{"id":"mn121","title":"The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"mn121","title":"The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness","units":[{"id":"mn121:0","sourceIds":["mn121:0.1","mn121:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Majjhima Nikāya 121\nCūḷasuññatasutta","en":"Middle Discourses 121\nThe Shorter Discourse on Emptiness"}},{"id":"mn121:1","sourceIds":["mn121:1.1","mn121:1.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde.","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery."}},{"id":"mn121:2","sourceIds":["mn121:2.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho āyasmā ānando sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:","en":"Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Ānanda came out of retreat and went to the Buddha. He bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:"}},{"id":"mn121:3","sourceIds":["mn121:3.1","mn121:3.2","mn121:3.3","mn121:3.4","mn121:3.5","mn121:3.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ekamidaṁ, bhante, samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati nagarakaṁ nāma sakyānaṁ nigamo.\nTattha me, bhante, bhagavato sammukhā sutaṁ, sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ:\n‘suññatāvihārenāhaṁ, ānanda, etarahi bahulaṁ viharāmī’ti.\nKacci metaṁ, bhante, sussutaṁ suggahitaṁ sumanasikataṁ sūpadhāritan”ti?\n“Taggha te etaṁ, ānanda, sussutaṁ suggahitaṁ sumanasikataṁ sūpadhāritaṁ.\nPubbepāhaṁ, ānanda, etarahipi suññatāvihārena bahulaṁ viharāmi.","en":"“Sir, this one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans where they have a town named Townsville.\nThere I heard and learned this in the presence of the Buddha:\n‘Ānanda, these days I usually practice the meditation on emptiness.’\nI trust I properly heard, learned, applied the mind, and remembered that from the Buddha?”\n“Indeed, Ānanda, you properly heard, learned, applied the mind, and remembered that.\nNow, as before, I usually practice the meditation on emptiness."}},{"id":"mn121:4","sourceIds":["mn121:4.1","mn121:4.2","mn121:4.3","mn121:4.4","mn121:4.5","mn121:4.6","mn121:4.7","mn121:4.8","mn121:4.9","mn121:4.10","mn121:4.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Seyyathāpi, ānanda, ayaṁ migāramātupāsādo suñño hatthigavassavaḷavena, suñño jātarūparajatena, suñño itthipurisasannipātena atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\nbhikkhusaṅghaṁ paṭicca ekattaṁ;\nevameva kho, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā gāmasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā manussasaññaṁ, araññasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa araññasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā gāmasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā manussasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\naraññasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ gāmasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ manussasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\naraññasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"Consider this stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother. It’s empty of elephants, cows, horses, and mares; of gold and silver; and of gatherings of men and women.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely, the oneness dependent on the mendicant Saṅgha.\nIn the same way, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the village and the perception of people—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of wilderness.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of wilderness.\nThey understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of village or the perception of people.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of wilderness.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the village. It is empty of the perception of people.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of wilderness.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure."}},{"id":"mn121:5","sourceIds":["mn121:5.1","mn121:5.2","mn121:5.3","mn121:5.4","mn121:5.5","mn121:5.6","mn121:5.7","mn121:5.8","mn121:5.9","mn121:5.10","mn121:5.11","mn121:5.12"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā manussasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā araññasaññaṁ, pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa pathavīsaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSeyyathāpi, ānanda, āsabhacammaṁ saṅkusatena suvihataṁ vigatavalikaṁ;\nevameva kho, ānanda, bhikkhu yaṁ imissā pathaviyā ukkūlavikkūlaṁ nadīviduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ pabbatavisamaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ amanasikaritvā pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa pathavīsaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā manussasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā araññasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\npathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ manussasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ araññasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\npathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of people and the perception of wilderness—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of earth.\nAs a bull’s hide is rid of folds when fully stretched out by a hundred pegs,\nso too, ignoring the hilly terrain, inaccessible riverlands, stumps and thorns, and rugged mountains, they focus on the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of earth.\nThey understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of people or the perception of wilderness.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of people. It is empty of the perception of wilderness.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure."}},{"id":"mn121:6","sourceIds":["mn121:6.1","mn121:6.2","mn121:6.3","mn121:6.4","mn121:6.5","mn121:6.6","mn121:6.7","mn121:6.8","mn121:6.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā araññasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā pathavīsaññaṁ, ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa ākāsānañcāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā araññasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\nākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ araññasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ pathavīsaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\nākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of wilderness and the perception of earth—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite space.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of infinite space.\nThey understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of wilderness or the perception of earth.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite space.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of wilderness. It is empty of the perception of earth.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite space.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure."}},{"id":"mn121:7","sourceIds":["mn121:7.1","mn121:7.2","mn121:7.3","mn121:7.4","mn121:7.5","mn121:7.6","mn121:7.7","mn121:7.8","mn121:7.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā pathavīsaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ, viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa viññāṇañcāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\nviññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ pathavīsaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākāsānañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\nviññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of earth and the perception of the dimension of infinite space—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.\nThey understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of earth or the perception of the dimension of infinite space.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of earth. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite space.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure."}},{"id":"mn121:8","sourceIds":["mn121:8.1","mn121:8.2","mn121:8.3","mn121:8.4","mn121:8.5","mn121:8.6","mn121:8.7","mn121:8.8","mn121:8.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ, ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa ākiñcaññāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\nākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākāsānañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ viññāṇañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\nākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of infinite space and the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of nothingness.\nThey understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of the dimension of infinite space or the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite space. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure."}},{"id":"mn121:9","sourceIds":["mn121:9.1","mn121:9.2","mn121:9.3","mn121:9.4","mn121:9.5","mn121:9.6","mn121:9.7","mn121:9.8","mn121:9.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, ānanda bhikkhu amanasikaritvā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\nnevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ viññāṇañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākiñcaññāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\nnevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness and the perception of the dimension of nothingness—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.\nThey understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness or the perception of the dimension of nothingness.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of nothingness.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure."}},{"id":"mn121:10","sourceIds":["mn121:10.1","mn121:10.2","mn121:10.3","mn121:10.4","mn121:10.5","mn121:10.6","mn121:10.7","mn121:10.8","mn121:10.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ, animittaṁ cetosamādhiṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa animitte cetosamādhimhi cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\nimameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākiñcaññāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\nimameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of nothingness and the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception—focuses on the oneness dependent on the signless immersion of the heart.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that signless immersion of the heart.\nThey understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of the dimension of nothingness or the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of nothingness. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure."}},{"id":"mn121:11","sourceIds":["mn121:11.1","mn121:11.2","mn121:11.3","mn121:11.4","mn121:11.5","mn121:11.6","mn121:11.7","mn121:11.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ, animittaṁ cetosamādhiṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.\nTassa animitte cetosamādhimhi cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.\nSo evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ayampi kho animitto cetosamādhi abhisaṅkhato abhisañcetayito’.\n‘Yaṁ kho pana kiñci abhisaṅkhataṁ abhisañcetayitaṁ tadaniccaṁ nirodhadhamman’ti pajānāti.\nTassa evaṁ jānato evaṁ passato kāmāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati, bhavāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati, avijjāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati.\nVimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.\n‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.","en":"Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of nothingness and the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception—focuses on the oneness dependent on the signless immersion of the heart.\nTheir mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that signless immersion of the heart.\nThey understand:\n‘Even this signless immersion of the heart is produced by choices and intentions.’\nThey understand: ‘But whatever is produced by choices and intentions is impermanent and liable to cessation.’\nKnowing and seeing like this, their mind is freed from the defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.\nWhen they’re freed, they know they’re freed.\nThey understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’"}},{"id":"mn121:12","sourceIds":["mn121:12.1","mn121:12.2","mn121:12.3","mn121:12.4","mn121:12.5","mn121:12.6","mn121:12.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So evaṁ pajānāti:\n‘ye assu darathā kāmāsavaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā bhavāsavaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā avijjāsavaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—\nimameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.\nSo ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ kāmāsavenā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ bhavāsavenā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ avijjāsavenā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—\nimameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.\nIti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.\nEvampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā paramānuttarā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.","en":"They understand:\n‘Here there is no stress due to the defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, or ignorance.\nThere is only this modicum of stress, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’\nThey understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.\nThere is only this that is not emptiness, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’\nAnd so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.\nThat’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, pure, and supreme."}},{"id":"mn121:13","sourceIds":["mn121:13.1","mn121:13.2","mn121:13.3","mn121:13.4","mn121:13.5","mn121:13.6","mn121:13.7","mn121:13.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yepi hi keci, ānanda, atītamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja vihariṁsu, sabbe te imaṁyeva parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja vihariṁsu.\nYepi hi keci, ānanda, anāgatamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharissanti, sabbe te imaṁyeva parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharissanti.\nYepi hi keci, ānanda, etarahi samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharanti, sabbe te imaṁyeva parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharanti.\nTasmātiha, ānanda, ‘parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharissāmā’ti—\nevañhi vo, ānanda, sikkhitabban”ti.\nIdamavoca bhagavā.\nAttamano āyasmā ānando bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.\nCūḷasuññatasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ.","en":"Whatever ascetics and brahmins enter and remain in the pure, ultimate, supreme emptiness—whether in the past, future, or present—all of them enter and remain in this same pure, ultimate, supreme emptiness.\nSo, Ānanda, you should train like this: ‘We will enter and remain in the pure, ultimate, supreme emptiness.’\nThat’s how you should train.”\nThat is what the Buddha said.\nSatisfied, Venerable Ānanda approved what the Buddha said."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/mn121/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."}