Minor Collection
1. The Serpent Chapter

With Āḷavaka

Khuddaka Nikāya
1. Uragavagga
Āḷavakasutta
Minor Collection
1. The Serpent Chapter
With Āḷavaka
Khuddaka Nikāya
1. Uragavagga
Āḷavakasutta

A yakkha challenges the Buddha with riddles and threatens to “hurl out his mind, rip open his heart, or hurl him across the River Ganges” if he doesn’t solve the riddles to the yakkha’s satisfaction.

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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 near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka. Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him: “Get out, ascetic!” Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out. “Get in, ascetic!” Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati āḷavakassa yakkhassa bhavane. Atha kho āḷavako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami. “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

So I have heard.
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka.
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati āḷavakassa yakkhassa bhavane.
Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him:
Atha kho āḷavako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Get out, ascetic!”
“nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.
Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.
“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.
“Get in, ascetic!”
“Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.
Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.
“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

So I have heard. Evaṁ me sutaṁ—At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati āḷavakassa yakkhassa bhavane. Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him: Atha kho āḷavako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Get out, ascetic!” “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti. Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami. “Get in, ascetic!” “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti. Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

For a second time … And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha, “Get out, ascetic!” Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out. “Get in, ascetic!” Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

Dutiyampi kho …pe… tatiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami. “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

For a second time …
Dutiyampi kho …pe…
And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,
tatiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Get out, ascetic!”
“nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.
Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.
“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.
“Get in, ascetic!”
“Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.
Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.
“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

For a second time … Dutiyampi kho …pe… And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha, tatiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Get out, ascetic!” “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti. Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami. “Get in, ascetic!” “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti. Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in. “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha, “Get out, ascetic!” “No, respectable sir, I won’t get out. Do what you must.”

Catutthampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti. “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, nikkhamissāmi. Yaṁ te karaṇīyaṁ, taṁ karohī”ti.

And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,
Catutthampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Get out, ascetic!”
“nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.
“No, respectable sir, I won’t get out.
“Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, nikkhamissāmi.
Do what you must.”
Yaṁ te karaṇīyaṁ, taṁ karohī”ti.

And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha, Catutthampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Get out, ascetic!” “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti. “No, respectable sir, I won’t get out. “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, nikkhamissāmi. Do what you must.” Yaṁ te karaṇīyaṁ, taṁ karohī”ti.

“I will ask you a question, ascetic. If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”

“Pañhaṁ taṁ, samaṇa, pucchissāmi. Sace me na byākarissasi, cittaṁ vā te khipissāmi, hadayaṁ vā te phālessāmi, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipissāmī”ti.

“I will ask you a question, ascetic.
“Pañhaṁ taṁ, samaṇa, pucchissāmi.
If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”
Sace me na byākarissasi, cittaṁ vā te khipissāmi, hadayaṁ vā te phālessāmi, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipissāmī”ti.

“I will ask you a question, ascetic. “Pañhaṁ taṁ, samaṇa, pucchissāmi. If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!” Sace me na byākarissasi, cittaṁ vā te khipissāmi, hadayaṁ vā te phālessāmi, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipissāmī”ti.

“I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, MārasMāraLa personificación del mal y la tentación. En los textos tempranos, tratado tanto como una deidad del reino de los sentidos como una metáfora.Ver en el glosario, and Divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me. But anyway, ask what you wish.” Then the native spirit Āḷavaka addressed the Buddha in verse:

“Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya yo me cittaṁ vā khipeyya hadayaṁ vā phāleyya pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipeyya. Api ca tvaṁ, āvuso, puccha yadākaṅkhasī”ti. Atha kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and Divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me.
“Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya yo me cittaṁ vā khipeyya hadayaṁ vā phāleyya pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipeyya.
But anyway, ask what you wish.”
Api ca tvaṁ, āvuso, puccha yadākaṅkhasī”ti.
Then the native spirit Āḷavaka addressed the Buddha in verse:
Atha kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and Divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me. “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya yo me cittaṁ vā khipeyya hadayaṁ vā phāleyya pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipeyya. But anyway, ask what you wish.” Api ca tvaṁ, āvuso, puccha yadākaṅkhasī”ti. Then the native spirit Āḷavaka addressed the Buddha in verse: Atha kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“What’s a person’s best wealth? What brings happiness when practiced well? What’s the sweetest taste of all? The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”

“Kiṁ sūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, Kiṁ su suciṇṇaṁ sukhamāvahāti; Kiṁ su have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ, Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhaṁ”.

“What’s a person’s best wealth?
“Kiṁ sūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,
What brings happiness when practiced well?
Kiṁ su suciṇṇaṁ sukhamāvahāti;
What’s the sweetest taste of all?
Kiṁ su have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,
The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”
Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhaṁ”.

“What’s a person’s best wealth? “Kiṁ sūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, What brings happiness when practiced well? Kiṁ su suciṇṇaṁ sukhamāvahāti; What’s the sweetest taste of all? Kiṁ su have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ, The one they say has the best life: how do they live?” Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhaṁ”.

“Faith here is a person’s best wealth. the teaching brings happiness when practiced well. Truth is the sweetest taste of all. The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”

“Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti; Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ, Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhaṁ”.

“Faith here is a person’s best wealth.
“Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,
the teaching brings happiness when practiced well.
Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti;
Truth is the sweetest taste of all.
Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,
The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”
Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhaṁ”.

“Faith here is a person’s best wealth. “Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, the teaching brings happiness when practiced well. Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti; Truth is the sweetest taste of all. Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ, The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.” Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhaṁ”.

“How do you cross the flood? How do you cross the deluge? How do you get over suffering? How do you get purified?”

“Kathaṁ su tarati oghaṁ, kathaṁ su tarati aṇṇavaṁ; Kathaṁ su dukkhamacceti, kathaṁ su parisujjhati”.

“How do you cross the flood?
“Kathaṁ su tarati oghaṁ,
How do you cross the deluge?
kathaṁ su tarati aṇṇavaṁ;
How do you get over suffering?
Kathaṁ su dukkhamacceti,
How do you get purified?”
kathaṁ su parisujjhati”.

“How do you cross the flood? “Kathaṁ su tarati oghaṁ, How do you cross the deluge? kathaṁ su tarati aṇṇavaṁ; How do you get over suffering? Kathaṁ su dukkhamacceti, How do you get purified?” kathaṁ su parisujjhati”.

“By faith you cross the flood, and by diligence the deluge. By energy you get past suffering, and you’re purified by wisdom.”

“Saddhāya tarati oghaṁ, appamādena aṇṇavaṁ; Vīriyena dukkhamacceti, *Vīriyena → viriyena (bj, sya-all, km, pts-vp-pli1)paññāya parisujjhati”.

“By faith you cross the flood,
“Saddhāya tarati oghaṁ,
and by diligence the deluge.
appamādena aṇṇavaṁ;
By energy you get past suffering,
Vīriyena dukkhamacceti, *Vīriyena → viriyena (bj, sya-all, km, pts-vp-pli1)
and you’re purified by wisdom.”
paññāya parisujjhati”.

“By faith you cross the flood, “Saddhāya tarati oghaṁ, and by diligence the deluge. appamādena aṇṇavaṁ; By energy you get past suffering, Vīriyena dukkhamacceti, *Vīriyena → viriyena (bj, sya-all, km, pts-vp-pli1)and you’re purified by wisdom.” paññāya parisujjhati”.

“How do you get wisdom? How do you earn wealth? How do you get a good reputation? How do you hold on to friends? How do the departed not grieve when passing from this world to the next?”

“Kathaṁ su labhate paññaṁ, kathaṁ su vindate dhanaṁ; Kathaṁ su kittiṁ pappoti, kathaṁ mittāni ganthati; Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ, kathaṁ pecca na socati”.

“How do you get wisdom?
“Kathaṁ su labhate paññaṁ,
How do you earn wealth?
kathaṁ su vindate dhanaṁ;
How do you get a good reputation?
Kathaṁ su kittiṁ pappoti,
How do you hold on to friends?
kathaṁ mittāni ganthati;
How do the departed not grieve
Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ,
when passing from this world to the next?”
kathaṁ pecca na socati”.

“How do you get wisdom? “Kathaṁ su labhate paññaṁ, How do you earn wealth? kathaṁ su vindate dhanaṁ; How do you get a good reputation? Kathaṁ su kittiṁ pappoti, How do you hold on to friends? kathaṁ mittāni ganthati; How do the departed not grieve Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ, when passing from this world to the next?” kathaṁ pecca na socati”.

“One who is diligent and discerning gains wisdom by wanting to learn, having faith in the perfected ones, and the teaching for becoming extinguished.

“Saddahāno arahataṁ, dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā; Sussūsaṁ labhate paññaṁ, *Sussūsaṁ → sussūsā (bj, pts-vp-pli1)appamatto vicakkhaṇo.

“One who is diligent and discerning
“Saddahāno arahataṁ,
gains wisdom by wanting to learn,
dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā;
having faith in the perfected ones,
Sussūsaṁ labhate paññaṁ, *Sussūsaṁ → sussūsā (bj, pts-vp-pli1)
and the teaching for becoming extinguished.
appamatto vicakkhaṇo.

“One who is diligent and discerning “Saddahāno arahataṁ, gains wisdom by wanting to learn, dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā; having faith in the perfected ones, Sussūsaṁ labhate paññaṁ, *Sussūsaṁ → sussūsā (bj, pts-vp-pli1)and the teaching for becoming extinguished. appamatto vicakkhaṇo.

Being responsible, acting appropriately, and working hard you earn wealth. Truthfulness wins you a good reputation. You hold on to friends by giving.

Patirūpakārī dhuravā, uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṁ; Saccena kittiṁ pappoti, dadaṁ mittāni ganthati.

Being responsible, acting appropriately,
Patirūpakārī dhuravā,
and working hard you earn wealth.
uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṁ;
Truthfulness wins you a good reputation.
Saccena kittiṁ pappoti,
You hold on to friends by giving.
dadaṁ mittāni ganthati.

Being responsible, acting appropriately, Patirūpakārī dhuravā, and working hard you earn wealth. uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṁ; Truthfulness wins you a good reputation. Saccena kittiṁ pappoti, You hold on to friends by giving. dadaṁ mittāni ganthati.

A faithful householder of discernment who possesses these four qualities does not grieve after passing away: truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity.

Yassete caturo dhammā, saddhassa gharamesino; Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo, *dhammo → damo (?)sa ve pecca na socati.

A faithful householder of discernment
Yassete caturo dhammā,
who possesses these four qualities
saddhassa gharamesino;
does not grieve after passing away:
Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo, *dhammo → damo (?)
truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity.
sa ve pecca na socati.

A faithful householder of discernment Yassete caturo dhammā, who possesses these four qualities saddhassa gharamesino; does not grieve after passing away: Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo, *dhammo → damo (?)truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity. sa ve pecca na socati.

Go ahead, ask others as well, there are many ascetics and brahmins. See whether anything better is found than truth, principle, generosity, and patience.”

Iṅgha aññepi pucchassu, puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe; Yadi saccā damā cāgā, khantyā bhiyyodha vijjati”.

Go ahead, ask others as well,
Iṅgha aññepi pucchassu,
there are many ascetics and brahmins.
puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;
See whether anything better is found
Yadi saccā damā cāgā,
than truth, principle, generosity, and patience.”
khantyā bhiyyodha vijjati”.

Go ahead, ask others as well, Iṅgha aññepi pucchassu, there are many ascetics and brahmins. puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe; See whether anything better is found Yadi saccā damā cāgā, than truth, principle, generosity, and patience.” khantyā bhiyyodha vijjati”.

“Why now would I question the many ascetics and brahmins? Today I understand what’s good for the next life.

“Kathaṁ nu dāni puccheyyaṁ, Puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe; Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi, *Yohaṁ → sohaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1)Yo attho samparāyiko.

“Why now would I question
“Kathaṁ nu dāni puccheyyaṁ,
the many ascetics and brahmins?
Puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;
Today I understand
Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi, *Yohaṁ → sohaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1)
what’s good for the next life.
Yo attho samparāyiko.

“Why now would I question “Kathaṁ nu dāni puccheyyaṁ, the many ascetics and brahmins? Puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe; Today I understand Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi, *Yohaṁ → sohaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1)what’s good for the next life. Yo attho samparāyiko.

It was truly for my benefit that the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī. Today I understand where a gift is very fruitful.

Atthāya vata me buddho, Vāsāyāḷavimāgamā; Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi, *Yohaṁ → sohaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1)Yattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ.

It was truly for my benefit
Atthāya vata me buddho,
that the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī.
Vāsāyāḷavimāgamā;
Today I understand
Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi, *Yohaṁ → sohaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1)
where a gift is very fruitful.
Yattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ.

It was truly for my benefit Atthāya vata me buddho, that the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī. Vāsāyāḷavimāgamā; Today I understand Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi, *Yohaṁ → sohaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1)where a gift is very fruitful. Yattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ.

I myself will journey village to village, town to town, paying homage to the Buddha, and the clear rightness of the teaching!”

So ahaṁ vicarissāmi, Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ; Namassamāno sambuddhaṁ, Dhammassa ca sudhammatan”ti.

I myself will journey
So ahaṁ vicarissāmi,
village to village, town to town,
Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ;
paying homage to the Buddha,
Namassamāno sambuddhaṁ,
and the clear rightness of the teaching!”
Dhammassa ca sudhammatan”ti.

I myself will journey So ahaṁ vicarissāmi, village to village, town to town, Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ; paying homage to the Buddha, Namassamāno sambuddhaṁ, and the clear rightness of the teaching!” Dhammassa ca sudhammatan”ti.

Āḷavakasuttaṁ dasamaṁ.

Āḷavakasuttaṁ dasamaṁ.

Āḷavakasuttaṁ dasamaṁ.