The Questions of Kappa

“For those overwhelmed by old age and death,”said Venerable Kappa,“stuck mid-streamas the terrifying flood arises,tell me an island, good fellow.Explain to me an islandso this may occur no further.”

“Majjhe sarasmiṁ tiṭṭhataṁ, (iccāyasmā kappo) Oghe jāte mahabbhaye; Jarāmaccuparetānaṁ, Dīpaṁ pabrūhi mārisa; Tvañca me dīpamakkhāhi, Yathāyidaṁ nāparaṁ siyā”.

“For those overwhelmed by old age and death,”“Majjhe sarasmiṁ tiṭṭhataṁ, said Venerable Kappa,(iccāyasmā kappo) “stuck mid-streamOghe jāte mahabbhaye; as the terrifying flood arises,Jarāmaccuparetānaṁ, tell me an island, good fellow.Dīpaṁ pabrūhi mārisa; Explain to me an islandTvañca me dīpamakkhāhi, so this may occur no further.”Yathāyidaṁ nāparaṁ siyā”.

“For those overwhelmed by old age and death,”replied 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,“stuck mid-streamas the terrifying flood arises,I shall tell you an island, Kappa.

“Majjhe sarasmiṁ tiṭṭhataṁ, (kappāti bhagavā) Oghe jāte mahabbhaye; Jarāmaccuparetānaṁ, Dīpaṁ pabrūmi kappa te.

“For those overwhelmed by old age and death,”“Majjhe sarasmiṁ tiṭṭhataṁ, replied the Buddha,(kappāti bhagavā) “stuck mid-streamOghe jāte mahabbhaye; as the terrifying flood arises,Jarāmaccuparetānaṁ, I shall tell you an island, Kappa.Dīpaṁ pabrūmi kappa te.

Having nothing, taking nothing:this is the island with nothing further.I call it extinguishment,the ending of old age and death.

Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ, etaṁ dīpaṁ anāparaṁ; Nibbānaṁ iti naṁ brūmi, *Nibbānaṁ iti → nibbānamiti (bj)jarāmaccuparikkhayaṁ.

Having nothing, taking nothing:Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ, this is the island with nothing further.etaṁ dīpaṁ anāparaṁ; I call it extinguishment,Nibbānaṁ iti naṁ brūmi, *Nibbānaṁ iti → nibbānamiti (bj)the ending of old age and death.jarāmaccuparikkhayaṁ.

Those who have fully understood this, mindful,are quenched in this very life.They don’t fall under MāraMāraLa 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’s sway,nor are they his footmen.”

Etadaññāya ye satā, Diṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā; Na te māravasānugā, Na te mārassa paddhagū”ti. *paddhagū”ti → paṭṭhagūti (sya-all, mr)

Those who have fully understood this, mindful,Etadaññāya ye satā, are quenched in this very life.Diṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā; They don’t fall under Māra’s sway,Na te māravasānugā, nor are they his footmen.”Na te mārassa paddhagū”ti. *paddhagū”ti → paṭṭhagūti (sya-all, mr)