Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
evaṁ me → evamme (th) | evaṁ → evam (pts)So I have heard. ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā bākulo rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | bākulo → bakkulo (pts) | bakkulo → bākulo (bj: machasaṁ) | bākulo → bakkulo (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.)At one time Venerable Bakkula was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

Atha kho acelakassapo āyasmato bākulassa purāṇagihisahāyo yenāyasmā bākulo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā bākulena saddhiṁ sammodi.
bākulassa → bakkulassa (bj, sya-all) | bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all) | bākulena → bakkulena (bj, sya-all, pts) | acelakassapo → acelo kassapo (sya-all) | acelakassapo → acelo kassapo (bj: syā) | bakkulassa → bākulassa (bj: machasaṁ) | bakkulo → bākulo (bj: machasaṁ) | Acela-Kassapo → Si Acelo Kassapo. (pts note) | purāṇagihīsahāyo → Si --gihi--. (pts note) | bākulassa purāṇagihisahāyo yenāyasmā bākulo tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā → bakkulassa purāṇagihīsahāyo yen āyasmā bakkulo ten upasaṁkami upasaṁkamitvā (pts)Then the naked ascetic Kassapa, an old friend of Bakkula in the lay life, approached him, and exchanged greetings with him. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho acelakassapo āyasmantaṁ bākulaṁ etadavoca:
sāraṇīyaṁ → sārāṇīyaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | bākulaṁ → bakkulaṁ (bj, sya-all) | acelakassapo → acelo kassapo (sya-all) | acelakassapo → acelo kassapo (bj: syā) | acelakassapo → acela-kassapo (pts) | bākulaṁ etadavoca → bakkulaṁ etad avoca (pts)When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Venerable Bakkula, “Kīvaciraṁ pabbajitosi, āvuso bākulā”ti?
bākulāti → bakkulāti (bj, sya-all, pts)“Reverend Bakkula, how long has it been since you went forth?”

“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassā”ti.
pabbajitassāti → pabbājitassāti (pts)“It has been eighty years, reverend.”

“Imehi pana te, āvuso bākula, asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ methuno dhammo paṭisevito”ti?
bākula → bakkula (bj, sya-all, pts) | vassehi → vasehi (pts) | paṭisevitoti → paṭisevito ti (pts)“But in these eighty years, how many times have you had sex?”

“Na kho maṁ, āvuso kassapa, evaṁ pucchitabbaṁ:“You shouldn’t ask me such a question. ‘imehi pana te, āvuso bākula, asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ methuno dhammo paṭisevito’ti.
bākula → bakkula (bj, sya-all, pts) | paṭisevitoti → paṭisevito ti (pts) Evañca kho maṁ, āvuso kassapa, pucchitabbaṁ:
evañca → evañ ca (pts)Rather, you should ask me this: ‘imehi pana te, āvuso bākula, asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ kāmasaññā uppannapubbā’”ti?
bākula → bakkula (sya-all, pts) | → (imehi pana te āvuso bakkula asītiyo vassehi katikkhattuṁ kāmasaññā uppannapubbāti.) (sī. pī.) (cck note) | ti → So Sky; Si omits this repetition. (pts note) | bākula → bakkula asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ kāmasaññā uppannapubbāti imehi pana te āvuso bakkula (bjt) | bākula → bakkula asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ kāmasaññā uppannapubbā ti imehi pana te āvuso bakkula (pts) | uppannapubbāti → uppannapubbā ti (pts)‘But in these eighty years, how many times have sensual perceptions ever arisen in you?’”

(…)
(…) → (imehi pana te āvuso bakkula asītiyā vassehi katikkhattuṁ kāmasaññā uppannapubbāti.) (bj, pts1ed)“But in these eighty years, how many times have sensual perceptions ever arisen in you?”

“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi kāmasaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”.
āvuso → āvuso kassapa (bj, pts) | uppannapubbaṁ → uppannapubbanti (sya-all)“In these eighty years, I don’t recall that any sensual perception has ever arisen in me.”

“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti kāmasaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”.
bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (bj, sya-all, pts) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all); abbhutaṁ dhammaṁ (pts) | dhārema → Bu has the following note: Yam p'āyasmā ādīni padāni sabbavāresu Dhammasaṁgahe therehi miyametvā ṭhapitāni. (pts note) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) | yampāyasmā bākulo → yam p āyasmā bakkulo (pts) | idampi → idam pi (pts)This we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi byāpādasaññaṁ …pe…“In these eighty years, I don’t recall that any perception of ill will … vihiṁsāsaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”.or cruelty has ever arisen in me.”

“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti vihiṁsāsaññaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”.
bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (bj, sya-all, pts) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all); abbhutaṁ dhammaṁ (pts) | nābhijānāti → nābhijānāti byāpādasaññaṁ (pts) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) | yampāyasmā bākulo → yam p āyasmā bakkulo (pts) | idampi → idam pi (pts)This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi kāmavitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”.
pabbajitassa → pubbajitassa (pts)“In these eighty years, I don’t recall that any thought of sensuality … “Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti kāmavitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”.
bākulo → bakkulo (sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (sya-all) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) “Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi byāpādavitakkaṁ …pe…
pabbajitassa → pubbajitassa (pts)ill will … vihiṁsāvitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ”.or cruelty has ever arisen in me.”

“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti vihiṁsāvitakkaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”.
bākulo → bakkulo (sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (sya-all) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my)This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi gahapaticīvaraṁ sāditā”.
sāditā → So Si; Sk sādittā, chindittā, &c. (pts note)“In these eighty years, I don’t recall accepting a robe from a householder … “Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti gahapaticīvaraṁ sāditā, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”.
bākulo → bakkulo (sya-all) | nābhijānāti → nābhijānāmi (sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (sya-all) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) “Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi satthena cīvaraṁ chinditā”.
me āvuso vassāni pabbajitassa → (pts) | chinditā → Si continues here (as Sk infra):--Nābhijānāmi sūciyā cīvaraṁ sibbitā. Nābhijānāmi rajanāya cīvaraṁ rajitā, &c. (pts note)cutting a robe with a knife … “Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti satthena cīvaraṁ chinditā …pe… dhārema”.
yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) “Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi sūciyā cīvaraṁ sibbitā …pe…
me āvuso vassāni pabbajitassa → (pts) | + → yampāyasmā (bjt) | + → asīti me (bjt) | + → yam p dhārema asīti (pts)sewing a robe with a needle … nābhijānāmi rajanena cīvaraṁ rajitā …
rajanena → rajanāya (sya-all, pts) | + → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti (bjt)dying a robe … nābhijānāmi kathine cīvaraṁ sibbitā …
kathine → kaṭhine (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | kaṭhine → kathine (bj: machasaṁ) | kathine → kaṭhine (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | + → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti (bjt)sewing a robe during the robe-making ceremony … nābhijānāmi sabrahmacārīnaṁ cīvarakamme vicāritā …
vicāritā → byāpāritā (bj, pts1ed); sāditā (sya-all) | cīvarakamme → cīvarakammaṁ (sya-all) | sabrahmacārīnaṁ cīvarakamme vicāritā nābhijānāmi → sabrahmacārīcīvarakamme byāpāritā (pts) | byāpāritā → sabrahmavārīnaṁ cīvarakamme vicāritā (bj: machasaṁ, syā) | vicāritā → sabrahmacārī cīvarakamme byāpāritā (cck: sī. pī.) | sabrahmacārīcīvarakamme → So Sky; Si sabrahmacārīnaṁ c. (pts note) | byāpāritā → Si vicāritā. (pts note) | vicāritā → byāpāritā yampāyasmā dhārema (bjt)wandering to look for robe material for my companions in the spiritual life when they are making robes … nābhijānāmi nimantanaṁ sāditā …
nābhijānāmi → asīti me āvuso (bjt) | + → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti me (bjt)accepting an invitation … nābhijānāmi evarūpaṁ cittaṁ uppannapubbaṁ:
nābhijānāmi → (pts)having such a thought: ‘aho vata maṁ koci nimanteyyā’ti …
aho vata → ahovata (bjt) | + → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti (bjt)‘If only someone would invite me!’ … nābhijānāmi antaraghare nisīditā …
pe → spelled out in full (bjt) | nābhijānāmi → yam p dhārema asīti (pts)sitting down inside a house … nābhijānāmi antaraghare bhuñjitā …
nābhijānāmi → (pts) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)eating inside a house … nābhijānāmi mātugāmassa anubyañjanaso nimittaṁ gahetā …
nābhijānāmi → (pts)getting caught up in the features by way of the details of a lady’s appearance … nābhijānāmi mātugāmassa dhammaṁ desitā antamaso catuppadampi gāthaṁ …
nābhijānāmi → (pts) | nābhijānāmi → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti me āvuso (bjt) | + → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti me āvuso vassāni pabbajitassa (bjt) | catuppadampi → catuppadam pi (pts)teaching a lady, even so much as a four line verse … nābhijānāmi bhikkhunupassayaṁ upasaṅkamitā …
bhikkhunupassayaṁ → bhikkhuṇūpassayaṁ (bj); bhikkhunūpassayaṁ (sya-all) | nābhijānāmi bhikkhunupassayaṁ → bhikkhunūpassayaṁ (pts) | bhikkhunūpassayaṁ → Sky; bhikkhunid. (pts note) | + → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti me āvuso vassāni pabbajitassa (bjt) | nābhijānāmi bhikkhunupassayaṁ upasaṅkamitā → bhikkhunūpassayaṁ upasaṁkamitā (pts)going to the nuns’ quarters … nābhijānāmi bhikkhuniyā dhammaṁ desitā …
nābhijānāmi → (pts)teaching the nuns … nābhijānāmi sikkhamānāya dhammaṁ desitā …
sikkhamānāya → sikkhimānāya (pts)teaching the trainee nuns … nābhijānāmi sāmaṇeriyā dhammaṁ desitā …
sāmaṇeriyā → sāmaṇerāya (sya-all) | nābhijānāmi sāmaṇeriyā → nābhijānami sāmaṇerāya (pts) | dhārema → Si omits this paragraph--continuing: nābhijānāmi pabbājetā. (pts note) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)teaching the novice nuns … nābhijānāmi pabbājetā …
pabbājetā → Sk pabbājento; Sy pabbājentā (corrected from pabbājetā). (pts note)giving the going forth … nābhijānāmi upasampādetā …
pe → Si omits. (pts note)giving the ordination … nābhijānāmi nissayaṁ dātā …
dātā → detā (sya-all)giving dependence … nābhijānāmi sāmaṇeraṁ upaṭṭhāpetā …
+ → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti me āvuso vassāni pabbajitassa (bjt)being attended by a novice … nābhijānāmi jantāghare nhāyitā …
nhāyitā → nahāyitā (sya-all) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)bathing in the sauna … nābhijānāmi cuṇṇena nhāyitā …
nhāyitā → nahāyitā (sya-all) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)bathing with bath powder … nābhijānāmi sabrahmacārīgattaparikamme vicāritā …
sabrahmacārīgattaparikamme vicāritā → sabrahmacārigattaparikammaṁ sāditā (sya-all) | vyāpāritā → vicāritā (bj: sīmu) | vicāritā → byāpāritā (cck: sī. pī.) | byāpajjitā → So Bu; Sky vyāpāritā; Si sāditā. (pts note) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)looking for a massage from my spiritual companions … nābhijānāmi ābādhaṁ uppannapubbaṁ, antamaso gaddūhanamattampi …
gaddūhanamattam → So Sky Si; Bu gadduh-. (pts note) | + → yampāyasmā dhārema asīti me āvuso vassāni pabbajitassa (bjt) | gaddūhanamattampi → gaddūhanamattam pi (pts)being ill, even for as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder … nābhijānāmi bhesajjaṁ upaharitā, antamaso haritakikhaṇḍampi …
upaharitā → pariharitā (bj, sya-all) | haritakikhaṇḍampi → haritakīkhaṇḍampi (sya-all) | pariharitā → upaharitā (bj: machasaṁ) | harītakīkhaṇḍam → Si harit. (pts note) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)being presented with medicine, even as much as a bit of yellow myrobalan … nābhijānāmi apassenakaṁ apassayitā …
apassetā → apassayitā (bj: sīmu, machasaṁ) | apassetā → Sky apassettā; Si apassenakaṁ apasayitā; Bu apassenattā. (pts note) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)leaning on a leaning-board … nābhijānāmi seyyaṁ kappetā”.preparing a cot …”

“Yampāyasmā …pe… dhārema”.
yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) | pe → spelled out in full (th)This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

“Asīti me, āvuso, vassāni pabbajitassa nābhijānāmi gāmantasenāsane vassaṁ upagantā”.“In these eighty years, I don’t recall commencing the rainy season residence within a village.”

“Yampāyasmā bākulo asītiyā vassehi nābhijānāti gāmantasenāsane vassaṁ upagantā, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”.
bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (bj, sya-all) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my)This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

“Sattāhameva kho ahaṁ, āvuso, saraṇo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjiṁ;
saraṇo → sāraṇo (sya-all); sāṇo (pts) | sāṇo → So Sky Bu (sāṇo ti sakileso): Si sāraṇo. (pts note) | sattāhameva → sattāham eva (pts)“Reverend, for seven days I ate the nation’s almsfood as a debtor. atha aṭṭhamiyaṁ aññā udapādi.Then on the eighth day I became enlightened.”

Yampāyasmā bākulo sattāhameva saraṇo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñji; atha aṭṭhamiyaṁ aññā udapādi idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema.
bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (bj, sya-all, pts) | saraṇo → sāraṇo (sya-all) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all); abbhutaṁ dhammaṁ (pts) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) | yampāyasmā bākulo sattāhameva saraṇo → yam p āyasmā bakkulo sattāham eva sāṇo (pts) | idampi → idam pi (pts)This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

Labheyyāhaṁ, āvuso bākula, imasmiṁ dhammavinaye pabbajjaṁ, labheyyaṁ upasampadan”ti.
bākula → bakkula (bj, sya-all, pts) | upasampadanti → upasampadan ti (pts)“Reverend Bakkula, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training?” Alattha kho acelakassapo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye pabbajjaṁ, alattha upasampadaṁ.
acelakassapo → acelo kassapo (sya-all)And the naked ascetic Kassapa received the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training.

Acirūpasampanno panāyasmā kassapo eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihāsi.
panāyasmā → kho pan āyasmā (pts) | nacirasseva → na cirasseva (bjt, th) | diṭṭheva dhamme → diṭṭhevadhamme (bjt) | nacirasseva yassatthāya → na cirass eva yass atthāya (pts) | tadanuttaraṁ → tad anuttaraṁ (pts) | diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts)Not long after his ordination, Venerable Kassapa, living alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute, soon realized the supreme culmination of the spiritual path in this very life. He lived having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.

“Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā”ti abbhaññāsi.He understood: “Rebirth is ended; the spiritual journey has been completed; what had to be done has been done; there is nothing further for this place.” Aññataro kho panāyasmā kassapo arahataṁ ahosi.
panāyasmā → pan āyasmā (pts)And Venerable Kassapa became one of the perfected.

Atha kho āyasmā bākulo aparena samayena avāpuraṇaṁ ādāya vihārena vihāraṁ upasaṅkamitvā evamāha:
avāpuraṇaṁ → apāpuraṇaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all, pts) | avāpuraṇaṁ → apāpuraṇaṁ (pts) | apāpuraṇaṁ → avāpuraṇaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | avāpuraṇaṁ → apāpuraṇaṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | upasaṅkamitvā evamāha → upasaṁkamitvā evam āha (pts)Then some time later Venerable Bakkula, taking a latchkey, went from dwelling to dwelling, saying, “abhikkamathāyasmanto, abhikkamathāyasmanto. Ajja me parinibbānaṁ bhavissatī”ti.
abhikkamathāyasmanto abhikkamathāyasmanto → abhikkamath āyasmanto abhikkamath āyasmanto (pts)“Come forth, venerables, come forth! Today will be my full extinguishment.”

“Yampāyasmā bākulo avāpuraṇaṁ ādāya vihārena vihāraṁ upasaṅkamitvā evamāha: ‘abhikkamathāyasmanto, abhikkamathāyasmanto; ajja me parinibbānaṁ bhavissatī’ti, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema”.
bākulo avāpuraṇaṁ → bakkulo apāpuraṇaṁ (bj, sya-all) | dhārema → dhārema atha kho (bj, pts) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (sya-all, pts) | abbhutadhammaṁ dhārema → abbhūtadhammaṁ dhāremāti atha kho (sya-all) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhutaṁ dhammaṁ (pts) | apāpuraṇaṁ → avāpuraṇaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) | yampāyasmā bākulo avāpuraṇaṁ → yam p āyasmā bakkulo apāpuraṇaṁ (pts) | upasaṅkamitvā evamāha abhikkamathāyasmanto abhikkamathāyasmanto → upasaṁkamitvā evam āha abhikkamath āyasmanto abhikkamath āyasmanto (pts) | idampi → idam pi (pts)This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

Āyasmā bākulo majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinnakova parinibbāyi.
bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all, pts) | nisinnakova → nisinnako (th) | bhikkhusaṅghassa → bhikkhusaṁghassa (ms2005) | bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinnakova → bhikkhusaṁghassa nisinnako (pts)And Venerable Bakkula became fully extinguished while seated right in the middle of the Saṅgha.

“Yampāyasmā bākulo majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinnakova parinibbāyi, idampi mayaṁ āyasmato bākulassa acchariyaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ dhāremā”ti.
bākulo → bakkulo (bj, sya-all) | bākulassa → bakkulassa (bj, sya-all, pts) | abbhutadhammaṁ → abbhūtadhammaṁ (sya-all); abbhutaṁ dhammaṁ (pts) | yampāyasmā → yaṁpāyasmā (my) | nisinnakova → nisinnako (th) | bhikkhusaṅghassa → bhikkhusaṁghassa (ms2005) | yampāyasmā bākulo → yam p āyasmā bakkulo (pts) | bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinnakova → bhikkhusaṁghassa nisinnako (pts) | idampi → idam pi (pts)This too we remember as an incredible and amazing quality of Venerable Bakkula.

Bākulasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.
bākulasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ → bakkulasuttaṁ (bjt) | bākulasuttaṁ → bakkulattheracchariyabbhūtasuttaṁ (th)