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Linked Discourses · SN 35.70

  • Linked Discourses 35.70Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.70
  • 7. With Migajāla7. Migajālavagga

Upavāṇa on What is Apparent in the Present LifeUpavāṇasandiṭṭhikasutta

Then Venerable Upavāṇa went up to the Buddha …Atha kho āyasmā upavāṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… and said to him:ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā upavāṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, they speak of ‘a teaching apparent in the present life’.“‘sandiṭṭhiko dhammo, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo’ti, bhante, vuccati. In what way is the teaching apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves?”Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo hoti, akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhī”ti?

“Upavāṇa, take a mendicant who sees a sight with their eyes. They experience both the sight and the desire for the sight.“Idha pana, upavāṇa, bhikkhu cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā rūpappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti rūparāgappaṭisaṁvedī ca. There is desire for sights in them, and they understand that.Santañca ajjhattaṁ rūpesu rāgaṁ ‘atthi me ajjhattaṁ rūpesu rāgo’ti pajānāti. Since this is so,Yaṁ taṁ, upavāṇa, bhikkhu cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā rūpappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti rūparāgappaṭisaṁvedī ca. this is how the teaching is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.Evampi kho, upavāṇa, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo hoti akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhi …pe….

Next, take a mendicant who hears … smells … tastes … touches …Puna caparaṁ, upavāṇa, bhikkhu jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā rasappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti rasarāgappaṭisaṁvedī ca.

Next, take a mendicant who knows an idea with their mind. They experience both the idea and the desire for the idea.Puna caparaṁ, upavāṇa, bhikkhu manasā dhammaṁ viññāya dhammappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti dhammarāgappaṭisaṁvedī ca. There is desire for ideas in them, and they understand that.Santañca ajjhattaṁ dhammesu rāgaṁ ‘atthi me ajjhattaṁ dhammesu rāgo’ti pajānāti. Since this is so,Yaṁ taṁ, upavāṇa, bhikkhu manasā dhammaṁ viññāya dhammappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti dhammarāgappaṭisaṁvedī ca. this is how the teaching is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.Evampi kho, upavāṇa, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo hoti …pe… paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhi …pe….

Take a mendicant who sees a sight with their eyes. They experience the sight but no desire for the sight.Idha pana, upavāṇa, bhikkhu cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā rūpappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti, no ca rūparāgappaṭisaṁvedī. There is no desire for sights in them, and they understand that.Asantañca ajjhattaṁ rūpesu rāgaṁ ‘natthi me ajjhattaṁ rūpesu rāgo’ti pajānāti. Since this is so,Yaṁ taṁ, upavāṇa, bhikkhu cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā rūpappaṭisaṁvedīhi kho hoti, no ca rūparāgappaṭisaṁvedī. this is how the teaching is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.Evampi kho, upavāṇa, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo hoti, akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhi …pe….

Next, take a mendicant who hears … smells … tastes … touches …Puna caparaṁ, upavāṇa, bhikkhu jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā rasappaṭisaṁvedīhi kho hoti, no ca rasarāgappaṭisaṁvedī. Asantañca ajjhattaṁ rasesu rāgaṁ ‘natthi me ajjhattaṁ rasesu rāgo’ti pajānāti …pe….

Next, take a mendicant who knows an idea with their mind. They experience the idea but no desire for the idea.Yaṁ taṁ, upavāṇa, bhikkhu manasā dhammaṁ viññāya dhammappaṭisaṁvedīhi kho hoti, no ca dhammarāgappaṭisaṁvedī. There is no desire for ideas in them, and they understand that.Asantañca ajjhattaṁ dhammesu rāgaṁ ‘natthi me ajjhattaṁ dhammesu rāgo’ti pajānāti. Since this is so, this is how the teaching is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.”Evampi kho, upavāṇa, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo hoti, akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 9.46 In the Present Life 0.60near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.46 5. Similarity In the Present Life “Reverend, they speak of ‘a teaching apparent in the present life’. In what way did the Buddha speak of a teaching apparent in the present life?” “First, take a…
  2. AN 6.48 Apparent in the Present Life (2nd) 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 6.48 5. About Dhammika Apparent in the Present Life (2nd) Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat d…
  3. AN 11.8 Focus 0.54near 5.2That’s how a mendicant might gain a state of immersion like this. They wouldn’t focus on the eye or sights, ear or sounds, nose or smells, tongue or tastes, or body or touches. … And they wouldn’t focus on what is seen,…
  4. AN 11.17 The Cowherd 0.51near 5.2When they know an idea with their mind, they get caught up in the features and details. Since the faculty of the mind is left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure become overwhelming. Th…
  5. MN 33 The Longer Discourse on the Cowherd 0.51near 5.2smell an odor with their nose … taste a flavor with their tongue … feel a touch with their body … know an idea with their mind, they get caught up in the features and details. Since the faculty of the mind is left unrest…
  6. SN 35.151 A Resident Pupil 0.50near 5.2they’re said to have a teaching master. That’s how a mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in suffering and discomfort. And how does a mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a te…