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संयुत्त निकाय १५।४
Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.4
The Related Suttas Collection 15.4
१। पठमवग्ग
1. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
खीरसुत्त
Khīrasutta
Mother’s Milk
सावत्थियं विहरति।
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“अनमतग्गोयं, भिक्खवे, संसारो। पुब्बा कोटि न पञ्ञायति अविज्जानीवरणानं सत्तानं तण्हासंयोजनानं सन्धावतं संसरतं।
“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro. Pubbā koṭi na paññāyati avijjānīvaraṇānaṁ sattānaṁ taṇhāsaṁyojanānaṁ sandhāvataṁ saṁsarataṁ.
“Bhikkhus, transmigration has no known beginning. No first point is found of sentient beings roaming and transmigrating, shrouded by ignorance and fettered by craving.
तं किं मञ्ञथ, भिक्खवे, कतमं नु खो बहुतरं, यं वा वो इमिना दीघेन अद्धुना सन्धावतं संसरतं मातुथञ्ञं पीतं, यं वा चतूसु महासमुद्देसु उदकन्”ति?
Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ, yaṁ vā vo iminā dīghena addhunā sandhāvataṁ saṁsarataṁ mātuthaññaṁ pītaṁ, yaṁ vā catūsu mahāsamuddesu udakan”ti?
What do you think? Which is more: the mother’s milk you’ve drunk while roaming and transmigrating for such a very long time, or the water in the four oceans?”
“यथा खो मयं, भन्ते, भगवता धम्मं देसितं आजानाम, एतदेव, भन्ते, बहुतरं यं नो इमिना दीघेन अद्धुना सन्धावतं संसरतं मातुथञ्ञं पीतं, न त्वेव चतूसु महासमुद्देसु उदकन्”ति।
“Yathā kho mayaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānāma, etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ yaṁ no iminā dīghena addhunā sandhāvataṁ saṁsarataṁ mātuthaññaṁ pītaṁ, na tveva catūsu mahāsamuddesu udakan”ti.
“As we understand the Buddha’s teaching, the mother’s milk we’ve drunk while roaming and transmigrating is more than the water in the four oceans.”
“साधु साधु, भिक्खवे, साधु खो मे तुम्हे, भिक्खवे, एवं धम्मं देसितं आजानाथ। एतदेव, भिक्खवे, बहुतरं यं वो इमिना दीघेन अद्धुना सन्धावतं संसरतं मातुथञ्ञं पीतं, न त्वेव चतूसु महासमुद्देसु उदकं।
“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhave, sādhu kho me tumhe, bhikkhave, evaṁ dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānātha. Etadeva, bhikkhave, bahutaraṁ yaṁ vo iminā dīghena addhunā sandhāvataṁ saṁsarataṁ mātuthaññaṁ pītaṁ, na tveva catūsu mahāsamuddesu udakaṁ.
“Good, good, bhikkhus! It’s good that you understand my teaching like this. The mother’s milk you’ve drunk while roaming and transmigrating for such a very long time is more than the water in the four oceans.
तं किस्स हेतु? अनमतग्गोयं, भिक्खवे, संसारो …पे… अलं विमुच्चितुन्”ति।
Taṁ kissa hetu? Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe… alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.
Why is that? Transmigration has no known beginning. … This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”
चतुत्थं।
Catutthaṁ.
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 »]
