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Siddhartha Gautama / Buddha

Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected Discourses Text 7

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Bhikkhu Sujato

Linked Discourses 4.7
1. Lifespan
Sleeping
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
He spent much of the night walking mindfully in the open. At the crack of dawn he washed his feet and entered his dwelling.
He laid down in the lion’s posture - on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other - mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.
Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and addressed him in verse:
“What, you’re asleep? <j>Really, you’re asleep?
You sleep like a loser - <j>what’s up with that?
You sleep, thinking that the hut is empty.
You sleep when the sun has come up - <j>what’s up with that?”
“For them there is no craving - the weaver, the clinger - <j>to track them anywhere.
With the ending of all attachments <j>the awakened Buddha sleeps.
What’s that got to do with you, Māra?”
Then Māra … vanished right there.

Pali

Saṁyutta Nikāya 4.7
1. Paṭhamavagga
Supatisutta
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
Atha kho bhagavā bahudevarattiṁ abbhokāse caṅkamitvā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ pāde pakkhāletvā vihāraṁ pavisitvā
dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.
Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“Kiṁ soppasi kiṁ nu soppasi,
Kimidaṁ soppasi dubbhago viya;
Suññamagāranti soppasi,
Kimidaṁ soppasi sūriye uggate”ti.
“Yassa jālinī visattikā,
Taṇhā natthi kuhiñci netave;
Sabbūpadhiparikkhayā buddho,
Soppati kiṁ tavettha mārā”ti.
Atha kho māro pāpimā …pe… tatthevantaradhāyīti.

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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Discours reliés 4.7
1. Durée de la vie
Dormir
À une époque, le Bouddha séjournait près de Rājagaha, dans la Bambouseraie, au sanctuaire des écureuils.
Il passa une grande partie de la nuit à marcher en pleine conscience en plein air. À l’aube, il se lava les pieds et entra dans son logement.
Il s’allongea dans la posture du lion, sur le côté droit, un pied posé sur l’autre, attentif et conscient, en gardant à l’esprit l’heure de son lever.
Alors Māra le Mauvais s’approcha du Bouddha et lui adressa ces vers :
« Quoi, tu dors ? <j>Tu dors vraiment ?
Tu dors comme un perdant, <j>qu’est-ce qui te prend ?
Tu dors en pensant que la hutte est vide.
Tu dors alors que le soleil est levé, <j>qu’est-ce qui te prend ? »
« Il n’y a chez eux aucun désir,
le tisserand, celui qui s’agrippe, <j>pour les suivre où que ce soit.
Avec la fin de tous les attachements, <j>le Bouddha éveillé dort.
En quoi cela te concerne-t-il, Māra ? »
Alors Māra… disparut sur-le-champ.

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