The Udana - Inspired Utterances of The Buddha
74. Udāna 8.4: The Fourth Discourse about Nibbāna
- Translated from the Pali by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu (More copyright information)
1Thus I heard: At one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Wood, at Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. Then at that time the Gracious One was instructing, rousing, enthusing, and cheering the monks with a Dhamma talk connected with Emancipation. Those monks, after making it their goal, applying their minds, considering it with all their mind, were listening to Dhamma with an attentive ear.
2Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it, on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
3"For the dependent there is agitation, for the independent there is no agitation.
"When there is no agitation there is calm, when there is calm there is no inclining.
"When there is no inclining, there is no coming or going.
"When there is no coming or going, there is no passing away and rebirth.
"When there is no passing away and rebirth, there is no here or hereafter or in between the two - just this is the end of suffering."
1Evaṁ me sutaṁ — ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā bhikkhū nibbānapaṭisaṁyuttāya dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti. Tedha bhikkhū aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbaṁ cetaso samannāharitvā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.
2Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
3"Nissitassa calitaṁ, anissitassa calitaṁ natthi.
Calite asati passaddhi, passaddhiyā sati nati na hoti.
Natiyā asati āgatigati na hoti.
Āgatigatiyā asati cutūpapāto na hoti.
Cutūpapāte asati nevidha na huraṁ na ubhayamantarena. Esevanto dukkhassā"ti.
Catutthaṁ.