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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ११।१२
Aṅguttara Nikāya 11.12
Numbered Discourses 11.12
२। अनुस्सतिवग्ग
2. Anussativagga
2. Recollection
दुतियमहानामसुत्त
Dutiyamahānāmasutta
With Mahānāma (2nd)
एकं समयं भगवा सक्केसु विहरति कपिलवत्थुस्मिं निग्रोधारामे। तेन खो पन समयेन महानामो सक्को गिलाना वुट्ठितो होति अचिरवुट्ठितो गेलञ्ञा। तेन खो पन समयेन सम्बहुला भिक्खू भगवतो चीवरकम्मं करोन्ति: “निट्ठितचीवरो भगवा तेमासच्चयेन चारिकं पक्कमिस्सती”ति।
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme. Tena kho pana samayena mahānāmo sakko gilānā vuṭṭhito hoti aciravuṭṭhito gelaññā. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhū bhagavato cīvarakammaṁ karonti: “niṭṭhitacīvaro bhagavā temāsaccayena cārikaṁ pakkamissatī”ti.
At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, near Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery. Now at that time Mahānāma the Sakyan had recently recovered from an illness. At that time several bhikkhus were making a robe for the Buddha …
अस्सोसि खो महानामो सक्को: “सम्बहुला किर भिक्खू भगवतो चीवरकम्मं करोन्ति: ‘निट्ठितचीवरो भगवा तेमासच्चयेन चारिकं पक्कमिस्सतीऽ”ति। अथ खो महानामो सक्को येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा एकमन्तं निसीदि। एकमन्तं निसिन्नो खो महानामो सक्को भगवन्तं एतदवोच:
Assosi kho mahānāmo sakko: “sambahulā kira bhikkhū bhagavato cīvarakammaṁ karonti: ‘niṭṭhitacīvaro bhagavā temāsaccayena cārikaṁ pakkamissatī’”ti. Atha kho mahānāmo sakko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho mahānāmo sakko bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Mahānāma the Sakyan heard about this. He went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
“सुतं मेतं, भन्ते: ‘सम्बहुला किर भिक्खू भगवतो चीवरकम्मं करोन्ति—निट्ठितचीवरो भगवा तेमासच्चयेन चारिकं पक्कमिस्सतीऽति। तेसं नो, भन्ते, नानाविहारेहि विहरतं केनस्स विहारेन विहातब्बन्”ति?
“sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘sambahulā kira bhikkhū bhagavato cīvarakammaṁ karonti—niṭṭhitacīvaro bhagavā temāsaccayena cārikaṁ pakkamissatī’ti. Tesaṁ no, bhante, nānāvihārehi viharataṁ kenassa vihārena vihātabban”ti?
“Sir, I have heard that several bhikkhus are making a robe for the Buddha, thinking that when his robe was finished and the three months of the rains residence had passed the Buddha would set out wandering. Now, we spend our life in various ways. Which of these should we practice?”
“साधु साधु, महानाम। एतं खो, महानाम, तुम्हाकं पतिरूपं कुलपुत्तानं यं तुम्हे तथागतं उपसङ्कमित्वा पुच्छेय्याथ: ‘तेसं नो, भन्ते, नानाविहारेहि विहरतं केनस्स विहारेन विहातब्बन्ऽति? सद्धो खो, महानाम, आराधको होति, नो अस्सद्धो; आरद्धवीरियो आराधको होति, नो कुसीतो; उपट्ठितस्सति आराधको होति, नो मुट्ठस्सति; समाहितो आराधको होति, नो असमाहितो; पञ्ञवा आराधको होति, नो दुप्पञ्ञो। इमेसु खो त्वं, महानाम, पञ्चसु धम्मेसु पतिट्ठाय छ धम्मे उत्तरि भावेय्यासि।
“Sādhu sādhu, mahānāma. Etaṁ kho, mahānāma, tumhākaṁ patirūpaṁ kulaputtānaṁ yaṁ tumhe tathāgataṁ upasaṅkamitvā puccheyyātha: ‘tesaṁ no, bhante, nānāvihārehi viharataṁ kenassa vihārena vihātabban’ti? Saddho kho, mahānāma, ārādhako hoti, no assaddho; āraddhavīriyo ārādhako hoti, no kusīto; upaṭṭhitassati ārādhako hoti, no muṭṭhassati; samāhito ārādhako hoti, no asamāhito; paññavā ārādhako hoti, no duppañño. Imesu kho tvaṁ, mahānāma, pañcasu dhammesu patiṭṭhāya cha dhamme uttari bhāveyyāsi.
“Good, good, Mahānāma! It’s appropriate that gentlemen such as you come to me and ask: ‘We spend our life in various ways. Which of these should we practice?’ The faithful succeed, not the faithless. The energetic succeed, not the lazy. The mindful succeed, not the unmindful. Those with immersion succeed, not those without immersion. The wise succeed, not the witless. When you’re grounded on these five things, go on to develop six further things.
इध त्वं, महानाम, तथागतं अनुस्सरेय्यासि: ‘इतिपि सो भगवा …पे… सत्था देवमनुस्सानं बुद्धो भगवाऽति। यस्मिं, महानाम, समये अरियसावको तथागतं अनुस्सरति, नेवस्स तस्मिं समये रागपरियुट्ठितं चित्तं होति, न दोसपरियुट्ठितं चित्तं होति, न मोहपरियुट्ठितं चित्तं होति; उजुगतमेवस्स तस्मिं समये चित्तं होति तथागतं आरब्भ। उजुगतचित्तो खो पन, महानाम, अरियसावको लभति अत्थवेदं, लभति धम्मवेदं, लभति धम्मूपसंहितं पामोज्जं। पमुदितस्स पीति जायति, पीतिमनस्स कायो पस्सम्भति, पस्सद्धकायो सुखं वेदियति, सुखिनो चित्तं समाधियति। इमं खो त्वं, महानाम, बुद्धानुस्सतिं गच्छन्तोपि भावेय्यासि, ठितोपि भावेय्यासि, निसिन्नोपि भावेय्यासि, सयानोपि भावेय्यासि, कम्मन्तं अधिट्ठहन्तोपि भावेय्यासि, पुत्तसम्बाधसयनं अज्झावसन्तोपि भावेय्यासि।
Idha tvaṁ, mahānāma, tathāgataṁ anussareyyāsi: ‘itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti. Yasmiṁ, mahānāma, samaye ariyasāvako tathāgataṁ anussarati, nevassa tasmiṁ samaye rāgapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti, na dosapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti, na mohapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti; ujugatamevassa tasmiṁ samaye cittaṁ hoti tathāgataṁ ārabbha. Ujugatacitto kho pana, mahānāma, ariyasāvako labhati atthavedaṁ, labhati dhammavedaṁ, labhati dhammūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ. Pamuditassa pīti jāyati, pītimanassa kāyo passambhati, passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ vediyati, sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati. Imaṁ kho tvaṁ, mahānāma, buddhānussatiṁ gacchantopi bhāveyyāsi, ṭhitopi bhāveyyāsi, nisinnopi bhāveyyāsi, sayānopi bhāveyyāsi, kammantaṁ adhiṭṭhahantopi bhāveyyāsi, puttasambādhasayanaṁ ajjhāvasantopi bhāveyyāsi.
Firstly, you should recollect the Realized One: ‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those who wish to train, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’ When a noble disciple recollects the Realized One their mind is not full of greed, hate, and delusion. At that time their mind is unswerving, based on the Realized One. A noble disciple whose mind is unswerving finds inspiration in the meaning and the teaching, and finds joy connected with the teaching. When they’re joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. When the body is tranquil, they feel bliss. And when they’re blissful, the mind becomes immersed in samādhi. You should develop this recollection of the Buddha while walking, standing, sitting, lying down, while working, and while at home with your children.
पुन चपरं त्वं, महानाम, धम्मं अनुस्सरेय्यासि …पे… सङ्घं अनुस्सरेय्यासि …पे… अत्तनो सीलं अनुस्सरेय्यासि …पे… अत्तनो चागं अनुस्सरेय्यासि …पे… देवता अनुस्सरेय्यासि: ‘सन्ति देवा चातुमहाराजिका …पे… सन्ति देवा ततुत्तरि। यथारूपाय सद्धाय समन्नागता ता देवता इतो चुता तत्थूपपन्ना, मय्हम्पि तथारूपा सद्धा संविज्जति। यथारूपेन सीलेन … सुतेन … चागेन … पञ्ञाय समन्नागता ता देवता इतो चुता तत्थूपपन्ना, मय्हम्पि तथारूपा पञ्ञा संविज्जतीऽति। यस्मिं, महानाम, समये अरियसावको अत्तनो च तासञ्च देवतानं सद्धञ्च सीलञ्च सुतञ्च चागञ्च पञ्ञञ्च अनुस्सरति, नेवस्स तस्मिं समये रागपरियुट्ठितं चित्तं होति, न दोसपरियुट्ठितं चित्तं होति, न मोहपरियुट्ठितं चित्तं होति; उजुगतमेवस्स तस्मिं समये चित्तं होति देवता आरब्भ। उजुगतचित्तो खो पन, महानाम, अरियसावको लभति अत्थवेदं, लभति धम्मवेदं, लभति धम्मूपसंहितं पामोज्जं। पमुदितस्स पीति जायति, पीतिमनस्स कायो पस्सम्भति, पस्सद्धकायो सुखं वेदियति, सुखिनो चित्तं समाधियति। इमं खो त्वं, महानाम, देवतानुस्सतिं गच्छन्तोपि भावेय्यासि, ठितोपि भावेय्यासि, निसिन्नोपि भावेय्यासि, सयानोपि भावेय्यासि, कम्मन्तं अधिट्ठहन्तोपि भावेय्यासि, पुत्तसम्बाधसयनं अज्झावसन्तोपि भावेय्यासी”ति।
Puna caparaṁ tvaṁ, mahānāma, dhammaṁ anussareyyāsi …pe… saṅghaṁ anussareyyāsi …pe… attano sīlaṁ anussareyyāsi …pe… attano cāgaṁ anussareyyāsi …pe… devatā anussareyyāsi: ‘santi devā cātumahārājikā …pe… santi devā tatuttari. Yathārūpāya saddhāya samannāgatā tā devatā ito cutā tatthūpapannā, mayhampi tathārūpā saddhā saṁvijjati. Yathārūpena sīlena … sutena … cāgena … paññāya samannāgatā tā devatā ito cutā tatthūpapannā, mayhampi tathārūpā paññā saṁvijjatī’ti. Yasmiṁ, mahānāma, samaye ariyasāvako attano ca tāsañca devatānaṁ saddhañca sīlañca sutañca cāgañca paññañca anussarati, nevassa tasmiṁ samaye rāgapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti, na dosapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti, na mohapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti; ujugatamevassa tasmiṁ samaye cittaṁ hoti devatā ārabbha. Ujugatacitto kho pana, mahānāma, ariyasāvako labhati atthavedaṁ, labhati dhammavedaṁ, labhati dhammūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ. Pamuditassa pīti jāyati, pītimanassa kāyo passambhati, passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ vediyati, sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati. Imaṁ kho tvaṁ, mahānāma, devatānussatiṁ gacchantopi bhāveyyāsi, ṭhitopi bhāveyyāsi, nisinnopi bhāveyyāsi, sayānopi bhāveyyāsi, kammantaṁ adhiṭṭhahantopi bhāveyyāsi, puttasambādhasayanaṁ ajjhāvasantopi bhāveyyāsī”ti.
Furthermore, you should recollect the teaching … the Saṅgha … your own ethical conduct … your own generosity … the deities … When a noble disciple recollects the faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom of both themselves and the deities their mind is not full of greed, hate, and delusion. At that time their mind is unswerving, based on the deities. A noble disciple whose mind is unswerving finds inspiration in the meaning and the teaching, and finds joy connected with the teaching. When they’re joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. When the body is tranquil, they feel bliss. And when they’re blissful, the mind becomes immersed in samādhi. You should develop this recollection of the deities while walking, standing, sitting, lying down, while working, and while at home with your children.”
दुतियं।
Dutiyaṁ.
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