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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 23.11 Linked Discourses 23.11
2. DutiyamÄravagga 2. About MÄra (2nd)
MÄrasutta About MÄra
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«.
Ekamantaį¹ nisinno kho ÄyasmÄ rÄdho bhagavantaį¹ etadavoca: Seated to one side, Venerable RÄdha said to the Buddha:
āāmÄro, mÄroāti, bhante, vuccati. āSir, they speak of this thing called āMÄraā.
Katamo nu kho, bhante, mÄroāti? How is MÄra defined?ā
āRÅ«paį¹ kho, rÄdha, mÄro, vedanÄ mÄro, saĆ±Ć±Ä mÄro, saį¹
khÄrÄ mÄro, viƱƱÄį¹aį¹ mÄro. āRÄdha, form is MÄra, feeling is MÄra, perception is MÄra, choices are MÄra, consciousness is MÄra.
Evaį¹ passaį¹, rÄdha, sutavÄ ariyasÄvako rÅ«pasmimpi nibbindati, vedanÄyapi nibbindati, saƱƱÄyapi nibbindati, saį¹
khÄresupi nibbindati, viƱƱÄį¹asmimpi nibbindati. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.
Nibbindaį¹ virajjati; virÄgÄ vimuccati. Vimuttasmiį¹ vimuttamiti ƱÄį¹aį¹ hoti. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away theyāre freed. When theyāre freed, they know theyāre freed.
āKhÄ«į¹Ä jÄti, vusitaį¹ brahmacariyaį¹, kataį¹ karaį¹Ä«yaį¹, nÄparaį¹ itthattÄyÄāti pajÄnÄtÄ«āti. They understand: āRebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.āā
Paį¹hamaį¹.