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संयुत्त निकाय ४५।१५२
Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.152
The Related Suttas Collection 45.152
१२। बलकरणीयवग्ग
12. Balakaraṇīyavagga
12. Hard Work
रुक्खसुत्त
Rukkhasutta
Trees
“सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, रुक्खो पाचीननिन्नो पाचीनपोणो पाचीनपब्भारो। सो मूलच्छिन्नो कतमेन पपतेय्या”ति?
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho pācīnaninno pācīnapoṇo pācīnapabbhāro. So mūlacchinno1 katamena papateyyā”ti?
“Bhikkhus, suppose a tree slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. If it was cut off at the root, where would it fall?”
“येन, भन्ते, निन्नो येन पोणो येन पब्भारो”ति।
“Yena, bhante, ninno yena poṇo yena pabbhāro”ti.
“Sir, it would fall in the direction that it slants, slopes, and inclines.”
“एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं भावेन्तो अरियं अट्ठङ्गिकं मग्गं बहुलीकरोन्तो निब्बाननिन्नो होति निब्बानपोणो निब्बानपब्भारो।
“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.
“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 विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं …पे… सम्मासमाधिं भावेति विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं … 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 vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ … 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 rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. That’s how a bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to Nibbana.”
चतुत्थं।
Catutthaṁ.
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