The Samyutta Nikaya
The Grouped Discourses
Samyutta Nikaya V.7
Upacala Sutta
Sister Upacala
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
At Savatthi. Then, early in the morning, Upacala the
nun put on her robes and, taking her bowl & outer robe, went into
Savatthi for alms. When she had gone for alms in Savatthi and had returned
from her alms round, after her meal she went to the Grove of the Blind to
spend the day. Having gone deep into the Grove of the Blind, she sat down
at the foot of a tree for the day's abiding.
Then Mara the Evil One, wanting to arouse fear,
horripilation, & terror in her, wanting to make her fall from
solitude, approached her & said, "Where do you want to reappear
[be reborn], nun?"
"I don't want to reappear anywhere, my
friend."
[Mara:]
The devas of the Thirty-three,
the Hours, the Contented,
those who delight in creation,
& those in control:
direct your mind there
and it will enjoy
delight.
[Sister Upacala:]
The devas of the Thirty-three,
the Hours, the Contented,
those who delight in creation,
& those in control:
they are bound
with the bonds of sensuality;
they come again
under Mara's sway.
The whole world is burning.
The whole world is aflame.
The whole world is blazing.
The whole world is provoked.
The Unprovoked, Unblazing
-- that people run-of-the-mill
don't partake,
where Mara's
never been --
that's where my heart
truly delights.
Then Mara the Evil One -- sad & dejected at
realizing, "Upacala the nun knows me" -- vanished right there.
Read an alternate translation by
Bhikkhu Bodhi
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