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संयुत्त निकाय ४७।३
Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.3
The Related Suttas Collection 47.3
१। अम्बपालिवग्ग
1. Ambapālivagga
1. In Ambapālī’s Mango Grove
भिक्खुसुत्त
Bhikkhusutta
A Monk
एकं समयं भगवा सावत्थियं विहरति जेतवने अनाथपिण्डिकस्स आरामे।
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
अथ खो अञ्ञतरो भिक्खु येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा एकमन्तं निसीदि। एकमन्तं निसिन्नो खो सो भिक्खु भगवन्तं एतदवोच: “साधु मे, भन्ते, भगवा सङ्खित्तेन धम्मं देसेतु, यमहं भगवतो धम्मं सुत्वा एको वूपकट्ठो अप्पमत्तो आतापी पहितत्तो विहरेय्यन्”ति।
Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.
Then a bhikkhu went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him, “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”
“एवमेव पनिधेकच्चे मोघपुरिसा मञ्चेव अज्झेसन्ति, धम्मे च भासिते ममेव अनुबन्धितब्बं मञ्ञन्ती”ति।
“Evameva panidhekacce moghapurisā mañceva1 ajjhesanti, dhamme ca bhāsite mameva anubandhitabbaṁ maññantī”ti.
“This is exactly how some foolish people ask me for something. But when the teaching has been explained they think only of following me around.”
“देसेतु मे, भन्ते, भगवा सङ्खित्तेन धम्मं, देसेतु सुगतो सङ्खित्तेन धम्मं। अप्पेव नामाहं भगवतो भासितस्स अत्थं जानेय्यं, अप्पेव नामाहं भगवतो भासितस्स दायादो अस्सन्”ति।
“Desetu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ, desetu sugato saṅkhittena dhammaṁ. Appeva nāmāhaṁ bhagavato bhāsitassa atthaṁ jāneyyaṁ, appeva nāmāhaṁ bhagavato bhāsitassa dāyādo assan”ti.
“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief! May the Holy One teach me the Dhamma in brief! Hopefully I can understand the meaning of what the Buddha says! Hopefully I can be an heir of the Buddha’s teaching!”
“तस्मातिह त्वं, भिक्खु, आदिमेव विसोधेहि कुसलेसु धम्मेसु। को चादि कुसलानं धम्मानं? सीलञ्च सुविसुद्धं, दिट्ठि च उजुका। यतो खो ते, भिक्खु, सीलञ्च सुविसुद्धं भविस्सति दिट्ठि च उजुका, ततो त्वं, भिक्खु, सीलं निस्साय सीले पतिट्ठाय चत्तारो सतिपट्ठाने तिविधेन भावेय्यासि।
“Tasmātiha tvaṁ, bhikkhu, ādimeva visodhehi kusalesu dhammesu. Ko cādi kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ? Sīlañca suvisuddhaṁ, diṭṭhi ca ujukā. Yato kho te, bhikkhu, sīlañca suvisuddhaṁ bhavissati diṭṭhi ca ujukā, tato tvaṁ, bhikkhu, sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya cattāro satipaṭṭhāne tividhena bhāveyyāsi.
“Well then, bhikkhu, you should purify the starting point of skillful qualities. What is the starting point of skillful qualities? Well purified ethics and correct view. When your ethics are well purified and your view is correct, you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation in three ways, depending on and grounded on ethics.
कतमे चत्तारो?
Katame cattāro?
What four?
इध त्वं, भिक्खु, अज्झत्तं वा काये कायानुपस्सी विहराहि आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा, विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं; बहिद्धा वा काये कायानुपस्सी विहराहि आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा, विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं; अज्झत्तबहिद्धा वा काये कायानुपस्सी विहराहि आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा, विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं।
Idha tvaṁ, bhikkhu, ajjhattaṁ vā kāye kāyānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; bahiddhā vā kāye kāyānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; ajjhattabahiddhā vā kāye kāyānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
Meditate observing an aspect of the body internally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. Or meditate observing an aspect of the body externally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. Or meditate observing an aspect of the body internally and externally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
अज्झत्तं वा वेदनासु …पे… बहिद्धा वा वेदनासु … अज्झत्तबहिद्धा वा वेदनासु वेदनानुपस्सी विहराहि आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा, विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं।
Ajjhattaṁ vā vedanāsu …pe… bahiddhā vā vedanāsu … ajjhattabahiddhā vā vedanāsu vedanānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
Or meditate observing an aspect of feelings internally … externally … internally and externally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
अज्झत्तं वा चित्ते … बहिद्धा वा चित्ते … अज्झत्तबहिद्धा वा चित्ते चित्तानुपस्सी विहराहि आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा, विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं।
Ajjhattaṁ vā citte … bahiddhā vā citte … ajjhattabahiddhā vā citte cittānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
Or meditate observing an aspect of the mind internally … externally … internally and externally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
अज्झत्तं वा धम्मेसु … बहिद्धा वा धम्मेसु … अज्झत्तबहिद्धा वा धम्मेसु धम्मानुपस्सी विहराहि आतापी सम्पजानो सतिमा, विनेय्य लोके अभिज्झादोमनस्सं। यतो खो त्वं, भिक्खु, सीलं निस्साय सीले पतिट्ठाय इमे चत्तारो सतिपट्ठाने एवं तिविधेन भावेस्ससि, ततो तुय्हं, भिक्खु, या रत्ति वा दिवसो वा आगमिस्सति वुद्धियेव पाटिकङ्खा कुसलेसु धम्मेसु, नो परिहानी”ति।
Ajjhattaṁ vā dhammesu … bahiddhā vā dhammesu … ajjhattabahiddhā vā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. Yato kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne evaṁ tividhena bhāvessasi, tato tuyhaṁ, bhikkhu, yā ratti vā divaso vā āgamissati vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihānī”ti.
Or meditate observing an aspect of principles internally … externally … internally and externally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. When you develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation in these three ways, depending on and grounded on ethics, you can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”
अथ खो सो भिक्खु भगवतो भासितं अभिनन्दित्वा अनुमोदित्वा उट्ठायासना भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा पदक्खिणं कत्वा पक्कामि।
Atha kho so bhikkhu bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi.
And then that bhikkhu approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. He got up from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.
अथ खो सो भिक्खु एको वूपकट्ठो अप्पमत्तो आतापी पहितत्तो विहरन्तो नचिरस्सेव—यस्सत्थाय कुलपुत्ता सम्मदेव अगारस्मा अनगारियं पब्बजन्ति, तदनुत्तरं—ब्रह्मचरियपरियोसानं दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरति।
Atha kho so bhikkhu eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.
Then that bhikkhu, living alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute, soon realized the supreme end of the spiritual path in this very life. He lived having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.
“खीणा जाति, वुसितं ब्रह्मचरियं, कतं करणीयं, नापरं इत्थत्ताया”ति अब्भञ्ञासि। अञ्ञतरो च पन सो भिक्खु अरहतं अहोसीति।
“Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā”ti abbhaññāsi. Aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti.
He understood: “Rebirth is ended; the spiritual journey has been completed; what had to be done has been done; there is no return to any state of existence.” And that bhikkhu became one of the perfected.
ततियं।
Tatiyaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
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