Rājadatta

I, a monk, went to a charnel groundand saw a woman’s body abandoned there,dumped in a cemetery,full of worms that devoured.

“Bhikkhu sivathikaṁ gantvā, *sivathikaṁ → sīvathikaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed)Addasa itthimujjhitaṁ; Apaviddhaṁ susānasmiṁ, Khajjantiṁ kimihī phuṭaṁ.

I, a monk, went to a charnel ground“Bhikkhu sivathikaṁ gantvā, *sivathikaṁ → sīvathikaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed)and saw a woman’s body abandoned there,Addasa itthimujjhitaṁ; dumped in a cemetery,Apaviddhaṁ susānasmiṁ, full of worms that devoured.Khajjantiṁ kimihī phuṭaṁ.

Some men were disgusted,seeing her dead and rotten;but sexual desire arose in me,I was as if blind to her oozing body.

Yañhi eke jigucchanti, mataṁ disvāna pāpakaṁ; Kāmarāgo pāturahu, andhova savatī ahuṁ. *savatī → vasatī (bj, pts2ed)

Some men were disgusted,Yañhi eke jigucchanti, seeing her dead and rotten;mataṁ disvāna pāpakaṁ; but sexual desire arose in me,Kāmarāgo pāturahu, I was as if blind to her oozing body.andhova savatī ahuṁ. *savatī → vasatī (bj, pts2ed)

Quicker than the cooking of riceI left that place!Mindful and aware,I retired to a discreet place.

Oraṁ odanapākamhā, tamhā ṭhānā apakkamiṁ; Satimā sampajānohaṁ, ekamantaṁ upāvisiṁ.

Quicker than the cooking of riceOraṁ odanapākamhā, I left that place!tamhā ṭhānā apakkamiṁ; Mindful and aware,Satimā sampajānohaṁ, I retired to a discreet place.ekamantaṁ upāvisiṁ.

Then the realizationcame upon me—the danger became clear,and I was firmly disillusioned.

Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha; Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

Then the realizationTato me manasīkāro, came upon me—yoniso udapajjatha; the danger became clear,Ādīnavo pāturahu, and I was firmly disillusioned.nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

Then my mind was freed—behold the clear rightness of the teaching!I’ve attained the three knowledgesand fulfilled 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’s instructions.

Tato cittaṁ vimucci me, passa dhammasudhammataṁ; Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

Then my mind was freed—Tato cittaṁ vimucci me, behold the clear rightness of the teaching!passa dhammasudhammataṁ; I’ve attained the three knowledgesTisso vijjā anuppattā, and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.