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संयुत्त निकाय ५५।११
Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.11
The Related Suttas Collection 55.11
२। राजकारामवग्ग
2. Rājakārāmavagga
2. The Royal Monastery
सहस्सभिक्खुनिसङ्घसुत्त
Sahassabhikkhunisaṅghasutta
A Saṅgha of a Thousand Nuns
एकं समयं भगवा सावत्थियं विहरति राजकारामे। अथ खो सहस्सभिक्खुनिसङ्घो येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा एकमन्तं अट्ठासि। एकमन्तं ठिता खो ता भिक्खुनियो भगवा एतदवोच:
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati rājakārāme. Atha kho sahassabhikkhunisaṅgho1 yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho tā bhikkhuniyo bhagavā etadavoca:
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the Royal Monastery. Then a Saṅgha of a thousand nuns went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood to one side. The Buddha said to them:
“चतूहि खो, भिक्खुनियो, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो अरियसावको सोतापन्नो होति अविनिपातधम्मो नियतो सम्बोधिपरायणो। कतमेहि चतूहि? इध, भिक्खुनियो, अरियसावको बुद्धे अवेच्चप्पसादेन समन्नागतो होति—इतिपि सो भगवा …पे… सत्था देवमनुस्सानं बुद्धो भगवाति। धम्मे …पे… सङ्घे …पे… अरियकन्तेहि सीलेहि समन्नागतो होति, अखण्डेहि …पे… समाधिसंवत्तनिकेहि। इमेहि खो, भिक्खुनियो, चतूहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो अरियसावको सोतापन्नो होति अविनिपातधम्मो नियतो सम्बोधिपरायणो”ति।
“Catūhi kho, bhikkhuniyo, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo. Katamehi catūhi? Idha, bhikkhuniyo, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. Dhamme …pe… saṅghe …pe… ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti, akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. Imehi kho, bhikkhuniyo, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.
“Nuns, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening. What four? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha … the teaching … the Saṅgha … And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion. A noble disciple who has these four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
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