Tripiṭaka Huṁhuṅkasutta
The Mystic Syllable Huṁ
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ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā uruvelāyaṁ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre ajapālanigrodhe paṭhamābhisambuddho.
At one time, when he was first awakened, the Buddha was staying in Uruvelā at the goatherd’s banyan tree on the bank of the Nerañjarā River.
Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena nisinno hoti vimuttisukhapaṭisaṁvedī.
There the Buddha sat cross-legged for seven days without moving, experiencing the bliss of freedom.
Atha kho bhagavā tassa sattāhassa accayena tamhā samādhimhā vuṭṭhāsi.
When seven days had passed, the Buddha emerged from that state of immersion.
Atha kho aññataro huṁhuṅkajātiko brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Then a certain brahmin, one of those who murmured the mystic syllable <i lang='pi' translate='no'>huṁ</i>, <i lang='pi' translate='no'>huṁ</i>, went up to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he stood to one side and said,
“kittāvatā nu kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇo hoti, katame ca pana brāhmaṇakaraṇā dhammā”ti?
“Worthy Gotama, how do you define a brahmin? And what are the things that make one a brahmin?”
Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:
Nihuṁhuṅko nikkasāvo yatatto;
not murmuring the mystic syllable <i lang='pi' translate='no'>huṁ</i>, <j>unstained, self-controlled,
Vedantagū vūsitabrahmacariyo,
a complete knowledge master <j>who has completed the spiritual journey—
Catutthaṁ.