Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
12. Nidāna Saṃyutta
III. Dasabalā Vagga
Sutta 29
Paṭhama Samaṇa-Brāhmaṇa Suttaṃ
Shamans and Brahmins (1)
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, The Lucky man,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Jeta Grove,
Anathapiṇḍika's Sporting Grounds.
There then The Lucky Man addressed the beggars, saying:
"Beggars!"
And the beggars responding "Bhante!"
The Lucky Man said this to them:
Here, beggars, any shaman or brahman, that
does not understand aging and death,
does not understand the self-arising of aging and death,
does not understand the ending of aging and death,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of aging and death;
that does not understand birth,
does not understand the self-arising of birth,
does not understand the ending of birth,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of birth;
that does not understand existence,
does not understand the self-arising of existence,
does not understand the ending of existence,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of existence;
that does not understand bind-ups,
does not understand the self-arising of bind-ups,
does not understand the ending of bind-ups,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of bind-ups;
that does not understand thirst,
does not understand the self-arising of thirst,
does not understand the ending of thirst,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of thirst;
that does not understand sensation,
does not understand the self-arising of sensation,
does not understand the ending of sensation,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of sensation;
that does not understand touch,
does not understand the self-arising of touch,
does not understand the ending of touch,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of touch;
that does not understand the six-realms,
does not understand the self-arising of the six-realms,
does not understand the ending of the six-realms,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of the six-realms;
that does not understand named-form,
does not understand the self-arising of named-form,
does not understand the ending of named-form,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of named-form;
that does not understand consciousness,
does not understand the self-arising of consciousness,
does not understand the ending of consciousness,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of consciousness;
that does not understand own-making,
does not understand the self-arising of own-making,
does not understand the ending of own-making,
does not understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of own-making;
are not, by me,
measured among shamans as shamans,
nor as brahmins among brahmins.
And furthermore, these elders
have not seen for themselves
in this seen thing
through higher knowledge,
the point of shamanship, or
the point of brahminship,
nor do they enter into and abide therein.
§
But, beggars, whatever shaman and brahmin
do understand aging and death,
do understand the self-arising of aging and death,
do understand the ending of aging and death,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of aging and death;
that do understand birth,
do understand the self-arising of birth,
do understand the ending of birth,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of birth;
that do understand existence,
do understand the self-arising of existence,
do understand the ending of existence,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of existence;
that do understand bind-ups,
do understand the self-arising of bind-ups,
do understand the ending of bind-ups,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of bind-ups;
that do understand thirst,
do understand the self-arising of thirst,
do understand the ending of thirst,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of thirst;
that do understand sensation,
do understand the self-arising of sensation,
do understand the ending of sensation,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of sensation;
that do understand touch,
do understand the self-arising of touch,
do understand the ending of touch,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of touch;
that do understand the six-realms,
do understand the self-arising of the six-realms,
do understand the ending of the six-realms,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of the six-realms;
that do understand named-form,
do understand the self-arising of named-form,
do understand the ending of named-form,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of named-form;
that do understand consciousness,
do understand the self-arising of consciousness,
do understand the ending of consciousness,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of consciousness;
that do understand own-making,
do understand the self-arising of own-making,
do understand the ending of own-making,
do understand the walk to walk
to the understanding of own-making;
are, by me,
measured among shamans as shamans,
and as brahmins among brahmins.
And furthermore, these elders
have seen for themselves
in this seen thing
through higher knowledge,
the point of shamanship, or
the point of brahminship,
and they enter into and abide therein.
