0.3CundasuttaWith Cunda
1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.11.2Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā sāriputto magadhesu viharati nālakagāmake ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno.At that time Venerable Sāriputta was staying in the Magadhan lands near the little village of Nālaka, and he was sick, suffering, gravely ill.1.3Cundo ca samaṇuddeso āyasmato sāriputtassa upaṭṭhāko hoti.And the novice Cunda was his carer.2
2.1PTS 5.162Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto teneva ābādhena parinibbāyi.Then Venerable Sāriputta was fully extinguished from that sickness.2.2Atha kho cundo samaṇuddeso āyasmato sāriputtassa pattacīvaramādāya yena sāvatthi jetavanaṁ anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāmo yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho cundo samaṇuddeso āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:Then Cunda took Sāriputta’s bowl and robes and set out for Sāvatthī. He went to see Venerable Ānanda at Jeta’s grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:3
2.3“āyasmā, bhante, sāriputto parinibbuto.“Sir, Venerable Sāriputta has become fully quenched.2.4Idamassa pattacīvaran”ti.This is his bowl and robe.”
3.1“Atthi kho idaṁ, āvuso cunda, kathāpābhataṁ bhagavantaṁ dassanāya.“Reverend Cunda, we should see the Buddha about this matter.3.2Āyāmāvuso cunda, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamissāma; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocessāmā”ti.Come, let’s go to the Buddha and inform him about this.”
3.3“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho cundo samaṇuddeso āyasmato ānandassa paccassosi.“Yes, sir,” replied Cunda.
4.1Atha kho āyasmā ca ānando cundo ca samaṇuddeso yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Ānanda and Cunda went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
4.2“ayaṁ, bhante, cundo samaṇuddeso evamāha:“Sir, this novice Cunda says that4.3‘āyasmā, bhante, sāriputto parinibbuto;Venerable Sāriputta has become fully quenched.4.4idamassa pattacīvaran’ti.This is his bowl and robe.4.5Api ca me, bhante, madhurakajāto viya kāyo, disāpi me na pakkhāyanti, dhammāpi maṁ nappaṭibhanti ‘āyasmā sāriputto parinibbuto’ti sutvā”.Since I heard this, my body feels like it’s drugged. I’m disorientated, and the teachings don’t spring to mind.”
5.1“Kiṁ nu kho te, ānanda, sāriputto sīlakkhandhaṁ vā ādāya parinibbuto, samādhikkhandhaṁ vā ādāya parinibbuto, paññākkhandhaṁ vā ādāya parinibbuto, vimuttikkhandhaṁ vā ādāya parinibbuto, vimuttiñāṇadassanakkhandhaṁ vā ādāya parinibbuto”ti?“Well, Ānanda, when Sāriputta was fully quenched, did he take away your entire spectrum of ethical conduct, of immersion, of wisdom, of freedom, or of the knowledge and vision of freedom?”4
5.2“Na ca kho me, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto sīlakkhandhaṁ vā ādāya parinibbuto, samādhikkhandhaṁ vā …pe…“No, sir, he did not.5.3paññākkhandhaṁ vā …pe…5.4vimuttikkhandhaṁ vā …pe…5.5vimuttiñāṇadassanakkhandhaṁ vā ādāya parinibbuto.5.6Api ca me, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto ovādako ahosi otiṇṇo viññāpako sandassako samādapako samuttejako sampahaṁsako, akilāsu dhammadesanāya, anuggāhako sabrahmacārīnaṁ.But Venerable Sāriputta was my adviser and counselor. He educated, encouraged, fired up, and inspired me. He never tired of teaching the Dhamma, and he supported his spiritual companions.55.7Taṁ mayaṁ āyasmato sāriputtassa dhammojaṁ dhammabhogaṁ dhammānuggahaṁ anussarāmā”ti.I remember the nectar of the teaching, the riches of the teaching, the support of the teaching given by Venerable Sāriputta.”
6.1PTS 5.163“Nanu taṁ, ānanda, mayā paṭikacceva akkhātaṁ:“Ānanda, did I not prepare for this when I explained that6.2‘sabbehi piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo aññathābhāvo.we must be parted and separated from all we hold dear and beloved?6.3Taṁ kutettha, ānanda, labbhā. Yaṁ taṁ jātaṁ bhūtaṁ saṅkhataṁ palokadhammaṁ, taṁ vata mā palujjīti—How could it possibly be so that what is born, created, conditioned, and liable to wear out should not wear out?6.4netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.That is not possible.
6.5Seyyathāpi, ānanda, mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato yo mahantataro khandho so palujjeyya;Suppose there was a large tree standing with heartwood, and the largest branch broke off.66.6evameva kho ānanda, mahato bhikkhusaṅghassa tiṭṭhato sāravato sāriputto parinibbuto.In the same way, in the great Saṅgha that stands with heartwood, Sāriputta has become fully quenched.
6.7Taṁ kutettha, ānanda, labbhā. Yaṁ taṁ jātaṁ bhūtaṁ saṅkhataṁ palokadhammaṁ, taṁ vata mā palujjī’ti—How could it possibly be so that what is born, created, conditioned, and liable to wear out should not wear out?6.8netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.That is not possible.
6.9Tasmātihānanda, attadīpā viharatha attasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā, dhammadīpā dhammasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā.So Ānanda, live as your own island, your own refuge, with no other refuge. Let the teaching be your island and your refuge, with no other refuge.
7.1Kathañcānanda, bhikkhu attadīpo viharati attasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo, dhammadīpo dhammasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo?And how does a mendicant do this?7.2Idhānanda, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.7.3vedanāsu …pe…They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …7.4citte …pe…mind …7.5dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
7.6Evaṁ kho, ānanda, bhikkhu attadīpo viharati attasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo, dhammadīpo dhammasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo.That’s how a mendicant lives with themselves as island and refuge, without other refuge; with the teachings as island and refuge, without other refuge.
7.7Ye hi keci, ānanda, etarahi vā mamaccaye vā attadīpā viharissanti attasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā, dhammadīpā dhammasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā; tamatagge mete, ānanda, bhikkhū bhavissanti ye keci sikkhākāmā”ti.Whether now or after I have passed, any who shall live as their own island, their own refuge, with no other refuge; with the teaching as their island and their refuge, with no other refuge—those mendicants of mine eager to train shall be among the best of the best.”
7.8Tatiyaṁ.