With Anāthapiṇḍika (2nd)

Now at that time the householder Anāthapiṇḍika was sick, suffering, gravely ill.Then he addressed a man,“Please, my man, go to Venerable Ānanda, and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Say to him:‘Sir, the householder Anāthapiṇḍika is sick, suffering, gravely ill.He bows with his head to your feet.’And then say:‘Sir, please visit him at his home out of sympathy.’”

Tena kho pana samayena anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati ābādhiko hoti dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati aññataraṁ purisaṁ āmantesi: “ehi tvaṁ, ambho purisa, yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vanda: ‘anāthapiṇḍiko, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. So āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandatī’ti. Evañca vadehi: ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti.

Now at that time the householder Anāthapiṇḍika was sick, suffering, gravely ill.Tena kho pana samayena anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati ābādhiko hoti dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. Then he addressed a man,Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati aññataraṁ purisaṁ āmantesi: “Please, my man, go to Venerable Ānanda, and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Say to him:“ehi tvaṁ, ambho purisa, yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vanda: ‘Sir, the householder Anāthapiṇḍika is sick, suffering, gravely ill.‘anāthapiṇḍiko, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. He bows with his head to your feet.’So āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandatī’ti. And then say:Evañca vadehi: ‘Sir, please visit him at his home out of sympathy.’”‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti.

“Yes, sir,” that man replied. He did as Anāthapiṇḍika asked.Ānanda consented with silence.

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho so puriso anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa paṭissutvā yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca: “anāthapiṇḍiko, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. So āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandati. Evañca vadati: ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti. Adhivāsesi kho āyasmā ānando tuṇhībhāvena.

“Yes, sir,” that man replied. He did as Anāthapiṇḍika asked.“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho so puriso anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa paṭissutvā yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca: “anāthapiṇḍiko, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. So āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandati. Evañca vadati: ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti. Ānanda consented with silence.Adhivāsesi kho āyasmā ānando tuṇhībhāvena.

Then Venerable Ānanda robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of the householder Anāthapiṇḍika. He sat down on the seat spread out and said to Anāthapiṇḍika,“I hope you’re keeping well, householder; I hope you’re all right. And I hope the pain is fading, not growing; that its fading, not its growing, is apparent.”

Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho āyasmā ānando anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca: “kacci te, gahapati, khamanīyaṁ, kacci yāpanīyaṁ? Kacci dukkhā vedanā paṭikkamanti, no abhikkamanti; paṭikkamosānaṁ paññāyati, no abhikkamo”ti?

Then Venerable Ānanda robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of the householder Anāthapiṇḍika. He sat down on the seat spread out and said to Anāthapiṇḍika,Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho āyasmā ānando anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca: “I hope you’re keeping well, householder; I hope you’re all right. And I hope the pain is fading, not growing; that its fading, not its growing, is apparent.”“kacci te, gahapati, khamanīyaṁ, kacci yāpanīyaṁ? Kacci dukkhā vedanā paṭikkamanti, no abhikkamanti; paṭikkamosānaṁ paññāyati, no abhikkamo”ti?

“Householder, when an unlearned ordinary person has four things, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.What four?Firstly, an unlearned ordinary person distrusts 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.Seeing in themselves that distrust of the Buddha, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.

“Catūhi kho, gahapati, dhammehi samannāgatassa assutavato puthujjanassa hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. Katamehi catūhi? Idha, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano buddhe appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa buddhe appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

“Householder, when an unlearned ordinary person has four things, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.“Catūhi kho, gahapati, dhammehi samannāgatassa assutavato puthujjanassa hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. What four?Katamehi catūhi? Firstly, an unlearned ordinary person distrusts the Buddha.Idha, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano buddhe appasādena samannāgato hoti. Seeing in themselves that distrust of the Buddha, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.Tañca panassa buddhe appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, an unlearned ordinary person distrusts the teaching …

Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano dhamme appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa dhamme appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, an unlearned ordinary person distrusts the teaching …Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano dhamme appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa dhamme appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, an unlearned ordinary person distrusts the 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 …

Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano saṅghe appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa saṅghe appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, an unlearned ordinary person distrusts the Saṅgha …Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano saṅghe appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa saṅghe appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, an unlearned ordinary person has unethical conduct.Seeing in themselves that unethical conduct, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.When an unlearned ordinary person has these four things, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.

Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano dussīlyena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa dussīlyaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. Imehi kho, gahapati, catūhi dhammehi samannāgatassa assutavato puthujjanassa hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, an unlearned ordinary person has unethical conduct.Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano dussīlyena samannāgato hoti. Seeing in themselves that unethical conduct, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.Tañca panassa dussīlyaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. When an unlearned ordinary person has these four things, they’re frightened and terrified, and fear what awaits them after death.Imehi kho, gahapati, catūhi dhammehi samannāgatassa assutavato puthujjanassa hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

When a learned noble disciple has four things, they’re not frightened or terrified, and don’t fear what awaits them after death.What four?Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …Seeing in themselves that experiential confidence in the Buddha, they’re not frightened or terrified, and don’t fear what awaits them after death.

Catūhi kho, gahapati, dhammehi samannāgatassa sutavato ariyasāvakassa na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. Katamehi catūhi? Idha, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. Tañca panassa buddhe aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

When a learned noble disciple has four things, they’re not frightened or terrified, and don’t fear what awaits them after death.Catūhi kho, gahapati, dhammehi samannāgatassa sutavato ariyasāvakassa na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. What four?Katamehi catūhi? Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …Idha, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. Seeing in themselves that experiential confidence in the Buddha, they’re not frightened or terrified, and don’t fear what awaits them after death.Tañca panassa buddhe aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching …

Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo …pe… paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhīti. Tañca panassa dhamme aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching …Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo …pe… paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhīti. Tañca panassa dhamme aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Saṅgha …

Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti. Tañca panassa saṅghe aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Saṅgha …Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti. Tañca panassa saṅghe aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, a noble disciple’s ethical conduct is loved by the noble ones, unbroken, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion.Seeing in themselves that ethical conduct loved by the noble ones, they’re not frightened or terrified, and don’t fear what awaits them after death.

Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. Tāni ca panassa ariyakantāni sīlāni attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

Furthermore, a noble disciple’s ethical conduct is loved by the noble ones, unbroken, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion.Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. Seeing in themselves that ethical conduct loved by the noble ones, they’re not frightened or terrified, and don’t fear what awaits them after death.Tāni ca panassa ariyakantāni sīlāni attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.

“Honorable Ānanda, I am not afraid.What have I to fear?For I have experiential confidence in the Buddha …the teaching …the Saṅgha …And of the training rules appropriate for laypeople taught by the Buddha, I don’t see any that I have broken.”

“Nāhaṁ, bhante ānanda, bhāyāmi. Kyāhaṁ bhāyissāmi. Ahañhi, bhante, buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato homi—itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. Dhamme …pe… saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato homi—suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti. Yāni cimāni, bhante, bhagavatā gihisāmīcikāni sikkhāpadāni desitāni, nāhaṁ tesaṁ kiñci attani khaṇḍaṁ samanupassāmī”ti.

“Honorable Ānanda, I am not afraid.“Nāhaṁ, bhante ānanda, bhāyāmi. What have I to fear?Kyāhaṁ bhāyissāmi. For I have experiential confidence in the Buddha …Ahañhi, bhante, buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato homi—itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. the teaching …Dhamme …pe… the Saṅgha …saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato homi—suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti. And of the training rules appropriate for laypeople taught by the Buddha, I don’t see any that I have broken.”Yāni cimāni, bhante, bhagavatā gihisāmīcikāni sikkhāpadāni desitāni, nāhaṁ tesaṁ kiñci attani khaṇḍaṁ samanupassāmī”ti.

“You’re fortunate, householder, so very fortunate!You have declared the fruit of stream-entry.”

“Lābhā te, gahapati, suladdhaṁ te, gahapati. Sotāpattiphalaṁ tayā, gahapati, byākatan”ti.

“You’re fortunate, householder, so very fortunate!“Lābhā te, gahapati, suladdhaṁ te, gahapati. You have declared the fruit of stream-entry.”Sotāpattiphalaṁ tayā, gahapati, byākatan”ti.