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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ३।८७
Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.87
Numbered Discourses 3.87
९। समणवग्ग
9. Samaṇavagga
9. Ascetics
दुतियसिक्खासुत्त
Dutiyasikkhāsutta
Training (2nd)
“साधिकमिदं, भिक्खवे, दियड्ढसिक्खापदसतं अन्वद्धमासं उद्देसं आगच्छति यत्थ अत्तकामा कुलपुत्ता सिक्खन्ति। तिस्सो इमा, भिक्खवे, सिक्खा यत्थेतं सब्बं समोधानं गच्छति। कतमा तिस्सो? अधिसीलसिक्खा, अधिचित्तसिक्खा, अधिपञ्ञासिक्खा—इमा खो, भिक्खवे, तिस्सो सिक्खा यत्थेतं सब्बं समोधानं गच्छति।
“Sādhikamidaṁ, bhikkhave, diyaḍḍhasikkhāpadasataṁ anvaddhamāsaṁ uddesaṁ āgacchati yattha attakāmā kulaputtā sikkhanti. Tisso imā, bhikkhave, sikkhā yatthetaṁ sabbaṁ samodhānaṁ gacchati. Katamā tisso? Adhisīlasikkhā, adhicittasikkhā, adhipaññāsikkhā—imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso sikkhā yatthetaṁ sabbaṁ samodhānaṁ gacchati.
“Bhikkhus, each fortnight over a hundred and fifty training rules come up for recitation, in which gentlemen who love themselves train. These are all included in the three trainings. What three? The training in the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom. These are the three trainings that include them all.
इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सीलेसु परिपूरकारी होति समाधिस्मिं मत्तसो कारी पञ्ञाय मत्तसो कारी। सो यानि तानि खुद्दानुखुद्दकानि सिक्खापदानि तानि आपज्जतिपि वुट्ठातिपि। तं किस्स हेतु? न हि मेत्थ, भिक्खवे, अभब्बता वुत्ता। यानि च खो तानि सिक्खापदानि आदिब्रह्मचरियकानि ब्रह्मचरियसारुप्पानि तत्थ धुवसीलो च होति ठितसीलो च, समादाय सिक्खति सिक्खापदेसु। सो तिण्णं संयोजनानं परिक्खया सत्तक्खत्तुपरमो होति। सत्तक्खत्तुपरमं देवे च मनुस्से च सन्धावित्वा संसरित्वा दुक्खस्सन्तं करोति। सो तिण्णं संयोजनानं परिक्खया कोलङ्कोलो होति, द्वे वा तीणि वा कुलानि सन्धावित्वा संसरित्वा दुक्खस्सन्तं करोति। सो तिण्णं संयोजनानं परिक्खया एकबीजी होति, एकंयेव मानुसकं भवं निब्बत्तेत्वा दुक्खस्सन्तं करोति। सो तिण्णं संयोजनानं परिक्खया रागदोसमोहानं तनुत्ता सकदागामी होति, सकिदेव इमं लोकं आगन्त्वा दुक्खस्सन्तं करोति।
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti samādhismiṁ mattaso kārī paññāya mattaso kārī. So yāni tāni khuddānukhuddakāni sikkhāpadāni tāni āpajjatipi vuṭṭhātipi. Taṁ kissa hetu? Na hi mettha, bhikkhave, abhabbatā vuttā. Yāni ca kho tāni sikkhāpadāni ādibrahmacariyakāni brahmacariyasāruppāni tattha dhuvasīlo1 ca hoti ṭhitasīlo2 ca, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu. So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā sattakkhattuparamo hoti. Sattakkhattuparamaṁ deve ca manusse ca sandhāvitvā saṁsaritvā dukkhassantaṁ karoti. So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā kolaṅkolo hoti, dve vā tīṇi vā kulāni sandhāvitvā saṁsaritvā dukkhassantaṁ karoti. So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā ekabījī hoti, ekaṁyeva mānusakaṁ bhavaṁ nibbattetvā dukkhassantaṁ karoti. So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā rāgadosamohānaṁ tanuttā sakadāgāmī hoti, sakideva imaṁ lokaṁ āgantvā dukkhassantaṁ karoti.
Take the case of a bhikkhu who has fulfilled their ethics, but has limited immersion and wisdom. They break some lesser and minor training rules, but are restored. Why is that? Because I don’t say they’re incapable of that. But they’re constant and steady in their precepts regarding the training rules that are fundamental, befitting the spiritual life. They keep the rules they’ve undertaken. With the ending of three fetters they have at most seven rebirths. They will transmigrate at most seven times among gods and humans and then make an end of suffering. With the ending of three fetters, they go from family to family. They will transmigrate between two or three families and then make an end of suffering. With the ending of three fetters, they’re a one-seeder. They will be reborn just one time in a human existence, then make an end of suffering. With the ending of three fetters, and the weakening of greed, hate, and delusion, they’re a once-returner. They come back to this world once only, then make an end of suffering.
इध पन, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सीलेसु परिपूरकारी होति समाधिस्मिं परिपूरकारी पञ्ञाय मत्तसो कारी। सो यानि तानि खुद्दानुखुद्दकानि सिक्खापदानि तानि आपज्जतिपि वुट्ठातिपि। तं किस्स हेतु? न हि मेत्थ, भिक्खवे, अभब्बता वुत्ता। यानि च खो तानि सिक्खापदानि आदिब्रह्मचरियकानि ब्रह्मचरियसारुप्पानि तत्थ धुवसीलो च होति ठितसीलो च, समादाय सिक्खति सिक्खापदेसु। सो पञ्चन्नं ओरम्भागियानं संयोजनानं परिक्खया उद्धंसोतो अकनिट्ठगामी। सो पञ्चन्नं ओरम्भागियानं संयोजनानं परिक्खया ससङ्खारपरिनिब्बायी होति। सो पञ्चन्नं ओरम्भागियानं संयोजनानं परिक्खया असङ्खारपरिनिब्बायी होति। सो पञ्चन्नं ओरम्भागियानं संयोजनानं परिक्खया उपहच्चपरिनिब्बायी होति। सो पञ्चन्नं ओरम्भागियानं संयोजनानं परिक्खया अन्तरापरिनिब्बायी होति।
Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti samādhismiṁ paripūrakārī paññāya mattaso kārī. So yāni tāni khuddānukhuddakāni sikkhāpadāni tāni āpajjatipi vuṭṭhātipi. Taṁ kissa hetu? Na hi mettha, bhikkhave, abhabbatā vuttā. Yāni ca kho tāni sikkhāpadāni ādibrahmacariyakāni brahmacariyasāruppāni tattha dhuvasīlo ca hoti ṭhitasīlo ca, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu. So pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā uddhaṁsoto akaniṭṭhagāmī. So pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti. So pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti. So pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā upahaccaparinibbāyī hoti. So pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā antarāparinibbāyī hoti.
Take another case of a bhikkhu who has fulfilled their ethics and immersion, but has limited wisdom. They break some lesser and minor training rules, but are restored. Why is that? Because I don’t say they’re incapable of that. But they’re constant and steady in their precepts regarding the training rules that are fundamental, befitting the spiritual path. They keep the rules they’ve undertaken. With the ending of the five lower fetters they head upstream, going to the Akaniṭṭha realm. With the ending of the five lower fetters they’re extinguished with extra effort. With the ending of the five lower fetters they’re extinguished without extra effort. With the ending of the five lower fetters they’re extinguished upon landing. With the ending of the five lower fetters they’re extinguished between one life and the next.
इध पन, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सीलेसु परिपूरकारी होति समाधिस्मिं परिपूरकारी पञ्ञाय परिपूरकारी। सो यानि तानि खुद्दानुखुद्दकानि सिक्खापदानि तानि आपज्जतिपि वुट्ठातिपि। तं किस्स हेतु? न हि मेत्थ, भिक्खवे, अभब्बता वुत्ता। यानि च खो तानि सिक्खापदानि आदिब्रह्मचरियकानि ब्रह्मचरियसारुप्पानि, तत्थ धुवसीलो च होति ठितसीलो च, समादाय सिक्खति सिक्खापदेसु। सो आसवानं खया अनासवं चेतोविमुत्तिं पञ्ञाविमुत्तिं दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरति।
Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti samādhismiṁ paripūrakārī paññāya paripūrakārī. So yāni tāni khuddānukhuddakāni sikkhāpadāni tāni āpajjatipi vuṭṭhātipi. Taṁ kissa hetu? Na hi mettha, bhikkhave, abhabbatā vuttā. Yāni ca kho tāni sikkhāpadāni ādibrahmacariyakāni brahmacariyasāruppāni, tattha dhuvasīlo ca hoti ṭhitasīlo ca, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu. So āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.
Take another case of a bhikkhu who has fulfilled their ethics, immersion, and wisdom. They break some lesser and minor training rules, but are restored. Why is that? Because I don’t say they’re incapable of that. But they’re constant and steady in their precepts regarding the training rules that are fundamental, befitting the spiritual path. They keep the rules they’ve undertaken. They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life. And they live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements.
इति खो, भिक्खवे, पदेसं पदेसकारी आराधेति, परिपूरं परिपूरकारी, अवञ्झानि त्वेवाहं, भिक्खवे, सिक्खापदानि वदामी”ति।
Iti kho, bhikkhave, padesaṁ padesakārī ārādheti, paripūraṁ paripūrakārī, avañjhāni tvevāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sikkhāpadāni vadāmī”ti.
So, bhikkhus, if you practice partially you succeed partially. If you practice fully you succeed fully. These training rules are not a waste, I say.”
सत्तमं।
Sattamaṁ.
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 »]
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