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संयुत्त निकाय १३।१
Saṁyutta Nikāya 13.1
The Related Suttas Collection 13.1
१। अभिसमयवग्ग
1. Abhisamayavagga
1. Comprehension
नखसिखासुत्त
Nakhasikhāsutta
A Fingernail
एवं मे सुतं—एकं समयं भगवा सावत्थियं विहरति जेतवने अनाथपिण्डिकस्स आरामे।
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
अथ खो भगवा परित्तं नखसिखायं पंसुं आरोपेत्वा भिक्खू आमन्तेसि: “तं किं मञ्ञथ, भिक्खवे, कतमं नु खो बहुतरं, यो वायं मया परित्तो नखसिखायं पंसु आरोपितो, अयं वा महापथवी”ति?
Atha kho bhagavā parittaṁ nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsuṁ āropetvā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ, yo vāyaṁ1 mayā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito, ayaṁ vā mahāpathavī”ti?
Then the Buddha, picking up a little bit of dirt under his fingernail, addressed the bhikkhus: “What do you think, bhikkhus? Which is more: the little bit of dirt under my fingernail, or this great earth?”
“एतदेव, भन्ते, बहुतरं, यदिदं महापथवी। अप्पमत्तको भगवता परित्तो नखसिखायं पंसु आरोपितो। नेव सतिमं कलं उपेति न सहस्सिमं कलं उपेति न सतसहस्सिमं कलं उपेति महापथविं उपनिधाय भगवता परित्तो नखसिखायं पंसु आरोपितो”ति।
“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ, yadidaṁ mahāpathavī. Appamattako bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito. Neva satimaṁ kalaṁ upeti na sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upeti na satasahassimaṁ kalaṁ upeti mahāpathaviṁ upanidhāya bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito”ti.
“Sir, the great earth is far more. The little bit of dirt under your fingernail is tiny. Compared to the great earth, it’s not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part.”
“एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, अरियसावकस्स दिट्ठिसम्पन्नस्स पुग्गलस्स अभिसमेताविनो एतदेव बहुतरं दुक्खं यदिदं परिक्खीणं परियादिण्णं; अप्पमत्तकं अवसिट्ठं। नेव सतिमं कलं उपेति न सहस्सिमं कलं उपेति न सतसहस्सिमं कलं उपेति पुरिमं दुक्खक्खन्धं परिक्खीणं परियादिण्णं उपनिधाय यदिदं सत्तक्खत्तुंपरमता। एवं महत्थियो खो, भिक्खवे, धम्माभिसमयो; एवं महत्थियो धम्मचक्खुपटिलाभो”ति।
“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa diṭṭhisampannassa puggalassa abhisametāvino etadeva bahutaraṁ dukkhaṁ yadidaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādiṇṇaṁ; appamattakaṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ. Neva satimaṁ kalaṁ upeti na sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upeti na satasahassimaṁ kalaṁ upeti purimaṁ dukkhakkhandhaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādiṇṇaṁ upanidhāya yadidaṁ sattakkhattuṁparamatā. Evaṁ mahatthiyo kho, bhikkhave, dhammābhisamayo; evaṁ mahatthiyo dhammacakkhupaṭilābho”ti.
“In the same way, for a noble disciple accomplished in view, a person with comprehension, the suffering that’s over and done with is more, what’s left is tiny. Compared to the mass of suffering in the past that’s over and done with, it’s not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part, since there are at most seven more lives. That’s how very beneficial it is to comprehend the teaching and gain the vision of the teaching.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
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