Tripiṭaka 7. Arahantavagga
7. The Perfected Ones
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Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,
“sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā …pe… vihareyyan”ti.
“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”
“Yaṁ kho, bhikkhu, rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo”ti.
“Mendicant, give up desire for whatever is shaped by arousal.”
“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsī”ti?
“But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?”
“Rūpaṁ kho, bhante, rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra me chando pahātabbo.
“Sir, form is shaped by arousal; I should give up desire for it.
viññāṇaṁ rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra me chando pahātabbo.
Consciousness is shaped by arousal; I should give up desire for it.
Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.
That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”
Sādhu kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi.
It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this.
Rūpaṁ kho, bhikkhu, rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.
Form is shaped by arousal; you should give up desire for it.
viññāṇaṁ rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.
Consciousness is shaped by arousal; you should give up desire for it.
Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe…
This is how to understand the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” …
Aṭṭhamaṁ.