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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।१२५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.125
Numbered Discourses 4.125
१३। भयवग्ग
13. Bhayavagga
13. Fears
पठममेत्तासुत्त
Paṭhamamettāsutta
Love (1st)
“चत्तारोमे, भिक्खवे, पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिं। कतमे चत्तारो?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro?
“Bhikkhus, these four people are found in the world. What four?
इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो मेत्तासहगतेन चेतसा एकं दिसं फरित्वा विहरति, तथा दुतियं तथा ततियं तथा चतुत्थं। इति उद्धमधो तिरियं सब्बधि सब्बत्तताय सब्बावन्तं लोकं मेत्तासहगतेन चेतसा विपुलेन महग्गतेन अप्पमाणेन अवेरेन अब्यापज्जेन फरित्वा विहरति। सो तदस्सादेति, तं निकामेति, तेन च वित्तिं आपज्जति। तत्थ ठितो तदधिमुत्तो तब्बहुलविहारी अपरिहीनो कालं कुरुमानो ब्रह्मकायिकानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। ब्रह्मकायिकानं, भिक्खवे, देवानं कप्पो आयुप्पमाणं। तत्थ पुथुज्जनो यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा निरयम्पि गच्छति तिरच्छानयोनिम्पि गच्छति पेत्तिविसयम्पि गच्छति। भगवतो पन सावको तत्थ यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा तस्मिंयेव भवे परिनिब्बायति। अयं खो, भिक्खवे, विसेसो अयं अधिप्पयासो इदं नानाकरणं सुतवतो अरियसावकस्स अस्सुतवता पुथुज्जनेन, यदिदं गतिया उपपत्तिया सति।
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ tathā tatiyaṁ tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena pharitvā viharati. So tadassādeti, taṁ nikāmeti, tena ca vittiṁ āpajjati. Tattha ṭhito tadadhimutto tabbahulavihārī aparihīno kālaṁ kurumāno brahmakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Brahmakāyikānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ kappo āyuppamāṇaṁ. Tattha puthujjano yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā nirayampi gacchati tiracchānayonimpi gacchati pettivisayampi gacchati. Bhagavato pana sāvako tattha yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā tasmiṁyeva bhave parinibbāyati. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso ayaṁ adhippayāso idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanena, yadidaṁ gatiyā upapattiyā sati.
Firstly, a person meditates spreading a heart full of love to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of love to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will. They enjoy this and like it and find it satisfying. If they abide in that, are committed to it, and meditate on it often without losing it, when they die they’re reborn in the company of the gods of Brahmā’s Host. The lifespan of the gods of Brahma’s Host is one eon. An ordinary person stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they go to hell or the animal realm or the ghost realm. But a disciple of the Buddha stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they’re extinguished in that very life. This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person, that is, when there is a place of rebirth.
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, इधेकच्चो पुग्गलो करुणासहगतेन चेतसा …पे… मुदितासहगतेन चेतसा …पे… उपेक्खासहगतेन चेतसा एकं दिसं फरित्वा विहरति, तथा दुतियं तथा ततियं तथा चतुत्थं। इति उद्धमधो तिरियं सब्बधि सब्बत्तताय सब्बावन्तं लोकं उपेक्खासहगतेन चेतसा विपुलेन महग्गतेन अप्पमाणेन अवेरेन अब्यापज्जेन फरित्वा विहरति। सो तदस्सादेति, तं निकामेति, तेन च वित्तिं आपज्जति। तत्थ ठितो तदधिमुत्तो तब्बहुलविहारी अपरिहीनो कालं कुरुमानो आभस्सरानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। आभस्सरानं, भिक्खवे, देवानं द्वे कप्पा आयुप्पमाणं …पे… सुभकिण्हानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। सुभकिण्हानं, भिक्खवे, देवानं चत्तारो कप्पा आयुप्पमाणं …पे… वेहप्फलानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। वेहप्फलानं, भिक्खवे, देवानं पञ्च कप्पसतानि आयुप्पमाणं। तत्थ पुथुज्जनो यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा निरयम्पि गच्छति तिरच्छानयोनिम्पि गच्छति पेत्तिविसयम्पि गच्छति। भगवतो पन सावको तत्थ यावतायुकं ठत्वा यावतकं तेसं देवानं आयुप्पमाणं तं सब्बं खेपेत्वा तस्मिंयेव भवे परिनिब्बायति। अयं खो, भिक्खवे, विसेसो अयं अधिप्पयासो इदं नानाकरणं सुतवतो अरियसावकस्स अस्सुतवता पुथुज्जनेन, यदिदं गतिया उपपत्तिया सति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo karuṇāsahagatena cetasā …pe… muditāsahagatena cetasā …pe… upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ tathā tatiyaṁ tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ upekkhāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena pharitvā viharati. So tadassādeti, taṁ nikāmeti, tena ca vittiṁ āpajjati. Tattha ṭhito tadadhimutto tabbahulavihārī aparihīno kālaṁ kurumāno ābhassarānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Ābhassarānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ dve kappā āyuppamāṇaṁ …pe… subhakiṇhānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Subhakiṇhānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ cattāro kappā āyuppamāṇaṁ …pe… vehapphalānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Vehapphalānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ pañca kappasatāni āyuppamāṇaṁ. Tattha puthujjano yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā nirayampi gacchati tiracchānayonimpi gacchati pettivisayampi gacchati. Bhagavato pana sāvako tattha yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā tasmiṁyeva bhave parinibbāyati. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso ayaṁ adhippayāso idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanena, yadidaṁ gatiyā upapattiyā sati.
Furthermore, a person meditates spreading a heart full of compassion … rejoicing … equanimity to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of equanimity to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will. They enjoy this and like it and find it satisfying. If they abide in that, are committed to it, and meditate on it often without losing it, when they die they’re reborn in the company of the gods of streaming radiance. The lifespan of the gods of streaming radiance is two eons. … they’re reborn in the company of the gods replete with glory. The lifespan of the gods replete with glory is four eons. … they’re reborn in the company of the gods of abundant fruit. The lifespan of the gods of abundant fruit is five hundred eons. An ordinary person stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they go to hell or the animal realm or the ghost realm. But a disciple of the Buddha stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they’re extinguished in that very life. This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person, that is, when there is a place of rebirth.
इमे खो, भिक्खवे, चत्तारो पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिन्”ति।
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
These are the four people found in the world.”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
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 »]
