Udayamāṇavapucchā

Sutta Nipāta 5.14

Anthology of Discourses 5.14

Udayamāṇavapucchā

The Questions of Udaya

“Jhāyiṁ virajamāsīnaṁ,

“To the meditator, rid of hopes,”

(iccāyasmā udayo)

said Venerable Udaya,

Katakiccaṁ anāsavaṁ;

“who has completed the task, is free of defilements,

Pāraguṁ sabbadhammānaṁ,

and has gone beyond all things,

Atthi pañhena āgamaṁ;

I have come seeking with a question.

Aññāvimokkhaṁ pabrūhi,

Tell me the liberation by enlightenment,

Avijjāya pabhedanaṁ”.

the smashing of ignorance.”

“Pahānaṁ kāmacchandānaṁ,

“The giving up of both”

(udayāti bhagavā)

replied the Buddha,

Domanassāna cūbhayaṁ;

“sensual desires and displeasures;

Thinassa ca panūdanaṁ,

the casting aside of dullness,

Kukkuccānaṁ nivāraṇaṁ.

and the prevention of remorse;

Upekkhāsatisaṁsuddhaṁ,

pure equanimity and mindfulness,

dhammatakkapurejavaṁ;

preceded by investigation of principles—

Aññāvimokkhaṁ pabrūmi,

this, I declare, is liberation by enlightenment,

avijjāya pabhedanaṁ”.

the smashing of ignorance.”

“Kiṁsu saṁyojano loko,

“What fetters the world?

kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;

How does it travel about?

Kissassa vippahānena,

With the giving up of what

nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.

is extinguishment spoken of?”

“Nandisaṁyojano loko,

“Delight fetters the world.

vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;

It travels about by means of thought.

Taṇhāya vippahānena,

With the giving up of craving

nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.

extinguishment is spoken of.”

“Kathaṁ satassa carato,

“For one living mindfully,

viññāṇaṁ uparujjhati;

how does consciousness cease?

Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma,

We’ve come to ask the worthy sir:

taṁ suṇoma vaco tava”.

let us hear what you say.”

“Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca,

“Not taking pleasure in feeling

Vedanaṁ nābhinandato;

internally and externally—

Evaṁ satassa carato,

for one living mindfully,

Viññāṇaṁ uparujjhatī”ti.

that’s how consciousness ceases.”

Udayamāṇavapucchā terasamā.