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Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> - 98<br />

Atha kho Māro Pāpimā yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkami,<br />

<strong>The</strong>n the Wicked Māra approached the Gracious One,<br />

upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:<br />

and after approaching the Gracious One he spoke this verse:<br />

“Baddhosi sabbapāsehi ye dibbā ye ca mānusā,<br />

“You are bound with all the snares, both divine and human,<br />

Mahābandhanabaddhosi, na me samaṇa mokkhasī!” ti<br />

You are bound in great bonds, you are not free from me, ascetic!”<br />

“Muttohaṁ sabbapāsehi ye dibbā ye ca mānusā,<br />

“I am liberated from all snares, both divine and human,<br />

Mahābandhanamuttomhi: nihato tvam-asi Antakā!” ti<br />

I am liberated from the great bonds: you are brought low, End-Maker!”<br />

“Antalikkhacaro pāso yvāyaṁ carati mānaso,<br />

“<strong>The</strong> snare is in the very space the mind travels through,<br />

Tena taṁ bandhayissāmi, na me samaṇa mokkhasī.” ti<br />

<strong>The</strong>refore it is in bondage, you are not free from me, ascetic!”<br />

“Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā,<br />

“Forms, sounds, scents, tastes, tangibles delight the mind,<br />

Ettha me vigato chando: nihato tvam-asi Antakā.” ti<br />

(But) for me there is no desire: you are brought low, End-Maker!”<br />

Atha kho Māro Pāpimā: “Jānāti maṁ Bhagavā jānāti maṁ Sugato!” ti<br />

<strong>The</strong>n the Wicked Māra (understood): “<strong>The</strong> Gracious One knows me, the Fortunate<br />

One knows me!”<br />

dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyi.<br />

and pained, depressed, he vanished right there.<br />

Mārakathā Niṭṭhitā<br />

<strong>The</strong> Story about Māra is Finished

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