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संयुत्त निकाय १४।३७
Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.37
The Related Suttas Collection 14.37
४। चतुत्थवग्ग
4. Catutthavagga
4. Chapter Four
समणब्राह्मणसुत्त
Samaṇabrāhmaṇasutta
Ascetics and Brahmins
सावत्थियं विहरति।
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“चतस्सो इमा, भिक्खवे, धातुयो। कतमा चतस्सो? पथवीधातु, आपोधातु, तेजोधातु, वायोधातु। ये हि केचि, भिक्खवे, समणा वा ब्राह्मणा वा इमासं चतुन्नं धातूनं अस्सादञ्च आदीनवञ्च निस्सरणञ्च यथाभूतं नप्पजानन्ति, न मे ते, भिक्खवे, समणा वा ब्राह्मणा वा समणेसु वा समणसम्मता ब्राह्मणेसु वा ब्राह्मणसम्मता; न च पन ते आयस्मन्तो सामञ्ञत्थं वा ब्रह्मञ्ञत्थं वा दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरन्ति।
“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, dhātuyo. Katamā catasso? Pathavīdhātu, āpodhātu, tejodhātu, vāyodhātu. Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā imāsaṁ catunnaṁ dhātūnaṁ assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānanti, na me te, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā samaṇesu vā samaṇasammatā brāhmaṇesu vā brāhmaṇasammatā; na ca pana te āyasmanto sāmaññatthaṁ vā brahmaññatthaṁ vā diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharanti.
“Bhikkhus, there are these four elements. What four? The elements of earth, water, fire, and air. There are ascetics and brahmins who don’t truly understand these four elements’ gratification, drawback, and escape. I don’t deem them as true ascetics and brahmins. Those venerables don’t realize the goal of life as an ascetic or brahmin, and don’t live having realized it with their own insight.
ये च खो केचि, भिक्खवे, समणा वा ब्राह्मणा वा इमासं चतुन्नं धातूनं अस्सादञ्च आदीनवञ्च निस्सरणञ्च यथाभूतं पजानन्ति, ते च खो मे, भिक्खवे, समणा वा ब्राह्मणा वा समणेसु चेव समणसम्मता ब्राह्मणेसु च ब्राह्मणसम्मता; ते च पनायस्मन्तो सामञ्ञत्थञ्च ब्रह्मञ्ञत्थञ्च दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरन्ती”ति।
Ye ca kho keci, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā imāsaṁ catunnaṁ dhātūnaṁ assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānanti, te ca kho me, bhikkhave, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā samaṇesu ceva samaṇasammatā brāhmaṇesu ca brāhmaṇasammatā; te ca panāyasmanto sāmaññatthañca brahmaññatthañca diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantī”ti.
There are ascetics and brahmins who do truly understand these four elements’ gratification, drawback, and escape. I deem them as true ascetics and brahmins. Those venerables realize the goal of life as an ascetic or brahmin, and live having realized it with their own insight.”
अट्ठमं।
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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 »]
