Definitely Arousing

Rajanīyasaṇṭhitasutta

Definitely Arousing

Rajanīyasaṇṭhitasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Mendicant, give up desire for whatever is shaped by arousal.”
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā …pe… vihareyyan”ti. “Yaṁ kho, bhikkhu, rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo”ti.
EN
“Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!” “But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?” “Sir, form is shaped by arousal; I should give up desire for it. Feeling …
PL
“Aññātaṁ, bhagavā, aññātaṁ, sugatā”ti. “Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsī”ti? “Rūpaṁ kho, bhante, rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra me chando pahātabbo. Vedanā …
EN
Perception … Choices … Consciousness is shaped by arousal; I should give up desire for it. That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”
PL
saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra me chando pahātabbo. Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.
EN
“Good, good, mendicant! It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this. Form is shaped by arousal; you should give up desire for it. Feeling …
PL
“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu. Sādhu kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi. Rūpaṁ kho, bhikkhu, rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Vedanā …
EN
Perception … Choices … Consciousness is shaped by arousal; you should give up desire for it. This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” …
PL
saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ rajanīyasaṇṭhitaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe…
EN
And that mendicant became one of the perfected.
PL
aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti. Aṭṭhamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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