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BOJJHANGA SUTTA The Discourse on the Seven Factors of Enlighten
ment
By: Valen Date: March 22, 2020, 9:55 pm
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This sutta is the consolidated discourse on three similar events
experienced by Venerable Maha Kassapa, Venerable Moggallana and
Lord Buddha himself. These three were afflicted with disease,
and were seriously ill. And by the magical power of recitation
of the Bojjhanga Sutta, each of them recovered from affliction
and illness.
On one occasion, the Lord Buddha was staying at Rajagaha,
in the Bamboo grove, the feeding-ground of black squirrels. At
that time Venerable Maha Kassapa was dwelling in the Pipphali
Cave, afflicted with a disease, and was seriously ill. The Lord
visited him and expounded the doctrine of Seven Factors of
Enlightenment. At the end of the preaching the Elder Kassapa
recovered from affliction, and illness disappeared. This is the
first instance.
On another occasion, the Lord was staying in the same
place at Rajagaha, in the Bamboo grove where the black squirrels
were fed. Thereupon Venerable Maha Moggallana residing on the
Gujjhakuta Hill, the Vultures' Peak, was afflicted with a
disease and was gravely sick. So the Lord visited him and
preached the same doctrine of Seven Factors of Enlightenment to
him. The Elder listened with due respect to him and recovered
from that affliction. This is the second instance.
On the third occasion, while Lord Buddha was residing at
the same town in the same Bamboo grove, he himself was afflicted
with a disease and suffered seriously. Then the Elder Maha Cunda
approached the Lord, saluted him and attended him. The Lord
requested the Elder Cunda to recite the Seven Factors of
Enlightenment as usually expounded by the Lord Buddha. And the
Elder Cunda obeyed and recited.
"These seven factors of Enlightenment are lucidly
expounded, are cultivated and are fully developed by the Blessed
One. They are Mindfulness, Investigation of the Dhamma,
Persevering effort, Rapture, Tranquility, Concentration, and
Equanimity. These seven factors of Enlightenment conduce to
perfect understanding, to full realization and to Nibbana."
At the end, Lord Buddha approved the recitation. Then the
Lord recovered from his affliction, and thus his illness
disappeared.
These three cases are put forth to indicate and to
recommend the magical healing power of the recitation of the
Parittas and the Oath of Truth. Hence the Burmese medicine-men
practised and used to recite this Bojjhanga Sutta to help the
patients recover quickly from their illness, and to initiate
successful medical treatments.
As a matter of fact the original suttas are found
expounded in prose form by the Lord Buddha, in Mahavagga
Samyutta Pali. How ever the ancient Burmese monks who were
expert in Pili language composed the consolidated discourse into
verse form to be known as the
Bojjhanga paritta sutta of eleven stanzas.
samsare samsarantanatam, sabbadukkhavinasane
satta dhamme ca bojjhange, marasenapamaddane
These seven dhammas are the factors of enlightenment, which
eradicate all the suffering of the creatures who are
transmigrating in the universal flux, and which suppress the
army of Death.
bujjhitva ye cime satta, tibhava muttakuttama
ajatimajarabyadhim, amatam nibbhayam gata
Having realised these seven dhammas the creatures had attained
the Immortality, the Fearlessness, Birthless, decay-less and
sickless stage; they be came transcendental and liberated from
three existences
Oh thou! Let us recite this doctrine of Factors of Enlightenment
evamadigunupetam, anekagunasangaham;
osadhanca imam mantam, bojjhanganca bhanama he
Endowed with such and other qualifications altogether with
innumerable qualities, this is a medicinal spell
bojjhango sati sankhato, dhammanam vicayo tatha;
viriyam piti pasaddhi, bojjhanga ca tathapare
The factors of enlightenment are Mindfulness, Investigation of
the Dhamma and also Effort, Rapture, Tranquility, and other
factors of enlightenment
samadh-upekkha bojjahanga, satte'te sabbadassina;
Munina sammadakkhata, bhavita bahulikata
The factor of concentration, and Equanimity. All these seven are
well expounded by the Allseer; cultivated and amplified
repeatedly by the Sage
samvattanti abhinnaya, nibbanaya ca bodhiya;
etena saccavajjena, sotthi te hotu sabbada
in order to discern profoundly, to realise the wisdom, and to
attain Nibbana;
By this asseveration of this truth, may you be happy forever
ekasmim sarnaye Natho, Moggallananca Kassapam;
gilane dukkhite disva, bojjhange satta desayi
At one time, the Lord saw Venerable Moggallana and Venerable
Kassapa suffering and sick, and he expounded the Seven Factors
of Enlightenment
te ca taib abbinanditva, roga muccimsu tankhane;
etena saccavajjena, sotthi te hotu sabbada
The two Elders also were delighted thereat; and at that very
moment were liberated from the sickness.
By this asseveration of Truth, may you be happy forever
ekada Dhammarajapi, gelannena'bhipilito,
Cundattherena tamyeva, bhanapetvana sadaram
Once even the King of Dhamma the Buddha himself was, afflicted
by sickness, then the Elder Cunda was requested to recite that
very doctrine with due reference
sammoditvana abadha, tamha vutthasi thanaso, etena saccavajjena,
sotthi te hotu sabbada
Having delighted the Lord rose up thereupon from that sickness.
By this asseveration of Truth, may you be happy forever
pahina te ca abadha, tinnannampi mahesinam; maggahata kilesava,
patta'nuppattidhammatam; etena saccavajjena, sotthi te hotu
sabbada
Just as the defilements, annihilated by Magga-conscious, can
arise again no more, in like manner these ailments were
eradicated from the three Great Sages
By this asseveration of Truth, may you be happy forever
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Re: BOJJHANGA SUTTA The Discourse on the Seven Factors of Enlig
htenment
By: Valen Date: April 7, 2020, 7:47 am
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Mahāmoggallānattherabojjhaṅgaṁ
evaṁ me sutaṁ:
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati
veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. tena kho pana samayena
āyasmā mahāmoggallāno Gijjhakūṭe
pabbate viharati, ābādhiko dukkhito
bāḷhagilāno. atha kho bhagavā
sāyanhasamayaṁ patisallānā
vuṭṭhito, yenāyasmā
mahāmoggallāno tenupasaṅkami,
upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.
nisajja kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ
mahāmoggallānaṁ etad-avoca:
“kacci te moggallāna khamanīyaṁ? kacci
yāpanīyaṁ? kacci dukkhā vedanā
paṭikkamanti no abhikkamanti?
paṭikkamosānaṁ paññāyati no abhikkamo?” ti
“na me bhante khamanīyaṁ na
yāpanīyaṁ, bāḷhā me dukkhā
vedanā abhikkamanti no paṭikkamanti,
abhikkamosānaṁ paññāyati no paṭikkamo” ti.
“sattime moggallāna bojjhaṅgā mayā
sammad-akkhātā, bhāvitā bahulīkatā
abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya
saṁvattanti. katame satta?
satisambojjhaṅgo kho moggallāna mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgo kho moggallāna mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
viriyasambojjhaṅgo kho moggallāna mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
pītisambojjhaṅgo kho moggallāna mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
passaddhisambojjhaṅgo kho moggallāna mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
samādhisambojjhaṅgo kho moggallāna mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo kho moggallāna mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
ime kho moggallāna satta bojjhaṅgā mayā
sammad-akkhātā, bhāvitā bahulīkatā
abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya
saṁvattantī” ti. “taggha bhagava
bojjhaṅgā! taggha sugata bojjhaṅgā!” ti.
idam-avoca bhagavā, attamano āyasmā
mahāmoggallāno bhagavato bhāsitaṁ
abhinandi, vuṭṭhāhi cāyasmā
mahāmoggallāno tamhā ābādhā,
tathā pahīno cāyasmato
mahāmoggallānassa so ābādho ahosī ti.
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Re: BOJJHANGA SUTTA The Discourse on the Seven Factors of Enlig
htenment
By: Valen Date: April 15, 2020, 8:08 pm
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Mahācundattherabojjhaṅgaṁ
evaṁ me sutaṁ:
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati
veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. tena kho pana samayena
bhagavā ābādhiko hoti dukkhito
bāḷhagilāno. atha kho āyasmā
mahācundo sāyanhasamayaṁ patisallānā
vuṭṭhito, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami,
upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ
abhivādetvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdi.
ekam-antaṁ nissinaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ
mahācundaṁ bhagavā etad-avoca: “paṭibhantu
taṁ cunda bojjhaṅgā” ti.
“sattime bhante bojjhaṅgā bhagavatā
sammad-akkhātā, bhāvitā bahulīkatā
abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya
saṁvattanti. katame satta?
satisambojjhaṅgo kho bhante bhagavatā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgo kho bhante bhagavatā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
viriyasambojjhaṅgo kho bhante bhagavatā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
pītisambojjhaṅgo kho bhante bhagavatā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
passaddhisambojjhaṅgo kho bhante bhagavatā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
samādhisambojjhaṅgo kho bhante bhagavatā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo kho bhante bhagavatā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
ime kho bhante satta bojjhaṅgā bhagavatā
sammad-akkhātā, bhāvitā bahulīkatā
abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya
saṁvattantī” ti.
“taggha cunda bojjhaṅgā! taggha cunda
bojjhaṅgā!” ti.
idam-avoca āyasmā mahācundo, samanuñño
satthā ahosi, vuṭṭhāhi ca bhagavā
tamhā ābādhā, tathā pahīno ca
bhagavato so ābādho ahosī ti.
etena saccavajjena sotthi te hotu sabbadā!
etena saccavajjena hotu te jayamaṅgalaṁ!
etena saccavajjena sabbarogo vinassatu!
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Re: BOJJHANGA SUTTA The Discourse on the Seven Factors of Enlig
htenment
By: Valen Date: April 15, 2020, 8:11 pm
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Mahākassapattherabojjhaṅgaṁ
evaṁ me sutaṁ:
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati
veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. tena kho pana samayena
āyasmā mahākassapo
pipphalīguhāyaṁ viharati, ābādhiko
dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. atha kho bhagavā
sāyanhasamayaṁ patisallānā
vuṭṭhito, yenāyasmā mahākassapo
tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā paññatte
āsane nisīdi. nisajja kho bhagavā
āyasmantaṁ mahākassapaṁ etad-avoca:
“kacci te kassapa khamanīyaṁ? kacci
yāpanīyaṁ? kacci dukkhā vedanā
paṭikkamanti no abhikkamanti?
paṭikkamosānaṁ paññāyati no abhikkamo?” ti
“na me bhante khamanīyaṁ na
yāpanīyaṁ, bāḷhā me dukkhā
vedanā abhikkamanti no paṭikkamanti,
abhikkamosānaṁ paññāyati no paṭikkamo” ti.
“sattime kassapa bojjhaṅgā mayā
sammad-akkhātā, bhāvitā bahulīkatā
abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya
saṁvattanti. katame satta?
satisambojjhaṅgo kho kassapa mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgo kho kassapa mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
viriyasambojjhaṅgo kho kassapa mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
pītisambojjhaṅgo kho kassapa mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
passaddhisambojjhaṅgo kho kassapa mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
samādhisambojjhaṅgo kho kassapa mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo kho kassapa mayā
sammad-akkhāto, bhāvito bahulīkato abhiññāya
sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.
ime kho kassapa satta bojjhaṅgā mayā
sammad-akkhātā, bhāvitā bahulīkatā
abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya
saṁvattantī” ti. “taggha bhagava
bojjhaṅgā! taggha sugata bojjhaṅgā!” ti.
idam-avoca bhagavā, attamano āyasmā
mahākassapo bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandi,
vuṭṭhāhi cāyasmā mahākassapo
tamhā ābādhā, tathā pahīno
cāyasmato mahākassapassa so ābādho
ahosī ti.
etena saccavajjena sotthi te hotu sabbadā!
etena saccavajjena hotu te jayamaṅgalaṁ!
etena saccavajjena sabbarogo vinassatu!
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