Ānandasutta — Reader

With Ānanda

Ānandasutta

At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then Venerable Ānanda robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms with Venerable Vaṅgīsa as his second monk. And at that time Venerable Vaṅgīsa became dissatisfied, as lust infected his mind.

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ānando sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi āyasmatā vaṅgīsena pacchāsamaṇena. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmato vaṅgīsassa anabhirati uppannā hoti, rāgo cittaṁ anuddhaṁseti.

Then he addressed Ānanda in verse: “I’ve got a burning desire for pleasure; My mind is on fire! Please, out of compassion, Gotama,

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: “Kāmarāgena ḍayhāmi, cittaṁ me pariḍayhati; Sādhu nibbāpanaṁ brūhi,

tell me how to quench the flames.” “Your mind is on fire because of a perversion of perception. Turn away from the feature of things

anukampāya gotamā”ti. “Saññāya vipariyesā, cittaṁ te pariḍayhati; Nimittaṁ parivajjehi,

that’s attractive, provoking lust. See all conditioned phenomena as alien, as suffering and not-self. Extinguish the great fire of lust,

subhaṁ rāgūpasaṁhitaṁ. Saṅkhāre parato passa, dukkhato mā ca attato; Nibbāpehi mahārāgaṁ,

don’t burn up again and again. With mind unified and serene, meditate on the ugly aspects of the body. With mindfulness immersed in the body,

mā ḍayhittho punappunaṁ. Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi, ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ; Sati kāyagatā tyatthu,

be full of disillusionment. Meditate on the signless, give up the underlying tendency to conceit; and when you comprehend conceit,

nibbidābahulo bhava. Animittañca bhāvehi, mānānusayamujjaha; Tato mānābhisamayā,

you will live at peace.”

upasanto carissasī”ti.