Whoever has let go of passion, aversion, and delusion is called one who has crossed beyond the ocean—with its waves, currents, whirlpools, lurking with fierce animals and monsters.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā rāgo appahīno, doso appahīno, moho appahīno—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘atiṇṇo samuddaṁ saūmiṁ savīciṁ sāvaṭṭaṁ sagahaṁ sarakkhasaṁ’. Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā rāgo pahīno, doso pahīno, moho pahīno—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘atari samuddaṁ saūmiṁ savīciṁ sāvaṭṭaṁ sagahaṁ sarakkhasaṁ, tiṇṇo pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo’”ti.
“Bhikkhus, whoever, whether a bhikkhu or a bhikkhunī, has not let go of |passion::intense desire, strong emotion, infatuation, obsession, lust [rāga]|, has not let go of |aversion::hatred, hostility, mental attitude of rejection, fault-finding, resentful disapproval [dosa]|, and has not let go of |delusion::illusion, misperception, erroneous belief, false idea, misapprehension; a fundamental distortion of reality that sustains confusion, clouds discernment, and fuels further doubt [moha]|—such a person, bhikkhus, is called one who is still caught in the ocean—with its waves, currents, whirlpools, and lurking with fierce beasts and monsters. On the other hand, bhikkhus, whoever, whether a bhikkhu or a bhikkhunī, has let go of passion, has let go of aversion, and has let go of delusion—such a person, bhikkhus, is called one who has crossed beyond the ocean—with its waves, currents, whirlpools, and lurking with fierce animals and monsters. Having reached the far shore, they stand on firm ground as a |sage::Brāhmaṇa, a title used by the Buddha for an Arahant, an awakened being [brāhmaṇa]|.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Yassa rāgo ca doso ca,
Avijjā ca virājitā;
Somaṁ samuddaṁ sagahaṁ sarakkhasaṁ,
Saūmibhayaṁ duttaraṁ accatāri.
“For one in whom passion, aversion,
and |ignorance::fundamental unawareness or misunderstanding of the true nature of reality, not experientially understanding the four noble truths [avijjā]| have faded away;
[That one] has crossed beyond the ocean—hard to cross,
with the peril of waves, fierce beasts and monsters.
Saṅgātigo maccujaho nirūpadhi,
Pahāsi dukkhaṁ apunabbhavāya;
Atthaṅgato so na pamāṇameti,
Amohayi maccurājanti brūmī”ti.
One who has gone beyond attachment, abandoned death, being |free from attachment::free from grasping, not taking as mine, not appropriating [nirūpadhi]|,
has left behind |suffering::discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering [dukkha]|, and will not return to |existence::continued conditional existence, the karmically conditioned mode of being that leads to future rebirth [bhava]|;
Having vanished, he is beyond all measurement,
he has bewildered the King of Death, I say.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Bhikkhus, whoever, whether a bhikkhu or a bhikkhunī, has not let go of |passion::intense desire, strong emotion, infatuation, obsession, lust [rāga]|, has not let go of |aversion::hatred, hostility, mental attitude of rejection, fault-finding, resentful disapproval [dosa]|, and has not let go of |delusion::illusion, misperception, erroneous belief, false idea, misapprehension; a fundamental distortion of reality that sustains confusion, clouds discernment, and fuels further doubt [moha]|—such a person, bhikkhus, is called one who is still caught in the ocean—with its waves, currents, whirlpools, and lurking with fierce beasts and monsters. On the other hand, bhikkhus, whoever, whether a bhikkhu or a bhikkhunī, has let go of passion, has let go of aversion, and has let go of delusion—such a person, bhikkhus, is called one who has crossed beyond the ocean—with its waves, currents, whirlpools, and lurking with fierce animals and monsters. Having reached the far shore, they stand on firm ground as a |sage::Brāhmaṇa, a title used by the Buddha for an Arahant, an awakened being [brāhmaṇa]|.”
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“For one in whom passion, aversion,
and |ignorance::fundamental unawareness or misunderstanding of the true nature of reality, not experientially understanding the four noble truths [avijjā]| have faded away;
[That one] has crossed beyond the ocean—hard to cross,
with the peril of waves, fierce beasts and monsters.
One who has gone beyond attachment, abandoned death, being |free from attachment::free from grasping, not taking as mine, not appropriating [nirūpadhi]|,
has left behind |suffering::discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering [dukkha]|, and will not return to |existence::continued conditional existence, the karmically conditioned mode of being that leads to future rebirth [bhava]|;
Having vanished, he is beyond all measurement,
he has bewildered the King of Death, I say.”
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā rāgo appahīno, doso appahīno, moho appahīno—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘atiṇṇo samuddaṁ saūmiṁ savīciṁ sāvaṭṭaṁ sagahaṁ sarakkhasaṁ’. Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā rāgo pahīno, doso pahīno, moho pahīno—ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘atari samuddaṁ saūmiṁ savīciṁ sāvaṭṭaṁ sagahaṁ sarakkhasaṁ, tiṇṇo pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo’”ti.
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Yassa rāgo ca doso ca,
Avijjā ca virājitā;
Somaṁ samuddaṁ sagahaṁ sarakkhasaṁ,
Saūmibhayaṁ duttaraṁ accatāri.
Saṅgātigo maccujaho nirūpadhi,
Pahāsi dukkhaṁ apunabbhavāya;
Atthaṅgato so na pamāṇameti,
Amohayi maccurājanti brūmī”ti.
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.