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Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.146 Linked Discourses 35.146

15. Navapurāṇavagga 15. The Old and the New

Kammanirodhasutta The Cessation of Deeds

ā€œNavapurāṇāni, bhikkhave, kammāni desessāmi kammanirodhaṁ kammanirodhagāminiƱca paį¹­ipadaṁ. ā€œMendicants, I will teach you old deeds, new deeds, the cessation of deeds, and the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds.

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmÄ«ti. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. …

KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, purāṇakammaṁ? And what is old deeds?

Cakkhu, bhikkhave, purāṇakammaṁ abhisaį¹…khataṁ abhisaƱcetayitaṁ vedaniyaṁ daį¹­į¹­habbaṁ …pe… The eye is old deeds. It should be seen as produced by choices and intentions, as something to be felt.

jivhā purāṇakammā abhisaį¹…khatā abhisaƱcetayitā vedaniyā daį¹­į¹­habbā …pe… The ear … nose … tongue … body …

mano purāṇakammo abhisaį¹…khato abhisaƱcetayito vedaniyo daį¹­į¹­habbo. mind is old deeds. It should be seen as produced by choices and intentions, as something to be felt.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, purāṇakammaṁ. This is called old deeds.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, navakammaṁ? And what is new deeds?

Yaṁ kho, bhikkhave, etarahi kammaṁ karoti kāyena vācāya manasā, The deeds you currently perform by way of body, speech, and mind.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, navakammaṁ. These are called new deeds.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kammanirodho? And what is the cessation of deeds?

Yo kho, bhikkhave, kāyakammavacīkammamanokammassa nirodhā vimuttiṁ phusati, When you experience freedom due to the cessation of deeds by body, speech, and mind.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammanirodho. This is called the cessation of deeds.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, kammanirodhagāminÄ« paį¹­ipadā? And what’s the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds?

Ayameva ariyo aį¹­į¹­haį¹…giko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:

sammādiį¹­į¹­hi, sammāsaį¹…kappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājÄ«vo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi—right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammanirodhagāminī paṭipadā. This is called the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds.

Iti kho, bhikkhave, desitaṁ mayā purāṇakammaṁ, desitaṁ navakammaṁ, desito kammanirodho, desitā kammanirodhagāminÄ« paį¹­ipadā. So, mendicants, I’ve taught you old deeds, new deeds, the cessation of deeds, and the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds.

Yaṁ kho, bhikkhave, satthārā karaṇīyaṁ sāvakānaṁ hitesinā anukampakena anukampaṁ upādāya, kataṁ vo taṁ mayā. Out of sympathy, I’ve done what a teacher should do who wants what’s best for their disciples.

Etāni, bhikkhave, rukkhamÅ«lāni, etāni suƱƱāgārāni. Jhāyatha, bhikkhave, mā pamādattha; mā pacchāvippaį¹­isārino ahuvattha. Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanÄ«ā€ti. Here are these roots of trees, and here are these empty huts. Practice absorption, mendicants! Don’t be negligent! Don’t regret it later! This is my instruction to you.ā€

Paṭhamaṁ.
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