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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ९।५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.5
Numbered Discourses 9.5
१। सम्बोधिवग्ग
1. Sambodhivagga
1. Awakening
बलसुत्त
Balasutta
Powers
“चत्तारिमानि, भिक्खवे, बलानि। कतमानि चत्तारि? पञ्ञाबलं, वीरियबलं, अनवज्जबलं, सङ्गाहबलं।
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, balāni. Katamāni cattāri? Paññābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgāhabalaṁ.
“Bhikkhus, there are these four powers. What four? The powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusiveness.
कतमञ्च, भिक्खवे, पञ्ञाबलं? ये धम्मा कुसला कुसलसङ्खाता ये धम्मा अकुसला अकुसलसङ्खाता ये धम्मा सावज्जा सावज्जसङ्खाता ये धम्मा अनवज्जा अनवज्जसङ्खाता ये धम्मा कण्हा कण्हसङ्खाता ये धम्मा सुक्का सुक्कसङ्खाता ये धम्मा सेवितब्बा सेवितब्बसङ्खाता ये धम्मा असेवितब्बा असेवितब्बसङ्खाता ये धम्मा नालमरिया नालमरियसङ्खाता ये धम्मा अलमरिया अलमरियसङ्खाता, त्यस्स धम्मा पञ्ञाय वोदिट्ठा होन्ति वोचरिता। इदं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, पञ्ञाबलं।
Katamañca, bhikkhave, paññābalaṁ? Ye dhammā kusalā kusalasaṅkhātā ye dhammā akusalā akusalasaṅkhātā ye dhammā sāvajjā sāvajjasaṅkhātā ye dhammā anavajjā anavajjasaṅkhātā ye dhammā kaṇhā kaṇhasaṅkhātā ye dhammā sukkā sukkasaṅkhātā ye dhammā sevitabbā sevitabbasaṅkhātā ye dhammā asevitabbā asevitabbasaṅkhātā ye dhammā nālamariyā nālamariyasaṅkhātā ye dhammā alamariyā alamariyasaṅkhātā, tyassa dhammā paññāya vodiṭṭhā honti vocaritā. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, paññābalaṁ.
And what is the power of wisdom? One has clearly seen and clearly contemplated with wisdom those qualities that are skillful and considered to be skillful; those that are unskillful … blameworthy … blameless … dark … bright … to be cultivated … not to be cultivated … not worthy of the noble ones … worthy of the noble ones and considered to be worthy of the noble ones. This is called the power of wisdom.
कतमञ्च, भिक्खवे, वीरियबलं? ये धम्मा अकुसला अकुसलसङ्खाता ये धम्मा सावज्जा सावज्जसङ्खाता ये धम्मा कण्हा कण्हसङ्खाता ये धम्मा असेवितब्बा असेवितब्बसङ्खाता ये धम्मा नालमरिया नालमरियसङ्खाता, तेसं धम्मानं पहानाय छन्दं जनेति वायमति वीरियं आरभति चित्तं पग्गण्हाति पदहति। ये धम्मा कुसला कुसलसङ्खाता ये धम्मा अनवज्जा अनवज्जसङ्खाता ये धम्मा सुक्का सुक्कसङ्खाता ये धम्मा सेवितब्बा सेवितब्बसङ्खाता ये धम्मा अलमरिया अलमरियसङ्खाता, तेसं धम्मानं पटिलाभाय छन्दं जनेति वायमति वीरियं आरभति चित्तं पग्गण्हाति पदहति। इदं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, वीरियबलं।
Katamañca, bhikkhave, vīriyabalaṁ? Ye dhammā akusalā akusalasaṅkhātā ye dhammā sāvajjā sāvajjasaṅkhātā ye dhammā kaṇhā kaṇhasaṅkhātā ye dhammā asevitabbā asevitabbasaṅkhātā ye dhammā nālamariyā nālamariyasaṅkhātā, tesaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. Ye dhammā kusalā kusalasaṅkhātā ye dhammā anavajjā anavajjasaṅkhātā ye dhammā sukkā sukkasaṅkhātā ye dhammā sevitabbā sevitabbasaṅkhātā ye dhammā alamariyā alamariyasaṅkhātā, tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paṭilābhāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vīriyabalaṁ.
And what is the power of energy? One generates enthusiasm, tries, makes an effort, exerts the mind, and strives to give up those qualities that are unskillful and considered to be unskillful; those that are blameworthy … dark … not to be cultivated … not worthy of the noble ones and considered to be not worthy of the noble ones. One generates enthusiasm, tries, makes an effort, exerts the mind, and strives to gain those qualities that are skillful and considered to be skillful; those that are blameless … bright … to be cultivated … worthy of the noble ones and considered to be worthy of the noble ones. This is called the power of energy.
कतमञ्च, भिक्खवे, अनवज्जबलं? इध, भिक्खवे, अरियसावको अनवज्जेन कायकम्मेन समन्नागतो होति, अनवज्जेन वचीकम्मेन समन्नागतो होति, अनवज्जेन मनोकम्मेन समन्नागतो होति। इदं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, अनवज्जबलं।
Katamañca, bhikkhave, anavajjabalaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako anavajjena kāyakammena samannāgato hoti, anavajjena vacīkammena samannāgato hoti, anavajjena manokammena samannāgato hoti. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anavajjabalaṁ.
And what is the power of blamelessness? It’s when a noble disciple has blameless conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. This is called the power of blamelessness.
कतमञ्च, भिक्खवे, सङ्गाहबलं? चत्तारिमानि, भिक्खवे, सङ्गहवत्थूनि—दानं, पेय्यवज्जं, अत्थचरिया, समानत्तता। एतदग्गं, भिक्खवे, दानानं यदिदं धम्मदानं। एतदग्गं, भिक्खवे, पेय्यवज्जानं यदिदं अत्थिकस्स ओहितसोतस्स पुनप्पुनं धम्मं देसेति। एतदग्गं, भिक्खवे, अत्थचरियानं यदिदं अस्सद्धं सद्धासम्पदाय समादपेति निवेसेति पतिट्ठापेति, दुस्सीलं सीलसम्पदाय … मच्छरिं चागसम्पदाय … दुप्पञ्ञं पञ्ञासम्पदाय समादपेति निवेसेति पतिट्ठापेति। एतदग्गं, भिक्खवे, समानत्ततानं यदिदं सोतापन्नो सोतापन्नस्स समानत्तो, सकदागामी सकदागामिस्स समानत्तो, अनागामी अनागामिस्स समानत्तो, अरहा अरहतो समानत्तो। इदं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, सङ्गाहबलं। इमानि खो, भिक्खवे, चत्तारि बलानि।
Katamañca, bhikkhave, saṅgāhabalaṁ? Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, saṅgahavatthūni—dānaṁ, peyyavajjaṁ, atthacariyā, samānattatā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānaṁ. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, peyyavajjānaṁ yadidaṁ atthikassa ohitasotassa punappunaṁ dhammaṁ deseti. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, atthacariyānaṁ yadidaṁ assaddhaṁ saddhāsampadāya samādapeti niveseti patiṭṭhāpeti, dussīlaṁ sīlasampadāya … macchariṁ cāgasampadāya … duppaññaṁ paññāsampadāya samādapeti niveseti patiṭṭhāpeti. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, samānattatānaṁ yadidaṁ sotāpanno sotāpannassa samānatto, sakadāgāmī sakadāgāmissa samānatto, anāgāmī anāgāmissa samānatto, arahā arahato samānatto. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saṅgāhabalaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri balāni.
And what is the power of inclusiveness? There are these four ways of being inclusive. Giving, kindly words, taking care, and equality. The best of gifts is the gift of the teaching. The best sort of kindly speech is to teach the Dhamma again and again to someone who is engaged and who actively listens. The best way of taking care is to encourage, settle, and ground the unfaithful in faith, the unethical in ethics, the stingy in generosity, and the ignorant in wisdom. The best kind of equality is the equality of a stream-enterer with another stream-enterer, a once-returner with another once-returner, a non-returner with another non-returner, and a perfected one with another perfected one. This is called the power of inclusiveness. These are the four powers.
इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, चतूहि बलेहि समन्नागतो अरियसावको पञ्च भयानि समतिक्कन्तो होति। कतमानि पञ्च? आजीविकभयं, असिलोकभयं, परिससारज्जभयं, मरणभयं, दुग्गतिभयं।
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi balehi samannāgato ariyasāvako pañca bhayāni samatikkanto hoti. Katamāni pañca? Ājīvikabhayaṁ, asilokabhayaṁ, parisasārajjabhayaṁ, maraṇabhayaṁ, duggatibhayaṁ.
A noble disciple who has these four powers has got past five fears. What five? Fear regarding livelihood, disrepute, feeling insecure in an assembly, death, and bad rebirth.
स खो सो, भिक्खवे, अरियसावको इति पटिसञ्चिक्खति: ‘नाहं आजीविकभयस्स भायामि। किस्साहं आजीविकभयस्स भायिस्सामि? अत्थि मे चत्तारि बलानि—पञ्ञाबलं, वीरियबलं, अनवज्जबलं, सङ्गाहबलं। दुप्पञ्ञो खो आजीविकभयस्स भायेय्य। कुसीतो आजीविकभयस्स भायेय्य। सावज्जकायकम्मन्तवचीकम्मन्तमनोकम्मन्तो आजीविकभयस्स भायेय्य। असङ्गाहको आजीविकभयस्स भायेय्य। नाहं असिलोकभयस्स भायामि …पे… नाहं परिससारज्जभयस्स भायामि …पे… नाहं मरणभयस्स भायामि …पे… नाहं दुग्गतिभयस्स भायामि। किस्साहं दुग्गतिभयस्स भायिस्सामि? अत्थि मे चत्तारि बलानि—पञ्ञाबलं, वीरियबलं, अनवज्जबलं, सङ्गाहबलं। दुप्पञ्ञो खो दुग्गतिभयस्स भायेय्य। कुसीतो दुग्गतिभयस्स भायेय्य। सावज्जकायकम्मन्तवचीकम्मन्तमनोकम्मन्तो दुग्गतिभयस्स भायेय्य। असङ्गाहको दुग्गतिभयस्स भायेय्यऽ।
Sa kho so, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati: ‘nāhaṁ ājīvikabhayassa bhāyāmi. Kissāhaṁ ājīvikabhayassa bhāyissāmi? Atthi me cattāri balāni—paññābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgāhabalaṁ. Duppañño kho ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Kusīto ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Sāvajjakāyakammantavacīkammantamanokammanto ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Asaṅgāhako ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Nāhaṁ asilokabhayassa bhāyāmi …pe… nāhaṁ parisasārajjabhayassa bhāyāmi …pe… nāhaṁ maraṇabhayassa bhāyāmi …pe… nāhaṁ duggatibhayassa bhāyāmi. Kissāhaṁ duggatibhayassa bhāyissāmi? Atthi me cattāri balāni—paññābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgāhabalaṁ. Duppañño kho duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya. Kusīto duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya. Sāvajjakāyakammantavacīkammantamanokammanto duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya. Asaṅgāhako duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya’.
Then that noble disciple reflects: ‘I have no fear regarding livelihood. Why would I be afraid of that? I have these four powers: the powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusiveness. A witless person might fear for their livelihood. A lazy person might fear for their livelihood. A person who does blameworthy things by way of body, speech, and mind might fear for their livelihood. A person who does not include others might fear for their livelihood. I have no fear of disrepute … I have no fear about feeling insecure in an assembly … I have no fear of death … I have no fear of a bad rebirth. Why would I be afraid of that? I have these four powers: the powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusiveness. A witless person might be afraid of a bad rebirth. A lazy person might be afraid of a bad rebirth. A person who does blameworthy things by way of body, speech, and mind might be afraid of a bad rebirth. A person who does not include others might be afraid of a bad rebirth.’
इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, चतूहि बलेहि समन्नागतो अरियसावको इमानि पञ्च भयानि समतिक्कन्तो होती”ति।
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi balehi samannāgato ariyasāvako imāni pañca bhayāni samatikkanto hotī”ti.
A noble disciple who has these four powers has got past these five fears.”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
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