1.1PTS 3.200Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

1.3Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.Now at that time Venerable Lomasakaṅgiya was staying in the Sakyan country at Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery.¹

2.1Atha kho candano devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ nigrodhārāmaṁ obhāsetvā yenāyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho candano devaputto āyasmantaṁ lomasakaṅgiyaṁ etadavoca:Then, late at night, the glorious godling Candana, lighting up the entire Banyan Tree Monastery, went up to the Venerable Lomasakaṅgiya, and stood to one side. Standing to one side, he said to Lomasakaṅgiya:²

2.2“dhāresi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā”ti?“Mendicant, do you remember the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night?”

2.3“Na kho ahaṁ, āvuso, dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca.“No, reverend, I do not.2.4Tvaṁ panāvuso, dhāresi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā”ti?Do you?”

2.5“Ahampi kho, bhikkhu, na dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca.“I also do not.2.6Dhāresi pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattiyo gāthā”ti?But do you remember just the verses on the one who has one fine night?”

2.7“Na kho ahaṁ, āvuso, dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā.“I do not.2.8Tvaṁ panāvuso, dhāresi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā”ti?Do you?”

2.9“Dhāremi kho ahaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattiyo gāthā”ti.“I do.”

2.10“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, āvuso, dhāresi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā”ti?“How do you remember the verses on the one who has one fine night?”

2.11“Ekamidaṁ, bhikkhu, samayaṁ bhagavā devesu tāvatiṁsesu viharati pāricchattakamūle paṇḍukambalasilāyaṁ.“This one time, the Buddha was staying among the gods of the thirty-three at the root of the Orchid Tree on the stone spread with a cream rug.³2.12Tatra bhagavā devānaṁ tāvatiṁsānaṁ bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsi:There he taught the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night to the gods of the thirty-three:

3.1‘Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya,‘Don’t run back to the past,3.2nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ;don’t anticipate the future.3.3Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ,What’s past is left behind,3.4appattañca anāgataṁ.the future has not arrived;

3.5Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ,and any present phenomenon3.6tattha tattha vipassati;you clearly discern in every case.3.7Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ,The unfaltering, the unshakable:3.8taṁ vidvā manubrūhaye.having known that, foster it.

3.9Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ,Today’s the day to keenly work—3.10ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve;who knows, tomorrow may bring death!3.11Na hi no saṅgaraṁ tena,For there is no bargain to be struck3.12mahāsenena maccunā.with Death and his mighty horde.

3.13Evaṁvihāriṁ ātāpiṁ,One who keenly meditates like this,3.14ahorattamatanditaṁ;tireless all night and day:3.15Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti,that’s who has one fine night—3.16santo ācikkhate munī’ti.so declares the peaceful sage.’

4.1Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhikkhu, dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā.That’s how I remember the verses of the one who has one fine night.4.2Uggaṇhāhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca;Learn the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night, mendicant,4.3pariyāpuṇāhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca;memorize it,4.4dhārehi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca.and remember it.4.5Atthasaṁhito, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddeso ca vibhaṅgo ca ādibrahmacariyako”ti.It is beneficial and relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life.”

4.6Idamavoca candano devaputto.That is what the godling Candana said4.7Idaṁ vatvā tatthevantaradhāyi.before vanishing right there.

5.1PTS 3.201Atha kho āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo tassā rattiyā accayena senāsanaṁ saṁsāmetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena sāvatthi tena cārikaṁ pakkāmi.Then Lomasakaṅgiya set his lodgings in order and, taking his bowl and robe, set out for Sāvatthī.5.2Anupubbena cārikaṁ caramāno yena sāvatthi jetavanaṁ anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāmo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Eventually he came to Sāvatthī and Jeta’s Grove. He went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened. Then he added:

5.3“Ekamidāhaṁ, bhante, samayaṁ sakkesu viharāmi kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.5.4Atha kho, bhante, aññataro devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ nigrodhārāmaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho, bhante, so devaputto maṁ etadavoca:5.5‘dhāresi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā’ti?5.6Evaṁ vutte, ahaṁ, bhante, taṁ devaputtaṁ etadavocaṁ:5.7‘na kho ahaṁ, āvuso, dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca.5.8Tvaṁ panāvuso, dhāresi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā’ti?5.9‘Ahampi kho, bhikkhu, na dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca.5.10Dhāresi pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattiyo gāthā’ti?5.11‘Na kho ahaṁ, āvuso, dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā.5.12Tvaṁ panāvuso, dhāresi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā’ti?5.13‘Dhāremi kho ahaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattiyo gāthā’ti.5.14‘Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, āvuso, dhāresi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā’ti?5.15‘Ekamidaṁ, bhikkhu, samayaṁ bhagavā devesu tāvatiṁsesu viharati pāricchattakamūle paṇḍukambalasilāyaṁ.5.16Tatra kho bhagavā devānaṁ tāvatiṁsānaṁ bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsi:

5.17“Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya,5.18…pe…5.19Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti,5.20santo ācikkhate munī”ti.

5.21Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhikkhu, dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā.5.22Uggaṇhāhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca;5.23pariyāpuṇāhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca;5.24dhārehi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca.5.25Atthasaṁhito, bhikkhu, bhaddekarattassa uddeso ca vibhaṅgo ca ādibrahmacariyako’ti.

5.26Idamavoca, bhante, so devaputto.5.27Idaṁ vatvā tatthevantaradhāyi.5.28Sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca desetū”ti.“Sir, please teach me the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night.”

6.1“Jānāsi pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, taṁ devaputtan”ti?“But mendicant, do you know that god?”

6.2“Na kho ahaṁ, bhante, jānāmi taṁ devaputtan”ti.“I do not, sir.”

6.3“Candano nāma so, bhikkhu, devaputto.“That godling was named Candana.6.4Candano, bhikkhu, devaputto aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasikatvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti.Candana pays attention, applies the mind, concentrates wholeheartedly, and actively listens to the teaching.⁴6.5Tena hi, bhikkhu, suṇāhi, sādhukaṁ manasi karohi; bhāsissāmī”ti.Well then, mendicant, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

6.6“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavato paccassosi.“Yes, sir,” Lomasakaṅgiya replied.6.7Bhagavā etadavoca:The Buddha said this:

7.1“Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya,“Don’t run back to the past,7.2nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ;don’t anticipate the future.7.3Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ,What’s past is left behind,7.4appattañca anāgataṁ.the future has not arrived;

7.5Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ,and any present phenomenon7.6tattha tattha vipassati;you clearly discern in every case.7.7Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ,The unfaltering, the unshakable:7.8taṁ vidvā manubrūhaye.having known that, foster it.

7.9Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ,Today’s the day to keenly work—7.10ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve;who knows, tomorrow may bring death!7.11Na hi no saṅgaraṁ tena,For there is no bargain to be struck7.12mahāsenena maccunā.with Death and his mighty horde.

7.13Evaṁvihāriṁ ātāpiṁ,One who keenly meditates like this,7.14ahorattamatanditaṁ;tireless all night and day:7.15Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti,that’s who has one fine night—7.16santo ācikkhate muni.so declares the peaceful sage.

8-13.1PTS 3.202Kathañca, bhikkhu, atītaṁ anvāgameti …pe…And how do you run back to the past? …”⁵

8-13.2evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, atītaṁ anvāgameti.

8-13.3Kathañca, bhikkhu, atītaṁ nānvāgameti …pe…

8-13.4evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, atītaṁ nānvāgameti.

8-13.5Kathañca, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati …pe…

8-13.6evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati.

8-13.7Kathañca, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati …pe…

8-13.8evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati.

8-13.9Kathañca, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati …pe…

8-13.10evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati.

8-13.11Kathañca, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati …pe…

8-13.12evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati.

14.1Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya,14.2nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ;14.3Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ,14.4appattañca anāgataṁ.

14.5Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ,14.6tattha tattha vipassati;14.7Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ,14.8taṁ vidvā manubrūhaye.

14.9Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ,14.10ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve;14.11Na hi no saṅgaraṁ tena,14.12mahāsenena maccunā.

14.13Evaṁvihāriṁ ātāpiṁ,14.14ahorattamatanditaṁ;14.15Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti,14.16santo ācikkhate munī”ti.

14.17Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.14.18Attamano āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.Satisfied, Venerable Lomasakaṅgiya approved what the Buddha said.

14.19Lomasakaṅgiyabhaddekarattasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.