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Catutthasamādhisutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 11।21

Aṅguttara Nikāya 11.21

Numbered Discourses 11.21
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2। अनुस्सतिवग्गa·nus·sa·ti·vag·ga

2. Anussativagga

2. Recollection
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चतुत्थसमाधिसुत्तca·tut·tha·sa·mā·dhi·sut·ta

Catutthasamādhisutta

Immersion (4th)
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:

There Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:
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“सियाsi·yā नुnu खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so 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 अस्स,as·sa नna तेजस्मिंte·jas·miṃ तेजोसञ्ञीte·jo·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna वायस्मिंvā·yas·miṃ वायोसञ्ञीvā·yo·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna आकासानञ्चायतनेā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·ne आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञीā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनेviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·ne विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञीviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa 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, āvuso, bhikkhuno tathārūpo samādhipaṭilābho yathā neva pathaviyaṁ pathavisaññī assa, na āpasmiṁ āposaññī assa, na tejasmiṁ tejosaññī assa, na vāyasmiṁ vāyosaññī assa, na ākāsānañcāyatane ākāsānañcāyatanasaññī assa, na viññāṇañcāyatane viññāṇañcāyatanasaññī assa, 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, reverends, 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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“दूरतोपिdū·ra·to·pi खोkho मयं,ma·yaṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so आगच्छेय्यामā·gac·chey·yā·ma आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to सारिपुत्तस्सsā·ri·put·tas·sa सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke एतस्सe·tas·sa भासितस्सbhā·si·tas·sa अत्थमञ्ञातुं।at·tha·mañ·ñā·tuṃ

“Dūratopi kho mayaṁ, āvuso, āgaccheyyāma āyasmato sāriputtassa santike etassa bhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ.

“Reverend, we would travel a long way to learn the meaning of this statement in the presence of Venerable Sāriputta.
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साधुsā·dhu वतायस्मन्तंयेवva·tā·yas·man·taṃ·ye·va सारिपुत्तंsā·ri·put·taṃ पटिभातुpa·ṭi·bhā·tu एतस्सe·tas·sa भासितस्सbhā·si·tas·sa अत्थो।at·tho

Sādhu vatāyasmantaṁyeva sāriputtaṁ paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa attho.

May Venerable Sāriputta himself please clarify the meaning of this.
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आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to सारिपुत्तस्सsā·ri·put·tas·sa सुत्वाsut·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū धारेस्सन्ती”ति।dhā·res·san·tī

Āyasmato sāriputtassa sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī”ti.

The mendicants will listen and remember it.”
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“तेनहावुसो,te·na·hā·vu·so सुणाथ,su·ṇā·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोथ;ka·ro·tha भासिस्सामी”ति।bhā·sis·sā·mī

“Tenahāvuso, suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha; bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Then listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
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“एवमावुसो”तिe·va·mā·vu·so खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to सारिपुत्तस्सsā·ri·put·tas·sa पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Evamāvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.

“Yes, reverend,” they replied.
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आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:

Sāriputta said this:
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“सिया,si·yā आवुसो,ā·vu·so 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, āvuso, 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 पनावुसो,pa·nā·vu·so 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 panāvuso, 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 आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंसञ्ञीe·vaṃ·sañ·ñī होति:ho·ti

“Idha, āvuso, 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 आवुसो,ā·vu·so 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 अस्स,as·sa नna आपस्मिंā·pas·miṃ आपोसञ्ञीā·po·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna तेजस्मिंte·jas·miṃ तेजोसञ्ञीte·jo·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna वायस्मिंvā·yas·miṃ वायोसञ्ञीvā·yo·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna आकासानञ्चायतनेā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·ne आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञीā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa नna विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनेviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·ne विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञीviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñī अस्स,as·sa 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

Evaṁ kho, āvuso, siyā bhikkhuno tathārūpo samādhipaṭilābho yathā neva pathaviyaṁ pathavisaññī assa, na āpasmiṁ āposaññī assa, na tejasmiṁ tejosaññī assa, na vāyasmiṁ vāyosaññī assa, na ākāsānañcāyatane ākāsānañcāyatanasaññī assa, na viññāṇañcāyatane viññāṇañcāyatanasaññī assa, 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.

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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एकादसमं।e·kā·da·sa·maṃ

Ekādasamaṁ.

(Pāli only)
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अनुस्सतिवग्गोa·nus·sa·ti·vag·go दुतियो।du·ti·yo

Anussativaggo dutiyo.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
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द्वेdve वुत्ताvut·tā महानामेन,ma·hā·nā·me·na

Dve vuttā mahānāmena,

(Pāli only)
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नन्दियेनnan·di·ye·na सुभूतिना;su·bhū·ti·nā

nandiyena subhūtinā;

(Pāli only)
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मेत्ताmet·tā अट्ठकोaṭ·ṭha·ko गोपालो,go·pā·lo

Mettā aṭṭhako gopālo,

(Pāli only)
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चत्तारोcat·tā·ro चca समाधिनाति।sa·mā·dhi·nā·ti

cattāro ca samādhināti.

(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.