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संयुत्त निकाय ४८।७१–८२
Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.71–82
The Related Suttas Collection 48.71–82
८। गङ्गापेय्यालवग्ग
8. Gaṅgāpeyyālavagga
8. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges
पाचीनादिसुत्त
Pācīnādisutta
Slanting East, Etc.
“सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, गङ्गा नदी पाचीननिन्ना पाचीनपोणा पाचीनपब्भारा; एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु पञ्चिन्द्रियानि भावेन्तो पञ्चिन्द्रियानि बहुलीकरोन्तो निब्बाननिन्नो होति निब्बानपोणो निब्बानपब्भारो।
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gaṅgā nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcindriyāni bhāvento pañcindriyāni bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.
“Bhikkhus, the Ganges river slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a bhikkhu developing and cultivating the five faculties slants, slopes, and inclines to Nibbana.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु पञ्चिन्द्रियानि भावेन्तो पञ्चिन्द्रियानि बहुलीकरोन्तो निब्बाननिन्नो होति निब्बानपोणो निब्बानपब्भारो? इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सद्धिन्द्रियं भावेति विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं, वीरियिन्द्रियं …पे… सतिन्द्रियं … समाधिन्द्रियं … पञ्ञिन्द्रियं भावेति विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु पञ्चिन्द्रियानि भावेन्तो पञ्चिन्द्रियानि बहुलीकरोन्तो निब्बाननिन्नो होति निब्बानपोणो निब्बानपब्भारो”ति।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcindriyāni bhāvento pañcindriyāni bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ …pe… satindriyaṁ … samādhindriyaṁ … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcindriyāni bhāvento pañcindriyāni bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro”ti.
How so? It’s when a bhikkhu develops the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. That’s how a bhikkhu developing and cultivating the five faculties slants, slopes, and inclines to Nibbana.”
द्वादसमं।
Dvādasamaṁ.
गङ्गापेय्यालवग्गो अट्ठमो।
Gaṅgāpeyyālavaggo aṭṭhamo.
तस्सुद्दानं
Tassuddānaṁ
छ पाचीनतो निन्ना, छ निन्ना च समुद्दतो; द्वेते छ द्वादस होन्ति, वग्गो तेन पवुच्चतीति।
Cha pācīnato ninnā, cha ninnā ca samuddato; Dvete cha dvādasa honti, vaggo tena pavuccatīti.
Six on slanting to the east, and six on slanting to the ocean; these two sixes make twelve, and that’s how this chapter is recited.
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 »]
