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Aḍḍakaraṇasutta

Judgment The Judgement Hall

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
At Sāvatthī.

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha,
Sitting to one side, King Pasenadi of Kosala said to the Blessed One:

“idhāhaṁ, bhante, aḍḍakaraṇe nisinno passāmi khattiyamahāsālepi brāhmaṇamahāsālepi gahapatimahāsālepi aḍḍhe mahaddhane mahābhoge pahūtajātarūparajate pahūtavittūpakaraṇe pahūtadhanadhaññe kāmahetu kāmanidānaṁ kāmādhikaraṇaṁ sampajānamusā bhāsante.
“Sir, when I’m sitting in judgment I see well-to-do aristocrats, brahmins, and householders—rich, affluent, and wealthy, with lots of gold and silver, lots of property and assets, and lots of money and grain. But they tell deliberate lies for the sake of sensual pleasures.
“Here, venerable sir, when I am sitting in the judgement hall, I see even affluent khattiyas, affluent brahmins, and affluent householders—rich, with great wealth and property, with abundant gold and silver, abundant treasures and commodities, abundant wealth and grain—speaking deliberate lies for the sake of sensual pleasures, with sensual pleasures as the cause, on account of sensual pleasures.

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi:
Then it occurred to me:
Then, venerable sir, it occurs to me:

‘alaṁ dāni me aḍḍakaraṇena, bhadramukho dāni aḍḍakaraṇena paññāyissatī’”ti.
‘Enough with passing judgment today. Now my dearest will be known by the judgments he makes.’”
‘I’ve had enough now with the judgement hall! Now it is Good Face who will be known by his judgements. ’”

“Evametaṁ, mahārāja, evametaṁ, mahārāja.
“That’s so true, great king! That’s so true!
“So it is, great king! So it is, great king!

Yepi te, mahārāja, khattiyamahāsālā brāhmaṇamahāsālā gahapatimahāsālā aḍḍhā mahaddhanā mahābhogā pahūtajātarūparajatā pahūtavittūpakaraṇā pahūtadhanadhaññā kāmahetu kāmanidānaṁ kāmādhikaraṇaṁ sampajānamusā bhāsanti;
Those who are well-to-do aristocrats, brahmins, and householders tell deliberate lies for the sake of sensual pleasures.
Even affluent khattiyas, affluent brahmins, and affluent householders … speak deliberate lies for the sake of sensual pleasures, with sensual pleasures as the cause, on account of sensual pleasures.

tesaṁ taṁ bhavissati dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti.
That is for their lasting harm and suffering.”
That will lead to their harm and suffering for a long time to come.

Idamavoca …pe…
That is what the Buddha said. …

“Sārattā kāmabhogesu,
“Full of desire for possessions and pleasures,
“Enamoured with their pleasures and wealth,

giddhā kāmesu mucchitā;
greedy, infatuated by sensual pleasures;
Greedy, dazed by sensual pleasures,

Atisāraṁ na bujjhanti,
they don’t notice that they’ve gone too far,
They do not realize they have gone too far

macchā khippaṁva oḍḍitaṁ;
like fish entering a net set out.
Like fish that enter the net spread out.

Pacchāsaṁ kaṭukaṁ hoti,
It’ll be bitter later on;
Afterwards the bitter fruit is theirs,

vipāko hissa pāpako”ti.
for the result will be bad for them.”
For bad indeed is the result. ”