Chapter 23
or all six-fold consciousness with right understanding as they really are, whether
past, future, or present, in oneself or outside oneself, gross or subtle, mean or
exalted, far or near, in these eleven different manners, through
vipassanÈ-ÒÈÓa
,
magga-ÒÈÓa
. Thus, this consciousness is not mine; this consciousness is not I; this
consciousness is not my
attÈ
, self.‛
Wanderer Saccaka ... it is to such an extent does a disciple of mine practise
according to the Teaching, following the instruction and abide by the Teaching,
having overcome uncertainty, having dispelled all doubts, having gained the
courage of conviction and not dependent on others in matters of faith?‛
(According to Canonical terms, the three Lower Fruition stages are termed
Sikkha-bh|mi
,
i.e. the
Sikkha
personalities (trainees); Canonical term of
Arahatta
Fruition stage is termed
the
Arahatta-puggalas
or the abode of
ariya-puggalas
exclusively.
Herein, the term ‘sees’ signifies a continuing process, not having completed the act of
seeing. Although Saccaka was not acquainted with the terms employed in the
sÈsana
, it
occurred to him that ‘sees’ is somewhat short of ‘realization’, and so he addressed the
Buddha again.)
‚Venerable Gotama...to what extent (in what manner) does a
bhikkhu
, become an
arahat
, having eliminated
Èsavas
, having accomplished
magga
practices, having
done what is to be done, having laid down the burden (of aggregates, defilement
and conditioned existence), having attained his own goal of
arahatta-phala
, having
destroyed all the fetters of existence, and having become emancipated through full
comprehension?‛
The Buddha replied:
‚Wanderer Saccaka, in this
sÈsana
, a disciple of mine, sees any or all corporeality
with right understanding as they really are, whether past, future, or present, in
oneself or outside oneself, gross or subtle, mean or exalted, far or near, in these
eleven different manners, through
vipassanÈ-ÒÈÓa
,
magga-ÒÈÓa
, thus: ‚This
corporeality is not I, this corporeality is not mine, this corporeality is not my
attÈ
,
self, ...p... all sensation ...p... all perception ...p... volitional activities ...p.. Sees any
or all six-fold consciousness thus: this consciousness is not mine, this
consciousness is not my
attÈ
, self,‛ and becomes emancipated having no clinging.
Wanderer Saccaka ... it is to that extent does a disciple of mine become an
arahat
,
having eliminated
Èsavas
, having accomplished
magga
practices, having done what
is to be done, having laid down the burden (of aggregates, defilement and
conditioned existence) having attained his own goal of
arahatta-phala
, having
destroyed all the fetters of existence, and having become emancipated through full
comprehension?
Wanderer Saccaka ... such a
bhikkhu
, with the mind thus emancipated becomes
endowed with three eminent qualities, namely, eminence
2
in insight, eminence in
practice and eminence in emancipation.
Wanderer Saccaka, a
bhikkhu
with his mind thus emancipated, reveres, esteems,
honours, and venerates the Buddha saying:
Buddho boddhÈya desesi
danto yo dhammathÈya ca
samathÈya santo dhammaÑ
tinnova taraÓÈya ca
nibbuto nibbÈnatthaya
taÓ lokasaranaÑ name.
2. Eminence in insight means insight into NibbÈna; eminence in practice means perfect practice, the
Ariya Path of Eight Constituents; eminence in emancipation means the attainment of
arahatta-
phala
.