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The Buddha · Linked Discourses II: Causation · 12 of 35

Ascetics and Brahmins · SN 12.71–12.72–81

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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SN 12.71 · Old Age and Death

SN 12.71 · Jarāmaraṇasutta

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tatra kho bhagavā …pe…

“Mendicants, there are ascetics and brahmins who don’t understand old age and death, their origin, their cessation, and the practice that leads to their cessation. I don’t deem them as true ascetics and brahmins. Those venerables don’t realize the goal of life as an ascetic or brahmin, and don’t live having realized it with their own insight in this very life.

“ye hi keci, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā jarāmaraṇaṁ nappajānanti, jarāmaraṇasamudayaṁ nappajānanti, jarāmaraṇanirodhaṁ nappajānanti, jarāmaraṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānanti, na me te, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā samaṇesu vā samaṇasammatā brāhmaṇesu vā brāhmaṇasammatā, na ca pana te āyasmanto sāmaññatthaṁ vā brahmaññatthaṁ vā diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharanti.

There are ascetics and brahmins who do understand old age and death, their origin, their cessation, and the practice that leads to their cessation. I deem them as true ascetics and brahmins. Those venerables realize the goal of life as an ascetic or brahmin, and live having realized it with their own insight.”

Ye ca kho keci, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā jarāmaraṇaṁ pajānanti …pe… paṭipadaṁ pajānanti, te kho me, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā samaṇesu ceva samaṇasammatā brāhmaṇesu ca brāhmaṇasammatā, te ca panāyasmanto sāmaññatthañca brahmaññatthañca diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantī”ti.

(Suttanto eko.)

Paṭhamaṁ.

SN 12.72–81 · A Set of Ten on Rebirth, Etc.

SN 12.72–81 · Jātisuttādidasaka

At Sāvatthī.

“Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“… they don’t understand rebirth …”

Jātiṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… continued existence …”

“Bhavaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… grasping …”

“Upādānaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… craving …”

“Taṇhaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… feeling …”

“Vedanaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… contact …”

“Phassaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… the six sense fields …”

“Saḷāyatanaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… name and form …”

“Nāmarūpaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… consciousness …”

“Viññāṇaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… choices …

“Saṅkhāre nappajānanti, saṅkhārasamudayaṁ nappajānanti, saṅkhāranirodhaṁ nappajānanti, saṅkhāranirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānanti …pe…

… they understand …”

pajānanti …pe… sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantī”ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.

Samaṇabrāhmaṇavaggo aṭṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Paccayekādasa vuttā,catusaccavibhajjanā;Samaṇabrāhmaṇavaggo,nidāne bhavati aṭṭhamo.

vagguddānaṁ

Buddho āhāro dasabalo,Kaḷāro gahapatipañcamo;Dukkhavaggo mahāvaggo,Aṭṭhamo samaṇabrāhmaṇoti.