- 0.1Majjhima Nikāya 8Middle Discourses 8
0.2SallekhasuttaSelf-Effacement
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
2.1Atha kho āyasmā mahācundo sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā mahācundo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Mahācunda came out of retreat and went to the Buddha. He bowed, sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:2
3.1“yā imā, bhante, anekavihitā diṭṭhiyo loke uppajjanti—“Sir, there are many different views that arise in the world3.2attavādapaṭisaṁyuttā vā lokavādapaṭisaṁyuttā vā—connected with theories of self or with theories of the cosmos.33.3ādimeva nu kho, bhante, bhikkhuno manasikaroto evametāsaṁ diṭṭhīnaṁ pahānaṁ hoti, evametāsaṁ diṭṭhīnaṁ paṭinissaggo hotī”ti?How does a mendicant who is focusing on the starting point give up and let go of these views?”4
3.4“Yā imā, cunda, anekavihitā diṭṭhiyo loke uppajjanti—“Cunda, there are many different views that arise in the world3.5attavādapaṭisaṁyuttā vā lokavādapaṭisaṁyuttā vā—connected with theories of self or with theories of the cosmos.3.6yattha cetā diṭṭhiyo uppajjanti yattha ca anusenti yattha ca samudācaranti taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na me so attā’ti—evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññā passato evametāsaṁ diṭṭhīnaṁ pahānaṁ hoti, evametāsaṁ diṭṭhīnaṁ paṭinissaggo hoti.A mendicant gives up and lets go of these views by truly seeing with right wisdom where they arise, where they settle in, and where they operate as: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’5
4.1PTS 1.41Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that a certain mendicant, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, might enter and remain in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.4.2Tassa evamassa:They might think4.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.64.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;4.5Diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārā ete ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘blissful meditations in this life’.7
5.1Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that some mendicant, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, might enter and remain 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.5.2Tassa evamassa:They might think5.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.5.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;5.5Diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārā ete ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘blissful meditations in this life’.
6.1Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu pītiyā ca virāgā upekkhako ca vihareyya, sato ca sampajāno sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṁvedeyya, yaṁ taṁ ariyā ācikkhanti: ‘upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī’ti tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that some mendicant, with the fading away of rapture, might enter and remain 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.’6.2Tassa evamassa:They might think6.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.6.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;6.5Diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārā ete ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘blissful meditations in this life’.
7.1Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu sukhassa ca pahānā dukkhassa ca pahānā pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā adukkhamasukhaṁ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that some mendicant, with the giving up of pleasure and pain, and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, might enter and remain in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.7.2Tassa evamassa:They might think7.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.7.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;7.5Diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārā ete ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘blissful meditations in this life’.
8.1Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā, paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā, nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā, ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that some 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’, might enter and remain in the dimension of infinite space.8.2Tassa evamassa:They might think8.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.8.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;8.5Santā ete vihārā ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘peaceful meditations’.
9.1Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘anantaṁ viññāṇan’ti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that some mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, might enter and remain in the dimension of infinite consciousness.9.2Tassa evamassa:They might think9.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.9.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;9.5Santā ete vihārā ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘peaceful meditations’.
10.1Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that some mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, might enter and remain in the dimension of nothingness.10.2Tassa evamassa:They might think10.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.10.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;10.5Santā ete vihārā ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘peaceful meditations’.
11.1PTS 1.42Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, cunda, vijjati yaṁ idhekacco bhikkhu sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyya.It’s possible that some mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, might enter and remain in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.11.2Tassa evamassa:They might think11.3‘sallekhena viharāmī’ti.they’re practicing self-effacement.11.4Na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekhā vuccanti.But in the training of the Noble One these are not called ‘self-effacement’;11.5Santā ete vihārā ariyassa vinaye vuccanti.they’re called ‘peaceful meditations’.
12.01. Sallekhapariyāya1. The Exposition of Self-Effacement
12.1Idha kho pana vo, cunda, sallekho karaṇīyo.Now in this regard, Cunda, you should work on self-effacement in each of the following ways.8
12.2‘Pare vihiṁsakā bhavissanti, mayamettha avihiṁsakā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be cruel, but here we will not be cruel.’9
12.3‘Pare pāṇātipātī bhavissanti, mayamettha pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will kill living creatures, but here we will not kill living creatures.’10
12.4‘Pare adinnādāyī bhavissanti, mayamettha adinnādānā paṭiviratā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will steal, but here we will not steal.’
12.5‘Pare abrahmacārī bhavissanti, mayamettha brahmacārī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be unchaste, but here we will not be unchaste.’
12.6‘Pare musāvādī bhavissanti, mayamettha musāvādā paṭiviratā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will lie, but here we will not lie.’
12.7‘Pare pisuṇavācā bhavissanti, mayamettha pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will backbite, but here we will not backbite.’
12.8‘Pare pharusavācā bhavissanti, mayamettha pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will speak harshly, but here we will not speak harshly.’
12.9‘Pare samphappalāpī bhavissanti, mayamettha samphappalāpā paṭiviratā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will talk nonsense, but here we will not talk nonsense.’
12.10‘Pare abhijjhālū bhavissanti, mayamettha anabhijjhālū bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be covetous, but here we will not be covetous.’
12.11‘Pare byāpannacittā bhavissanti, mayamettha abyāpannacittā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have ill will, but here we will not have ill will.’
12.12‘Pare micchādiṭṭhī bhavissanti, mayamettha sammādiṭṭhī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong view, but here we will have right view.’11
12.13‘Pare micchāsaṅkappā bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāsaṅkappā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong purpose, but here we will have right purpose.’
12.14‘Pare micchāvācā bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāvācā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong speech, but here we will have right speech.’
12.15‘Pare micchākammantā bhavissanti, mayamettha sammākammantā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong action, but here we will have right action.’
12.16‘Pare micchāājīvā bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāājīvā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong livelihood, but here we will have right livelihood.’
12.17‘Pare micchāvāyāmā bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāvāyāmā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong effort, but here we will have right effort.’
12.18‘Pare micchāsatī bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāsatī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong mindfulness, but here we will have right mindfulness.’
12.19‘Pare micchāsamādhi bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāsamādhī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong immersion, but here we will have right immersion.’
12.20‘Pare micchāñāṇī bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāñāṇī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong knowledge, but here we will have right knowledge.’12
12.21‘Pare micchāvimuttī bhavissanti, mayamettha sammāvimuttī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have wrong freedom, but here we will have right freedom.’
12.22‘Pare thinamiddhapariyuṭṭhitā bhavissanti, mayamettha vigatathinamiddhā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be overcome with dullness and drowsiness, but here we will be rid of dullness and drowsiness.’13
12.23‘Pare uddhatā bhavissanti, mayamettha anuddhatā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be restless, but here we will not be restless.’
12.24‘Pare vicikicchī bhavissanti, mayamettha tiṇṇavicikicchā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have doubts, but here we will have gone beyond doubt.’
12.25‘Pare kodhanā bhavissanti, mayamettha akkodhanā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be irritable, but here we will be without anger.’14
12.26‘Pare upanāhī bhavissanti, mayamettha anupanāhī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be acrimonious, but here we will be without acrimony.’
12.27PTS 1.43‘Pare makkhī bhavissanti, mayamettha amakkhī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be offensive, but here we will be inoffensive.’
12.28‘Pare paḷāsī bhavissanti, mayamettha apaḷāsī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be contemptuous, but here we will be without contempt.’
12.29‘Pare issukī bhavissanti, mayamettha anissukī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be jealous, but here we will be without jealousy.’
12.30‘Pare maccharī bhavissanti, mayamettha amaccharī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be stingy, but here we will be without stinginess.’
12.31‘Pare saṭhā bhavissanti, mayamettha asaṭhā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be devious, but here we will not be devious.’
12.32‘Pare māyāvī bhavissanti, mayamettha amāyāvī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be deceitful, but here we will not be deceitful.’
12.33‘Pare thaddhā bhavissanti, mayamettha atthaddhā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be pompous, but here we will not be pompous.’
12.34‘Pare atimānī bhavissanti, mayamettha anatimānī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be arrogant, but here we will not be arrogant.’
12.35‘Pare dubbacā bhavissanti, mayamettha suvacā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be hard to admonish, but here we will not be hard to admonish.’15
12.36‘Pare pāpamittā bhavissanti, mayamettha kalyāṇamittā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will have bad friends, but here we will have good friends.’
12.37‘Pare pamattā bhavissanti, mayamettha appamattā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be negligent, but here we will be diligent.’
12.38‘Pare assaddhā bhavissanti, mayamettha saddhā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be faithless, but here we will have faith.’16
12.39‘Pare ahirikā bhavissanti, mayamettha hirimanā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be conscienceless, but here we will have a sense of conscience.’
12.40‘Pare anottāpī bhavissanti, mayamettha ottāpī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be imprudent, but here we will be prudent.’
12.41‘Pare appassutā bhavissanti, mayamettha bahussutā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be unlearned, but here we will be well learned.’
12.42‘Pare kusītā bhavissanti, mayamettha āraddhavīriyā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be lazy, but here we will be energetic.’
12.43‘Pare muṭṭhassatī bhavissanti, mayamettha upaṭṭhitassatī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be unmindful, but here we will be mindful.’
12.44‘Pare duppaññā bhavissanti, mayamettha paññāsampannā bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be witless, but here we will be accomplished in wisdom.’
12.45‘Pare sandiṭṭhiparāmāsī ādhānaggāhī duppaṭinissaggī bhavissanti, mayamettha asandiṭṭhiparāmāsī anādhānaggāhī suppaṭinissaggī bhavissāmā’ti sallekho karaṇīyo.‘Others will be attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, but here we will not be attached to our own views, not holding them tight, but will let them go easily.’17
13.02. Cittupapādapariyāya2. Giving Rise to the Thought
13.1Cittuppādampi kho ahaṁ, cunda, kusalesu dhammesu bahukāraṁ vadāmi, ko pana vādo kāyena vācāya anuvidhīyanāsu.Cunda, I say that even giving rise to the thought of skillful qualities is very helpful, let alone following that path in body and speech.1813.2Tasmātiha, cunda, ‘pare vihiṁsakā bhavissanti, mayamettha avihiṁsakā bhavissāmā’ti cittaṁ uppādetabbaṁ.That’s why you should give rise to the following thoughts. ‘Others will be cruel, but here we will not be cruel.’13.3‘Pare pāṇātipātī bhavissanti, mayamettha pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā bhavissāmā’ti cittaṁ uppādetabbaṁ …pe…‘Others will kill living creatures, but here we will not kill living creatures.’ …13.4‘pare sandiṭṭhiparāmāsī ādhānaggāhī duppaṭinissaggī bhavissanti, mayamettha asandiṭṭhiparāmāsī anādhānaggāhī suppaṭinissaggī bhavissāmā’ti cittaṁ uppādetabbaṁ.‘Others will be attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, but here we will not be attached to our own views, not holding them tight, but will let them go easily.’
14.03. Parikkamanapariyāya3. Bypassing
14.1PTS 1.44Seyyathāpi, cunda, visamo maggo assa, tassa añño samo maggo parikkamanāya;Cunda, suppose there was a rough path and another smooth path to get around it.1914.2seyyathā vā pana, cunda, visamaṁ titthaṁ assa, tassa aññaṁ samaṁ titthaṁ parikkamanāya;Or suppose there was a rough ford and another smooth ford to get around it.14.3evameva kho, cunda, vihiṁsakassa purisapuggalassa avihiṁsā hoti parikkamanāya, pāṇātipātissa purisapuggalassa pāṇātipātā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, adinnādāyissa purisapuggalassa adinnādānā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, abrahmacārissa purisapuggalassa abrahmacariyā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, musāvādissa purisapuggalassa musāvādā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, pisuṇavācassa purisapuggalassa pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, pharusavācassa purisapuggalassa pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, samphappalāpissa purisapuggalassa samphappalāpā veramaṇī hoti parikkamanāya, abhijjhālussa purisapuggalassa anabhijjhā hoti parikkamanāya, byāpannacittassa purisapuggalassa abyāpādo hoti parikkamanāya.In the same way, a cruel individual bypasses it by not being cruel. An individual who kills bypasses it by not killing. …
14.4Micchādiṭṭhissa purisapuggalassa sammādiṭṭhi hoti parikkamanāya, micchāsaṅkappassa purisapuggalassa sammāsaṅkappo hoti parikkamanāya, micchāvācassa purisapuggalassa sammāvācā hoti parikkamanāya, micchākammantassa purisapuggalassa sammākammanto hoti parikkamanāya, micchāājīvassa purisapuggalassa sammāājīvo hoti parikkamanāya, micchāvāyāmassa purisapuggalassa sammāvāyāmo hoti parikkamanāya, micchāsatissa purisapuggalassa sammāsati hoti parikkamanāya, micchāsamādhissa purisapuggalassa sammāsamādhi hoti parikkamanāya, micchāñāṇissa purisapuggalassa sammāñāṇaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, micchāvimuttissa purisapuggalassa sammāvimutti hoti parikkamanāya.
14.5Thinamiddhapariyuṭṭhitassa purisapuggalassa vigatathinamiddhatā hoti parikkamanāya, uddhatassa purisapuggalassa anuddhaccaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, vicikicchissa purisapuggalassa tiṇṇavicikicchatā hoti parikkamanāya, kodhanassa purisapuggalassa akkodho hoti parikkamanāya, upanāhissa purisapuggalassa anupanāho hoti parikkamanāya, makkhissa purisapuggalassa amakkho hoti parikkamanāya, paḷāsissa purisapuggalassa apaḷāso hoti parikkamanāya, issukissa purisapuggalassa anissukitā hoti parikkamanāya, maccharissa purisapuggalassa amacchariyaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, saṭhassa purisapuggalassa asāṭheyyaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, māyāvissa purisapuggalassa amāyā hoti parikkamanāya, thaddhassa purisapuggalassa atthaddhiyaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, atimānissa purisapuggalassa anatimāno hoti parikkamanāya, dubbacassa purisapuggalassa sovacassatā hoti parikkamanāya, pāpamittassa purisapuggalassa kalyāṇamittatā hoti parikkamanāya, pamattassa purisapuggalassa appamādo hoti parikkamanāya, assaddhassa purisapuggalassa saddhā hoti parikkamanāya, ahirikassa purisapuggalassa hirī hoti parikkamanāya, anottāpissa purisapuggalassa ottappaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, appassutassa purisapuggalassa bāhusaccaṁ hoti parikkamanāya, kusītassa purisapuggalassa vīriyārambho hoti parikkamanāya, muṭṭhassatissa purisapuggalassa upaṭṭhitassatitā hoti parikkamanāya, duppaññassa purisapuggalassa paññāsampadā hoti parikkamanāya, sandiṭṭhiparāmāsiādhānaggāhiduppaṭinissaggissa purisapuggalassa asandiṭṭhiparāmāsianādhānaggāhisuppaṭinissaggitā hoti parikkamanāya.An individual who is attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, gets around it by not being attached to their own views, not holding them tight, but letting them go easily.
15.04. Uparibhāgapariyāya4. Going Up
15.1PTS 1.45Seyyathāpi, cunda, ye keci akusalā dhammā sabbe te adhobhāgaṅgamanīyā, ye keci kusalā dhammā sabbe te uparibhāgaṅgamanīyā;Cunda, all unskillful qualities lead downwards, while all skillful qualities lead upwards.2015.2evameva kho, cunda, vihiṁsakassa purisapuggalassa avihiṁsā hoti uparibhāgāya, pāṇātipātissa purisapuggalassa pāṇātipātā veramaṇī hoti uparibhāgāya …pe…In the same way, a cruel individual is led upwards by not being cruel. An individual who kills is led upwards by not killing …15.3sandiṭṭhiparāmāsiādhānaggāhiduppaṭinissaggissa purisapuggalassa asandiṭṭhiparāmāsianādhānaggāhisuppaṭinissaggitā hoti uparibhāgāya.An individual who is attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, is led upwards by not being attached to their own views, not holding them tight, but letting them go easily.
16.05. Parinibbānapariyāya5. The Exposition by Extinguishment
16.1So vata, cunda, attanā palipapalipanno paraṁ palipapalipannaṁ uddharissatīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.If you’re sinking in the mud yourself, Cunda, it is quite impossible for you to pull out someone else who is sinking in the mud.16.2So vata, cunda, attanā apalipapalipanno paraṁ palipapalipannaṁ uddharissatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.But if you’re not sinking in the mud yourself, it is quite possible for you to pull out someone else who is sinking in the mud.16.3So vata, cunda, attanā adanto avinīto aparinibbuto paraṁ damessati vinessati parinibbāpessatīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.If you’re not tamed, trained, and quenched yourself, it is quite impossible for you to help tame, train, and extinguish someone else.16.4So vata, cunda, attanā danto vinīto parinibbuto paraṁ damessati vinessati parinibbāpessatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.But if you are tamed, trained, and quenched yourself, it is quite possible for you to help tame, train, and extinguish someone else.21
16.5Evameva kho, cunda, vihiṁsakassa purisapuggalassa avihiṁsā hoti parinibbānāya, pāṇātipātissa purisapuggalassa pāṇātipātā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.In the same way, a cruel individual extinguishes it by not being cruel. An individual who kills extinguishes it by not killing. …16.6Adinnādāyissa purisapuggalassa adinnādānā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.16.7Abrahmacārissa purisapuggalassa abrahmacariyā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.16.8Musāvādissa purisapuggalassa musāvādā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.16.9Pisuṇavācassa purisapuggalassa pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.16.10Pharusavācassa purisapuggalassa pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.16.11Samphappalāpissa purisapuggalassa samphappalāpā veramaṇī hoti parinibbānāya.16.12Abhijjhālussa purisapuggalassa anabhijjhā hoti parinibbānāya.16.13Byāpannacittassa purisapuggalassa abyāpādo hoti parinibbānāya.
16.14Micchādiṭṭhissa purisapuggalassa sammādiṭṭhi hoti parinibbānāya.16.15Micchāsaṅkappassa purisapuggalassa sammāsaṅkappo hoti parinibbānāya.16.16Micchāvācassa purisapuggalassa sammāvācā hoti parinibbānāya.16.17Micchākammantassa purisapuggalassa sammākammanto hoti parinibbānāya.16.18Micchāājīvassa purisapuggalassa sammāājīvo hoti parinibbānāya.16.19Micchāvāyāmassa purisapuggalassa sammāvāyāmo hoti parinibbānāya.16.20Micchāsatissa purisapuggalassa sammāsati hoti parinibbānāya.16.21Micchāsamādhissa purisapuggalassa sammāsamādhi hoti parinibbānāya.16.22Micchāñāṇissa purisapuggalassa sammāñāṇaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.16.23Micchāvimuttissa purisapuggalassa sammāvimutti hoti parinibbānāya.
16.24Thinamiddhapariyuṭṭhitassa purisapuggalassa vigatathinamiddhatā hoti parinibbānāya.16.25Uddhatassa purisapuggalassa anuddhaccaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.16.26Vicikicchissa purisapuggalassa tiṇṇavicikicchatā hoti parinibbānāya.16.27Kodhanassa purisapuggalassa akkodho hoti parinibbānāya.16.28Upanāhissa purisapuggalassa anupanāho hoti parinibbānāya.16.29Makkhissa purisapuggalassa amakkho hoti parinibbānāya.16.30Paḷāsissa purisapuggalassa apaḷāso hoti parinibbānāya.16.31Issukissa purisapuggalassa anissukitā hoti parinibbānāya.16.32Maccharissa purisapuggalassa amacchariyaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.16.33Saṭhassa purisapuggalassa asāṭheyyaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.16.34Māyāvissa purisapuggalassa amāyā hoti parinibbānāya.16.35Thaddhassa purisapuggalassa atthaddhiyaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.16.36Atimānissa purisapuggalassa anatimāno hoti parinibbānāya.16.37Dubbacassa purisapuggalassa sovacassatā hoti parinibbānāya.16.38Pāpamittassa purisapuggalassa kalyāṇamittatā hoti parinibbānāya.16.39Pamattassa purisapuggalassa appamādo hoti parinibbānāya.16.40Assaddhassa purisapuggalassa saddhā hoti parinibbānāya.16.41Ahirikassa purisapuggalassa hirī hoti parinibbānāya.16.42Anottāpissa purisapuggalassa ottappaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.16.43Appassutassa purisapuggalassa bāhusaccaṁ hoti parinibbānāya.16.44Kusītassa purisapuggalassa vīriyārambho hoti parinibbānāya.16.45Muṭṭhassatissa purisapuggalassa upaṭṭhitassatitā hoti parinibbānāya.16.46PTS 1.46Duppaññassa purisapuggalassa paññāsampadā hoti parinibbānāya.16.47Sandiṭṭhiparāmāsiādhānaggāhiduppaṭinissaggissa purisapuggalassa asandiṭṭhiparāmāsianādhānaggāhisuppaṭinissaggitā hoti parinibbānāya.An individual who is attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go, extinguishes it by not being attached to their own views, not holding them tight, but letting them go easily.
17.1Iti kho, cunda, desito mayā sallekhapariyāyo, desito cittuppādapariyāyo, desito parikkamanapariyāyo, desito uparibhāgapariyāyo, desito parinibbānapariyāyo.So, Cunda, I’ve taught the expositions by way of self-effacement, arising of thought, bypassing, going up, and extinguishing.2217.2Yaṁ kho, cunda, satthārā karaṇīyaṁ sāvakānaṁ hitesinā anukampakena anukampaṁ upādāya, kataṁ vo taṁ mayā.Out of sympathy, I’ve done what a teacher should do who wants what’s best for their disciples.17.3Etāni, cunda, rukkhamūlāni, etāni suññāgārāni, jhāyatha, cunda, mā pamādattha, mā pacchāvippaṭisārino ahuvattha—ayaṁ kho amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.Here are these roots of trees, and here are these empty huts. Practice absorption, Cunda! Don’t be negligent! Don’t regret it later! This is my instruction.”23
17.4Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.17.5Attamano āyasmā mahācundo bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.Satisfied, Venerable Mahācunda approved what the Buddha said.
17.6Catuttālīsapadā vuttā,Forty-four items have been stated,2417.7sandhayo pañca desitā;organized into five sections.17.8Sallekho nāma suttanto,“Effacement” is the name of this discourse,17.9gambhīro sāgarūpamoti.which is deep as the ocean.
17.10Sallekhasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.