Kimatthiyabrahmacariyasutta
If anyone asks why we live the holy life, it is for the ending of suffering.
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Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.152
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15. Navapurāṇavagga
15. The Old and the New
Kimatthiyabrahmacariyasutta
What’s the Goal of the Spiritual Life?
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“Sace vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:
“Mendicants, if wanderers who follow another religion were to ask you:
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‘kimatthiyaṁ, āvuso, samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti?
‘Reverends, what’s the goal of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?’
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Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:
You should answer them:
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‘dukkhassa kho, āvuso, pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti.
‘The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand suffering.’
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Sace pana vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:
If wanderers of other religions were to ask you:
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‘katamaṁ panāvuso, dukkhaṁ, yassa pariññāya samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti?
‘Reverends, what is that suffering?’
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Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:
You should answer them:
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‘Cakkhu kho, āvuso, dukkhaṁ;
‘The eye is suffering.
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tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.
The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.
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Rūpā dukkhā;
Sights …
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tesaṁ pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.
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Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ dukkhaṁ;
Eye consciousness …
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tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.
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Cakkhusamphasso dukkho;
Eye contact …
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tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.
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Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi dukkhaṁ;
The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact is also suffering.
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tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati …pe…
The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.
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jivhā dukkhā …
The ear … nose … tongue … body …
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mano dukkho;
mind …
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tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati …
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yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi dukkhaṁ;
The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is also suffering.
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tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.
The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.
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Idaṁ kho, āvuso, dukkhaṁ;
This is that suffering.
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yassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti.
The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.’
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Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyāthā”ti.
When questioned by wanderers of other religions, that’s how you should answer them.”
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Sattamaṁ.
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