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Linked Discourses 21.12 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 21.12

1. Monks – 1. Bhikkhuvagga

SN 21.12 Companions – Sahāyakasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

Then two bhikkhū who were companions, pupils of Venerable Mahākappina, went to see the Buddha.

Atha kho dve bhikkhū sahāyakā āyasmato mahākappinassa saddhivihārino yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu.

The Buddha saw them coming off in the distance,

Addasā kho bhagavā te bhikkhū dūratova āgacchante.

and addressed the bhikkhū:

Disvāna bhikkhū āmantesi:

“Bhikkhū, do you see those monks coming who are companions, pupils of Venerable Mahākappina?”

“passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, ete bhikkhū sahāyake āgacchante kappinassa saddhivihārino”ti?

“Yes, sir.”

“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“Those bhikkhū are very mighty and powerful. It’s not easy to find an attainment that they have not already attained.

“Ete kho te bhikkhū mahiddhikā mahānubhāvā.

 

Na ca sā samāpatti sulabharūpā, yā tehi bhikkhūhi asamāpannapubbā.

And they’ve realized the supreme end of the spiritual path in this very life. They live having achieved with their own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.”

Yassa catthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti tadanuttaraṁ brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantī”ti.

That is what the Buddha said.

Idamavoca bhagavā.

Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:

“These companion bhikkhū

“Sahāyāvatime bhikkhū,

have been together for a long time.

cirarattaṁ sametikā;

The true teaching has brought them together,

Sameti nesaṁ saddhammo,

the teaching proclaimed by the Buddha.

dhamme buddhappavedite.

They’ve been well trained by Kappina

Suvinītā kappinena,

in the teaching proclaimed by the Noble One.

dhamme ariyappavedite;

They bear their final body,

Dhārenti antimaṁ dehaṁ,

having vanquished Māra and his mount.”

jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti.

 

Dvādasamaṁ.

 

Bhikkhuvaggo paṭhamo.

 

Tassuddānaṁ

 

Kolito upatisso ca,

 

ghaṭo cāpi pavuccati;

 

Navo sujāto bhaddi ca,

 

visākho nando tisso ca;

 

Theranāmo ca kappino,

The Linked Discourses on monks are complete.

sahāyena ca dvādasāti.

 

Bhikkhusaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.

 

Nidānavaggo dutiyo.

 

Tassuddānaṁ

 

Nidānābhisamayadhātu,

 

anamataggena kassapaṁ;

 

Sakkārarāhulalakkhaṇo,

The Book of Causality is finished.

opammabhikkhunā vaggo.