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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय १०।२१
Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.21
Numbered Discourses 10.21
३। महावग्ग
3. Mahāvagga
3. The Great Chapter
सीहनादसुत्त
Sīhanādasutta
The Lion’s Roar
“सीहो, भिक्खवे, मिगराजा सायन्हसमयं आसया निक्खमति। आसया निक्खमित्वा विजम्भति। विजम्भित्वा समन्ता चतुद्दिसं अनुविलोकेति। समन्ता चतुद्दिसं अनुविलोकेत्वा तिक्खत्तुं सीहनादं नदति। तिक्खत्तुं सीहनादं नदित्वा गोचराय पक्कमति। तं किस्स हेतु? ‘माहं खुद्दके पाणे विसमगते सङ्घातं आपादेसिन्ऽति।
“Sīho, bhikkhave, migarājā sāyanhasamayaṁ āsayā nikkhamati. Āsayā nikkhamitvā vijambhati. Vijambhitvā samantā catuddisaṁ1 anuviloketi. Samantā catuddisaṁ2 anuviloketvā tikkhattuṁ sīhanādaṁ nadati. Tikkhattuṁ sīhanādaṁ naditvā gocarāya pakkamati. Taṁ kissa hetu? ‘Māhaṁ khuddake pāṇe visamagate saṅghātaṁ āpādesin’ti.
“Bhikkhus, towards evening the lion, king of beasts, emerges from his den, yawns, looks all around the four quarters, and roars his lion’s roar three times. Then he sets out on the hunt. Why is that? Thinking: ‘May I not accidentally injure any little creatures that happen to be in the wrong place.’
‘सीहोऽति खो, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्सेतं अधिवचनं अरहतो सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स। यं खो, भिक्खवे, तथागतो परिसाय धम्मं देसेति, इदमस्स होति सीहनादस्मिं।
‘Sīho’ti kho, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa. Yaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tathāgato parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, idamassa hoti sīhanādasmiṁ.
‘Lion’ is a term for the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha. When the Realized One teaches Dhamma to an assembly, this is his lion’s roar.
दसयिमानि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलानि, येहि बलेहि समन्नागतो तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति। कतमानि दस? इध, भिक्खवे, तथागतो ठानञ्च ठानतो अट्ठानञ्च अट्ठानतो यथाभूतं पजानाति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो ठानञ्च ठानतो अट्ठानञ्च अट्ठानतो यथाभूतं पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति, यं बलं आगम्म तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Dasayimāni, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalāni, yehi balehi samannāgato tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti. Katamāni dasa? Idha, bhikkhave, tathāgato ṭhānañca ṭhānato aṭṭhānañca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato ṭhānañca ṭhānato aṭṭhānañca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
The Realized One possesses ten powers of a Realized One. With these he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the holy wheel. What ten? Firstly, the Realized One truly understands the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. Relying on this he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the holy wheel.
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो अतीतानागतपच्चुप्पन्नानं कम्मसमादानानं ठानसो हेतुसो विपाकं यथाभूतं पजानाति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो अतीतानागतपच्चुप्पन्नानं कम्मसमादानानं ठानसो हेतुसो विपाकं यथाभूतं पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति, यं बलं आगम्म तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato atītānāgatapaccuppannānaṁ kammasamādānānaṁ ṭhānaso hetuso vipākaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato atītānāgatapaccuppannānaṁ kammasamādānānaṁ ṭhānaso hetuso vipākaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the result of deeds undertaken in the past, future, and present in terms of causes and reasons. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो सब्बत्थगामिनिं पटिपदं यथाभूतं पजानाति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो सब्बत्थगामिनिं पटिपदं यथाभूतं पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति, यं बलं आगम्म तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato sabbatthagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato sabbatthagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands where all paths of practice lead. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो अनेकधातुं नानाधातुं लोकं यथाभूतं पजानाति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो अनेकधातुं नानाधातुं लोकं यथाभूतं पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति …पे… ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato anekadhātuṁ nānādhātuṁ lokaṁ3 yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato anekadhātuṁ nānādhātuṁ lokaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti …pe… brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the world with its many and diverse elements. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो सत्तानं नानाधिमुत्तिकतं यथाभूतं पजानाति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो सत्तानं नानाधिमुत्तिकतं यथाभूतं पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति …पे… ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato sattānaṁ nānādhimuttikataṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato sattānaṁ nānādhimuttikataṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti …pe… brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the diverse convictions of sentient beings. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो परसत्तानं परपुग्गलानं इन्द्रियपरोपरियत्तं यथाभूतं पजानाति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो परसत्तानं परपुग्गलानं इन्द्रियपरोपरियत्तं यथाभूतं पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति …पे… ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ indriyaparopariyattaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ indriyaparopariyattaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti …pe… brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the faculties of other sentient beings and other individuals after comprehending them with his mind. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो झानविमोक्खसमाधिसमापत्तीनं सङ्किलेसं वोदानं वुट्ठानं यथाभूतं पजानाति। यम्पि …पे… पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति …पे… ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato jhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattīnaṁ saṅkilesaṁ vodānaṁ vuṭṭhānaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Yampi …pe… pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti …pe… brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands corruption, cleansing, and emergence regarding the jhānas, liberations, samādhi, and attainments. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरति, सेय्यथिदं—एकम्पि जातिं द्वेपि जातियो तिस्सोपि जातियो चतस्सोपि जातियो पञ्चपि जातियो दसपि जातियो वीसम्पि जातियो तिंसम्पि जातियो चत्तालीसम्पि जातियो पञ्ञासम्पि जातियो जातिसतम्पि जातिसहस्सम्पि जातिसतसहस्सम्पि अनेकेपि संवट्टकप्पे अनेकेपि विवट्टकप्पे अनेकेपि संवट्टविवट्टकप्पे, ‘अमुत्रासिं एवंनामो एवङ्गोत्तो एवंवण्णो एवमाहारो एवंसुखदुक्खप्पटिसंवेदी एवमायुपरियन्तो, सो ततो चुतो अमुत्र उदपादिं; तत्रापासिं एवंनामो एवङ्गोत्तो एवंवण्णो एवमाहारो एवंसुखदुक्खप्पटिसंवेदी एवमायुपरियन्तो, सो ततो चुतो इधूपपन्नोऽति, इति साकारं सौद्देसं अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरति, सेय्यथिदं—एकम्पि जातिं द्वेपि जातियो …पे… इति साकारं सौद्देसं अनेकविहितं पुब्बेनिवासं अनुस्सरति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति, यं बलं आगम्म तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo tissopi jātiyo catassopi jātiyo pañcapi jātiyo dasapi jātiyo vīsampi jātiyo tiṁsampi jātiyo cattālīsampi jātiyo paññāsampi jātiyo jātisatampi jātisahassampi jātisatasahassampi anekepi saṁvaṭṭakappe anekepi vivaṭṭakappe anekepi saṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe, ‘amutrāsiṁ evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto evaṁvaṇṇo evamāhāro evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī evamāyupariyanto, so tato cuto amutra udapādiṁ; tatrāpāsiṁ evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto evaṁvaṇṇo evamāhāro evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvedī evamāyupariyanto, so tato cuto idhūpapanno’ti, iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One recollects many kinds of past lives. That is: one, two, three, four, five, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, a hundred, a thousand, a hundred thousand rebirths; many eons of the world contracting, many eons of the world expanding, many eons of the world contracting and expanding. He remembers: ‘There, I was named this, my clan was that, I looked like this, and that was my food. This was how I felt pleasure and pain, and that was how my life ended. When I passed away from that place I was reborn somewhere else. There, too, I was named this, my clan was that, I looked like this, and that was my food. This was how I felt pleasure and pain, and that was how my life ended. When I passed away from that place I was reborn here.’ Thus he recollects his many past lives, with features and details. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो दिब्बेन चक्खुना विसुद्धेन अतिक्कन्तमानुसकेन सत्ते पस्सति चवमाने उपपज्जमाने हीने पणीते सुवण्णे दुब्बण्णे, सुगते दुग्गते यथाकम्मूपगे सत्ते पजानाति: ‘इमे वत भोन्तो सत्ता कायदुच्चरितेन समन्नागता वचीदुच्चरितेन समन्नागता मनोदुच्चरितेन समन्नागता अरियानं उपवादका मिच्छादिट्ठिका मिच्छादिट्ठिकम्मसमादाना, ते कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा अपायं दुग्गतिं विनिपातं निरयं उपपन्ना; इमे वा पन भोन्तो सत्ता कायसुचरितेन समन्नागता वचीसुचरितेन समन्नागता मनोसुचरितेन समन्नागता अरियानं अनुपवादका सम्मादिट्ठिका सम्मादिट्ठिकम्मसमादाना, ते कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपन्नाऽति। इति दिब्बेन चक्खुना विसुद्धेन अतिक्कन्तमानुसकेन सत्ते पस्सति चवमाने उपपज्जमाने हीने पणीते सुवण्णे दुब्बण्णे, सुगते दुग्गते यथाकम्मूपगे सत्ते पजानाति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो दिब्बेन चक्खुना विसुद्धेन अतिक्कन्तमानुसकेन …पे… यथाकम्मूपगे सत्ते पजानाति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति, यं बलं आगम्म तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passati cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe, sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajānāti: ‘ime vata bhonto sattā kāyaduccaritena samannāgatā vacīduccaritena samannāgatā manoduccaritena samannāgatā ariyānaṁ upavādakā micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannā; ime vā pana bhonto sattā kāyasucaritena samannāgatā vacīsucaritena samannāgatā manosucaritena samannāgatā ariyānaṁ anupavādakā sammādiṭṭhikā sammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannā’ti. Iti dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passati cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe, sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajānāti. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajānāti, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, the Realized One sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. He understands how sentient beings are reborn according to their deeds. ‘These dear beings did bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. They spoke ill of the noble ones; they had wrong view; and they acted out of that wrong view. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. These dear beings, however, did good things by way of body, speech, and mind. They never spoke ill of the noble ones; they had right view; and they acted out of that right view. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ And so, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, he sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. He understands how sentient beings are reborn according to their deeds. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
पुन चपरं, भिक्खवे, तथागतो आसवानं खया अनासवं चेतोविमुत्तिं पञ्ञाविमुत्तिं दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। यम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतो आसवानं खया अनासवं चेतोविमुत्तिं पञ्ञाविमुत्तिं दिट्ठेव धम्मे सयं अभिञ्ञा सच्छिकत्वा उपसम्पज्ज विहरति, इदम्पि, भिक्खवे, तथागतस्स तथागतबलं होति, यं बलं आगम्म तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेति।
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Yampi, bhikkhave, tathāgato āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati, idampi, bhikkhave, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
Furthermore, the Realized One has realized the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life, and lives having realized it with his own insight due to the ending of defilements. Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. …
इमानि खो, भिक्खवे, दस तथागतस्स तथागतबलानि, येहि बलेहि समन्नागतो तथागतो आसभं ठानं पटिजानाति, परिसासु सीहनादं नदति, ब्रह्मचक्कं पवत्तेती”ति।
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dasa tathāgatassa tathāgatabalāni, yehi balehi samannāgato tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavattetī”ti.
These are the ten powers of a Realized One that the Realized One possesses. With these he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the holy wheel.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
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