[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahapadanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14) › 2.20 # Mahapadanasutta 2.20 Mahāpadānasutta 2.20 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.1) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.2) ‘kimhi nu kho asati jarāmaraṇaṃ na hoti, kissa nirodhā jarāmaraṇanirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no old age and death? When what ceases do old age and death cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.3) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.4) ‘jātiyā kho asati jarāmaraṇaṃ na hoti, jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇanirodho’ti. > ‘When rebirth doesn’t exist there’s no old age and death. When rebirth ceases, old age and death cease.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.5) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.6) ‘kimhi nu kho asati jāti na hoti, kissa nirodhā jātinirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no rebirth? When what ceases does rebirth cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.7) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.8) ‘bhave kho asati jāti na hoti, bhavanirodhā jātinirodho’ti. > ‘When continued existence doesn’t exist there’s no rebirth. When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.9) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.10) ‘kimhi nu kho asati bhavo na hoti, kissa nirodhā bhavanirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no continued existence? When what ceases does continued existence cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.11) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.12) ‘upādāne kho asati bhavo na hoti, upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho’ti. > ‘When grasping doesn’t exist there’s no continued existence. When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.13) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.14) ‘kimhi nu kho asati upādānaṃ na hoti, kissa nirodhā upādānanirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no grasping? When what ceases does grasping cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.15) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.16) ‘taṇhāya kho asati upādānaṃ na hoti, taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho’ti. > ‘When craving doesn’t exist there’s no grasping. When craving ceases, grasping ceases.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.17) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.18) ‘kimhi nu kho asati taṇhā na hoti, kissa nirodhā taṇhānirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no craving? When what ceases does craving cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.19) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.20) ‘vedanāya kho asati taṇhā na hoti, vedanānirodhā taṇhānirodho’ti. > ‘When feeling doesn’t exist there’s no craving. When feeling ceases, craving ceases.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.21) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.22) ‘kimhi nu kho asati vedanā na hoti, kissa nirodhā vedanānirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no feeling? When what ceases does feeling cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.23) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.24) ‘phasse kho asati vedanā na hoti, phassanirodhā vedanānirodho’ti. > ‘When contact doesn’t exist there’s no feeling. When contact ceases, feeling ceases.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.25) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.26) ‘kimhi nu kho asati phasso na hoti, kissa nirodhā phassanirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no contact? When what ceases does contact cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.27) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.28) ‘saḷāyatane kho asati phasso na hoti, saḷāyatananirodhā phassanirodho’ti. > ‘When the six sense fields don’t exist there’s no contact. When the six sense fields cease, contact ceases.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.29) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.30) ‘kimhi nu kho asati saḷāyatanaṃ na hoti, kissa nirodhā saḷāyatananirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist are there no six sense fields? When what ceases do the six sense fields cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.31) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.32) ‘nāmarūpe kho asati saḷāyatanaṃ na hoti, nāmarūpanirodhā saḷāyatananirodho’ti. > ‘When name and form don’t exist there are no six sense fields. When name and form cease, the six sense fields cease.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.33) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.34) ‘kimhi nu kho asati nāmarūpaṃ na hoti, kissa nirodhā nāmarūpanirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist are there no name and form? When what ceases do name and form cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.35) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.36) ‘viññāṇe kho asati nāmarūpaṃ na hoti, viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho’ti. > ‘When consciousness doesn’t exist there are no name and form. When consciousness ceases, name and form cease.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.37) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa etadahosi: > Then Vipassī thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.38) ‘kimhi nu kho asati viññāṇaṃ na hoti, kissa nirodhā viññāṇanirodho’ti? > ‘When what doesn’t exist is there no consciousness? When what ceases does consciousness cease?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.39) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.20.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20.40) ‘nāmarūpe kho asati viññāṇaṃ na hoti, nāmarūpanirodhā viññāṇanirodho’ti. > ‘When name and form don’t exist there’s no consciousness. When name and form cease, consciousness ceases.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ## Translations (3) - [Dugi govor o velikom podvigu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~sr-brankokovacevic.2.20.1) — sr - [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.2.20.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.2.20.1) — English ## Linked texts (5) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.105) — Classical Chinese - [毘婆尸佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahavadanasutra*zh-dharmadeva.1.29) — Classical Chinese - [Vipassīsutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.4.14.2) — Pāli - [Gotamasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.10.5.2) — Pāli - [Nagarasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.4.18) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.20) · Pramāṇa