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Samiddhasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।21

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.21

Numbered Discourses 3.21
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3। पुग्गलवग्गpug·ga·la·vag·ga

3. Puggalavagga

3. Individuals
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समिद्धसुत्तsa·mid·dha·sut·ta

Samiddhasutta

With Saviṭṭha
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामे।ā·rā·me

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā चca समिद्धोsa·mid·dho आयस्माā·yas·mā चca महाकोट्ठिकोma·hā·koṭ·ṭhi·ko येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā आयस्मताā·yas·ma·tā सारिपुत्तेनsā·ri·put·te·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदिंसु।sam·mo·diṃ·su

Atha kho āyasmā ca samiddho āyasmā ca mahākoṭṭhiko yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā sāriputtena saddhiṁ sammodiṁsu.

Then Venerable Saviṭṭha and Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita went up to Venerable Sāriputta, and exchanged greetings with him.
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सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ समिद्धंsa·mid·dhaṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ samiddhaṁ āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, they sat down to one side and Venerable Sāriputta said to Venerable Saviṭṭha,
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me आवुसोā·vu·so समिद्ध,sa·mid·dha पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“Tayome, āvuso samiddha, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Reverend Saviṭṭha, these three individuals are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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कायसक्खी,kā·ya·sak·khī दिट्ठिप्पत्तो,diṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सद्धाविमुत्तो।sad·dhā·vi·mut·to

Kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto.

The direct witness, the one attained to view, and the one freed by faith.
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इमेi·me खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

Ime kho, āvuso, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

These are the three individuals found in the world.
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इमेसं,i·me·saṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ कतमोka·ta·mo तेte पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo खमतिkha·ma·ti अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro चा”ति?cā

Imesaṁ, āvuso, tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ katamo te puggalo khamati abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā”ti?

Of these three individuals, who do you believe to be the finest?”
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me आवुसोā·vu·so सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“Tayome, āvuso sāriputta, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Reverend Sāriputta, these three individuals are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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कायसक्खी,kā·ya·sak·khī दिट्ठिप्पत्तो,diṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सद्धाविमुत्तो।sad·dhā·vi·mut·to

Kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto.

The direct witness, the one attained to view, and the one freed by faith.
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इमेi·me खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

Ime kho, āvuso, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

These are the three individuals found in the world.
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इमेसं,i·me·saṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo सद्धाविमुत्तो,sad·dhā·vi·mut·to अयंa·yaṃ मेme पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo खमतिkha·ma·ti इमेसंi·me·saṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro च।ca

Imesaṁ, āvuso, tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ yvāyaṁ puggalo saddhāvimutto, ayaṁ me puggalo khamati imesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca.

Of these three individuals, I believe the individual freed by faith to be finest.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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इमस्स,i·mas·sa आवुसो,ā·vu·so पुग्गलस्सpug·ga·las·sa सद्धिन्द्रियंsad·dhin·dri·yaṃ अधिमत्तन्”ति।a·dhi·mat·tan

Imassa, āvuso, puggalassa saddhindriyaṁ adhimattan”ti.

Because this individual’s faculty of faith is extraordinary.”
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ महाकोट्ठिकंma·hā·koṭ·ṭhi·kaṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:

Then Sāriputta said to Mahākoṭṭhita,
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me आवुसोā·vu·so कोट्ठिक,koṭ·ṭhi·ka पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“tayome, āvuso koṭṭhika, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Reverend Koṭṭhita, these three people are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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कायसक्खी,kā·ya·sak·khī दिट्ठिप्पत्तो,diṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सद्धाविमुत्तो।sad·dhā·vi·mut·to

Kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto.

The direct witness, the one attained to view, and the one freed by faith.
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इमेi·me खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

Ime kho, āvuso, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

These are the three individuals found in the world.
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इमेसं,i·me·saṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ कतमोka·ta·mo तेte पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo खमतिkha·ma·ti अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro चा”ति?cā

Imesaṁ, āvuso, tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ katamo te puggalo khamati abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā”ti?

Of these three individuals, who do you believe to be the finest?”
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me आवुसोā·vu·so सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“Tayome, āvuso sāriputta, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Reverend Sāriputta, these three individuals are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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कायसक्खी,kā·ya·sak·khī दिट्ठिप्पत्तो,diṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सद्धाविमुत्तो।sad·dhā·vi·mut·to

Kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto.

The direct witness, the one attained to view, and the one freed by faith.
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इमेi·me खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

Ime kho, āvuso, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

These are the three individuals found in the world.
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इमेसं,i·me·saṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कायसक्खी,kā·ya·sak·khī अयंa·yaṃ मेme पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo खमतिkha·ma·ti इमेसंi·me·saṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro च।ca

Imesaṁ, āvuso, tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ yvāyaṁ puggalo kāyasakkhī, ayaṁ me puggalo khamati imesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca.

Of these three individuals, I believe the direct witness to be finest.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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इमस्स,i·mas·sa आवुसो,ā·vu·so पुग्गलस्सpug·ga·las·sa समाधिन्द्रियंsa·mā·dhin·dri·yaṃ अधिमत्तन्”ति।a·dhi·mat·tan

Imassa, āvuso, puggalassa samādhindriyaṁ adhimattan”ti.

Because this individual’s faculty of immersion is extraordinary.”
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā महाकोट्ठिकोma·hā·koṭ·ṭhi·ko आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ सारिपुत्तंsā·ri·put·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:

Then Mahākoṭṭhita said to Sāriputta,
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me आवुसोā·vu·so सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“tayome, āvuso sāriputta, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Reverend Sāriputta, these three individuals are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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कायसक्खी,kā·ya·sak·khī दिट्ठिप्पत्तो,diṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सद्धाविमुत्तो।sad·dhā·vi·mut·to

Kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto.

The direct witness, the one attained to view, and the one freed by faith.
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इमेi·me खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

Ime kho, āvuso, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

These are the three individuals found in the world.
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इमेसं,i·me·saṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ कतमोka·ta·mo तेte पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo खमतिkha·ma·ti अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro चा”ति?cā

Imesaṁ, āvuso, tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ katamo te puggalo khamati abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā”ti?

Of these three individuals, who do you believe to be the finest?”
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me आवुसोā·vu·so कोट्ठिक,koṭ·ṭhi·ka पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“Tayome, āvuso koṭṭhika, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Reverend Koṭṭhita, these three people are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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कायसक्खी,kā·ya·sak·khī दिट्ठिप्पत्तो,diṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सद्धाविमुत्तो।sad·dhā·vi·mut·to

Kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto.

The direct witness, the one attained to view, and the one freed by faith.
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इमेi·me खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

Ime kho, āvuso, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

These are the three individuals found in the world.
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इमेसं,i·me·saṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo दिट्ठिप्पत्तो,diṭ·ṭhip·pat·to अयंa·yaṃ मेme पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo खमतिkha·ma·ti इमेसंi·me·saṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro च।ca

Imesaṁ, āvuso, tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ yvāyaṁ puggalo diṭṭhippatto, ayaṁ me puggalo khamati imesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca.

Of these three individuals, I believe the individual attained to view to be finest.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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इमस्स,i·mas·sa आवुसो,ā·vu·so पुग्गलस्सpug·ga·las·sa पञ्ञिन्द्रियंpañ·ñin·dri·yaṃ अधिमत्तन्”ति।a·dhi·mat·tan

Imassa, āvuso, puggalassa paññindriyaṁ adhimattan”ti.

Because this individual’s faculty of wisdom is extraordinary.”
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to आयस्मन्तञ्चā·yas·man·tañ·ca समिद्धंsa·mid·dhaṃ आयस्मन्तञ्चā·yas·man·tañ·ca महाकोट्ठिकंma·hā·koṭ·ṭhi·kaṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantañca samiddhaṁ āyasmantañca mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:

Then Sāriputta said to Saviṭṭha and Mahākoṭṭhita,
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“ब्याकतंbyā·ka·taṃ खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so अम्हेहिam·he·hi सब्बेहेवsab·be·he·va यथासकंya·thā·sa·kaṃ पटिभानं।pa·ṭi·bhā·naṃ

“byākataṁ kho, āvuso, amhehi sabbeheva yathāsakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ.

“Each of us has spoken from the heart.
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आयामावुसो,ā·yā·mā·vu·so येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिस्साम;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mis·sā·ma उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवतोbha·ga·va·to एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ आरोचेस्साम।ā·ro·ces·sā·ma

Āyāmāvuso, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamissāma; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocessāma.

Come, reverends, let’s go to the Buddha, and tell him about this.
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यथाya·thā नोno भगवाbha·ga·vā ब्याकरिस्सतिbyā·ka·ris·sa·ti तथाta·thā नंnaṃ धारेस्सामा”ति।dhā·res·sā·mā

Yathā no bhagavā byākarissati tathā naṁ dhāressāmā”ti.

As he answers, so we’ll remember it.”
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“एवमावुसो”तिe·va·mā·vu·so खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā चca समिद्धोsa·mid·dho आयस्माā·yas·mā चca महाकोट्ठिकोma·hā·koṭ·ṭhi·ko आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to सारिपुत्तस्सsā·ri·put·tas·sa पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Evamāvuso”ti kho āyasmā ca samiddho āyasmā ca mahākoṭṭhiko āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.

“Yes, reverend,” they replied.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā चca सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to आयस्माā·yas·mā चca समिद्धोsa·mid·dho आयस्माā·yas·mā चca महाकोट्ठिकोma·hā·koṭ·ṭhi·ko येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su

Atha kho āyasmā ca sāriputto āyasmā ca samiddho āyasmā ca mahākoṭṭhiko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu.

Then Sāriputta, Saviṭṭha, and Mahākoṭṭhita went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side.
52

एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to यावतकोyā·va·ta·ko अहोसिa·ho·si आयस्मताā·yas·ma·tā चca समिद्धेनsa·mid·dhe·na आयस्मताā·yas·ma·tā चca महाकोट्ठिकेनma·hā·koṭ·ṭhi·ke·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ कथासल्लापोka·thā·sal·lā·po तंtaṃ सब्बंsab·baṃ भगवतोbha·ga·va·to आरोचेसि।ā·ro·ce·si

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto yāvatako ahosi āyasmatā ca samiddhena āyasmatā ca mahākoṭṭhikena saddhiṁ kathāsallāpo taṁ sabbaṁ bhagavato ārocesi.

Then Sāriputta told the Buddha of all they had discussed.
53

“नna ख्वेत्थ,khvet·tha सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ एकंसेनe·kaṃ·se·na ब्याकातुं:byā·kā·tuṃ

“Na khvettha, sāriputta, sukaraṁ ekaṁsena byākātuṁ:

“In this matter, Sāriputta, it’s not easy to categorically declare that
54

‘अयंa·yaṃ इमेसंi·me·saṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro चा’ति।cā

‘ayaṁ imesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā’ti.

one of these three individuals is finest.
55

ठानञ्हेतं,ṭhā·nañ·he·taṃ सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta विज्जतिvij·ja·ti य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo सद्धाविमुत्तोsad·dhā·vi·mut·to स्वास्सsvās·sa अरहत्तायa·ra·hat·tā·ya पटिपन्नो,pa·ṭi·pan·no य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कायसक्खीkā·ya·sak·khī स्वास्सsvās·sa सकदागामीsa·ka·dā·gā·mī वाvā अनागामीa·nā·gā·mī वा,vā योyo चायंcā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo दिट्ठिप्पत्तोdiṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सोपस्सso·pas·sa सकदागामीsa·ka·dā·gā·mī वाvā अनागामीa·nā·gā·mī वा।vā

Ṭhānañhetaṁ, sāriputta, vijjati yvāyaṁ puggalo saddhāvimutto svāssa arahattāya paṭipanno, yvāyaṁ puggalo kāyasakkhī svāssa sakadāgāmī vā anāgāmī vā, yo cāyaṁ puggalo diṭṭhippatto sopassa sakadāgāmī vā anāgāmī vā.

In some cases, an individual freed by faith is practicing for perfection, while the direct witness and the one attained to view are once-returners or non-returners.
56

नna ख्वेत्थ,khvet·tha सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ एकंसेनe·kaṃ·se·na ब्याकातुं:byā·kā·tuṃ

Na khvettha, sāriputta, sukaraṁ ekaṁsena byākātuṁ:

In this matter, it’s not easy to categorically declare that
57

‘अयंa·yaṃ इमेसंi·me·saṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro चा’ति।cā

‘ayaṁ imesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā’ti.

one of these three individuals is finest.
58

ठानञ्हेतं,ṭhā·nañ·he·taṃ सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta विज्जतिvij·ja·ti य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कायसक्खीkā·ya·sak·khī स्वास्सsvās·sa अरहत्तायa·ra·hat·tā·ya पटिपन्नो,pa·ṭi·pan·no य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo सद्धाविमुत्तोsad·dhā·vi·mut·to स्वास्सsvās·sa सकदागामीsa·ka·dā·gā·mī वाvā अनागामीa·nā·gā·mī वा,vā योyo चायंcā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo दिट्ठिप्पत्तोdiṭ·ṭhip·pat·to सोपस्सso·pas·sa सकदागामीsa·ka·dā·gā·mī वाvā अनागामीa·nā·gā·mī वा।vā

Ṭhānañhetaṁ, sāriputta, vijjati yvāyaṁ puggalo kāyasakkhī svāssa arahattāya paṭipanno, yvāyaṁ puggalo saddhāvimutto svāssa sakadāgāmī vā anāgāmī vā, yo cāyaṁ puggalo diṭṭhippatto sopassa sakadāgāmī vā anāgāmī vā.

In some cases, a direct witness is practicing for perfection, while the one freed by faith and the one attained to view are once-returners or non-returners.
59

नna ख्वेत्थ,khvet·tha सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ एकंसेनe·kaṃ·se·na ब्याकातुं:byā·kā·tuṃ

Na khvettha, sāriputta, sukaraṁ ekaṁsena byākātuṁ:

In this matter, it’s not easy to categorically declare that
60

‘अयंa·yaṃ इमेसंi·me·saṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro चा’ति।cā

‘ayaṁ imesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā’ti.

one of these three individuals is finest.
61

ठानञ्हेतं,ṭhā·nañ·he·taṃ सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta विज्जतिvij·ja·ti य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo दिट्ठिप्पत्तोdiṭ·ṭhip·pat·to स्वास्सsvās·sa अरहत्तायa·ra·hat·tā·ya पटिपन्नो,pa·ṭi·pan·no य्वायंyvā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo सद्धाविमुत्तोsad·dhā·vi·mut·to स्वास्सsvās·sa सकदागामीsa·ka·dā·gā·mī वाvā अनागामीa·nā·gā·mī वा,vā योyo चायंcā·yaṃ पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कायसक्खीkā·ya·sak·khī सोपस्सso·pas·sa सकदागामीsa·ka·dā·gā·mī वाvā अनागामीa·nā·gā·mī वा।vā

Ṭhānañhetaṁ, sāriputta, vijjati yvāyaṁ puggalo diṭṭhippatto svāssa arahattāya paṭipanno, yvāyaṁ puggalo saddhāvimutto svāssa sakadāgāmī vā anāgāmī vā, yo cāyaṁ puggalo kāyasakkhī sopassa sakadāgāmī vā anāgāmī vā.

In some cases, one attained to view is practicing for perfection, while the one freed by faith and the direct witness are once-returners or non-returners.
62

नna ख्वेत्थ,khvet·tha सारिपुत्त,sā·ri·put·ta सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ एकंसेनe·kaṃ·se·na ब्याकातुं:byā·kā·tuṃ

Na khvettha, sāriputta, sukaraṁ ekaṁsena byākātuṁ:

In this matter, it’s not easy to categorically declare that
63

‘अयंa·yaṃ इमेसंi·me·saṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ पुग्गलानंpug·ga·lā·naṃ अभिक्कन्ततरोa·bhik·kan·ta·ta·ro चca पणीततरोpa·ṇī·ta·ta·ro चा’”ति।cā

‘ayaṁ imesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ puggalānaṁ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā’”ti.

one of these three individuals is finest.”
64

पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Paṭhamaṁ.

(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.