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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ९।१५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.15
Numbered Discourses 9.15
२। सीहनादवग्ग
2. Sīhanādavagga
2. The Lion’s Roar
गण्डसुत्त
Gaṇḍasutta
The Simile of the Boil
“सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, गण्डो अनेकवस्सगणिको। तस्सस्सु गण्डस्स नव वणमुखानि नव अभेदनमुखानि। ततो यं किञ्चि पग्घरेय्य—असुचियेव पग्घरेय्य, दुग्गन्धंयेव पग्घरेय्य, जेगुच्छियंयेव पग्घरेय्य; यं किञ्चि पसवेय्य—असुचियेव पसवेय्य, दुग्गन्धंयेव पसवेय्य, जेगुच्छियंयेव पसवेय्य।
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gaṇḍo anekavassagaṇiko. Tassassu gaṇḍassa nava vaṇamukhāni nava abhedanamukhāni. Tato yaṁ kiñci pagghareyya—asuciyeva pagghareyya, duggandhaṁyeva pagghareyya, jegucchiyaṁyeva1 pagghareyya; yaṁ kiñci pasaveyya—asuciyeva pasaveyya, duggandhaṁyeva pasaveyya, jegucchiyaṁyeva pasaveyya.
“Bhikkhus, suppose there was a boil that was many years old. And that boil had nine orifices that were continually open wounds. Whatever oozed out of them would be filthy, stinking, and disgusting. Whatever leaked out them would be filthy, stinking, and disgusting.
गण्डोति खो, भिक्खवे, इमस्सेतं चातुमहाभूतिकस्स कायस्स अधिवचनं मातापेत्तिकसम्भवस्स ओदनकुम्मासूपचयस्स अनिच्चुच्छादनपरिमद्दनभेदनविद्धंसनधम्मस्स। तस्सस्सु गण्डस्स नव वणमुखानि नव अभेदनमुखानि। ततो यं किञ्चि पग्घरति—असुचियेव पग्घरति, दुग्गन्धंयेव पग्घरति, जेगुच्छियंयेव पग्घरति; यं किञ्चि पसवति—असुचियेव पसवति, दुग्गन्धंयेव पसवति, जेगुच्छियंयेव पसवति। तस्मातिह, भिक्खवे, इमस्मिं काये निब्बिन्दथा”ति।
Gaṇḍoti kho, bhikkhave, imassetaṁ cātumahābhūtikassa2 kāyassa adhivacanaṁ mātāpettikasambhavassa odanakummāsūpacayassa aniccucchādanaparimaddanabhedanaviddhaṁsanadhammassa. Tassassu gaṇḍassa nava vaṇamukhāni nava abhedanamukhāni. Tato yaṁ kiñci paggharati—asuciyeva paggharati, duggandhaṁyeva paggharati, jegucchiyaṁyeva paggharati; yaṁ kiñci pasavati—asuciyeva pasavati, duggandhaṁyeva pasavati, jegucchiyaṁyeva pasavati. Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, imasmiṁ kāye nibbindathā”ti.
‘Boil’ is a term for this body made up of the four primary elements, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction. And that boil has nine orifices that are continually open wounds. Whatever oozes out of them is filthy, stinking, and disgusting. Whatever leaks out of them is filthy, stinking, and disgusting. So, bhikkhus, have no illusion about this body.”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
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