Majjhima Nikaya

32. The Great Hornbills 
(Mahàgosinga sutta)

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This is how I hear.

At the time of the Blessed One was in the garden of the Gosinga Forest there were many sacred trees together with a large number of Venerable disciples such as Venerable Sariputta (Maha Moggallana). Maha Kassapa, Phra Anuruddha, Revata, Ananda (Ananda), and some Another famous disciple.

Then Maha Moggallana, in the afternoon, after the meditation, got up, went to Maha Kassapa, who, after arriving, said to Maha Kassapa,

- Kassapa sage, let's go to the Venerable Sariputta to hear the dharma.

- Yes, sage.

Prophet Maha Kassapa obeyed the Prophet Maha Moggallana. Then Maha Moggallana, Maha Kassapa and Phra Anuruddha went to Sariputta to hear Dhamma. Phra Ananda saw Maha Moggallana, Venerable Maha Kassapa, and Venerable Anuruddha go to Venerable Sariputta to hear the Dharma. After seeing this, they went to Revata and told Revata:

- This Revata Sage, such superiors have come to Venerable Sariputta to hear the dharma. Revata, let's go to the Venerable Sariputta to hear the dharma.

- Yes, sage.

Venerable Revata replied to Ananda. Then Revata and Phra Ananda went to Venerable Sariputta to hear the dharma. Venerable Sariputta saw Phra Revata, Phra Ananda from afar, after seeing him told Phra Ananda:

- Phra Ananda to come here, good hybrid, Ton Sun Ananda, attendant The Sun, the attendant The Sun.Ananda Ananda, loving the forest Gosinga! In the moonlit night, the flowers of Ta-la flower all over, the sky is as wide as everywhere. Ananda, what kind of monks can shine Gosinga forest?

- Here, this Sage Sariputta, rate-listening much, keeping what has heard, accumulate what was heard.The first, French, French, French, French, French, German, French, French, wise observation; He lectured for four of them with the content of the book, fluently, with the purpose of eliminating all the options. Sariputta Sage, this kind of monk, can brighten the forest of Gosinga.

Upon hearing that, Sariputta said to Revata:

- Revata, Rev. Ananda replied as per his explanation. Here, we now ask Revata: This gentleman Revata, loving the forest Gosinga ... (as above) ... Hey Revata, Sage that brighten the forest Gosinga?

- Here, this Sariputta sage, rate-preferred beloved life settlement, pleasure life settlement, interior tu dhamma meditation, net tranquility, meditation, attainance, always frequented unconfirmed places.Sariputta Sage, this kind of monk, can brighten the forest of Gosinga.

Upon hearing this, Sariputta said to Anuruddha,

- Anuruddha Sage, Revata replied as his explanation. Here, we now ask Phra Anuruddha: Anuruddha Sage, loving instead of Gosinga Forest ... (as above) ... Anuruddha Sage, what kind of monks do brighten the forest of Gosinga?

- Here, this Sage Sariputta, rate-pretentious, with celestial bar, supernatural, contemplating thousands of worlds. Sariputta Sensei, like a man with eyes on top of a nice floor, contemplating a thousand circles around. Likewise, this Sage Sariputta, rate-parade, with celestial purity, supernatural, contemplating thousands of worlds. Sariputta Sage, this type of monk, can brighten the forest of Gosinga.

Upon hearing this, Sariputta said to Phra Maha Kassapa:

- This Kassapa sage, Phra Anuruddha answered according to his explanation. Here, we now ask the Vassa Kassapa: This Kassapa sage, loving the Gosinga Forest ... (as above) ... Kassapa Sage, what kind of monks do lighten the forest of Gosinga?

- Here, this gentleman Sariputta, rate-pedestrian himself living in the mountains and praised the life in the mountains, living alms himself, and praised alms life, wearing himself y Praised by the almonds, he lives with his parents and praises his father, yoga and self-indulge in humor, self-sufficient life and praise enough to know, living alone. and praise the life of living alone, living without the secular and non-secular worldly happiness, self-diligent, diligent and politically diligent, diligent, self-accomplishments and praises achievement of virtue, self-achievement of meditation and praise of meditation achievement, self-achievement of wisdom and praise of intellectual achievement, self-achievement u liberation and praised the achievements of liberation, Self achievement liberation knowledge and praise the achievement of liberation of knowledge. Sariputta Sage, this type of monk, can brighten the forest of Gosinga.

Upon hearing this, Sariputta said that the Prophet Maha Moggallana:

- Sensei Moggallana, Maha Kassapa replied according to his explanation. Here, we now ask the Venerable Mahamoggallana: "Sage Moggallana, loving the forest of Gosinga!" ... Sage Moggallana, what kind of monks can brighten the forest of Gosinga?

- Here, this Sage Sariputta, two monks talked about Abhidhamma (Hindus). They asked each other questions, and when asked, they answered each other, not stopping for no answer, and the conversation about the law continued. Could this Sariputta Sage, the kind of monk, be able to brighten the forest of Gosinga? "

Then the Prophet Mahamoggallana told Sariputta:

- Sage Sariputta, we responded according to our explanation. Here, we ask Sariputta: "Sariputta sage, lovable, Gosinga Forest! In the moonlit night, the flowers of Ta-la flower all over, the sky is as wide as everywhere. What kind of Venerable Sariputta, who can brighten the forest of Gosinga? "

- Here, this Moggallana Sage, Monk to the mind, not monk does not subdue the mind. If he wants to stay in the morning, he stays in the morning; No matter where he wants to stay at noon, he stays at noon; If you want to stay in the afternoon, he will stay in the afternoon. Moggallana, like a king or a king, has a wardrobe full of colors. Which shirt the king wants to wear in the morning, the king wearing the pair in the morning; Which pair of clothes the king would like to wear at noon, the king wearing that pair of clothes at noon; Which pair of clothes the king wanted to wear in the afternoon, the king wearing that pair of clothes in the afternoon. Likewise, this Sage Moggallana, rate-monk to the mind, not monk does not subdue the mind. An abstinence rate that he wants to stay in the morning, he stays in the morning; shelves that do not want to stay at noon, he is staying at noon; stay whereever he or she wants to stay in the afternoon, he stays in the afternoon. This kind of monk Moggallana can even brighten the forest of Gosinga.

Then Venerable Sariputta said to the Pharisees:

- Hey, we have answered according to our explanation. Let us go to the Blessed One and report the matter to the Blessed One. The Buddha answered us how, we will like life expectancy.

- Yes, sage.

The Venerable replied to Sariputta. Then they went to the Blessed One, after arriving, bowed to the Blessed One and sat down. After sitting down on one side, Venerable Sariputta Buddha:

- Here, the Buddha, Revata and Rev. Ananda came to my place to hear the law. Lord, I see Revata and Rev. Ananda from remote to; See, I say to Ananda:

"- Ananda, let's come here, good deed of the goddess Ananda, the attendant of the Blessed One, the adjutant of the Sun.Ananda Ananda, loving the forest Gosinga! Blossom of Ananda, what kind of monks can brighten the forest of Gosinga? "

The Blessed One, asked, Ph.D. Ananda replies to the child as follows:

"- Here Sariputta Sage, listening much, keeping what I heard, accumulate what I heard. Pure, the law he was listening to many and carefully kept, was repeated loudly, thought thoughts, intelligent perception observation, he lectured for four assemblies , for the purpose of eliminating all the precepts. This Sariputta Sage, this kind of monk, can brighten the forest of Gosinga. "

- Instead, heal, Sariputta! In answer to the right foot, Ananda must answer that. Oh Sariputta, Ananda is a multi-sage, keeping what I have heard, accumulating what I have heard. The first, French, French, French, French, French, German, French, French, The wise observation of observation. He lectures for four assemblies, with the contentious language, with the purpose of eliminating all the options.

- Well, when you say that, you say to Revata:

"Revata Sage, Phra Ananda, responded according to my explanation." Here we now ask Revata:

"- Sage Revata, loving the forest Gosinga ... (as above) ... Revata Sage, the kind of monks that can brighten the forest Gosinga.

"- Here, this Sariputta Sage, rate-preferred life of the settlement, enjoy the life of the settlement, internally pure meditation, uninterrupted meditation, attainment of virtue, always frequented Sariputta Sage, this kind of monk can brighten the forest of Gosinga. "

- Instead, heal, Sariputta! In answer to the right foot, Revata must answer that. O Sariputta, Revata preferred the life of the settlement, enjoy the life of the settlement, internal meditation practice pure, uninterrupted meditation, attainment of virtue, always frequented the unidentified.

"When you say that, I say to Anuruddha,

"- Anuruddha Sage, Revata Sun replied in his explanation, here we are now asking Pharaoh Anuruddha:

"- Anuruddha Sage, loving the forest Gosinga ... (as above) ... Anuruddha Sage, the kind of monks who brighten the forest Gosinga?"

Lord Buddha, said, Anuruddha said to his son:

"Sariputta Sage, here, bhikkhu with the supreme purity of heaven, contemplating the thousand worlds." Sariputta Sage, like a man with eyes, is at the top of a nice storehouse. In the same way, Sariputta Siddhartha, Rat-Kheo with the supreme celestial eye of the supramundane observes thousands of worlds, and Sariputta Sage, this kind of monks can brighten the forest. Gosinga ".

- Instead, heal, Sariputta! In answer to the right foot, Anuruddha must answer that. O Sariputta, it is Anuruddha himself with the supreme purity of the heavenly eye that observes the thousand worlds.

"Well," said the Hon, said to Maha Kassapa,

"- Kassapa Sage, Phra Anuruddha answered according to his explanation, here we now ask Pharaoh Kassapa:

"- Gosinga Forest! ... (as above) ... ... Kassapa, what kind of monk, who brightens the forest of Gosinga?"

Lord Buddha, said that, Mahakassapa told me:

"- Here, this Sariputta sage, he himself lived in the mountains and praised the life in the mountains, living himself alms and praised alms life, wearing himself powdered and scattered I live with my father and myself, live my life with my father, live my life with my father, live my life with my parents and live my life. The life of the monk, living alone without secularism and praiseworthy non-secular, self-seeking, diligent and praiseworthy needs, diligent, self-achievement and moral praiseworthiness self-realization, meditation accomplishments and praises of meditation accomplishment, self-achievement of wisdom and praises of intellectual achievement, self-liberation v praised the achievements of liberation, Self achievement liberation knowledge and praise the achievement of liberation of knowledge. Sariputta Sage, that monk can brighten the forest of Gosinga. "

- Sariputta instead! If he answered right, Kassapa must answer that. Sariputta, Kassapa himself lives in the mountains and prays for life in the mountains and forests ... he achieved the liberation of knowledge and praise the achievement of liberation of knowledge.

"Well said, you said to Maha Moggallana:

"- Moggallana Sensei, Maha Kassapa replied according to his explanation, and now we ask the Prophet Maha Moggallana:

"- Moggallana Sage, lovable Gosinga!" ... What kind of monk Moggallana, the Venerable Monk, can brighten up the forest of Gosinga? "

Lord Buddha, said that, Maha Moggallana said to children:

"- Here, this Sariputta Sage, two monks talked about Abhidhamma. They asked each other questions, and when asked, they answered each other, not stopping because Unable to answer, and their discussion of the dharma continued, Sariputta Sage, such a monk, could shine the Gosinga forest. "

- Sariputta instead! In answer to the right foot, Moggallana must answer that. Sariputta, Moggallana is the doctrine of the Dhamma.

To say this, Maha Moggallana:

- Lord Buddha, I said to Venerable Sariputta, as follows:

"- Sariputta sage, we have responded according to our explanation, here we ask Sariputta:

"- Sariputta Sage, loving the forest of Gosinga, moonlit night, tassel bloomed everywhere, incense sky spreading everywhere, Sariputta Sage, what kind of monks can do Shining Forest Gosinga? "

"Lord," said Sariputta to his son,

"- Here, the Sage Moggallana, rate-mind to the mind, not monk does not subdue the mind.He stays where he wants to stay in the morning, he relies on it In the morning, he stays at noon, he resides at noon, stays where he wants to stay in the afternoon, he resides in the afternoon. Moggallana, like a king or a king, had a wardrobe full of different colors, which the king would wear in the morning, the king wearing the pair in the morning, the pair The king wants to wear it at noon, the king wears it at noon, and the king wants to wear it in the afternoon, the king wears it in the afternoon, too, this Moggallana sage, Prior to the mind, not the rate-monk does not manage the mind. An abstinence rate that he would like to stay in the morning, rate him that residence in the morning; stay where he wants to stay at noon, he rests at noon; If you want to stay in the afternoon, he will stay in the afternoon. Can this kind of monk like Moggallana brighten the forest of Gosinga? "

- Instead, heal, Moggallana! In answer to the right foot, Sariputta must answer that. Hey Moggallana, Sariputta to the mind, not Sariputta can not control the mind. If he wants to stay in the morning, he stays in the morning; stay where he wants to stay at noon, he rests at noon; If you want to stay in the afternoon, he will stay in the afternoon.

When it is said, Sun worshiper Sariputta:

- Well, who did smart answer (question is asked)?

"Sariputta, all of them respond in turn. And do you hear me say what kind of monks can brighten the forest of Gosinga? Here, Sariputta, monk, after eating, after begging, sitting lotus, straight back, put forward thoughts, and thought: "I will not leave this layman until When our minds are cleverly freed of the ginseng or, without clinging. " Sariputta, this type of monk, can brighten the forest of Gosinga.

The Buddha preached so. The worshipers are happy, faith teaches the Buddha. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.2/12/2018.