Sampasadaniya Sutta

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T HE HAB 'I heard. At a time while the sublime in Nalanda, on the edge of the mango forests of the city Pava. Since then, is the venerable Sāriputto to the sublime hingekommen, has welcomed the sublime deferential and set aside. Sitting aside then has the venerable Sāriputto spoken to so sublime:

"Then I realized, oh Lord, the sublime: it was not and it will not be and is not currently another ascetic priest or richer than the sublime to Weistum, in Erwachtsein."

"Violence is, Sāriputto, the bold word that you speak, simply asserted, as did Löwenruf can resound: ? "

"This probably is not, Lord."

"But how, Sāriputto: the future because in times of Saints, will be fully awakened, all those sublime in the spirit you have mentally grasp recognized: ? "

"This probably is not, Lord."

"But how, Sāriputto: thou hast me as being saints, fully awoke in the spirit mentally grasp recognized:  ?

"This probably is not, Lord."

"So you've just given, Sāriputto from the past, future, present saints, not completely awakened spiritually penetrating Client: because just like, Sāriputto, could you word the huge, bold speak, simply say, as Löwenruf can resound: 'So I realized, oh Lord, the sublime: it was not and it will not be and is not currently another ascetic priest or richer than the sublime to Weistum, in Erwachtsein'? "

"Admittedly there is, oh Lord, from the past, future, present saints, fully awakened no such intellectually penetrating Client: nevertheless did 'I follow legally recognized. - Gleichwie about, oh Lord, as if the king borders is a castle, with Walle mighty, mighty walls and battlements, and an entrance: there was a goalkeeper, wise, experienced, calm, rejecting the unknown, acquaintances appear. The would, by around the fortress in Kreisweg herumschritte, no gap in the wall, not a slit in the wall notice, not even a kitten durchschlüpfen to leave, so he said:  Just now, Lord, have I detected quite logical: the since, oh Lord, in recent times, Saints, were fully awakened, all those sublime had the five inhibitions (nivarana), which the slag Learned minds, the paralyzing, had in the four foundations of mindfulness (Satipatthana) wohlaufgepflanzt the spirit, the seven awakening (bojjhanga) obtained in accordance with the truth, were in perfect incomparable auferwacht awakening. And since, oh Lord, in future periods saint, will be fully awakened, all those sublime, the five inhibitions cancel, the slag of the minds to know, the paralyzing, in the four foundations of mindfulness wohlaufpflanzen the spirit, the seven awakening of truth pursuant to obtain, the incomparable auferwachen perfect awakening. The sublime but, oh Lord, now has as a saint, completely awakened the five inhibitions lifted, the slag of mind to know, the paralyzing, has in the four foundations of mindfulness wohlaufgepflanzt the spirit, the seven awakening of the truth according to which, in the incomparable auferwacht perfect awakening.

"Once I was, oh Lord, to come to the sublime teachings to hear (* 32). As has given me, O Lord, the sublime teachings of the above, further and further, and witted-witted, with their parts of dark and light (* 33). The more and more now, O Lord, the doctrine of the sublime has pointed out, further and further, and witted-witted, with their parts of dark and light, the more and more did I take this teaching clairvoyance and already gained a thing in the Things certainly found out, I'm clear on master: 

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teachings out of the salutary things. Since these are the salutary things, namely: the four foundations of mindfulness, the four huge fights, the four areas of power, the five abilities, the five assets, the seven impression that the holy achtfältige way. There can, oh Lord, a monk can dry up the zeal and the mood wahnlose salvation, wisdom salvation still life seems to make, implement and won. That is, O Lord, at unbeatable salutary things, which has the sublime completely understood, and because of the sublime completely understood, there is also nothing more to understand, with approximately another ascetic priest or richer than the sublime wisdom would be to, Namely salutary things.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime while the Aufweisen lesson out of the areas. There are six, O Lord, the inward-outward areas: the eye and forms, the ear and the sounds, smells and the nose, tongue and saps the body and the Tastungen, thinking and things. That is, Lord, when unbeatable Aufweisen of the areas that has the sublime completely understood, and because of the sublime completely understood, there is also nothing more to understand, with approximately another ascetic priest or richer than the sublime wisdom of would be, and when the Aufweisen areas.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out in relation to conceiving. There are four types, O Lord, of conception: comes just, oh Lord, one unconsciously into the womb of the mother down, unconsciously, he remains in the bosom of mother, he unconsciously returns from the womb of the mother appears, this is the first kind of conception. Next then, O Lord: there is a conscious in the womb of the mother down, unconsciously, he remains in the bosom of mother, he unconsciously returns from the womb of the mother appears, is the second kind of conception. Next then, O Lord: there is a conscious in the womb of the mother down, he deliberately remains in the bosom of mother, he unconsciously returns from the womb of the mother appears, is the third type of conception. Next then, O Lord: there is a conscious in the womb of the mother down, he deliberately remains in the bosom of the mother, aware he returns from the womb of the mother shows this is the fourth type of conception. That is, O Lord, unsurpassable in terms of conception.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching outlines, depending on the nature of certain advance notice. There are four types, O Lord, from certain preview: as can be, oh Lord, from one show signs of progress: : and if he also much voranzeigt, just as it is, otherwise, this is the first type of advance notice. Next then, O Lord: there is probably not a sign of progress, much more he has to humans or from humans or non ghosts of sounds heard, which he then interprets: : and if it is also much voranzeigt, just as it is, otherwise, this is the second type of advance notice.

Next then, O Lord: there is probably not a sign of progress, nor has it human or non human or heard sounds of ghosts, which he then interprets, rather he nachgesonnen and thought and nachsinnend a reverberation heard that he interprets : : and if he also much voranzeigt, just as it is, otherwise, this is the third kind of advance notice.

Next then, O Lord: there is probably not a sign of progress, nor has it human or non human or heard sounds of ghosts, which he then interprets, he also did not nachgesonnen and thought and nachsinnend a reverberation heard he then interpret, but in the belief sinnend commemorative cover, he received the spirit mentally and recognizes: : and if he also voranzeigt much, just as it is, otherwise, this is the fourth type of advance notice. That is, O Lord, unsurpassable depending on the nature of certain advance notice.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out in the fulfillment of history. There are four types, O Lord, from the historical performance: there has been, oh Lord, or any ascetic priest in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he dearly in the heart precisely because of this body of the sole to the apex, the hautüberzogenen the different impure fills, may be considered: ; this is the first Fulfillment of the historical nature (* 34).

Next then, O Lord: there has some ascetic priests or in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he was deeply in the heart precisely because of that body until the soles Crest, the hautüberzogenen the different fills impure, so can consider: and by further penetrating into the human skin and flesh and blood, he sees the skeleton, which is the second kind of historical performance.

Next then, O Lord: there has some ascetic priests or in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he is deep in the heart rises above and on the waves of people Consciousness is aware of how they then both sides continuously flowing in this world to surf, surf to those in the world, this is the third kind of historical performance.

Next then, O Lord: there has some ascetic priests or in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he is deep in the heart rises above and on the waves of people Consciousness is aware of how they then both sides continuously flowing without surf to this world without having to surf the World, which is the fourth type of performance history. That is, O Lord, unsurpassable in fulfilling the face.

"But also, O Lord, is the unübertrefllich, as the sublime while the Aufweisen lesson out of people. There are seven species, O Lord, from people: there is

The Beiderseiterlöste, The Weisheiterlöste, Witness the body, kāyasakkhī The Enlightened, The Gläubigerlöste, The Wissendergebene, The Gläubigergebene. That is, Lord, when unbeatable Aufweisen of people (* 35).

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out in relation to the fighting. There are seven, O Lord, the awakening (bojjhanga), namely:

Revival of mindfulness, Gesetzesergründung of awakening, Revival of the Spirit, rapture of awakening, The fed awakening, (KEN by falsely with Lindheit translated) Revival of the collection, Revival of equanimity. That is, O Lord, unsurpassable in relation to the fighting.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out depending on vorschreiten you can. After four species, O Lord, you can vorschreiten: on a painful path where you slowly learn to understand, on a painful path, where one learns to understand haste; on a merry path where you slowly learn to understand, on a merry path, where one learns to understand haste. What now, oh Lord, the path is concerned, the painfully slow and leads to understanding: such a Vorschreiten, O Lord, is just less than zwiefach called because of the poignancy and because of the slowness. But, oh Lord, the path is concerned, the painful and haste leads to understanding: such a Vorschreiten, O Lord, because of the poignancy is less than described. What then, O Lord, the path is concerned, the cheerful and slowly leads to understanding: such a Vorschreiten, O Lord, is due to the slowness described as minor. And what now, O Lord, the path is concerned, the cheerful and haste leads to understanding: such a Vorschreiten, O Lord, is just zwiefach described as excellent because of the happiness and because of the speed. That is, O Lord, unsurpassable in terms of the Vorschreiten.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out depending on one has to talk. Since mag, O Lord, probably not a lie prone on the language, not even specify Verkehrte, talking from behind, nor disturb with the intent to trump: calmly, calmly, he speaks only from rich in content, at the right time. That is, O Lord, unsurpassable in relation to the speeches.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out depending on the person should behave. Since mag, O Lord, a truly trustworthy and, no scout and traitors, no scouting of them and not beneficial to seek advantage grew, he will sense the gates of the guard, when Mahle degree keep his incorruptible, vigilance to dedicate, Persevere, remain steadfast, knowledgeable, insightful, begütigend be prepared as one, the road and bridge and the Council knows, it does not irritate him pleasures, opinionated and then he turns cloudy. That is, O Lord, unsurpassable in terms of human behavior.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching outlines, depending on the type of obedience. There are four types, O Lord, from obedience:

it knows, O Lord, the Sublime another person by himself after thorough observation: ; it knows, O Lord, the Sublime another person by himself after thorough observation: ; it knows, O Lord, the Sublime another person by himself after thorough observation: ; it knows, O Lord, the Sublime another person by himself after thorough observation:  That is, O Lord, unbeatable decision depending on the type of obedience.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out just so depending on the knowledge of salvation with other people. That is, O Lord, unbeatable decision in relation to the knowledge of other people salvation.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching out at the allegations of eternity. There are three types, O Lord how Eternity claimed.

As has, oh Lord, or any ascetic priest in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he was deeply in the hearts of many different life forms Earlier recalls: as how to a life, then at two lives, then to three lives, then to four, then five lives, then to ten lives, then Twenty life, then thirty to life, then at Forty Lives, then at fifty lives, then one hundred lives, then a thousand lives, then to hundreds of thousands of lives, then to many hundreds of thousands of lives; : he remembers so many different realms earlier form, with the peculiar characteristics, each with the peculiar relationships. So says this:  This is the first allegation of eternity. Next then, O Lord: there has some ascetic priests or in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he was deeply in the hearts of many different life forms earlier recalls, and Although at times during a World emergence and Weltenvergehung, then at the times during two Weltenentstehungen-Weltenvergehungen, then at times during three Weltenentstehungen-Weltenvergehungen, then at the times during four, five, ten Weltenentstehungen-Weltenvergehungen, each with the peculiar characteristics, with the peculiar relationships. So says this: <The times of the past know I did well: zusammengeballt had this world and auseinandergeballt; and the times of future kenn 'I do well: agglomerate is the world apart and clench. Is eternal soul and world, rigid, gable constantly, firmly established base, and these beings wander around, walk around, disappear and appear again: it's always the same.> This is the second allegation of eternity. Next then, O Lord: there has some ascetic priests or in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he was deeply in the hearts of many different life forms earlier recalls, and Although at times during the twenty Weltenentstehungen-Weltenvergehungen while Weltenentstehungen thirty-Weltenvergehungen while Weltenentstehungen forty-Weltenvergehungen, each with the peculiar characteristics, each with the peculiar relationships. So says this: <The times of the past know I now: soon zusammengeballt had this world, soon auseinandergeballt; and the times of the future know I now: agglomerate soon will the world, apart soon clench (* 36). Is eternal soul and world, rigid, gable constantly, firmly established base, and the nature walk around, walk around, disappear and appear again: it's always the same.> This is the third allegation of eternity. There is, O Lord, unsurpassable know if eternity claimed. "But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching outlines for the realization remembering earlier forms of life. There can, oh Lord, or any ascetic priest in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation win a spiritual unification, where he was deeply in the hearts of many different life forms earlier recalls, with the peculiar characteristics, each with the peculiar relationships. Now there is, oh Lord, care, where it is not possible with counting or arithmetic to determine the duration, but in what a self-design also may have once existed, it was now in formhafter world or in informal world in conscious or unconscious sphere sphere or in neither conscious nor unconscious Care Sector: each with the peculiar characteristics, each with the peculiar relationship is like recognizing the existence of earlier forms of distance. There is, O Lord, unsurpassable know if former general shape reminiscent should be recognized.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching outlines for the realization of the disappearance and appearance of the essence. There can, oh Lord, or any ascetic priest in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation win a spiritual unification, where he was deeply in the heart with the heavenly eye, the refined, about human limits reaching beyond the sector dwindle and reappear looks, nasty and noble, beautiful and ugly, happy and unhappy, he can recognize as the essence according to the deeds come back. <These are certainly love being in the bad deeds affinity, in words the wicked affinity In the bad idea of affinity, Holy blame, look wrong, do apply; for the dissolution of the body, after death, advised them on the absurd to bad track, for deep down in lower world. Those loving care but in deeds are the Good affinity, in words the good affinity in mind the good affinity, not blame sacred, look right, do right, for the dissolution of the body, after death, they are advised on good track, in fated World.> How can he do with the heavenly eye, the refined, human boundaries on reaching the essence dwindle and reappear tendons, nasty and noble, beautiful and ugly, happy and unhappy, he can recognize as being so under the deeds return. There is, O Lord, unsurpassable know if the appearance and disappearance of beings should be recognized.

"But also, O Lord, is unbeatable, as the sublime teaching outlines for the development of power. There are two types, O Lord, unfolding of power: there is, oh Lord, with a power mania existed, insisted Sticking with the is called, there is, oh Lord, a power without delusion passed without sticking existed, Which is called . But what is this, O Lord, for a power that existed with zeal, with Sticking existed called? As has, oh Lord, or any ascetic priest in hot penance, in constant battle in serious exercise, in tireless zeal, in deep deliberation won an intellectual agreement, where he was deeply in the heart of diverse ways the flowering power may find themselves: as only an example to many, and often become one again to be visible or invisible and are also through walls, ramparts, rocks hindurchzuschweben as through the air, or on the earth and how submerged in water, also on the water to walk without unterzusinken as on Earth, or even through the air dahinzufahren sitting as the bird with its wings, including those around the moon and the sun, so powerful, so mighty, with your hand to feel and touch and some even up Brahma worlds to the body in its power to have. That is, O Lord, with a power mania existed, insisted Sticking with the called. What is it now but, oh Lord, for a power that existed without delusion, without sticking existed called? There can, oh Lord, a monk when he wants: I want <Bei odious unwiderwärtig gewahrbleiben>, while unwiderwärtig gewahrbleiben if he wishes: <Bei Unwiderwärtigem I want gewahrbleiben> distasteful, but distasteful gewahrbleiben if he wishes: <Bei Repugnant and Unwiderwärtigem I want unwiderwärtig gewahrbleiben>, while unwiderwärtig gewahrbleiben if he wishes: <Bei Unwiderwärtigem repugnant and obnoxious, I want gewahrbleiben>, while distasteful gewahrbleiben if he wants: <repugnant and Unwiderwärtiges, both from me I will show equanimity and stay calm, clearly aware>, while equanimity remain calm, clear conscious. Now, O Lord, is a delusion existed without power, without sticking insisted that called. That is, O Lord, the unsurpassable know if power will be unfolded, which has the sublime completely understood, and because of the sublime completely understood, there is also nothing more to learn, with approximately another ascetic priest or richer than to the sublime wisdom would be, and that with the unfolding of power.

"What since, oh Lord, with a refined confidence son is reachable by courageous tenacity, resistance, violence by man, man power, Mannestapferkeit, man endurance: it's been achieved by the sublime. Because of the sublime, O Lord, is not the enjoyment, the welfare benefit sticky, dedicated to the ordinary, common, everyday, unholy, disastrous position, and no self-dedicated, the tiresome, unholy, unfortunate position: on the other hand, the four sublime belief, the heart rest, already in the life Beseler, on request won in its fullness and width.

"If you, O Lord, because I would ask: <Wie because nun, brother Sāriputto: it has in past periods or other ascetics priest gegeben, the richer than the sublime wisdom of waren, in Erwachtsein?>, would I, O Lord, on this question with no answer. <Oder It is Sāriputto, brother wohl, in future periods or other ascetics priest geben, the richer than the sublime wisdom of his werden, in Erwachtsein?> also pointed, O Lord, would I say no. <Wie But nun, brother Sāriputto: exist in the presence ascetics or other Priester, the richer than the sublime wisdom of sind, in Erwachtsein?> Even so, Lord, would I with no answer. If you, O Lord, because I would ask: <Wie but nun, brother Sāriputto: it has in past periods or other ascetics priest gegeben, the sublime matter were Erwachtsein?>, would I, O Lord, to that question is yes answer. <Und It is Sāriputto, brother wohl, in future periods or other ascetics priest geben, the sublime matter will be in Erwachtsein?> also pointed, O Lord, would I say yes. <Wie Because aber, brother Sāriputto: exist in the presence ascetics or other Priester, the sublime whole are equal in Erwachtsein?> That würd 'I, O Lord, with no reply. And if you me, O Lord, now asked: <Warum has probably the venerable Sāriputto an admitted and the others do not zugegeben?>, would I, O Lord, so to answer this question: <Face hab 'I it, brothers, from the sublime heard face to hear: 'It has in recent times saint, fully awakened, which to me were quite equal in Erwachtsein'; face hab 'I, brethren, by the sublime heard face to hear: 'It will in future periods saint, completely awakened give me the matter will be in Erwachtsein'; face hab 'I, brethren, by the sublime heard face to hear:' Impossible is it and can not be that one and the same two holy world, fully awakened at the same time could occur: such a case, not before. '> Perhaps hab' I, O Lord, with such answers to such questions are actually the words of the sublime and the sublime need not wrongly quoted and in accordance with the doctrine of talk, so since no such corollary may be impertinent. "

"Certainly you have, Sāriputto, with such answers to such questions are actually used my words and I am not wrong, and cited the doctrine according to talk, so since no such corollary may be impertinent."

After this Bezeugnis, the venerable Udāyī So to the sublime images:

"Wonderful, O Lord, extraordinarily, O Lord, is the perfect modesty, contentment, seclusion, but because of the Perfect as high power, it has acquired high violence, but simply do not like to see enter. Would like this, O Lord, only one or the other thing the pilgrims at andersfährtigen Aware become possible, so that they would have a flag aufhissen. Wonderful, O Lord, extraordinarily, O Lord, is the perfect modesty, contentment, seclusion, but because of the Perfect as high power, it has acquired high violence, but simply do not like to see enter. "

"Yes see 'only Udāyī, as the Perfect frugal, happy, remains isolated, but because of the Perfect as high power, it has acquired high violence, but simply do not like to see enter. Would be, Udāyī, of which only one or the other thing the pilgrims at andersfährtigen Aware become possible, so that they would have a flag aufhissen. Yes see 'only Udāyī, as the Perfect frugal, happy, remains isolated, but because of the Perfect as high power, it has acquired high violence, but just do not see may give (* 37). "

Because now has the sublime to the venerable Sāriputto deft:

"Well, unless Sāriputto, so do you like this idea repeatedly show, before monks and nuns, before supporters and followers. Because even if well Sāriputto in vain some people at the age of doubt or concerns may arrive, they may also, if they heard this idea have doubts or concerns at the completion of losing. "

Thus, since the venerable Sāriputto in the face of the sublime clarity known. This is just a matter of execution 'To be clear' designated.