SN 1:8 · Thoroughly Confused (Susammuṭṭha Sutta)

Like the similar sutta SN 1:7, this sutta offers evidence in support of the translation, “awakened” for the Pali term, Buddha. The verses draw a direct connection between two words derived from the same root: the adjective sambuddha, a variant of buddha, and the verb pābujjhati, which in context clearly means to awaken from sleep.

Standing to one side, a devatā addressed the Blessed One with a verse:

“Those for whom
phenomena are thoroughly confused,
who may be led
by the teachings of others:
	Asleep are they;
	they haven’t awakened.
It’s time for them
to awaken.”

“Those for whom
phenomena are not confused,
may not be led
by the teachings of others.
	Awakened
	through right knowing,
they go among the discordant
harmoniously.”1

Note

1. See note 1 under SN 1:7.

See also: MN 41; MN 61; MN 97; AN 6:55; AN 6:63

Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence, for free distribution only. Source: dhammatalks.org (Metta Forest Monastery).