{"id":"an4.35","title":"With Vassakāra","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an4.35","title":"With Vassakāra","units":[{"id":"an4.35:0","sourceIds":["an4.35:0.1","an4.35:0.2","an4.35:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.35\n4. Cakkavagga\nVassakārasutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 4.35\n4. Situations\nWith Vassakāra"}},{"id":"an4.35:1","sourceIds":["an4.35:1.1","an4.35:1.2","an4.35:1.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.\nAtha kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamahāmatto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.\nSammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamahāmatto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:","en":"At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.\nThen Vassakāra the brahmin, a chief minister of Magadha, went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.\nWhen the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:"}},{"id":"an4.35:2","sourceIds":["an4.35:2.1","an4.35:2.2","an4.35:2.3","an4.35:2.4","an4.35:2.5","an4.35:2.6","an4.35:2.7","an4.35:2.8","an4.35:2.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Catūhi kho mayaṁ, bho gotama, dhammehi samannāgataṁ mahāpaññaṁ mahāpurisaṁ paññāpema.\nKatamehi catūhi?\nIdha, bho gotama, bahussuto hoti tassa tasseva sutajātassa\ntassa tasseva kho pana bhāsitassa atthaṁ jānāti: ‘ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho, ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho’ti.\nSatimā kho pana hoti cirakatampi cirabhāsitampi saritā anussaritā\nyāni kho pana tāni gahaṭṭhakāni kiṅkaraṇīyāni, tattha dakkho hoti analaso, tatrupāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgato alaṁ kātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ.\nImehi kho mayaṁ, bho gotama, catūhi dhammehi samannāgataṁ mahāpaññaṁ mahāpurisaṁ paññāpema.\nSace me, bho gotama, anumoditabbaṁ anumodatu me bhavaṁ gotamo;\nsace pana me, bho gotama, paṭikkositabbaṁ paṭikkosatu me bhavaṁ gotamo”ti.","en":"“Worthy Gotama, when someone has four qualities we describe him as a great man with great wisdom.\nWhat four?\nThey are very learned in diverse fields of learning.\nThey understand the meaning of diverse statements, saying: ‘This is what that statement means; that is what this statement means.’\nThey are mindful, able to remember and recollect what was said and done long ago.\nThey are deft and tireless in household duties, understanding how to go about things in order to complete and organize the work.\nWhen someone possesses these four qualities we describe him as a great man with great wisdom.\nIf the worthy Gotama agrees with me, please say so.\nIf he disagrees, please say so.”"}},{"id":"an4.35:3","sourceIds":["an4.35:3.1","an4.35:3.2","an4.35:3.3","an4.35:3.4","an4.35:3.5","an4.35:3.6","an4.35:3.7","an4.35:3.8","an4.35:3.9","an4.35:3.10","an4.35:3.11","an4.35:3.12"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Neva kho tyāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, anumodāmi na paṭikkosāmi.\nCatūhi kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, dhammehi samannāgataṁ mahāpaññaṁ mahāpurisaṁ paññāpemi.\nKatamehi catūhi?\nIdha, brāhmaṇa, bahujanahitāya paṭipanno hoti bahujanasukhāya;\nbahu’ssa janatā ariye ñāye patiṭṭhāpitā, yadidaṁ kalyāṇadhammatā kusaladhammatā.\nSo yaṁ vitakkaṁ ākaṅkhati vitakketuṁ taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakketi, yaṁ vitakkaṁ nākaṅkhati vitakketuṁ na taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakketi;\nyaṁ saṅkappaṁ ākaṅkhati saṅkappetuṁ taṁ saṅkappaṁ saṅkappeti, yaṁ saṅkappaṁ nākaṅkhati saṅkappetuṁ na taṁ saṅkappaṁ saṅkappeti.\nIti cetovasippatto hoti vitakkapathe.\nCatunnaṁ jhānānaṁ ābhicetasikānaṁ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ nikāmalābhī hoti akicchalābhī akasiralābhī.\nĀsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.\nNeva kho tyāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, anumodāmi na pana paṭikkosāmi.\nImehi kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, catūhi dhammehi samannāgataṁ mahāpaññaṁ mahāpurisaṁ paññāpemī”ti.","en":"“Brahmin, I neither agree nor disagree with you,\nbut when someone has four qualities I describe him as a great man with great wisdom.\nWhat four?\nIt’s when someone practices for the welfare and happiness of the people.\nThey’ve established many people in the noble system, that is, the principles of goodness and skillfulness.\nThey think what they want to think, and don’t think what they don’t want to think.\nThey consider what they want to consider, and don’t consider what they don’t want to consider.\nThus they have achieved mental mastery of the paths of thought.\nThey get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty.\nThey realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.\nBrahmin, I neither agree nor disagree with you,\nbut when someone possesses these four qualities I describe him as a great man with great wisdom.”"}},{"id":"an4.35:4","sourceIds":["an4.35:4.1","an4.35:4.2","an4.35:4.3","an4.35:4.4","an4.35:4.5","an4.35:4.6","an4.35:4.7","an4.35:4.8","an4.35:4.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Acchariyaṁ, bho gotama, abbhutaṁ, bho gotama.\nYāva subhāsitañcidaṁ bhotā gotamena.\nImehi ca mayaṁ, bho gotama, catūhi dhammehi samannāgataṁ bhavantaṁ gotamaṁ dhārema;\nbhavañhi gotamo bahujanahitāya paṭipanno bahujanasukhāya;\nbahu te janatā ariye ñāye patiṭṭhāpitā, yadidaṁ kalyāṇadhammatā kusaladhammatā.\nBhavañhi gotamo yaṁ vitakkaṁ ākaṅkhati vitakketuṁ taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakketi, yaṁ vitakkaṁ nākaṅkhati vitakketuṁ na taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakketi, yaṁ saṅkappaṁ ākaṅkhati saṅkappetuṁ taṁ saṅkappaṁ saṅkappeti, yaṁ saṅkappaṁ nākaṅkhati saṅkappetuṁ na taṁ saṅkappaṁ saṅkappeti.\nBhavañhi gotamo cetovasippatto vitakkapathe.\nBhavañhi gotamo catunnaṁ jhānānaṁ ābhicetasikānaṁ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ nikāmalābhī akicchalābhī akasiralābhī.\nBhavañhi gotamo āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī”ti.","en":"“It’s incredible, worthy Gotama, it’s amazing!\nHow well said this was by the worthy Gotama!\nAnd we will remember the worthy Gotama as someone who possesses these four qualities.\nFor the worthy Gotama practices for the welfare and happiness of the people …\nThe worthy Gotama has achieved mental mastery of the paths of thought.\nThe worthy Gotama gets the four absorptions … when he wants, without trouble or difficulty.\nThe worthy Gotama has realized the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. He lives having realized it with his own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.”"}},{"id":"an4.35:5","sourceIds":["an4.35:5.1","an4.35:5.2","an4.35:5.3","an4.35:5.4","an4.35:5.5","an4.35:5.6","an4.35:5.7","an4.35:5.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Addhā kho tyāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, āsajja upanīya vācā bhāsitā.\nApi ca tyāhaṁ byākarissāmi:\n‘ahañhi, brāhmaṇa, bahujanahitāya paṭipanno bahujanasukhāya;\nbahu me janatā ariye ñāye patiṭṭhāpitā, yadidaṁ kalyāṇadhammatā kusaladhammatā.\nAhañhi, brāhmaṇa, yaṁ vitakkaṁ ākaṅkhāmi vitakketuṁ taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakkemi, yaṁ vitakkaṁ nākaṅkhāmi vitakketuṁ na taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakkemi, yaṁ saṅkappaṁ ākaṅkhāmi saṅkappetuṁ taṁ saṅkappaṁ saṅkappemi, yaṁ saṅkappaṁ nākaṅkhāmi saṅkappetuṁ na taṁ saṅkappaṁ saṅkappemi.\nAhañhi, brāhmaṇa, cetovasippatto vitakkapathe.\nAhañhi, brāhmaṇa, catunnaṁ jhānānaṁ ābhicetasikānaṁ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ nikāmalābhī akicchalābhī akasiralābhī.\nAhañhi, brāhmaṇa, āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharāmī’ti.","en":"“Your words are clearly invasive and intrusive, brahmin.\nNevertheless, I will answer you.\nFor I do practice for the welfare and happiness of the people …\nI have achieved mental mastery of the paths of thought.\nI do get the four absorptions … when I want, without trouble or difficulty.\nI have realized the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. I live having realized it with my own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements."}},{"id":"an4.35:6","sourceIds":["an4.35:6.1","an4.35:6.2","an4.35:6.3","an4.35:6.4","an4.35:6.5","an4.35:6.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo vedi sabbasattānaṁ,\nmaccupāsappamocanaṁ;\nHitaṁ devamanussānaṁ,\nñāyaṁ dhammaṁ pakāsayi;\nYaṁ ve disvā ca sutvā ca,\npasīdanti bahū janā.","en":"He discovered release from the snare of death\nfor all beings,\nand explained the system of the teaching\nfor the welfare of gods and humans.\nWhen they see him or hear him,\nmany people become confident."}},{"id":"an4.35:7","sourceIds":["an4.35:7.1","an4.35:7.2","an4.35:7.3","an4.35:7.4","an4.35:7.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Maggāmaggassa kusalo,\nKatakicco anāsavo;\nBuddho antimasārīro,\nMahāpañño mahāpurisoti vuccatī”ti.\nPañcamaṁ.","en":"He is skilled in what is the path and what is not the path,\nhe has completed the task and is free of defilements.\nThe Buddha, bearing his final body,\nis called ‘a great man, of great wisdom’.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.35/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}