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KN Snp 5.14 The Questions of Udaya (with video clip of Buddha giving money quote)

 

KN Snp 5.14 Udaya-māṇava-pucchā: The Questions of Udaya


(2022 SP-FLUENT translation by frankk‍)
pic for POJ
“Jhāyiṁ virajam-āsīnaṁ,
To the one sitting in jhāna— without dust,
(iccāyasmā udayo)
(said Venerable Udaya,)
Kata-kiccaṁ an-āsavaṁ;
Done the task, [an arahant with] no more asinine-inclinations.
Pāraguṁ sabba-dhammānaṁ,
Gone beyond all dharmas—
Atthi pañhena āgamaṁ;
I’ve come here with a question.
Aññā-vimokkhaṁ pabrūhi,
Please speak about the emancipation of final knowledge,
Avijjāya pa-bhedanaṁ”.
ignorance breaking up.
(Buddha says:)

“Pahānaṁ kāma-c-chandānaṁ,
the abandoning of both sensual-desires
(udayāti bhagavā)
(replied the Buddha),
Domanassāna cūbhayaṁ;
and distressed mental states,
Thinassa ca panūdanaṁ,
Dispelling of Sloth,
Kukkuccānaṁ nivāraṇaṁ.
regrets being warded off. [These are referencing the five hindrances]
Upekkhā­-sati­-s­aṁ-sud­dha­­ṁ,
[fourth jhāna is] equanimous observation, Remembering-and-applying-☸Dharma purified,
dhamma-ta­k­ka-pu­re­java­ṁ;
with ☸Dharma-thoughts [of first jhāna] preceding that.
Aññā-vimokkhaṁ pabrūmi,
this is the final knowledge emancipation that I speak of,
Avijjāya pa-bhedanaṁ”.
ignorance breaking-up..
(questioner:)

“Kiṁsu saṁyojano loko,
what fetters the world?
kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;
With what is it examined?
Kissassa vip-pahānena,
with what being abandoned
nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.
is nirvana spoken of?
(Buddha says:)

“Nandi-saṁyojano loko,
delight fetters the world.
vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;
with [wrong] thoughts [delight] is explored, with directed-thought [of first jhāna, the nature of wrong thought] is examined.
Taṇhāya vip-pahānena,
Through craving’s abandoning
nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.
nirvana is spoken of.
(questioner:)

“Kathaṁ satassa carato,
how is Remembering-and-applying-☸Dharma conducted,
viññāṇaṁ uparujjhati;
for consciousness to halt?
Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhum-āgamma,
We’ve come to the Blessed One with a question.
taṁ suṇoma vaco tava”.
Let us hear your words. (speech fabrications are thought and evaluation)
(Buddha says:)

“Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca,
internally [in this body and mind], and externally,
Vedanaṁ n-ābhinandato;
not delighting in sensations [using jhāna through progressive cessation of sensations (see SN 36.11)]
Evaṁ satassa carato,
Conducting Remembering-and-applying-☸Dharma in this way,
Viññāṇaṁ uparujjhatī”ti.
consciousness is halted.
Udaya-māṇava-pucchā terasamā.
(end of sutta⏹️)

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