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Udayamāṇavapucchā

The Questions of Udaya

“Jhāyiṁ virajamāsīnaṁ,
“To the meditator, rid of hopes,”

(iccāyasmā udayo)
said Venerable Udaya,

Katakiccaṁ anāsavaṁ;
“who has completed the task, is free of defilements,

Pāraguṁ sabbadhammānaṁ,
and has gone beyond all things,

Atthi pañhena āgamaṁ;
I have come seeking with a question.

Aññāvimokkhaṁ pabrūhi,
Tell me the liberation by enlightenment,

Avijjāya pabhedanaṁ”.
the smashing of ignorance.”

“Pahānaṁ kāmacchandānaṁ,
“The giving up of both”

(udayāti bhagavā)
replied the Buddha,

Domanassāna cūbhayaṁ;
“sensual desires and displeasures;

Thinassa ca panūdanaṁ,
the dispelling of dullness,

Kukkuccānaṁ nivāraṇaṁ.
and the prevention of remorse;

Upekkhāsatisaṁsuddhaṁ,
pure equanimity and mindfulness,

dhammatakkapurejavaṁ;
preceded by investigation of principles—

Aññāvimokkhaṁ pabrūmi,
this, I declare, is liberation by enlightenment,

avijjāya pabhedanaṁ”.
the smashing of ignorance.”

“Kiṁsu saṁyojano loko,
“What fetters the world?

kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;
How does it travel about?

Kissassa vippahānena,
With the giving up of what

nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.
is extinguishment spoken of?”

“Nandisaṁyojano loko,
“Delight fetters the world.

vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;
It travels about by means of thought.

Taṇhāya vippahānena,
With the giving up of craving

nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.
extinguishment is spoken of.”

“Kathaṁ satassa carato,
“For one living mindfully,

viññāṇaṁ uparujjhati;
how does consciousness cease?

Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma,
We’ve come to ask the Buddha;

taṁ suṇoma vaco tava”.
let us hear what you say.”

“Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca,
“Not taking pleasure in feeling

Vedanaṁ nābhinandato;
internally and externally—

Evaṁ satassa carato,
for one living mindfully,

Viññāṇaṁ uparujjhatī”ti.
that’s how consciousness ceases.”

Udayamāṇavapucchā terasamā.