Saṃyutta Nikāya
3. Khandhā Vagga
23. Rādha Saṃyuttaṃ
2. Dutiya Māra Vagga
Suttas Linked to Rādha
2. Māra
Suttas 1-46
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Sutta 12
Māra-Dhamma Suttaṃ
Māra's Thing
[12.1][pts][bodh] I Hear Tell:
Once upon a time, The Lucky man,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Jeta Grove,
Anathapiṇḍika's Park.
Then one time there the Ancient Rādha drew near Bhagava,
gave salutation,
and took a seat to one side.
At that time, so seated,
the Ancient Rādha said this to Bhagava:
"'Māra's thing![1] Māra's thing!' is the expression.
Now what then, Bhante, belongs to Māra?"
"Form, Rādha belongs to Māra,
sense experience belongs to Māra,
perception belongs to Māra,
own-making belongs to Māra,
consciousness belongs to Māra.
Seeing in this way, Rādha,
the well-trained student of the Aristocrats,
finds form wearysome,
finds sense-experience wearysome,
finds perception wearysome,
finds own-making wearysome,
finds consciousness wearysome.
From weariness comes dispassion,
from dispassion comes freedom,
in freedom he knows:
'I am freed!
Left behind is rebirth,
lived is the godly life,
done is duty's doing,
no further it'n-n-at'n me.'"
[1] Māra-dhamma. Literally: "Māra's Thing". Belonging to Māra. Woodward: "of the nature of Māra", Bhk. Bodhi: "subject to Māra."
