Jaṭāsutta — Reader

With Bhāradvāja of the Matted Hair

Jaṭāsutta

At Sāvatthī. Then the brahmin Bhāradvāja of the Matted Hair went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and addressed the Buddha in verse:

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho jaṭābhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho jaṭābhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Tangled within, tangled without: these people are tangled in tangles. I ask you this, Gotama: who can untangle this tangle?”

“Antojaṭā bahijaṭā, Jaṭāya jaṭitā pajā; Taṁ taṁ gotama pucchāmi, Ko imaṁ vijaṭaye jaṭan”ti.

“A wise person grounded in ethics, developing the mind and wisdom, a keen and alert mendicant— they can untangle this tangle.

“Sīle patiṭṭhāya naro sapañño, Cittaṁ paññañca bhāvayaṁ; Ātāpī nipako bhikkhu, So imaṁ vijaṭaye jaṭaṁ.

Those in whom greed, hate, and ignorance have faded away; the perfected ones with defilements ended— they have untangled the tangle.

Yesaṁ rāgo ca doso ca, avijjā ca virājitā; Khīṇāsavā arahanto, tesaṁ vijaṭitā jaṭā.

Where name and form cease with no residue left behind; as well as impingement and perception of form: it’s here this tangle is cut.”

Yattha nāmañca rūpañca, asesaṁ uparujjhati; Paṭighaṁ rūpasaññā ca, etthesā chijjate jaṭā”ti.

When he had spoken, Bhāradvāja of the Matted Hair said to the Buddha, “Excellent, worthy Gotama! …” … And Venerable Bhāradvāja became one of the perfected.

Evaṁ vutte, jaṭābhāradvājo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe… aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṁ ahosī”ti.