In the Land of the Mallas

So I have heard.At one time the BuddhaBuddhaEl nombre dado a quien redescubre por sí mismo el sendero liberador del Dhamma, tras un largo período de haber sido olvidado por el mundo. Según la tradición, una larga línea de Buddhas se extiende hasta el pasado distante. El Buddha más reciente nació como Siddhattha Gotama en la India alrededor del año 500 a.e.c. Un joven bien educado y acomodado, renunció a su familia y su herencia principesca en la flor de la vida para buscar la verdadera libertad y el fin del sufrimiento (dukkha). Después de siete años de austeridades en el bosque, redescubrió el «camino medio» y alcanzó su meta, convirtiéndose en el Buddha.Ver en el glosario was staying in the land of the Mallas, near the Mallian town named Uruvelakappa.*The Mallian lands lay to the north of the Sarabhū/Gaghara river, and west of the Vajjian federation.There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā mallesu viharati uruvelakappaṁ nāma mallānaṁ nigamo. *mallesu → mallakesu (bj, sya-all, km); mallikesu (pts1ed, mr)Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

So I have heard.Evaṁ me sutaṁ—At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Mallas, near the Mallian town named Uruvelakappa.*The Mallian lands lay to the north of the Sarabhū/Gaghara river, and west of the Vajjian federation.ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā mallesu viharati uruvelakappaṁ nāma mallānaṁ nigamo. *mallesu → mallakesu (bj, sya-all, km); mallikesu (pts1ed, mr)There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

“Mendicants, as long as noble knowledge hasn’t arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties are not stable and fixed.But when noble knowledge has arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties become stable and fixed.

“yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ na uppannaṁ hoti neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti. Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ uppannaṁ hoti, atha catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, atha catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti.

“Mendicants, as long as noble knowledge hasn’t arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties are not stable and fixed.“yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ na uppannaṁ hoti neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti. But when noble knowledge has arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties become stable and fixed.Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ uppannaṁ hoti, atha catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, atha catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti.

It’s just like in a bungalow. As long as the roof peak is not lifted into place, the rafters are not stable or fixed.But when the roof peak is lifted into place, the rafters become stable and fixed.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yāvakīvañca kūṭāgārassa kūṭaṁ na ussitaṁ hoti, neva tāva gopānasīnaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, neva tāva gopānasīnaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti. Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa kūṭaṁ ussitaṁ hoti, atha gopānasīnaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, atha gopānasīnaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti.

It’s just like in a bungalow. As long as the roof peak is not lifted into place, the rafters are not stable or fixed.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yāvakīvañca kūṭāgārassa kūṭaṁ na ussitaṁ hoti, neva tāva gopānasīnaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, neva tāva gopānasīnaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti. But when the roof peak is lifted into place, the rafters become stable and fixed.Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa kūṭaṁ ussitaṁ hoti, atha gopānasīnaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, atha gopānasīnaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti.

In the same way, as long as noble knowledge hasn’t arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties are not stable and fixed.But when noble knowledge has arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties become stable and fixed.

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, yāvakīvañca ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ na uppannaṁ hoti, neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti. Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ uppannaṁ hoti, atha catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ …pe… avaṭṭhiti hoti.

In the same way, as long as noble knowledge hasn’t arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties are not stable and fixed.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, yāvakīvañca ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ na uppannaṁ hoti, neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ saṇṭhiti hoti, neva tāva catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ avaṭṭhiti hoti. But when noble knowledge has arisen for a noble disciple the four faculties become stable and fixed.Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa ariyañāṇaṁ uppannaṁ hoti, atha catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ …pe… avaṭṭhiti hoti.

What four?The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulnesssatiAtención plena, memoria, poderes de referencia y retención. En algunos contextos, la palabra sati cuando se usa sola cubre también la alerta (sampajañña).Ver en el glosario, and immersion.When a noble disciple has wisdom, the faith, energy, mindfulness, and immersion that follow along with that become stabilized.”

Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? Saddhindriyassa, vīriyindriyassa, satindriyassa, samādhindriyassa. Paññavato, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa tadanvayā saddhā saṇṭhāti, tadanvayaṁ vīriyaṁ saṇṭhāti, tadanvayā sati saṇṭhāti, tadanvayo samādhi saṇṭhātī”ti.

What four?Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, and immersion.Saddhindriyassa, vīriyindriyassa, satindriyassa, samādhindriyassa. When a noble disciple has wisdom, the faith, energy, mindfulness, and immersion that follow along with that become stabilized.”Paññavato, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa tadanvayā saddhā saṇṭhāti, tadanvayaṁ vīriyaṁ saṇṭhāti, tadanvayā sati saṇṭhāti, tadanvayo samādhi saṇṭhātī”ti.