Ānandasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 8.4

Linked Discourses 8.4

1. Vaṅgīsavagga

1. With Vaṅgīsa

Ānandasutta

With Ānanda

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ānando sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi āyasmatā vaṅgīsena pacchāsamaṇena.

Then Venerable Ānanda robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms with Venerable Vaṅgīsa as his second monk.

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmato vaṅgīsassa anabhirati uppannā hoti, rāgo cittaṁ anuddhaṁseti.

And at that time Venerable Vaṅgīsa became dissatisfied, as lust infected his mind.

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Then he addressed Ānanda in verse:

“Kāmarāgena ḍayhāmi,

“I’ve got a burning desire for pleasure;

cittaṁ me pariḍayhati;

My mind is on fire!

Sādhu nibbāpanaṁ brūhi,

Please, out of compassion, Gotama,

anukampāya gotamā”ti.

tell me how to quench the flames.”

“Saññāya vipariyesā,

“Your mind is on fire

cittaṁ te pariḍayhati;

because of a perversion of perception.

Nimittaṁ parivajjehi,

Turn away from the feature of things

subhaṁ rāgūpasaṁhitaṁ.

that’s attractive, provoking lust.

Saṅkhāre parato passa,

See all conditioned phenomena as alien,

dukkhato mā ca attato;

as suffering and not-self.

Nibbāpehi mahārāgaṁ,

Extinguish the great fire of lust,

mā ḍayhittho punappunaṁ.

don’t burn up again and again.

Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi,

With mind unified and serene,

ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ;

meditate on the ugly aspects of the body.

Sati kāyagatā tyatthu,

With mindfulness immersed in the body,

nibbidābahulo bhava.

be full of disillusionment.

Animittañca bhāvehi,

Meditate on the signless,

mānānusayamujjaha;

give up the underlying tendency to conceit;

Tato mānābhisamayā,

and when you comprehend conceit,

upasanto carissasī”ti.

you will live at peace.”