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Anthology of Discourses 5.14
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.