Devadatta’s Failure

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 Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain, not long after DevadattaDevadattaUn primo del Buddha que intentó provocar un cisma en el saṅgha y que desde entonces se ha convertido en emblema de todos los budistas que trabajan, consciente o inconscientemente, para socavar la religión desde dentro.Ver en el glosario had left.There the Buddha spoke to the mendicants about Devadatta:

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte. Tatra bhagavā devadattaṁ ārabbha bhikkhū āmantesi:

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain, not long after Devadatta had left.Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte. There the Buddha spoke to the mendicants about Devadatta:Tatra bhagavā devadattaṁ ārabbha bhikkhū āmantesi:

“Mendicants, it’s good for a mendicant to check their own failings from time to time.It’s good for a mendicant to check the failings of others from time to time.It’s good for a mendicant to check their own successes from time to time.It’s good for a mendicant to check the successes of others from time to time.Overcome and overwhelmed by eight things that oppose the true teaching, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.

“sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ attavipattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ paravipattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ attasampattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ parasampattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

“Mendicants, it’s good for a mendicant to check their own failings from time to time.“sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ attavipattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. It’s good for a mendicant to check the failings of others from time to time.Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ paravipattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. It’s good for a mendicant to check their own successes from time to time.Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ attasampattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. It’s good for a mendicant to check the successes of others from time to time.Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṁ parasampattiṁ paccavekkhitā hoti. Overcome and overwhelmed by eight things that oppose the true teaching, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

What eight?Overcome and overwhelmed by gain …loss …fame …disgrace …honor …dishonor …corrupt wishes …bad friendship, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.Overcome and overwhelmed by these eight things that oppose the true teaching, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.

Katamehi aṭṭhahi? Lābhena hi, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho. Alābhena, bhikkhave …pe… yasena, bhikkhave … ayasena, bhikkhave … sakkārena, bhikkhave … asakkārena, bhikkhave … pāpicchatāya, bhikkhave … pāpamittatāya, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahi asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

What eight?Katamehi aṭṭhahi? Overcome and overwhelmed by gain …Lābhena hi, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho. loss …Alābhena, bhikkhave …pe… fame …yasena, bhikkhave … disgrace …ayasena, bhikkhave … honor …sakkārena, bhikkhave … dishonor …asakkārena, bhikkhave … corrupt wishes …pāpicchatāya, bhikkhave … bad friendship, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.pāpamittatāya, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho. Overcome and overwhelmed by these eight things that oppose the true teaching, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahi asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

It’s good for a mendicant, whenever they encounter it, to overcome gain …loss …fame …disgrace …honor …dishonor …corrupt wishes …bad friendship.

Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya, uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya.

It’s good for a mendicant, whenever they encounter it, to overcome gain …Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya, loss …uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… fame …uppannaṁ yasaṁ … disgrace …uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … honor …uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … dishonor …uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … corrupt wishes …uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … bad friendship.uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya.

What advantage does a mendicant gain by overcoming these eight things?

Kiñca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu atthavasaṁ paṭicca uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya, *Kiñca → kathañca (pts1ed, mr)uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya?

What advantage does a mendicant gain by overcoming these eight things?Kiñca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu atthavasaṁ paṭicca uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya, *Kiñca → kathañca (pts1ed, mr)uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya?

The distressing and feverish defilements that might arise in someone who lives without overcoming these eight things do not arise when they have overcome them.This is the advantage that a mendicant gains by overcoming these eight things.

Yaṁ hissa, bhikkhave, uppannaṁ lābhaṁ anabhibhuyya viharato uppajjeyyuṁ āsavā vighātapariḷāhā, uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya viharato evaṁsa te āsavā vighātapariḷāhā na honti. *uppannaṁ lābhaṁ anabhibhuyya → anabhibhuyya anabhibhuyya (mr) | lābhaṁ abhibhuyya → abhibhuyya abhibhuyya (mr)Yaṁ hissa, bhikkhave, uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ anabhibhuyya viharato uppajjeyyuṁ āsavā vighātapariḷāhā, uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya viharato evaṁsa te āsavā vighātapariḷāhā na honti. Idaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu atthavasaṁ paṭicca uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya, uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya.

The distressing and feverish defilements that might arise in someone who lives without overcoming these eight things do not arise when they have overcome them.Yaṁ hissa, bhikkhave, uppannaṁ lābhaṁ anabhibhuyya viharato uppajjeyyuṁ āsavā vighātapariḷāhā, uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya viharato evaṁsa te āsavā vighātapariḷāhā na honti. *uppannaṁ lābhaṁ anabhibhuyya → anabhibhuyya anabhibhuyya (mr) | lābhaṁ abhibhuyya → abhibhuyya abhibhuyya (mr)Yaṁ hissa, bhikkhave, uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ anabhibhuyya viharato uppajjeyyuṁ āsavā vighātapariḷāhā, uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya viharato evaṁsa te āsavā vighātapariḷāhā na honti. This is the advantage that a mendicant gains by overcoming these eight things.Idaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu atthavasaṁ paṭicca uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya, uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya.

So, mendicants, you should train like this:‘Whenever we encounter it, we will overcome gain …loss …fame …disgrace …honor …dishonor …corrupt wishes …bad friendship.’That’s how you should train.”

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya viharissāma, uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… uppannaṁ yasaṁ … uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya viharissāmā’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

So, mendicants, you should train like this:Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘Whenever we encounter it, we will overcome gain …‘uppannaṁ lābhaṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya viharissāma, loss …uppannaṁ alābhaṁ …pe… fame …uppannaṁ yasaṁ … disgrace …uppannaṁ ayasaṁ … honor …uppannaṁ sakkāraṁ … dishonor …uppannaṁ asakkāraṁ … corrupt wishes …uppannaṁ pāpicchataṁ … bad friendship.’uppannaṁ pāpamittataṁ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya viharissāmā’ti. That’s how you should train.”Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.