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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।१५५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.155
Numbered Discourses 5.155
१६। सद्धम्मवग्ग
16. Saddhammavagga
16. The True Teaching
दुतियसद्धम्मसम्मोससुत्त
Dutiyasaddhammasammosasutta
The Decline of the True Teaching (2nd)
“पञ्चिमे, भिक्खवे, धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ति। कतमे पञ्च?
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattanti. Katame pañca?
“Bhikkhus, these five things lead to the decline and disappearance of the true teaching. What five?
इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू धम्मं न परियापुणन्ति—सुत्तं, गेय्यं, वेय्याकरणं, गाथं, उदानं, इतिवुत्तकं, जातकं, अब्भुतधम्मं, वेदल्लं। अयं, भिक्खवे, पठमो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhū dhammaṁ na pariyāpuṇanti—suttaṁ, geyyaṁ, veyyākaraṇaṁ, gāthaṁ, udānaṁ, itivuttakaṁ, jātakaṁ, abbhutadhammaṁ, vedallaṁ. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo dhammo saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattati.
It’s when the bhikkhus don’t memorize the teaching—statements, songs, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and classifications. This is the first thing that leads to the decline and disappearance of the true teaching.
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं न वित्थारेन परेसं देसेन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, दुतियो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ na vitthārena paresaṁ desenti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo dhammo saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus don’t explain the teaching in detail to others as they learned and memorized it. This is the second thing …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं न वित्थारेन परं वाचेन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, ततियो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ na vitthārena paraṁ1 vācenti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo dhammo saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus don’t make others recite the teaching in detail as they learned and memorized it. This is the third thing …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं न वित्थारेन सज्झायं करोन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, चतुत्थो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ na vitthārena sajjhāyaṁ karonti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho dhammo saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus don’t recite the teaching in detail as they learned and memorized it. This is the fourth thing …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं न चेतसा अनुवितक्केन्ति अनुविचारेन्ति मनसानुपेक्खन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, पञ्चमो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ na cetasā anuvitakkenti anuvicārenti manasānupekkhanti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo dhammo saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus don’t think about and consider the teaching in their hearts, examining it with their minds as they learned and memorized it. This is the fifth thing that leads to the decline and disappearance of the true teaching.
इमे खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्च धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ति।
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattanti.
These five things lead to the decline and disappearance of the true teaching.
पञ्चिमे, भिक्खवे, धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ति। कतमे पञ्च?
Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattanti. Katame pañca?
These five things lead to the continuation, persistence, and enduring of the true teaching. What five?
इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू धम्मं परियापुणन्ति—सुत्तं, गेय्यं, वेय्याकरणं, गाथं, उदानं, इतिवुत्तकं, जातकं, अब्भुतधम्मं, वेदल्लं। अयं, भिक्खवे, पठमो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhū dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti—suttaṁ, geyyaṁ, veyyākaraṇaṁ, gāthaṁ, udānaṁ, itivuttakaṁ, jātakaṁ, abbhutadhammaṁ, vedallaṁ. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo dhammo saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattati.
It’s when the bhikkhus memorize the teaching—statements, songs, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and classifications. This is the first thing that leads to the continuation, persistence, and enduring of the true teaching.
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं वित्थारेन परेसं देसेन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, दुतियो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ vitthārena paresaṁ desenti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo dhammo saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus explain the teaching in detail to others as they learned and memorized it. This is the second thing …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं वित्थारेन परं वाचेन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, ततियो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ vitthārena paraṁ vācenti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo dhammo saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus make others recite the teaching in detail as they learned and memorized it. This is the third thing …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं वित्थारेन सज्झायं करोन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, चतुत्थो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ vitthārena sajjhāyaṁ karonti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho dhammo saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus recite the teaching in detail as they learned and memorized it. This is the fourth thing …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू यथासुतं यथापरियत्तं धम्मं चेतसा अनुवितक्केन्ति अनुविचारेन्ति मनसानुपेक्खन्ति। अयं, भिक्खवे, पञ्चमो धम्मो सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū yathāsutaṁ yathāpariyattaṁ dhammaṁ cetasā anuvitakkenti anuvicārenti manasānupekkhanti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo dhammo saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattati.
Furthermore, the bhikkhus think about and consider the teaching in their hearts, examining it with their minds as they learned and memorized it. This is the fifth thing that leads to the continuation, persistence, and enduring of the true teaching.
इमे खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्च धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ती”ति।
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattantī”ti.
These five things lead to the continuation, persistence, and enduring of the true teaching.”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
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