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I go for refugee to the Buddha
I go for refugee to the Dhamma
I go for refugee to the Sangha
For the second time I go for refugee to the Buddha
For the second time I go for refugee to the Dhamma
For the second time I go for refugee to the Sangha
For the thirth time I go for refugee to the Buddha
For the thirth time I go for refugee to the Dhamma
For the thirth time I go for refugee to the Sangha
Venerable lady,
may you and all our relatives be well and secure
may you and all our relatives be happy
may you and all our relatives receive the highest blessings
may you and all our relatives not kill
may you and all our relatives not cause others to kill
may you and all our relatives not conquer
may you and all our relatives not cause others to conquer
Please practice in accordance with the following Mahacattarisaka
Sutta(MN117), in order to free Tibet.
Majjhima Nikaya 117
Mahacattarisaka Sutta
The Great Forty
For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma
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I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi,
in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. There he addressed the monks:
"Monks!"
"Yes, lord," the monks replied.
The Blessed One said, "Monks, I will teach you noble right concentration
with its supports and requisite conditions. Listen, and pay close attention.
I will speak."
"Yes, lord," the monks replied.
The Blessed One said: "Now what, monks, is noble right concentration with
its supports & requisite conditions? Any singleness of mind equipped with
these seven factors -- right view, right resolve, right speech, right
action, right livelihood, right effort, & right mindfulness -- is called
noble right concentration with its supports & requisite conditions.
"[1] Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the
forerunner? One discerns wrong view as wrong view, and right view as right
view. This is one's right view. And what is wrong view? 'There is nothing
given, nothing offered, nothing sacrificed. There is no fruit or result of
good or bad actions. There is no this world, no next world, no mother, no
father, no spontaneously reborn beings; no priests or contemplatives who,
faring rightly & practicing rightly, proclaim this world & the next after
having directly known & realized it for themselves.' This is wrong view.
"And what is right view? Right view, I tell you, is of two sorts: There is
right view with fermentations [asava], siding with merit, resulting in the
acquisitions [of becoming]; and there is noble right view, without
fermentations, transcendent, a factor of the path.
"And what is the right view that has fermentations, sides with merit, &
results in acquisitions? 'There is what is given, what is offered, what is
sacrificed. There are fruits & results of good & bad actions. There is this
world & the next world. There is mother & father. There are spontaneously
reborn beings; there are priests & contemplatives who, faring rightly &
practicing rightly, proclaim this world & the next after having directly
known & realized it for themselves.' This is the right view that has
fermentations, sides with merit, & results in acquisitions.
"And what is the right view that is without fermentations, transcendent, a
factor of the path? The discernment, the faculty of discernment, the
strength of discernment, analysis of qualities as a factor of Awakening, the
path factor of right view in one developing the noble path whose mind is
noble, whose mind is free from fermentations, who is fully possessed of the
noble path. This is the right view that is without fermentations,
transcendent, a factor of the path.
"One tries to abandon wrong view & to enter into right view: This is one's
right effort. One is mindful to abandon wrong view & to enter & remain in
right view: This is one's right mindfulness. Thus these three qualities --
right view, right effort, & right mindfulness -- run & circle around right
view.
"[2] Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the
forerunner? One discerns wrong resolve as wrong resolve, and right resolve
as right resolve. And what is wrong resolve? Being resolved on sensuality,
on ill will, on harmfulness. This is wrong resolve.
"And what is right resolve? Right resolve, I tell you, is of two sorts:
There is right resolve with fermentations, siding with merit, resulting in
the acquisitions [of becoming]; and there is noble right resolve, without
fermentations, transcendent, a factor of the path.
"And what is the right resolve that has fermentations, sides with merit, &
results in acquisitions? Being resolved on renunciation, on freedom from ill
will, on harmlessness. This is the right resolve that has fermentations,
sides with merit, & results in acquisitions.
"And what is the right resolve that is without fermentations, transcendent,
a factor of the path? The thinking, directed thinking, resolve, mental
absorption, mental fixity, focused awareness, & verbal fabrications in one
developing the noble path whose mind is noble, whose mind is without
fermentations, who is fully possessed of the noble path. This is the right
resolve that is without fermentations, transcendent, a factor of the path.
"One tries to abandon wrong resolve & to enter into right resolve: This is
one's right effort. One is mindful to abandon wrong resolve & to enter &
remain in right resolve: This is one's right mindfulness. Thus these three
qualities -- right view, right effort, & right mindfulness -- run & circle
around right resolve.
"[3] Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the
forerunner? One discerns wrong speech as wrong speech, and right speech as
right speech. And what is wrong speech? Lying, divisive tale-bearing,
abusive speech, & idle chatter. This is wrong speech.
"And what is right speech? Right speech, I tell you, is of two sorts: There
is right speech with fermentations, siding with merit, resulting in the
acquisitions [of becoming]; and there is noble right speech, without
fermentations, transcendent, a factor of the path.
"And what is the right speech that has fermentations, sides with merit, &
results in acquisitions? Abstaining from lying, from divisive tale-bearing,
from abusive speech, & from idle chatter. This is the right speech that has
fermentations, sides with merit, & results in acquisitions.
"And what is the right speech that is without fermentations, transcendent, a
factor of the path? The abstaining, desisting, abstinence, avoidance of the
four forms of verbal misconduct in one developing the noble path whose mind
is noble, whose mind is without fermentations, who is fully possessed of the
noble path. This is the right speech that is without fermentations,
transcendent, a factor of the path.
"One tries to abandon wrong speech & to enter into right speech: This is
one's right effort. One is mindful to abandon wrong speech & to enter &
remain in right speech: This is one's right mindfulness. Thus these three
qualities -- right view, right effort, & right mindfulness -- run & circle
around right speech.
"[4] Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the
forerunner? One discerns wrong action as wrong action, and right action as
right action. And what is wrong action? Killing, taking what is not given,
illicit sex. This is wrong action.
"And what is right action? Right action, I tell you, is of two sorts: There
is right action with fermentations, siding with merit, resulting in the
acquisitions [of becoming]; and there is noble right action, without
fermentations, transcendent, a factor of the path.
"And what is the right action that has fermentations, sides with merit, &
results in acquisitions? Abstaining from killing, from taking what is not
given, & from illicit sex. This is the right action that has fermentations,
sides with merit, & results in acquisitions.
"And what is the right action that is without fermentations, transcendent, a
factor of the path? The abstaining, desisting, abstinence, avoidance of the
three forms of bodily misconduct in one developing the noble path whose mind
is noble, whose mind is without fermentations, who is fully possessed of the
noble path. This is the right action that is without fermentations,
transcendent, a factor of the path.
"One tries to abandon wrong action & to enter into right action: This is
one's right effort. One is mindful to abandon wrong action & to enter &
remain in right action: This is one's right mindfulness. Thus these three
qualities -- right view, right effort, & right mindfulness -- run & circle
around right action.
"[5] Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the
forerunner? One discerns wrong livelihood as wrong livelihood, and right
livelihood as right livelihood. And what is wrong livelihood? Scheming,
persuading, hinting, belittling, & pursuing gain with gain. This is wrong
livelihood.
"And what is right livelihood? Right livelihood, I tell you, is of two
sorts: There is right livelihood with fermentations, siding with merit,
resulting in the acquisitions [of becoming]; and there is noble right
livelihood, without fermentations, transcendent, a factor of the path.
"And what is the right livelihood that has fermentations, sides with merit,
& results in acquisitions? There is the case where a noble disciple abandons
wrong livelihood and maintains his life with right livelihood. This is the
right livelihood that has fermentations, sides with merit, & results in
acquisitions.
"And what is the right livelihood that is without fermentations,
transcendent, a factor of the path? The abstaining, desisting, abstinence,
avoidance of wrong livelihood in one developing the noble path whose mind is
noble, whose mind is without fermentations, who is fully possessed of the
noble path. This is the right livelihood that is without fermentations,
transcendent, a factor of the path.
"One tries to abandon wrong livelihood & to enter into right livelihood:
This is one's right effort. One is mindful to abandon wrong livelihood & to
enter & remain in right livelihood: This is one's right mindfulness. Thus
these three qualities -- right view, right effort, & right mindfulness --
run & circle around right livelihood.
"Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the
forerunner? In one of right view, right resolve comes into being. In one of
right resolve, right speech comes into being. In one of right speech, right
action...In one of right action, right livelihood...In one of right
livelihood, right effort...In one of right effort, right mindfulness...In
one of right mindfulness, right concentration...In one of right
concentration, right knowledge...In one of right knowledge, right release
comes into being. Thus the learner is endowed with eight factors, and the
Arahant with ten.
"Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the
forerunner? In one of right view, wrong view is abolished. The many evil,
unskillful qualities that come into play with wrong view as their condition
are also abolished, while the many skillful qualities that have right view
as their condition go to the culmination of their development. In one of
right resolve, wrong resolve is abolished...In one of right speech, wrong
speech is abolished...In one of right action, wrong action is abolished...In
one of right livelihood, wrong livelihood is abolished...In one of right
effort, wrong effort is abolished...In one of right mindfulness, wrong
mindfulness is abolished...In one of right concentration, wrong
concentration is abolished...In one of right knowledge, wrong knowledge is
abolished...In one of right release, wrong release is abolished. The many
evil, unskillful qualities that come into play with wrong release as their
condition are also abolished, while the many skillful qualities that have
right release as their condition go to the culmination of their development.
"Thus, monks, there are twenty factors siding with skillfulness, and twenty
with unskillfulness.
"This Dhamma discourse on the Great Forty has been set rolling and cannot be
stopped by any contemplative or priest or deva or Mara and Brahma or anyone
at all in the world.
"If any priest or contemplative might think that this Great Forty Dhamma
discourse should be censured & rejected, there are ten legitimate
implications of his statement that would form grounds for censuring him here
& now. If he censures right view, then he would honor any priests and
contemplatives who are of wrong view; he would praise them. If he censures
right resolve...right speech...right action...right livelihood...right
effort...right mindfulness...right concentration...right knowledge...If he
censures right release, then he would honor any priests and contemplatives
who are of wrong release; he would praise them. If any priest or
contemplative might think that this Great Forty Dhamma discourse should be
censured & rejected, there are these ten legitimate implications of his
statement that would form grounds for censuring him here & now.
"Even Vassa & Bhaссa -- those teachers from Okkala who were proponents of
no-causality, no-action, & no-existence -- would not think that this Dhamma
discourse on the Great Forty should be censured & rejected. Why is that? For
fear of criticism, opposition, & reproach."
That is what the Blessed One said. Gratified, the monks delighted in the
Blessed One's words.
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Revised: 9 November 1998
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may all beings be well and secure
may all beings be happy
may all beings receive the highest blessings
may all beings not kill
may all beings not cause others to kill
may all beings not conquer
may all beings not cause others to conquer
With metta,
Richard
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Itivuttaka 42.
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
"There are these two bright qualities that safeguard the world. Which two?
Conscience and concern [for the results of evil actions]. If these two
bright qualities did not safeguard the world, there would be no discerning
of "mother," "aunt," "uncle's wife," "teacher's wife," or "wife of those
deserving respect." The world would fall into promiscuity, like goats,
sheep, chickens, pigs, dogs, and jackels. But because these two bright
qualities do safeguard the world, there is the discerning of "mother,"
"aunt," "uncle's wife," "teacher's wife," and "wife of those deserving
respect."
This is the meaning of what the Blessed One said. So with regard to this was
it said;
Those in whom conscience & concern
are not always found
have deviated from the bright root,
are headed to birth & death.
But those in whom conscience & concern
are always rightly established
and who are mature in the holy life,
calm:
they are done with further becoming.
This too was the meaning of what the Blessed One said so I have heard.
http://world.std.com/~metta/canon/khuddaka/itivuttaka/iti2.html
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