- 0.1Majjhima Nikāya 49Middle Discourses 49
0.2BrahmanimantanikasuttaOn the Invitation of Divinity
1.1PTS 1.326Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.11.2ekaṁ 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“Ekamidāhaṁ, bhikkhave, samayaṁ ukkaṭṭhāyaṁ viharāmi subhagavane sālarājamūle.“This one time, mendicants, I was staying near Ukkaṭṭhā in the Subhaga Forest at the root of a magnificent sal tree.22.2Tena kho pana, bhikkhave, samayena bakassa brahmuno evarūpaṁ pāpakaṁ diṭṭhigataṁ uppannaṁ hoti:Now at that time Baka the Divinity had the following harmful misconception:32.3‘idaṁ niccaṁ, idaṁ dhuvaṁ, idaṁ sassataṁ, idaṁ kevalaṁ, idaṁ acavanadhammaṁ, idañhi na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati, ito ca panaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇaṁ natthī’ti.‘This is permanent, this is everlasting, this is eternal, this is whole, this is not liable to pass away. For this is where there’s no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn. And there’s no other escape beyond this.’4
3.1Atha khvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, bakassa brahmuno cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya—Then I knew what Baka the Divinity was thinking.3.2seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṁ vā bāhaṁ pasāreyya, pasāritaṁ vā bāhaṁ samiñjeyya; evameva—ukkaṭṭhāyaṁ subhagavane sālarājamūle antarahito tasmiṁ brahmaloke pāturahosiṁ.As easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, I vanished from the Subhaga Forest and reappeared in that realm of divinity.
3.3Addasā kho maṁ, bhikkhave, bako brahmā dūratova āgacchantaṁ;Baka saw me coming off in the distance3.4disvāna maṁ etadavoca:and said,3.5‘ehi kho, mārisa, svāgataṁ, mārisa.‘Come, good fellow! Welcome, good fellow!53.6Cirassaṁ kho, mārisa, imaṁ pariyāyamakāsi yadidaṁ idhāgamanāya.It’s been a long time since you took the opportunity to come here.3.7Idañhi, mārisa, niccaṁ, idaṁ dhuvaṁ, idaṁ sassataṁ, idaṁ kevalaṁ, idaṁ acavanadhammaṁ, idañhi na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati. Ito ca panaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇaṁ natthī’ti.For this is permanent, this is everlasting, this is eternal, this is whole, this is not liable to pass away. For this is where there’s no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn. And there’s no other escape beyond this.’
4.1Evaṁ vutte, ahaṁ, bhikkhave, bakaṁ brahmānaṁ etadavocaṁ:When he had spoken, I said to him,4.2‘avijjāgato vata bho bako brahmā, avijjāgato vata bho bako brahmā;‘Oh lord, Baka the Divinity is lost in ignorance! Oh lord, Baka the Divinity is lost in ignorance!4.3yatra hi nāma aniccaṁyeva samānaṁ niccanti vakkhati, addhuvaṁyeva samānaṁ dhuvanti vakkhati, asassataṁyeva samānaṁ sassatanti vakkhati, akevalaṁyeva samānaṁ kevalanti vakkhati, cavanadhammaṁyeva samānaṁ acavanadhammanti vakkhati;Because what is actually impermanent, not lasting, transient, incomplete, and liable to pass away, he says is permanent, everlasting, eternal, whole, and not liable to pass away.4.4yattha ca pana jāyati jīyati mīyati cavati upapajjati tañca vakkhati:And where there is being born, growing old, dying, passing away, and being reborn, he says that4.5“idañhi na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjatī”ti;there’s no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn.4.6santañca panaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇaṁ “natthaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇan”ti vakkhatī’ti.And although there is another escape beyond this, he says that there’s no other escape beyond this.’
5.1PTS 1.327Atha kho, bhikkhave, māro pāpimā aññataraṁ brahmapārisajjaṁ anvāvisitvā maṁ etadavoca:Then Māra the Wicked took possession of a member of the retinue of Divinity and said this to me,65.2‘bhikkhu bhikkhu, metamāsado metamāsado, eso hi, bhikkhu, brahmā mahābrahmā abhibhū anabhibhūto aññadatthudaso vasavattī issaro kattā nimmātā seṭṭho sajitā vasī pitā bhūtabhabyānaṁ.‘Mendicant, mendicant! Don’t attack this one! Don’t attack this one! For this is the Divinity, the Great Divinity, the Vanquisher, the Unvanquished, the Universal Seer, the Wielder of Power, God Almighty, the Maker, the Creator, the First, the Begetter, the Controller, the Father of those who have been born and those yet to be born.7
5.3Ahesuṁ kho ye, bhikkhu, tayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā lokasmiṁ pathavīgarahakā pathavījigucchakā, āpagarahakā āpajigucchakā, tejagarahakā tejajigucchakā, vāyagarahakā vāyajigucchakā, bhūtagarahakā bhūtajigucchakā, devagarahakā devajigucchakā, pajāpatigarahakā pajāpatijigucchakā, brahmagarahakā brahmajigucchakā—There have been ascetics and brahmins before you, mendicant, who criticized and loathed earth, water, fire, air, creatures, gods, the Progenitor, and the Divinity.85.4te kāyassa bhedā pāṇupacchedā hīne kāye patiṭṭhitā ahesuṁ.When their bodies broke up and their breath was cut off they were established in a lower realm.9
5.5Ye pana, bhikkhu, tayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā lokasmiṁ pathavīpasaṁsakā pathavābhinandino, āpapasaṁsakā āpābhinandino, tejapasaṁsakā tejābhinandino, vāyapasaṁsakā vāyābhinandino, bhūtapasaṁsakā bhūtābhinandino, devapasaṁsakā devābhinandino, pajāpatipasaṁsakā pajāpatābhinandino, brahmapasaṁsakā brahmābhinandino—There have been ascetics and brahmins before you, mendicant, who praised and approved earth, water, fire, air, creatures, gods, the Progenitor, and the Divinity.105.6te kāyassa bhedā pāṇupacchedā paṇīte kāye patiṭṭhitā.When their bodies broke up and their breath was cut off they were established in a higher realm.
5.7Taṁ tāhaṁ, bhikkhu, evaṁ vadāmi:So, mendicant, I tell you this:5.8“iṅgha tvaṁ, mārisa, yadeva te brahmā āha tadeva tvaṁ karohi, mā tvaṁ brahmuno vacanaṁ upātivattittho”.please, good fellow, do exactly what the Divinity says. Don’t go beyond the word of the Divinity.5.9Sace kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, brahmuno vacanaṁ upātivattissasi, seyyathāpi nāma puriso siriṁ āgacchantiṁ daṇḍena paṭippaṇāmeyya, seyyathāpi vā pana, bhikkhu, puriso narakappapāte papatanto hatthehi ca pādehi ca pathaviṁ virādheyya, evaṁ sampadamidaṁ, bhikkhu, tuyhaṁ bhavissati.If you do, then you’ll end up like a person who, when approached by Lady Luck, would fend her off with a staff; or who, as they are falling over a cliff, would push away the ground with their hands and feet.115.10Iṅgha tvaṁ, mārisa, yadeva te brahmā āha tadeva tvaṁ karohi, mā tvaṁ brahmuno vacanaṁ upātivattittho.Please, good fellow, do exactly what the Divinity says. Don’t go beyond the word of the Divinity.5.11Nanu tvaṁ, bhikkhu, passasi brahmaparisaṁ sannipatitan’ti?Do you not see the assembly of the Divinity gathered here?’
5.12Iti kho maṁ, bhikkhave, māro pāpimā brahmaparisaṁ upanesi.And so Māra the Wicked presented the assembly of the Divinity to me.
6.1Evaṁ vutte, ahaṁ, bhikkhave, māraṁ pāpimantaṁ etadavocaṁ:When he had spoken, I said to Māra,6.2‘jānāmi kho tāhaṁ, pāpima; mā tvaṁ maññittho:‘I know you, Wicked One. Do not think,6.3“na maṁ jānātī”ti.“He does not know me.”6.4Māro tvamasi, pāpima.You are Māra the Wicked.6.5Yo ceva, pāpima, brahmā, yā ca brahmaparisā, ye ca brahmapārisajjā, sabbeva tava hatthagatā sabbeva tava vasaṅgatā.And the Divinity, the Divinity’s assembly, and the retinue of Divinity have all fallen into your hands; they’re under your sway.126.6Tuyhañhi, pāpima, evaṁ hoti:And you think,6.7“esopi me assa hatthagato, esopi me assa vasaṅgato”ti.“Maybe this one, too, has fallen into my hands; maybe he’s under my sway!”6.8Ahaṁ kho pana, pāpima, neva tava hatthagato neva tava vasaṅgato’ti.But I haven’t fallen into your hands; I’m not under your sway.’
7.1PTS 1.328Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhave, bako brahmā maṁ etadavoca:When I had spoken, Baka the Divinity said to me,7.2‘ahañhi, mārisa, niccaṁyeva samānaṁ “niccan”ti vadāmi, dhuvaṁyeva samānaṁ “dhuvan”ti vadāmi, sassataṁyeva samānaṁ “sassatan”ti vadāmi, kevalaṁyeva samānaṁ “kevalan”ti vadāmi, acavanadhammaṁyeva samānaṁ “acavanadhamman”ti vadāmi, yattha ca pana na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati tadevāhaṁ vadāmi:‘But, good fellow, what I say is permanent, everlasting, eternal, whole, and not liable to pass away is in fact permanent, everlasting, eternal, whole, and not liable to pass away. And where I say there’s no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn there is in fact137.3“idañhi na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjatī”ti.no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn.7.4Asantañca panaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇaṁ “natthaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇan”ti vadāmi.And when I say there’s no other escape beyond this there is in fact no other escape beyond this.7.5Ahesuṁ kho, bhikkhu, tayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā lokasmiṁ yāvatakaṁ tuyhaṁ kasiṇaṁ āyu tāvatakaṁ tesaṁ tapokammameva ahosi.There have been ascetics and brahmins in the world before you, mendicant, whose deeds of fervent mortification lasted as long as your entire life.147.6Te kho evaṁ jāneyyuṁ santañca panaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇaṁ “atthaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇan”ti, asantaṁ vā aññaṁ uttari nissaraṇaṁ “natthaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇan”ti.When there was another escape beyond this they knew it, and when there was no other escape beyond this, they knew it.7.7Taṁ tāhaṁ, bhikkhu, evaṁ vadāmi:So, mendicant, I tell you this:7.8“na cevaññaṁ uttari nissaraṇaṁ dakkhissasi, yāvadeva ca pana kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī bhavissasi.you will never find another escape beyond this, and you will eventually get weary and frustrated.7.9Sace kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, pathaviṁ ajjhosissasi, opasāyiko me bhavissasi vatthusāyiko, yathākāmakaraṇīyo bāhiteyyo.If you attach to earth, you will lie close to me, in my domain, subject to my will, and expendable.7.10Sace āpaṁ …If you attach to water …7.11tejaṁ …fire …7.12vāyaṁ …air …7.13bhūte …creatures …7.14deve …gods …7.15pajāpatiṁ …the Progenitor …7.16brahmaṁ ajjhosissasi, opasāyiko me bhavissasi vatthusāyiko, yathākāmakaraṇīyo bāhiteyyo”’ti.the Divinity, you will lie close to me, in my domain, subject to my will, and expendable.’
8.1‘Ahampi kho evaṁ, brahme, jānāmi:‘Divinity, I too know that8.2“sace pathaviṁ ajjhosissāmi, opasāyiko te bhavissāmi vatthusāyiko, yathākāmakaraṇīyo bāhiteyyo.if I attach to earth, I will lie close to you, in your domain, subject to your will, and expendable.8.3Sace āpaṁ …If I attach to water …8.4tejaṁ …fire …8.5vāyaṁ …air …8.6bhūte …creatures …8.7deve …gods …8.8pajāpatiṁ …the Progenitor …8.9brahmaṁ ajjhosissāmi, opasāyiko te bhavissāmi vatthusāyiko, yathākāmakaraṇīyo bāhiteyyo”ti api ca te ahaṁ, brahme, gatiñca pajānāmi, jutiñca pajānāmi:the Divinity, I will lie close to you, in your domain, subject to your will, and expendable. And in addition, Divinity, I understand your range and your light:158.10“evaṁ mahiddhiko bako brahmā, evaṁ mahānubhāvo bako brahmā, evaṁ mahesakkho bako brahmā”ti.“That’s how powerful is Baka the Divinity, how illustrious and mighty.”’
8.11Yathākathaṁ pana me tvaṁ, mārisa, gatiñca pajānāsi, jutiñca pajānāsi:‘But in what way do you understand my range and my light?’8.12“evaṁ mahiddhiko bako brahmā, evaṁ mahānubhāvo bako brahmā, evaṁ mahesakkho bako brahmā”’ti?
9.1‘Yāvatā candimasūriyā,‘A galaxy extends a thousand times as far9.2Pariharanti disā bhanti virocanā;as the moon and sun revolve9.3Tāva sahassadhā loko,and the dazzling ones light up the quarters.9.4Ettha te vattate vaso.And there you wield your power.
9.5Paroparañca jānāsi,You know the high and low,9.6atho rāgavirāginaṁ;the passionate and dispassionate,9.7Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ,and the coming and going of sentient beings9.8sattānaṁ āgatiṁ gatinti.from this realm to another.
9.9PTS 1.329Evaṁ kho te ahaṁ, brahme, gatiñca pajānāmi jutiñca pajānāmi:That’s how I understand your range and your light.9.10“evaṁ mahiddhiko bako brahmā, evaṁ mahānubhāvo bako brahmā, evaṁ mahesakkho bako brahmā”ti.
10.1Atthi kho, brahme, añño kāyo, taṁ tvaṁ na jānāsi na passasi;But there are three other realms that you don’t know or see,1610.2tamahaṁ jānāmi passāmi.but which I know and see.1710.3Atthi kho, brahme, ābhassarā nāma kāyo yato tvaṁ cuto idhūpapanno.There is the realm named after the gods of sublime luminosity. You passed away from there and were reborn here.1810.4Tassa te aticiranivāsena sā sati pamuṭṭhā, tena taṁ tvaṁ na jānāsi na passasi;You’ve dwelt here so long that you’ve forgotten about that, so you don’t know it or see it.1910.5tamahaṁ jānāmi passāmi.But I know it and see it.10.6Evampi kho ahaṁ, brahme, neva te samasamo abhiññāya, kuto nīceyyaṁ?So Divinity, I am not your equal in knowledge, let alone your inferior.10.7Atha kho ahameva tayā bhiyyo.Rather, I know more than you.
10.8Atthi kho, brahme, subhakiṇho nāma kāyo, vehapphalo nāma kāyo, abhibhū nāma kāyo, taṁ tvaṁ na jānāsi na passasi;There is the realm named after the gods of universal beauty … There is the realm named after the gods of abundant fruit, which you don’t know or see.2010.9tamahaṁ jānāmi passāmi.But I know it and see it.10.10Evampi kho ahaṁ, brahme, neva te samasamo abhiññāya, kuto nīceyyaṁ?So Divinity, I am not your equal in knowledge, let alone your inferior.10.11Atha kho ahameva tayā bhiyyo.Rather, I know more than you.
11.1Pathaviṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme, pathavito abhiññāya yāvatā pathaviyā pathavattena ananubhūtaṁ tadabhiññāya pathaviṁ nāpahosiṁ, pathaviyā nāpahosiṁ, pathavito nāpahosiṁ, pathaviṁ meti nāpahosiṁ, pathaviṁ nābhivadiṁ.Since directly knowing earth as earth, and since directly knowing that which does not fall within the scope of experience characterized by earth, I have not become earth, I have not become in earth, I have not become as earth, I have not become one who thinks ‘earth is mine’, I have not affirmed earth.2111.2Evampi kho ahaṁ, brahme, neva te samasamo abhiññāya, kuto nīceyyaṁ?So Divinity, I am not your equal in knowledge, let alone your inferior.11.3Atha kho ahameva tayā bhiyyo.Rather, I know more than you.
12.1Āpaṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…Since directly knowing water …13.1tejaṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…fire …14.1vāyaṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…air …15.1bhūte kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…creatures …16.1deve kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…gods …17.1pajāpatiṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…the Progenitor …18.1brahmaṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…the Divinity …19.1ābhassare kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…the gods of sublime luminosity …20.1subhakiṇhe kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…the gods of universal beauty …21.1vehapphale kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…the gods of abundant fruit …22.1abhibhuṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme …pe…the Vanquisher …23.1sabbaṁ kho ahaṁ, brahme, sabbato abhiññāya yāvatā sabbassa sabbattena ananubhūtaṁ tadabhiññāya sabbaṁ nāpahosiṁ sabbasmiṁ nāpahosiṁ sabbato nāpahosiṁ sabbaṁ meti nāpahosiṁ, sabbaṁ nābhivadiṁ.Since directly knowing all as all, and since directly knowing that which does not fall within the scope of experience characterized by all, I have not become all, I have not become in all, I have not become as all, I have not become one who thinks ‘all is mine’, I have not affirmed all.2223.2Evampi kho ahaṁ, brahme, neva te samasamo abhiññāya, kuto nīceyyaṁ?So Divinity, I am not your equal in knowledge, let alone your inferior.23.3Atha kho ahameva tayā bhiyyo’ti.Rather, I know more than you.’
24.1‘Sace kho, mārisa, sabbassa sabbattena ananubhūtaṁ, tadabhiññāya mā heva te rittakameva ahosi, tucchakameva ahosīti.‘Well, good fellow, if you have directly known that which does not fall within the scope of experience characterized by all, may that not be vacuous and hollow for you!23
25.1PTS 1.330Viññāṇaṁ anidassanaṁConsciousness where no form appears,2425.2anantaṁ sabbato pabhaṁ.infinite, radiant all-round.
25.3Taṁ pathaviyā pathavattena ananubhūtaṁ, āpassa āpattena ananubhūtaṁ, tejassa tejattena ananubhūtaṁ, vāyassa vāyattena ananubhūtaṁ, bhūtānaṁ bhūtattena ananubhūtaṁ, devānaṁ devattena ananubhūtaṁ, pajāpatissa pajāpatittena ananubhūtaṁ, brahmānaṁ brahmattena ananubhūtaṁ, ābhassarānaṁ ābhassarattena ananubhūtaṁ, subhakiṇhānaṁ subhakiṇhattena ananubhūtaṁ, vehapphalānaṁ vehapphalattena ananubhūtaṁ, abhibhussa abhibhuttena ananubhūtaṁ, sabbassa sabbattena ananubhūtaṁ.That is what does not fall within the scope of experience characterized by earth, water, fire, air, creatures, gods, the Progenitor, the Divinity, the gods of sublime luminosity, the gods of universal beauty, the gods of abundant fruit, the Vanquisher, and the all.
26.1Handa carahi te, mārisa, passa antaradhāyāmī’ti.Come then, good fellow, see me vanish from you!’
26.2‘Handa carahi me tvaṁ, brahme, antaradhāyassu, sace visahasī’ti.‘Come on then, Divinity, vanish from me—if you can.’
26.3Atha kho, bhikkhave, bako brahmā:Then Baka the Divinity said,26.4‘antaradhāyissāmi samaṇassa gotamassa, antaradhāyissāmi samaṇassa gotamassā’ti nevassu me sakkoti antaradhāyituṁ.‘I will vanish from the ascetic Gotama! I will vanish from the ascetic Gotama!’ But he was unable to vanish from me.25
26.5Evaṁ vutte, ahaṁ, bhikkhave, bakaṁ brahmānaṁ etadavocaṁ:So I said to him,26.6‘handa carahi te brahme antaradhāyāmī’ti.‘Come then, Divinity, see me vanish from you!’
26.7‘Handa carahi me tvaṁ, mārisa, antaradhāyassu sace visahasī’ti.‘Come on then, good fellow, vanish from me—if you can.’
26.8Atha kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, tathārūpaṁ iddhābhisaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkhāsiṁ:Then I used my psychic power to will that26.9‘ettāvatā brahmā ca brahmaparisā ca brahmapārisajjā ca saddañca me sossanti, na ca maṁ dakkhantī’ti.my voice would extend so that divinity, his assembly, and his retinue would hear me, but they would not see me.2626.10Antarahito imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsiṁ:And while vanished I spoke this verse:
27.1‘Bhavevāhaṁ bhayaṁ disvā,‘Seeing the danger in existence—2727.2bhavañca vibhavesinaṁ;that life in any existence will cease to be—2827.3Bhavaṁ nābhivadiṁ kiñci,I didn’t affirm any kind of existence,27.4nandiñca na upādiyin’ti.and didn’t grasp at relishing.’
28.1Atha kho, bhikkhave, brahmā ca brahmaparisā ca brahmapārisajjā ca acchariyabbhutacittajātā ahesuṁ:Then the Divinity, his assembly, and his retinue, their minds full of wonder and amazement, thought,28.2‘acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata bho.‘Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!28.3Samaṇassa gotamassa mahiddhikatā mahānubhāvatā, na ca vata no ito pubbe diṭṭho vā, suto vā, añño samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evaṁ mahiddhiko evaṁ mahānubhāvo yathāyaṁ samaṇo gotamo sakyaputto sakyakulā pabbajito.The ascetic Gotama has such psychic power and might! We’ve never before seen or heard of any other ascetic or brahmin with psychic power and might like the ascetic Gotama, who has gone forth from the Sakyan clan.28.4Bhavarāmāya vata, bho, pajāya bhavaratāya bhavasammuditāya samūlaṁ bhavaṁ udabbahī’ti.Though people enjoy continued existence, loving it so much, he has extracted it, root and all.’
29.1PTS 1.331Atha kho, bhikkhave, māro pāpimā aññataraṁ brahmapārisajjaṁ anvāvisitvā maṁ etadavoca:Then Māra the Wicked took possession of a member of the retinue of Divinity and said this to me,29.2‘sace kho tvaṁ, mārisa, evaṁ pajānāsi, sace tvaṁ evaṁ anubuddho, mā sāvake upanesi, mā pabbajite;‘If such is your understanding, good fellow, do not present it to your disciples or those gone forth!2929.3mā sāvakānaṁ dhammaṁ desesi, mā pabbajitānaṁ;Do not teach this Dhamma to your disciples or those gone forth!29.4mā sāvakesu gedhimakāsi, mā pabbajitesu.Do not wish this for your disciples or those gone forth!
29.5Ahesuṁ kho, bhikkhu, tayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā lokasmiṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā paṭijānamānā.There have been ascetics and brahmins before you, mendicant, who claimed to be perfected ones, fully awakened Buddhas.29.6Te sāvake upanesuṁ pabbajite, sāvakānaṁ dhammaṁ desesuṁ pabbajitānaṁ, sāvakesu gedhimakaṁsu pabbajitesu, te sāvake upanetvā pabbajite, sāvakānaṁ dhammaṁ desetvā pabbajitānaṁ, sāvakesu gedhitacittā pabbajitesu,They presented, taught, and wished this for their disciples and those gone forth.29.7kāyassa bhedā pāṇupacchedā hīne kāye patiṭṭhitā.When their bodies broke up and their breath was cut off they were established in a lower realm.
29.8Ahesuṁ ye pana, bhikkhu, tayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā lokasmiṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā paṭijānamānā.But there have also been other ascetics and brahmins before you, mendicant, who claimed to be perfected ones, fully awakened Buddhas.29.9Te na sāvake upanesuṁ na pabbajite, na sāvakānaṁ dhammaṁ desesuṁ na pabbajitānaṁ, na sāvakesu gedhimakaṁsu na pabbajitesu, te na sāvake upanetvā na pabbajite, na sāvakānaṁ dhammaṁ desetvā na pabbajitānaṁ, na sāvakesu gedhitacittā na pabbajitesu,They did not present, teach, or wish this for their disciples and those gone forth.29.10kāyassa bhedā pāṇupacchedā paṇīte kāye patiṭṭhitā.When their bodies broke up and their breath was cut off they were established in a higher realm.
29.11Taṁ tāhaṁ, bhikkhu, evaṁ vadāmi—So, mendicant, I tell you this:29.12iṅgha tvaṁ, mārisa, appossukko diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāramanuyutto viharassu, anakkhātaṁ kusalañhi, mārisa, mā paraṁ ovadāhī’ti.please, good fellow, remain passive, dwelling in blissful meditation in this life, for this is better left unsaid. Good fellow, do not instruct others.’
30.1Evaṁ vutte, ahaṁ, bhikkhave, māraṁ pāpimantaṁ etadavocaṁ:When he had spoken, I said to Māra,30.2‘jānāmi kho tāhaṁ, pāpima, mā tvaṁ maññittho:‘I know you, Wicked One. Do not think,30.3“na maṁ jānātī”ti.“He doesn’t know me.”30.4Māro tvamasi, pāpima.You are Māra the Wicked.30.5Na maṁ tvaṁ, pāpima, hitānukampī evaṁ vadesi;You don’t speak to me like this out of sympathy,30.6ahitānukampī maṁ tvaṁ, pāpima, evaṁ vadesi.but with no sympathy.30.7Tuyhañhi, pāpima, evaṁ hoti:For you think,30.8“yesaṁ samaṇo gotamo dhammaṁ desessati, te me visayaṁ upātivattissantī”ti.“Those who the ascetic Gotama teaches will go beyond my reach.”
30.9Asammāsambuddhāva pana te, pāpima, samānā sammāsambuddhāmhāti paṭijāniṁsu.Those who formerly claimed to be fully awakened Buddhas were not in fact fully awakened Buddhas.30.10Ahaṁ kho pana, pāpima, sammāsambuddhova samāno sammāsambuddhomhīti paṭijānāmi.But I am.30.11Desentopi hi, pāpima, tathāgato sāvakānaṁ dhammaṁ tādisova adesentopi hi, pāpima, tathāgato sāvakānaṁ dhammaṁ tādisova.The Realized One remains such whether or not he teaches disciples.30.12Upanentopi hi, pāpima, tathāgato sāvake tādisova, anupanentopi hi, pāpima, tathāgato sāvake tādisova.The Realized One remains as such whether or not he presents the teaching to disciples.30.13Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?30.14Tathāgatassa, pāpima, ye āsavā saṅkilesikā ponobbhavikā sadarā dukkhavipākā āyatiṁ jātijarāmaraṇiyā—Because the Realized One has given up the defilements that are corrupting, leading to future lives, hurtful, resulting in suffering and future rebirth, old age, and death.30.15te pahīnā ucchinnamūlā tālāvatthukatā anabhāvaṅkatā āyatiṁ anuppādadhammā.He has cut them off at the root, made them like a palm stump, obliterated them so they are unable to arise in the future.30.16Seyyathāpi, pāpima, tālo matthakacchinno abhabbo puna virūḷhiyā;Just as a palm tree with its crown cut off is incapable of further growth,30.17evameva kho, pāpima, tathāgatassa ye āsavā saṅkilesikā ponobbhavikā sadarā dukkhavipākā āyatiṁ jātijarāmaraṇiyā—the Realized One has given up the defilements that are corrupting, leading to future lives, hurtful, resulting in suffering and future rebirth, old age, and death.30.18te pahīnā ucchinnamūlā tālāvatthukatā anabhāvaṅkatā āyatiṁ anuppādadhammā’ti.He has cut them off at the root, made them like a palm stump, obliterated them so they are unable to arise in the future.’”
31.1Iti hidaṁ mārassa ca anālapanatāya brahmuno ca abhinimantanatāya, tasmā imassa veyyākaraṇassa brahmanimantanikantveva adhivacanan”ti.And so, because of the silencing of Māra, and because of the invitation of the Divinity, the name of this discussion is “On the Invitation of Divinity”.30
31.2Brahmanimantanikasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.