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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।९९
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.99
Numbered Discourses 4.99
१०। असुरवग्ग
10. Asuravagga
10. Demons
सिक्खापदसुत्त
Sikkhāpadasutta
Training Rules
“चत्तारोमे, भिक्खवे, पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिं। कतमे चत्तारो?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro?
“Bhikkhus, these four people are found in the world. What four?
अत्तहिताय पटिपन्नो नो परहिताय,
attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,
One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others;
परहिताय पटिपन्नो नो अत्तहिताय,
parahitāya paṭipanno no attahitāya,
one who practices to benefit others, but not themselves;
नेवत्तहिताय पटिपन्नो नो परहिताय,
nevattahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,
one who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; and
अत्तहिताय चेव पटिपन्नो परहिताय च।
attahitāya ceva paṭipanno parahitāya ca.
one who practices to benefit both themselves and others.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो अत्तहिताय पटिपन्नो होति, नो परहिताय? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो अत्तना पाणातिपाता पटिविरतो होति, नो परं पाणातिपाता वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना अदिन्नादाना पटिविरतो होति, नो परं अदिन्नादाना वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना कामेसुमिच्छाचारा पटिविरतो होति, नो परं कामेसुमिच्छाचारा वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना मुसावादा पटिविरतो होति, नो परं मुसावादा वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना पटिविरतो होति, नो परं सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना वेरमणिया समादपेति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो अत्तहिताय पटिपन्नो होति, नो परहिताय।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ adinnādānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ musāvādā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya.
And how does a person practice to benefit themselves, but not others? It’s when a person doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. But they don’t encourage others to do the same. That’s how a person practices to benefit themselves, but not others.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो परहिताय पटिपन्नो होति, नो अत्तहिताय? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो अत्तना पाणातिपाता अप्पटिविरतो होति, परं पाणातिपाता वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना अदिन्नादाना अप्पटिविरतो होति, परं अदिन्नादाना वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना कामेसुमिच्छाचारा अप्पटिविरतो होति, परं कामेसुमिच्छाचारा वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना मुसावादा अप्पटिविरतो होति, परं मुसावादा वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना अप्पटिविरतो होति, परं सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना वेरमणिया समादपेति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो परहिताय पटिपन्नो होति, नो अत्तहिताय।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo parahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no attahitāya? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā pāṇātipātā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā adinnādānā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ adinnādānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā kāmesumicchācārā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā musāvādā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ musāvādā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo parahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no attahitāya.
And how does a person practice to benefit others, but not themselves? It’s when a person kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, lies, and uses alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. But they encourage others to not do these things. That’s how a person practices to benefit others, but not themselves.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो नेवत्तहिताय पटिपन्नो होति नो परहिताय? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो अत्तना पाणातिपाता अप्पटिविरतो होति, नो परं पाणातिपाता वेरमणिया समादपेति …पे… अत्तना सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना अप्पटिविरतो होति, नो परं सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना वेरमणिया समादपेति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो नेवत्तहिताय पटिपन्नो होति, नो परहिताय।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo nevattahitāya paṭipanno hoti no parahitāya? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā pāṇātipātā appaṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā appaṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo nevattahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya.
And how does a person practice to benefit neither themselves nor others? It’s when a person kills, etc. … and doesn’t encourage others to not do these things. That’s how a person practices to benefit neither themselves nor others.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो अत्तहिताय चेव पटिपन्नो होति परहिताय च? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो अत्तना च पाणातिपाता पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च पाणातिपाता वेरमणिया समादपेति …पे… अत्तना च सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना वेरमणिया समादपेति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो अत्तहिताय चेव पटिपन्नो होति परहिताय च।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya ceva paṭipanno hoti parahitāya ca? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā ca pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, parañca pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā ca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti, parañca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya ceva paṭipanno hoti parahitāya ca.
And how does a person practice to benefit both themselves and others? It’s when a person doesn’t kill, etc. … and encourages others to do the same. That’s how a person practices to benefit both themselves and others.
इमे खो, भिक्खवे, चत्तारो पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिन्”ति।
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
These are the four people found in the world.”
नवमं।
Navamaṁ.
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 »]
