Mūlapariyaya
The Root of All Evil
References:
Mulapariyaya Resources
[MN 1]
PTS: Middle Length Sayings I, #1: Discourse on the Synopsis of Fundamentals, Horner, trans., pp 3.
WP: Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: The Root of All Things, Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans., pp 83
Examining the Mulapariyaya — Analysis
The Root Sequence, Bhikkhu Thanissaro, translation of the Mulapariyaya
| Pāḷi | MO | Hare | Horner | Punnaji | Bodhi | Rhys Davids | (Mrs)Rhys Davids | Thanissaro | Walshe | Woodward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mūlapariyāya | The Root of All Evil, The Root of Everything Whatsoever Whasoever | Synopsis of Fundamentals | The Root of All Things | the root sequence of all phenomena | ||||||
| paṭhavī | earth | extension | Solidity | earth | earth | earth | earth (or extension) | |||
| apō | water | liquid | Fluidity | water | water | water | water (or cohension) | |||
| tejo | fire | heat | Heat | fire | heat | fire | fire (or temperature) | |||
| vāyo | wind | motion | Motion | air | air | wind | air (or motion) | |||
| bhūtā | beings | beings | beings | beings | ||||||
| devas | gods | devas | gods | gods | devas | |||||
| Pajāpati | The Creator | Pajapati | Pajapati | Pajapati | Pajapati | |||||
| Brahmā | God, Brahma | Brahma | Brahma | Brahma | Brahma | Brahma | Brahma | Brahma (Maha Brahma) | Brahma | |
| Ābhassara | Radiant Beings | Devas of Radiant Splendour | the Radiant ones | the gods of Streaming Radiance | Radiant Devas | Radiant Devas | the luminous gods | devas of streaming radiance | Radiant Devas | |
| Subhakiṇṇa | Luminescent Beings | The All-Lustrous Devas | the Lustrous ones | the gods of Refulgent Glory | Luminescent Devas | Luminescent Devas | the gods of refulgent glory | Subhakinna Devas | ||
| Vehapphala | Bountiful Beings, The Gods of "We've-Got-The-Fruit!" | the Vehapphala (devas) | the gods of Great Fruit | the gods of abundant fruit | ||||||
| Abhibhu | Upabove | the Overlord | the Overlord | the Great Being | ||||||
| ākāsā nañcāyatana | the realm of limitless space | space, infinite, spheres | the plane of infinite ether | Space | the base of infinite space | the infinity of space | the sphere of the infinitude of space | the sphere of infinite space | ||
| viññāṇa ñcāyatana | the realm of limitless consciousness | consciousness, infinite, spheres | the plane of infinite consciousness | cognition | the base of infinite consciousness | infinity of thought | consciousness, cognition | the sphere of the infinitude of consciousness | the sphere of infinite consciousness | consciousness |
| ākiñcaññāyatana | the realm of no things there | nothingness, infinite, spheres | the plane of no-thing | the base of nothingness | nothing at all | the sphere of nothingness | the sphere of no-thingness | |||
| n'evasaññānā saññāyatana | the realm of neither-perception-nor-non-perception | the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception | the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception | a state between consciousness and unconsciousness | the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception | the Realm of Neither-Perception-Nor-Non-Perception | ||||
| diṭṭha | seeing | the seen | the seen | the seen | seen [SN 4.35.95] | |||||
| suta | hearing | the heard | the heard | the heard | heard [SN 4.35.95] | |||||
| muta | sensing | the sensed | the sensed | the sensed | imagined [SN 4.35.95] | |||||
| viññāta | intuiting | the cognised | the cognized | the cognized | cognizable [SN 4.35.95] | |||||
| ekatta | oneness | unity | unity | singleness | ||||||
| nānatta | multiplicity | diversity | diversity | multiplicity | ||||||
| sabba | The All | universality | all | the All | ||||||
| nibbāna | Nibbana | The Cool, Nibbana | nibbana | imperturbable stillness (serenity) of mind; the end of discomfort forever; the ultimate and supreme peace; utter imperturbability of mind; | Nibbana | Nirvana | Unbinding | Nibbana |
When researching these terms, mentally add the word "mula" (root) to the end of each, and, of course, remember:
Recognize the concept for what it is. Recognizing the concept for what it is, make conscious what you know about it, and then: Train yourself to not think about it. Train yourself to not think of it in whatever ways you used to think of it. Train yourself to not think in terms of "My" with regard to it. And train yourself to take no delight in it.
How come?
Because that way you may come to fully understand it, that's how come.
