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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ६।६७
Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.67
Numbered Discourses 6.67
७। देवतावग्ग
7. Devatāvagga
7. A God
मित्तसुत्त
Mittasutta
Friends
“‘सो वत, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु पापमित्तो पापसहायो पापसम्पवङ्को, पापमित्ते सेवमानो भजमानो पयिरुपासमानो, तेसञ्च दिट्ठानुगतिं आपज्जमानो आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति। ‘आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं अपरिपूरेत्वा सेखं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति। ‘सेखं धम्मं अपरिपूरेत्वा सीलानि परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति। ‘सीलानि अपरिपूरेत्वा कामरागं वा रूपरागं वा अरूपरागं वा पजहिस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति।
“‘So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pāpamitto pāpasahāyo pāpasampavaṅko, pāpamitte1 sevamāno bhajamāno payirupāsamāno, tesañca diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjamāno ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. ‘Ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ aparipūretvā sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. ‘Sekhaṁ dhammaṁ aparipūretvā sīlāni paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. ‘Sīlāni aparipūretvā kāmarāgaṁ vā rūparāgaṁ vā arūparāgaṁ vā pajahissatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
“Bhikkhus, it’s quite impossible that a bhikkhu with bad friends, companions, and associates, while frequenting, accompanying, and attending, and following their example, will fulfill the practice dealing with the supplementary regulations. Without fulfilling the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s impossible to fulfill the practice of a trainee. Without fulfilling the practice of a trainee, it’s impossible to fulfill ethics. Without fulfilling ethics, it’s impossible give up sensual desire, or desire to be reborn in the realm of luminous form or in the formless realm.
‘सो वत, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु कल्याणमित्तो कल्याणसहायो कल्याणसम्पवङ्को, कल्याणमित्ते सेवमानो भजमानो पयिरुपासमानो, तेसञ्च दिट्ठानुगतिं आपज्जमानो आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जति। ‘आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं परिपूरेत्वा सेखं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जति। ‘सेखं धम्मं परिपूरेत्वा सीलानि परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जति। ‘सीलानि परिपूरेत्वा कामरागं वा रूपरागं वा अरूपरागं वा पजहिस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जती”ति।
‘So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇamitto kalyāṇasahāyo kalyāṇasampavaṅko, kalyāṇamitte sevamāno bhajamāno payirupāsamāno, tesañca diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjamāno ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. ‘Ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūretvā sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. ‘Sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūretvā sīlāni paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. ‘Sīlāni paripūretvā kāmarāgaṁ vā rūparāgaṁ vā arūparāgaṁ vā pajahissatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjatī”ti.
It’s quite possible that a bhikkhu with good friends, companions, and associates, while frequenting, accompanying, and attending, and following their example, will fulfill the practice dealing with the supplementary regulations. Having fulfilled the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s possible to fulfill the practice of a trainee. Having fulfilled the practice of a trainee, it’s possible to fulfill ethics. Having fulfilled ethics, it’s possible give up sensual desire, and desire to be reborn in the realm of luminous form and in the formless realm.”
ततियं।
Tatiyaṁ.
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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