Homage of the Saṅgha

Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove.

Sāvatthiyaṁ jetavane. Tatra kho …pe… etadavoca:

Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove.

Sāvatthiyaṁ jetavane.

Tatra kho …pe… etadavoca:

Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove. Sāvatthiyaṁ jetavane. Tatra kho …pe… etadavoca:

“Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed his chariot handler Mātali, ‘My dear Mātali, harness the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds. We will go to a park and see the scenery.’

“bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo mātaliṁ saṅgāhakaṁ āmantesi: ‘yojehi, samma mātali, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ, uyyānabhūmiṁ gacchāma subhūmiṁ dassanāyā’ti.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed his chariot handler Mātali,

“bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo mātaliṁ saṅgāhakaṁ āmantesi:

‘My dear Mātali, harness the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds. We will go to a park and see the scenery.’

‘yojehi, samma mātali, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ, uyyānabhūmiṁ gacchāma subhūmiṁ dassanāyā’ti.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed his chariot handler Mātali, “bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo mātaliṁ saṅgāhakaṁ āmantesi: ‘My dear Mātali, harness the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds. We will go to a park and see the scenery.’ ‘yojehi, samma mātali, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ, uyyānabhūmiṁ gacchāma subhūmiṁ dassanāyā’ti.

‘Yes, lord,’ replied Mātali. He harnessed the chariot and informed Sakka, ‘Good fellow, the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds has been harnessed. Please go at your convenience.’

‘Evaṁ, bhaddantavā’ti kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkassa devānamindassa paṭissutvā, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ yojetvā sakkassa devānamindassa paṭivedesi: ‘yutto kho te, mārisa, sahassayutto ājaññaratho, yassadāni kālaṁ maññasī’ti.

‘Yes, lord,’ replied Mātali. He harnessed the chariot and informed Sakka,

‘Evaṁ, bhaddantavā’ti kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkassa devānamindassa paṭissutvā, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ yojetvā sakkassa devānamindassa paṭivedesi:

‘Good fellow, the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds has been harnessed.

‘yutto kho te, mārisa, sahassayutto ājaññaratho,

Please go at your convenience.’

yassadāni kālaṁ maññasī’ti.

‘Yes, lord,’ replied Mātali. He harnessed the chariot and informed Sakka, ‘Evaṁ, bhaddantavā’ti kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkassa devānamindassa paṭissutvā, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ yojetvā sakkassa devānamindassa paṭivedesi: ‘Good fellow, the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds has been harnessed. ‘yutto kho te, mārisa, sahassayutto ājaññaratho, Please go at your convenience.’ yassadāni kālaṁ maññasī’ti.

Then Sakka descended from the Palace of Victory, raised his cupped palms, and revered the mendicant SaṅghaSaṅghaEste término denota tanto: la «comunidad monástica» (comunidades de monjes y monjas budistas) en quienes los seguidores laicos toman refugio; como aquellos seguidores del Buddha, laicos u ordenados, que han alcanzado al menos la entrada en la corriente (ver sotāpanna), el primero de los senderos transcendentes (ver magga) que culmina en nibbāna. Recientemente en EE.UU., el término «sangha» se ha transformado para significar el sentido más amplio de «comunidad de seguidores en el sendero budista», aunque este uso no tiene base en el canon pali. El término parisā se usa en este sentido más amplio en los textos tempranos.Ver en el glosario.

Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo vejayantapāsādā orohanto añjaliṁ katvā sudaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ namassati.

Then Sakka descended from the Palace of Victory, raised his cupped palms, and revered the mendicant Saṅgha.

Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo vejayantapāsādā orohanto añjaliṁ katvā sudaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ namassati.

Then Sakka descended from the Palace of Victory, raised his cupped palms, and revered the mendicant SaṅghaSaṅghaEste término denota tanto: la «comunidad monástica» (comunidades de monjes y monjas budistas) en quienes los seguidores laicos toman refugio; como aquellos seguidores del Buddha, laicos u ordenados, que han alcanzado al menos la entrada en la corriente (ver sotāpanna), el primero de los senderos transcendentes (ver magga) que culmina en nibbāna. Recientemente en EE.UU., el término «sangha» se ha transformado para significar el sentido más amplio de «comunidad de seguidores en el sendero budista», aunque este uso no tiene base en el canon pali. El término parisā se usa en este sentido más amplio en los textos tempranos.Ver en el glosario. Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo vejayantapāsādā orohanto añjaliṁ katvā sudaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ namassati.

So Mātali the chariot handler addressed Sakka in verse:

Atha kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

So Mātali the chariot handler addressed Sakka in verse:

Atha kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

So Mātali the chariot handler addressed Sakka in verse: Atha kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

‘It’s these who should worship you, namely the humans stuck in their putrid bodies, sunk in a carcass, stricken by hunger and thirst.

‘Tañhi ete namasseyyuṁ, pūtidehasayā narā; Nimuggā kuṇapamhete, khuppipāsasamappitā.

‘It’s these who should worship you,

‘Tañhi ete namasseyyuṁ,

namely the humans stuck in their putrid bodies,

pūtidehasayā narā;

sunk in a carcass,

Nimuggā kuṇapamhete,

stricken by hunger and thirst.

khuppipāsasamappitā.

‘It’s these who should worship you, ‘Tañhi ete namasseyyuṁ, namely the humans stuck in their putrid bodies, pūtidehasayā narā; sunk in a carcass, Nimuggā kuṇapamhete, stricken by hunger and thirst. khuppipāsasamappitā.

Why then do you envy those who are homeless, Vāsava?*Mātali deploys this epithet very precisely. Vāsava, originally meaning “wealthy one” is interpreted in Pali as the “houser” (SN 11.12:4.1). Both senses draw on Indra’s bounty, which he generously bestows on his acolytes. Mātali implies that, since renunciates have no home, they must have been deficient in their worship. The narrative hinges on the shift from the Vedic religion of prosperity to the Buddhist value of letting go. Relate the seers’ way of life, let us hear what you say.’

Kiṁ nu tesaṁ pihayasi, anāgārāna vāsava; Ācāraṁ isinaṁ brūhi, taṁ suṇoma vaco tavā’ti.

Why then do you envy those

Kiṁ nu tesaṁ pihayasi,

who are homeless, Vāsava?*

anāgārāna vāsava;

Relate the seers’ way of life,

Ācāraṁ isinaṁ brūhi,

let us hear what you say.’

taṁ suṇoma vaco tavā’ti.

Why then do you envy those Kiṁ nu tesaṁ pihayasi, who are homeless, Vāsava?*Mātali deploys this epithet very precisely. Vāsava, originally meaning “wealthy one” is interpreted in Pali as the “houser” (SN 11.12:4.1). Both senses draw on Indra’s bounty, which he generously bestows on his acolytes. Mātali implies that, since renunciates have no home, they must have been deficient in their worship. The narrative hinges on the shift from the Vedic religion of prosperity to the Buddhist value of letting go.anāgārāna vāsava; Relate the seers’ way of life, Ācāraṁ isinaṁ brūhi, let us hear what you say.’ taṁ suṇoma vaco tavā’ti.

‘This is why I envy the homeless, Mātali. When they leave a village, they proceed without concern.

‘Etaṁ tesaṁ pihayāmi, anāgārāna mātali; Yamhā gāmā pakkamanti, anapekkhā vajanti te.

‘This is why I envy the

‘Etaṁ tesaṁ pihayāmi,

homeless, Mātali.

anāgārāna mātali;

When they leave a village,

Yamhā gāmā pakkamanti,

they proceed without concern.

anapekkhā vajanti te.

‘This is why I envy the ‘Etaṁ tesaṁ pihayāmi, homeless, Mātali. anāgārāna mātali; When they leave a village, Yamhā gāmā pakkamanti, they proceed without concern. anapekkhā vajanti te.

They hoard no goods in storerooms, nor in pots or baskets. They seek food prepared by others,*“Prepared by others” is paraniṭṭhita. The same phrase is at Thig 13.2:13.3, where it is spelled pari-, but I assume they should both be para (“other”). Mendicants do not cook, but rely on what is cooked by others. and, true to their vows, live on that.

Na tesaṁ koṭṭhe openti, na kumbhi na kaḷopiyaṁ;*kumbhi → kumbhe (bj); kumbhā (sya-all, km, pts1ed, mr); kumbhī (pts2ed) | kaḷopiyaṁ → khalopiyaṁ (bj) Paraniṭṭhitamesānā,*Paraniṭṭhitamesānā → paraniṭṭhitamesanā (sya-all, km, mr) tena yāpenti subbatā.

They hoard no goods in storerooms,

Na tesaṁ koṭṭhe openti,

nor in pots or baskets.

na kumbhi na kaḷopiyaṁ;*

They seek food prepared by others,*

Paraniṭṭhitamesānā,*

and, true to their vows, live on that.

tena yāpenti subbatā.

They hoard no goods in storerooms, Na tesaṁ koṭṭhe openti, nor in pots or baskets. na kumbhi na kaḷopiyaṁ;*kumbhi → kumbhe (bj); kumbhā (sya-all, km, pts1ed, mr); kumbhī (pts2ed) | kaḷopiyaṁ → khalopiyaṁ (bj)They seek food prepared by others,*“Prepared by others” is paraniṭṭhita. The same phrase is at Thig 13.2:13.3, where it is spelled pari-, but I assume they should both be para (“other”). Mendicants do not cook, but rely on what is cooked by others.Paraniṭṭhitamesānā,*Paraniṭṭhitamesānā → paraniṭṭhitamesanā (sya-all, km, mr)and, true to their vows, live on that. tena yāpenti subbatā.

The attentive, whose words are full of wisdom, live peacefully and quietly. Gods fight with titans, and mortals fight each other, Mātali.

Sumantamantino dhīrā, tuṇhībhūtā samañcarā; Devā viruddhā asurehi, puthu maccā ca mātali.

The attentive, whose words are full of wisdom,

Sumantamantino dhīrā,

live peacefully and quietly.

tuṇhībhūtā samañcarā;

Gods fight with titans,

Devā viruddhā asurehi,

and mortals fight each other, Mātali.

puthu maccā ca mātali.

The attentive, whose words are full of wisdom, Sumantamantino dhīrā, live peacefully and quietly. tuṇhībhūtā samañcarā; Gods fight with titans, Devā viruddhā asurehi, and mortals fight each other, Mātali. puthu maccā ca mātali.

Not fighting among those who fight, quenched among those who have taken up arms, not grasping among those who grasp: they’re who I worship, Mātali.’

Aviruddhā viruddhesu, attadaṇḍesu nibbutā; Sādānesu anādānā, te namassāmi mātalī’ti.

Not fighting among those who fight,

Aviruddhā viruddhesu,

quenched among those who have taken up arms,

attadaṇḍesu nibbutā;

not grasping among those who grasp:

Sādānesu anādānā,

they’re who I worship, Mātali.’

te namassāmi mātalī’ti.

Not fighting among those who fight, Aviruddhā viruddhesu, quenched among those who have taken up arms, attadaṇḍesu nibbutā; not grasping among those who grasp: Sādānesu anādānā, they’re who I worship, Mātali.’ te namassāmi mātalī’ti.

‘Those who you worship seem to be the best in the world, Sakka. I too will worship those who you worship, Vāsava.’

‘Seṭṭhā hi kira lokasmiṁ, ye tvaṁ sakka namassasi; Ahampi te namassāmi, ye namassasi vāsavā’”ti.

‘Those who you worship

‘Seṭṭhā hi kira lokasmiṁ,

seem to be the best in the world, Sakka.

ye tvaṁ sakka namassasi;

I too will worship

Ahampi te namassāmi,

those who you worship, Vāsava.’

ye namassasi vāsavā’”ti.

‘Those who you worship ‘Seṭṭhā hi kira lokasmiṁ, seem to be the best in the world, Sakka. ye tvaṁ sakka namassasi; I too will worship Ahampi te namassāmi, those who you worship, Vāsava.’ ye namassasi vāsavā’”ti.

After saying this, Maghavā the chief, king of gods, Sujā’s husband, having worshiped the mendicant Saṅgha, climbed into his chariot.”

Idaṁ vatvāna maghavā, devarājā sujampati; Bhikkhusaṅghaṁ namassitvā, pamukho rathamāruhīti.

After saying this, Maghavā the chief,

Idaṁ vatvāna maghavā,

king of gods, Sujā’s husband,

devarājā sujampati;

having worshiped the mendicant Saṅgha,

Bhikkhusaṅghaṁ namassitvā,

climbed into his chariot.”

pamukho rathamāruhīti.

After saying this, Maghavā the chief, Idaṁ vatvāna maghavā, king of gods, Sujā’s husband, devarājā sujampati; having worshiped the mendicant Saṅgha, Bhikkhusaṅghaṁ namassitvā, climbed into his chariot.” pamukho rathamāruhīti.

Dutiyo vaggo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Devā pana tayo vuttā,*pana → vatapadena (bj, sya-all, km, pts2ed) daliddañca rāmaṇeyyakaṁ; Yajamānañca vandanā, tayo sakkanamassanāti.

Devā pana tayo vuttā,*

daliddañca rāmaṇeyyakaṁ;

Yajamānañca vandanā,

tayo sakkanamassanāti.

Devā pana tayo vuttā,*pana → vatapadena (bj, sya-all, km, pts2ed)daliddañca rāmaṇeyyakaṁ; Yajamānañca vandanā, tayo sakkanamassanāti.

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