- Numbered Discourses 10.117Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.117
- 12. The Ceremony of Descent12. Paccorohaṇivagga
With SaṅgāravaSaṅgāravasutta
Then Saṅgārava the brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.Atha kho saṅgāravo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho saṅgāravo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Worthy Gotama, what is the near shore? And what is the far shore?”“kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, orimaṁ tīraṁ, kiṁ pārimaṁ tīran”ti?
“Wrong view is the near shore, brahmin, and right view is the far shore.“Micchādiṭṭhi kho, brāhmaṇa, orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammādiṭṭhi pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong purpose is the near shore, and right purpose is the far shore.micchāsaṅkappo orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāsaṅkappo pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong speech is the near shore, and right speech is the far shore.micchāvācā orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāvācā pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong action is the near shore, and right action is the far shore.micchākammanto orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammākammanto pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong livelihood is the near shore, and right livelihood is the far shore.micchāājīvo orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāājīvo pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong effort is the near shore, and right effort is the far shore.micchāvāyāmo orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāvāyāmo pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong mindfulness is the near shore, and right mindfulness is the far shore.micchāsati orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāsati pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong immersion is the near shore, and right immersion is the far shore.micchāsamādhi orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāsamādhi pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong knowledge is the near shore, and right knowledge is the far shore.micchāñāṇaṁ orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāñāṇaṁ pārimaṁ tīraṁ; Wrong freedom is the near shore, and right freedom is the far shore.micchāvimutti orimaṁ tīraṁ, sammāvimutti pārimaṁ tīranti. This is the near shore, and this is the far shore.Idaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, orimaṁ tīraṁ, idaṁ pārimaṁ tīranti.
Few are those among humansAppakā te manussesu, who cross to the far shore.ye janā pāragāmino; The rest just run aroundAthāyaṁ itarā pajā, on the near shore.tīramevānudhāvati.
When the teaching is well explained,Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte, the people who practice accordinglydhamme dhammānuvattino; will cross overTe janā pāramessanti, Death’s dominion so hard to pass.maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ.
Rid of dark qualities,Kaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya, an astute person would develop the bright.Sukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito; Having left home for homelessnessOkā anokamāgamma, in seclusion, where joy is hard,Viveke yattha dūramaṁ.
they’d long for satisfaction there.Tatrābhiratimiccheyya, Forsaking sensual pleasures, owning nothing,hitvā kāme akiñcano; an astute person would cleanse themselvesPariyodapeyya attānaṁ, of mental corruptions.cittaklesehi paṇḍito.
And those whose minds are rightly developedYesaṁ sambodhiyaṅgesu, in the awakening factors;sammā cittaṁ subhāvitaṁ; who, letting go of attachments,Ādānapaṭinissagge, delight in not grasping—anupādāya ye ratā; with defilements ended, brilliant,Khīṇāsavā jutimanto, they are quenched in this world.”te loke parinibbutā”ti.