Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN23: Connected Discourses with Radha

SN23:12 Subject to Māra

1At Sāvatthī. Sitting to one side, the Venerable Radha said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, it is said, ‘subject to Māra, subject to Māra.’ [n.248] Māradhamma. Spk glosses with maraṇadhamma, "subject to death." In some of the suttas that follow (namely, in relation to impermanence, suffering, and nonself), I translate the suffix -dhamma as "nature" rather than "subject to." What now, venerable sir, is subject to Māra?"

"Form, Radha, is subject to Māra. Feeling … Perception … Volitional formations … Consciousness is subject to Māra. Seeing thus … He understands: ‘ … there is no more for this state of being.’"

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "‘māradhammo, māradhammo’ti, bhante, vuccati. Katamo nu kho, bhante, māradhammo"ti?

"Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, māradhammo, vedanā māradhammo, saññā māradhammo, saṅkhārā māradhammo, viññāṇaṁ māradhammo. Evaṁ passaṁ … pe … nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī"ti.


Dutiyaṁ.

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