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SN 8.4 Ānanda [Teaches Vaṅgīsa How to Destroy Lust], illustrated

 



SN 8.4 Ānanda: Ānanda [Teaches Vaṅgīsa How to Destroy Lust]

(2023 SP-FLUENT translation by frankk‍)

ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā ānando
One time, Venerable Ānanda,
sāvatthiyaṃ viharati
dwelled at Sāvatthī
jeta-vane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
in Jeta’s-Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park.
atha kho āyasmā ānando
Then Venerable Ānanda,
pubbaṇha-samayaṃ nivāsetvā
Put on his robe before noon.
patta-cīvaram-ādāya
with bowl and robe taken,
sāvatthiṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi
he entered Sāvatthī for alms,
āyasmatā vaṅgīsena pacchāsamaṇena.
with Venerable Vaṅgīsa walking behind.
tena kho pana samayena āyasmato vaṅgīsassa
Now at that time Venerable Vaṅgīsa
anabhirati uppannā hoti,
had dis-satisfaction arise.
rāgo cittaṃ anuddhaṃseti.
Lust degraded his mind.
atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso
Then the Venerable Vaṅgīsa,
āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ
said to Venerable Ānanda
gāthāya ajjhabhāsi —
through verse:

(verse️)

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♦ “kāma-rāgena ḍayhāmi,
I burn with sensuality and lust.
cittaṃ me pari-ḍayhati.
My mind is completely on fire.
♦ sādhu nibbāpanaṃ brūhi,
Please explain how to Nirvana the fire,
anu-kampāya gotamā”ti.
Out of compassion for me, [Ānanda of clan] Gotama.

(Ānanda replies)

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♦ “saññāya vipariyesā,
your perceptions are inverted,
cittaṃ te pari-ḍayhati.
so your mind is on fire,
♦ nimittaṃ pari-vajjehi,
You must completely avoid the [nimitta]-sign
subhaṃ rāg-ūpasaṃhitaṃ.
Of beauty connected with lust


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♦ “saṅkhāre parato passa,
Fabricated-activities should be seen as alien,
dukkhato mā ca attato.
pain-&-suffering, not as the self.
♦ nibbāpehi mahā-rāgaṃ,
Nirvana is the extinguishing of this massive lust.
mā ḍayhittho punap-punaṃ.
don’t burn again and again.
♦ “a-subhāya cittaṃ bhāvehi,
Focus the mind on un-attractive perceptions,
ek’-aggaṃ su-samāhitaṃ.
With Singular focus and superb undistractible lucidity.
♦ sati kāya-gatā ty-atthu,
Always Remember and apply Dharma instructions on body immersion.
nibbidā-bahulo bhava.
Develop disenchantment in abundance.



♦ “a-nimittañca bhāvehi,
Develop Sign-less meditation.
mān-ānusaya-mujjaha.
Discard the underlying tendency to conceit.
♦ tato mān-ābhisamayā,
With conceit-penetrated,
upasanto carissasī”ti.
you will abide in the peace [of Nirvana].

(end of sutta⏹️)




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