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Dutiyasamādhisutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 11।19

Aṅguttara Nikāya 11.19

Numbered Discourses 11.19
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2। अनुस्सतिवग्गa·nus·sa·ti·vag·ga

2. Anussativagga

2. Recollection
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दुतियसमाधिसुत्तdu·ti·ya·sa·mā·dhi·sut·ta

Dutiyasamādhisutta

Immersion (2nd)
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
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“भिक्खवो”ति।bhik·kha·vo

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Mendicants!”
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“भदन्ते”तिbha·dan·te तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“सियाsi·yā नुnu खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तथारूपोta·thā·rū·po समाधिपटिलाभोsa·mā·dhi·pa·ṭi·lā·bho यथाya·thā नेवne·va पथवियंpa·tha·vi·yaṃ पथविसञ्ञीpa·tha·vi·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna आपस्मिंā·pas·miṃ आपोसञ्ञीā·po·sañ·ñī अस्सas·sa …पे…pe नna आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनेā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·ne आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञीā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनेne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·ne नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञीne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna इधलोकेi·dha·lo·ke इधलोकसञ्ञीi·dha·lo·ka·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna परलोकेpa·ra·lo·ke परलोकसञ्ञीpa·ra·lo·ka·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa यम्पिदंyam·pi·daṃ दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ सुतंsu·taṃ मुतंmu·taṃ विञ्ञातंviñ·ñā·taṃ पत्तंpat·taṃ परियेसितंpa·ri·ye·si·taṃ अनुविचरितंa·nu·vi·ca·ri·taṃ मनसाma·na·sā तत्रापिtat·rā·pi नna सञ्ञीsañ·ñī अस्स;as·sa सञ्ञीsañ·ñī चca पनpa·na अस्सा”ति?as·sā

“Siyā nu kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tathārūpo samādhipaṭilābho yathā neva pathaviyaṁ pathavisaññī assa, na āpasmiṁ āposaññī assa …pe… na ākiñcaññāyatane ākiñcaññāyatanasaññī assa, na nevasaññānāsaññāyatane nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññī assa, na idhaloke idhalokasaññī assa, na paraloke paralokasaññī assa, yampidaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sutaṁ mutaṁ viññātaṁ pattaṁ pariyesitaṁ anuvicaritaṁ manasā tatrāpi na saññī assa; saññī ca pana assā”ti?

“Could it be, mendicants, that a mendicant might gain a state of immersion like this? They wouldn’t perceive earth in earth, water in water, fire in fire, or air in air. And they wouldn’t perceive the dimension of infinite space in the dimension of infinite space, the dimension of infinite consciousness in the dimension of infinite consciousness, the dimension of nothingness in the dimension of nothingness, or the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. They wouldn’t perceive this world in this world, or the other world in the other world. And they wouldn’t perceive what is seen, heard, thought, known, attained, sought, or explored by the mind. And yet they would still perceive.”
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“भगवंमूलकाbha·ga·vaṃ·mū·la·kā नो,no भन्ते,bhan·te धम्माdham·mā भगवंनेत्तिकाbha·ga·vaṃ·net·ti·kā भगवंपटिसरणा।bha·ga·vaṃ·pa·ṭi·sa·ra·ṇā साधुsā·dhu वत,va·ta भन्ते,bhan·te भगवन्तंयेवbha·ga·van·taṃ·ye·va पटिभातुpa·ṭi·bhā·tu एतस्सe·tas·sa भासितस्सbhā·si·tas·sa अत्थो।at·tho भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सुत्वाsut·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū धारेस्सन्ती”ति।dhā·res·san·tī

“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā bhagavaṁnettikā bhagavaṁpaṭisaraṇā. Sādhu vata, bhante, bhagavantaṁyeva paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa attho. Bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī”ti.

“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. He is our guide and our refuge. Sir, may the Buddha himself please clarify the meaning of this. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”
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“तेनte·na हि,hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुणाथ,su·ṇā·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोथ,ka·ro·tha भासिस्सामी”ति।bhā·sis·sā·mī

“Tena hi, bhikkhave, suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Well then, mendicants, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“सिया,si·yā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तथारूपोta·thā·rū·po समाधिपटिलाभोsa·mā·dhi·pa·ṭi·lā·bho यथाya·thā नेवne·va पथवियंpa·tha·vi·yaṃ पथविसञ्ञीpa·tha·vi·sañ·ñī अस्सas·sa …पे…pe यम्पिदंyam·pi·daṃ दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ सुतंsu·taṃ मुतंmu·taṃ विञ्ञातंviñ·ñā·taṃ पत्तंpat·taṃ परियेसितंpa·ri·ye·si·taṃ अनुविचरितंa·nu·vi·ca·ri·taṃ मनसाma·na·sā तत्रापिtat·rā·pi नna सञ्ञीsañ·ñī अस्स;as·sa सञ्ञीsañ·ñī चca पनpa·na अस्सा”ति।as·sā

“Siyā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tathārūpo samādhipaṭilābho yathā neva pathaviyaṁ pathavisaññī assa …pe… yampidaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sutaṁ mutaṁ viññātaṁ pattaṁ pariyesitaṁ anuvicaritaṁ manasā tatrāpi na saññī assa; saññī ca pana assā”ti.

“A mendicant could gain such a state of immersion.”
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“यथाya·thā कथंka·thaṃ पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te सियाsi·yā भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तथारूपोta·thā·rū·po समाधिपटिलाभोsa·mā·dhi·pa·ṭi·lā·bho यथाya·thā नेवne·va पथवियंpa·tha·vi·yaṃ पथविसञ्ञीpa·tha·vi·sañ·ñī अस्सas·sa …पे…pe यम्पिदंyam·pi·daṃ दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ सुतंsu·taṃ मुतंmu·taṃ विञ्ञातंviñ·ñā·taṃ पत्तंpat·taṃ परियेसितंpa·ri·ye·si·taṃ अनुविचरितंa·nu·vi·ca·ri·taṃ मनसाma·na·sā तत्रापिtat·rā·pi नna सञ्ञीsañ·ñī अस्स;as·sa सञ्ञीsañ·ñī चca पनpa·na अस्सा”ति?as·sā

“Yathā kathaṁ pana, bhante, siyā bhikkhuno tathārūpo samādhipaṭilābho yathā neva pathaviyaṁ pathavisaññī assa …pe… yampidaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sutaṁ mutaṁ viññātaṁ pattaṁ pariyesitaṁ anuvicaritaṁ manasā tatrāpi na saññī assa; saññī ca pana assā”ti?

“But how could this be?”
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“इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंसञ्ञीe·vaṃ·sañ·ñī होति:ho·ti

“Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁsaññī hoti:

“It’s when a mendicant perceives:
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‘एतंe·taṃ सन्तंsan·taṃ एतंe·taṃ पणीतं,pa·ṇī·taṃ यदिदंya·di·daṃ सब्बसङ्खारसमथोsab·ba·saṅ·khā·ra·sa·ma·tho सब्बूपधिपटिनिस्सग्गोsab·bū·pa·dhi·pa·ṭi·nis·sag·go तण्हाक्खयोtaṇ·hāk·kha·yo विरागोvi·rā·go निरोधोni·ro·dho निब्बानन्’ति।nib·bā·nan

‘etaṁ santaṁ etaṁ paṇītaṁ, yadidaṁ sabbasaṅkhārasamatho sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo taṇhākkhayo virāgo nirodho nibbānan’ti.

‘This is peaceful; this is sublime—that is, the stilling of all activities, the letting go of all attachments, the ending of craving, fading away, cessation, extinguishment.’
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सियाsi·yā भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तथारूपोta·thā·rū·po समाधिपटिलाभोsa·mā·dhi·pa·ṭi·lā·bho यथाya·thā नेवne·va पथवियंpa·tha·vi·yaṃ पथविसञ्ञीpa·tha·vi·sañ·ñī अस्सas·sa …पे…pe यम्पिदंyam·pi·daṃ दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ सुतंsu·taṃ मुतंmu·taṃ विञ्ञातंviñ·ñā·taṃ पत्तंpat·taṃ परियेसितंpa·ri·ye·si·taṃ अनुविचरितंa·nu·vi·ca·ri·taṃ मनसाma·na·sā तत्रापिtat·rā·pi नna सञ्ञीsañ·ñī अस्स;as·sa सञ्ञीsañ·ñī चca पनpa·na अस्सा”ति।as·sā

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, siyā bhikkhuno tathārūpo samādhipaṭilābho yathā neva pathaviyaṁ pathavisaññī assa …pe… yampidaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sutaṁ mutaṁ viññātaṁ pattaṁ pariyesitaṁ anuvicaritaṁ manasā tatrāpi na saññī assa; saññī ca pana assā”ti.

That’s how a mendicant might gain a state of immersion like this. They wouldn’t perceive earth in earth, water in water, fire in fire, or air in air. And they wouldn’t perceive the dimension of infinite space in the dimension of infinite space, the dimension of infinite consciousness in the dimension of infinite consciousness, the dimension of nothingness in the dimension of nothingness, or the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. They wouldn’t perceive this world in this world, or the other world in the other world. And they wouldn’t perceive what is seen, heard, thought, known, attained, sought, or explored by the mind. And yet they would still perceive.”
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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.