Mahapadanasutta 3.22: 16. Cārikāanujānana
Mahāpadānasutta 3.22
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16. Cārikāanujānana
3.22.1
Tena kho pana, bhikkhave, samayena bandhumatiyā rājadhāniyā mahābhikkhusaṅgho paṭivasati aṭṭhasaṭṭhibhikkhusatasahassaṃ.
Now at that time a large Saṅgha of 6,800,000 mendicants were residing at Bandhumatī.
3.22.2
Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:
As the Buddha Vipassī was in private retreat this thought came to his mind,
3.22.3
‘mahā kho etarahi bhikkhusaṅgho bandhumatiyā rājadhāniyā paṭivasati aṭṭhasaṭṭhibhikkhusatasahassaṃ, yannūnāhaṃ bhikkhū anujāneyyaṃ:
‘The Saṅgha residing at Bandhumatī now is large. What if I was to urge them:
3.22.4
“caratha, bhikkhave, cārikaṃ bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ;
“Wander forth, mendicants, for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.
3.22.5
mā ekena dve agamittha;
Let not two go by one road.
3.22.6
desetha, bhikkhave, dhammaṃ ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāsetha.
Teach the Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And reveal a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure.
3.22.7
Santi sattā apparajakkhajātikā, assavanatā dhammassa parihāyanti,
There are beings with little dust in their eyes. They’re in decline because they haven’t heard the teaching.
3.22.8
bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro.
There will be those who understand the teaching!
3.22.9
Api ca channaṃ channaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyā”’ti.
But when six years have passed, you must all come to Bandhumatī to recite the monastic code.”’
Translations (3)
- Dugi govor o velikom podvigu — sr
- Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren — German
- The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind — English