Middle Nikaya Majjhima Nikaya

97. Beijing Dhananjani (Dhananjani Sutta).

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Thus have I heard.
One time Bhagavan at Rajagaha (Rajgir), Veluvana (Bamboo Forest), in Kalandakanivapa (foster care space).
At that time, Venerable Sariputta was traveling at Dakkhinagiri (Nam Son) with mass Monks. A Monks after the rainy season retreat in Rajagaha (Rajgir) go to Dakkhinagiri and go to venerable Sariputta, after to speak with the venerable Sariputta, the welcome to inquire, after talking to the words welcome to ask friends, sat down on one side. Then venerable Sariputta told the monks that were sitting on one side:
- Hey Sage, Bhagavan has been no disease, not health?
- Ladies and sage, Bhagavan not sick and healthy.
- Ladies and sage, and we monks have been no disease and not healthy?
- Dear Sage, we monks are not sick and healthy.
- Here, the sage, with Brahmin named Dhananjani at Tandulapala. This sage, Brahmin Dhananjani not get sick and not healthy?
- Dear Sage, Brahmin Dhananjani not sick and healthy.
- Hey Sage, Brahmin Dhanajani not get no distractions?
- Dear Sage, how Brahmin Dhannajani can not be heedless! Dear Sage, Brahmin king Dhananjani's dependence, exploitation of Brahmin householders, dependence how the Brahmin householders, exploitation king. The former wife of the Brahmin with faithfulness, from a family wedding faithful died. The wife then no faithfulness and marriage from a family with no faithfulness.
- Hey Sage, it is not good news! Hey Sage, it is not good news when we heard Brahmin Dhananjani distractions. Chances are we have a chance to meet Brahmin Dhananjani, likely will have a conversation.
Then venerable Sariputta after at Dakkhinagiri until pleasant, immediately depart Rajagaha (Rajgir), sequentially and to travel at Rajgir. Here, venerable Sariputta residing in Rajagaha, Veluvana, at Kalandakanivapa.
Then venerable Sariputta robes in the morning, took care bowl, went into Rajagaha for alms. At that time the Brahmin Dhananjani am to milk the cows outside the city. The venerable Sariputta after alms in Rajgir finished, after meals, on the way back alms, go to Brahmin Dhananjani. Brahmin Dhananjani see remote venerable Sariputta go, after seeing, went to venerable Sariputta, after arrival immediately said to the Venerable Sariputta:
- Drink this milk and wait until mealtime.
- Well, just then, Brahmin. Today we had finished eating. I would sit in a corner tree siesta. He can go there.
- Ladies and yes, venerable.
Brahmin Dhananjani venerable Sariputta replied yes. Then Brahmin Dhananjani after breakfast, went to the venerable Sariputta, after to speak with Venerable Sariputta's words welcome to inquire, after talking to the welcome to inquire friends, instant sat to one side. The venerable Sariputta told Brahmin Dhananjani sat in:
- Hey Dhananjani, he has no distractions not?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, how we can not be heedless, while we still have to take care of his parents, while his wife and children to care for, and servants, laborers must nurture, there are responsibilities dear friends have done for dear friends, there are responsible people to make blood for blood relatives, there are new responsibilities for the new hotel guests have to do, there are other responsibilities ancestors have done for their ancestors, there are other gods shall be done for the gods, there are responsibilities king must do to kings, the body also needs to make to satisfy and nourish !
- Hey Dhananjani, What do you think? Here, there are people doing these things because their parents illegally, do the things underhanded. Predestined by doing illegal things, do the underhanded, the soldiers dragged him to hell to hell. He do when he said, "I as a parent have to do illegal things, did the underhanded thing. Do not have to drag me to hell Force hell"? Or parents do when he said, "we as parents have to do the illegal thing, did the underhanded thing. Do not have to pull its military hell to hell"?
- Ladies not, venerable Sariputta. The military hell still toss him into hell, though he had wept.
- Hey Dhananjani, What do you think? Here, there are people for his wife and children to do illegal things, do things underhanded. Predestined by doing illegal things, do the underhanded, the soldiers dragged him to hell to hell. He do when he said, "I for his wife and children did the illegal, underhanded did. Do not have to drag me to hell Force hell"? Or his wife and children he can do when he said, "Husband, my father because we were doing illegal things, did the underhanded thing. Do not have to pull the military hell husband, my father to hell" ?
- Ladies not, venerable Sariputta. The military hell still toss him into hell, though he had wept.
- Hey Dhananjani, What do you think? Here, there are people for slave labor do illegal things, do things underhanded. Predestined by doing illegal things, do the underhanded, the soldiers dragged him to hell to hell. He do hardly say, "I work for the public servant was doing illegal things, did the underhanded thing. Do not have to drag me to hell Force hell"? Servants or public employees do the talking: "Our owners because we were doing illegal things, did the underhanded thing. Do not have to pull all troops the hell we went to hell"?
- Ladies not, venerable Sariputta. The military hell still toss him into hell, though he had wept.
- Hey Dhananjani, What do you think? Here, there are people for dear friends ... Though he has wept.
Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? Here, the front man for the guests ... Though he has wept.
Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? Here, some of the ancestors ... Though he has wept.
Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? Here, there are people for gods ... Though he has wept.
Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? Here, there are people for kings ... Though he has wept.
Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? Here, there are people for making satisfying, because nourish the body as the illegal, do the things underhanded. Predestined by doing illegal things, do the underhanded things of this, the soldiers dragged him to hell to hell. He do when he said: "So make satisfying, because nourish the body, I was doing illegal things, did the underhanded things of this. Do not have to drag me to hell addresses troops hell "? Or the other people do when they say: "So make satisfying, because nourish the body, people are doing illegal things, do this underhanded thing. Do not have to pull its military hell to hell"?
- Ladies not, venerable Sariputta. The military hell still toss him into hell, though he had wept.
- Hey Dhananjani, What do you think? A person because parents do illegal things, do things underhanded, or a person because parents do the right approach, as the right feet, one better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, because parents who do illegal things, do things underhanded, he better not. And the Venerable Sariputta said, because parents who do the right thing legal, do the right feet, that person better. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, and these actions can take care of their parents, not to do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? A man for his wife and children as the illegal, as the underhanded, or a person because of his wife and children, do the right thing legal, do the right feet, one better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, one for his wife and children as the illegal, as the underhanded, he better not. And said venerable Sariputta, one for his wife and children to do the right thing legal, do the right feet, a better person. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, and these actions can nourish his wife and children, do not do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? A servant who labor for doing the illegal thing, doing the misdeed, because a servant or a public employee to do the right approach, as the right feet, one better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, because a servant who labor do illegal things, do things underhanded, he better not. And the Venerable Sariputta said, because a servant laborer who do the right approach, as the right feet, that person better. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, with these actions could foster public servant employees, not to do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? A dear friends for making the illegal, as the underhanded, or because of family and friends who do the right thing legal, do the right feet, one better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, dear friends who you do illegal things, do things underhanded, he better not. And the Venerable Sariputta said, because dear friends who do the right thing legal, do the right feet, that person better. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, and these actions can nourish dear friends, do not do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? A blood because people do illegal things, do things underhanded, or a person because of a blood relative as the legal right, do the right feet, one better?
- Dear Venerable Sariputta, who for blood relatives do unlawful things, doing the misdeed, he is not better. And the Venerable Sariputta said, because people who do the right thing parentage law, to do the right feet, a better person. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there are other actions that human and lawful, and these actions can nourish blood relatives, not do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? A new customer for making the illegal, as the underhanded, or a front man for doing the right thing legal client, do the right feet, one better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, front man for the visitors as the illegal, doing the misdeed, he is not better. And said venerable Sariputta, front man for the visitors as the lawful thing, do the right feet, that person better. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, and such actions may make the duty hotel front desk for guests, not do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? A person because ancestors do illegal things, do things underhanded, or because their ancestors who made the correct method, do the right feet, one better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, because ancestor who do illegal things, do the misdeed, he is not better. And the Venerable Sariputta said, because the ancestors who made the correct method, do the right feet, a better person. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, and these actions can be the responsibility ancestors have done for their ancestors, do not do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? A person because gods do illegal things, do things underhanded, or because the gods do the right approach, as the right feet, one better?
- Dear Venerable Sariputta, who because gods do illegal things, do the misdeed, he is not better. And the Venerable Sariputta said, because the gods who made the correct method, do the right feet, that person better. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, and these actions can be the responsibility gods, for the gods do not do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? The chaplain for the illegal work, doing underhanded things or people as kings do the right approach, as the right feet, one better?
- Dear Venerable Sariputta, who as kings do illegal things, do the misdeed, he is not better. And said venerable Sariputta, who as kings do the right thing legal, do the right feet, that person better. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, can do the liability kings against kings do, not do evil, do good deeds. Dhananjani Hey, what do you think? The so satisfying, because relatives do cultivate the illegal, do underhanded things, or people because satisfying because nourish the body, do the right thing legal, do the right feet, one good more beautiful?
- Dear Venerable Sariputta, who as satisfying, because nourish the body as the illegal, as the underhanded, he is not better. And said venerable Sariputta, who as satisfying, because nourish the body as the lawful, do the right feet, that person better. Dear venerable Sariputta, lawful practice, practice better right feet unlawful practice, practice underhanded.
- Hey Dhananjani, there's other actions, lawful, and these actions can satisfy, nourish the body, do not do evil, do good deeds.
Brahmin Dhananjani credit joyful life venerable Sariputta taught words, from the seat up and leave.
Brahmin Dhananjani after a period of illness, suffering, is mortally ill. Then Brahmin Dhananjani to call another person:
- You go to Bhagavan, after arriving, take my name's head bowed legs Ton and said, "Buddha, the Brahmin Dhananjani sick, suffering, disease survivor, bow head bowed ". Then he went to the venerable Sariputta, after arriving, take my name bow my head Venerable Sariputta, and said: "O venerable Sariputta, Brahmin Dhananjani sick, the suffering, is mortally ill, bent Venerable Sariputta bowed and said, "Venerable, if Venerable Sariputta heal instead of compassion mercy, go to dormitory of Brahmin Dhananjani".
- Ladies and yes, venerable.
He obeyed Dhananjani Brahmin, go to Bhagavan, after arrival, Bhagavan bowed legs and sat down on one side. Sitting down on one side, one lord:
- Buddha, Brahmin Dhananjani sick, the suffering, is mortally ill, his head bowed legs Bhagavan.
Then go to venerable Sariputta, having to pay homage to venerable Sariputta then sat down on one side. Sitting down on one side, he said to the Venerable Sariputta:
- Venerable Sir, Brahmin Dhananjani sick, the suffering, is mortally ill, his head bowed venerable Sariputta and said, "Venerable Sir, if Venerable Sariputta healthy replacement for mercy mercy, go to the dormitory of Brahmin Dhananjani ".
The venerable Sariputta silent accepted. Then venerable Sariputta robes, holding a bowl y go to dormitory Brahmin Dhananjani, after arrival, sat on the seat was drafted. After sitting, Venerable Sariputta asked Brahmin Dhananjani:
- I hope, this Dhananjani, he may endurance; I hope he can endure; I hope unpleasant is minimized, without increasing, and markedly reduce, not increase!
- Sariputta Venerable Sir, I can not patience, I can not endure. The increasing my agony, no mitigation. And the increase is evident, no mitigation. Dear venerable Sariputta, such as an athlete who beheaded another man with a sharp sword; too, said venerable Sariputta, terrible winds blow up in my head ached. Sariputta Venerable Sir, I can not patience, I can not endure. The increasing my agony, no mitigation, the increase was pronounced, without mitigation. Sariputta Venerable Sir, as an athlete who took a hard leather belt wrapped around his head and clasped round; too, said venerable Sariputta, I was feeling a terrible headache. Sariputta Venerable Sir, I can not patience, I can not endure. The increasing my agony, no mitigation, the increase was pronounced, without mitigation. Dear venerable Sariputta, like a skillful butcher or butcher disciples belly cut with knife sharp cut of beef; too, said venerable Sariputta, a terrible wind that cut across my belly. Sariputta Venerable Sir, I can not patience, I can not endure. But my anguish increased, not reduce, the increase was pronounced, without mitigation. Dear venerable Sariputta, such as the two athletes, after holding the arm of a weaker, grilled him, burned him on a charcoal pit devour; too, said venerable Sariputta, a start-up heat horrible in my relatives. Sariputta Venerable Sir, I can not patience, I can not endure. The increasing my agony, no mitigation, the increase was pronounced, without mitigation.
- Hey Dhananjani, hell or animalzxy, better place?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, better animalzxy hell.
- Hey Dhananjani, animalzxy or ghosts, better place?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, better ghosts animalzxy.
- Hey Dhananjani, as ghosts or kind person, a better place?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, species better person as ghosts.
- Hey Dhananjani, four heavenly king species or natural person, a better place?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, four heavenly king better disaster mankind.
- Hey Dhananjani, four heavenly king natural disasters or Three decades triangle, where better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, natural Tam tam better cross four heavenly king disasters.
- Hey Dhananjani, Three Cross Da-ma tam natural or God, where better?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, Da-ma better natural disasters Three decades triangle.
- Hey Dhananjani, Da-ma disasters or natural pain-interest-momentum (Tusita), a better place?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, Top-rate-da Da-ma natural disasters better.
- Hey Dhananjani, oil-interest-momentum bias or optimism bias Chemistry (Nimmanarati), a better place?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, natural peanut better chemistry pain-interest-momentum bias.
- Hey Dhananjani, Chemistry or optimistic bias in natural alienation, better place?
- Dear venerable Sariputta, Tha Self in natural disasters better communicate chemistry.
- Hey Dhananjani, Tha Self in heaven or Brahma world, a better place?
- Venerable Sariputta said: "Brahma world." The venerable Sariputta said: "Brahma world."
Then venerable Sariputta thought: "You Brahmin very loving attachment Brahma world. So let us preach the way to stem residence with Brahma".
- Hey Dhananjani, I will speak for Mr. path to stay with Brahma stalks. Listen well volition, I will preach.
- Ladies and yes.
Brahmin Dhananjani venerable Sariputta replied yes. The venerable Sariputta following theory:
- Hey Dhananjani, how is the way to stay with Brahma stalks? Here is Dhananjani, the monks reside, chronic variable with an ownership interest statement with the word, so the Monday, so the Tuesday, so the fourth. Thus the same around the world, up, down, across, and all the land, the border around the multitude, he abides with chronic variable interest question with the generous friendship, boundless, no hate, no anger. Dhananjani Hey, so is the way to stay with Brahma stalks.
Again, Dhananjani, the monks dwell chronic variable with an ownership interest question with bi ... meets a local variable dwell with organic heart with joy ... the complications of chronic reside with an ownership interest question with discharge, so that the second method Tuesday, likewise the fourth. Thus the same around the world, up, down, across, and all the land, the border around the multitude, he abides turn complacent with the organic mind with equanimity, generous, boundless, no hate, no anger. Dhananjani Hey, so is the way to stay with Brahma stalks.
- The venerable Sariputta, folks, let me bow behalf bowed and said, "Buddha, the Brahmin Dhananjani sick, the suffering, is mortally ill, his head bowed legs Exalted" .
Then venerable Sariputta, oil for planes with nobler need to show, after residing Brahmin in inferior Brahma world, from the seat up and leave. And Brahmin Dhananjani, after Venerable Sariputta departed not long, immediately shared destiny and be born to Brahma world.
Then Bhagavan called the monks:
- Hey monks, oil for planes with nobler need proof, Sariputta after dwell Brahmin Dhananjani into inferior Brahma world, was from the seat up and leave.
Then Venerable Sariputta went to Bhagavan, after coming bowed and sat down on one side. Sitting down one side, venerable Sariputta lord:
- Buddha, Brahmin Dhananjani sick, the suffering, is mortally ill, his head bowed legs Bhagavan.
- Hey Sariputta, why, even when there are nobler realm must be certified, after he abides Brahmin Dhananjani into inferior Brahma world, was from the seat up and leave?
- Buddha, I think as follows: "The location of this Brahmin very attachment Brahma world." So will you preach path to stay with Brahma stalks.
- And this Sariputta, Brahmin Dhananjani have common destiny and born to Brahma world. 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.2/10/2015.