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Majjhima Nikāya 124 Middle Discourses 124
Bākulasutta With Bakkula Bakkula
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard. Thus have I heard.
ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā bākulo rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. At one time Venerable Bakkula was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. On one occasion the venerable Bakkula was living at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels’ Sanctuary.
Atha kho acelakassapo āyasmato bākulassa purāṇagihisahāyo yenāyasmā bākulo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā bākulena saddhiṁ sammodi. Then the naked ascetic Kassapa, an old friend of Bakkula in the lay life, approached him, and exchanged greetings with him. Then Acela Kassapa, a former companion of the venerable Bakkula in his lay life, went to the venerable Bakkula and exchanged greetings with him.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho acelakassapo āyasmantaṁ bākulaṁ etadavoca: When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Venerable Bakkula, When this courteous and amiable talk was finished, he sat down at one side and asked the venerable Bakkula:
“Kīvaciraṁ pabbajitosi, āvuso bākulā”ti? “Reverend Bakkula, how long has it been since you went forth?” “Friend Bakkula, how long is it since you went forth?”
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassā”ti. “It has been eighty years, reverend.” “It is eighty years since I went forth, friend.”
“Imehi pana te, āvuso bākula, asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ methuno dhammo paṭisevito”ti? “But in these eighty years, how many times have you had sex?” “Friend Bakkula, in these eighty years how many times have you engaged in sexual intercourse?”
“Na kho maṁ, āvuso kassapa, evaṁ pucchitabbaṁ: “You shouldn’t ask me such a question. “Friend Kassapa, you should not ask me such a question as that.
‘imehi pana te, āvuso bākula, asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ methuno dhammo paṭisevito’ti. You should ask me such a question as this: ‘Friend Bakkula, in these eighty years how many times have you engaged in sexual intercourse?’
Evañca kho maṁ, āvuso kassapa, pucchitabbaṁ: Rather, you should ask me this: You should ask me such a question as this:
‘imehi pana te, āvuso bākula, asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ kāmasaññā uppannapubbā’”ti? ‘But in these eighty years, how many times have sensual perceptions ever arisen in you?’” ‘Friend Bakkula, in these eighty years how many times have perceptions of sensual desire arisen in you?’”
(…) “But in these eighty years, how many times have sensual perceptions ever arisen in you?” “Friend Bakkula, in these eighty years how many times have perceptions of sensual desire arisen in you?”
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi kāmasaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”. “In these eighty years, I don’t recall that any sensual perception has ever arisen in me.” “Friend Kassapa, in the eighty years since I went forth I do not recall any perception of sensual desire to have ever arisen in me.”
“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti kāmasaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”. This we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. [That in the eighty years since he went forth the venerable Bakkula did not recall any perception of sensual desire to have ever arisen in him—this we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi byāpādasaññaṁ …pe… “In these eighty years, I don’t recall that any perception of ill will … “Friend, in the eighty years since I went forth I do not recall any perception of ill will…
vihiṁsāsaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”. or cruelty has ever arisen in me.” any perception of cruelty to have ever arisen in me.”
“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti vihiṁsāsaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”. This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. [That in the eighty years since he went forth the venerable Bakkula did not recall any perception of ill will…any perception of cruelty to have ever arisen in him—this we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi kāmavitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”. “In these eighty years, I don’t recall that any thought of sensuality … “Friend, in the eighty years since I went forth I do not recall any thought of sensual desire to have ever arisen in me.”
“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti kāmavitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”. […this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi byāpādavitakkaṁ …pe… ill will … “Friend, in the eighty years since I went forth I do not recall any thought of ill will…
vihiṁsāvitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”. or cruelty has ever arisen in me.” any thought of cruelty to have ever arisen in me.”
“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti vihiṁsāvitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”. This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. […this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi gahapaticīvaraṁ sāditā”. “In these eighty years, I don’t recall accepting a robe from a householder … “Friend, in the eighty years since I went forth I do not recall ever having accepted a robe from a householder…
“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti gahapaticīvaraṁ sāditā, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”. […this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi satthena cīvaraṁ chinditā”. cutting a robe with a knife … ever having cut a robe with a cutter…”
“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti satthena cīvaraṁ chinditā …pe… dhārema”. […this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi sūciyā cīvaraṁ sibbitā …pe… sewing a robe with a needle … “Friend, in the eighty years since I went forth I do not recall ever having sewn a robe with a needle…
nābhijānāmi rajanena cīvaraṁ rajitā … dying a robe … ever having coloured a robe with dye…
nābhijānāmi kathine cīvaraṁ sibbitā … sewing a robe during the robe-making ceremony … ever having sewn a robe at the kaṭhina time…
nābhijānāmi sabrahmacārīnaṁ cīvarakamme vicāritā … wandering to look for robe material for my companions in the spiritual life when they are making robes … ever having worked on making robes for my companions in the holy life…
nābhijānāmi nimantanaṁ sāditā … accepting an invitation … ever having accepted an invitation to a meal…
nābhijānāmi evarūpaṁ cittaṁ uppannapubbaṁ: having such a thought: ever having given rise to the thought:
‘aho vata maṁ koci nimanteyyā’ti … ‘If only someone would invite me!’ … ‘Oh, may someone invite me to a meal!’…
nābhijānāmi antaraghare nisīditā … sitting down inside a house … ever having sat down inside a house…
nābhijānāmi antaraghare bhuñjitā … eating inside a house … ever having eaten inside a house…
nābhijānāmi mātugāmassa anubyañjanaso nimittaṁ gahetā … getting caught up in the features by way of the details of a lady’s appearance … ever having grasped at the signs and features of a woman…
nābhijānāmi mātugāmassa dhammaṁ desitā antamaso catuppadampi gāthaṁ … teaching a lady, even so much as a four line verse … ever having taught the Dhamma to a woman, even as much as a four-line stanza…
nābhijānāmi bhikkhunupassayaṁ upasaṅkamitā … going to the nuns’ quarters … ever having gone to the bhikkhunīs’ quarters…
nābhijānāmi bhikkhuniyā dhammaṁ desitā … teaching the nuns … ever having taught the Dhamma to a bhikkhunī…
nābhijānāmi sikkhamānāya dhammaṁ desitā … teaching the trainee nuns … ever having taught the Dhamma to a female probationer…
nābhijānāmi sāmaṇeriyā dhammaṁ desitā … teaching the novice nuns … ever having taught the Dhamma to a female novice…
nābhijānāmi pabbājetā … giving the going forth … ever having given the going forth…
nābhijānāmi upasampādetā … giving the ordination … ever having given the full admission…
nābhijānāmi nissayaṁ dātā … giving dependence … ever having given dependence…
nābhijānāmi sāmaṇeraṁ upaṭṭhāpetā … being attended by a novice … ever having had a novice wait on me…
nābhijānāmi jantāghare nhāyitā … bathing in the sauna … ever having bathed in a bath house…
nābhijānāmi cuṇṇena nhāyitā … bathing with bath powder … ever having bathed with bath powder…
nābhijānāmi sabrahmacārīgattaparikamme vicāritā … looking for a massage from my spiritual companions … ever having undertaken the work of massaging the limbs of my companions in the holy life…
nābhijānāmi ābādhaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, antamaso gaddūhanamattampi … being ill, even for as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder … ever having had an affliction arise in me even for as long as it takes to milk a cow…
nābhijānāmi bhesajjaṁ upaharitā, antamaso haritakikhaṇḍampi … being presented with medicine, even as much as a bit of yellow myrobalan … ever having carried medicine around, even as much as a piece of gallnut…
nābhijānāmi apassenakaṁ apassayitā … leaning on a leaning-board … ever having used a bolster…
nābhijānāmi seyyaṁ kappetā”. preparing a cot …” ever having made up a bed.”
“Yampāyasmā …pe… dhārema”. This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. […this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi gāmantasenāsane vassaṁ upagantā”. “In these eighty years, I don’t recall commencing the rainy season residence within a village.” “Friend, in the eighty years since I went forth I do not recall ever having entered upon residence for the Rains in a resting place inside a village.”
“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti gāmantasenāsane vassaṁ upagantā, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”. This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. […this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
“Sattāhameva kho ahaṁ, āvuso, saraṇo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjiṁ; “Reverend, for seven days I ate the nation’s almsfood as a debtor. “Friend, for seven days after going forth I ate the country’s almsfood as a debtor;
atha aṭṭhamiyaṁ aññā udapādi. Then on the eighth day I became enlightened.” on the eighth day final knowledge arose.”
Yampāyasmā bākulo sattāhameva saraṇo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñji; atha aṭṭhamiyaṁ aññā udapādi idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema. This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. [That for seven days the venerable Bakkula ate the country’s almsfood as a debtor, and on the eighth day final knowledge arose—this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
Labheyyāhaṁ, āvuso bākula, imasmiṁ dhammavinaye pabbajjaṁ, labheyyaṁ upasampadan”ti. “Reverend Bakkula, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training?” [Then Acela Kassapa said:] “I would receive the going forth in this Dhamma and Discipline, I would receive the full admission.”
Alattha kho acelakassapo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye pabbajjaṁ, alattha upasampadaṁ. And the naked ascetic Kassapa received the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training. And Acela Kassapa received the going forth in this Dhamma and Discipline, he received the full admission.
Acirūpasampanno panāyasmā kassapo eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihāsi. Not long after his ordination, Venerable Kassapa, living alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute, soon realized the supreme culmination of the spiritual path in this very life. He lived having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness. And soon, not long after his full admission, dwelling alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute, the venerable Kassapa, by realising for himself with direct knowledge, here and now entered upon and abided in that supreme goal of the holy life for the sake of which clansmen rightly go forth from the home life into homelessness.
“Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā”ti abbhaññāsi. He understood: “Rebirth is ended; the spiritual journey has been completed; what had to be done has been done; there is nothing further for this place.” He knew directly: “Birth is destroyed, the holy life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more coming to any state of being.”
Aññataro kho panāyasmā kassapo arahataṁ ahosi. And Venerable Kassapa became one of the perfected. And the venerable Kassapa became one of the arahants.
Atha kho āyasmā bākulo aparena samayena avāpuraṇaṁ ādāya vihārena vihāraṁ upasaṅkamitvā evamāha: Then some time later Venerable Bakkula, taking a latchkey, went from dwelling to dwelling, saying, Then, on a later occasion, the venerable Bakkula took a key and went from dwelling to dwelling, saying:
“abhikkamathāyasmanto, abhikkamathāyasmanto. Ajja me parinibbānaṁ bhavissatī”ti. “Come forth, venerables, come forth! Today will be my full extinguishment.” “Come forth, venerable sirs; come forth, venerable sirs. Today I shall attain final Nibbāna.”
“Yampāyasmā bākulo avāpuraṇaṁ ādāya vihārena vihāraṁ upasaṅkamitvā evamāha: ‘abhikkamathāyasmanto, abhikkamathāyasmanto; ajja me parinibbānaṁ bhavissatī’ti, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”. This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. [That the venerable Bakkula took a key and went from dwelling to dwelling saying: “Come forth, venerable sirs; come forth, venerable sirs. Today I shall attain final Nibbāna”—this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
Āyasmā bākulo majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinnakova parinibbāyi. And Venerable Bakkula became fully extinguished while seated right in the middle of the Saṅgha. Then, seated in the midst of the Sangha of bhikkhus, the venerable Bakkula attained final Nibbāna.
“Yampāyasmā bākulo majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinnakova parinibbāyi, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhāremā”ti. This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula. [That seated in the midst of the Sangha of bhikkhus, the venerable Bakkula attained final Nibbāna—this too we remember as a wonderful and marvellous quality of the venerable Bakkula.]
Bākulasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.