Middle Nikaya Majjhima Nikaya

27. State of Du elephant footprints (Culahatthipadopama Sutta).

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Thus have I heard.
One time Bhagavan at Savatthi (Xa-defense) at Jetavana (America-did), his garden Anathapindika (Anathapindika).
At that time the Brahmin Janussoni, with a full white carriage pulled by a mare, in the early morning, out of Savatthi. Brahmin Janussoni seen wandering ascetic remote Pilotika go, after seeing, immediately told the wandering ascetic Pilotika:
- The venerable where Vacchayana go so early?
- Venerable, recluse Gotama me from coming here.
- Venerable Vacchayana think? Recluse Gotama has not so wise? The venerable recluse Gotama watch who could not mind?
- Venerable, who am I may know recluse Gotama has so wise? Only people like recluse Gotama can know recluse Gotama with lucid intellectual.
- Vacchayana truly venerable recluse Gotama praise for praises paramount.
- The venerable Hey, who am I may praise recluse Gotama, the supreme being praised in the ranks was praised, supreme among gods and men.
- But venerable Vacchayana see reason in recluse Gotama that venerable with such confidence?
- This venerable, like a skillful elephant hunters in a forest elephant, and see a large elephant footprint, long length and wide width. The man came to the conclusion: "The elephant is big elephant". Also, this venerable, I saw four footprints recluse Gotama and came to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French were skilled faculty Bhagavan, and Sangha smart practice". Which four?
I see here with some Sat-Delhi scholarly, sensitive, discursive eloquence, refutable as split hairs. These men go here and there, as if to demolishing the false views with their wisdom. These men heard: "recluse Gotama will visit the village or town." They are going to ask: "'We, after arrival, recluse Gotama would ask this question. When we ask such, if recluse Gotama answered like this, then we will interpellate like that. When we asked that, if recluse Gotama answered like that, we would like this question ".
These men heard: "recluse Gotama visited this village, or this town." These men came to recluse Gotama in. Recluse Gotama with Dharma, encourage, make excited, makes you happy for this. Being recluse Gotama with France encouraged dialogue, making excited, make happy, they do not ask questions recluse Gotama (predetermined) alone that question. Instead, they become disciples of recluse Gotama. This venerable, when I first saw the footprints of the recluse Gotama this, I came to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are smart Bhagavan faculty, and Sangha smart practice".
This venerable, again, I see here that some Brahmin scholar, delicate, discursive eloquence, refutable as split hairs. These men go here and there, as if to demolishing the false views with their wisdom. These men heard ... (as above) ... on the contrary, they become disciples of the recluse Gotama. This venerable, when I see this second footprint of the recluse Gotama, I came to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are smart Bhagavan faculty, and Sangha smart practice".
This venerable, again, I think that here there are some homeowners scholarly, sensitive, discursive eloquence, refutable as split hairs. These men go here and there, as if to demolishing the false views with their wisdom. These men heard ... (as above) ... on the contrary, they become disciples of the recluse Gotama. This venerable, when I saw this third footprint of recluse Gotama, I came to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are smart Bhagavan faculty, and Sangha smart practice".
This venerable, again, I think that here there is some scholarly recluse, sensitive, discursive eloquence, refutable as split hairs. These men go here and there, as if to demolishing the false views with their wisdom. These men heard: "recluse Gotama will visit the village or town." They're going to ask the question: "We arriving recluse Gotama would ask this question. When we asked that, if recluse Gotama answered like this, we would like that question . When we asked that, if recluse Gotama answered like that, we would like this question ". These men heard: "recluse Gotama came to this village, or this town." These men came to recluse Gotama in. Recluse Gotama encouraging dialogue with France, making excited, makes you happy for this. Being recluse Gotama with France encouraged dialogue, making excited, make happy, they do not ask questions recluse Gotama (predestined), much less be questioned. Instead, they ask for permission recluse Gotama was home, abandoned the family, not family life. Recluse Gotama for them to be ordained. Being ordained as such, some of he lived alone, without distractions, attempts, ardent, and soon self-knowledge, self-certified, self-gain and abides, even in the present, the ultimate goal of dignity, but the right feet Good men ordained death, abandon family, no family life towards. They say: "Actually we near septic deaths. In fact we almost disappearing. In the past, we are not recluses to consider itself recluse, not a Brahmin to himself considered a Brahmin, is not level Arhat, to see themselves in the Arhat level. Now we are the real monks. Now we are the true Brahmin . Now we are really the Arhat ". When I see the footprints fourth recluse Gotama, I came to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are smart Bhagavan faculty, and Sangha smart practice".
When told this, Brahmin Janussoni, from an all-white carriage pulled by a mare, step down, covering upper robe over one shoulder, hands in the direction of the Exalted invocation, and uttered three times inspired language hereinafter: "bowed, steps Arhat, Enlightenment! bowed, steps Arhat, Enlightenment! bowed, steps Arhat, Chief Equal Enlightenment! Very likely, we will see venerable Gotama at some point, somewhere. Very likely, will have a conversation. " Then Brahmin Janussoni come to Bhagavan in, after arriving, they speak the words greeted with courtesy asked Bhagavan, then sat down on one side. After sitting down on one side, Brahmin Janussoni bring all of Du Si Pilotika story, narrated with Bhagavan. After hearing this, Bhagavan told Brahmin Janussoni:
- Hey Brahmin, elephant footprints eg incomplete so widely. This Brahmin, to the extent how such footprints of elephants are broadly adequate? Listen and skillful attention, I will say:
- Ladies and yes, venerable.
Brahmin Janussoni Bhagavan replied yes. Bhagavan preached as follows:
- Hey Brahmin, such as an elephant in a forest elephant. When he saw a large elephant footprint in the forest elephant, long length and wide width. If he is a skillful elephant hunters, they do not come to the conclusion: "The elephant is definitely huge." Why? This Brahmin, forest elephant, pygmy elephants have those low, have large footprints, can this kind of elephant footprints this. The man followed her footprints. While going under, he found in the woods with a large elephant footprint, long in length and width and height, and objects were rubbed. If he is a skillful elephant hunters, they do not come to the conclusion: "The elephant is sure why this great? Hey Brahmin, forest elephants, there are elephants have tusks kind, have large footprints, can this kind of elephant footprints of this. He followed his footprints. While going under, he found in the forest elephant, a large elephant footprint, long in length and width and the High animal rubbed, and ivory objects were cut slashing high. If the person is a skillful elephant hunters, he does not come to the conclusion: "The elephant is definitely huge." Why is that? Hey Brahmin, forest elephants have tusks kind elephants have large, large footprint, may footprints of the elephant kind. He followed his footprints. While going under, he found Forest elephants in a large elephant footprint, long in length and width and height rubbing objects, ivory objects were cut slashing high, and high objects broken branches. And he saw a male elephant under a tree or in the outdoors, walking, standing, sitting or lying down, he came to the conclusion: "This elephant is real big bull elephant."
Also, the Brahmin, here Tathagata born in life, is the order Arhat, Enlightenment, Minh Hanh Tuc, Auspicious, the World League, Supreme Master, Diaoyu macho Thien Nhon Teacher, Buddha, Bhagavan. With winning position, he enlightened the world itself, along with Heaven, Makai, Brahma world, together with them recluses, Brahmin, God and man species. Once that realization, he also claimed that he had discovered the theory, he preached good profile, Mid-friendly, good logistics, ie full text. He taught the virtues perfectly adequate, clean.
The chief, or the patriarchal status, or a person born in class (abjection) French hears that, after listening to France, he being pleased beliefs Tathagata. When there is faith, at this location thinking: "Life is full of family bondage, roads full of dust life. Life is ordained liberal as unreal. It's very difficult for a person living at home may live completely full of dignity, totally pure, white transparent like shells. So we should shaved, covering robes Asa home, leaving my family, not family life ". Some time later, he abandoned small fortune or abandon major asset, abandon her children or relatives of small farmers to abandon large retinue, shaved, covering robes-sa, and ordained, abandon the family, not family life.
Once ordained so, he presented academic achievement and life of monks, abandoning killing, away from killing, Minister, Ministry for the knife, with kindness, live mercy all beings and all living beings, from taking what is not given away, away from taking what is not given, only take objects given just wish things were for self chastity, no stealing, abandoned not commit well, living holy lives away (not holy), waive further legal lewd.
Abandoning lie, away lying, he said the word of truth, he is only on the truth, surely, reliably, without going against life, abandoning said two blade, double-edged away saying, hearing What's in this place, not to say the other place to being split in these people, hear anything in there, do not go talk to these people for being divisive in the others. He harmony separatists living cockroaches, encourage those harmony, joy in harmony, comfort in harmony, joy in harmony, words lead to harmony. He abandoned harsh speech, away from harsh speech, he said the words quietly, conveniently, the cute, sympathetic to center, elegant and pleasing to many people, please many people, he say such words. He abandoned say frivolous, away say frivolous, say time, say the word of truth, words have meaning, words of the Chief Justice, said the words of the Law, words worth preserve, the trendy word, rational, coherent, system, beneficial.
He abandoned harm the seeds and herbs, use one day a meal, do not eat at night; give up eating at the same time; waive go dancing, singing, demonstrations; waive jewelry wreath flavored lotions, the fashion, the very same time; renounce use high beds and large beds; waive receipt of raw nuts; waive receipt of raw meat, abandoned women receive, daughter; waive housemaids get girls and boys; waive receipt of sheep and goats; waive receipt of poultry and pigs; waive receipt of elephants, cows, horses and mares; abandoned land and get your fields; renounce receiving broker or broker yourself; abandon the sale; abandon the fraud by weight, money and measurement; abandonment of misconduct such as bribery, fraud, fraud; renounce hurting, killing, bondage, picture winner, theft, pillage.
He approvingly (motto) with robes to cover their bodies, with alms food to feed the stomach, go on the spot to carry your (medicine bowl). For as birds fly to everywhere to carry two wings; too, monks content with robes to cover their bodies, with alms food to feed the stomach, go on site to carry your (medicine bowl). He accomplished St world aggregates, feeling of inner pleasures, no mistakes.
When the eye sees color, he does not hold general minister, who does not hold its own minister. What makes the eye causes uncontrolled, causing craving bi, legal evil evil arises, he himself did overpower reason, upholding the eye, the practice of upholding the eye. When the ear heard ... nose ... tongue tasting smelling incense ... dear emotion ... the awareness of the law, he does not hold general minister, does not hold any particular minister. What causes that basis is not tame, that craving bi legal and evil evil arises, he himself did overpower reason, upholding the grounds, upholding the standard practice of the apartment. He accomplished this St. upholding the base, optimistic feeling of inner life, not turbid.
He going forward, going backward are alert, looking ahead when looking around are aware, when bending, the stretch are aware, while carrying double y, y bowls are aware, when they eat, drink , chew, swallow, are aware, when defecation, urination are awakening, when walking, standing, sitting lying, awake, talking, quietly are awakening.
He accomplished world aggregates Holy, Holy achievements holder of this base, and achievements St. mindfulness and awareness, the choices a quiet place, solitary as forests, trees, ravines, caves, beaches tha ma, arbor, outdoor, haystack. After seeking alms about and eating, he sat cross-legged, back straight in place above, and mindfulness in front. He abandoned craving in life, living with heart craving escapism, wash all craving attention, renounce hatred, he does not mind living with anger, contentment pity all sentient beings, and heels wash off anger heart, renounce dullness torpor, he survived divorce deep torpor, with great attention towards the light, mindful awareness, washed off drowsiness hypnotic mind, renounce foreign agitation too, he lived not agitation, inner serenity, washed out agitation center, repentance, renunciation doubt, he lived escape suspicion, wondering not hesitate, washed of all suspicion center with dhamma.
He abandoned five hindrances make the mind unclean, make comb black intellectual, sexual ly, ly evil evil law, residence certificate first meditation, a blissful state by being sexual ly, with the magnitude of . This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, seal cutting guillotine of Tathagata. But Saints disciples not come to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are Bhagavan preached, they increase well practiced".
Again, this Brahmin, monks kill and reach the quarterfinals, residence certificate Meditation Monday, a state of bliss, by the birth, not reach, no quad, single-mindedly internal static. This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, seal cutting guillotine of Tathagata. But Saints disciples not come to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are Bhagavan preached, they increase well practiced".
Again, this Brahmin, resident monks glass discharge joy, mindfulness and awareness, body feel the pleasures which the sages called optimistic discharge residence concept, residence certificate third Meditation. This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, seal cutting guillotine of Tathagata. But Saints disciples not come to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are Bhagavan preached, they increase well practiced".
Again, this Brahmin, monks optimistic discharge, discharge of suffering, kill incentives feelings before the wedding, fourth Meditation residence certificate, neutral, discharging pure thoughts. This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, stamp guillotine cut of the Tathagata, but the disciples Saints not come to the conclusion: "Exalted is Career Enlightenment France is Exalted preached, we Increasing smart practice ".
With a calm mind, pure, not contaminated, not negativity, skilful, easy to use, stable, calm so, he leads the mind, to the Additional Inbound Intelligent Network. He remembers the past life, as a life, two lives, three generations, four died, five lives, ten lives, twenty died, thirty lives, life forty, fifty lives, a hundred lives, two hundreds died, a thousand generations, many damaged lives, many lives, many damaged and the life. He remembered that: "At the other place, we have names like this, like this family, class like this, like this painful feeling optimistic life expectancy to levels like this. After his death the other site I was born in to it. In that place, we have names like this, like this family, class like this, like this painful feeling optimistic life expectancy to levels like this. After death The other site, I was born here. " Thus, he remembered many past lives with the outline and details. This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, seal cutting guillotine of Tathagata. But Saints disciples not come to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are Bhagavan preached, they increase well practiced".
With a calm mind, pure, not contaminated, not negativity, skilful, easy to use, stable, calm so, he leads the mind, intellect afferent to the birth and death of beings. He with pure divine eye, superhuman, see life and death of beings. He said clearly, beings, people who inferior noble, beautiful people who coarse, the lucky wretch, are due to conduct their careers. These beings do evil deeds of the body, words and thoughts, slander the saint, according wrong, generate industry at TA. These people after themselves corrupt public network, must be born into the realm of evil, the Beast, deprivation, in hell. And these beings do the deeds of the body, words and thoughts, not libel the sages, follow the right view, create now follow the right view, these people, after the body damage the public network, is born to the animal charity , heaven, on earth. Thus, he with pure divine eye, superhuman, see life and death of beings. He knew that all beings, the inferior man noble, beautiful people who coarse, the lucky wretch, are due to conduct their careers. This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, seal cutting guillotine of Tathagata. But Saints disciples not come to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are Bhagavan preached, they increase well practiced".
With a calm mind, pure, not contaminated, not negativity, skilful, easy to use, stable, calm so, he leads the mind, afferent to gonorrhea take place. He said as truth: "This is suffering", known as truth: "This is the cause of suffering", known as truth: "This is the Cessation of Suffering", know as truth: "This is the path leading to the killing of suffering" , know as fact: "These are illegal or" know as truth: "This is the cause of gonorrhea or" know as truth: "This is the cankers destroyed", know as truth: "This is the path taken taints to destroy ".
This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, seal cutting guillotine of Tathagata. But Saints disciples not come to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, the French are Bhagavan preached, they increase well practiced".
He said such because, by seeing this, his mind escape illegal sex, organic contraband escape, escape ignorance. For autologous freed thus arises understanding: "I have liberated". He said: "The birth took advantage, dignity has, to-do was made, no callbacks this life anymore."
This Brahmin, so-called footprint of the Tathagata, the Tathagata rubbing seal, seal cutting guillotine of Tathagata. This Brahmin, to this extent, Saints disciples came to the conclusion: "Exalted is the One Enlightenment, France is Exalted preached, they increase well-practiced". This Brahmin, to this extent, for example elephant footprints are actually broadly adequate.
Being heard this, Brahmin Janussoni lord:
- It's rather wonderful, venerable Gotama! It's rather wonderful, venerable Gotama! As people stand up to what was overturned, exposing what is covered, only way for people to get lost direction, bringing light into the darkness for those who have eyes can see color. Likewise, the Dharma was venerable Gotama presented using various means, explained. I take refuge Venerable Gotama, refuge in France, and the refuge we bhikkhu Sangha. Expect venerable Gotama receive the disciple, from today onwards until the general clause, the lifetime devotion!END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.24/9/2015.