Mahapadanasutta 3.7
Mahāpadānasutta 3.7
- Language
- Pāli
3.7.1
Atha kho so, bhikkhave, mahābrahmā vipassissa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi:
Then that Great Divinity, knowing the Buddha Vipassī’s train of thought, addressed him in verse:
3.7.2
‘Sele yathā pabbatamuddhaniṭṭhito,
‘Standing high on a rocky mountain,
3.7.3
Yathāpi passe janataṃ samantato;
you can see the people all around.
3.7.4
Tathūpamaṃ dhammamayaṃ sumedha,
In just the same way, All-seer, so intelligent,
3.7.5
Pāsādamāruyha samantacakkhu;
having ascended the Temple of Truth,
3.7.6
Sokāvatiṇṇaṃ janatamapetasoko,
rid of sorrow, look upon the people
3.7.7
Avekkhassu jātijarābhibhūtaṃ.
swamped with sorrow,
overcome by rebirth and old age.
3.7.8
Uṭṭhehi vīra vijitasaṅgāma,
Rise, hero! Victor in battle, caravan leader,
3.7.9
Satthavāha aṇaṇa vicara loke;
wander the world free of debt.
3.7.10
Desassu bhagavā dhammaṃ,
Let the Blessed One teach the Dhamma!
3.7.11
Aññātāro bhavissantī’ti.
There will be those who understand!’
3.7.12
Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassī bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho taṃ mahābrahmānaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
Then the Buddha Vipassī addressed that Great Divinity in verse:
3.7.13
‘Apārutā tesaṃ amatassa dvārā,
‘Flung open are the doors to freedom from death!
3.7.14
Ye sotavanto pamuñcantu saddhaṃ;
Let those with ears to hear commit to faith.
3.7.15
Vihiṃsasaññī paguṇaṃ na bhāsiṃ,
Thinking it would be troublesome, Divinity,
I did not teach
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Dhammaṃ paṇītaṃ manujesu brahme’ti.
the sophisticated, sublime Dhamma among mankind.’
3.7.17
Atha kho so, bhikkhave, mahābrahmā: ‘katāvakāso khomhi vipassinā bhagavatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena dhammadesanāyā’ti vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tattheva antaradhāyi.
Then the Great Divinity, knowing that his request for the Buddha Vipassī to teach the Dhamma had been granted, bowed and respectfully circled him, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.
Translations (3)
- Dugi govor o velikom podvigu — sr
- Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren — German
- The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (13)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- Mahāvagga — Pāli
- Bodhirājakumārasutta — Pāli
- Pāsarāsisutta — Pāli
- Brahmāyācanasutta — Pāli
- Itivuttaka — Pāli
- Buddhavandanāsutta — Pāli
- Mahāniddesa — Pāli
- Cūḷaniddesa — Pāli
- Mahāvastu — Sanskrit
- 出曜經 — Classical Chinese
- 法集要頌經 — Classical Chinese
- Udānavarga — Dharmatrāta, Sanskrit