- 0.1Majjhima Nikāya 25Middle Discourses 25
0.2NivāpasuttaSowing
1.1Evaṁ 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.1.3Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,1.4“bhikkhavo”ti.“Mendicants!”
1.5“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.“Venerable sir,” they replied.1.6Bhagavā etadavoca:The Buddha said this:
2.1“Na, bhikkhave, nevāpiko nivāpaṁ nivapati migajātānaṁ:“Mendicants, a sower does not sow seed for deer thinking,12.2‘imaṁ me nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ migajātā paribhuñjantā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto ciraṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ yāpentū’ti.‘May the deer, enjoying this seed, be long-lived and beautiful. May they live long and prosper!’2.3Evañca kho, bhikkhave, nevāpiko nivāpaṁ nivapati migajātānaṁ:A sower sows seed for deer thinking,2.4‘imaṁ me nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ migajātā anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjissanti, anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjissanti, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjissanti, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā bhavissanti imasmiṁ nivāpe’ti.‘When these deer encroach on where I sow the seed, they’ll recklessly enjoy eating it. They’ll become indulgent, then they’ll become negligent, and then I’ll be able to do what I want with them on account of this seed.’
3.1Tatra, bhikkhave, paṭhamā migajātā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu, te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe.And indeed, the first herd of deer encroached on where the sower sowed the seed and recklessly enjoyed eating it. They became indulgent, then they became negligent, and then the sower was able to do what he wanted with them on account of that seed.3.2Evañhi te, bhikkhave, paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the first herd of deer failed to get free from the sower’s power.
4.1PTS 1.152Tatra, bhikkhave, dutiyā migajātā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:So then a second herd of deer thought up a plan,4.2‘ye kho te paṭhamā migajātā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.‘The first herd of deer became indulgent …4.3Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe.4.4Evañhi te paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.and failed to get free of the sower’s power.4.5Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭivirameyyāma, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā’ti.Why don’t we refrain from eating the seed altogether? Refraining from dangerous food, we can venture deep into a wilderness region and live there.’4.6Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭiviramiṁsu, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihariṁsu.And that’s just what they did.4.7Tesaṁ gimhānaṁ pacchime māse, tiṇodakasaṅkhaye, adhimattakasimānaṁ patto kāyo hoti.But when it came to the last month of summer, the grass and water ran out. Their bodies became much too thin,4.8Tesaṁ adhimattakasimānaṁ pattakāyānaṁ balavīriyaṁ parihāyi.and they lost their strength and energy.4.9Balavīriye parihīne tameva nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa paccāgamiṁsu.So they returned to where the sower had sown the seed.4.10Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.Encroaching, they recklessly enjoyed eating it …4.11Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe.4.12Evañhi te, bhikkhave, dutiyāpi migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the second herd of deer failed to get free from the sower’s power.
5.1PTS 1.153Tatra, bhikkhave, tatiyā migajātā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:So then a third herd of deer thought up a plan,5.2‘ye kho te paṭhamā migajātā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa …pe…‘The first …5.3evañhi te paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.5.4Yepi te dutiyā migajātā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:and second herds of deer …5.5“ye kho te paṭhamā migajātā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa …pe…5.6evañhi te paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.5.7Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭivirameyyāma, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā”ti.5.8Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭiviramiṁsu, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihariṁsu.5.9Tesaṁ gimhānaṁ pacchime māse tiṇodakasaṅkhaye adhimattakasimānaṁ patto kāyo hoti.5.10Tesaṁ adhimattakasimānaṁ pattakāyānaṁ balavīriyaṁ parihāyi.5.11Balavīriye parihīne tameva nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa paccāgamiṁsu.5.12Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.5.13Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe.5.14Evañhi te dutiyāpi migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.failed to get free of the sower’s power.5.15Yannūna mayaṁ amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa upanissāya āsayaṁ kappeyyāma.Why don’t we set up our lair close by where the sower has sown the seed?5.16Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjissāma, ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjissāma, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjissāma, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā bhavissāma nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe’ti.Then we can encroach and enjoy eating without being reckless. We won’t become indulgent, then we won’t become negligent, and then the sower won’t be able to do what he wants with us on account of that seed.’5.17Te amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa upanissāya āsayaṁ kappayiṁsu.And that’s just what they did.5.18Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu, te tattha ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe.
5.19Tatra, bhikkhave, nevāpikassa ca nevāpikaparisāya ca etadahosi:So the sower and his helpers thought,5.20‘saṭhāssunāmime tatiyā migajātā ketabino, iddhimantāssunāmime tatiyā migajātā parajanā;‘Wow, this third herd of deer is so sneaky and devious, they must be some kind of strange spirits with magical abilities!25.21imañca nāma nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ paribhuñjanti, na ca nesaṁ jānāma āgatiṁ vā gatiṁ vā.For they eat the seed we’ve sown without us knowing how they come and go.5.22Yannūna mayaṁ imaṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mahatīhi daṇḍavākarāhi samantā sappadesaṁ anuparivāreyyāma, appeva nāma tatiyānaṁ migajātānaṁ āsayaṁ passeyyāma, yattha te gāhaṁ gaccheyyun’ti.Why don’t we surround the seed on all sides by staking out high nets? Hopefully we might get to see the lair where they go to hide out.’35.23Te amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mahatīhi daṇḍavākarāhi samantā sappadesaṁ anuparivāresuṁ.And that’s just what they did.5.24Addasaṁsu kho, bhikkhave, nevāpiko ca nevāpikaparisā ca tatiyānaṁ migajātānaṁ āsayaṁ, yattha te gāhaṁ agamaṁsu.And they saw the lair where the third herd of deer went to hide out.5.25Evañhi te, bhikkhave, tatiyāpi migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the third herd failed to get free from the sower’s power.
6.1PTS 1.154Tatra, bhikkhave, catutthā migajātā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:So then a fourth herd of deer thought up a plan,6.2‘ye kho te paṭhamā migajātā …pe…‘The first …6.3evañhi te paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.6.4Yepi te dutiyā migajātā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:second …6.5“ye kho te paṭhamā migajātā …pe…6.6evañhi te paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.6.7Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭivirameyyāma, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā”ti.6.8Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭiviramiṁsu …pe…6.9evañhi te dutiyāpi migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.6.10Yepi te tatiyā migajātā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:and third herds of deer …6.11“ye kho te paṭhamā migajātā …pe…6.12evañhi te paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.6.13Yepi te dutiyā migajātā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:6.14‘ye kho te paṭhamā migajātā …pe…6.15evañhi te paṭhamā migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.6.16Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭivirameyyāma, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā’ti.6.17Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā paṭiviramiṁsu …pe…6.18evañhi te dutiyāpi migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.6.19Yannūna mayaṁ amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa upanissāya āsayaṁ kappeyyāma, tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjissāma, ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjissāma, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjissāma, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā bhavissāma nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe”ti.6.20Te amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa upanissāya āsayaṁ kappayiṁsu, tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu, te tattha ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe.6.21Tatra nevāpikassa ca nevāpikaparisāya ca etadahosi:6.22“saṭhāssunāmime tatiyā migajātā ketabino, iddhimantāssunāmime tatiyā migajātā parajanā, imañca nāma nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ paribhuñjanti.6.23Na ca nesaṁ jānāma āgatiṁ vā gatiṁ vā.6.24Yannūna mayaṁ imaṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mahatīhi daṇḍavākarāhi samantā sappadesaṁ anuparivāreyyāma, appeva nāma tatiyānaṁ migajātānaṁ āsayaṁ passeyyāma, yattha te gāhaṁ gaccheyyun”ti.6.25Te amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mahatīhi daṇḍavākarāhi samantā sappadesaṁ anuparivāresuṁ.6.26Addasaṁsu kho nevāpiko ca nevāpikaparisā ca tatiyānaṁ migajātānaṁ āsayaṁ, yattha te gāhaṁ agamaṁsu.6.27Evañhi te tatiyāpi migajātā na parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.failed to get free of the sower’s power.6.28Yannūna mayaṁ yattha agati nevāpikassa ca nevāpikaparisāya ca tatrāsayaṁ kappeyyāma, tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjissāma, ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjissāma, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjissāma, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā bhavissāma nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe’ti.Why don’t we set up our lair somewhere the sower and his helpers can’t go? Then we can intrude on where the sower has sown the seed and enjoy eating it without being reckless. We won’t become indulgent, then we won’t become negligent, and then the sower won’t be able to do with us what he wants on account of that seed.’6.29Te yattha agati nevāpikassa ca nevāpikaparisāya ca tatrāsayaṁ kappayiṁsu.And that’s just what they did.6.30Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ nevāpikassa ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu, te tattha ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ nevāpikassa amusmiṁ nivāpe.
6.31Tatra, bhikkhave, nevāpikassa ca nevāpikaparisāya ca etadahosi:So the sower and his helpers thought,6.32‘saṭhāssunāmime catutthā migajātā ketabino, iddhimantāssunāmime catutthā migajātā parajanā.‘Wow, this fourth herd of deer is so sneaky and devious, they must be some kind of strange spirits with magical abilities!6.33Imañca nāma nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ paribhuñjanti, na ca nesaṁ jānāma āgatiṁ vā gatiṁ vā.For they eat the seed we’ve sown without us knowing how they come and go.6.34Yannūna mayaṁ imaṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mahatīhi daṇḍavākarāhi samantā sappadesaṁ anuparivāreyyāma, appeva nāma catutthānaṁ migajātānaṁ āsayaṁ passeyyāma yattha te gāhaṁ gaccheyyun’ti.Why don’t we surround the seed on all sides by staking out high nets? Hopefully we might get to see the lair where they go to hide out.’6.35Te amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mahatīhi daṇḍavākarāhi samantā sappadesaṁ anuparivāresuṁ.And that’s just what they did.6.36Neva kho, bhikkhave, addasaṁsu nevāpiko ca nevāpikaparisā ca catutthānaṁ migajātānaṁ āsayaṁ, yattha te gāhaṁ gaccheyyuṁ.But they couldn’t see the lair where the fourth herd of deer went to hide out.6.37Tatra, bhikkhave, nevāpikassa ca nevāpikaparisāya ca etadahosi:So the sower and his helpers thought,6.38‘sace kho mayaṁ catutthe migajāte ghaṭṭessāma, te ghaṭṭitā aññe ghaṭṭissanti te ghaṭṭitā aññe ghaṭṭissanti.‘If we disturb this fourth herd of deer, they’ll disturb others, who in turn will disturb even more.6.39Evaṁ imaṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ sabbaso migajātā parimuñcissanti.Then all of the deer will escape this seed we’ve sown.6.40Yannūna mayaṁ catutthe migajāte ajjhupekkheyyāmā’ti.Why don’t we just keep an eye on that fourth herd?’6.41Ajjhupekkhiṁsu kho, bhikkhave, nevāpiko ca nevāpikaparisā ca catutthe migajāte.And that’s just what they did.6.42Evañhi te, bhikkhave, catutthā migajātā parimucciṁsu nevāpikassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the fourth herd of deer escaped the sower’s power.
7.1Upamā kho me ayaṁ, bhikkhave, katā atthassa viññāpanāya.I’ve made up this simile to make a point.7.2Ayaṁ cevettha attho—And this is what it means.
7.3nivāpoti kho, bhikkhave, pañcannetaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Seed’ is a term for the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
7.4Nevāpikoti kho, bhikkhave, mārassetaṁ pāpimato adhivacanaṁ.‘Sower’ is a term for Māra the Wicked.
7.5Nevāpikaparisāti kho, bhikkhave, māraparisāyetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Sower’s helpers’ is a term for Māra’s assembly.
7.6Migajātāti kho, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Deer’ is a term for ascetics and brahmins.
8.1PTS 1.156Tatra, bhikkhave, paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.Now, the first group of ascetics and brahmins encroached on where the seed and the worldly pleasures of the flesh were sown by Māra and recklessly enjoyed eating it.8.2Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise.They became indulgent, then they became negligent, and then Māra was able to do what he wanted with them on account of that seed and the worldly pleasures of the flesh.8.3Evañhi te, bhikkhave, paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the first group of ascetics and brahmins failed to get free from Māra’s power.8.4Seyyathāpi te, bhikkhave, paṭhamā migajātā tathūpame ahaṁ ime paṭhame samaṇabrāhmaṇe vadāmi.This first group of ascetics and brahmins is just like the first herd of deer, I say.
9.1Tatra, bhikkhave, dutiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:So then a second group of ascetics and brahmins thought up a plan,9.2‘ye kho te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.‘The first group of ascetics and brahmins became indulgent …9.3Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise.9.4Evañhi te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.and failed to get free of Māra’s power.9.5Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭivirameyyāma, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā’ti.Why don’t we refrain from eating the seed and the worldly pleasures of the flesh altogether? Refraining from dangerous food, we can venture deep into a wilderness region and live there.’49.6Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭiviramiṁsu, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmāti.9.7Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭiviramiṁsu, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihariṁsu.And that’s just what they did.9.8Te tattha sākabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, sāmākabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, nīvārabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, daddulabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, haṭabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, kaṇabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, ācāmabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, piññākabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, tiṇabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, gomayabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ, vanamūlaphalāhārā yāpesuṁ pavattaphalabhojī.They ate herbs, millet, wild rice, poor rice, water lettuce, rice bran, scum from boiling rice, sesame flour, grass, or cow dung. They survived on forest roots and fruits, or eating fallen fruit.
9.9PTS 1.157Tesaṁ gimhānaṁ pacchime māse, tiṇodakasaṅkhaye, adhimattakasimānaṁ patto kāyo hoti.But when it came to the last month of summer, the grass and water ran out. Their bodies became much too thin,9.10Tesaṁ adhimattakasimānaṁ pattakāyānaṁ balavīriyaṁ parihāyi.and they lost their strength and energy.9.11Balavīriye parihīne cetovimutti parihāyi.Because of this, they lost their heart’s release,59.12Cetovimuttiyā parihīnāya tameva nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa paccāgamiṁsu tāni ca lokāmisāni.so they went back to where Māra had sown the seed and the worldly pleasures of the flesh.9.13Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.Intruding on that place, they recklessly enjoyed eating them …9.14Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise.9.15Evañhi te, bhikkhave, dutiyāpi samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the second group of ascetics and brahmins failed to get free from Māra’s power.9.16Seyyathāpi te, bhikkhave, dutiyā migajātā tathūpame ahaṁ ime dutiye samaṇabrāhmaṇe vadāmi.This second group of ascetics and brahmins is just like the second herd of deer, I say.
10.1Tatra, bhikkhave, tatiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:So then a third group of ascetics and brahmins thought up a plan,10.2‘ye kho te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni …pe….‘The first …10.3Evañhi te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.10.4Yepi te dutiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:and second groups of ascetics and brahmins …10.5“ye kho te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni …pe….10.6Evañhi te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.10.7Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭivirameyyāma, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā”ti.10.8Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭiviramiṁsu.10.9Bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihariṁsu.10.10Te tattha sākabhakkhāpi ahesuṁ …pe… pavattaphalabhojī.10.11Tesaṁ gimhānaṁ pacchime māse tiṇodakasaṅkhaye adhimattakasimānaṁ patto kāyo hoti.10.12Tesaṁ adhimattakasimānaṁ pattakāyānaṁ balavīriyaṁ parihāyi, balavīriye parihīne cetovimutti parihāyi, cetovimuttiyā parihīnāya tameva nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa paccāgamiṁsu tāni ca lokāmisāni.10.13Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.10.14Te tattha anupakhajja mucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, mattā samānā pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, pamattā samānā yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise.10.15Evañhi te dutiyāpi samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.failed to get free of Māra’s power.10.16Yannūna mayaṁ amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni upanissāya āsayaṁ kappeyyāma, tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjissāma, ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjissāma, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjissāma, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā bhavissāma mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise’ti.Why don’t we set up our lair close by where Māra has sown the seed and those worldly pleasures of the flesh? Then we can encroach on it and enjoy eating without being reckless. We won’t become indulgent, then we won’t become negligent, and then Māra won’t be able to do what he wants with us on account of that seed and those worldly pleasures of the flesh.’
10.17PTS 1.158Te amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni upanissāya āsayaṁ kappayiṁsu.And that’s just what they did.10.18Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.10.19Te tattha ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise.10.20Api ca kho evaṁdiṭṭhikā ahesuṁ—Still, they had such views as these:610.21sassato loko itipi, asassato loko itipi;‘The cosmos is eternal’ or ‘The cosmos is not eternal’;710.22antavā loko itipi, anantavā loko itipi;‘The cosmos is finite’ or ‘The cosmos is infinite’;10.23taṁ jīvaṁ taṁ sarīraṁ itipi, aññaṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ sarīraṁ itipi;‘The soul and the body are one and the same’ or ‘The soul is one thing, the body another’;10.24hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā itipi, na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā itipi, hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā itipi, neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā itipi.or that after death, a realized one still exists, or no longer exists, or both still exists and no longer exists, or neither still exists nor no longer exists.10.25Evañhi te, bhikkhave, tatiyāpi samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the third group of ascetics and brahmins failed to get free from Māra’s power.10.26Seyyathāpi te, bhikkhave, tatiyā migajātā tathūpame ahaṁ ime tatiye samaṇabrāhmaṇe vadāmi.This third group of ascetics and brahmins is just like the third herd of deer, I say.
11.1Tatra, bhikkhave, catutthā samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:So then a fourth group of ascetics and brahmins thought up a plan,11.2‘ye kho te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa …pe….‘The first …11.3Evañhi te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.11.4Yepi te dutiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁ samacintesuṁ:second …11.5‘ye kho te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā …pe….11.6Evañhi te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.11.7Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭivirameyyāma bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā’ti.11.8Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭiviramiṁsu …pe….11.9Evañhi te dutiyāpi samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.11.10Yepi te tatiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁ samacintesuṁ ye kho te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā …pe….and third groups of ascetics and brahmins …11.11Evañhi te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.11.12Yepi te dutiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁ samacintesuṁ ye kho te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā …pe….11.13Evañhi te paṭhamā samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.11.14Yannūna mayaṁ sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭivirameyyāma, bhayabhogā paṭiviratā araññāyatanāni ajjhogāhetvā vihareyyāmā’ti.11.15Te sabbaso nivāpabhojanā lokāmisā paṭiviramiṁsu …pe….11.16Evañhi te dutiyāpi samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.11.17Yannūna mayaṁ amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni upanissāya āsayaṁ kappeyyāma.11.18Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjissāma, ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjissāma, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjissāma, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā bhavissāma mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmiseti.11.19Te amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni upanissāya āsayaṁ kappayiṁsu.11.20Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu.11.21Te tattha ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjiṁsu.11.22Amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu.11.23Appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise.11.24Api ca kho evaṁdiṭṭhikā ahesuṁ sassato loko itipi …pe…11.25neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā itipi.11.26Evañhi te tatiyāpi samaṇabrāhmaṇā na parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.failed to get free of Māra’s power.11.27Yannūna mayaṁ yattha agati mārassa ca māraparisāya ca tatrāsayaṁ kappeyyāma.Why don’t we set up our lair where Māra and his assembly can’t go?11.28Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjissāma, ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjissāma, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjissāma, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā bhavissāma mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmiseti.Then we can encroach on where Māra has sown the seed and those worldly pleasures of the flesh, and enjoy eating without being reckless. We won’t become indulgent, then we won’t become negligent, and then Māra won’t be able to do what he wants with us on account of that seed and those worldly pleasures of the flesh.’
11.29PTS 1.159Te yattha agati mārassa ca māraparisāya ca tatrāsayaṁ kappayiṁsu.And that’s just what they did.11.30Tatrāsayaṁ kappetvā amuṁ nivāpaṁ nivuttaṁ mārassa amūni ca lokāmisāni ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjiṁsu, te tattha ananupakhajja amucchitā bhojanāni bhuñjamānā na madaṁ āpajjiṁsu, amattā samānā na pamādaṁ āpajjiṁsu, appamattā samānā na yathākāmakaraṇīyā ahesuṁ mārassa amusmiṁ nivāpe amusmiñca lokāmise.11.31Evañhi te, bhikkhave, catutthā samaṇabrāhmaṇā parimucciṁsu mārassa iddhānubhāvā.And that’s how the fourth group of ascetics and brahmins got free from Māra’s power.11.32Seyyathāpi te, bhikkhave, catutthā migajātā tathūpame ahaṁ ime catutthe samaṇabrāhmaṇe vadāmi.This fourth group of ascetics and brahmins is just like the fourth herd of deer, I say.
12.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, agati mārassa ca māraparisāya ca?And where is it that Māra and his assembly can’t go?12.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.It’s when a mendicant, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.812.3Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu andhamakāsi māraṁ, apadaṁ vadhitvā māracakkhuṁ adassanaṁ gato pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra, put out his eyes without a trace, and gone where the Wicked One cannot see.
13.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.Furthermore, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, a mendicant enters and remains in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected.13.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave …pe… pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra …
14.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pītiyā ca virāgā upekkhako ca viharati sato ca sampajāno, sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṁvedeti yaṁ taṁ ariyā ācikkhanti ‘upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī’ti tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.Furthermore, with the fading away of rapture, a mendicant enters and remains in the third absorption, where they meditate with equanimity, mindful and aware, experiencing for themselves the bliss of which the noble ones declare, ‘Equanimous and mindful, one meditates in bliss.’14.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave …pe… pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra …
15.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sukhassa ca pahānā dukkhassa ca pahānā, pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā, adukkhamasukhaṁ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.Furthermore, with the giving up of pleasure and pain and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, a mendicant enters and remains in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.15.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave …pe… pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra …
16.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.Furthermore, a mendicant, going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, enters and remains in the dimension of infinite space.16.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave …pe… pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra …
17.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘anantaṁ viññāṇan’ti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.Furthermore, a mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, enters and remains in the dimension of infinite consciousness.17.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave …pe… pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra …
18.1PTS 1.160Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.Furthermore, a mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, enters and remains in the dimension of nothingness.18.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave …pe… pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra …
19.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.Furthermore, a mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, enters and remains in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.19.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave …pe… pāpimato.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra …
20.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati. Paññāya cassa disvā āsavā parikkhīṇā honti.Furthermore, a mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, enters and remains in the cessation of perception and feeling. And, having seen with wisdom, their defilements come to an end.920.2Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu andhamakāsi māraṁ, apadaṁ vadhitvā māracakkhuṁ adassanaṁ gato pāpimato tiṇṇo loke visattikan”ti.This is called a mendicant who has blinded Māra, put out his eyes without a trace, and gone where the Wicked One cannot see. And they’ve crossed over clinging to the world.”
20.3Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.20.4Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.
20.5Nivāpasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ pañcamaṁ.