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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।८५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.85
Numbered Discourses 4.85
९। मचलवग्ग
9. Macalavagga
9. Confirmed
तमोतमसुत्त
Tamotamasutta
From Darkness to Darkness
“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?
तमो तमपरायणो,
Tamo tamaparāyaṇo,
The dark bound for darkness,
तमो जोतिपरायणो,
tamo jotiparāyaṇo,
the dark bound for light,
जोति तमपरायणो,
joti tamaparāyaṇo,
the light bound for darkness, and
जोति जोतिपरायणो।
joti jotiparāyaṇo.
the light bound for light.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो तमो होति तमपरायणो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो नीचे कुले पच्चाजातो होति—चण्डालकुले वा वेनकुले वा नेसादकुले वा रथकारकुले वा पुक्कुसकुले वा दलिद्दे अप्पन्नपानभोजने कसिरवुत्तिके, यत्थ कसिरेन घासच्छादो लब्भति। सो च होति दुब्बण्णो दुद्दसिको ओकोटिमको बव्हाबाधो काणो वा कुणी वा खञ्जो वा पक्खहतो वा, न लाभी अन्नस्स पानस्स वत्थस्स यानस्स मालागन्धविलेपनस्स सेय्यावसथपदीपेय्यस्स। सो कायेन दुच्चरितं चरति, वाचाय दुच्चरितं चरति, मनसा दुच्चरितं चरति। सो कायेन दुच्चरितं चरित्वा, वाचाय दुच्चरितं चरित्वा, मनसा दुच्चरितं चरित्वा कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा अपायं दुग्गतिं विनिपातं निरयं उपपज्जति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो तमो होति तमपरायणो।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo tamo hoti tamaparāyaṇo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo nīce kule paccājāto hoti—caṇḍālakule vā venakule vā nesādakule vā rathakārakule vā pukkusakule vā dalidde appannapānabhojane kasiravuttike, yattha kasirena ghāsacchādo labbhati. So ca hoti dubbaṇṇo duddasiko okoṭimako bavhābādho kāṇo vā kuṇī vā khañjo vā pakkhahato vā, na lābhī annassa pānassa vatthassa yānassa mālāgandhavilepanassa seyyāvasathapadīpeyyassa. So kāyena duccaritaṁ carati, vācāya duccaritaṁ carati, manasā duccaritaṁ carati. So kāyena duccaritaṁ caritvā, vācāya duccaritaṁ caritvā, manasā duccaritaṁ caritvā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo tamo hoti tamaparāyaṇo.
And how is a person dark and bound for darkness? It’s when someone is reborn in a low family—a family of outcastes, bamboo-workers, hunters, chariot-makers, or waste-collectors—poor, with little to eat or drink, where life is tough, and food and shelter are hard to find. And they’re ugly, unsightly, deformed, sickly—one-eyed, crippled, lame, or half-paralyzed. They don’t get to have food, drink, clothes, and vehicles; garlands, fragrance, and makeup; or bed, house, and lighting. And they do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. That’s how a person is dark and bound for darkness.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो तमो होति जोतिपरायणो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो नीचे कुले पच्चाजातो होति—चण्डालकुले वा वेनकुले वा नेसादकुले वा रथकारकुले वा पुक्कुसकुले वा दलिद्दे अप्पन्नपानभोजने कसिरवुत्तिके, यत्थ कसिरेन घासच्छादो लब्भति; सो च होति दुब्बण्णो दुद्दसिको ओकोटिमको बव्हाबाधो काणो वा कुणी वा खञ्जो वा पक्खहतो वा न लाभी अन्नस्स पानस्स वत्थस्स यानस्स मालागन्धविलेपनस्स सेय्यावसथपदीपेय्यस्स। सो कायेन सुचरितं चरति, वाचाय सुचरितं चरति, मनसा सुचरितं चरति। सो कायेन सुचरितं चरित्वा, वाचाय सुचरितं चरित्वा, मनसा सुचरितं चरित्वा कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपज्जति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो तमो होति जोतिपरायणो।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo tamo hoti jotiparāyaṇo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo nīce kule paccājāto hoti—caṇḍālakule vā venakule vā nesādakule vā rathakārakule vā pukkusakule vā dalidde appannapānabhojane kasiravuttike, yattha kasirena ghāsacchādo labbhati; so ca hoti dubbaṇṇo duddasiko okoṭimako bavhābādho kāṇo vā kuṇī vā khañjo vā pakkhahato vā na lābhī annassa pānassa vatthassa yānassa mālāgandhavilepanassa seyyāvasathapadīpeyyassa. So kāyena sucaritaṁ carati, vācāya sucaritaṁ carati, manasā sucaritaṁ carati. So kāyena sucaritaṁ caritvā, vācāya sucaritaṁ caritvā, manasā sucaritaṁ caritvā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo tamo hoti jotiparāyaṇo.
And how is a person dark and bound for light? It’s when some person is reborn in a low family … But they do good things by way of body, speech, and mind. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. That’s how a person is dark and bound for light.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो जोति होति तमपरायणो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो उच्चे कुले पच्चाजातो होति—खत्तियमहासालकुले वा ब्राह्मणमहासालकुले वा गहपतिमहासालकुले वा अड्ढे महद्धने महाभोगे पहूतजातरूपरजते पहूतवित्तूपकरणे पहूतधनधञ्ञे; सो च होति अभिरूपो दस्सनीयो पासादिको परमाय वण्णपोक्खरताय समन्नागतो, लाभी अन्नस्स पानस्स वत्थस्स यानस्स मालागन्धविलेपनस्स सेय्यावसथपदीपेय्यस्स। सो कायेन दुच्चरितं चरति, वाचाय दुच्चरितं चरति, मनसा दुच्चरितं चरति। सो कायेन दुच्चरितं चरित्वा, वाचाय दुच्चरितं चरित्वा, मनसा दुच्चरितं चरित्वा कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा अपायं दुग्गतिं विनिपातं निरयं उपपज्जति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो जोति होति तमपरायणो।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo joti hoti tamaparāyaṇo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ucce kule paccājāto hoti—khattiyamahāsālakule vā brāhmaṇamahāsālakule vā gahapatimahāsālakule vā aḍḍhe mahaddhane mahābhoge pahūtajātarūparajate pahūtavittūpakaraṇe pahūtadhanadhaññe; so ca hoti abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato, lābhī annassa pānassa vatthassa yānassa mālāgandhavilepanassa seyyāvasathapadīpeyyassa. So kāyena duccaritaṁ carati, vācāya duccaritaṁ carati, manasā duccaritaṁ carati. So kāyena duccaritaṁ caritvā, vācāya duccaritaṁ caritvā, manasā duccaritaṁ caritvā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo joti hoti tamaparāyaṇo.
And how is a person light and bound for darkness? It’s when some person is reborn in an eminent family—a well-to-do family of aristocrats, brahmins, or householders—rich, affluent, and wealthy, with lots of gold and silver, lots of property and assets, and lots of money and grain. And they’re attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty. They get to have food, drink, clothes, and vehicles; garlands, fragrance, and makeup; and bed, house, and lighting. But they do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. That’s how a person is light and bound for darkness.
कथञ्च, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो जोति होति जोतिपरायणो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो उच्चे कुले पच्चाजातो होति—खत्तियमहासालकुले वा ब्राह्मणमहासालकुले वा गहपतिमहासालकुले वा अड्ढे महद्धने महाभोगे पहूतजातरूपरजते पहूतवित्तूपकरणे पहूतधनधञ्ञे; सो च होति अभिरूपो दस्सनीयो पासादिको परमाय वण्णपोक्खरताय समन्नागतो, लाभी अन्नस्स पानस्स वत्थस्स यानस्स मालागन्धविलेपनस्स सेय्यावसथपदीपेय्यस्स। सो कायेन सुचरितं चरति, वाचाय सुचरितं चरति, मनसा सुचरितं चरति। सो कायेन सुचरितं चरित्वा, वाचाय सुचरितं चरित्वा, मनसा सुचरितं चरित्वा कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा सुगतिं सग्गं लोकं उपपज्जति। एवं खो, भिक्खवे, पुग्गलो जोति होति जोतिपरायणो।
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo joti hoti jotiparāyaṇo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ucce kule paccājāto hoti—khattiyamahāsālakule vā brāhmaṇamahāsālakule vā gahapatimahāsālakule vā aḍḍhe mahaddhane mahābhoge pahūtajātarūparajate pahūtavittūpakaraṇe pahūtadhanadhaññe; so ca hoti abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato, lābhī annassa pānassa vatthassa yānassa mālāgandhavilepanassa seyyāvasathapadīpeyyassa. So kāyena sucaritaṁ carati, vācāya sucaritaṁ carati, manasā sucaritaṁ carati. So kāyena sucaritaṁ caritvā, vācāya sucaritaṁ caritvā, manasā sucaritaṁ caritvā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo joti hoti jotiparāyaṇo.
And how is a person light and bound for light? It’s when some person is reborn in an eminent family … And they do good things by way of body, speech, and mind. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. That’s how a person is light and bound for light.
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.”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
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