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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय २
Aṅguttara Nikāya 2
Numbered Discourses 2.130–140
१२। आयाचनवग्ग
12. Āyācanavagga
The Chapter on Aspiration
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130
“सद्धो, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु एवं सम्मा आयाचमानो आयाचेय्य: ‘तादिसो होमि यादिसा सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानाऽति। एसा, भिक्खवे, तुला एतं पमाणं मम सावकानं भिक्खूनं यदिदं सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना”ति।
“Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ sammā āyācamāno āyāceyya: ‘tādiso homi yādisā sāriputtamoggallānā’ti. Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ yadidaṁ sāriputtamoggallānā”ti.
“A faithful monk would rightly aspire: ‘May I be like Sāriputta and Moggallāna!’ These are a standard and a measure for my monk disciples, that is, Sāriputta and Moggallāna.”
१३१
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“सद्धा, भिक्खवे, भिक्खुनी एवं सम्मा आयाचमाना आयाचेय्य: ‘तादिसी होमि यादिसी खेमा च भिक्खुनी उप्पलवण्णा चाऽति। एसा, भिक्खवे, तुला एतं पमाणं मम साविकानं भिक्खुनीनं यदिदं खेमा च भिक्खुनी उप्पलवण्णा चा”ति।
“Saddhā, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī evaṁ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya: ‘tādisī homi yādisī khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā cā’ti. Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvikānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ yadidaṁ khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā cā”ti.
“A faithful nun would rightly aspire: ‘May I be like the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā!’ These are a standard and a measure for my nun disciples, that is, the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā.”
१३२
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“सद्धो, भिक्खवे, उपासको एवं सम्मा आयाचमानो आयाचेय्य: ‘तादिसो होमि यादिसो चित्तो च गहपति हत्थको च आळवकोऽति। एसा, भिक्खवे, तुला एतं पमाणं मम सावकानं उपासकानं यदिदं चित्तो च गहपति हत्थको च आळवको”ति।
“Saddho, bhikkhave, upāsako evaṁ sammā āyācamāno āyāceyya: ‘tādiso homi yādiso citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako’ti. Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvakānaṁ upāsakānaṁ yadidaṁ citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako”ti.
“A faithful layman would rightly aspire: ‘May I be like the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Ãḷavī!’ These are a standard and a measure for my male lay followers, that is, the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Ãḷavī.”
१३३
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“सद्धा, भिक्खवे, उपासिका एवं सम्मा आयाचमाना आयाचेय्य: ‘तादिसी होमि यादिसी खुज्जुत्तरा च उपासिका वेळुकण्डकिया च नन्दमाताऽति। एसा, भिक्खवे, तुला एतं पमाणं मम साविकानं उपासिकानं यदिदं खुज्जुत्तरा च उपासिका वेळुकण्डकिया च नन्दमाता”ति।
“Saddhā, bhikkhave, upāsikā evaṁ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya: ‘tādisī homi yādisī khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā1 ca nandamātā’ti. Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvikānaṁ upāsikānaṁ yadidaṁ khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā ca nandamātā”ti.
“A faithful laywoman would rightly aspire: ‘May I be like the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother!’ These are a standard and a measure for my female lay disciples, that is, the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother.”
१३४
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“द्वीहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेहि द्वीहि? अननुविच्च अपरियोगाहेत्वा अवण्णारहस्स वण्णं भासति, अननुविच्च अपरियोगाहेत्वा वण्णारहस्स अवण्णं भासति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, द्वीहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवतीति।
“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati. Katamehi dvīhi? Ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavatīti.
“When a foolish, incompetent bad person has two qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma. What two? Without examining or scrutinizing, they praise those deserving of criticism and they criticize those deserving of praise. When a foolish, incompetent bad person has these two qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma.
द्वीहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेहि द्वीहि? अनुविच्च परियोगाहेत्वा अवण्णारहस्स अवण्णं भासति, अनुविच्च परियोगाहेत्वा वण्णारहस्स वण्णं भासति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, द्वीहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवती”ति।
Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavati. Katamehi dvīhi? Anuvicca pariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, anuvicca pariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.
When an astute, competent good person has two qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit. What two? After examining and scrutinizing, they criticize those deserving of criticism and they praise those deserving of praise. When an astute, competent good person has these two qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit.”
१३५
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“द्वीहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेहि द्वीहि? अननुविच्च अपरियोगाहेत्वा अप्पसादनीये ठाने पसादं उपदंसेति, अननुविच्च अपरियोगाहेत्वा पसादनीये ठाने अप्पसादं उपदंसेति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, द्वीहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवतीति।
“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati. Katamehi dvīhi? Ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā appasādanīye ṭhāne pasādaṁ upadaṁseti, ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā pasādanīye ṭhāne appasādaṁ upadaṁseti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavatīti.
“When a foolish, incompetent bad person has two qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma. What two? Without examining or scrutinizing, they arouse faith in things that are dubious, and they don’t arouse faith in things that are inspiring. When a foolish, incompetent bad person has these two qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma.
द्वीहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेहि द्वीहि? अनुविच्च परियोगाहेत्वा अप्पसादनीये ठाने अप्पसादं उपदंसेति, अनुविच्च परियोगाहेत्वा पसादनीये ठाने पसादं उपदंसेति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, द्वीहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवती”ति।
Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavati. Katamehi dvīhi? Anuvicca pariyogāhetvā appasādanīye ṭhāne appasādaṁ upadaṁseti, anuvicca pariyogāhetvā pasādanīye ṭhāne pasādaṁ upadaṁseti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.
When an astute, competent good person has two qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit. What two? After examining or scrutinizing, they don’t arouse faith in things that are dubious, and they do arouse faith in things that are inspiring. When an astute, competent good person has these two qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit.”
१३६
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136
“द्वीसु, भिक्खवे, मिच्छापटिपज्जमानो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेसु द्वीसु? मातरि च पितरि च। इमेसु खो, भिक्खवे, द्वीसु मिच्छापटिपज्जमानो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवतीति।
“Dvīsu, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipajjamāno bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati. Katamesu dvīsu? Mātari ca pitari ca. Imesu kho, bhikkhave, dvīsu micchāpaṭipajjamāno bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavatīti.
“When a foolish, incompetent bad person acts wrongly toward two people they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma. What two? Mother and father. When a foolish, incompetent bad person acts wrongly toward these two people they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma.
द्वीसु, भिक्खवे, सम्मापटिपज्जमानो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेसु द्वीसु? मातरि च पितरि च। इमेसु खो, भिक्खवे, द्वीसु सम्मापटिपज्जमानो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवती”ति।
Dvīsu, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipajjamāno paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavati. Katamesu dvīsu? Mātari ca pitari ca. Imesu kho, bhikkhave, dvīsu sammāpaṭipajjamāno paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.
When an astute, competent good person acts rightly toward two people they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit. What two? Mother and father. When an astute, competent good person acts rightly toward these two people they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit.”
१३७
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“द्वीसु, भिक्खवे, मिच्छापटिपज्जमानो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेसु द्वीसु? तथागते च तथागतसावके च। इमेसु खो, भिक्खवे, मिच्छापटिपज्जमानो बालो अब्यत्तो असप्पुरिसो खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, सावज्जो च होति सानुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च अपुञ्ञं पसवतीति।
“Dvīsu, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipajjamāno bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati. Katamesu dvīsu? Tathāgate ca tathāgatasāvake ca. Imesu kho, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipajjamāno bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavatīti.
“When a foolish, incompetent bad person acts wrongly toward two people they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma. What two? The Realized One and a disciple of the Realized One. When a foolish, incompetent bad person acts wrongly toward these people they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma.
द्वीसु, भिक्खवे, सम्मापटिपज्जमानो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवति। कतमेसु द्वीसु? तथागते च तथागतसावके च। इमेसु खो, भिक्खवे, द्वीसु सम्मापटिपज्जमानो पण्डितो वियत्तो सप्पुरिसो अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति, अनवज्जो च होति अननुवज्जो च विञ्ञूनं, बहुञ्च पुञ्ञं पसवती”ति।
Dvīsu, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipajjamāno paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavati. Katamesu dvīsu? Tathāgate ca tathāgatasāvake ca. Imesu kho, bhikkhave, dvīsu sammāpaṭipajjamāno paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.
When an astute, competent good person acts rightly toward two people they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit. What two? The Realized One and a disciple of the Realized One. When an astute, competent good person acts rightly toward these two people they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit.”
१३८
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“द्वेमे, भिक्खवे, धम्मा। कतमे द्वे? सचित्तवोदानञ्च न च किञ्चि लोके उपादियति। इमे खो, भिक्खवे, द्वे धम्मा”ति।
“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Sacittavodānañca na ca kiñci loke upādiyati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”ti.
“There are these two things. What two? Cleaning your own mind, and not grasping at anything in the world. These are the two things.”
१३९
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139
“द्वेमे, भिक्खवे, धम्मा। कतमे द्वे? कोधो च उपनाहो च। इमे खो, भिक्खवे, द्वे धम्मा”ति।
“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Kodho ca upanāho ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”ti.
“There are these two things. What two? Anger and hostility. These are the two things.”
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“द्वेमे, भिक्खवे, धम्मा। कतमे द्वे? कोधविनयो च उपनाहविनयो च। इमे खो, भिक्खवे, द्वे धम्मा”ति।
“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Kodhavinayo ca upanāhavinayo ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”ti.
“There are these two things. What two? Dispelling anger and dispelling hostility. These are the two things.”
आयाचनवग्गो दुतियो।
Āyācanavaggo dutiyo.
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 »]
Footnotes:
1. veḷukaṇḍakiyā → veḷukaṇṭakiyā (sya-all, pts1ed)
