{"id":"an6.43","title":"The Giant","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an6.43","title":"The Giant","units":[{"id":"an6.43:0","sourceIds":["an6.43:0.1","an6.43:0.2","an6.43:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.43\n5. Dhammikavagga\nNāgasutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 6.43\n5. About Dhammika\nThe Giant"}},{"id":"an6.43:1","sourceIds":["an6.43:1.1","an6.43:1.2","an6.43:1.3","an6.43:1.4","an6.43:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nAtha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.\nSāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ āmantesi:\n“āyāmānanda, yena pubbārāmo migāramātupāsādo tenupasaṅkamissāma divāvihārāyā”ti.\n“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā ānando bhagavato paccassosi.","en":"At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.\nThen the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.\nThen, after the meal, on his return from almsround, he addressed Venerable Ānanda,\n“Come, Ānanda, let’s go to the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery for the day’s meditation.”\n“Yes, sir,” Ānanda replied."}},{"id":"an6.43:2","sourceIds":["an6.43:2.1","an6.43:2.2","an6.43:2.3","an6.43:2.4","an6.43:2.5","an6.43:2.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho bhagavā āyasmatā ānandena saddhiṁ yena pubbārāmo migāramātupāsādo tenupasaṅkami.\nAtha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ āmantesi:\n“āyāmānanda, yena pubbakoṭṭhako tenupasaṅkamissāma gattāni parisiñcitun”ti.\n“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā ānando bhagavato paccassosi.\nAtha kho bhagavā āyasmatā ānandena saddhiṁ yena pubbakoṭṭhako tenupasaṅkami gattāni parisiñcituṁ.\nPubbakoṭṭhake gattāni parisiñcitvā paccuttaritvā ekacīvaro aṭṭhāsi gattāni pubbāpayamāno.","en":"So the Buddha went with Ānanda to the Eastern Monastery.\nIn the late afternoon the Buddha came out of retreat and addressed Ānanda,\n“Come, Ānanda, let’s go to the eastern gate to bathe.”\n“Yes, sir,” Ānanda replied.\nSo the Buddha went with Ānanda to the eastern gate to bathe.\nWhen he had bathed and emerged from the water he stood in one robe drying his limbs."}},{"id":"an6.43:3","sourceIds":["an6.43:3.1","an6.43:3.2","an6.43:3.3","an6.43:3.4","an6.43:3.5","an6.43:3.6","an6.43:3.7","an6.43:3.8","an6.43:3.9","an6.43:3.10","an6.43:3.11","an6.43:3.12","an6.43:3.13","an6.43:3.14","an6.43:3.15"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena rañño pasenadissa kosalassa seto nāma nāgo mahātūriyatāḷitavāditena pubbakoṭṭhakā paccuttarati.\nApissu taṁ jano disvā evamāha:\n“abhirūpo vata bho rañño nāgo; dassanīyo vata bho rañño nāgo; pāsādiko vata, bho, rañño nāgo, kāyupapanno vata bho rañño nāgo”ti.\nEvaṁ vutte, āyasmā udāyī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:\n“hatthimeva nu kho, bhante, mahantaṁ brahantaṁ kāyupapannaṁ jano disvā evamāha:\n‘nāgo vata bho nāgo’ti, udāhu aññampi kañci mahantaṁ brahantaṁ kāyupapannaṁ jano disvā evamāha: ‘nāgo vata bho nāgo’”ti?\n“Hatthimpi kho, udāyi, mahantaṁ brahantaṁ kāyupapannaṁ jano disvā evamāha:\n‘nāgo vata bho nāgo’ti.\nAssampi kho, udāyi, mahantaṁ brahantaṁ …pe…\ngoṇampi kho, udāyi, mahantaṁ brahantaṁ …pe…\nuragampi kho, udāyi, mahantaṁ brahantaṁ …pe…\nrukkhampi kho, udāyi, mahantaṁ brahantaṁ …pe…\nmanussampi kho, udāyi, mahantaṁ brahantaṁ kāyupapannaṁ jano disvā evamāha:\n‘nāgo vata, bho, nāgo’ti.\nApi ca, udāyi, yo sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya āguṁ na karoti kāyena vācāya manasā, tamahaṁ ‘nāgo’ti brūmī”ti.","en":"Now, at that time King Pasenadi had a giant bull elephant called “White”. It emerged from the eastern gate to the beating and playing of musical instruments.\nWhen people saw it they said,\n“The royal giant is so handsome! The royal giant is so good-looking! The royal giant is so lovely! The royal giant has such a big body!”\nWhen they said this, Venerable Udāyī said to the Buddha,\n“Sir, is it only when they see elephants with such a big, formidable body that people say:\n‘A giant, such a giant’? Or do they say it when they see any other creatures with big, formidable bodies?”\n“Udāyī, when they see elephants with such a big, formidable body people say:\n‘A giant, such a giant!’\nAnd also when they see a horse with a big, formidable body …\nWhen they see a bull with a big, formidable body …\nWhen they see a serpent with a big, formidable body …\nWhen they see a tree with a big, formidable body …\nAnd when they see a human being with such a big, formidable body people say:\n‘A giant, such a giant!’\nBut Udāyī, one who does nothing monstrous by way of body, speech, and mind is who I call a ‘giant’ in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.”"}},{"id":"an6.43:4","sourceIds":["an6.43:4.1","an6.43:4.2","an6.43:4.3","an6.43:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.\nYāva subhāsitañcidaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā—\napi ca, udāyi, yo sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya āguṁ na karoti kāyena vācāya manasā, tamahaṁ ‘nāgo’ti brūmīti.\nIdañca panāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā subhāsitaṁ imāhi gāthāhi anumodāmi—","en":"“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!\nHow well said this was by the Buddha:\n‘But Udāyī, one who does nothing monstrous by way of body, speech, and mind is who I call a “giant” in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.’\nAnd I celebrate the well-spoken words of the Buddha with these verses:"}},{"id":"an6.43:5","sourceIds":["an6.43:5.1","an6.43:5.2","an6.43:5.3","an6.43:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Manussabhūtaṁ sambuddhaṁ,\nattadantaṁ samāhitaṁ;\nIriyamānaṁ brahmapathe,\ncittassūpasame rataṁ.","en":"Awakened as a human being,\nself-tamed and immersed in samādhi,\nfollowing the spiritual path,\nhe loves peace of mind."}},{"id":"an6.43:6","sourceIds":["an6.43:6.1","an6.43:6.2","an6.43:6.3","an6.43:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yaṁ manussā namassanti,\nsabbadhammāna pāraguṁ;\nDevāpi taṁ namassanti,\niti me arahato sutaṁ.","en":"Revered by people,\ngone beyond all things,\neven the gods revere him;\nso I’ve heard from the perfected one."}},{"id":"an6.43:7","sourceIds":["an6.43:7.1","an6.43:7.2","an6.43:7.3","an6.43:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbasaṁyojanātītaṁ,\nvanā nibbanamāgataṁ;\nKāmehi nekkhammarataṁ,\nmuttaṁ selāva kañcanaṁ.","en":"He has transcended all fetters\nand escaped from entanglements.\nDelighting to renounce sensual pleasures,\nhe’s freed like lustrous gold from stone."}},{"id":"an6.43:8","sourceIds":["an6.43:8.1","an6.43:8.2","an6.43:8.3","an6.43:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbe accarucī nāgo,\nhimavāññe siluccaye;\nSabbesaṁ nāganāmānaṁ,\nsaccanāmo anuttaro.","en":"That giant outshines all,\nlike the Himalaya beside other mountains.\nOf all those named ‘giant’,\nhe is truly named, supreme."}},{"id":"an6.43:9","sourceIds":["an6.43:9.1","an6.43:9.2","an6.43:9.3","an6.43:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nāgaṁ vo kittayissāmi,\nna hi āguṁ karoti so;\nSoraccaṁ avihiṁsā ca,\npādā nāgassa te duve.","en":"I shall extol the giant for you,\nfor he does nothing monstrous.\nGentleness and harmlessness\nare two feet of the giant."}},{"id":"an6.43:10","sourceIds":["an6.43:10.1","an6.43:10.2","an6.43:10.3","an6.43:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tapo ca brahmacariyaṁ,\ncaraṇā nāgassa tyāpare;\nSaddhāhattho mahānāgo,\nupekkhāsetadantavā.","en":"Fervor and chastity\nare his two other feet.\nFaith is the giant’s trunk,\nand equanimity his white tusks."}},{"id":"an6.43:11","sourceIds":["an6.43:11.1","an6.43:11.2","an6.43:11.3","an6.43:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sati gīvā siro paññā,\nvīmaṁsā dhammacintanā;\nDhammakucchisamātapo,\nviveko tassa vāladhi.","en":"Mindfulness is his neck, his head is wisdom—\ninquiry and thinking about principles.\nHis belly is the sacred hearth of the Dhamma,\nand his tail is seclusion."}},{"id":"an6.43:12","sourceIds":["an6.43:12.1","an6.43:12.2","an6.43:12.3","an6.43:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So jhāyī assāsarato,\najjhattaṁ susamāhito;\nGacchaṁ samāhito nāgo,\nṭhito nāgo samāhito.","en":"Practicing absorption, enjoying the breath,\nhe is serene within.\nThe giant is serene when walking,\nthe giant is serene when standing,"}},{"id":"an6.43:13","sourceIds":["an6.43:13.1","an6.43:13.2","an6.43:13.3","an6.43:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Seyyaṁ samāhito nāgo,\nnisinnopi samāhito;\nSabbattha saṁvuto nāgo,\nesā nāgassa sampadā.","en":"the giant is serene when lying down,\nand when sitting, the giant is serene.\nThe giant is restrained everywhere:\nthis is the accomplishment of the giant."}},{"id":"an6.43:14","sourceIds":["an6.43:14.1","an6.43:14.2","an6.43:14.3","an6.43:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bhuñjati anavajjāni,\nsāvajjāni na bhuñjati;\nGhāsamacchādanaṁ laddhā,\nsannidhiṁ parivajjayaṁ.","en":"He eats blameless things,\nhe doesn’t eat blameworthy things.\nWhen he gets food and clothes,\nhe avoids storing them up."}},{"id":"an6.43:15","sourceIds":["an6.43:15.1","an6.43:15.2","an6.43:15.3","an6.43:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṁyojanaṁ aṇuṁ thūlaṁ,\nsabbaṁ chetvāna bandhanaṁ;\nYena yeneva gacchati,\nanapekkhova gacchati.","en":"Having severed all bonds,\nfetters large and small,\nwherever he goes,\nhe goes without concern."}},{"id":"an6.43:16","sourceIds":["an6.43:16.1","an6.43:16.2","an6.43:16.3","an6.43:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāpi udake jātaṁ,\npuṇḍarīkaṁ pavaḍḍhati;\nNupalippati toyena,\nsucigandhaṁ manoramaṁ.","en":"A white lotus,\nfragrant and delightful,\nsprouts in water and grows there,\nbut water does not stick to it."}},{"id":"an6.43:17","sourceIds":["an6.43:17.1","an6.43:17.2","an6.43:17.3","an6.43:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tatheva loke sujāto,\nbuddho loke viharati;\nNupalippati lokena,\ntoyena padumaṁ yathā.","en":"Just so the Buddha is born in the world,\nand lives in the world,\nbut the world does not stick to him,\nas water does not stick to the lotus."}},{"id":"an6.43:18","sourceIds":["an6.43:18.1","an6.43:18.2","an6.43:18.3","an6.43:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mahāginīva jalito,\nanāhārūpasammati;\nSaṅkhāresūpasantesu,\nnibbutoti pavuccati.","en":"A great blazing fire\ndies down when the fuel runs out.\nWhen the coals have gone out\nit’s said to be ‘quenched’."}},{"id":"an6.43:19","sourceIds":["an6.43:19.1","an6.43:19.2","an6.43:19.3","an6.43:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atthassāyaṁ viññāpanī,\nupamā viññūhi desitā;\nViññassanti mahānāgā,\nnāgaṁ nāgena desitaṁ.","en":"This simile is taught by the discerning\nto express the meaning clearly.\nGreat giants will understand\nwhat the giant taught the giant."}},{"id":"an6.43:20","sourceIds":["an6.43:20.1","an6.43:20.2","an6.43:20.3","an6.43:20.4","an6.43:20.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vītarāgo vītadoso,\nVītamoho anāsavo;\nSarīraṁ vijahaṁ nāgo,\nParinibbissati anāsavo”ti.\nPaṭhamaṁ.","en":"Free of greed, free of hate,\nfree of delusion, undefiled;\nthe giant, giving up his body,\nbeing undefiled, will be fully quenched.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an6.43/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."}