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संयुत्त निकाय ४५।१३३
Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.133
The Related Suttas Collection 45.133
१०। दुतियगङ्गापेय्यालवग्ग
10. Dutiyagaṅgāpeyyālavagga
10. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges
पठमसमुद्दनिन्नसुत्त
Paṭhamasamuddaninnasutta
Slanting to the Ocean
“सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, गङ्गा नदी समुद्दनिन्ना समुद्दपोणा समुद्दपब्भारा; एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं भावेन्तो अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं बहुलीकरोन्तो निब्बाननिन्नो होति निब्बानपोणो निब्बानपब्भारो।
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gaṅgā nadī samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.
“Bhikkhus, the Ganges river slants, slopes, and inclines to the ocean. In the same way, a bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to Nibbana.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं भावेन्तो अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं बहुलीकरोन्तो निब्बाननिन्नो होति निब्बानपोणो निब्बानपब्भारो? इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सम्मादिट्ठिं भावेति निब्बाननिन्नं निब्बानपोणं निब्बानपब्भारं …पे… सम्मासमाधिं भावेति निब्बाननिन्नं निब्बानपोणं निब्बानपब्भारं। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं भावेन्तो अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं बहुलीकरोन्तो निब्बाननिन्नो होति निब्बानपोणो निब्बानपब्भारो”ति।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro”ti.
And how does a bhikkhu who develops the noble eightfold path slant, slope, and incline to Nibbana? It’s when a bhikkhu develops right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which slants, slopes, and inclines to Nibbana. That’s how a bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to Nibbana.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
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