AN 3.40 · Sutta Kewibawaan

Kenali dunia dalam sutta ini

Sutta ini mengajak kita merenungkan apa yang sebenarnya menjadi pegangan utama dalam hidup dan latihan spiritual. Mari kita simak bagaimana Sang Buddha memaparkan tiga 'penguasa' yang bisa kita jadikan pedoman, dan bagaimana masing-masing menjaga kita tetap di jalan yang benar.

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Sinopsis singkat

Dalam sutta ini, Sang Buddha menjelaskan tiga prinsip kewibawaan yang menjadi landasan seorang bhikkhu dalam berlatih: menjadikan diri sendiri sebagai kewibawaan, menjadikan dunia sebagai kewibawaan, dan menjadikan Dhamma sebagai kewibawaan. Ketiganya adalah cara untuk menjaga kemurnian latihan dan meninggalkan hal-hal yang tidak bermanfaat. Sutta ditutup dengan syair yang menegaskan bahwa tidak ada tempat tersembunyi untuk perbuatan buruk, karena diri sendiri, para dewa, dan para Buddha melihatnya.

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BAGIAN 2

an3.40:2.1 And what, mendicants, is putting the world in charge?

an3.40:2.2 It’s when a mendicant has gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut, and reflects like this:

an3.40:2.3 ‘I didn’t go forth from the lay life to homelessness for the sake of a robe,

an3.40:2.4 almsfood, lodgings, or rebirth in this or that state.

an3.40:2.5 But I was swamped by rebirth, old age, and death, by sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. I was swamped by suffering, mired in suffering.

an3.40:2.6 And I thought, “Hopefully I can make an end to this entire mass of suffering.”

an3.40:2.7 And now, since I’ve now gone forth, I might have sensual, malicious, or cruel thoughts. But the population of the world is large,

an3.40:2.8 and there are ascetics and brahmins who have psychic power—they’re clairvoyant, and can read the minds of others.

an3.40:2.9 They see far without being seen, even by those close; and they understand the minds of others.

an3.40:2.10 They would know me:

an3.40:2.11 “Look at this gentleman; he’s gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness, but he’s living mixed up with bad, unskillful qualities.”

an3.40:2.12 And there are deities, too, who have psychic power—they’re clairvoyant, and can read the minds of others.

an3.40:2.13 They see far without being seen, even by those close; and they understand the minds of others.

an3.40:2.14 They would know me:

an3.40:2.15 “Look at this gentleman; he’s gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness, but he’s living mixed up with bad, unskillful qualities.”’

an3.40:2.16 Then they reflect:

an3.40:2.17 ‘My energy shall be roused up and unflagging, mindfulness shall be established and lucid, my body shall be tranquil and undisturbed, and my mind shall be immersed in samādhi.’

an3.40:2.18 Putting the world in charge, they give up the unskillful and develop the skillful, they give up the blameworthy and develop the blameless, and they keep themselves pure.

an3.40:2.19 This is called putting the world in charge.