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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ३।११६
Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.116
Numbered Discourses 3.116
१२। आपायिकवग्ग
12. Āpāyikavagga
12. Bound for Loss
आनेञ्जसुत्त
Āneñjasutta
Imperturbable
“तयोमे, भिक्खवे, पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिं। कतमे तयो?
“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame tayo?
“Bhikkhus, these three people are found in the world. What three?
इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो सब्बसो रूपसञ्ञानं समतिक्कमा पटिघसञ्ञानं अत्थङ्गमा नानत्तसञ्ञानं अमनसिकारा ‘अनन्तो आकासोऽति आकासानञ्चायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। सो तदस्सादेति तं निकामेति तेन च वित्तिं आपज्जति, तत्र ठितो तदधिमुत्तो तब्बहुलविहारी अपरिहीनो कालं कुरुमानो आकासानञ्चायतनूपगानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। आकासानञ्चायतनूपगानं, भिक्खवे, देवानं वीसति कप्पसहस्सानि आयुप्पमाणं। तत्थ पुथुज्जनो यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा निरयम्पि गच्छति तिरच्छानयोनिम्पि गच्छति पेत्तिविसयम्पि गच्छति। भगवतो पन सावको तत्थ यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा तस्मिंयेव भवे परिनिब्बायति। अयं खो, भिक्खवे, विसेसो अयं अधिप्पयासो इदं नानाकरणं सुतवतो अरियसावकस्स अस्सुतवता पुथुज्जनेन, यदिदं गतिया उपपत्तिया।
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati. So tadassādeti taṁ nikāmeti tena ca vittiṁ āpajjati, tatra ṭhito tadadhimutto tabbahulavihārī aparihīno kālaṁ kurumāno ākāsānañcāyatanūpagānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Ākāsānañcāyatanūpagānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ vīsati kappasahassāni āyuppamāṇaṁ. Tattha puthujjano yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā nirayampi gacchati tiracchānayonimpi gacchati pettivisayampi gacchati. Bhagavato pana sāvako tattha yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā tasmiṁyeva bhave parinibbāyati. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso ayaṁ adhippayāso idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanena, yadidaṁ gatiyā upapattiyā.
First, a person, going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the ending of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, enters and remains in the dimension of infinite space. They enjoy it and like it and find it satisfying. If they’re set on that, committed to it, and meditate on it often without losing it, when they die they’re reborn in the company of the gods of the dimension of infinite space. The lifespan of the gods of infinite space is twenty thousand eons. An ordinary person stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they go to hell or the animal realm or the ghost realm. But a disciple of the Buddha stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they’re extinguished in that very life. This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person as regards their place of rebirth.
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, इधेकच्चो पुग्गलो सब्बसो आकासानञ्चायतनं समतिक्कम्म ‘अनन्तं विञ्ञाणन्ऽति विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। सो तदस्सादेति तं निकामेति तेन च वित्तिं आपज्जति, तत्र ठितो तदधिमुत्तो तब्बहुलविहारी अपरिहीनो कालं कुरुमानो विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनूपगानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनूपगानं, भिक्खवे, देवानं चत्तारीसं कप्पसहस्सानि आयुप्पमाणं। तत्थ पुथुज्जनो यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा निरयम्पि गच्छति तिरच्छानयोनिम्पि गच्छति पेत्तिविसयम्पि गच्छति। भगवतो पन सावको तत्थ यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा तस्मिंयेव भवे परिनिब्बायति। अयं खो, भिक्खवे, विसेसो अयं अधिप्पयासो इदं नानाकरणं सुतवतो अरियसावकस्स अस्सुतवता पुथुज्जनेन, यदिदं गतिया उपपत्तिया।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘anantaṁ viññāṇan’ti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati. So tadassādeti taṁ nikāmeti tena ca vittiṁ āpajjati, tatra ṭhito tadadhimutto tabbahulavihārī aparihīno kālaṁ kurumāno viññāṇañcāyatanūpagānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Viññāṇañcāyatanūpagānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ cattārīsaṁ kappasahassāni āyuppamāṇaṁ. Tattha puthujjano yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā nirayampi gacchati tiracchānayonimpi gacchati pettivisayampi gacchati. Bhagavato pana sāvako tattha yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā tasmiṁyeva bhave parinibbāyati. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso ayaṁ adhippayāso idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanena, yadidaṁ gatiyā upapattiyā.
Furthermore, a person, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, enters and remains in the dimension of infinite consciousness. They enjoy it and like it and find it satisfying. If they’re set on that, committed to it, and meditate on it often without losing it, when they die they’re reborn in the company of the gods of the dimension of infinite consciousness. The lifespan of the gods of infinite consciousness is forty thousand eons. An ordinary person stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they go to hell or the animal realm or the ghost realm. But a disciple of the Buddha stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they’re extinguished in that very life. This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person as regards their place of rebirth.
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, इधेकच्चो पुग्गलो सब्बसो विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनं समतिक्कम्म ‘नत्थि किञ्चीऽति आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। सो तदस्सादेति तं निकामेति तेन च वित्तिं आपज्जति, तत्र ठितो तदधिमुत्तो तब्बहुलविहारी अपरिहीनो कालं कुरुमानो आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनूपगानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनूपगानं, भिक्खवे, देवानं सट्ठि कप्पसहस्सानि आयुप्पमाणं। तत्थ पुथुज्जनो यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा निरयम्पि गच्छति तिरच्छानयोनिम्पि गच्छति पेत्तिविसयम्पि गच्छति। भगवतो पन सावको तत्थ यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा तस्मिंयेव भवे परिनिब्बायति। अयं खो, भिक्खवे, विसेसो, अयं अधिप्पयासो इदं नानाकरणं सुतवतो अरियसावकस्स अस्सुतवता पुथुज्जनेन, यदिदं गतिया उपपत्तिया।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati. So tadassādeti taṁ nikāmeti tena ca vittiṁ āpajjati, tatra ṭhito tadadhimutto tabbahulavihārī aparihīno kālaṁ kurumāno ākiñcaññāyatanūpagānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Ākiñcaññāyatanūpagānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ saṭṭhi kappasahassāni āyuppamāṇaṁ. Tattha puthujjano yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā nirayampi gacchati tiracchānayonimpi gacchati pettivisayampi gacchati. Bhagavato pana sāvako tattha yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā tasmiṁyeva bhave parinibbāyati. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso, ayaṁ adhippayāso idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanena, yadidaṁ gatiyā upapattiyā.
Furthermore, a person, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, enters and remains in the dimension of nothingness. They enjoy it and like it and find it satisfying. If they’re set on that, committed to it, and meditate on it often without losing it, when they die they’re reborn in the company of the gods of the dimension of nothingness. The lifespan of the gods of nothingness is sixty thousand eons. An ordinary person stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they go to hell or the animal realm or the ghost realm. But a disciple of the Buddha stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they’re extinguished in that very life. This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person as regards their place of rebirth.
इमे खो, भिक्खवे, तयो पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिन्”ति।
Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
These are the three people found in the world.”
चतुत्थं।
Catutthaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
