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संयुत्त निकाय ५६।३६
Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.36
The Related Suttas Collection 56.36
४। सीसपावनवग्ग
4. Sīsapāvanavagga
4. In a Rosewood Forest
पाणसुत्त
Pāṇasutta
Living Creatures
“सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, पुरिसो यं इमस्मिं जम्बुदीपे तिणकट्ठसाखापलासं तच्छेत्वा एकज्झं संहरेय्य; एकज्झं संहरित्वा सूलं करेय्य। सूलं करित्वा ये महासमुद्दे महन्तका पाणा ते महन्तकेसु सूलेसु आवुनेय्य, ये महासमुद्दे मज्झिमका पाणा ते मज्झिमकेसु सूलेसु आवुनेय्य, ये महासमुद्दे सुखुमका पाणा ते सुखुमकेसु सूलेसु आवुनेय्य। अपरियादिन्ना च, भिक्खवे, महासमुद्दे ओळारिका पाणा अस्सु। अथ इमस्मिं जम्बुदीपे तिणकट्ठसाखापलासं परिक्खयं परियादानं गच्छेय्य। इतो बहुतरा खो, भिक्खवे, महासमुद्दे सुखुमका पाणा, ये न सुकरा सूलेसु आवुनितुं। तं किस्स हेतु? सुखुमत्ता, भिक्खवे, अत्तभावस्स। एवं महा खो, भिक्खवे, अपायो।
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso yaṁ imasmiṁ jambudīpe tiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṁ tacchetvā ekajjhaṁ saṁhareyya; ekajjhaṁ saṁharitvā sūlaṁ kareyya. Sūlaṁ karitvā ye mahāsamudde mahantakā pāṇā te mahantakesu sūlesu āvuneyya, ye mahāsamudde majjhimakā pāṇā te majjhimakesu sūlesu āvuneyya, ye mahāsamudde sukhumakā pāṇā te sukhumakesu sūlesu āvuneyya. Apariyādinnā ca, bhikkhave, mahāsamudde oḷārikā pāṇā assu. Atha imasmiṁ jambudīpe tiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṁ parikkhayaṁ pariyādānaṁ gaccheyya. Ito bahutarā kho, bhikkhave, mahāsamudde sukhumakā pāṇā, ye na sukarā sūlesu āvunituṁ. Taṁ kissa hetu? Sukhumattā, bhikkhave, attabhāvassa. Evaṁ mahā kho, bhikkhave, apāyo.
“Suppose a person was to strip all the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in India, gather them together into one pile, and make them into stakes. Then they’d impale the large creatures in the ocean on large stakes; the medium-sized creatures on medium-sized stakes; and the small creatures on small stakes. They wouldn’t run out of sizable creatures in the ocean before using up all the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in India. There are far more small creatures in the ocean than this, so it wouldn’t be feasible to impale them on stakes. Why is that? Because of the small size of those life-forms. That’s how big the plane of loss is.
एवं महन्तस्मा खो, भिक्खवे, अपायस्मा परिमुत्तो दिट्ठिसम्पन्नो पुग्गलो ‘इदं दुक्खन्ऽति यथाभूतं पजानाति …पे… ‘अयं दुक्खनिरोधगामिनी पटिपदाऽति यथाभूतं पजानाति।
Evaṁ mahantasmā kho, bhikkhave, apāyasmā parimutto diṭṭhisampanno puggalo ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
A person accomplished in view, exempt from that vast plane of loss, truly understands: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.
तस्मातिह, भिक्खवे, ‘इदं दुक्खन्ऽति योगो करणीयो …पे… ‘अयं दुक्खनिरोधगामिनी पटिपदाऽति योगो करणीयो”ति।
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.
That’s why you should practice meditation …”
छट्ठं।
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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 »]
