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Majjhima Nikāya 132 Middle Discourses 132
Ānandabhaddekarattasutta Ānanda and One Fine Night Ānanda and A Single Excellent Night
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard. Thus have I heard.
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park.
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā ānando upaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca bhāsati. Now at that time Venerable Ānanda was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk on the topic of the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night. Now on that occasion the venerable Ānanda was instructing, urging, rousing, and gladdening the bhikkhus with talk on the Dhamma in the assembly hall. He was reciting the summary and exposition of “One Who Has Had a Single Excellent Night.”
Atha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yenupaṭṭhānasālā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat, went to the assembly hall, where he sat down on the seat spread out, Then, in the evening, the Blessed One rose from meditation and went to the assembly hall. He sat down on a seat made ready
Nisajja kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: and addressed the mendicants: and asked the bhikkhus:
“ko nu kho, bhikkhave, upaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṁsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsī”ti? “Who was inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night?” “Bhikkhus, who has been instructing, urging, rousing, and gladdening the bhikkhus with talk on the Dhamma in the assembly hall? Who has been reciting the summary and exposition of ‘One Who Has Had a Single Excellent Night’?”
“Āyasmā, bhante, ānando upaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṁsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsī”ti. “It was Venerable Ānanda, sir.” “It was the venerable Ānanda, venerable sir.”
Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ āmantesi: Then the Buddha said to Venerable Ānanda, Then the Blessed One asked the venerable Ānanda:
“yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṁsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsī”ti? “But in what way were you inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night?” “Ānanda, how were you instructing, urging, rousing, and gladdening the bhikkhus with talk on the Dhamma, and reciting the summary and exposition of ‘One Who Has Had a Single Excellent Night’?”
“Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesiṁ samādapesiṁ samuttejesiṁ sampahaṁsesiṁ, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsiṁ—“I was doing so in this way, sir,” replied Ānanda. “I was doing so thus, venerable sir:
Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya, “Don’t run back to the past, Let not a person revive the past
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ; don’t anticipate the future. Or on the future build his hopes;
Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ, What’s past is left behind, For the past has been left behind
appattañca anāgataṁ. the future has not arrived; And the future has not been reached.
Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ, and any present phenomenon Instead with insight let him see
tattha tattha vipassati; you clearly discern in every case. Each presently arisen state;
Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ, The unfaltering, the unshakable: Let him know that and be sure of it,
taṁ vidvā manubrūhaye. having known that, foster it. Invincibly, unshakeably.
Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ, Today’s the day to keenly work—Today the effort must be made;
ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve; who knows, tomorrow may bring death! Tomorrow Death may come, who knows?
Na hi no saṅgaraṁ tena, For there is no bargain to be struck No bargain with Mortality
mahāsenena maccunā. with Death and his mighty horde. Can keep him and his hordes away,
Evaṁvihāriṁ ātāpiṁ, One who keenly meditates like this, But one who dwells thus ardently,
ahorattamatanditaṁ; tireless all night and day: Relentlessly, by day, by night—
Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti, that’s who has one fine night—It is he, the Peaceful Sage has said,
santo ācikkhate muni. so declares the peaceful sage. Who has had a single excellent night.
‘Kathañca, āvuso, atītaṁ anvāgameti? And how do you run back to the past? … ‘How, friends, does one revive the past?
Evaṁrūpo ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ samanvāneti, evaṁvedano ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ samanvāneti, evaṁsañño ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ samanvāneti, evaṁsaṅkhāro ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ samanvāneti, evaṁviññāṇo ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ samanvāneti—One nurtures delight there thinking, ‘I had such material form in the past.’ One nurtures delight there thinking, ‘I had such feeling in the past,’…‘I had such perception in the past,’…‘I had such formations in the past,’…‘I had such consciousness in the past.’
evaṁ kho, āvuso, atītaṁ anvāgameti. That is how one revives the past.
Kathañca, āvuso, atītaṁ nānvāgameti? And how do you not run back to the past? … And how, friends, does one not revive the past?
Evaṁrūpo ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ na samanvāneti, evaṁvedano ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ na samanvāneti, evaṁsañño ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ na samanvāneti, evaṁsaṅkhāro ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ na samanvāneti, evaṁviññāṇo ahosiṁ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ na samanvāneti—One does not nurture delight there thinking, ‘I had such material form in the past.’ One does not nurture delight there thinking, ‘I had such feeling in the past,’…‘I had such perception in the past,’…‘I had such formations in the past,’…‘I had such consciousness in the past.’
evaṁ kho, āvuso, atītaṁ nānvāgameti. That is how one does not revive the past.
Kathañca, āvuso, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati? And how do you anticipate the future? … And how, friends, does one build up hope upon the future?
Evaṁrūpo siyaṁ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ samanvāneti, evaṁvedano siyaṁ …pe… One nurtures delight there thinking, ‘May I have such material form in the future!’ One nurtures delight there thinking, ‘May I have such feeling in the future!’…
evaṁsañño siyaṁ … ‘May I have such perception in the future!’…
evaṁsaṅkhāro siyaṁ … ‘May I have such formations in the future!’…
evaṁviññāṇo siyaṁ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ samanvāneti—‘May I have such consciousness in the future!’
evaṁ kho, āvuso, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati. That is how one builds up hope upon the future.
Kathañca, āvuso, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati? And how do you not anticipate the future? … And how, friends, does one not build up hope upon the future?
Evaṁrūpo siyaṁ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ na samanvāneti, evaṁvedano siyaṁ …pe… One does not nurture delight there thinking, ‘May I have such material form in the future!’ One does not nurture delight there thinking, ‘May I have such feeling in the future!’…
evaṁsañño siyaṁ … ‘May I have such perception in the future!’…
evaṁsaṅkhāro siyaṁ … ‘May I have such formations in the future!’…
evaṁviññāṇo siyaṁ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṁ na samanvāneti—‘May I have such consciousness in the future!’
evaṁ kho, āvuso, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati. That is how one does not build up hope upon the future.
Kathañca, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati? And how do you falter amid presently arisen phenomena? … And how, friends, is one vanquished in regard to presently arisen states?
Idha, āvuso, assutavā puthujjano ariyānaṁ adassāvī ariyadhammassa akovido ariyadhamme avinīto sappurisānaṁ adassāvī sappurisadhammassa akovido sappurisadhamme avinīto Here, friends, an untaught ordinary person, who has no regard for noble ones and is unskilled and undisciplined in their Dhamma, who has no regard for true men and is unskilled and undisciplined in their Dhamma,
rūpaṁ attato samanupassati, rūpavantaṁ vā attānaṁ, attani vā rūpaṁ, rūpasmiṁ vā attānaṁ; regards material form as self, or self as possessed of material form, or material form as in self, or self as in material form.
vedanaṁ … He regards feeling as self…
saññaṁ … perception as self…
saṅkhāre … formations as self…
viññāṇaṁ attato samanupassati, viññāṇavantaṁ vā attānaṁ, attani vā viññāṇaṁ, viññāṇasmiṁ vā attānaṁ—consciousness as self, or self as possessed of consciousness, or consciousness as in self, or self as in consciousness.
evaṁ kho, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati. That is how one is vanquished in regard to presently arisen states.
Kathañca, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati? And how do you not falter amid presently arisen phenomena? … And how, friends, is one invincible in regard to presently arisen states?
Idha, āvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako ariyānaṁ dassāvī ariyadhammassa kovido ariyadhamme suvinīto sappurisānaṁ dassāvī sappurisadhammassa kovido sappurisadhamme suvinīto Here, friends, a well-taught noble disciple, who has regard for noble ones and is skilled and disciplined in their Dhamma, who has regard for true men and is skilled and disciplined in their Dhamma,
na rūpaṁ attato samanupassati, na rūpavantaṁ vā attānaṁ, na attani vā rūpaṁ, na rūpasmiṁ vā attānaṁ; does not regard material form as self, or self as possessed of material form, or material form as in self, or self as in material form.
na vedanaṁ … He does not regard feeling as self…
na saññaṁ … perception as self…
na saṅkhāre … formations as self…
na viññāṇaṁ attato samanupassati, na viññāṇavantaṁ vā attānaṁ, na attani vā viññāṇaṁ, na viññāṇasmiṁ vā attānaṁ—consciousness as self, or self as possessed of consciousness, or consciousness as in self, or self as in consciousness.
evaṁ kho, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati. That’s how you don’t falter amid presently arisen phenomena. That is how one is invincible in regard to presently arisen states.
Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya, ‘Don’t run back to the past, Let not a person revive the past
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ; don’t anticipate the future. … Or on the future build his hopes;
Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ, For the past has been left behind
appattañca anāgataṁ. And the future has not been reached.
Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ, Instead with insight let him see
tattha tattha vipassati; Each presently arisen state;
Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ, Let him know that and be sure of it,
taṁ vidvā manubrūhaye. Invincibly, unshakeably.
Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ, Today the effort must be made;
ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve; Tomorrow Death may come, who knows?
Na hi no saṅgaraṁ tena, No bargain with Mortality
mahāsenena maccunā. Can keep him and his hordes away,
Evaṁvihāriṁ ātāpiṁ, But one who dwells thus ardently,
ahorattamatanditaṁ; Relentlessly, by day, by night—
Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti, that’s who has one fine night—It is he, the Peaceful Sage has said,
santo ācikkhate munī’ti. so declares the peaceful sage.’ Who has had a single excellent night.
Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesiṁ samādapesiṁ samuttejesiṁ sampahaṁsesiṁ, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsin”ti. That’s how I was inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night.” It was thus, venerable sir, that I was instructing, urging, rousing, and gladdening the bhikkhus with talk on the Dhamma, and reciting the summary and exposition of ‘One Who Has Had a Single Excellent Night.’”
“Sādhu sādhu, ānanda. “Good, good, Ānanda. “Good, good, Ānanda!
Sādhu kho tvaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṁsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsi: It’s good that you were inspiring the mendicants with a talk on the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night.” It is good that you were instructing, urging, rousing, and gladdening the bhikkhus with talk on the Dhamma thus, and reciting the summary and exposition of ‘One Who Has Had a Single Excellent Night’ thus:
‘Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya, ‘Let not a person revive the past…
…pe… …
Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti, It is he, the Peaceful Sage has said,
santo ācikkhate munī’ti. Who has had a single excellent night.’
Kathañca, ānanda, atītaṁ anvāgameti …pe… And the Buddha repeated the verses and analysis once more. And how, Ānanda, does one revive the past?…
evaṁ kho, ānanda, atītaṁ anvāgameti. That is how, Ānanda, one revives the past.
Kathañca, ānanda, atītaṁ nānvāgameti …pe… And how, Ānanda, does one not revive the past?…
evaṁ kho, ānanda, atītaṁ nānvāgameti. That is how, Ānanda, one does not revive the past.
Kathañca, ānanda, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati …pe… And how, Ānanda, does one build up hope upon the future?…
evaṁ kho, ānanda, anāgataṁ paṭikaṅkhati. That is how, Ānanda, one builds up hope upon the future.
Kathañca, ānanda, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati …pe… And how, Ānanda, does one not build up hope upon the future?…
evaṁ kho, ānanda, anāgataṁ nappaṭikaṅkhati. That is how, Ānanda, one does not build up hope upon the future.
Kathañca, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati …pe… And how, Ānanda, is one vanquished in regard to presently arisen states?…
evaṁ kho, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṁhīrati. That is how, Ānanda, one is vanquished in regard to presently arisen states.
Kathañca, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati …pe… And how, Ānanda, is one invincible in regard to presently arisen states?…
evaṁ kho, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṁhīrati. That is how, Ānanda, one is invincible in regard to presently arisen states.
‘Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya, ‘Let not a person revive the past…
…pe… …
Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti, It is he, the Peaceful Sage has said,
santo ācikkhate munī’”ti. Who has had a single excellent night.’”
Idamavoca bhagavā. That is what the Buddha said. That is what the Blessed One said.
Attamano āyasmā ānando bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti. Satisfied, Venerable Ānanda approved what the Buddha said. The venerable Ānanda was satisfied and delighted in the Blessed One’s words.
Ānandabhaddekarattasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dutiyaṁ.