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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ३।११८
Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.118
Numbered Discourses 3.118
१२। आपायिकवग्ग
12. Āpāyikavagga
12. Bound for Loss
अपण्णकसुत्त
Apaṇṇakasutta
Loaded Dice
“तिस्सो इमा, भिक्खवे, विपत्तियो। कतमा तिस्सो? सीलविपत्ति, चित्तविपत्ति, दिट्ठिविपत्ति।
“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vipattiyo. Katamā tisso? Sīlavipatti, cittavipatti, diṭṭhivipatti.
“Bhikkhus, there are three failures. What three? Failure in ethics, mind, and view.
कतमा च, भिक्खवे, सीलविपत्ति? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पाणातिपाती होति …पे… सम्फप्पलापी होति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, सीलविपत्ति।
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sīlavipatti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti …pe… samphappalāpī hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīlavipatti.
And what is failure in ethics? It’s when someone kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. This is called ‘failure in ethics’.
कतमा च, भिक्खवे, चित्तविपत्ति? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो अभिज्झालु होति ब्यापन्नचित्तो। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, चित्तविपत्ति।
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, cittavipatti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco abhijjhālu hoti byāpannacitto. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittavipatti.
And what is failure in mind? It’s when someone is covetous and malicious. This is called ‘failure in mind’.
कतमा च, भिक्खवे, दिट्ठिविपत्ति? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो मिच्छादिट्ठिको होति विपरीतदस्सनो: ‘नत्थि दिन्नं, नत्थि यिट्ठं …पे… ये इमञ्च लोकं परञ्च लोकं सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा पवेदेन्तीऽति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, दिट्ठिविपत्ति। सीलविपत्तिहेतु वा, भिक्खवे …पे… दिट्ठिविपत्तिहेतु वा, भिक्खवे, सत्ता कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा अपायं दुग्गतिं विनिपातं निरयं उपपज्जन्ति। सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, अपण्णको मणि उद्धं खित्तो येन येनेव पतिट्ठाति सुप्पतिट्ठितंयेव पतिट्ठाति; एवमेवं खो, भिक्खवे, सीलविपत्तिहेतु वा सत्ता …पे… उपपज्जन्ति।
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, diṭṭhivipatti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti viparītadassano: ‘natthi dinnaṁ, natthi yiṭṭhaṁ …pe… ye imañca lokaṁ parañca lokaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedentī’ti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhivipatti. Sīlavipattihetu vā, bhikkhave …pe… diṭṭhivipattihetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjanti. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, apaṇṇako maṇi uddhaṁ khitto yena yeneva patiṭṭhāti suppatiṭṭhitaṁyeva patiṭṭhāti; evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sīlavipattihetu vā sattā …pe… upapajjanti.
And what is failure in view? It’s when someone has wrong view, a distorted perspective, such as: ‘There’s no meaning in giving, sacrifice, or offerings. There’s no fruit or result of good and bad deeds. There’s no afterlife. There’s no such thing as mother and father, or beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there’s no ascetic or brahmin who is well attained and practiced, and who describes the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’ This is called ‘failure in view’. Some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell because of failure in ethics, mind, or view. It’s like throwing loaded dice: they always fall the right side up. In the same way, some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell because of failure in ethics, mind, or view.
इमा खो, भिक्खवे, तिस्सो विपत्तियोति।
Imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso vipattiyoti.
These are the three failures.
तिस्सो इमा, भिक्खवे, सम्पदा। कतमा तिस्सो? सीलसम्पदा, चित्तसम्पदा, दिट्ठिसम्पदा।
Tisso imā, bhikkhave, sampadā. Katamā tisso? Sīlasampadā, cittasampadā, diṭṭhisampadā.
There are three accomplishments. What three? Accomplishment in ethics, mind, and view.
कतमा च, भिक्खवे, सीलसम्पदा? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पाणातिपाता पटिविरतो होति …पे… अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, सीलसम्पदा।
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīlasampadā.
And what is accomplishment in ethics? It’s when someone doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. This is called accomplishment in ethics.
कतमा च, भिक्खवे, चित्तसम्पदा? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो अनभिज्झालु होति अब्यापन्नचित्तो। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, चित्तसम्पदा।
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, cittasampadā? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco anabhijjhālu hoti abyāpannacitto. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittasampadā.
And what is accomplishment in mind? It’s when someone is content and kind-hearted. This is called accomplishment in mind.
कतमा च, भिक्खवे, दिट्ठिसम्पदा? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो सम्मादिट्ठिको होति अविपरीतदस्सनो: ‘अत्थि दिन्नं, अत्थि यिट्ठं …पे… ये इमञ्च लोकं परञ्च लोकं सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा पवेदेन्तीऽति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, दिट्ठिसम्पदा। सीलसम्पदाहेतु वा, भिक्खवे, सत्ता कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपज्जन्ति। चित्तसम्पदाहेतु वा …पे… दिट्ठिसम्पदाहेतु वा, भिक्खवे, सत्ता कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपज्जन्ति। सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, अपण्णको मणि उद्धं खित्तो येन येनेव पतिट्ठाति सुप्पतिट्ठितंयेव पतिट्ठाति; एवमेवं खो, भिक्खवे, सीलसम्पदाहेतु वा सत्ता कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपज्जन्ति, चित्तसम्पदाहेतु वा सत्ता …पे… दिट्ठिसम्पदाहेतु वा सत्ता कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपज्जन्ति।
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti aviparītadassano: ‘atthi dinnaṁ, atthi yiṭṭhaṁ …pe… ye imañca lokaṁ parañca lokaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedentī’ti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhisampadā. Sīlasampadāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti. Cittasampadāhetu vā …pe… diṭṭhisampadāhetu vā, bhikkhave, sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, apaṇṇako maṇi uddhaṁ khitto yena yeneva patiṭṭhāti suppatiṭṭhitaṁyeva patiṭṭhāti; evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sīlasampadāhetu vā sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti, cittasampadāhetu vā sattā …pe… diṭṭhisampadāhetu vā sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjanti.
And what is accomplishment in view? It’s when someone has right view, an undistorted perspective, such as: ‘There is meaning in giving, sacrifice, and offerings. There are fruits and results of good and bad deeds. There is an afterlife. There are such things as mother and father, and beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there are ascetics and brahmins who are well attained and practiced, and who describe the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’ This is called accomplishment in view. Some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm because of accomplishment in ethics, mind, or view. It’s like throwing loaded dice: they always fall the right side up. In the same way, some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm because of accomplishment in ethics, mind, or view.
इमा खो, भिक्खवे, तिस्सो सम्पदा”ति।
Imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso sampadā”ti.
These are the three accomplishments.”
छट्ठं।
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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