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संयुत्त निकाय ४५।९
Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.9
The Related Suttas Collection 45.9
१। अविज्जावग्ग
1. Avijjāvagga
1. Ignorance
सूकसुत्त
Sūkasutta
A Spike
सावत्थिनिदानं।
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, सालिसूकं वा यवसूकं वा मिच्छापणिहितं हत्थेन वा पादेन वा अक्कन्तं हत्थं वा पादं वा भिन्दिस्सति, लोहितं वा उप्पादेस्सतीति—नेतं ठानं विज्जति। तं किस्स हेतु? मिच्छापणिहितत्ता, भिक्खवे, सूकस्स।
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sālisūkaṁ1 vā yavasūkaṁ vā micchāpaṇihitaṁ hatthena vā pādena vā akkantaṁ hatthaṁ vā pādaṁ vā bhindissati, lohitaṁ vā uppādessatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. Taṁ kissa hetu? Micchāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, sūkassa.
“Bhikkhus, suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the wrong way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, there’s no way it could break the skin and produce blood. Why is that? Because the spike is pointing the wrong way.
एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, सो वत भिक्खु मिच्छापणिहिताय दिट्ठिया मिच्छापणिहिताय मग्गभावनाय अविज्जं भिन्दिस्सति, विज्जं उप्पादेस्सति, निब्बानं सच्छिकरिस्सतीति—नेतं ठानं विज्जति। तं किस्स हेतु? मिच्छापणिहितत्ता, भिक्खवे, दिट्ठिया।
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, so vata bhikkhu micchāpaṇihitāya diṭṭhiyā micchāpaṇihitāya maggabhāvanāya avijjaṁ bhindissati, vijjaṁ uppādessati, nibbānaṁ sacchikarissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. Taṁ kissa hetu? Micchāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, diṭṭhiyā.
In the same way, a bhikkhu whose view and development of the path is pointing the wrong way cannot break ignorance, produce knowledge, and realize Nibbana. Why is that? Because their view is pointing the wrong way.
सेय्यथापि, भिक्खवे, सालिसूकं वा यवसूकं वा सम्मापणिहितं हत्थेन वा पादेन वा अक्कन्तं हत्थं वा पादं वा भिन्दिस्सति, लोहितं वा उप्पादेस्सतीति—ठानमेतं विज्जति। तं किस्स हेतु? सम्मापणिहितत्ता, भिक्खवे, सूकस्स।
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sālisūkaṁ vā yavasūkaṁ vā sammāpaṇihitaṁ hatthena vā pādena vā akkantaṁ hatthaṁ vā pādaṁ vā bhindissati, lohitaṁ vā uppādessatīti—ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. Taṁ kissa hetu? Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, sūkassa.
Suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the right way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it may well break the skin and produce blood. Why is that? Because the spike is pointing the right way.
एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, सो वत भिक्खु सम्मापणिहिताय दिट्ठिया सम्मापणिहिताय मग्गभावनाय अविज्जं भिन्दिस्सति, विज्जं उप्पादेस्सति, निब्बानं सच्छिकरिस्सतीति—ठानमेतं विज्जति। तं किस्स हेतु? सम्मापणिहितत्ता, भिक्खवे, दिट्ठिया।
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, so vata bhikkhu sammāpaṇihitāya diṭṭhiyā sammāpaṇihitāya maggabhāvanāya avijjaṁ bhindissati, vijjaṁ uppādessati, nibbānaṁ sacchikarissatīti—ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. Taṁ kissa hetu? Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, diṭṭhiyā.
In the same way, a bhikkhu whose view and development of the path is pointing the right way may well break ignorance, produce knowledge, and realize Nibbana. Why is that? Because their view is pointing the right way.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सम्मापणिहिताय दिट्ठिया सम्मापणिहिताय मग्गभावनाय अविज्जं भिन्दति, विज्जं उप्पादेति, निब्बानं सच्छिकरोतीति? इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सम्मादिट्ठिं भावेति विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं …पे… सम्मासमाधिं भावेति विवेकनिस्सितं विरागनिस्सितं निरोधनिस्सितं वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सम्मापणिहिताय दिट्ठिया सम्मापणिहिताय मग्गभावनाय अविज्जं भिन्दति, विज्जं उप्पादेति, निब्बानं सच्छिकरोती”ति।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammāpaṇihitāya diṭṭhiyā sammāpaṇihitāya maggabhāvanāya avijjaṁ bhindati, vijjaṁ uppādeti, nibbānaṁ sacchikarotīti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammāpaṇihitāya diṭṭhiyā sammāpaṇihitāya maggabhāvanāya avijjaṁ bhindati, vijjaṁ uppādeti, nibbānaṁ sacchikarotī”ti.
And how does a bhikkhu whose view and development of the path is pointing the right way break ignorance, give rise to knowledge, and realize Nibbana? It’s when a bhikkhu develops right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. That’s how a bhikkhu whose view and development of the path is pointing the right way breaks ignorance, gives rise to knowledge, and realizes Nibbana.”
नवमं।
Navamaṁ.
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 »]
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