Udayamāṇavapucchā

“Jhāyiṁ virajamāsīnaṁ, (iccāyasmā udayo) Katakiccaṁ anāsavaṁ; Pāraguṁ sabbadhammānaṁ, Atthi pañhena āgamaṁ; Aññāvimokkhaṁ pabrūhi, Avijjāya pabhedanaṁ”.

“To the meditator, rid of hopes,” said Venerable Udaya, “who has completed the task, is free of defilements, and has gone beyond all things, I have come seeking with a question. Tell me the liberation by enlightenment, the smashing of ignorance.”

“Pahānaṁ kāmacchandānaṁ, (udayāti bhagavā) Domanassāna cūbhayaṁ; Thinassa ca panūdanaṁ, Kukkuccānaṁ nivāraṇaṁ.

“The giving up of both” replied the Buddha, “sensual desires and displeasures; the casting aside of dullness, and the prevention of remorse;

Upekkhāsatisaṁsuddhaṁ, dhammatakkapurejavaṁ; Aññāvimokkhaṁ pabrūmi, avijjāya pabhedanaṁ”.

pure equanimity and mindfulness, preceded by investigation of principles— this, I declare, is liberation by enlightenment, the smashing of ignorance.”

“Kiṁsu saṁyojano loko, kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ; Kissassa vippahānena, nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.

“What fetters the world? How does it travel about? With the giving up of what is extinguishment spoken of?”

“Nandisaṁyojano loko, vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ; Taṇhāya vippahānena, nibbānaṁ iti vuccati”.

“Delight fetters the world. It travels about by means of thought. With the giving up of craving extinguishment is spoken of.”

“Kathaṁ satassa carato, viññāṇaṁ uparujjhati; Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma, taṁ suṇoma vaco tava”.

“For one living mindfully, how does consciousness cease? We’ve come to ask the worthy sir: let us hear what you say.”

“Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, Vedanaṁ nābhinandato; Evaṁ satassa carato, Viññāṇaṁ uparujjhatī”ti. Udayamāṇavapucchā terasamā.

“Not taking pleasure in feeling internally and externally— for one living mindfully, that’s how consciousness ceases.”