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Nigaṇṭhasutta
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निगण्ठसुत्तni·gaṇ·ṭha·sut·ta
Nigaṇṭhasutta
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do वेसालियंve·sā·li·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti महावनेma·hā·va·ne कूटागारसालायं।kū·ṭā·gā·ra·sā·lā·yaṃ
Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ānando vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.
At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.
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अथa·tha खोkho अभयोa·bha·yo चca लिच्छविlic·cha·vi पण्डितकुमारकोpaṇ·ḍi·ta·ku·mā·ra·ko चca लिच्छविlic·cha·vi येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho अभयोa·bha·yo लिच्छविlic·cha·vi आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Atha kho abhayo ca licchavi paṇḍitakumārako ca licchavi yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho abhayo licchavi āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:
Then the Licchavis Abhaya and Paṇḍitakumāra went up to Venerable Ānanda, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“निगण्ठो,ni·gaṇ·ṭho भन्ते,bhan·te नाटपुत्तोnā·ṭa·put·to सब्बञ्ञूsab·bañ·ñū सब्बदस्सावीsab·ba·das·sā·vī अपरिसेसंa·pa·ri·se·saṃ ञाणदस्सनंñā·ṇa·das·sa·naṃ पटिजानाति:pa·ṭi·jā·nā·ti
“nigaṇṭho, bhante, nāṭaputto sabbaññū sabbadassāvī aparisesaṁ ñāṇadassanaṁ paṭijānāti:
“Sir, the Jain ascetic of the Ñātika clan claims to be all-knowing and all-seeing, to know and see everything without exception, thus:
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‘चरतोca·ra·to चca मेme तिट्ठतोtiṭ·ṭha·to चca सुत्तस्सsut·tas·sa चca जागरस्सjā·ga·ras·sa चca सततंsa·ta·taṃ समितंsa·mi·taṃ ञाणदस्सनंñā·ṇa·das·sa·naṃ पच्चुपट्ठितन्’ति।pac·cu·paṭ·ṭhi·tan
‘carato ca me tiṭṭhato ca suttassa ca jāgarassa ca satataṁ samitaṁ ñāṇadassanaṁ paccupaṭṭhitan’ti.
‘Knowledge and vision are constantly and continually present to me, while walking, standing, sleeping, and waking.’
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सोso पुराणानंpu·rā·ṇā·naṃ कम्मानंkam·mā·naṃ तपसाta·pa·sā ब्यन्तीभावंbyan·tī·bhā·vaṃ पञ्ञापेतिpañ·ñā·pe·ti नवानंna·vā·naṃ कम्मानंkam·mā·naṃ अकरणाa·ka·ra·ṇā सेतुघातं।se·tu·ghā·taṃ
So purāṇānaṁ kammānaṁ tapasā byantībhāvaṁ paññāpeti navānaṁ kammānaṁ akaraṇā setughātaṁ.
He advocates the elimination of past deeds by fervent mortification, and breaking the bridge by not doing any new deeds.
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इतिi·ti कम्मक्खयाkam·mak·kha·yā दुक्खक्खयो,duk·khak·kha·yo दुक्खक्खयाduk·khak·kha·yā वेदनाक्खयो,ve·da·nāk·kha·yo वेदनाक्खयाve·da·nāk·kha·yā सब्बंsab·baṃ दुक्खंduk·khaṃ निज्जिण्णंnij·jiṇ·ṇaṃ भविस्सति—bha·vis·sa·ti
Iti kammakkhayā dukkhakkhayo, dukkhakkhayā vedanākkhayo, vedanākkhayā sabbaṁ dukkhaṁ nijjiṇṇaṁ bhavissati—
So with the ending of deeds, suffering ends; with the ending of suffering, feeling ends; and with the ending of feeling, all suffering will have been worn away.
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एवमेतिस्साe·va·me·tis·sā सन्दिट्ठिकायsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kā·ya निज्जरायnij·ja·rā·ya विसुद्धियाvi·sud·dhi·yā समतिक्कमोsa·ma·tik·ka·mo होति।ho·ti
evametissā sandiṭṭhikāya nijjarāya visuddhiyā samatikkamo hoti.
This is how to go beyond suffering by means of this purification by wearing away in the present life.
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“तिस्सोtis·so खोkho इमा,i·mā अभय,a·bha·ya निज्जराnij·ja·rā विसुद्धियोvi·sud·dhi·yo तेनte·na भगवताbha·ga·va·tā जानताjā·na·tā पस्सताpas·sa·tā अरहताa·ra·ha·tā सम्मासम्बुद्धेनsam·mā·sam·bud·dhe·na सम्मदक्खाताsam·ma·dak·khā·tā सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ विसुद्धियाvi·sud·dhi·yā सोकपरिदेवानंso·ka·pa·ri·de·vā·naṃ समतिक्कमायsa·ma·tik·ka·mā·ya दुक्खदोमनस्सानंduk·kha·do·ma·nas·sā·naṃ अत्थङ्गमायat·thaṅ·ga·mā·ya ञायस्सñā·yas·sa अधिगमायa·dhi·ga·mā·ya निब्बानस्सnib·bā·nas·sa सच्छिकिरियाय।sac·chi·ki·ri·yā·ya
“Tisso kho imā, abhaya, nijjarā visuddhiyo tena bhagavatā jānatā passatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena sammadakkhātā sattānaṁ visuddhiyā sokaparidevānaṁ samatikkamāya dukkhadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamāya ñāyassa adhigamāya nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya.
“Abhaya, these three kinds of purification by wearing away have been rightly explained by the Blessed One, who knows and sees, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha. They are in order to purify sentient beings, to get past sorrow and crying, to make an end of pain and sadness, to discover the system, and to realize extinguishment.
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इध,i·dha अभय,a·bha·ya भिक्खुbhik·khu सीलवाsī·la·vā होतिho·ti …पे…pe समादायsa·mā·dā·ya सिक्खतिsik·kha·ti सिक्खापदेसु।sik·khā·pa·de·su
Idha, abhaya, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti …pe… samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu.
It’s when, Abhaya, a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.
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सोso नवञ्चna·vañ·ca कम्मंkam·maṃ नna करोति,ka·ro·ti पुराणञ्चpu·rā·ṇañ·ca कम्मंkam·maṃ फुस्सphus·sa फुस्सphus·sa ब्यन्तीकरोति।byan·tī·ka·ro·ti
So navañca kammaṁ na karoti, purāṇañca kammaṁ phussa phussa byantīkaroti.
They don’t perform any new deeds, and old deeds are eliminated by experiencing their results little by little.
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सन्दिट्ठिकाsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kā निज्जराnij·ja·rā अकालिकाa·kā·li·kā एहिपस्सिकाe·hi·pas·si·kā ओपनेय्यिकाo·pa·ney·yi·kā पच्चत्तंpac·cat·taṃ वेदितब्बाve·di·tab·bā विञ्ञूहीति।viñ·ñū·hī·ti
Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehipassikā opaneyyikā paccattaṁ veditabbā viññūhīti.
This wearing away is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.
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सsa खोkho सो,so अभय,a·bha·ya भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no विविच्चेवvi·vic·ce·va कामेहिkā·me·hi …पे…pe चतुत्थंca·tut·thaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti
Sa kho so, abhaya, bhikkhu evaṁ sīlasampanno vivicceva kāmehi …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.
Then a mendicant accomplished in ethics, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption … second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption.
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सोso नवञ्चna·vañ·ca कम्मंkam·maṃ नna करोति,ka·ro·ti पुराणञ्चpu·rā·ṇañ·ca कम्मंkam·maṃ फुस्सphus·sa फुस्सphus·sa ब्यन्तीकरोति।byan·tī·ka·ro·ti
So navañca kammaṁ na karoti, purāṇañca kammaṁ phussa phussa byantīkaroti.
They don’t perform any new deeds, and old deeds are eliminated by experiencing their results little by little.
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सन्दिट्ठिकाsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kā निज्जराnij·ja·rā अकालिकाa·kā·li·kā एहिपस्सिकाe·hi·pas·si·kā ओपनेय्यिकाo·pa·ney·yi·kā पच्चत्तंpac·cat·taṃ वेदितब्बाve·di·tab·bā विञ्ञूहीति।viñ·ñū·hī·ti
Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehipassikā opaneyyikā paccattaṁ veditabbā viññūhīti.
This wearing away is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.
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सsa खोkho सो,so अभय,a·bha·ya भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ समाधिसम्पन्नोsa·mā·dhi·sam·pan·no 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
Sa kho so, abhaya, bhikkhu evaṁ samādhisampanno āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.
Then a mendicant accomplished in immersion 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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सोso नवञ्चna·vañ·ca कम्मंkam·maṃ नna करोति,ka·ro·ti पुराणञ्चpu·rā·ṇañ·ca कम्मंkam·maṃ फुस्सphus·sa फुस्सphus·sa ब्यन्तीकरोति।byan·tī·ka·ro·ti
So navañca kammaṁ na karoti, purāṇañca kammaṁ phussa phussa byantīkaroti.
They don’t perform any new deeds, and old deeds are eliminated by experiencing their results little by little.
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सन्दिट्ठिकाsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kā निज्जराnij·ja·rā अकालिकाa·kā·li·kā एहिपस्सिकाe·hi·pas·si·kā ओपनेय्यिकाo·pa·ney·yi·kā पच्चत्तंpac·cat·taṃ वेदितब्बाve·di·tab·bā विञ्ञूहीति।viñ·ñū·hī·ti
Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehipassikā opaneyyikā paccattaṁ veditabbā viññūhīti.
This wearing away is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho अभय,a·bha·ya तिस्सोtis·so निज्जराnij·ja·rā विसुद्धियोvi·sud·dhi·yo तेनte·na भगवताbha·ga·va·tā जानताjā·na·tā पस्सताpas·sa·tā अरहताa·ra·ha·tā सम्मासम्बुद्धेनsam·mā·sam·bud·dhe·na सम्मदक्खाताsam·ma·dak·khā·tā सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ विसुद्धियाvi·sud·dhi·yā सोकपरिदेवानंso·ka·pa·ri·de·vā·naṃ समतिक्कमायsa·ma·tik·ka·mā·ya दुक्खदोमनस्सानंduk·kha·do·ma·nas·sā·naṃ अत्थङ्गमायat·thaṅ·ga·mā·ya ञायस्सñā·yas·sa अधिगमायa·dhi·ga·mā·ya निब्बानस्सnib·bā·nas·sa सच्छिकिरियाया”ति।sac·chi·ki·ri·yā·yā
Imā kho, abhaya, tisso nijjarā visuddhiyo tena bhagavatā jānatā passatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena sammadakkhātā sattānaṁ visuddhiyā sokaparidevānaṁ samatikkamāya dukkhadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamāya ñāyassa adhigamāya nibbānassa sacchikiriyāyā”ti.
These are the three kinds of purification by wearing away that have been rightly explained by the Buddha … in order to realize extinguishment.”
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“किंkiṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ सम्मsam·ma अभय,a·bha·ya आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa सुभासितंsu·bhā·si·taṃ सुभासिततोsu·bhā·si·ta·to नाब्भनुमोदसी”ति?nāb·bha·nu·mo·da·sī
“kiṁ pana tvaṁ, samma abhaya, āyasmato ānandassa subhāsitaṁ subhāsitato nābbhanumodasī”ti?
“Dear Abhaya, is there anything in what Ānanda has said so well that you would disagree with?”
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“क्याहं,kyā·haṃ सम्मsam·ma पण्डितकुमारक,paṇ·ḍi·ta·ku·mā·ra·ka आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa सुभासितंsu·bhā·si·taṃ सुभासिततोsu·bhā·si·ta·to नाब्भनुमोदिस्सामि।nāb·bha·nu·mo·dis·sā·mi
“Kyāhaṁ, samma paṇḍitakumāraka, āyasmato ānandassa subhāsitaṁ subhāsitato nābbhanumodissāmi.
“How could I not agree with what was said so well by Ānanda?
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चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ
Catutthaṁ.
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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.