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19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato Middle Discourses 1 Majjhima Nikāya 1 The Root of Mūlap...

19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato Middle Discourses 1 Majjhima Nikāya 1 The Root of Mūlapariyāyas All Things utta So I have heard. Evaṁ me sutaṁ— At one time the Buddha was staying near ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā ukkaṭṭhāyaṁ viharati Ukkaṭṭhā, in the Subhaga Forest at the root of a subhagavane sālarājamūle. magnificent sal tree. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants!” “bhikkhavo”ti. “Venerable sir,” they replied. “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this: Bhagavā etadavoca: “Mendicants, I will teach you the explanation “sabbadhammamūlapariyāyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, of the root of all things. desessāmi. Listen and apply your minds well, I will Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, speak.” bhāsissāmī”ti. “Yes, sir,” they replied. “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this: Bhagavā etadavoca: “Take an unlearned ordinary person who has “Idha, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano ariyānaṁ not seen the noble ones, and is neither skilled adassāvī ariyadhammassa akovido ariyadhamme nor trained in the teaching of the noble ones. avinīto, sappurisānaṁ adassāvī They’ve not seen true persons, and are neither sappurisadhammassa akovido sappurisadhamme skilled nor trained in the teaching of the true avinīto— persons. They perceive earth as earth. pathaviṁ pathavito sañjānāti; Having perceived earth as earth, they conceive pathaviṁ pathavito saññatvā pathaviṁ maññati, it to be earth, they conceive it in earth, they pathaviyā maññati, pathavito maññati, pathaviṁ conceive it as earth, they conceive that ‘earth is meti maññati, pathaviṁ abhinandati. mine’, they approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 1/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato They perceive water as water. Āpaṁ āpato sañjānāti; Having perceived water as water, they con‐ āpaṁ āpato saññatvā āpaṁ maññati, āpasmiṁ ceive it to be water … maññati, āpato maññati, āpaṁ meti maññati, āpaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive fire as fire. Tejaṁ tejato sañjānāti; Having perceived fire as fire, they conceive it tejaṁ tejato saññatvā tejaṁ maññati, tejasmiṁ to be fire … maññati, tejato maññati, tejaṁ meti maññati, tejaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive air as air. Vāyaṁ vāyato sañjānāti; Having perceived air as air, they conceive it to vāyaṁ vāyato saññatvā vāyaṁ maññati, be air … vāyasmiṁ maññati, vāyato maññati, vāyaṁ meti maññati, vāyaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive creatures as creatures. Bhūte bhūtato sañjānāti; Having perceived creatures as creatures, they bhūte bhūtato saññatvā bhūte maññati, bhūtesu conceive them to be creatures … maññati, bhūtato maññati, bhūte meti maññati, bhūte abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive gods as gods. Deve devato sañjānāti; Having perceived gods as gods, they conceive deve devato saññatvā deve maññati, devesu them to be gods … maññati, devato maññati, deve meti maññati, deve abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the Progenitor as the Progenitor. Pajāpatiṁ pajāpatito sañjānāti; Having perceived the Progenitor as the pajāpatiṁ pajāpatito saññatvā pajāpatiṁ Progenitor, they conceive him to be the maññati, pajāpatismiṁ maññati, pajāpatito Progenitor … https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 2/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato maññati, pajāpatiṁ meti maññati, pajāpatiṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the Divinity as the Divinity. Brahmaṁ brahmato sañjānāti; Having perceived the Divinity as the Divinity, brahmaṁ brahmato saññatvā brahmaṁ maññati, they conceive him to be the Divinity … brahmasmiṁ maññati, brahmato maññati, brahmaṁ meti maññati, brahmaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive those of streaming radiance as Ābhassare ābhassarato sañjānāti; those of streaming radiance. Having perceived those of streaming radiance ābhassare ābhassarato saññatvā ābhassare as those of streaming radiance, they conceive maññati, ābhassaresu maññati, ābhassarato them to be those of streaming radiance … maññati, ābhassare meti maññati, ābhassare abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive those of universal beauty as Subhakiṇhe subhakiṇhato sañjānāti; those of universal beauty. But then they conceive them to be those of uni‐ subhakiṇhe subhakiṇhato saññatvā subhakiṇhe versal beauty … maññati, subhakiṇhesu maññati, subhakiṇhato maññati, subhakiṇhe meti maññati, subhakiṇhe abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive those of abundant fruit as those Vehapphale vehapphalato sañjānāti; of abundant fruit. Having perceived those of abundant fruit as vehapphale vehapphalato saññatvā vehapphale those of abundant fruit, they conceive them to maññati, vehapphalesu maññati, vehapphalato be those of abundant fruit … maññati, vehapphale meti maññati, vehapphale abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 3/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato They perceive the Vanquisher as the Abhibhuṁ abhibhuto sañjānāti; Vanquisher. Having perceived the Vanquisher as the abhibhuṁ abhibhuto saññatvā abhibhuṁ Vanquisher, they conceive him to be the maññati, abhibhusmiṁ maññati, abhibhuto Vanquisher … maññati, abhibhuṁ meti maññati, abhibhuṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the dimension of infinite space Ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ ākāsānañcāyatanato as the dimension of infinite space. sañjānāti; Having perceived the dimension of infinite ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ ākāsānañcāyatanato space as the dimension of infinite space, they saññatvā ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ maññati, conceive it to be the dimension of infinite ākāsānañcāyatanasmiṁ maññati, space … ākāsānañcāyatanato maññati, ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ meti maññati, ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the dimension of infinite con‐ Viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ viññāṇañcāyatanato sciousness as the dimension of infinite sañjānāti; consciousness. Having perceived the dimension of infinite viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ viññāṇañcāyatanato consciousness as the dimension of infinite saññatvā viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ maññati, consciousness, they conceive it to be the viññāṇañcāyatanasmiṁ maññati, dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanato maññati, viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ meti maññati, viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the dimension of nothingness as Ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ ākiñcaññāyatanato sañjānāti; the dimension of nothingness. Having perceived the dimension of nothing‐ ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ ākiñcaññāyatanato saññatvā ness as the dimension of nothingness, they ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ maññati, conceive it to be the dimension of nothingness ākiñcaññāyatanasmiṁ maññati, … ākiñcaññāyatanato maññati, ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ meti maññati, ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 4/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the dimension of neither per‐ Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ ception nor non-perception as the dimension nevasaññānāsaññāyatanato sañjānāti; of neither perception nor non-perception. Having perceived the dimension of neither nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ perception nor non-perception as the dimen‐ nevasaññānāsaññāyatanato saññatvā sion of neither perception nor non-perception, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ maññati, they conceive it to be the dimension of neither nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasmiṁ maññati, perception nor non-perception … nevasaññānāsaññāyatanato maññati, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ meti maññati, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the seen as the seen. Diṭṭhaṁ diṭṭhato sañjānāti; Having perceived the seen as the seen, they diṭṭhaṁ diṭṭhato saññatvā diṭṭhaṁ maññati, conceive it to be the seen … diṭṭhasmiṁ maññati, diṭṭhato maññati, diṭṭhaṁ meti maññati, diṭṭhaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the heard as the heard. Sutaṁ sutato sañjānāti; Having perceived the heard as the heard, they sutaṁ sutato saññatvā sutaṁ maññati, sutasmiṁ conceive it to be the heard … maññati, sutato maññati, sutaṁ meti maññati, sutaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the thought as the thought. Mutaṁ mutato sañjānāti; Having perceived the thought as the thought, mutaṁ mutato saññatvā mutaṁ maññati, they conceive it to be the thought … mutasmiṁ maññati, mutato maññati, mutaṁ meti maññati, mutaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive the known as the known. Viññātaṁ viññātato sañjānāti; Having perceived the known as the known, viññātaṁ viññātato saññatvā viññātaṁ maññati, they conceive it to be the known … viññātasmiṁ maññati, viññātato maññati, viññātaṁ meti maññati, viññātaṁ abhinandati. https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 5/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive oneness as oneness. Ekattaṁ ekattato sañjānāti; Having perceived oneness as oneness, they ekattaṁ ekattato saññatvā ekattaṁ maññati, conceive it to be oneness … ekattasmiṁ maññati, ekattato maññati, ekattaṁ meti maññati, ekattaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive diversity as diversity. Nānattaṁ nānattato sañjānāti; Having perceived diversity as diversity, they nānattaṁ nānattato saññatvā nānattaṁ maññati, conceive it to be diversity … nānattasmiṁ maññati, nānattato maññati, nānattaṁ meti maññati, nānattaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive all as all. Sabbaṁ sabbato sañjānāti; Having perceived all as all, they conceive it to sabbaṁ sabbato saññatvā sabbaṁ maññati, be all … sabbasmiṁ maññati, sabbato maññati, sabbaṁ meti maññati, sabbaṁ abhinandati. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. They perceive extinguishment as Nibbānaṁ nibbānato sañjānāti; extinguishment. Having perceived extinguishment as extin‐ nibbānaṁ nibbānato saññatvā nibbānaṁ guishment, they conceive it to be extinguish‐ maññati, nibbānasmiṁ maññati, nibbānato ment, they conceive it in extinguishment, they maññati, nibbānaṁ meti maññati, nibbānaṁ conceive it as extinguishment, they conceive abhinandati. that ‘extinguishment is mine’, they approve extinguishment. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they haven’t completely understood it, ‘Apariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. I say. Puthujjanavasena paṭhamanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. A mendicant who is a trainee, who hasn’t Yopi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sekkho achieved their heart’s desire, but lives aspiring appattamānaso anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 6/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato to the supreme sanctuary from the yoke, patthayamāno viharati, sopi pathaviṁ pathavito directly knows earth as earth. abhijānāti; Having directly known earth as earth, let them pathaviṁ pathavito abhiññāya pathaviṁ mā not conceive it to be earth, let them not con‐ maññi, pathaviyā mā maññi, pathavito mā maññi, ceive it in earth, let them not conceive it as pathaviṁ meti mā maññi, pathaviṁ mābhinandi. earth, let them not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, let them not approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? So that they may completely understand it, I ‘Pariññeyyaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. say. They directly know water … Āpaṁ …pe… fire … tejaṁ … air … vāyaṁ … creatures … bhūte … gods … deve … the Progenitor … pajāpatiṁ … the Divinity … brahmaṁ … those of streaming radiance … ābhassare … those replete with glory … subhakiṇhe … those of abundant fruit … vehapphale … the Vanquisher … abhibhuṁ … the dimension of infinite space … ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of nothingness … ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ … the dimension of neither perception nor non- nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ … perception … the seen … diṭṭhaṁ … the heard … sutaṁ … the thought … mutaṁ … the known … viññātaṁ … oneness … ekattaṁ … diversity … nānattaṁ … all … sabbaṁ … They directly know extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhijānāti; extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhiññāya nibbānaṁ mā extinguishment, let them not conceive it to be maññi, nibbānasmiṁ mā maññi, nibbānato mā extinguishment, let them not conceive it in maññi, nibbānaṁ meti mā maññi, nibbānaṁ extinguishment, let them not conceive it as mābhinandi. extinguishment, let them not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, let them not approve extinguishment. https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 7/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? So that they may completely understand it, I ‘Pariññeyyaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. say. Sekkhavasena dutiyanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. A mendicant who is perfected—with defile‐ Yopi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo ments ended, who has completed the spiritual vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro journey, done what had to be done, laid down anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano the burden, achieved their own true goal, sammadaññāvimutto, sopi pathaviṁ pathavito utterly ended the fetter of continued exis‐ abhijānāti; tence, and is rightly freed through enlighten‐ ment—directly knows earth as earth. Having directly known earth as earth, they do pathaviṁ pathavito abhiññāya pathaviṁ na not conceive it to be earth, they do not con‐ maññati, pathaviyā na maññati, pathavito na ceive it in earth, they do not conceive it as maññati, pathaviṁ meti na maññati, pathaviṁ earth, they do not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, nābhinandati. they do not approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they have completely understood it, I ‘Pariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. say. They directly know water … Āpaṁ …pe… fire … tejaṁ … air … vāyaṁ … creatures … bhūte … gods … deve … the Progenitor … pajāpatiṁ … the Divinity … brahmaṁ … those of streaming radiance … ābhassare … those replete with glory … subhakiṇhe … those of abundant fruit … vehapphale … the Vanquisher … abhibhuṁ … the dimension of infinite space … ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of nothingness … ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ … the dimension of neither perception nor non- nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ … perception … the seen … diṭṭhaṁ … the heard … sutaṁ … the thought … mutaṁ … the known … viññātaṁ … oneness … ekattaṁ … diversity … nānattaṁ … https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 8/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato all … sabbaṁ … They directly know extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhijānāti; extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhiññāya nibbānaṁ na extinguishment, they do not conceive it to be maññati, nibbānasmiṁ na maññati, nibbānato na extinguishment, they do not conceive it in maññati, nibbānaṁ meti na maññati, nibbānaṁ extinguishment, they do not conceive it as nābhinandati. extinguishment, they do not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, they do not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they have completely understood it, I ‘Pariññātaṁ tassā’ti vadāmi. say. Khīṇāsavavasena tatiyanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. A mendicant who is perfected—with defile‐ Yopi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo ments ended, who has completed the spiritual vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro journey, done what had to be done, laid down anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano the burden, achieved their own true goal, sammadaññā vimutto, sopi pathaviṁ pathavito utterly ended the fetter of continued exis‐ abhijānāti; tence, and is rightly freed through enlighten‐ ment—directly knows earth as earth. Having directly known earth as earth, they do pathaviṁ pathavito abhiññāya pathaviṁ na not conceive it to be earth, they do not con‐ maññati, pathaviyā na maññati, pathavito na ceive it in earth, they do not conceive it as maññati, pathaviṁ meti na maññati, pathaviṁ earth, they do not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, nābhinandati. they do not approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they’re free of greed due to the ending Khayā rāgassa, vītarāgattā. of greed. They directly know water … Āpaṁ …pe… fire … tejaṁ … air … vāyaṁ … creatures … bhūte … gods … deve … the Progenitor … pajāpatiṁ … the Divinity … brahmaṁ … those of streaming radiance … ābhassare … those replete with glory … subhakiṇhe … those of abundant fruit … vehapphale … the Vanquisher … abhibhuṁ … https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 9/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato the dimension of infinite space … ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of nothingness … ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ … the dimension of neither perception nor non- nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ … perception … the seen … diṭṭhaṁ … the heard … sutaṁ … the thought … mutaṁ … the known … viññātaṁ … oneness … ekattaṁ … diversity … nānattaṁ … all … sabbaṁ … They directly know extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhijānāti; extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhiññāya nibbānaṁ na extinguishment, they do not conceive it to be maññati, nibbānasmiṁ na maññati, nibbānato na extinguishment, they do not conceive it in maññati, nibbānaṁ meti na maññati, nibbānaṁ extinguishment, they do not conceive it as nābhinandati. extinguishment, they do not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, they do not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they’re free of greed due to the ending Khayā rāgassa, vītarāgattā. of greed. Khīṇāsavavasena catutthanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. A mendicant who is perfected—with defile‐ Yopi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo ments ended, who has completed the spiritual vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro journey, done what had to be done, laid down anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano the burden, achieved their own true goal, sammadaññāvimutto, sopi pathaviṁ pathavito utterly ended the fetter of continued exis‐ abhijānāti; tence, and is rightly freed through enlighten‐ ment—directly knows earth as earth. Having directly known earth as earth, they do pathaviṁ pathavito abhiññāya pathaviṁ na not conceive it to be earth, they do not con‐ maññati, pathaviyā na maññati, pathavito na ceive it in earth, they do not conceive it as maññati, pathaviṁ meti na maññati, pathaviṁ earth, they do not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, nābhinandati. they do not approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they’re free of hate due to the ending Khayā dosassa, vītadosattā. of hate. https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 10/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato They directly know water … Āpaṁ …pe… fire … tejaṁ … air … vāyaṁ … creatures … bhūte … gods … deve … the Progenitor … pajāpatiṁ … the Divinity … brahmaṁ … those of streaming radiance … ābhassare … those replete with glory … subhakiṇhe … those of abundant fruit … vehapphale … the Vanquisher … abhibhuṁ … the dimension of infinite space … ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of nothingness … ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ … the dimension of neither perception nor non- nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ … perception … the seen … diṭṭhaṁ … the heard … sutaṁ … the thought … mutaṁ … the known … viññātaṁ … oneness … ekattaṁ … diversity … nānattaṁ … all … sabbaṁ … They directly know extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhijānāti; extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhiññāya nibbānaṁ na extinguishment, they do not conceive it to be maññati, nibbānasmiṁ na maññati, nibbānato na extinguishment, they do not conceive it in maññati, nibbānaṁ meti na maññati, nibbānaṁ extinguishment, they do not conceive it as nābhinandati. extinguishment, they do not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, they do not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they’re free of hate due to the ending Khayā dosassa, vītadosattā. of hate. Khīṇāsavavasena pañcamanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. A mendicant who is perfected—with defile‐ Yopi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo ments ended, who has completed the spiritual vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro journey, done what had to be done, laid down anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano the burden, achieved their own true goal, https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 11/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato utterly ended the fetter of continued exis‐ sammadaññāvimutto, sopi pathaviṁ pathavito tence, and is rightly freed through enlighten‐ abhijānāti; ment—directly knows earth as earth. Having directly known earth as earth, they do pathaviṁ pathavito abhiññāya pathaviṁ na not conceive it to be earth, they do not con‐ maññati, pathaviyā na maññati, pathavito na ceive it in earth, they do not conceive it as maññati, pathaviṁ meti na maññati, pathaviṁ earth, they do not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, nābhinandati. they do not approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they’re free of delusion due to the Khayā mohassa, vītamohattā. ending of delusion. They directly know water … Āpaṁ …pe… fire … tejaṁ … air … vāyaṁ … creatures … bhūte … gods … deve … the Progenitor … pajāpatiṁ … the Divinity … brahmaṁ … those of streaming radiance … ābhassare … those replete with glory … subhakiṇhe … those of abundant fruit … vehapphale … the Vanquisher … abhibhuṁ … the dimension of infinite space … ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of nothingness … ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ … the dimension of neither perception nor non- nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ … perception … the seen … diṭṭhaṁ … the heard … sutaṁ … the thought … mutaṁ … the known … viññātaṁ … oneness … ekattaṁ … diversity … nānattaṁ … all … sabbaṁ … They directly know extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhijānāti; extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhiññāya nibbānaṁ na extinguishment, they do not conceive it to be maññati, nibbānasmiṁ na maññati, nibbānato na extinguishment, they do not conceive it in maññati, nibbānaṁ meti na maññati, nibbānaṁ extinguishment, they do not conceive it as nābhinandati. extinguishment, they do not conceive that https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 12/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato ‘extinguishment is mine’, they do not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because they’re free of delusion due to the Khayā mohassa, vītamohattā. ending of delusion. Khīṇāsavavasena chaṭṭhanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully Tathāgatopi, bhikkhave, arahaṁ awakened Buddha directly knows earth as sammāsambuddho pathaviṁ pathavito earth. abhijānāti; Having directly known earth as earth, he does pathaviṁ pathavito abhiññāya pathaviṁ na not conceive it to be earth, he does not con‐ maññati, pathaviyā na maññati, pathavito na ceive it in earth, he does not conceive it as maññati, pathaviṁ meti na maññati, pathaviṁ earth, he does not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, nābhinandati. he does not approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because the Realized One has completely ‘Pariññātantaṁ tathāgatassā’ti vadāmi. understood it to the end, I say. He directly knows water … Āpaṁ …pe… fire … tejaṁ … air … vāyaṁ … creatures … bhūte … gods … deve … the Progenitor … pajāpatiṁ … the Divinity … brahmaṁ … those of streaming radiance … ābhassare … those replete with glory … subhakiṇhe … those of abundant fruit … vehapphale … the Vanquisher … abhibhuṁ … the dimension of infinite space … ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of nothingness … ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ … the dimension of neither perception nor non- nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ … perception … the seen … diṭṭhaṁ … the heard … sutaṁ … the thought … mutaṁ … the known … viññātaṁ … oneness … ekattaṁ … diversity … nānattaṁ … all … sabbaṁ … https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 13/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato He directly knows extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhijānāti; extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhiññāya nibbānaṁ na extinguishment, he does not conceive it to be maññati, nibbānasmiṁ na maññati, nibbānato na extinguishment, he does not conceive it in maññati, nibbānaṁ meti na maññati, nibbānaṁ extinguishment, he does not conceive it as nābhinandati. extinguishment, he does not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, he does not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because the Realized One has completely ‘Pariññātantaṁ tathāgatassā’ti vadāmi. understood it to the end, I say. Tathāgatavasena sattamanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully Tathāgatopi, bhikkhave, arahaṁ awakened Buddha directly knows earth as sammāsambuddho pathaviṁ pathavito earth. abhijānāti; Having directly known earth as earth, he does pathaviṁ pathavito abhiññāya pathaviṁ na not conceive it to be earth, he does not con‐ maññati, pathaviyā na maññati, pathavito na ceive it in earth, he does not conceive it as maññati, pathaviṁ meti na maññati, pathaviṁ earth, he does not conceive that ‘earth is mine’, nābhinandati. he does not approve earth. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because he has understood that approval is the ‘Nandī dukkhassa mūlan’ti— root of suffering, and that rebirth comes from continued exis‐ iti viditvā ‘bhavā jāti bhūtassa jarāmaraṇan’ti. tence; whoever has come to be gets old and dies. That’s why the Realized One—with the ending, Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘tathāgato sabbaso fading away, cessation, giving up, and letting taṇhānaṁ khayā virāgā nirodhā cāgā go of all cravings—has awakened to the paṭinissaggā anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ supreme perfect awakening, I say. abhisambuddho’ti vadāmi. He directly knows water … Āpaṁ …pe… fire … tejaṁ … air … vāyaṁ … creatures … bhūte … gods … deve … the Progenitor … pajāpatiṁ … the Divinity … brahmaṁ … those of streaming radiance … ābhassare … those replete with glory … subhakiṇhe … https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 14/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato those of abundant fruit … vehapphale … the Vanquisher … abhibhuṁ … the dimension of infinite space … ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of infinite consciousness … viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ … the dimension of nothingness … ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ … the dimension of neither perception nor non- nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ … perception … the seen … diṭṭhaṁ … the heard … sutaṁ … the thought … mutaṁ … the known … viññātaṁ … oneness … ekattaṁ … diversity … nānattaṁ … all … sabbaṁ … He directly knows extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhijānāti; extinguishment. Having directly known extinguishment as nibbānaṁ nibbānato abhiññāya nibbānaṁ na extinguishment, he does not conceive it to be maññati, nibbānasmiṁ na maññati, nibbānato na extinguishment, he does not conceive it in maññati, nibbānaṁ meti na maññati, nibbānaṁ extinguishment, he does not conceive it as nābhinandati. extinguishment, he does not conceive that ‘extinguishment is mine’, he does not approve extinguishment. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? Because he has understood that approval is the ‘Nandī dukkhassa mūlan’ti— root of suffering, and that rebirth comes from continued exis‐ iti viditvā ‘bhavā jāti bhūtassa jarāmaraṇan’ti. tence; whoever has come to be gets old and dies. That’s why the Realized One—with the ending, Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘tathāgato sabbaso fading away, cessation, giving up, and letting taṇhānaṁ khayā virāgā nirodhā cāgā go of all cravings—has awakened to the paṭinissaggā anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ supreme perfect Awakening, I say.” abhisambuddho’ti vadāmī”ti. Tathāgatavasena aṭṭhamanayabhūmiparicchedo niṭṭhito. That is what the Buddha said. Idamavoca bhagavā. But the mendicants did not approve what the Na te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti. Buddha said. Mūlapariyāyasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ. https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 15/16 19:13 3/1/25 MN 1: Mūlapariyāyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin 16/16