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संयुत्त निकाय ३५।१०८
Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.108
The Related Suttas Collection 35.108
११। योगक्खेमिवग्ग
11. Yogakkhemivagga
11. Sanctuary from the Yoke
सेय्योहमस्मिसुत्त
Seyyohamasmisutta
I’m Better
“किस्मिं नु खो, भिक्खवे, सति किं उपादाय किं अभिनिविस्स सेय्योहमस्मीति वा होति, सदिसोहमस्मीति वा होति, हीनोहमस्मीति वा होती”ति?
“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati kiṁ upādāya kiṁ abhinivissa seyyohamasmīti vā hoti, sadisohamasmīti vā hoti, hīnohamasmīti vā hotī”ti?
“Bhikkhus, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, do people think ‘I’m better’ or ‘I’m equal’ or ‘I’m worse’?”
“भगवंमूलका नो, भन्ते, धम्मा …पे…।
“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe….
“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”
“चक्खुस्मिं खो, भिक्खवे, सति चक्खुं उपादाय चक्खुं अभिनिविस्स सेय्योहमस्मीति वा होति, सदिसोहमस्मीति वा होति, हीनोहमस्मीति वा होति …पे… जिव्हाय सति …पे…
“Cakkhusmiṁ kho, bhikkhave, sati cakkhuṁ upādāya cakkhuṁ abhinivissa seyyohamasmīti vā hoti, sadisohamasmīti vā hoti, hīnohamasmīti vā hoti …pe… jivhāya sati …pe…
“When there’s an eye, because of grasping the eye and insisting on the eye, people think ‘I’m better’ or ‘I’m equal’ or ‘I’m worse’. …
मनस्मिं सति मनं उपादाय मनं अभिनिविस्स सेय्योहमस्मीति वा होति, सदिसोहमस्मीति वा होति, हीनोहमस्मीति वा होति।
manasmiṁ sati manaṁ upādāya manaṁ abhinivissa seyyohamasmīti vā hoti, sadisohamasmīti vā hoti, hīnohamasmīti vā hoti.
When there’s a mind, because of grasping the mind and insisting on the mind, people think ‘I’m better’ or ‘I’m equal’ or ‘I’m worse’.
तं किं मञ्ञथ, भिक्खवे, चक्खु निच्चं वा अनिच्चं वा”ति?
Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, cakkhu niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
What do you think, bhikkhus? Is the eye permanent or impermanent?”
“अनिच्चं, भन्ते”।
“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“Impermanent, sir.”
“यं पनानिच्चं दुक्खं वा तं सुखं वा”ति?
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“दुक्खं, भन्ते”।
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Suffering, sir.”
“यं पनानिच्चं दुक्खं विपरिणामधम्मं, अपि नु तं अनुपादाय सेय्योहमस्मीति वा अस्स, सदिसोहमस्मीति वा अस्स, हीनोहमस्मीति वा अस्सा”ति?
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya seyyohamasmīti vā assa, sadisohamasmīti vā assa, hīnohamasmīti vā assā”ti?
“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would people think ‘I’m better’ or ‘I’m equal’ or ‘I’m worse’?”
“नो हेतं, भन्ते” …पे… जिव्हा … निच्चा वा अनिच्चा वा”ति?
“No hetaṁ, bhante” …pe… jivhā … niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“No, sir.” …
“अनिच्चा, भन्ते” …पे…।
“Aniccā, bhante” …pe….
“मनो निच्चो वा अनिच्चो वा”ति?
“Mano nicco vā anicco vā”ti?
“Is the mind permanent or impermanent?”
“अनिच्चो, भन्ते”।
“Anicco, bhante”.
“Impermanent, sir.”
“यं पनानिच्चं दुक्खं वा तं सुखं वा”ति?
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“दुक्खं, भन्ते”।
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Suffering, sir.”
“यं पनानिच्चं दुक्खं विपरिणामधम्मं, अपि नु तं अनुपादाय सेय्योहमस्मीति वा अस्स, सदिसोहमस्मीति वा अस्स, हीनोहमस्मीति वा अस्सा”ति?
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya seyyohamasmīti vā assa, sadisohamasmīti vā assa, hīnohamasmīti vā assā”ti?
“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would people think ‘I’m better’ or ‘I’m equal’ or ‘I’m worse’?”
“नो हेतं, भन्ते”।
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“No, sir.”
“एवं पस्सं, भिक्खवे, सुतवा अरियसावको चक्खुस्मिम्पि निब्बिन्दति …पे… मनस्मिम्पि निब्बिन्दति। निब्बिन्दं विरज्जति; विरागा विमुच्चति; विमुत्तस्मिं विमुत्तमिति ञाणं होति।
“Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati …pe… manasmimpi nibbindati. Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.
“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.
‘खीणा जाति, वुसितं ब्रह्मचरियं, कतं करणीयं, नापरं इत्थत्तायाऽति पजानाती”ति।
‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is no return to any state of existence.’”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
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 »]
