Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Udako sudaṁ, bhikkhave, rāmaputto evaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
“Mendicants, Uddaka son of Rāma used to say:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
Hereupon, ever the undug
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
boil’s root was dug out by me!’
Taṁ kho panetaṁ, bhikkhave, udako rāmaputto avedagūyeva samāno ‘vedagūsmī’ti bhāsati, asabbajīyeva samāno ‘sabbajīsmī’ti bhāsati, apalikhataṁyeva gaṇḍamūlaṁ ‘palikhataṁ me gaṇḍamūlan’ti bhāsati.
Even though Uddaka son of Rāma was no knowledge master, he said ‘I’m a knowledge master.’ Though he was no conqueror of all, he said ‘I’m conqueror of all.’ And though the boil’s root was not dug out, he said ‘I’ve dug out the boil’s root.’
Idha kho taṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammā vadamāno vadeyya:
A mendicant might rightly say here:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
Hereupon, ever the undug
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
boil’s root is dug out!’
Kathañca, bhikkhave, vedagū hoti?
And how is someone a knowledge master?
Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;
It’s when a mendicant truly understands the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.
evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vedagū hoti.
That’s how a mendicant is a knowledge master.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbajī hoti?
And how is a mendicant a conqueror of all?
Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ viditvā anupādāvimutto hoti;
It’s when a mendicant comes to be freed by not grasping after truly understanding the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.
evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbajī hoti.
That’s how a mendicant is a conqueror of all.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno apalikhataṁ gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhataṁ hoti?
And how has a mendicant dug out the undug boil’s root?
Gaṇḍoti kho, bhikkhave, imassetaṁ cātumahābhūtikassa kāyassa adhivacanaṁ mātāpettikasambhavassa odanakummāsūpacayassa aniccucchādanaparimaddanabhedanaviddhaṁsanadhammassa.
‘Boil’ is a term for this body made up of the four principal states, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction.
Gaṇḍamūlanti kho, bhikkhave, taṇhāyetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
‘Boil’s root’ is a term for craving.
Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā pahīnā hoti ucchinnamūlā tālāvatthukatā anabhāvaṅkatā āyatiṁ anuppādadhammā;
It’s when a mendicant has given up craving, cut it off at the root, made it like a palm stump, obliterated it, so it’s unable to arise in the future.
evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno apalikhataṁ gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhataṁ hoti.
That’s how a mendicant has dug out the undug boil’s root.
Udako sudaṁ, bhikkhave, rāmaputto evaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
Uddaka son of Rāma used to say:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
Hereupon, ever the undug
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
boil’s root is dug out!’
Taṁ kho panetaṁ, bhikkhave, udako rāmaputto avedagūyeva samāno ‘vedagūsmī’ti bhāsati, asabbajīyeva samāno ‘sabbajīsmī’ti bhāsati; apalikhataṁyeva gaṇḍamūlaṁ ‘palikhataṁ me gaṇḍamūlan’ti bhāsati.
Even though Uddaka son of Rāma was no knowledge master, he said ‘I’m a knowledge master.’ Though he was no conqueror of all, he said ‘I’m conqueror of all.’ And though the boil’s root was not dug out, he said ‘I’ve dug out the boil’s root.’
Idha kho taṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammā vadamāno vadeyya:
A mendicant might rightly say here:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
Hereupon, ever the undug
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
boil’s root is dug out!’”
Dasamaṁ.
Saḷavaggo pañcamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Dve saṅgayhā parihānaṁ,
Pamādavihārī ca saṁvaro;
Samādhi paṭisallānaṁ,
Dve natumhākena uddakoti.
Saḷāyatanavagge dutiyapaṇṇāsako samatto.
Tassa vagguddānaṁ
Avijjā migajālañca,
Gilānaṁ channaṁ catutthakaṁ;
Saḷavaggena paññāsaṁ,
Dutiyo paṇṇāsako ayanti.
Paṭhamasatakaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, Uddaka son of Rāma used to say:
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
Hereupon, ever the undug
boil’s root was dug out by me!’
Even though Uddaka son of Rāma was no knowledge master, he said ‘I’m a knowledge master.’ Though he was no conqueror of all, he said ‘I’m conqueror of all.’ And though the boil’s root was not dug out, he said ‘I’ve dug out the boil’s root.’
A mendicant might rightly say here:
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
Hereupon, ever the undug
boil’s root is dug out!’
And how is someone a knowledge master?
It’s when a mendicant truly understands the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.
That’s how a mendicant is a knowledge master.
And how is a mendicant a conqueror of all?
It’s when a mendicant comes to be freed by not grasping after truly understanding the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.
That’s how a mendicant is a conqueror of all.
And how has a mendicant dug out the undug boil’s root?
‘Boil’ is a term for this body made up of the four principal states, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction.
‘Boil’s root’ is a term for craving.
It’s when a mendicant has given up craving, cut it off at the root, made it like a palm stump, obliterated it, so it’s unable to arise in the future.
That’s how a mendicant has dug out the undug boil’s root.
Uddaka son of Rāma used to say:
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
Hereupon, ever the undug
boil’s root is dug out!’
Even though Uddaka son of Rāma was no knowledge master, he said ‘I’m a knowledge master.’ Though he was no conqueror of all, he said ‘I’m conqueror of all.’ And though the boil’s root was not dug out, he said ‘I’ve dug out the boil’s root.’
A mendicant might rightly say here:
‘Hereupon, ever the knowledge master!
Hereupon, ever the conqueror of all!
Hereupon, ever the undug
boil’s root is dug out!’”
“Udako sudaṁ, bhikkhave, rāmaputto evaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
Taṁ kho panetaṁ, bhikkhave, udako rāmaputto avedagūyeva samāno ‘vedagūsmī’ti bhāsati, asabbajīyeva samāno ‘sabbajīsmī’ti bhāsati, apalikhataṁyeva gaṇḍamūlaṁ ‘palikhataṁ me gaṇḍamūlan’ti bhāsati.
Idha kho taṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammā vadamāno vadeyya:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, vedagū hoti?
Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;
evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vedagū hoti.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbajī hoti?
Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ viditvā anupādāvimutto hoti;
evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbajī hoti.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno apalikhataṁ gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhataṁ hoti?
Gaṇḍoti kho, bhikkhave, imassetaṁ cātumahābhūtikassa kāyassa adhivacanaṁ mātāpettikasambhavassa odanakummāsūpacayassa aniccucchādanaparimaddanabhedanaviddhaṁsanadhammassa.
Gaṇḍamūlanti kho, bhikkhave, taṇhāyetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā pahīnā hoti ucchinnamūlā tālāvatthukatā anabhāvaṅkatā āyatiṁ anuppādadhammā;
evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno apalikhataṁ gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhataṁ hoti.
Udako sudaṁ, bhikkhave, rāmaputto evaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
Taṁ kho panetaṁ, bhikkhave, udako rāmaputto avedagūyeva samāno ‘vedagūsmī’ti bhāsati, asabbajīyeva samāno ‘sabbajīsmī’ti bhāsati; apalikhataṁyeva gaṇḍamūlaṁ ‘palikhataṁ me gaṇḍamūlan’ti bhāsati.
Idha kho taṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammā vadamāno vadeyya:
‘idaṁ jātu vedagū,
idaṁ jātu sabbajī,
idaṁ jātu apalikhataṁ
gaṇḍamūlaṁ palikhaṇin’ti.
Dasamaṁ.
Saḷavaggo pañcamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Dve saṅgayhā parihānaṁ,
Pamādavihārī ca saṁvaro;
Samādhi paṭisallānaṁ,
Dve natumhākena uddakoti.
Saḷāyatanavagge dutiyapaṇṇāsako samatto.
Tassa vagguddānaṁ
Avijjā migajālañca,
Gilānaṁ channaṁ catutthakaṁ;
Saḷavaggena paññāsaṁ,
Dutiyo paṇṇāsako ayanti.
Paṭhamasatakaṁ.