajjeva putta paṭipajja,Today, my son, rule2.4kevalaṁ vasudhaṁ imaṁ’.the entirety of this land.’
3.1Saraṭṭhakaṁ sanigamaṁ,Having bowed to the citizens of country and town,3.2sajanaṁ vanditva khattiyaṁ;the king and his people,3.3Añjaliṁ paggahetvāna,I raised my cupped palms3.4idaṁ vacanamabraviṁ.and said the following.
4.1‘Ye keci mahiyā sattā,‘All the creatures of this earth—4.2hīnamukkaṭṭhamajjhimā;low, middle, or high—4.3Nirārakkhā sake gehe,are unprotected in their own home,4.4vaḍḍhanti sakañātibhi.in which they grew up with their families.
5.1Idaṁ loke uttariyaṁ,It was unique in the world25.2saṁpīḷe mama posanaṁ;to be raised in confinement.5.3Ayogharamhi saṁvaḍḍho,I grew up in an iron house,5.4appabhe candasūriye.scarcely lit by sun or moon.
6.1Pūtikuṇapasampuṇṇā,Filled with rotting carcass,6.2muccitvā mātukucchito;I escaped my mother’s womb.6.3Tato ghoratare dukkhe,Then to a viler suffering6.4puna pakkhittayoghare.I was tossed in an iron house.
7.1Yadihaṁ tādisaṁ patvā,Having fallen into such7.2dukkhaṁ paramadāruṇaṁ;appallingly dreadful suffering,7.3Rajjesu yadi rajjāmi,if I desired kingships,7.4pāpānaṁ uttamo siyaṁ.I’d be the worst of the worst.
8.1Ukkaṇṭhitomhi kāyena,I’m fed up with the body,38.2rajjenamhi anatthiko;I have no need for kingship.8.3Nibbutiṁ pariyesissaṁ,I shall seek quenching8.4yattha maṁ maccu na maddiye’.where Death will not crush me.’
9.1Evāhaṁ cintayitvāna,Reflecting in this way,9.2viravante mahājane;as the great crowd wailed,9.3Nāgova bandhanaṁ chetvā,like a bull elephant bursting his ropes,9.4pāvisiṁ kānanaṁ vanaṁ.I entered the forest grove.
10.1Mātāpitā na me dessā,I had no dislike of my parents,10.2napi me dessaṁ mahāyasaṁ;nor did I dislike the great fame.10.3Sabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ,But because omniscience is precious to me,10.4tasmā rajjaṁ pariccajin”ti.that is why I forsook kingship.”
11.1Ayogharacariyaṁ tatiyaṁ.