{"id":"snp3.5","title":"With Māgha","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp3.5","title":"With Māgha","units":[{"id":"snp3.5:0","sourceIds":["snp3.5:0.1","snp3.5:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 3.5\nMāghasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 3.5\nWith Māgha"}},{"id":"snp3.5:1","sourceIds":["snp3.5:1.1","snp3.5:1.2","snp3.5:1.3","snp3.5:1.4","snp3.5:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.\nAtha kho māgho māṇavo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.\nSammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.\nEkamantaṁ nisinno kho māgho māṇavo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.\nThen the student Māgha approached the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him.\nWhen the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side,\nand said to the Buddha:"}},{"id":"snp3.5:2","sourceIds":["snp3.5:2.1","snp3.5:2.2","snp3.5:2.3","snp3.5:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ahañhi, bho gotama, dāyako dānapati vadaññū yācayogo;\ndhammena bhoge pariyesāmi;\ndhammena bhoge pariyesitvā dhammaladdhehi bhogehi dhammādhigatehi ekassapi dadāmi dvinnampi tiṇṇampi catunnampi pañcannampi channampi sattannampi aṭṭhannampi navannampi dasannampi dadāmi, vīsāyapi tiṁsāyapi cattālīsāyapi paññāsāyapi dadāmi, satassapi dadāmi, bhiyyopi dadāmi.\nKaccāhaṁ, bho gotama, evaṁ dadanto evaṁ yajanto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavāmī”ti?","en":"“I’m a giver, worthy Gotama, a donor; I am bountiful and committed to charity.\nI seek wealth in a principled manner,\nand with that legitimate wealth I give to one person, to two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, a hundred people or even more.\nGiving and sacrificing like this, worthy Gotama, do I brim with much merit?”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:3","sourceIds":["snp3.5:3.1","snp3.5:3.2","snp3.5:3.3","snp3.5:3.4","snp3.5:3.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taggha tvaṁ, māṇava, evaṁ dadanto evaṁ yajanto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavasi.\nYo kho, māṇava, dāyako dānapati vadaññū yācayogo;\ndhammena bhoge pariyesati;\ndhammena bhoge pariyesitvā dhammaladdhehi bhogehi dhammādhigatehi ekassapi dadāti …pe… satassapi dadāti, bhiyyopi dadāti, bahuṁ so puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.\nAtha kho māgho māṇavo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi—","en":"“Indeed you do, student.\nA giver or donor who is bountiful and committed to charity,\nwho seeks wealth in a principled manner,\nand with that legitimate wealth gives to one person, or up to a hundred people or even more, brims with much merit.”\nThen Māgha addressed the Buddha in verse:"}},{"id":"snp3.5:4","sourceIds":["snp3.5:4.1","snp3.5:4.2","snp3.5:4.3","snp3.5:4.4","snp3.5:4.5","snp3.5:4.6","snp3.5:4.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pucchāmahaṁ gotamaṁ vadaññuṁ,\n(iti māgho māṇavo)\nKāsāyavāsiṁ agahaṁ carantaṁ;\nYo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho,\nPuññatthiko yajati puññapekkho;\nDadaṁ paresaṁ idha annapānaṁ,\nKathaṁ hutaṁ yajamānassa sujjhe”.","en":"“I ask the bountiful Gotama,”\nsaid Māgha,\n“wearing an ochre robe, wandering homeless.\nSuppose a lay donor who is committed to charity\nmakes a sacrifice seeking merit, looking for merit,\ngiving food and drink to others here:\nhow is their offering purified?”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:5","sourceIds":["snp3.5:5.1","snp3.5:5.2","snp3.5:5.3","snp3.5:5.4","snp3.5:5.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho,\n(māghāti bhagavā)\nPuññatthiko yajati puññapekkho;\nDadaṁ paresaṁ idha annapānaṁ,\nĀrādhaye dakkhiṇeyyebhi tādi”.","en":"“Suppose a lay donor who is committed to charity,”\nreplied the Buddha,\n“makes a sacrifice seeking merit, looking for merit,\ngiving food and drink to others here:\nsuch a one would succeed due to those who are worthy of donations.”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:6","sourceIds":["snp3.5:6.1","snp3.5:6.2","snp3.5:6.3","snp3.5:6.4","snp3.5:6.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho,\n(iti māgho māṇavo)\nPuññatthiko yajati puññapekkho;\nDadaṁ paresaṁ idha annapānaṁ,\nAkkhāhi me bhagavā dakkhiṇeyye”.","en":"“Suppose a lay donor who is committed to charity,”\nsaid Māgha,\n“makes a sacrifice seeking merit, looking for merit,\ngiving food and drink to others here:\nexplain to me who is worthy of donations.”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:7","sourceIds":["snp3.5:7.1","snp3.5:7.2","snp3.5:7.3","snp3.5:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ye ve asattā vicaranti loke,\nAkiñcanā kevalino yatattā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"“Those who wander the world unattached,\nconsummate, self-controlled, owning nothing:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:8","sourceIds":["snp3.5:8.1","snp3.5:8.2","snp3.5:8.3","snp3.5:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye sabbasaṁyojanabandhanacchidā,\nDantā vimuttā anīghā nirāsā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those who have cut off all fetters and bonds,\ntamed, liberated, untroubled, with no need for hope:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:9","sourceIds":["snp3.5:9.1","snp3.5:9.2","snp3.5:9.3","snp3.5:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye sabbasaṁyojanavippamuttā,\nDantā vimuttā anīghā nirāsā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those who are released from all fetters,\ntamed, liberated, untroubled, with no need for hope:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:10","sourceIds":["snp3.5:10.1","snp3.5:10.2","snp3.5:10.3","snp3.5:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṁ,\nKhīṇāsavā vūsitabrahmacariyā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Having given up greed, hate, and delusion,\nwith defilements ended, the spiritual journey completed:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:11","sourceIds":["snp3.5:11.1","snp3.5:11.2","snp3.5:11.3","snp3.5:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yesu na māyā vasati na māno,\nKhīṇāsavā vūsitabrahmacariyā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those in whom dwells no deceit or conceit,\nwith defilements ended, the spiritual journey completed:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:12","sourceIds":["snp3.5:12.1","snp3.5:12.2","snp3.5:12.3","snp3.5:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye vītalobhā amamā nirāsā,\nKhīṇāsavā vūsitabrahmacariyā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those rid of greed, unselfish, with no need for hope,\nwith defilements ended, the spiritual journey completed:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:13","sourceIds":["snp3.5:13.1","snp3.5:13.2","snp3.5:13.3","snp3.5:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye ve na taṇhāsu upātipannā,\nVitareyya oghaṁ amamā caranti;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those not fallen prey to cravings,\nwho, having crossed the flood, live unselfishly:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:14","sourceIds":["snp3.5:14.1","snp3.5:14.2","snp3.5:14.3","snp3.5:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yesaṁ taṇhā natthi kuhiñci loke,\nBhavābhavāya idha vā huraṁ vā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those with no craving at all in the world\nfor any state of existence in this life or the next:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:15","sourceIds":["snp3.5:15.1","snp3.5:15.2","snp3.5:15.3","snp3.5:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye kāme hitvā agahā caranti,\nSusaññatattā tasaraṁva ujjuṁ;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those who have left sensuality behind, wandering homeless,\nself-controlled, straight as a shuttle:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:16","sourceIds":["snp3.5:16.1","snp3.5:16.2","snp3.5:16.3","snp3.5:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye vītarāgā susamāhitindriyā,\nCandova rāhuggahaṇā pamuttā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those freed of greed, with senses stilled,\nlike the moon released from the eclipse:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:17","sourceIds":["snp3.5:17.1","snp3.5:17.2","snp3.5:17.3","snp3.5:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Samitāvino vītarāgā akopā,\nYesaṁ gatī natthidha vippahāya;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those assuaged ones free of greed and anger,\nfor whom there are no destinies, being rid of them in this life:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:18","sourceIds":["snp3.5:18.1","snp3.5:18.2","snp3.5:18.3","snp3.5:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Jahitvā jātimaraṇaṁ asesaṁ,\nKathaṅkathiṁ sabbamupātivattā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"They’ve given up rebirth and death completely,\nand have gone beyond all indecision:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:19","sourceIds":["snp3.5:19.1","snp3.5:19.2","snp3.5:19.3","snp3.5:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye attadīpā vicaranti loke,\nAkiñcanā sabbadhi vippamuttā;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those who live as their own island,\neverywhere free, owning nothing:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:20","sourceIds":["snp3.5:20.1","snp3.5:20.2","snp3.5:20.3","snp3.5:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye hettha jānanti yathā tathā idaṁ,\nAyamantimā natthi punabbhavoti;\nKālena tesu habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.","en":"Those here who know this to be true:\n‘This is my last life, there are no future lives’:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice."}},{"id":"snp3.5:21","sourceIds":["snp3.5:21.1","snp3.5:21.2","snp3.5:21.3","snp3.5:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo vedagū jhānarato satīmā,\nSambodhipatto saraṇaṁ bahūnaṁ;\nKālena tamhi habyaṁ pavecche,\nYo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha”.","en":"A knowledge master, loving absorption, mindful,\nwho has reached awakening and is a refuge for many:\nthat is where a brahmin seeking merit\nshould bestow a timely oblation as sacrifice.”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:22","sourceIds":["snp3.5:22.1","snp3.5:22.2","snp3.5:22.3","snp3.5:22.4","snp3.5:22.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Addhā amoghā mama pucchanā ahu,\n(iti māgho māṇavo)\nAkkhāsi me bhagavā dakkhiṇeyye;\nTvañhettha jānāsi yathā tathā idaṁ,\nTathā hi te vidito esa dhammo.","en":"“Clearly my questions were not in vain!”\nsaid Māgha,\n“The Buddha has explained to me who is worthy of donations.\nYou are the one here who knows this to be true,\nfor truly you understand this matter."}},{"id":"snp3.5:23","sourceIds":["snp3.5:23.1","snp3.5:23.2","snp3.5:23.3","snp3.5:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho,\nPuññatthiko yajati puññapekkho;\nDadaṁ paresaṁ idha annapānaṁ,\nAkkhāhi me bhagavā yaññasampadaṁ”.","en":"Suppose a lay donor who is committed to charity\nmakes a sacrifice seeking merit, looking for merit,\ngiving food and drink to others here:\nexplain to me how to accomplish the sacrifice.”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:24","sourceIds":["snp3.5:24.1","snp3.5:24.2","snp3.5:24.3","snp3.5:24.4","snp3.5:24.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yajassu yajamāno,\n(māghāti bhagavā)\nSabbattha ca vippasādehi cittaṁ;\nĀrammaṇaṁ yajamānassa yañño,\nEttha patiṭṭhāya jahāti dosaṁ.","en":"“Sacrifice, and while doing so,”\nreplied the Buddha,\n“be clear and confident in every way.\nSacrifice is the ground standing upon which\nthe sacrificer sheds their flaws."}},{"id":"snp3.5:25","sourceIds":["snp3.5:25.1","snp3.5:25.2","snp3.5:25.3","snp3.5:25.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So vītarāgo pavineyya dosaṁ,\nMettaṁ cittaṁ bhāvayamappamāṇaṁ;\nRattindivaṁ satatamappamatto,\nSabbā disā pharati appamaññaṁ”.","en":"One free of greed, rid of anger,\ndeveloping a heart of limitless love,\nspreads that limitlessness in every direction,\never diligent day and night.”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:26","sourceIds":["snp3.5:26.1","snp3.5:26.2","snp3.5:26.3","snp3.5:26.4","snp3.5:26.5","snp3.5:26.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ko sujjhati muccati bajjhatī ca,\nKenattanā gacchati brahmalokaṁ;\nAjānato me muni brūhi puṭṭho,\nBhagavā hi me sakkhi brahmajjadiṭṭho;\nTuvañhi no brahmasamosi saccaṁ,\nKathaṁ upapajjati brahmalokaṁ jutima”.","en":"“Who is purified, freed, awake?\nHow can one go to the realm of divinity oneself?\nI do not know, so please tell me when asked,\nfor the Buddha is the divinity I see in person today!\nTo us you are truly the equal of divinity.\nBrilliant One, how is one reborn in the realm of divinity?”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:27","sourceIds":["snp3.5:27.1","snp3.5:27.2","snp3.5:27.3","snp3.5:27.4","snp3.5:27.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yo yajati tividhaṁ yaññasampadaṁ,\n(māghāti bhagavā)\nĀrādhaye dakkhiṇeyyebhi tādi;\nEvaṁ yajitvā sammā yācayogo,\nUpapajjati brahmalokanti brūmī”ti.","en":"“One who accomplishes the sacrifice with three modes,”\nreplied the Buddha,\n“such a one would succeed due to those who are worthy of donations.\nSacrificing like this, one rightly committed to charity\nis reborn in the realm of divinity, I say.”"}},{"id":"snp3.5:28","sourceIds":["snp3.5:28.1","snp3.5:28.2","snp3.5:28.3","snp3.5:28.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ vutte, māgho māṇavo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:\n“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…\najjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.\nMāghasuttaṁ pañcamaṁ.","en":"When he had spoken, the student Māgha said to the Buddha,\n“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …\nFrom this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp3.5/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."}