Majjhima Nikaya

53. The Sutra 
(Sekha sutta)

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This is how I hear.

One time the Blessed One lived among the Sakyas, Kapilavatthu, at the Nigrodha monastery.

At that time, a new shrine was erected for the Sakyas in Kapilavatthu, and no one came to Sa-rath, Brahmin, or any other person. Then the Sakya in Kapilavatthu went to the Blessed One, after arriving, bowed to the Blessed One and sat down. The Sakya in Kapilavatthu are sitting on one side, the Blessed One:

- Here, the Blessed One, there is a new shrine to be erected shortly for the Sakyas in Kapilavatthu, and not to a Sa-ard, Brahmin, or any other person. The Blessed One, please use this hall first, then the Sakya in Kapilavatthu will be used later, and so the Sakya in Kapilavatthu will enjoy happiness, long peace.

The Buddha silently accepted. The Sakyas of Kapilavatthu, after knowing that the Buddha had accepted the word, rose from the seat, bowed to the Blessed One, his right hand toward him, and went to the hall, after arriving, for the cushion to spread throughout. Arrange the seats, place the water jar, hang the oil lamp, then go to the place of the Exalted, after the ceremony, pay homage and stand on one side. The Sakya in Kapilavatthu stand on one side, the Blessed One:

- The Blessed One, the lecture hall was laid all mattress, the seating was arranged, the water jar was set, the oil lamp was hung up. The Blessed One, the Blessed One do what the Blessed One thinks is timely.

Then the bhikkhu embraces him, holding the bowl, together with them Bhikshu goes to the auditorium. After he arrives, he cleans his feet, enters the lecture hall and sits down, leaning against the center column, facing east. Bikkhu, after washing his feet, walked into the lecture hall, leaning against the west wall, facing east, with the Buddha sitting before them. The Sakya in Kapilavatthu also wash their feet, enter the auditorium, and sit down against the east wall, facing the west, with the Buddha sitting in front of him. Then the Blessed One until midnight, sermon, opening, encouraging, exhilarating, blessing the Sakya in Kapilavatthu, and then telling the Venerable Ananda:

"Ananda, please teach the Sakya instructors in Kapilavatthu. I have back pain. I will lie down.

- Yes, White World.

Venerable Ananda obeyed the Sun. Then the Exalted four times, lying on the side of the right side as lying lion, feet on the legs together, mindfulness awareness, direction to sit up again.

Then Ananda told Sakya Mahanama:

- Here, this Mahanama, the holy disciples, achievement of virtue, maintenance of the base, know the degree in eating, mindfulness awareness, achievements seven magic, the current four Zen meditation, increase Honest, not attained, not attained fatigue, attained without charge.

And this Mahanama, what is the saintly disciple of virtue achievement? Here, Mahanama, the holy student of discipline, lived in control of the patriarchate Patimokkha, full of virtue and virtue, found danger in small errors, accepting and studying the dharma. . Mahanama, so is the holy student of virtue.

And this Mahanama, how are the disciples of the disciples? Here, Mahanama, the disciple, when the eye sees the form, does not hold the general, does not hold his own general. What causes because the eye base is not tamed, the greed, the evil, the lawless arise, he himself override that cause, maintenance of the eye base, practice the maintenance of vision. When the headphones smell ... the tongue tastes ... the tongue tastes ... emotion ... awareness of the law, he does not hold general general, do not hold his own general. What causes because the mind is not tamed, the greed, the evil, the ungodly start up, he overcame that cause, support the mind, practice the maintenance of the mind. Mahanama, so is the disciple of the disciples.

And this Mahanama, what is the saintly disciple in eating? Here, Mahanama, the saintly disciple of the right foot, consume food, not for fun, not for passion, not for jewelry, not to make yourself beautiful, only to this body is maintained, maintained, free from harm, to maintain the virtue, thinking: "Thus we eliminate the old feelings and do not give rise to new feelings, and we will not commit mistakes, live peacefully. Mahanama, so is the saintly disciple in the eating.

And this Mahanama, what is the disciple mindful of the disciple? Here, Mahanama, the disciple of the day while walking and sitting while seated, cleanses the mind from obstacles, night in a soup, while walking and sitting while sitting, Cleansing the mind from obstacles, at night in the middle of the soup, it is located on the right side, such as lying lion, feet on the legs together, mindfulness awareness, again. At night, in the last soup, when you wake up, while walking and sitting while sitting, clear your mind from obstacles. Mahanama is, therefore, the disciple of mindfulness.

And this Mahanama, how are the disciples of the Seven Noble Truths? Here, Mahanama, the disciple of the faithful, believes in the enlightenment of the Tathagata: He is the Exalted, Arahant, Righteous Enlightenment, Good Hanh, Good News, World Award, Supreme Master, The Respiration, Thien Nhan, Buddha, the Sun. This person has a heart, self embarrassed by the evil body, evil virtue, evil virtue, self-shame for evil achievements, ungodly. This noble, self-fear because the evil body, the evil virtue, evil virtue, self-fear for evil achievements, ungodly. This person is a multi-literary, remember what he heard, accumulate what he heard. The French, the good, the good, the good, the mean, the literature, speak up completely virtuous full of pure, such things, he heard many, life expectancy, read by word, The thought, the right input. He is living diligently diligently, except the immoral law, the achievements of the French, efforts, perseverance, not to give up the burden on the good. He has the concept, the realization of mindfulness of wisdom won, remember, remember many times what has been long since, have long spoken. He has wisdom, intellectual achievement of birth, the achievement of the Eucharist to bring the foot directly end suffering. Mahanama, so that the holy disciples achieved seven magic.

And here, Mahanama, what is the current saintly student who is staying four meditations, monkhood, attainment is not difficult, attained without fatigue, attained without charge? Here, this Mahanama, (he) lust, the glass of ungodliness, witness and stay First Zen, a state of ecstasy by divorce, there are four. Ranging out and four, he witnessed and retained the second Zen, a state of bliss by birth, not the range of four, internal static. Ly peaceful residence, mindfulness of mindfulness, pleasant feeling that the holy call to discharge the concept of staying, he witnessed and Meditation third. Dissolve, discharge suffering, kill the happy feeling before, the fourth test and stay meditation, not suffering, not forget, discharge pure thought. Mahanama, so that the current student of the four Noble Meditation, the rise of the highest, attained without difficulty, attained no fatigue, attained without charge.

Mahanama, when a saintly disciple attains such manhood, maintains such rituals, knows the degree of such eating, mindful of such vigilance, full of seven dharmas thus present Staying in the four meditations, in the rise of the highest, attainment is not difficult, attainable without effort, attained without such power, this Mahanama, that Holy student is called on the path of learning, not broken, capable of breaking, capable of enlightenment, able to attain supreme peace from the yoke.

Mahanama, such as eight, have ten or twelve chicken eggs, are hermit hermit sit, hot, smart hug nursing; Even if the chickens did not come up with the idea, "Hopefully, our chicks, after breaking the eggshell and the toenails, or with their beak, will escape safely." These chicks, after breaking the eggshell with their toenails or beak, can escape safely. Likewise, this Mahanama, when a saintly disciple, attains such conduct, so maintains such rituals, knows the degree of such eating, mindful of such vigilance, full of seven such dharmas , in the Four Noble Truths, the Supreme Being, attained without difficulty, attained without effort, attained such worthlessness, this Mahanama, the Holy Disciple is said to be walking on the path. learn, there are eggs do not decay,

Mahanama, the disciple, when he attains the supreme realization of this purity of mind, remembers the past lives of difference, such as a life, two lives, three lives, four lives, five lives, twenty lives, forty generations, fifty generations, a hundred generations, a thousand generations, one hundred thousand generations, many sins, many lives. He remembered: "There, here I have this name, family line like this, class like this, eat like this, feeling miserable like this, life expectancy like this. At that place, we are born here, in this place, we have names like this, family like this, class like this, eat like this, feeling like this, This life is like this: After death in one place, we were born here. " Thus, he remembers the past lives, also with outlines and details.

Mahanama, the saintly disciple, when he attains the supreme realization of this pure thought, with pure celestial celestial see supernatural beings living. He knows that the lowly beings who are high, beautiful people bad people, lucky people who are miserable due to their business. He thinks, "Indeed, these beings accomplish the deeds of the body, the accomplishments of the virtues of the words, the attainment of the virtues of the mind, the defilement of the saints, the wrong view, the creation of the These people, after the general collapse of the body, must be born in the realm of evil, the beast, the land, the hell, etc. These beings accomplish good deeds on the body, achievements of good deeds about the words, the achievements of the good intentions, not libel the holy, according to right view, create the right view, these people, after the body of the common body, be born in the beast, Heaven, in this life. Thus, he with pure celestial sphere, superman, see the living beings of death. He is clear knowledge that beings, low people high, beautiful people bad people, lucky people are miserable due to their business. This is the second break of the chicks from the eggshell.

Mahanama, the saintly disciple, when he attains the supreme realization of this purity of mind, with the breaking of the gates, or himself in the present with victory, enlightenment, attainment and staying right in the present , liberated mind liberation, intellectual liberation. This is the third breakdown of the chicks from the eggshell.

Mahanama, the holy disciples who achieve virtue, so belongs to his virtue. Mahanama, the saintly disciple who maintains the divine, so belongs to his virtue. Mahanama, the saintly disciple who is temperate in his diet, is so virtuous of him. Mahanama, the saintly disciple who cares for his mind, thus belongs to his virtue. Mahanama, the disciple who is full of seven magic, so belongs to his virtue.Mahanama, the disciple who is now meditating four Zen, monks, monks, is not difficult, attain not fatigue, attained without charge, so that belongs to his virtue.

Mahanama, the holy student, remembered the past lives of difference, like a lifetime, two lives ... (as above) ... along with outlines and details, so belongs his virtue. Mahanama, the holy disciples who are pure celestial beings, supernatural beings, see the living beings of death. He knows that beings are low society high, beautiful people bad people, lucky people misfortune ... (as above) ... are due to their business, so the intellectual of him. Mahanama, the holy disciples with the end of the smuggled or, right in the present with the victory of enlightenment, attainment and reside in the present moment of liberation, liberation mind, of his virtue.

Thus, this Mahanama, the saintly disciple, is called the patriarchal adornment. Mahanama, Brahman Sanankumara (Brahmanical Disciple) said the verse as follows:

Founding beings 
are the highest class. 
The clear happiness, the 
victory in Nhon Thien.

Mahanama, this verse is blessed by the Sanka Brahman, not awkward, smart, not awkward, meaningful, not meaningless, and exalted the Buddha.

Then the Blessed One sat up, told Phra Ananda:

- Instead, heal, Ananda! This is good, Ananda, who taught the Sakya (Kapilavatthu) teachings.

Venerable Ananda lectured in such a way, the Master instructed. The Sakya in Kapilavatthu are happy, worshiping the words of Ananda. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA.SYDNEY.3/12/2018.