[414] **"The abandoner of the abode, the cutter of craving (taṇhā), the imperturbable one" (okañjahaṃ taṇhacchidaṃ anejaṃ):**
**"The abandoner of the abode" (okañjahaṃ):** whatever desire, whatever lust, whatever delight, whatever craving, whatever engagements and clingings, whatever mental standpoints, adherences, and underlying tendencies there are regarding the form element — these have been abandoned by the Buddha, the Blessed One, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, no longer subject to future arising; therefore the Buddha is "the abandoner of the abode." Whatever desire, whatever lust, whatever delight, whatever craving, whatever engagements and clingings, whatever mental standpoints, adherences, and underlying tendencies there are regarding the feeling (vedanā) element, the perception element, the volitional-formations element, the consciousness element — these have been abandoned by the Buddha, the Blessed One, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, no longer subject to future arising; therefore the Buddha is "the abandoner of the abode."
**"The cutter of craving" (taṇhacchidaṃ):** "craving" means craving for forms, craving for sounds, craving for odours, craving for tastes, craving for tangibles, craving for dhammas. That craving has been cut by the Buddha, the Blessed One — cut off, completely cut off, calmed, stilled, rendered incapable of arising again, burned by the fire of knowledge (ñāṇa); therefore the Buddha is "the cutter of craving."
**"The imperturbable one" (anejaṃ):** "perturbation" (ejā) is a term for craving — whatever lust, passion … covetousness, greed (lobha), the unwholesome root. That perturbation, that craving, has been abandoned by the Buddha, the Blessed One, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, no longer subject to future arising; therefore the Buddha is imperturbable. Because perturbation has been abandoned, he is imperturbable. The Blessed One does not waver at gain, does not waver at loss, does not waver at fame, does not waver at disgrace, does not waver at praise, does not waver at blame, does not waver at pleasure, does not waver at pain (dukkha); he does not tremble, does not quake, does not shake, does not shudder; therefore the Buddha is imperturbable. Hence: "the abandoner of the abode, the cutter of craving, the imperturbable one."
**"Thus the Venerable Bhadrāvudha" (iccāyasmā Bhadrāvudho):** "Thus" (icca) is a connecting of words … this word "icca" is a sequential ordering of words. "Venerable" (āyasmā): this is a term of affection, a term of respect; "āyasmā" is a designation conveying respect and deference. "Bhadrāvudha" is that brahmin's name … a designation. Hence: "thus the Venerable Bhadrāvudha."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.