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Dutiyaaññatarabhikkhusutta

A Mendicant (2nd)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,

“sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.
“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

“Yaṁ kho, bhikkhu, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;
“Mendicant, you’re measured against what you have an underlying tendency for,

yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re defined by what you’re measured against.

Yaṁ nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;
You’re not measured against what you have no underlying tendency for,

yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchatī”ti.
and you’re not defined by what you’re not measured against.”

“Aññātaṁ, bhagavā, aññātaṁ, sugatā”ti.
“Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”

“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsī”ti?
“But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?”

“Rūpañce, bhante, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;
“If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that,

yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re defined by what you’re measured against.

Vedanañce anuseti …
If you have an underlying tendency for feeling …

saññañce anuseti …
perception …

saṅkhāre ce anuseti …
choices …

viññāṇañce anuseti taṁ anumīyati;
consciousness, you’re measured against that,

yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re defined by what you’re measured against.

Rūpañce, bhante, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;
If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that,

yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re not defined by what you’re not measured against.

Vedanañce nānuseti …
If you have no underlying tendency for feeling …

saññañce nānuseti …
perception …

saṅkhāre ce nānuseti …
choices …

viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;
consciousness, you’re not measured against that,

yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re not defined by what you’re not measured against.

Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.
That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”

“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu.
“Good, good, mendicant!

Sādhu kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi.
It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this.

Rūpañce, bhikkhu, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;
If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that,

yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re defined by what you’re measured against.

Vedanañce, bhikkhu …
If you have an underlying tendency for feeling …

saññañce, bhikkhu …
perception …

saṅkhāre ce, bhikkhu …
choices …

viññāṇañce, bhikkhu, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;
consciousness, you’re measured against that,

yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re defined by what you’re measured against.

Rūpañce, bhikkhu, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;
If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that,

yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re not defined by what you’re not measured against.

Vedanañce nānuseti …
If you have no underlying tendency for feeling …

saññañce nānuseti …
perception …

saṅkhāre ce nānuseti …
choices …

viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;
consciousness, you’re not measured against that,

yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
and you’re not defined by what you’re not measured against.

Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe…
This is how to understand the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” …

aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti.
And that mendicant became one of the perfected.

Catutthaṁ.