- 0.1Majjhima Nikāya 50Middle Discourses 50
0.2MāratajjanīyasuttaThe Warning to Māra
1.1PTS 1.332Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā mahāmoggallāno bhaggesu viharati susumāragire bhesakaḷāvane migadāye.At one time Venerable Mahāmoggallāna was staying in the land of the Bhaggas at Crocodile’s Bellow, in the deer park at Bhesakaḷā’s Wood.1
2.1Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā mahāmoggallāno abbhokāse caṅkamati.At that time Moggallāna was walking mindfully in the open air.
2.2Tena kho pana samayena māro pāpimā āyasmato mahāmoggallānassa kucchigato hoti koṭṭhamanupaviṭṭho.Now at that time Māra the Wicked had got inside Moggallāna’s belly.22.3Atha kho āyasmato mahāmoggallānassa etadahosi:Moggallāna thought,2.4“kiṁ nu kho me kucchi garugaro viya?“Why now is my belly so very heavy,2.5Māsācitaṁ maññe”ti.like I’ve just eaten a load of beans?”32.6Atha kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno caṅkamā orohitvā vihāraṁ pavisitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.Then he stepped down from the walking path, entered his dwelling, sat down on the seat spread out,3.1Nisajja kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno paccattaṁ yoniso manasākāsi.and investigated inside himself.
3.2Addasā kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno māraṁ pāpimantaṁ kucchigataṁ koṭṭhamanupaviṭṭhaṁ.He saw that Māra the Wicked had got inside his belly.3.3Disvāna māraṁ pāpimantaṁ etadavoca:So he said to Māra,3.4“nikkhama, pāpima;“Come out, Wicked One,3.5nikkhama, pāpima.come out!3.6Mā tathāgataṁ vihesesi, mā tathāgatasāvakaṁ.Do not harass the Realized One or his disciple.3.7Mā te ahosi dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti.Don’t create lasting harm and suffering for yourself!”
4.1Atha kho mārassa pāpimato etadahosi:Then Māra thought,4.2“ajānameva kho maṁ ayaṁ samaṇo apassaṁ evamāha:“This ascetic doesn’t really know me or see me when he tells me to come out.4.3‘nikkhama, pāpima;4.4nikkhama, pāpima.4.5Mā tathāgataṁ vihesesi, mā tathāgatasāvakaṁ.4.6Mā te ahosi dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyā’ti.4.7Yopissa so satthā sopi maṁ neva khippaṁ jāneyya, kuto pana maṁ ayaṁ sāvako jānissatī”ti?Not even the Teacher could recognize me so quickly, so how could a disciple?”
5.1Atha kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno māraṁ pāpimantaṁ etadavoca:Then Moggallāna said to Māra,5.2“evampi kho tāhaṁ, pāpima, jānāmi, mā tvaṁ maññittho:“I know you even when you’re like this, Wicked One. Do not think,5.3‘na maṁ jānātī’ti.‘He doesn’t know me.’5.4Māro tvamasi, pāpima;You are Māra the Wicked.5.5tuyhañhi, pāpima, evaṁ hoti:And you think,5.6‘ajānameva kho maṁ ayaṁ samaṇo apassaṁ evamāha—‘This ascetic doesn’t really know me or see me when he tells me to come out.5.7nikkhama, pāpima;5.8nikkhama, pāpima.5.9Mā tathāgataṁ vihesesi, mā tathāgatasāvakaṁ.5.10Mā te ahosi dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyāti.5.11Yopissa so satthā sopi maṁ neva khippaṁ jāneyya, kuto pana maṁ ayaṁ sāvako jānissatī’”ti?Not even the Teacher could recognize me so quickly, so how could a disciple?’”
6.1PTS 1.333Atha kho mārassa pāpimato etadahosi:Then Māra thought,6.2“jānameva kho maṁ ayaṁ samaṇo passaṁ evamāha:“This ascetic really does know me and see me when he tells me to come out.”6.3‘nikkhama, pāpima;6.4nikkhama, pāpima.6.5Mā tathāgataṁ vihesesi, mā tathāgatasāvakaṁ.6.6Mā te ahosi dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyā’”ti.
6.7Atha kho māro pāpimā āyasmato mahāmoggallānassa mukhato uggantvā paccaggaḷe aṭṭhāsi.Then Māra came up out of Moggallāna’s mouth and stood against the door.7.1Addasā kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno māraṁ pāpimantaṁ paccaggaḷe ṭhitaṁ;Moggallāna saw him there7.2disvāna māraṁ pāpimantaṁ etadavoca:and said,7.3“etthāpi kho tāhaṁ, pāpima, passāmi; mā tvaṁ maññittho“I see you even there, Wicked One. Do not think,7.4‘na maṁ passatī’ti.‘He doesn’t see me.’7.5Eso tvaṁ, pāpima, paccaggaḷe ṭhito.That’s you, Wicked One, standing against the door.
8.1Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, pāpima, dūsī nāma māro ahosiṁ, tassa me kāḷī nāma bhaginī.Once upon a time, Wicked One, I was a Māra named Dūsī, and I had a sister named Kāḷī.48.2Tassā tvaṁ putto.You were her son,8.3So me tvaṁ bhāgineyyo ahosi.which made you my nephew.
9.1Tena kho pana, pāpima, samayena kakusandho bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho loke uppanno hoti.At that time Kakusandha, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arose in the world.59.2Kakusandhassa kho pana, pāpima, bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa vidhurasañjīvaṁ nāma sāvakayugaṁ ahosi aggaṁ bhaddayugaṁ.Kakusandha had a fine pair of chief disciples named Vidhura and Sañjīva.9.3Yāvatā kho pana, pāpima, kakusandhassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa sāvakā.Of all the disciples of the Buddha Kakusandha,9.4Tesu na ca koci āyasmatā vidhurena samasamo hoti yadidaṁ dhammadesanāya.none were the equal of Venerable Vidhura in teaching Dhamma.9.5Iminā kho evaṁ, pāpima, pariyāyena āyasmato vidhurassa vidhuroteva samaññā udapādi.And that’s how he came to be known as Vidhura.6
10.1PTS 1.334Āyasmā pana, pāpima, sañjīvo araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi appakasireneva saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpajjati.But when Venerable Sañjīva had gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut, he easily attained the cessation of perception and feeling.10.2Bhūtapubbaṁ, pāpima, āyasmā sañjīvo aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpanno nisinno hoti.Once upon a time, Sañjīva was sitting at the root of a certain tree having attained the cessation of perception and feeling.10.3Addasaṁsu kho, pāpima, gopālakā pasupālakā kassakā pathāvino āyasmantaṁ sañjīvaṁ aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpannaṁ nisinnaṁ;Some cowherds, shepherds, farmers, and passers-by saw him sitting there10.4disvāna tesaṁ etadahosi:and said,10.5‘acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata, bho.‘Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!10.6Ayaṁ samaṇo nisinnakova kālaṅkato.This ascetic passed away while seated.10.7Handa naṁ dahāmā’ti.We should cremate him.’10.8Atha kho te, pāpima, gopālakā pasupālakā kassakā pathāvino tiṇañca kaṭṭhañca gomayañca saṅkaḍḍhitvā āyasmato sañjīvassa kāye upacinitvā aggiṁ datvā pakkamiṁsu.They collected grass, wood, and cow-dung, heaped it all on Sañjīva’s body, set it on fire, and left.
11.1Atha kho, pāpima, āyasmā sañjīvo tassā rattiyā accayena tāya samāpattiyā vuṭṭhahitvā cīvarāni papphoṭetvā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya gāmaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.Then, when the night had passed, Sañjīva emerged from that attainment, shook out his robes, and, since it was morning, he robed up and entered the village for alms.11.2Addasaṁsu kho te, pāpima, gopālakā pasupālakā kassakā pathāvino āyasmantaṁ sañjīvaṁ piṇḍāya carantaṁ;Those cowherds, shepherds, farmers, and passers-by saw him wandering for alms11.3disvāna nesaṁ etadahosi:and said,11.4‘acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata, bho.‘Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!11.5Ayaṁ samaṇo nisinnakova kālaṅkato, svāyaṁ paṭisañjīvito’ti.This ascetic passed away while seated, and now he has come back to life!’11.6Iminā kho evaṁ, pāpima, pariyāyena āyasmato sañjīvassa sañjīvoteva samaññā udapādi.And that’s how he came to be known as Sañjīva.7
12.1Atha kho, pāpima, dūsissa mārassa etadahosi:Then it occurred to Māra Dūsī,12.2‘imesaṁ kho ahaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ sīlavantānaṁ kalyāṇadhammānaṁ neva jānāmi āgatiṁ vā gatiṁ vā.‘I don’t know the course of rebirth of these ethical mendicants of good character.812.3Yannūnāhaṁ brāhmaṇagahapatike anvāviseyyaṁ—Why don’t I take possession of these brahmins and householders and say,12.4etha, tumhe bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme akkosatha paribhāsatha rosetha vihesetha.“Come, all of you, abuse, attack, harass, and trouble the ethical mendicants of good character.912.5Appeva nāma tumhehi akkosiyamānānaṁ paribhāsiyamānānaṁ rosiyamānānaṁ vihesiyamānānaṁ siyā cittassa aññathattaṁ, yathā taṁ dūsī māro labhetha otāran’ti.Hopefully by doing this we can upset their minds so that Māra Dūsī can find a vulnerability.”’12.6Atha kho te, pāpima, dūsī māro brāhmaṇagahapatike anvāvisi:And that’s exactly what he did.12.7‘etha, tumhe bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme akkosatha paribhāsatha rosetha vihesetha.12.8Appeva nāma tumhehi akkosiyamānānaṁ paribhāsiyamānānaṁ rosiyamānānaṁ vihesiyamānānaṁ siyā cittassa aññathattaṁ, yathā taṁ dūsī māro labhetha otāran’ti.
13.1Atha kho te, pāpima, brāhmaṇagahapatikā anvāvisiṭṭhā dūsinā mārena bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme akkosanti paribhāsanti rosenti vihesenti:Then those brahmins and householders abused, attacked, harassed, and troubled the ethical mendicants of good character:13.2‘ime pana muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā kiṇhā bandhupādāpaccā “jhāyinosmā jhāyinosmā”ti pattakkhandhā adhomukhā madhurakajātā jhāyanti pajjhāyanti nijjhāyanti apajjhāyanti.‘These shavelings, fake ascetics, primitives, black spawn from the feet of our kinsman, say, “We practice absorption meditation! We practice absorption meditation!” Shoulders drooping, downcast, and dopey, they meditate and concentrate and contemplate and ruminate.1013.3Seyyathāpi nāma ulūko rukkhasākhāyaṁ mūsikaṁ maggayamāno jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati;They’re just like an owl on a branch, which meditates and concentrates and contemplates and ruminates as it hunts a mouse.13.4evamevime muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā kiṇhā bandhupādāpaccā “jhāyinosmā jhāyinosmā”ti pattakkhandhā adhomukhā madhurakajātā jhāyanti pajjhāyanti nijjhāyanti apajjhāyanti.13.5Seyyathāpi nāma kotthu nadītīre macche maggayamāno jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati;They’re just like a jackal on a river-bank, which meditates and concentrates and contemplates and ruminates as it hunts a fish.13.6evamevime muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā kiṇhā bandhupādāpaccā “jhāyinosmā jhāyinosmā”ti pattakkhandhā adhomukhā madhurakajātā jhāyanti pajjhāyanti nijjhāyanti apajjhāyanti.13.7Seyyathāpi nāma biḷāro sandhisamalasaṅkaṭīre mūsikaṁ maggayamāno jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati;They’re just like a cat by an alley or a drain or a dustbin, which meditates and concentrates and contemplates and ruminates as it hunts a mouse.13.8evamevime muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā kiṇhā bandhupādāpaccā “jhāyinosmā jhāyinosmā”ti pattakkhandhā adhomukhā madhurakajātā jhāyanti pajjhāyanti nijjhāyanti apajjhāyanti.13.9Seyyathāpi nāma gadrabho vahacchinno sandhisamalasaṅkaṭīre jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati;They’re just like an unladen donkey by an alley or a drain or a dustbin, which meditates and concentrates and contemplates and ruminates.13.10evamevime muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā kiṇhā bandhupādāpaccā “jhāyinosmā jhāyinosmā”ti pattakkhandhā adhomukhā madhurakajātā jhāyanti pajjhāyanti nijjhāyanti apajjhāyantī’ti.In the same way, these shavelings, fake ascetics, primitives, black spawn from the feet of our kinsman, say, “We practice absorption meditation! We practice absorption meditation!” Shoulders drooping, downcast, and dopey, they meditate and concentrate and contemplate and ruminate.’
13.11Ye kho pana, pāpima, tena samayena manussā kālaṁ karonti yebhuyyena kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti.Most of the people who died at that time—when their body broke up, after death—were reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.
14.1PTS 1.335Atha kho, pāpima, kakusandho bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho bhikkhū āmantesi:Then Kakusandha the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha, addressed the mendicants:14.2‘anvāviṭṭhā kho, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇagahapatikā dūsinā mārena—‘Mendicants, the brahmins and householders have been possessed by Māra Dūsī.14.3etha, tumhe bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme akkosatha paribhāsatha rosetha vihesetha, appeva nāma tumhehi akkosiyamānānaṁ paribhāsiyamānānaṁ rosiyamānānaṁ vihesiyamānānaṁ siyā cittassa aññathattaṁ, yathā taṁ dūsī māro labhetha otāran’ti.He told them to abuse you in the hope of upsetting your minds so that he can find a vulnerability.14.4Etha, tumhe, bhikkhave, mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharatha, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā viharatha.Come, all of you mendicants, meditate spreading a heart full of love to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, spread a heart full of love to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.1114.5Karuṇāsahagatena cetasā …pe…Meditate spreading a heart full of compassion …14.6muditāsahagatena cetasā …pe…Meditate spreading a heart full of rejoicing …14.7upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharatha, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ upekkhāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā viharathā’ti.Meditate spreading a heart full of equanimity to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, spread a heart full of equanimity to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.’
15.1Atha kho te, pāpima, bhikkhū kakusandhena bhagavatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena evaṁ ovadiyamānā evaṁ anusāsiyamānā araññagatāpi rukkhamūlagatāpi suññāgāragatāpi mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā vihariṁsu, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā vihariṁsu.When those mendicants were instructed and advised by the Buddha Kakusandha in this way, they went to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut, where they meditated spreading a heart full of love …15.2Karuṇāsahagatena cetasā …pe…compassion …15.3muditāsahagatena cetasā …pe…rejoicing …15.4upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā vihariṁsu, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ upekkhāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā vihariṁsu.equanimity.
16.1PTS 1.336Atha kho, pāpima, dūsissa mārassa etadahosi:Then it occurred to Māra Dūsī,16.2‘evampi kho ahaṁ karonto imesaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ sīlavantānaṁ kalyāṇadhammānaṁ neva jānāmi āgatiṁ vā gatiṁ vā, yannūnāhaṁ brāhmaṇagahapatike anvāviseyyaṁ:‘Even when I do this I don’t know the course of rebirth of these ethical mendicants of good character. Why don’t I take possession of these brahmins and householders and say,16.3“etha, tumhe bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme sakkarotha garuṁ karotha mānetha pūjetha,“Come, all of you, honor, respect, esteem, and venerate the ethical mendicants of good character.16.4appeva nāma tumhehi sakkariyamānānaṁ garukariyamānānaṁ māniyamānānaṁ pūjiyamānānaṁ siyā cittassa aññathattaṁ, yathā taṁ dūsī māro labhetha otāran”’ti.Hopefully by doing this we can upset their minds so that Māra Dūsī can find a vulnerability.”’12
17.1Atha kho te, pāpima, dūsī māro brāhmaṇagahapatike anvāvisi:And that’s exactly what he did.17.2‘etha, tumhe bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme sakkarotha garuṁ karotha mānetha pūjetha,17.3appeva nāma tumhehi sakkariyamānānaṁ garukariyamānānaṁ māniyamānānaṁ pūjiyamānānaṁ siyā cittassa aññathattaṁ, yathā taṁ dūsī māro labhetha otāran’ti.17.4Atha kho te, pāpima, brāhmaṇagahapatikā anvāviṭṭhā dūsinā mārena bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti.Then those brahmins and householders honored, respected, esteemed, and venerated the ethical mendicants of good character.
17.5Ye kho pana, pāpima, tena samayena manussā kālaṁ karonti yebhuyyena kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti.Most of the people who died at that time—when their body broke up, after death—were reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
18.1Atha kho, pāpima, kakusandho bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho bhikkhū āmantesi:Then Kakusandha the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha, addressed the mendicants:18.2‘anvāviṭṭhā kho, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇagahapatikā dūsinā mārena:‘Mendicants, the brahmins and householders have been possessed by Māra Dūsī.18.3“etha, tumhe bhikkhū sīlavante kalyāṇadhamme sakkarotha garuṁ karotha mānetha pūjetha,He told them to venerate you18.4appeva nāma tumhehi sakkariyamānānaṁ garukariyamānānaṁ māniyamānānaṁ pūjiyamānānaṁ siyā cittassa aññathattaṁ, yathā taṁ dūsī māro labhetha otāran”ti.in the hope of upsetting your minds so that he can find a vulnerability.18.5Etha, tumhe, bhikkhave, asubhānupassino kāye viharatha, āhāre paṭikūlasaññino, sabbaloke anabhiratisaññino, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassino’ti.Come, all you mendicants, meditate observing the ugliness of the body, perceiving the repulsiveness of food, perceiving dissatisfaction with the whole world, and observing the impermanence of all conditions.’13
19.1Atha kho te, pāpima, bhikkhū kakusandhena bhagavatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena evaṁ ovadiyamānā evaṁ anusāsiyamānā araññagatāpi rukkhamūlagatāpi suññāgāragatāpi asubhānupassino kāye vihariṁsu, āhāre paṭikūlasaññino, sabbaloke anabhiratisaññino, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassino.When those mendicants were instructed and advised by the Buddha Kakusandha in this way, they went to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut, where they meditated observing the ugliness of the body, perceiving the repulsiveness of food, perceiving dissatisfaction with the whole world, and observing the impermanence of all conditions.
20.1PTS 1.337Atha kho, pāpima, kakusandho bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya āyasmatā vidhurena pacchāsamaṇena gāmaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.Then the Buddha Kakusandha robed up in the morning and, taking this bowl and robe, entered the village for alms with Venerable Vidhura as his second monk.
21.1Atha kho, pāpima, dūsī māro aññataraṁ kumārakaṁ anvāvisitvā sakkharaṁ gahetvā āyasmato vidhurassa sīse pahāramadāsi; sīsaṁ vobhindi.Then Māra Dūsī took possession of a certain boy, picked up a rock, and hit Vidhura on the head, cracking it open.21.2Atha kho, pāpima, āyasmā vidhuro bhinnena sīsena lohitena gaḷantena kakusandhaṁyeva bhagavantaṁ arahantaṁ sammāsambuddhaṁ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandhi.Then Vidhura, with blood pouring from his cracked skull, still followed behind the Buddha Kakusandha.1421.3Atha kho, pāpima, kakusandho bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho nāgāpalokitaṁ apalokesi:Then the Buddha Kakusandha turned to gaze back, the way that elephants do, saying,1521.4‘na vāyaṁ dūsī māro mattamaññāsī’ti.‘This Māra Dūsī knows no limit.’21.5Sahāpalokanāya ca pana, pāpima, dūsī māro tamhā ca ṭhānā cavi mahānirayañca upapajji.And as he was gazing, Māra Dūsī fell from that place and was reborn in the Great Hell.16
22.1Tassa kho pana, pāpima, mahānirayassa tayo nāmadheyyā honti—Now that Great Hell is known by three names:22.2chaphassāyataniko itipi, saṅkusamāhato itipi, paccattavedaniyo itipi.‘Related to the Six Fields of Contact’ and also ‘The Impaling With Spikes’ and also ‘Uniquely Painful’.1722.3Atha kho maṁ, pāpima, nirayapālā upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṁ:Then the wardens of hell came to me and said,22.4‘yadā kho te, mārisa, saṅkunā saṅku hadaye samāgaccheyya.‘When spike meets spike in your heart,22.5Atha naṁ tvaṁ jāneyyāsi:you will know that22.6“vassasahassaṁ me niraye paccamānassā”’ti.you’ve been roasting in hell for a thousand years.’
23.1So kho ahaṁ, pāpima, bahūni vassāni bahūni vassasatāni bahūni vassasahassāni tasmiṁ mahāniraye apacciṁ.I roasted for many years, many centuries, many millennia in that Great Hell.23.2Dasavassasahassāni tasseva mahānirayassa ussade apacciṁ vuṭṭhānimaṁ nāma vedanaṁ vediyamāno.For ten thousand years I roasted in the annex of that Great Hell, experiencing the pain called ‘this is emergence’.1823.3Tassa mayhaṁ, pāpima, evarūpo kāyo hoti, seyyathāpi manussassa.My body was in human form,23.4Evarūpaṁ sīsaṁ hoti, seyyathāpi macchassa.but I had the head of a fish.
24.1Kīdiso nirayo āsi,What kind of hell was that,24.2yattha dūsī apaccatha;where Dūsī was roasted24.3Vidhuraṁ sāvakamāsajja,after attacking the disciple Vidhura24.4kakusandhañca brāhmaṇaṁ.along with the brahmin Kakusandha?
24.5Sataṁ āsi ayosaṅkū,There were 100 iron spikes,24.6sabbe paccattavedanā;each one uniquely painful.24.7Īdiso nirayo āsi,That’s the kind of hell24.8yattha dūsī apaccatha;where Dūsī was roasted24.9Vidhuraṁ sāvakamāsajja,after attacking the disciple Vidhura24.10kakusandhañca brāhmaṇaṁ.along with the brahmin Kakusandha.
24.11Yo etamabhijānāti,Dark One, if you attack24.12bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;a mendicant who directly knows this,24.13Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,a disciple of the Buddha,24.14kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi.you’ll fall into suffering.
25.1Majjhe sarassa tiṭṭhanti,There are mansions that last an eon25.2vimānā kappaṭṭhāyino;standing in the middle of a lake.25.3Veḷuriyavaṇṇā rucirā,Sapphire-colored, brilliant,25.4accimanto pabhassarā;they sparkle and shine.25.5Accharā tattha naccanti,Dancing there are nymphs25.6puthu nānattavaṇṇiyo.shining in all different colors.
25.7Yo etamabhijānāti,Dark One, if you attack25.8bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;a mendicant who directly knows this,25.9Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,a disciple of the Buddha,25.10kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi.you’ll fall into suffering.
26.1Yo ve buddhena codito,I’m the one who, urged by the Buddha,26.2bhikkhu saṅghassa pekkhato;shook the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother26.3Migāramātupāsādaṁ,with his big toe26.4pādaṅguṭṭhena kampayi.as the Saṅgha of mendicants watched.19
26.5Yo etamabhijānāti,Dark One, if you attack26.6bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;a mendicant who directly knows this,26.7Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,a disciple of the Buddha,26.8kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi.you’ll fall into suffering.
27.1Yo vejayantaṁ pāsādaṁ,I’m the one who shook the Palace of Victory27.2pādaṅguṭṭhena kampayi;with his big toe27.3Iddhibalenupatthaddho,owing to psychic power,27.4saṁvejesi ca devatā.inspiring deities to awe.20
27.5PTS 1.338Yo etamabhijānāti,Dark One, if you attack27.6bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;a mendicant who directly knows this,27.7Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,a disciple of the Buddha,27.8kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi.you’ll fall into suffering.
28.1Yo vejayantapāsāde,I’m the one who asked Sakka28.2sakkaṁ so paripucchati;in the Palace of Victory:28.3Api vāsava jānāsi,‘Vāsava, I hope you recall2128.4taṇhākkhayavimuttiyo;the one who is freed <j>through the ending of craving?’2228.5Tassa sakko viyākāsi,And I’m the one to whom Sakka28.6pañhaṁ puṭṭho yathātathaṁ.admitted the truth when asked.
28.7Yo etamabhijānāti,Dark One, if you attack28.8bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;a mendicant who directly knows this,28.9Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,a disciple of the Buddha,28.10kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi.you’ll fall into suffering.
29.1Yo brahmaṁ paripucchati,I’m the one who asked the Divinity29.2sudhammāyābhito sabhaṁ;in the Hall of Clear Right before the assembly:2329.3Ajjāpi tyāvuso diṭṭhi,‘Respectable sir, do you still have the same view29.4yā te diṭṭhi pure ahu;that you had in the past?29.5Passasi vītivattantaṁ,Or do you see the radiance29.6brahmaloke pabhassaraṁ.surpassing the realm of divinity?’
29.7Tassa brahmā viyākāsi,And I’m the one to whom the Divinity29.8anupubbaṁ yathātathaṁ;truthfully admitted his progress:29.9Na me mārisa sā diṭṭhi,‘Good fellow, I don’t have that view29.10yā me diṭṭhi pure ahu.that I had in the past.
29.11Passāmi vītivattantaṁ,I see the radiance29.12brahmaloke pabhassaraṁ;surpassing the realm of divinity.29.13Sohaṁ ajja kathaṁ vajjaṁ,So how could I say today29.14ahaṁ niccomhi sassato.that I am permanent and eternal?’24
29.15Yo etamabhijānāti,Dark One, if you attack29.16bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;a mendicant who directly knows this,29.17Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,a disciple of the Buddha,29.18kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi.you’ll fall into suffering.
30.1Yo mahāmeruno kūṭaṁ,I’m the one who touched the peak of Mount Meru30.2vimokkhena aphassayi;using the power of meditative liberation.30.3Vanaṁ pubbavidehānaṁ,I’ve visited the forests of the people30.4ye ca bhūmisayā narā.who dwell in the land east of Videha.
30.5Yo etamabhijānāti,Dark One, if you attack30.6bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;a mendicant who directly knows this,30.7Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,a disciple of the Buddha,30.8kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi.you’ll fall into suffering.
31.1Na ve aggi cetayati,Though a fire doesn’t think,31.2‘ahaṁ bālaṁ ḍahāmī’ti;‘I’ll burn the fool!’31.3Bālo ca jalitaṁ aggiṁ,Still the fool who attacks31.4āsajja naṁ sa ḍayhati.the fire gets burnt.
31.5Evameva tuvaṁ māra,In the same way, Māra,31.6āsajja naṁ tathāgataṁ;in attacking the Realized One,31.7Sayaṁ ḍahissasi attānaṁ,you’ll only burn yourself,31.8bālo aggiṁva samphusaṁ.like a fool touching the flames.
31.9Apuññaṁ pasavī māro,Māra’s done a bad thing31.10āsajja naṁ tathāgataṁ;in attacking the Realized One.31.11Kiṁ nu maññasi pāpima,Wicked One, do you imagine that31.12na me pāpaṁ vipaccati.your wickedness won’t bear fruit?
31.13Karoto cīyati pāpaṁ,Your deeds heap up wickedness31.14cirarattāya antaka;that will last a long time, terminator!31.15Māra nibbinda buddhamhā,Give up on the Buddha, Māra!31.16āsaṁ mākāsi bhikkhusu.And hold no hope for the mendicants!”
31.17Iti māraṁ atajjesi,That is how, in the Bhesekaḷā grove,2531.18bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane;the mendicant warned Māra.31.19Tato so dummano yakkho,That spirit, downcast,31.20tatthevantaradhāyathā”ti.disappeared right there.
31.21Māratajjanīyasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dasamaṁ.
31.22Cūḷayamakavaggo niṭṭhito pañcamo.
32.0Tassuddānaṁ
32.1Sāleyya verañjaduve ca tuṭṭhi,32.2Cūḷamahādhammasamādānañca;32.3Vīmaṁsakā kosambi ca brāhmaṇo,32.4Dūsī ca māro dasamo ca vaggo.
33.0Idaṁ vaggānamuddānaṁ
33.1Mūlapariyāyo ceva,33.2sīhanādo ca uttamo;33.3Kakaco ceva gosiṅgo,33.4sāleyyo ca ime pañca.
33.5Mūlapaṇṇāsakaṁ samattaṁ.