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Kokālikasutta

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   अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 10।89

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.89

   Numbered Discourses 10.89

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   9। थेरवग्गthe·ra·vag·ga

   9. Theravagga

   9. Senior Mendicants

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   कोकालिकसुत्तko·kā·li·ka·sut·ta

   Kokālikasutta

   With Kokālika

4. 4

   अथa·tha खोkho कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

   Then the mendicant Kokālika went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,

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   “पापिच्छा,pā·pic·chā भन्ते,bhan·te सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना,sā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·nā पापिकानंpā·pi·kā·naṃ इच्छानंic·chā·naṃ वसंva·saṃ गता”ति।ga·tā

   “pāpicchā, bhante, sāriputtamoggallānā, pāpikānaṁ icchānaṁ vasaṁ gatā”ti.

   “Sir, Sāriputta and Moggallāna have corrupt wishes. They’ve fallen under the sway of corrupt wishes.”

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   “माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ कोकालिक,ko·kā·li·ka माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ कोकालिक।ko·kā·li·ka

   “Mā hevaṁ, kokālika, mā hevaṁ, kokālika.

   “Don’t say that, Kokālika! Don’t say that, Kokālika!

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   पसादेहि,pa·sā·de·hi कोकालिक,ko·kā·li·ka सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तं।cit·taṃ

   Pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ.

   Have confidence in Sāriputta and Moggallāna,

8. 8

   पेसलाpe·sa·lā सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना”ति।sā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·nā

   Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā”ti.

   they’re good monks.”

9. 9

   दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Dutiyampi kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

   For a second time Kokālika said to the Buddha,

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    “किञ्चापिkiñ·cā·pi मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā सद्धायिकोsad·dhā·yi·ko पच्चयिको,pac·ca·yi·ko अथa·tha खोkho पापिच्छावpā·pic·chā·va सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना,sā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·nā पापिकानंpā·pi·kā·naṃ इच्छानंic·chā·naṃ वसंva·saṃ गता”ति।ga·tā

    “kiñcāpi me, bhante, bhagavā saddhāyiko paccayiko, atha kho pāpicchāva sāriputtamoggallānā, pāpikānaṁ icchānaṁ vasaṁ gatā”ti.

    “Despite my faith and trust in the Buddha, Sāriputta and Moggallāna have corrupt wishes. They’ve fallen under the sway of corrupt wishes.”

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    “माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ कोकालिक,ko·kā·li·ka माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ कोकालिक।ko·kā·li·ka

    “Mā hevaṁ, kokālika, mā hevaṁ, kokālika.

    “Don’t say that, Kokālika! Don’t say that, Kokālika!

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    पसादेहि,pa·sā·de·hi कोकालिक,ko·kā·li·ka सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तं।cit·taṃ

    Pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ.

    Have confidence in Sāriputta and Moggallāna,

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    पेसलाpe·sa·lā सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना”ति।sā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·nā

    Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā”ti.

    they’re good monks.”

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    ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Tatiyampi kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    For a third time Kokālika said to the Buddha,

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    “किञ्चापिkiñ·cā·pi मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā सद्धायिकोsad·dhā·yi·ko पच्चयिको,pac·ca·yi·ko अथa·tha खोkho पापिच्छावpā·pic·chā·va सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना,sā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·nā पापिकानंpā·pi·kā·naṃ इच्छानंic·chā·naṃ वसंva·saṃ गता”ति।ga·tā

    “kiñcāpi me, bhante, bhagavā saddhāyiko paccayiko, atha kho pāpicchāva sāriputtamoggallānā, pāpikānaṁ icchānaṁ vasaṁ gatā”ti.

    “Despite my faith and trust in the Buddha, Sāriputta and Moggallāna have corrupt wishes. They’ve fallen under the sway of corrupt wishes.”

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    “माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ कोकालिक,ko·kā·li·ka माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ कोकालिक।ko·kā·li·ka

    “Mā hevaṁ, kokālika, mā hevaṁ, kokālika.

    “Don’t say that, Kokālika! Don’t say that, Kokālika!

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    पसादेहि,pa·sā·de·hi कोकालिक,ko·kā·li·ka सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तं।cit·taṃ

    Pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ.

    Have confidence in Sāriputta and Moggallāna,

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    पेसलाpe·sa·lā सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना”ति।sā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·nā

    Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā”ti.

    they’re good monks.”

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    अथa·tha खोkho कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu उट्ठायासनाuṭ·ṭhā·yā·sa·nā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā पदक्खिणंpa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ कत्वाkat·vā पक्कामि।pak·kā·mi

    Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi.

    Then Kokālika rose from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.

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    अचिरपक्कन्तस्सa·ci·ra·pak·kan·tas·sa चca कोकालिकस्सko·kā·li·kas·sa भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no सासपमत्तीहिsā·sa·pa·mat·tī·hi पीळकाहिpī·ḷa·kā·hi सब्बोsab·bo कायोkā·yo फुटोphu·ṭo अहोसि।a·ho·si

    Acirapakkantassa ca kokālikassa bhikkhuno sāsapamattīhi pīḷakāhi sabbo kāyo phuṭo ahosi.

    Not long after he left his body erupted with boils the size of mustard seeds.

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    सासपमत्तियोsā·sa·pa·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā मुग्गमत्तियोmug·ga·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ मुग्गमत्तियोmug·ga·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā कलायमत्तियोka·lā·ya·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ कलायमत्तियोka·lā·ya·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā कोलट्ठिमत्तियोko·laṭ·ṭhi·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ कोलट्ठिमत्तियोko·laṭ·ṭhi·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā कोलमत्तियोko·la·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ कोलमत्तियोko·la·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā आमलकमत्तियोā·ma·la·ka·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ आमलकमत्तियोā·ma·la·ka·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā तिण्डुकमत्तियोtiṇ·ḍu·ka·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ तिण्डुकमत्तियोtiṇ·ḍu·ka·mat·ti·yo हुत्वा,hut·vā बेळुवसलाटुकमत्तियोbe·ḷu·va·sa·lā·ṭu·ka·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ बेळुवसलाटुकमत्तियोbe·ḷu·va·sa·lā·ṭu·ka·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā बिल्लमत्तियोbil·la·mat·ti·yo अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ बिल्लमत्तियोbil·la·mat·ti·yo हुत्वाhut·vā पभिज्जिंसु,pa·bhij·jiṃ·su पुब्बञ्चpub·bañ·ca लोहितञ्चlo·hi·tañ·ca पग्घरिंसु।pag·gha·riṃ·su

    Sāsapamattiyo hutvā muggamattiyo ahesuṁ, muggamattiyo hutvā kalāyamattiyo ahesuṁ, kalāyamattiyo hutvā kolaṭṭhimattiyo ahesuṁ, kolaṭṭhimattiyo hutvā kolamattiyo ahesuṁ, kolamattiyo hutvā āmalakamattiyo ahesuṁ, āmalakamattiyo hutvā tiṇḍukamattiyo ahesuṁ, tiṇḍukamattiyo hutvā, beḷuvasalāṭukamattiyo ahesuṁ, beḷuvasalāṭukamattiyo hutvā billamattiyo ahesuṁ, billamattiyo hutvā pabhijjiṁsu, pubbañca lohitañca pagghariṁsu.

    The boils grew to the size of mung beans, then chickpeas, then jujube seeds, then jujubes, then myrobalans, then unripe wood-apples, then ripe wood-apples. Finally they burst open, and pus and blood oozed out.

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    सोso सुदंsu·daṃ कदलिपत्तेसुka·da·li·pat·te·su सेतिse·ti मच्छोवmac·cho·va विसगिलितो।vi·sa·gi·li·to

    So sudaṁ kadalipattesu seti macchova visagilito.

    He just laid down on banana leaves like a poisoned fish.

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    अथa·tha खोkho तुरूtu·rū पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā येनye·na कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā वेहासेve·hā·se ठत्वाṭhat·vā कोकालिकंko·kā·li·kaṃ भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho turū paccekabrahmā yena kokāliko bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā vehāse ṭhatvā kokālikaṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca:

    Then Tudu the independent divinity went to Kokālika, and standing in the air he said to him,

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    “पसादेहि,pa·sā·de·hi कोकालिक,ko·kā·li·ka सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तं।cit·taṃ

    “pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ.

    “Kokālika, have confidence in Sāriputta and Moggallāna,

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    पेसलाpe·sa·lā सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लाना”ति।sā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·nā

    Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā”ti.

    they’re good monks.”

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    “कोसिko·si त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसो”ति?ā·vu·so

    “Kosi tvaṁ, āvuso”ti?

    “Who are you, reverend?”

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    “अहंa·haṃ तुरूtu·rū पच्चेकब्रह्मा”ति।pac·ce·kab·rah·mā

    “Ahaṁ turū paccekabrahmā”ti.

    “I am Tudu the independent divinity.”

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    “ननुna·nu त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so भगवताbha·ga·va·tā अनागामीa·nā·gā·mī ब्याकतो,byā·ka·to अथa·tha किञ्चरहिkiñ·ca·ra·hi इधागतो?i·dhā·ga·to

    “Nanu tvaṁ, āvuso, bhagavatā anāgāmī byākato, atha kiñcarahi idhāgato?

    “Didn’t the Buddha declare you a non-returner? So what then are you doing back here?

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    पस्सpas·sa यावञ्चyā·vañ·ca तेte इदंi·daṃ अपरद्धन्”ति।a·pa·rad·dhan

    Passa yāvañca te idaṁ aparaddhan”ti.

    See how far you have strayed!”

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    अथa·tha खोkho तुरूtu·rū पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā कोकालिकंko·kā·li·kaṃ भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ गाथाहिgā·thā·hi अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

    Atha kho turū paccekabrahmā kokālikaṁ bhikkhuṁ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi:

    Then Tudu addressed Kokālika in verse:

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    “पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa हिhi जातस्स,jā·tas·sa

    “Purisassa hi jātassa,

    “A person is born

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    कुठारीku·ṭhā·rī जायतेjā·ya·te मुखे;mu·khe

    kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe;

    with an axe in their mouth.

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    यायyā·ya छिन्दतिchin·da·ti अत्तानं,at·tā·naṃ

    Yāya chindati attānaṁ,

    A fool cuts themselves with it

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    बालोbā·lo दुब्भासितंdub·bhā·si·taṃ भणं।bha·ṇaṃ

    bālo dubbhāsitaṁ bhaṇaṁ.

    when they say bad words.

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    योyo निन्दियंnin·di·yaṃ पसंसति,pa·saṃ·sa·ti

    Yo nindiyaṁ pasaṁsati,

    When you praise someone worthy of criticism,

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    तंtaṃ वाvā निन्दतिnin·da·ti योyo पसंसियो;pa·saṃ·si·yo

    Taṁ vā nindati yo pasaṁsiyo;

    or criticize someone worthy of praise,

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    विचिनातिvi·ci·nā·ti मुखेनmu·khe·na सोso कलिं,ka·liṃ

    Vicināti mukhena so kaliṁ,

    you choose a losing hand with your own mouth:

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    कलिनाka·li·nā तेनte·na सुखंsu·khaṃ नna विन्दति।vin·da·ti

    Kalinā tena sukhaṁ na vindati.

    you’ll never find happiness that way.

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    अप्पमत्तकोap·pa·mat·ta·ko अयंa·yaṃ कलि,ka·li

    Appamattako ayaṁ kali,

    A losing hand at dice is a trivial thing,

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    योyo अक्खेसुak·khe·su धनपराजयो;dha·na·pa·rā·ja·yo

    Yo akkhesu dhanaparājayo;

    if all you lose is your money

41. 41

    सब्बस्सापिsab·bas·sā·pi सहापिsa·hā·pi अत्तना,at·ta·nā

    Sabbassāpi sahāpi attanā,

    and all you own, even yourself.

42. 42

    अयमेवa·ya·me·va महत्तरोma·hat·ta·ro कलि;ka·li

    Ayameva mahattaro kali;

    What’s a really terrible hand

43. 43

    योyo सुगतेसुsu·ga·te·su मनंma·naṃ पदूसये।pa·dū·sa·ye

    Yo sugatesu manaṁ padūsaye.

    is to hate the holy ones.

44. 44

    सतंsa·taṃ सहस्सानंsa·has·sā·naṃ निरब्बुदानं,ni·rab·bu·dā·naṃ

    Sataṁ sahassānaṁ nirabbudānaṁ,

    For a hundred thousand times a hundred million

45. 45

    छत्तिंसतिchat·tiṃ·sa·ti पञ्चpañ·ca चca अब्बुदानि;ab·bu·dā·ni

    Chattiṁsati pañca ca abbudāni;

    times five hundred and thirty-six times <j>a thousand times ten million years

46. 46

    यमरियगरहीya·ma·ri·ya·ga·ra·hī निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपेति,u·pe·ti

    Yamariyagarahī nirayaṁ upeti,

    a slanderer of noble ones goes to hell,

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    वाचंvā·caṃ मनञ्चma·nañ·ca पणिधायpa·ṇi·dhā·ya पापकन्”ति।pā·pa·kan

    Vācaṁ manañca paṇidhāya pāpakan”ti.

    having aimed bad words and thoughts at them.”

48. 48

    अथa·tha खोkho कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu तेनेवte·ne·va आबाधेनā·bā·dhe·na कालमकासि।kā·la·ma·kā·si

    Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu teneva ābādhena kālamakāsi.

    Then the mendicant Kokālika died of that illness.

49. 49

    कालङ्कतोkā·laṅ·ka·to चca कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu पदुमंpa·du·maṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जतिu·pa·paj·ja·ti सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तंcit·taṃ आघातेत्वा।ā·ghā·tet·vā

    Kālaṅkato ca kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ āghātetvā.

    He was reborn in the Pink Lotus hell because of his resentment for Sāriputta and Moggallāna.

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    अथa·tha खोkho ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti अभिक्कन्तायa·bhik·kan·tā·ya रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अभिक्कन्तवण्णोa·bhik·kan·ta·vaṇ·ṇo केवलकप्पंke·va·la·kap·paṃ जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ ओभासेत्वाo·bhā·set·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अट्ठासि।aṭ·ṭhā·si एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खोkho ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho brahmā sahampati bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    Then, late at night, the glorious divinity Sahampati, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him,

51. 51

    “कोकालिको,ko·kā·li·ko भन्ते,bhan·te भिक्खुbhik·khu कालङ्कतो।kā·laṅ·ka·to

    “kokāliko, bhante, bhikkhu kālaṅkato.

    “Sir, the mendicant Kokālika has passed away.

52. 52

    कालङ्कतोkā·laṅ·ka·to च,ca भन्ते,bhan·te कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu पदुमंpa·du·maṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपन्नोu·pa·pan·no सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तंcit·taṃ आघातेत्वा”ति।ā·ghā·tet·vā

    Kālaṅkato ca, bhante, kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṁ nirayaṁ upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ āghātetvā”ti.

    He was reborn in the Pink Lotus hell because of his resentment for Sāriputta and Moggallāna.”

53. 53

    इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पति।sa·ham·pa·ti

    Idamavoca brahmā sahampati.

    That is what the divinity Sahampati said.

54. 54

    इदंi·daṃ वत्वाvat·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā पदक्खिणंpa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ कत्वाkat·vā तत्थेवन्तरधायि।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yi

    Idaṁ vatvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyi.

    Then he bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.

55. 55

    अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā तस्साtas·sā रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अच्चयेनac·ca·ye·na भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

    Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi:

    Then, when the night had passed, the Buddha told the mendicants all that had happened.

56. 56

    “इमं,i·maṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रत्तिंrat·tiṃ ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti अभिक्कन्तायa·bhik·kan·tā·ya रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अभिक्कन्तवण्णोa·bhik·kan·ta·vaṇ·ṇo केवलकप्पंke·va·la·kap·paṃ जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ ओभासेत्वाo·bhā·set·vā येनाहंye·nā·haṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अट्ठासि।aṭ·ṭhā·si एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti मंmaṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    “imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho, bhikkhave, brahmā sahampati maṁ etadavoca:

    (Pāli only)

57. 57

    ‘कोकालिको,ko·kā·li·ko भन्ते,bhan·te भिक्खुbhik·khu कालङ्कतो;kā·laṅ·ka·to

    ‘kokāliko, bhante, bhikkhu kālaṅkato;

    (Pāli only)

58. 58

    कालङ्कतोkā·laṅ·ka·to च,ca भन्ते,bhan·te कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu पदुमंpa·du·maṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपन्नोu·pa·pan·no सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तंcit·taṃ आघातेत्वा’ति।ā·ghā·tet·vā

    kālaṅkato ca, bhante, kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṁ nirayaṁ upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ āghātetvā’ti.

    (Pāli only)

59. 59

    इदमवोच,i·da·ma·vo·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पति।sa·ham·pa·ti

    Idamavoca, bhikkhave, brahmā sahampati.

    (Pāli only)

60. 60

    इदंi·daṃ वत्वाvat·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā पदक्खिणंpa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ कत्वाkat·vā तत्थेवन्तरधायी”ति।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yī

    Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyī”ti.

    (Pāli only)

61. 61

    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Evaṁ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    When he said this, one of the mendicants said to the Buddha,

62. 62

    “कीवkī·va दीघंdī·ghaṃ नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te पदुमेpa·du·me निरयेni·ra·ye आयुप्पमाणन्”ति?ā·yup·pa·mā·ṇan

    “kīva dīghaṁ nu kho, bhante, padume niraye āyuppamāṇan”ti?

    “Sir, how long is the lifespan in the Pink Lotus hell?”

63. 63

    “दीघंdī·ghaṃ खो,kho भिक्खु,bhik·khu पदुमेpa·du·me निरयेni·ra·ye आयुप्पमाणं।ā·yup·pa·mā·ṇaṃ

    “Dīghaṁ kho, bhikkhu, padume niraye āyuppamāṇaṁ.

    “It’s long, mendicant.

64. 64

    नna तंtaṃ सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ सङ्खातुं:saṅ·khā·tuṃ

    Na taṁ sukaraṁ saṅkhātuṁ:

    It’s not easy to calculate

65. 65

    ‘एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni वस्सानीतिvas·sā·nī·ti वाvā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni वस्ससतानीतिvas·sa·sa·tā·nī·ti वाvā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni वस्ससहस्सानीतिvas·sa·sa·has·sā·nī·ti वाvā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni वस्ससतसहस्सानीतिvas·sa·sa·ta·sa·has·sā·nī·ti वा’”ति।vā

    ‘ettakāni vassānīti vā ettakāni vassasatānīti vā ettakāni vassasahassānīti vā ettakāni vassasatasahassānīti vā’”ti.

    how many years, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of years it lasts.”

66. 66

    “सक्काsak·kā पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te उपमंu·pa·maṃ कातुन्”ति?kā·tun

    “Sakkā pana, bhante, upamaṁ kātun”ti?

    “But sir, is it possible to give a simile?”

67. 67

    “सक्का,sak·kā भिक्खू”तिbhik·khū भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच:a·vo·ca

    “Sakkā, bhikkhū”ti bhagavā avoca:

    “It’s possible,” said the Buddha.

68. 68

    “सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिखारिकोvī·sa·ti·khā·ri·ko कोसलकोko·sa·la·ko तिलवाहोti·la·vā·ho ततोta·to पुरिसोpu·ri·so वस्ससतस्सvas·sa·sa·tas·sa वस्ससतस्सvas·sa·sa·tas·sa अच्चयेनac·ca·ye·na एकमेकंe·ka·me·kaṃ तिलंti·laṃ उद्धरेय्य।ud·dha·rey·ya

    “seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho tato puriso vassasatassa vassasatassa accayena ekamekaṁ tilaṁ uddhareyya.

    “Suppose there was a Kosalan load of twenty packs of sesame seed. And at the end of every hundred years someone would remove a single seed from it.

69. 69

    खिप्पतरंkhip·pa·ta·raṃ खोkho सो,so भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिखारिकोvī·sa·ti·khā·ri·ko कोसलकोko·sa·la·ko तिलवाहोti·la·vā·ho इमिनाi·mi·nā उपक्कमेनu·pak·ka·me·na परिक्खयंpa·rik·kha·yaṃ परियादानंpa·ri·yā·dā·naṃ गच्छेय्य,gac·chey·ya नna त्वेवtve·va एकोe·ko अब्बुदोab·bu·do निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Khippataraṁ kho so, bhikkhu, vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho iminā upakkamena parikkhayaṁ pariyādānaṁ gaccheyya, na tveva eko abbudo nirayo.

    By this means the Kosalan load of twenty packs of sesame seed would run out faster than a single lifetime in the Abbuda hell.

70. 70

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti अब्बुदाab·bu·dā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko निरब्बुदोni·rab·bu·do निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati abbudā nirayā; evameko nirabbudo nirayo.

    Now, twenty lifetimes in the Abbuda hell equal one lifetime in the Nirabbuda hell.

71. 71

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti निरब्बुदाni·rab·bu·dā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko अबबोa·ba·bo निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati nirabbudā nirayā; evameko ababo nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the Nirabbuda hell equal one lifetime in the Ababa hell.

72. 72

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti अबबाa·ba·bā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko अटटोa·ṭa·ṭo निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ababā nirayā; evameko aṭaṭo nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the Ababa hell equal one lifetime in the Aṭaṭa hell.

73. 73

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti अटटाa·ṭa·ṭā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko अहहोa·ha·ho निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati aṭaṭā nirayā; evameko ahaho nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the Aṭaṭa hell equal one lifetime in the Ahaha hell.

74. 74

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti अहहाa·ha·hā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko कुमुदोku·mu·do निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ahahā nirayā; evameko kumudo nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the Ahaha hell equal one lifetime in the Yellow Lotus hell.

75. 75

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti कुमुदाku·mu·dā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko सोगन्धिकोso·gan·dhi·ko निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati kumudā nirayā; evameko sogandhiko nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the Yellow Lotus hell equal one lifetime in the Fragrant Water Lily hell.

76. 76

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti सोगन्धिकाso·gan·dhi·kā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko उप्पलकोup·pa·la·ko निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati sogandhikā nirayā; evameko uppalako nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the Fragrant Water Lily hell equal one lifetime in the Blue Water Lily hell.

77. 77

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti उप्पलकाup·pa·la·kā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko पुण्डरीकोpuṇ·ḍa·rī·ko निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati uppalakā nirayā; evameko puṇḍarīko nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the Blue Water Lily hell equal one lifetime in the White Lotus hell.

78. 78

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खु,bhik·khu वीसतिvī·sa·ti पुण्डरीकाpuṇ·ḍa·rī·kā निरया;ni·ra·yā एवमेकोe·va·me·ko पदुमोpa·du·mo निरयो।ni·ra·yo

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati puṇḍarīkā nirayā; evameko padumo nirayo.

    Twenty lifetimes in the White Lotus hell equal one lifetime in the Pink Lotus hell.

79. 79

    पदुमंpa·du·maṃ खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खु,bhik·khu निरयंni·ra·yaṃ कोकालिकोko·kā·li·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu उपपन्नोu·pa·pan·no सारिपुत्तमोग्गल्लानेसुsā·ri·put·ta·mog·gal·lā·ne·su चित्तंcit·taṃ आघातेत्वा”ति।ā·ghā·tet·vā

    Padumaṁ kho pana, bhikkhu, nirayaṁ kokāliko bhikkhu upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṁ āghātetvā”ti.

    The mendicant Kokālika has been reborn in the Pink Lotus hell because of his resentment for Sāriputta and Moggallāna.”

80. 80

    इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca भगवा।bha·ga·vā

    Idamavoca bhagavā.

    That is what the Buddha said.

81. 81

    इदंi·daṃ वत्वानvat·vā·na सुगतोsu·ga·to अथापरंa·thā·pa·raṃ एतदवोचe·ta·da·vo·ca सत्था:sat·thā

    Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:

    Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

82. 82

    “पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa हिhi जातस्स,jā·tas·sa

    “Purisassa hi jātassa,

    “A person is born

83. 83

    कुठारीku·ṭhā·rī जायतेjā·ya·te मुखे;mu·khe

    kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe;

    with an axe in their mouth.

84. 84

    यायyā·ya छिन्दतिchin·da·ti अत्तानं,at·tā·naṃ

    Yāya chindati attānaṁ,

    A fool cuts themselves with it

85. 85

    बालोbā·lo दुब्भासितंdub·bhā·si·taṃ भणं।bha·ṇaṃ

    bālo dubbhāsitaṁ bhaṇaṁ.

    when they say bad words.

86. 86

    योyo निन्दियंnin·di·yaṃ पसंसति,pa·saṃ·sa·ti

    Yo nindiyaṁ pasaṁsati,

    When you praise someone worthy of criticism,

87. 87

    तंtaṃ वाvā निन्दतिnin·da·ti योyo पसंसियो;pa·saṃ·si·yo

    Taṁ vā nindati yo pasaṁsiyo;

    or criticize someone worthy of praise,

88. 88

    विचिनातिvi·ci·nā·ti मुखेनmu·khe·na सोso कलिं,ka·liṃ

    Vicināti mukhena so kaliṁ,

    you choose a losing hand with your own mouth:

89. 89

    कलिनाka·li·nā तेनte·na सुखंsu·khaṃ नna विन्दति।vin·da·ti

    Kalinā tena sukhaṁ na vindati.

    you’ll never find happiness that way.

90. 90

    अप्पमत्तकोap·pa·mat·ta·ko अयंa·yaṃ कलि,ka·li

    Appamattako ayaṁ kali,

    A losing hand at dice is a trivial thing,

91. 91

    योyo अक्खेसुak·khe·su धनपराजयो;dha·na·pa·rā·ja·yo

    Yo akkhesu dhanaparājayo;

    if all you lose is your money

92. 92

    सब्बस्सापिsab·bas·sā·pi सहापिsa·hā·pi अत्तना,at·ta·nā

    Sabbassāpi sahāpi attanā,

    and all you own, even yourself.

93. 93

    अयमेवa·ya·me·va महत्तरोma·hat·ta·ro कलि;ka·li

    Ayameva mahattaro kali;

    What’s a really terrible hand

94. 94

    योyo सुगतेसुsu·ga·te·su मनंma·naṃ पदूसये।pa·dū·sa·ye

    Yo sugatesu manaṁ padūsaye.

    is to hate the holy ones.

95. 95

    सतंsa·taṃ सहस्सानंsa·has·sā·naṃ निरब्बुदानं,ni·rab·bu·dā·naṃ

    Sataṁ sahassānaṁ nirabbudānaṁ,

    For a hundred thousand times a hundred million,

96. 96

    छत्तिंसतिchat·tiṃ·sa·ti पञ्चpañ·ca चca अब्बुदानि;ab·bu·dā·ni

    Chattiṁsati pañca ca abbudāni;

    times five hundred and thirty-six times <j>a thousand times ten million years

97. 97

    यमरियगरहीya·ma·ri·ya·ga·ra·hī निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपेति,u·pe·ti

    Yamariyagarahī nirayaṁ upeti,

    a slanderer of noble ones goes to hell,

98. 98

    वाचंvā·caṃ मनञ्चma·nañ·ca पणिधायpa·ṇi·dhā·ya पापकन्”ति।pā·pa·kan

    Vācaṁ manañca paṇidhāya pāpakan”ti.

    having aimed bad words and thoughts at them.”

99. 99

    नवमं।na·va·maṃ

    Navamaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.