{"id":"mn147","title":"The Shorter Advice to Rāhula","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"mn147","title":"The Shorter Advice to Rāhula","units":[{"id":"mn147:0","sourceIds":["mn147:0.1","mn147:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Majjhima Nikāya 147\nCūḷarāhulovādasutta","en":"Middle Discourses 147\nThe Shorter Advice to Rāhula"}},{"id":"mn147:1","sourceIds":["mn147:1.1","mn147:1.2","mn147:1.3","mn147:1.4","mn147:1.5","mn147:1.6","mn147:1.7","mn147:1.8","mn147:1.9","mn147:1.10"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nAtha kho bhagavato rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:\n“paripakkā kho rāhulassa vimuttiparipācanīyā dhammā.\nYannūnāhaṁ rāhulaṁ uttariṁ āsavānaṁ khaye vineyyan”ti.\nAtha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.\nSāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto āyasmantaṁ rāhulaṁ āmantesi:\n“gaṇhāhi, rāhula, nisīdanaṁ;\nyena andhavanaṁ tenupasaṅkamissāma divāvihārāyā”ti.\n“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā rāhulo bhagavato paṭissutvā nisīdanaṁ ādāya bhagavantaṁ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandhi.","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.\nThen as he was in private retreat this thought came to his mind,\n“The qualities that ripen in freedom have ripened in Rāhula.\nWhy don’t I lead him further to the ending of defilements?”\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 Rāhula,\n“Rāhula, get your sitting cloth.\nLet’s go to the Dark Forest for the day’s meditation.”\n“Yes, sir,” replied Rāhula. Taking his sitting cloth he followed behind the Buddha."}},{"id":"mn147:2","sourceIds":["mn147:2.1","mn147:2.2","mn147:2.3","mn147:2.4","mn147:2.5","mn147:2.6","mn147:2.7","mn147:2.8","mn147:2.9","mn147:2.10","mn147:2.11","mn147:2.12","mn147:2.13"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena anekāni devatāsahassāni bhagavantaṁ anubandhāni honti:\n“ajja bhagavā āyasmantaṁ rāhulaṁ uttariṁ āsavānaṁ khaye vinessatī”ti.\nAtha kho bhagavā andhavanaṁ ajjhogāhetvā aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle paññatte āsane nisīdi.\nĀyasmāpi kho rāhulo bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.\nEkamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ rāhulaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,\ncakkhu niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?\n“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.","en":"Now at that time many thousands of deities followed the Buddha, thinking,\n“Today the Buddha will lead Rāhula further to the ending of defilements!”\nThen the Buddha plunged deep into the Dark Forest and sat at the root of a tree on the seat spread out.\nRāhula bowed to the Buddha and sat down to one side.\nThe Buddha said to him:\n“What do you think, Rāhula?\nIs the eye permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”"}},{"id":"mn147:3","sourceIds":["mn147:3.1","mn147:3.2","mn147:3.3","mn147:3.4","mn147:3.5","mn147:3.6","mn147:3.7","mn147:3.8","mn147:3.9","mn147:3.10","mn147:3.11","mn147:3.12","mn147:3.13","mn147:3.14","mn147:3.15","mn147:3.16","mn147:3.17","mn147:3.18","mn147:3.19","mn147:3.20","mn147:3.21","mn147:3.22","mn147:3.23","mn147:3.24","mn147:3.25","mn147:3.26","mn147:3.27","mn147:3.28","mn147:3.29","mn147:3.30","mn147:3.31","mn147:3.32"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,\nrūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?\n“Aniccā, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,\ncakkhuviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?\n“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,\ncakkhusamphasso nicco vā anicco vā”ti?\n“Anicco, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,\nyamidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedanāgataṁ saññāgataṁ saṅkhāragataṁ viññāṇagataṁ tampi niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?\n“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.","en":"“What do you think, Rāhula?\nAre sights permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if they’re impermanent, are they suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if they’re impermanent, suffering, and perishable, are they fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”\n“What do you think, Rāhula?\nIs eye consciousness permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”\n“What do you think, Rāhula?\nIs eye contact permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”\n“What do you think, Rāhula?\nAnything included in feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness that arises dependent on eye contact: is that permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”"}},{"id":"mn147:4-8","sourceIds":["mn147:4-8.1","mn147:4-8.2","mn147:4-8.3","mn147:4-8.4","mn147:4-8.5","mn147:4-8.6","mn147:4-8.7","mn147:4-8.8","mn147:4-8.9","mn147:4-8.10","mn147:4-8.11","mn147:4-8.12","mn147:4-8.13","mn147:4-8.14","mn147:4-8.15","mn147:4-8.16","mn147:4-8.17","mn147:4-8.18","mn147:4-8.19","mn147:4-8.20","mn147:4-8.21","mn147:4-8.22","mn147:4-8.23","mn147:4-8.24","mn147:4-8.25","mn147:4-8.26","mn147:4-8.27","mn147:4-8.28","mn147:4-8.29","mn147:4-8.30","mn147:4-8.31","mn147:4-8.32","mn147:4-8.33","mn147:4-8.34","mn147:4-8.35","mn147:4-8.36","mn147:4-8.37","mn147:4-8.38","mn147:4-8.39","mn147:4-8.40","mn147:4-8.41","mn147:4-8.42","mn147:4-8.43","mn147:4-8.44"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi rāhula, sotaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?\n“Aniccaṁ, bhante …pe…\nghānaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?\n“Aniccaṁ, bhante …pe…\njivhā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?\n“Aniccā, bhante …\nkāyo nicco vā anicco vā”ti?\n“Anicco, bhante …\nmano nicco vā anicco vā”ti?\n“Anicco, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi rāhula, dhammā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?\n“Aniccā, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi rāhula, manoviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?\n“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi rāhula, manosamphasso nicco vā anicco vā”ti?\n“Anicco, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.\n“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,\nyamidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedanāgataṁ saññāgataṁ saṅkhāragataṁ viññāṇagataṁ, tampi niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?\n“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?\n“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.\n“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:\n‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?\n“No hetaṁ, bhante”.","en":"“What do you think, Rāhula? Is the ear …\nnose …\ntongue …\nbody …\nmind permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”\n“What do you think, Rāhula? Are ideas permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if they’re impermanent, are they suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if they’re impermanent, suffering, and perishable, are they fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”\n“What do you think, Rāhula? Is mind consciousness permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”\n“What do you think, Rāhula? Is mind contact permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”\n“What do you think, Rāhula?\nAnything included in feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness that arises dependent on mind contact: is that permanent or impermanent?”\n“Impermanent, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”\n“Suffering, sir.”\n“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:\n‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”\n“No, sir.”"}},{"id":"mn147:9","sourceIds":["mn147:9.1","mn147:9.2","mn147:9.3","mn147:9.4","mn147:9.5","mn147:9.6","mn147:9.7","mn147:9.8","mn147:9.9","mn147:9.10","mn147:9.11","mn147:9.12","mn147:9.13","mn147:9.14"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmiṁ nibbindati, rūpesu nibbindati, cakkhuviññāṇe nibbindati, cakkhusamphasse nibbindati, yamidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedanāgataṁ saññāgataṁ saṅkhāragataṁ viññāṇagataṁ tasmimpi nibbindati.\nSotasmiṁ nibbindati, saddesu nibbindati …pe…\nghānasmiṁ nibbindati, gandhesu nibbindati …\njivhāya nibbindati, rasesu nibbindati …\nkāyasmiṁ nibbindati, phoṭṭhabbesu nibbindati …\nmanasmiṁ nibbindati, dhammesu nibbindati, manoviññāṇe nibbindati, manosamphasse nibbindati, yamidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedanāgataṁ saññāgataṁ saṅkhāragataṁ viññāṇagataṁ tasmimpi nibbindati.\nNibbindaṁ virajjati, virāgā vimuccati. Vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.\n‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.\nIdamavoca bhagavā.\nAttamano āyasmā rāhulo bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.\nImasmiñca pana veyyākaraṇasmiṁ bhaññamāne āyasmato rāhulassa anupādāya āsavehi cittaṁ vimucci.\nTāsañca anekānaṁ devatāsahassānaṁ virajaṁ vītamalaṁ dhammacakkhuṁ udapādi:\n“yaṁ kiñci samudayadhammaṁ sabbaṁ taṁ nirodhadhamman”ti.\nCūḷarāhulovādasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ pañcamaṁ.","en":"“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact. And they grow disillusioned with anything included in feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness that arises dependent on eye contact.\nThey grow disillusioned with the ear …\nnose …\ntongue …\nbody …\nmind, ideas, mind consciousness, and mind contact. And they grow disillusioned with anything included in feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness that arises dependent on mind contact.\nBeing disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When 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.’”\nThat is what the Buddha said.\nSatisfied, Venerable Rāhula approved what the Buddha said.\nAnd while this discourse was being spoken, Rāhula’s mind was freed from defilements by not grasping.\nAnd the stainless, immaculate vision of the Dhamma arose in those thousands of deities:\n“Everything that is liable to arise is liable to cease.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/mn147/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."}