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Vajirūpamasutta

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।25

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.25

Numbered Discourses 3.25
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3। पुग्गलवग्गpug·ga·la·vag·ga

3. Puggalavagga

3. Individuals
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वजिरूपमसुत्तva·ji·rū·pa·ma·sut·ta

Vajirūpamasutta

Like Diamond
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“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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अरुकूपमचित्तोa·ru·kū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो,pug·ga·lo विज्जूपमचित्तोvij·jū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो,pug·ga·lo वजिरूपमचित्तोva·ji·rū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो।pug·ga·lo

Arukūpamacitto puggalo, vijjūpamacitto puggalo, vajirūpamacitto puggalo.

An individual with a mind like an open sore, an individual with a mind like lightning, and an individual with a mind like diamond.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरुकूपमचित्तोa·ru·kū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो?pug·ga·lo

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, arukūpamacitto puggalo?

And who has a mind like an open sore?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कोधनोko·dha·no होतिho·ti उपायासबहुलोu·pā·yā·sa·ba·hu·lo

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kodhano hoti upāyāsabahulo

It’s an individual who is irritable and bad-tempered.
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अप्पम्पिap·pam·pi वुत्तोvut·to समानोsa·mā·no अभिसज्जतिa·bhi·saj·ja·ti कुप्पतिkup·pa·ti ब्यापज्जतिbyā·paj·ja·ti पतित्थीयतिpa·tit·thī·ya·ti कोपञ्चko·pañ·ca दोसञ्चdo·sañ·ca अप्पच्चयञ्चap·pac·ca·yañ·ca पातुकरोति।pā·tu·ka·ro·ti

appampi vutto samāno abhisajjati kuppati byāpajjati patitthīyati kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaroti.

Even when lightly criticized they lose their temper, becoming annoyed, hostile, and hard-hearted, and they display annoyance, hate, and bitterness.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुट्ठारुकोduṭ·ṭhā·ru·ko कट्ठेनkaṭ·ṭhe·na वाvā कठलायka·ṭha·lā·ya वाvā घट्टितोghaṭ·ṭi·to भिय्योसोbhiy·yo·so मत्तायmat·tā·ya आसवंā·sa·vaṃ देति;de·ti

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, duṭṭhāruko kaṭṭhena vā kaṭhalāya vā ghaṭṭito bhiyyoso mattāya āsavaṁ deti;

They’re like a festering sore, which, when you hit it with a stick or a stone, discharges even more.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इधेकच्चोi·dhe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कोधनोko·dha·no होतिho·ti उपायासबहुलोu·pā·yā·sa·ba·hu·lo

evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo kodhano hoti upāyāsabahulo

In the same way, an individual is irritable and bad-tempered.
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अप्पम्पिap·pam·pi वुत्तोvut·to समानोsa·mā·no अभिसज्जतिa·bhi·saj·ja·ti कुप्पतिkup·pa·ti ब्यापज्जतिbyā·paj·ja·ti पतित्थीयतिpa·tit·thī·ya·ti कोपञ्चko·pañ·ca दोसञ्चdo·sañ·ca अप्पच्चयञ्चap·pac·ca·yañ·ca पातुकरोति।pā·tu·ka·ro·ti

appampi vutto samāno abhisajjati kuppati byāpajjati patitthīyati kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaroti.

Even when lightly criticized they lose their temper, becoming annoyed, hostile, and hard-hearted, and they display annoyance, hate, and bitterness.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरुकूपमचित्तोa·ru·kū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो।pug·ga·lo

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, arukūpamacitto puggalo.

This is called an individual with a mind like an open sore.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विज्जूपमचित्तोvij·jū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो?pug·ga·lo

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, vijjūpamacitto puggalo?

And who has a mind like lightning?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo ‘इदंi·daṃ दुक्खन्’तिduk·khan यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खसमुदयो’तिduk·kha·sa·mu·da·yo यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधो’तिduk·kha·ni·ro·dho यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधगामिनीduk·kha·ni·ro·dha·gā·mi·nī पटिपदा’तिpa·ṭi·pa·dā यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

It’s an individual who truly understands: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चक्खुमाcak·khu·mā पुरिसोpu·ri·so रत्तन्धकारतिमिसायंrat·tan·dha·kā·ra·ti·mi·sā·yaṃ विज्जन्तरिकायvij·jan·ta·ri·kā·ya रूपानिrū·pā·ni पस्सेय्य;pas·sey·ya

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, cakkhumā puriso rattandhakāratimisāyaṁ vijjantarikāya rūpāni passeyya;

They’re like a person with keen eyes in the dark of the night, who sees by a flash of lightning.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इधेकच्चोi·dhe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo ‘इदंi·daṃ दुक्खन्’तिduk·khan यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानातिpa·jā·nā·ti …पे…pe ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधगामिनीduk·kha·ni·ro·dha·gā·mi·nī पटिपदा’तिpa·ṭi·pa·dā यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

In the same way, an individual truly understands: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विज्जूपमचित्तोvij·jū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो।pug·ga·lo

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vijjūpamacitto puggalo.

This is called an individual with a mind like lightning.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वजिरूपमचित्तोva·ji·rū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो?pug·ga·lo

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, vajirūpamacitto puggalo?

And who has a mind like diamond?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ खयाkha·yā अनासवंa·nā·sa·vaṃ चेतोविमुत्तिंce·to·vi·mut·tiṃ पञ्ञाविमुत्तिंpañ·ñā·vi·mut·tiṃ दिट्ठेवdiṭ·ṭhe·va धम्मेdham·me सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.

It’s an individual who realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वजिरस्सva·ji·ras·sa नत्थिnat·thi किञ्चिkiñ·ci अभेज्जंa·bhej·jaṃ मणिma·ṇi वाvā पासाणोpā·sā·ṇo वा;vā

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, vajirassa natthi kiñci abhejjaṁ maṇi vā pāsāṇo vā;

It’s like a diamond, which can’t be cut by anything at all, not even a gem or a stone.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इधेकच्चोi·dhe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ खयाkha·yā …पे…pe उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo āsavānaṁ khayā …pe… upasampajja viharati.

In the same way, an individual realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom … in this very life …
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वजिरूपमचित्तोva·ji·rū·pa·ma·cit·to पुग्गलो।pug·ga·lo

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vajirūpamacitto puggalo.

This is called an individual with a mind like diamond.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिन्”ति।lo·kas·min

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

These are the three individuals found in the world.”
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पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

Pañcamaṁ.

(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.