Mahasamayasutta 3
The Great Congregation 3
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Then, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, they vanished from the Pure Abodes and reappeared in front of the Buddha.
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They bowed to the Buddha and stood to one side.
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Standing to one side, one deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
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“There’s a great congregation in the woods,
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where heavenly hosts have assembled.
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We’ve come to this righteous congregation
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to see the invincible Saṅgha!”
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Then another deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
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“The mendicants there are immersed in samādhi,
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they’ve straightened their own minds.
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Like a charioteer holding the reins,
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the astute ones protect their senses.”
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Then another deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
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“They snapped the post and snapped the cross-bar,
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unstirred, they tore out Indra’s pillar.
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They live pure and immaculate,
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the young giants tamed by the Clear-eyed One.”
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Then another deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
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“Anyone who has gone to the Buddha for refuge
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won’t go to a plane of loss.
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After giving up this human body,
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they swell the heavenly host.”
Translations (2)
- Veliko okupljanje — sr
- Die große Zusammenkunft — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- Mahāsamayasutta — Pāli