3: Translation: Awakening (Bodhikathā)

27 Oct 2026 · 16 min read

Translation of the Bodhikathā, the account of the awakening, Vinaya Mahāvagga 1.1 (3V 1.1), paragraphs 2–13

Bodhikathā

The text is the World Tipiṭaka Edition’s Bodhikathā, Mahāvagga 1.1, paragraphs 2–13; the paragraph numbers link to it. Compare the translation at tidipa.github.io.

1. The first watch of the night

2.1 Tena samayena buddho bhagavā uruvelāyaṁ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre bodhirukkhamūle paṭhamābhisambuddho.
*️⃣🤟🚹⨀③(ta) 🚹⨀③(samaya) 🚹⨀①(buddha) 🚹⨀①(bhagavant) 🚺⨀⑦(uruvelā) 🟢⨀🤟▶️(viharati) 🚺⨀⑥(nadī) 🚺⨀⑥(nerañjarā) 🚻⨀⑦(tīra) 🚻⨀⑦🆎(bodhi+rukkha+mūla) 🚹⨀①🆎(paṭhama+abhisambuddha)
at that | time | the Buddha | the Bhagavā | at Uruvelā | dwells | of the river | Nerañjarā | on the bank | at the root of the bodhi tree | newly fully awakened
At that time the Buddha, the Bhagavā, was dwelling at Uruvelā on the bank of the Nerañjarā river at the root of the Bodhi tree, newly fully awakened (abhisambuddha).

2.2 Atha kho bhagavā bodhirukkhamūle sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena nisīdi vimuttisukhapaṭisaṁvedī.
⏏️(atha) ⏏️(kho) 🚹⨀①(bhagavant) 🚻⨀⑦🆎(bodhi+rukkha+mūla) 🚻⨀②🆎(satta+aha) 🚹⨀③🆎(eka+pallaṅka) 🟢⨀🤟⏮(nisīdati) 🚹⨀①🆎(vimutti+sukha+paṭisaṁvedī)
then | indeed | the Bhagavā | at the root of the bodhi tree | for seven days | in one cross-legged posture | sat down | experiencing the bliss of liberation
Then the Bhagavā sat at the root of the Bodhi tree for seven days in one cross-legged posture, experiencing the bliss of liberation (vimuttisukhapaṭisaṁvedī).

2.3 Atha kho bhagavā rattiyā paṭhamaṁ yāmaṁ paṭiccasamuppādaṁ anulomapaṭilomaṁ manasākāsi—
⏏️(atha) ⏏️(kho) 🚹⨀①(bhagavant) 🚺⨀⑥(ratti) 🚹⨀②(paṭhama) 🚹⨀②(yāma) 🚹⨀②🆎(paṭicca+samuppāda) 🚹⨀②🆎(anuloma+paṭiloma) 🟢⨀🤟⏮(manasikaroti)
then | indeed | the Bhagavā | of the night | first | watch | dependent origination | in forward and reverse order | attended to
Then the Bhagavā, during the first watch of the night, attended to paṭiccasamuppādaṁ (dependent origination) in forward and reverse order —

3.1 “Avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(avijjā+paccaya) 🚹⨂①(saṅkhāra)
with ignorance as cause | mental constructions
With avijjā (ignorance) as cause, saṅkhārā (mental constructions) [arise];

3.2 saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saṅkhāra+paccaya) 🚻⨀①(viññāṇa)
with mental constructions as cause | consciousness
With mental constructions as cause, viññāṇaṁ (consciousness) [arises];

3.3 viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(viññāṇa+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(nāma+rūpa)
with consciousness as cause | phenomenal objects
With consciousness as cause, nāmarūpaṁ (phenomenal objects) [arise];

3.4 nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(nāmarūpa+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(cha+āyatana)
with phenomenal objects as cause | the six sense bases
With phenomenal objects as cause, saḷāyatanaṁ (the six sense bases) [arise];

3.5 saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saḷāyatana+paccaya) 🚹⨀①(phassa)
with the six sense bases as cause | contact
With the six sense bases as cause, phasso (contact) [arises];

3.6 phassapaccayā vedanā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(phassa+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(vedanā)
with contact as cause | feeling
With contact as cause, vedanā (feeling) [arises];

3.7 vedanāpaccayā taṇhā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(vedanā+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(taṇhā)
with feeling as cause | craving
With feeling as cause, taṇhā (craving) [arises];

3.8 taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(taṇhā+paccaya) 🚻⨀①(upādāna)
with craving as cause | fuel
With craving as cause, upādānaṁ (fuel for existence: the will to live) [arises];

3.9 upādānapaccayā bhavo,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(upādāna+paccaya) 🚹⨀①(bhava)
with fuel as cause | existence
With fuel as cause, bhavo (existence of a false perception of an eternal independent “self” (atta))¹ [arises];

3.10 bhavapaccayā jāti,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(bhava+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(jāti)
with existence as cause | birth
With existence as cause, jāti (birth of suffering) [arises];

3.11 jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti.
🚹⨀⑤🆎(jāti+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(jarā+maraṇa) 🚹⨂①🆎(soka+parideva+dukkha+domanassa+upāyāsa) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(sambhavati)
with birth as cause | ageing and death | sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure and despair | come into being
With birth as cause, jarāmaraṇaṁ (ageing and death), soka (sorrow), parideva (lamentation), dukkha (pain), domanassa (displeasure), and upāyāsā (despair) come into being.

3.12 Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
⏏️(evaṁ) *️⃣🤟🚹⨀⑥(eta) 🚹⨀⑥(kevala) 🚹⨀⑥🆎(dukkha+khandha) 🚹⨀①(samudaya) 🟢⨀🤟▶️(hoti)
thus | of this | of the entire | of the mass of suffering | origin | is
Thus is the origin of this whole mass of dukkha (suffering).

4.1 Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho,
🚺⨀⑥(avijjā) ⏏️(tu) ⏏️(eva) 🚹⨀⑤🆎(asesa+virāga+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(saṅkhāra+nirodha)
of ignorance | but | just | with the complete fading away and cessation | the cessation of mental constructions
But with the remainderless fading away and cessation of ignorance comes the cessation of mental constructions;

4.2 saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saṅkhāra+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(viññāṇa+nirodha)
with the cessation of mental constructions | the cessation of consciousness
with the cessation of mental constructions comes the cessation of consciousness;

4.3 viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(viññāṇa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(nāmarūpa+nirodha)
with the cessation of consciousness | the cessation of phenomenal objects
with the cessation of consciousness comes the cessation of phenomenal objects;

4.4 nāmarūpanirodhā saḷāyatananirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(nāmarūpa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(saḷāyatana+nirodha)
with the cessation of phenomenal objects | the cessation of the six sense bases
with the cessation of phenomenal objects comes the cessation of the six sense bases;

4.5 saḷāyatananirodhā phassanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saḷāyatana+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(phassa+nirodha)
with the cessation of the six sense bases | the cessation of contact
with the cessation of the six sense bases comes the cessation of contact;

4.6 phassanirodhā vedanānirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(phassa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(vedanā+nirodha)
with the cessation of contact | the cessation of feeling
with the cessation of contact comes the cessation of feeling;

4.7 vedanānirodhā taṇhānirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(vedanā+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(taṇhā+nirodha)
with the cessation of feeling | the cessation of craving
with the cessation of feeling comes the cessation of craving;

4.8 taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(taṇhā+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(upādāna+nirodha)
with the cessation of craving | the cessation of fuel
with the cessation of craving comes the cessation of fuel for existence;

4.9 upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(upādāna+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(bhava+nirodha)
with the cessation of fuel | the cessation of existence
with the cessation of fuel comes the cessation of existence (of a false perception of an eternal independent “self” (atta));

4.10 bhavanirodhā jātinirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(bhava+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(jāti+nirodha)
with the cessation of existence | the cessation of birth
with the cessation of existence comes the cessation of the birth of suffering;

4.11 jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.
🚹⨀⑤🆎(jāti+nirodha) 🚻⨀①🆎(jarā+maraṇa) 🚹⨂①🆎(soka+parideva+dukkha+domanassa+upāyāsa) 🔴⨂🤟▶️(nirujjhati)
with the cessation of birth | ageing and death | sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure and despair | cease
with the cessation of birth, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair cease.

6.1 “Yadā have pātubhavanti dhammā,
⏏️(yadā) ⏏️(have) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(pātubhavati) 🚹⨂①(dhamma)
when | indeed | appear | phenomena

6.2 Ātāpino jhāyato brāhmaṇassa;
🚹⨀④(ātāpī) 🚹⨀④🔽(anta)(jhāyanta) 🚹⨀④(brāhmaṇa)
to the ardent | meditating | brāhmaṇa

6.3 Athassa kaṅkhā vapayanti sabbā,
⏏️(atha) *️⃣🤟🚹⨀⑥(ima) 🚺⨂①(kaṅkhā) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(vapayāti) *️⃣🤟🚺⨂①(sabba)
then | his | doubts | vanish | all

6.4 Yato pajānāti sahetudhamman”ti.
⏏️(yato) 🟢⨀🤟▶️(pajānāti) 🚹⨀②🆎(sahetu+dhamma) ⏏️(iti)
since | knows | phenomena with their causes | (end quote)

When indeed dhammā (phenomena) become manifest
to the ardent, contemplating brāhmaṇa;
then all his kaṅkhā (doubts) disappear,
since he understands the dependent nature of phenomena.”

2. The middle watch of the night

7.1 Atha kho bhagavā rattiyā majjhimaṁ yāmaṁ paṭiccasamuppādaṁ anulomapaṭilomaṁ manasākāsi—
⏏️(atha) ⏏️(kho) 🚹⨀①(bhagavant) 🚺⨀⑥(ratti) 🚹⨀②(majjhima) 🚹⨀②(yāma) 🚹⨀②🆎(paṭicca+samuppāda) 🚹⨀②🆎(anuloma+paṭiloma) 🟢⨀🤟⏮(manasikaroti)
then | indeed | the Bhagavā | of the night | middle | watch | dependent origination | in forward and reverse order | attended to
Then the Bhagavā, during the middle watch of the night, attended to dependent origination in forward and reverse order —

7.2 “avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(avijjā+paccaya) 🚹⨂①(saṅkhāra)
with ignorance as cause | mental constructions
With ignorance as cause, mental constructions [arise];

7.3 saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saṅkhāra+paccaya) 🚻⨀①(viññāṇa)
with mental constructions as cause | consciousness
With mental constructions as cause, consciousness [arises];

7.4 viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(viññāṇa+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(nāma+rūpa)
with consciousness as cause | phenomenal objects
With consciousness as cause, phenomenal objects [arise];

7.5 nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(nāmarūpa+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(cha+āyatana)
with phenomenal objects as cause | the six sense bases
With phenomenal objects as cause, the six sense bases [arise];

7.6 saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saḷāyatana+paccaya) 🚹⨀①(phassa)
with the six sense bases as cause | contact
With the six sense bases as cause, contact [arises];

7.7 phassapaccayā vedanā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(phassa+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(vedanā)
with contact as cause | feeling
With contact as cause, feeling [arises];

7.8 vedanāpaccayā taṇhā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(vedanā+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(taṇhā)
with feeling as cause | craving
With feeling as cause, craving [arises];

7.9 taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(taṇhā+paccaya) 🚻⨀①(upādāna)
with craving as cause | fuel
With craving as cause, fuel [arises];

7.10 upādānapaccayā bhavo,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(upādāna+paccaya) 🚹⨀①(bhava)
with fuel as cause | existence
With fuel as cause, existence (constructed self) [arises];

7.11 bhavapaccayā jāti,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(bhava+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(jāti)
with existence as cause | birth
With existence as cause, the birth (of suffering) [arises];

7.12 jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti.
🚹⨀⑤🆎(jāti+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(jarā+maraṇa) 🚹⨂①🆎(soka+parideva+dukkha+domanassa+upāyāsa) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(sambhavati)
with birth as cause | ageing and death | sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure and despair | come into being
With birth as cause, jarāmaraṇaṁ (ageing and death), soka (sorrow), parideva (lamentation), dukkha (pain), domanassa (displeasure), and upāyāsā (despair) come into being.

7.13 Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
⏏️(evaṁ) *️⃣🤟🚹⨀⑥(eta) 🚹⨀⑥(kevala) 🚹⨀⑥🆎(dukkha+khandha) 🚹⨀①(samudaya) 🟢⨀🤟▶️(hoti)
thus | of this | of the entire | of the mass of suffering | origin | is
Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.

7.14 Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho,
🚺⨀⑥(avijjā) ⏏️(tu) ⏏️(eva) 🚹⨀⑤🆎(asesa+virāga+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(saṅkhāra+nirodha)
of ignorance | but | just | with the complete fading away and cessation | the cessation of mental constructions
But with the remainderless fading away and cessation of ignorance comes the cessation of mental constructions;

7.15 saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saṅkhāra+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(viññāṇa+nirodha)
with the cessation of mental constructions | the cessation of consciousness
with the cessation of mental constructions comes the cessation of consciousness;

7.16 viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(viññāṇa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(nāmarūpa+nirodha)
with the cessation of consciousness | the cessation of phenomenal objects
with the cessation of consciousness comes the cessation of phenomenal objects;

7.17 nāmarūpanirodhā saḷāyatananirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(nāmarūpa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(saḷāyatana+nirodha)
with the cessation of phenomenal objects | the cessation of the six sense bases
with the cessation of phenomenal objects comes the cessation of the six sense bases;

7.18 saḷāyatananirodhā phassanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saḷāyatana+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(phassa+nirodha)
with the cessation of the six sense bases | the cessation of contact
with the cessation of the six sense bases comes the cessation of contact;

7.19 phassanirodhā vedanānirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(phassa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(vedanā+nirodha)
with the cessation of contact | the cessation of feeling
with the cessation of contact comes the cessation of feeling;

7.20 vedanānirodhā taṇhānirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(vedanā+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(taṇhā+nirodha)
with the cessation of feeling | the cessation of craving
with the cessation of feeling comes the cessation of craving;

7.21 taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(taṇhā+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(upādāna+nirodha)
with the cessation of craving | the cessation of fuel
with the cessation of craving comes the cessation of fuel;

7.22 upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(upādāna+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(bhava+nirodha)
with the cessation of fuel | the cessation of existence
with the cessation of fuel comes the cessation of existence (constructed self);

7.23 bhavanirodhā jātinirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(bhava+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(jāti+nirodha)
with the cessation of existence | the cessation of birth
with the cessation of existence comes the cessation of the birth (of suffering);

7.24 jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.
🚹⨀⑤🆎(jāti+nirodha) 🚻⨀①🆎(jarā+maraṇa) 🚹⨂①🆎(soka+parideva+dukkha+domanassa+upāyāsa) 🔴⨂🤟▶️(nirujjhati)
with the cessation of birth | ageing and death | sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure and despair | cease
with the cessation of birth, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair cease.

9.1 “Yadā have pātubhavanti dhammā,
⏏️(yadā) ⏏️(have) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(pātubhavati) 🚹⨂①(dhamma)
when | indeed | appear | phenomena

9.2 Ātāpino jhāyato brāhmaṇassa;
🚹⨀④(ātāpī) 🚹⨀④🔽(anta)(jhāyanta) 🚹⨀④(brāhmaṇa)
to the ardent | meditating | brāhmaṇa

9.3 Athassa kaṅkhā vapayanti sabbā,
⏏️(atha) *️⃣🤟🚹⨀⑥(ima) 🚺⨂①(kaṅkhā) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(vapayāti) *️⃣🤟🚺⨂①(sabba)
then | his | doubts | vanish | all

9.4 Yato khayaṁ paccayānaṁ avedī”ti.
⏏️(yato) 🚹⨀②(khaya) 🚹⨂⑥(paccaya) 🟢⨀🤟⏮(vedeti) ⏏️(iti)
since | the destruction | of causes | knew | (end quote)

When indeed phenomena become manifest
to the ardent, contemplating brāhmaṇa;
then all his doubts disappear,
since he has understood the destruction of causes.”

3. The last watch of the night

10.1 Atha kho bhagavā rattiyā pacchimaṁ yāmaṁ paṭiccasamuppādaṁ anulomapaṭilomaṁ manasākāsi—
⏏️(atha) ⏏️(kho) 🚹⨀①(bhagavant) 🚺⨀⑥(ratti) 🚹⨀②(pacchima) 🚹⨀②(yāma) 🚹⨀②🆎(paṭicca+samuppāda) 🚹⨀②🆎(anuloma+paṭiloma) 🟢⨀🤟⏮(manasikaroti)
then | indeed | the Bhagavā | of the night | last | watch | dependent origination | in forward and reverse order | attended to
Then the Bhagavā, during the last watch of the night, attended to dependent origination in forward and reverse order —

10.2 “avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(avijjā+paccaya) 🚹⨂①(saṅkhāra)
with ignorance as cause | mental constructions
With ignorance as cause, mental constructions [arise];

10.3 saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saṅkhāra+paccaya) 🚻⨀①(viññāṇa)
with mental constructions as cause | consciousness
With mental constructions as cause, consciousness [arises];

10.4 viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(viññāṇa+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(nāma+rūpa)
with consciousness as cause | phenomenal objects
With consciousness as cause, phenomenal objects [arise];

10.5 nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(nāmarūpa+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(cha+āyatana)
with phenomenal objects as cause | the six sense bases
With phenomenal objects as cause, the six sense bases [arise];

10.6 saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saḷāyatana+paccaya) 🚹⨀①(phassa)
with the six sense bases as cause | contact
With the six sense bases as cause, contact [arises];

10.7 phassapaccayā vedanā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(phassa+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(vedanā)
with contact as cause | feeling
With contact as cause, feeling [arises];

10.8 vedanāpaccayā taṇhā,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(vedanā+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(taṇhā)
with feeling as cause | craving
With feeling as cause, craving [arises];

10.9 taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(taṇhā+paccaya) 🚻⨀①(upādāna)
with craving as cause | fuel
With craving as cause, fuel [arises];

10.10 upādānapaccayā bhavo,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(upādāna+paccaya) 🚹⨀①(bhava)
with fuel as cause | existence
With fuel as cause, existence (constructed self) [arises];

10.11 bhavapaccayā jāti,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(bhava+paccaya) 🚺⨀①(jāti)
with existence as cause | birth
With existence as cause, the birth (of suffering) [arises];

10.12 jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti.
🚹⨀⑤🆎(jāti+paccaya) 🚻⨀①🆎(jarā+maraṇa) 🚹⨂①🆎(soka+parideva+dukkha+domanassa+upāyāsa) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(sambhavati)
with birth as cause | ageing and death | sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure and despair | come into being
With birth as cause, jarāmaraṇaṁ (ageing and death), soka (sorrow), parideva (lamentation), dukkha (pain), domanassa (displeasure), and upāyāsā (despair) come into being.

10.13 Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
⏏️(evaṁ) *️⃣🤟🚹⨀⑥(eta) 🚹⨀⑥(kevala) 🚹⨀⑥🆎(dukkha+khandha) 🚹⨀①(samudaya) 🟢⨀🤟▶️(hoti)
thus | of this | of the entire | of the mass of suffering | origin | is
Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.

10.14 Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho,
🚺⨀⑥(avijjā) ⏏️(tu) ⏏️(eva) 🚹⨀⑤🆎(asesa+virāga+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(saṅkhāra+nirodha)
of ignorance | but | just | with the complete fading away and cessation | the cessation of mental constructions
But with the remainderless fading away and cessation of ignorance comes the cessation of mental constructions;

10.15 saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saṅkhāra+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(viññāṇa+nirodha)
with the cessation of mental constructions | the cessation of consciousness
with the cessation of mental constructions comes the cessation of consciousness;

10.16 viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(viññāṇa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(nāmarūpa+nirodha)
with the cessation of consciousness | the cessation of phenomenal objects
with the cessation of consciousness comes the cessation of phenomenal objects;

10.17 nāmarūpanirodhā saḷāyatananirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(nāmarūpa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(saḷāyatana+nirodha)
with the cessation of phenomenal objects | the cessation of the six sense bases
with the cessation of phenomenal objects comes the cessation of the six sense bases;

10.18 saḷāyatananirodhā phassanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(saḷāyatana+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(phassa+nirodha)
with the cessation of the six sense bases | the cessation of contact
with the cessation of the six sense bases comes the cessation of contact;

10.19 phassanirodhā vedanānirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(phassa+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(vedanā+nirodha)
with the cessation of contact | the cessation of feeling
with the cessation of contact comes the cessation of feeling;

10.20 vedanānirodhā taṇhānirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(vedanā+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(taṇhā+nirodha)
with the cessation of feeling | the cessation of craving
with the cessation of feeling comes the cessation of craving;

10.21 taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(taṇhā+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(upādāna+nirodha)
with the cessation of craving | the cessation of fuel
with the cessation of craving comes the cessation of fuel (for existence);

10.22 upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(upādāna+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(bhava+nirodha)
with the cessation of fuel | the cessation of existence
with the cessation of fuel comes the cessation of existence (constructed self);

10.23 bhavanirodhā jātinirodho,
🚹⨀⑤🆎(bhava+nirodha) 🚹⨀①🆎(jāti+nirodha)
with the cessation of existence | the cessation of birth
with the cessation of existence comes the cessation of the birth (of suffering);

10.24 jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.
🚹⨀⑤🆎(jāti+nirodha) 🚻⨀①🆎(jarā+maraṇa) 🚹⨂①🆎(soka+parideva+dukkha+domanassa+upāyāsa) 🔴⨂🤟▶️(nirujjhati)
with the cessation of birth | ageing and death | sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure and despair | cease
with the cessation of birth, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair cease.

12.1 “Yadā have pātubhavanti dhammā,
⏏️(yadā) ⏏️(have) 🟢⨂🤟▶️(pātubhavati) 🚹⨂①(dhamma)
when | indeed | appear | phenomena

12.2 Ātāpino jhāyato brāhmaṇassa;
🚹⨀④(ātāpī) 🚹⨀④🔽(anta)(jhāyanta) 🚹⨀④(brāhmaṇa)
to the ardent | meditating | brāhmaṇa

12.3 Vidhūpayaṁ tiṭṭhati mārasenaṁ,
🚹⨀①🔽(anta)(vidhūpayanta) 🟢⨀🤟▶️(tiṭṭhati) 🚺⨀②🆎(māra+senā)
scattering | stands | the army of Māra

12.4 Sūriyova obhāsayamantalikkhan”ti.
🚹⨀①(sūriya) ⏏️(iva) 🚹⨀①🔽(anta)(obhāsayanta) 🚻⨀②(antalikkha) ⏏️(iti)
the sun | like | illuminating | the sky | (end quote)

When indeed phenomena become manifest
to the ardent, contemplating brāhmaṇa;
he stands dispelling Māra’s army,
like the sun illuminating the sky.”

The colophon

13.1 Bodhikathā niṭṭhitā.
🚺⨀①🆎(bodhi+kathā) 🚺⨀①🔽(ta)(niṭṭhita)
the Bodhikathā | finished
The Bodhikathā is finished.

bhava (existence) is read here, in the chain of the Buddha’s awakening process, as the existence of a constructed self and a false perception of an eternal, independent self, the atta of the note at 7: 2.1. The Buddha traced the cause of suffering back to existence, “to live is to suffer”, and then understood that our existence is due to our self-awareness, and that this self-awareness is traced all the way back to ignorance: ignorance of the constructed nature of consciousness. The cessation of existence is therefore not the end of life but the end of a false perception of the self. ↩