Mārādisuttaekādasaka — Reader

Eleven Discourses on Māra, Etc.

Mārādisuttaekādasaka

At Sāvatthī. When Venerable Rādha was seated to one side, the Buddha said to him: “Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is Māra. And what is Māra?

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ rādhaṁ bhagavā etadavoca: “yo kho, rādha, māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Ko ca, rādha, māro?

Form is Māra. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it. … Consciousness is Māra. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is Māra.” “You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is subject to Māra …”

Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… viññāṇaṁ māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… yo kho, rādha, māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti. “Yo kho, rādha, māradhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo …pe….

“… impermanent …” “… liable to impermanence …” “… suffering …” “… liable to suffering …”

“Yaṁ kho, rādha, aniccaṁ …pe…. “Yo kho, rādha, aniccadhammo …pe…. “Yaṁ kho, rādha, dukkhaṁ …pe…. “Yo kho, rādha, dukkhadhammo …pe….

“… not-self …” “… liable to not-self …” “… liable to end …” “… liable to fall …”

“Yo kho, rādha, anattā …pe…. “Yo kho, rādha, anattadhammo …pe…. “Yo kho, rādha, khayadhammo …pe…. “Yo kho, rādha, vayadhammo …pe….

“… liable to originate …”

“Yo kho, rādha, samudayadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo …pe….