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Bhikkhunīsutta

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 4।159

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.159

   Numbered Discourses 4.159

2. 2

   16। इन्द्रियवग्गin·dri·ya·vag·ga

   16. Indriyavagga

   16. Faculties

3. 3

   भिक्खुनीसुत्तbhik·khu·nī·sut·ta

   Bhikkhunīsutta

   Nun

4. 4

   एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

   Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

   So I have heard.

5. 5

   एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do कोसम्बियंko·sam·bi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti घोसितारामे।gho·si·tā·rā·me

   ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ānando kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme.

   At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Kosambī in Ghosita’s monastery.

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   अथa·tha खोkho अञ्ञतराañ·ña·ta·rā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

   Atha kho aññatarā bhikkhunī aññataraṁ purisaṁ āmantesi:

   And then a certain nun addressed a man,

7. 7

   “एहिe·hi त्वं,tvaṃ अम्भोam·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa येनय्योye·nay·yo आनन्दोā·nan·do तेनुपसङ्कम;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā ममma·ma वचनेनva·ca·ne·na अय्यस्सay·yas·sa आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्द:van·da

   “ehi tvaṁ, ambho purisa, yenayyo ānando tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena ayyassa ānandassa pāde sirasā vanda:

   “Please, my friend, go to the venerable Ānanda, and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Say to him:

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   ‘इत्थन्नामा,it·than·nā·mā भन्ते,bhan·te भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī आबाधिकिनीā·bā·dhi·ki·nī दुक्खिताduk·khi·tā बाळ्हगिलाना।bā·ḷha·gi·lā·nā

   ‘itthannāmā, bhante, bhikkhunī ābādhikinī dukkhitā bāḷhagilānā.

   ‘Sir, the nun named so-and-so is sick, suffering, and gravely ill.

9. 9

   साsā अय्यस्सay·yas·sa आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दती’ति।van·da·tī एवञ्चe·vañ·ca वदेहि:va·de·hi

   Sā ayyassa ānandassa pāde sirasā vandatī’ti. Evañca vadehi:

   She bows with her head to your feet.’ And then say:

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    ‘साधुsā·dhu किर,ki·ra भन्ते,bhan·te अय्योay·yo आनन्दोā·nan·do येनye·na भिक्खुनुपस्सयोbhik·khu·nu·pas·sa·yo येनye·na साsā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī तेनुपसङ्कमतुte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tu अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाया’”ति।u·pā·dā·yā

    ‘sādhu kira, bhante, ayyo ānando yena bhikkhunupassayo yena sā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti.

    ‘Sir, please go to the nuns’ quarters to visit that nun out of sympathy.’”

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    “एवं,e·vaṃ अय्ये”तिay·ye खोkho सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so तस्साtas·sā भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    “Evaṁ, ayye”ti kho so puriso tassā bhikkhuniyā paṭissutvā yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:

    “Yes, ma’am,” that man replied. He did as the nun asked.

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    “इत्थन्नामा,it·than·nā·mā भन्ते,bhan·te भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī आबाधिकिनीā·bā·dhi·ki·nī दुक्खिताduk·khi·tā बाळ्हगिलाना।bā·ḷha·gi·lā·nā

    “Itthannāmā, bhante, bhikkhunī ābādhikinī dukkhitā bāḷhagilānā.

    (Pāli only)

13. 13

    साsā आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दति,van·da·ti एवञ्चe·vañ·ca वदेति:va·de·ti

    Sā āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandati, evañca vadeti:

    (Pāli only)

14. 14

    ‘साधुsā·dhu किर,ki·ra भन्ते,bhan·te आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do येनye·na भिक्खुनुपस्सयोbhik·khu·nu·pas·sa·yo येनye·na साsā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī तेनुपसङ्कमतुte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tu अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाया’”ति।u·pā·dā·yā

    ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena bhikkhunupassayo yena sā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti.

    (Pāli only)

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    अधिवासेसिa·dhi·vā·se·si खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तुण्हीभावेन।tuṇ·hī·bhā·ve·na

    Adhivāsesi kho āyasmā ānando tuṇhībhāvena.

    Ānanda consented with silence.

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    अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na भिक्खुनुपस्सयोbhik·khu·nu·pas·sa·yo येनye·na साsā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī तेनुपसङ्कमि।te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi

    Atha kho āyasmā ānando nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena bhikkhunupassayo yena sā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkami.

    Then Ānanda robed up and went to the nuns’ quarters to visit that nun, taking his bowl and robe.

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    अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho साsā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ दूरतोवdū·ra·to·va आगच्छन्तं।ā·gac·chan·taṃ

    Addasā kho sā bhikkhunī āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.

    That nun saw Ānanda coming off in the distance.

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    दिस्वाdis·vā ससीसंsa·sī·saṃ पारुपित्वाpā·ru·pit·vā मञ्चकेmañ·ca·ke निपज्जि।ni·paj·ji

    Disvā sasīsaṁ pārupitvā mañcake nipajji.

    She wrapped herself up from head to foot and laid down on her cot.

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    अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do येनye·na साsā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदि।ni·sī·di निसज्जni·saj·ja खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तंtaṃ भिक्खुनिंbhik·khu·niṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena sā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho āyasmā ānando taṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca:

    Then Venerable Ānanda went up to her, and sat down on the seat spread out. Then Ānanda said to the nun:

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    “आहारसम्भूतोā·hā·ra·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo आहारंā·hā·raṃ निस्साय।nis·sā·ya

    “Āhārasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo āhāraṁ nissāya.

    “Sister, this body is produced by food. Relying on food,

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    आहारोā·hā·ro पहातब्बो।pa·hā·tab·bo

    Āhāro pahātabbo.

    you should give up food.

22. 22

    तण्हासम्भूतोtaṇ·hā·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo तण्हंtaṇ·haṃ निस्साय।nis·sā·ya

    Taṇhāsambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo taṇhaṁ nissāya.

    This body is produced by craving. Relying on craving,

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    तण्हाtaṇ·hā पहातब्बा।pa·hā·tab·bā

    Taṇhā pahātabbā.

    you should give up craving.

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    मानसम्भूतोmā·na·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo मानंmā·naṃ निस्साय।nis·sā·ya

    Mānasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo mānaṁ nissāya.

    This body is produced by conceit. Relying on conceit,

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    मानोmā·no पहातब्बो।pa·hā·tab·bo

    Māno pahātabbo.

    you should give up conceit.

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    मेथुनसम्भूतोme·thu·na·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायो।kā·yo

    Methunasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo.

    This body is produced by sex.

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    मेथुनेme·thu·ne चca सेतुघातोse·tu·ghā·to वुत्तोvut·to भगवता।bha·ga·va·tā

    Methune ca setughāto vutto bhagavatā.

    The Buddha spoke of breaking off everything to do with sex.

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    ‘आहारसम्भूतोā·hā·ra·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo आहारंā·hā·raṃ निस्साय।nis·sā·ya

    ‘Āhārasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo āhāraṁ nissāya.

    ‘This body is produced by food. Relying on food,

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    आहारोā·hā·ro पहातब्बो’ति,pa·hā·tab·bo इतिi·ti खोkho पनेतंpa·ne·taṃ वुत्तं।vut·taṃ

    Āhāro pahātabbo’ti, iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ.

    you should give up food.’ This is what I said,

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    किञ्चेतंkiñ·ce·taṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca वुत्तं?vut·taṃ

    Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?

    but why did I say it?

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    इध,i·dha भगिनि,bha·gi·ni भिक्खुbhik·khu पटिसङ्खाpa·ṭi·saṅ·khā योनिसोyo·ni·so आहारंā·hā·raṃ आहारेति:ā·hā·re·ti

    Idha, bhagini, bhikkhu paṭisaṅkhā yoniso āhāraṁ āhāreti:

    Take a mendicant who reflects rationally on the food that they eat:

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    ‘नेवne·va दवायda·vā·ya नna मदायma·dā·ya नna मण्डनायmaṇ·ḍa·nā·ya नna विभूसनाय,vi·bhū·sa·nā·ya यावदेवyā·va·de·va इमस्सi·mas·sa कायस्सkā·yas·sa ठितियाṭhi·ti·yā यापनायyā·pa·nā·ya विहिंसूपरतियाvi·hiṃ·sū·pa·ra·ti·yā ब्रह्मचरियानुग्गहाय।brah·ma·ca·ri·yā·nug·ga·hā·ya इतिi·ti पुराणञ्चpu·rā·ṇañ·ca वेदनंve·da·naṃ पटिहङ्खामि,pa·ṭi·haṅ·khā·mi नवञ्चna·vañ·ca वेदनंve·da·naṃ नna उप्पादेस्सामि।up·pā·des·sā·mi यात्राyāt·rā चca मेme भविस्सतिbha·vis·sa·ti अनवज्जताa·na·vaj·ja·tā चca फासुविहारोphā·su·vi·hā·ro चा’ति।cā

    ‘neva davāya na madāya na maṇḍanāya na vibhūsanāya, yāvadeva imassa kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāya vihiṁsūparatiyā brahmacariyānuggahāya. Iti purāṇañca vedanaṁ paṭihaṅkhāmi, navañca vedanaṁ na uppādessāmi. Yātrā ca me bhavissati anavajjatā ca phāsuvihāro cā’ti.

    ‘Not for fun, indulgence, adornment, or decoration, but only to sustain this body, to avoid harm, and to support spiritual practice. In this way, I shall put an end to old discomfort and not give rise to new discomfort, and I will have the means to keep going, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding.’

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    सोso अपरेनa·pa·re·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na आहारंā·hā·raṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya आहारंā·hā·raṃ पजहति।pa·ja·ha·ti

    So aparena samayena āhāraṁ nissāya āhāraṁ pajahati.

    After some time, relying on food, they give up food.

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    ‘आहारसम्भूतोā·hā·ra·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo आहारंā·hā·raṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya आहारोā·hā·ro पहातब्बो’ति,pa·hā·tab·bo

    ‘Āhārasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo āhāraṁ nissāya āhāro pahātabbo’ti,

    (Pāli only)

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    इतिi·ti यंyaṃ तंtaṃ वुत्तंvut·taṃ इदमेतंi·da·me·taṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca वुत्तं।vut·taṃ

    iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.

    That’s why I said what I said.

36. 36

    ‘तण्हासम्भूतोtaṇ·hā·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo तण्हंtaṇ·haṃ निस्साय।nis·sā·ya

    ‘Taṇhāsambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo taṇhaṁ nissāya.

    ‘This body is produced by craving. Relying on craving,

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    तण्हाtaṇ·hā पहातब्बा’ति,pa·hā·tab·bā इतिi·ti खोkho पनेतंpa·ne·taṃ वुत्तं।vut·taṃ

    Taṇhā pahātabbā’ti, iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ.

    you should give up craving.’ This is what I said,

38. 38

    किञ्चेतंkiñ·ce·taṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca वुत्तं?vut·taṃ

    Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?

    but why did I say it?

39. 39

    इध,i·dha भगिनि,bha·gi·ni भिक्खुbhik·khu सुणाति:su·ṇā·ti

    Idha, bhagini, bhikkhu suṇāti:

    Take a mendicant who hears this:

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    ‘इत्थन्नामोit·than·nā·mo किरki·ra भिक्खुbhik·khu 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 विहरती’ति।vi·ha·ra·tī

    ‘itthannāmo kira bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī’ti.

    ‘They say that the mendicant named so-and-so has realized 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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    तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

    Tassa evaṁ hoti:

    They think:

42. 42

    ‘कुदास्सुku·dās·su नामnā·ma अहम्पिa·ham·pi 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 विहरिस्सामी’ति।vi·ha·ris·sā·mī

    ‘kudāssu nāma ahampi āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissāmī’ti.

    ‘Oh, when will I too realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom … in this very life …’

43. 43

    सोso अपरेनa·pa·re·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na तण्हंtaṇ·haṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya तण्हंtaṇ·haṃ पजहति।pa·ja·ha·ti

    So aparena samayena taṇhaṁ nissāya taṇhaṁ pajahati.

    After some time, relying on craving, they give up craving.

44. 44

    ‘तण्हासम्भूतोtaṇ·hā·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo तण्हंtaṇ·haṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya तण्हाtaṇ·hā पहातब्बा’ति,pa·hā·tab·bā

    ‘Taṇhāsambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo taṇhaṁ nissāya taṇhā pahātabbā’ti,

    (Pāli only)

45. 45

    इतिi·ti यंyaṃ तंtaṃ वुत्तंvut·taṃ इदमेतंi·da·me·taṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca वुत्तं।vut·taṃ

    iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.

    That’s why I said what I said.

46. 46

    ‘मानसम्भूतोmā·na·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायोkā·yo मानंmā·naṃ निस्साय।nis·sā·ya

    ‘Mānasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo mānaṁ nissāya.

    ‘This body is produced by conceit. Relying on conceit,

47. 47

    मानोmā·no पहातब्बो’ति,pa·hā·tab·bo इतिi·ti खोkho पनेतंpa·ne·taṃ वुत्तं।vut·taṃ

    Māno pahātabbo’ti, iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ.

    you should give up conceit.’ This is what I said,

48. 48

    किञ्चेतंkiñ·ce·taṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca वुत्तं?vut·taṃ

    Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?

    but why did I say it?

49. 49

    इध,i·dha भगिनि,bha·gi·ni भिक्खुbhik·khu सुणाति:su·ṇā·ti

    Idha, bhagini, bhikkhu suṇāti:

    Take a mendicant who hears this:

50. 50

    ‘इत्थन्नामोit·than·nā·mo किरki·ra भिक्खुbhik·khu 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 विहरती’ति।vi·ha·ra·tī

    ‘itthannāmo kira bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī’ti.

    ‘They say that the mendicant named so-and-so has realized 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.’

51. 51

    तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

    Tassa evaṁ hoti:

    They think:

52. 52

    ‘सोso हिhi नामnā·ma आयस्माā·yas·mā 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 विहरिस्सति;vi·ha·ris·sa·ti

    ‘so hi nāma āyasmā āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissati;

    ‘Well, that venerable can realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom … in this very life …

53. 53

    किमङ्गंki·maṅ·gaṃ पनाहन्’ति।pa·nā·han

    kimaṅgaṁ panāhan’ti.

    Why can’t I?’

54. 54

    सोso अपरेनa·pa·re·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na मानंmā·naṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya मानंmā·naṃ पजहति।pa·ja·ha·ti

    So aparena samayena mānaṁ nissāya mānaṁ pajahati.

    After some time, relying on conceit, they give up conceit.

55. 55

    ‘मानसम्भूतोmā·na·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायो,kā·yo मानंmā·naṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya मानोmā·no पहातब्बो’ति,pa·hā·tab·bo

    ‘Mānasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo, mānaṁ nissāya māno pahātabbo’ti,

    (Pāli only)

56. 56

    इतिi·ti यंyaṃ तंtaṃ वुत्तंvut·taṃ इदमेतंi·da·me·taṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca वुत्तं।vut·taṃ

    iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.

    That’s why I said what I said.

57. 57

    मेथुनसम्भूतोme·thu·na·sam·bhū·to अयं,a·yaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni कायो।kā·yo

    Methunasambhūto ayaṁ, bhagini, kāyo.

    ‘This body is produced by sex.

58. 58

    मेथुनेme·thu·ne चca सेतुघातोse·tu·ghā·to वुत्तोvut·to भगवता”ति।bha·ga·va·tā

    Methune ca setughāto vutto bhagavatā”ti.

    The Buddha spoke of breaking off everything to do with sex.’”

59. 59

    अथa·tha खोkho साsā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī मञ्चकाmañ·ca·kā वुट्ठहित्वाvuṭ·ṭha·hit·vā एकंसंe·kaṃ·saṃ उत्तरासङ्गंut·ta·rā·saṅ·gaṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa पादेसुpā·de·su सिरसाsi·ra·sā निपतित्वाni·pa·tit·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho sā bhikkhunī mañcakā vuṭṭhahitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā āyasmato ānandassa pādesu sirasā nipatitvā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:

    Then that nun rose from her cot, placed her robe over one shoulder, bowed with her head to Ānanda’s feet, and said,

60. 60

    “अच्चयोac·ca·yo मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अच्चगमा,ac·ca·ga·mā यथाबालंya·thā·bā·laṃ यथामूळ्हंya·thā·mū·ḷhaṃ यथाअकुसलं,ya·thā·a·ku·sa·laṃ याहंyā·haṃ एवमकासिं।e·va·ma·kā·siṃ

    “accayo maṁ, bhante, accagamā, yathābālaṁ yathāmūḷhaṁ yathāakusalaṁ, yāhaṁ evamakāsiṁ.

    “I made a mistake, sir. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of me to act in that way.

61. 61

    तस्साtas·sā मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te अय्योay·yo आनन्दोā·nan·do अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to पटिग्गण्हातु,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·tu आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ संवराया”ति।saṃ·va·rā·yā

    Tassā me, bhante, ayyo ānando accayaṁ accayato paṭiggaṇhātu, āyatiṁ saṁvarāyā”ti.

    Please, sir, accept my mistake for what it is, so I can restrain myself in future.”

62. 62

    “तग्घtag·gha तं,taṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni अच्चयोac·ca·yo अच्चगमा,ac·ca·ga·mā यथाबालंya·thā·bā·laṃ यथामूळ्हंya·thā·mū·ḷhaṃ यथाअकुसलं,ya·thā·a·ku·sa·laṃ याyā त्वंtvaṃ एवमकासि।e·va·ma·kā·si

    “Taggha taṁ, bhagini, accayo accagamā, yathābālaṁ yathāmūḷhaṁ yathāakusalaṁ, yā tvaṁ evamakāsi.

    “Indeed, sister, you made a mistake. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of you to act in that way.

63. 63

    यतोya·to चca खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to दिस्वाdis·vā यथाधम्मंya·thā·dham·maṃ पटिकरोसि,pa·ṭi·ka·ro·si तंtaṃ तेte मयंma·yaṃ पटिग्गण्हाम।pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ma

    Yato ca kho tvaṁ, bhagini, accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ paṭikarosi, taṁ te mayaṁ paṭiggaṇhāma.

    But since you have recognized your mistake for what it is, and have dealt with it properly, I accept it.

64. 64

    वुद्धिvud·dhi हेसा,he·sā भगिनि,bha·gi·ni अरियस्सa·ri·yas·sa विनयेvi·na·ye योyo अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to दिस्वाdis·vā यथाधम्मंya·thā·dham·maṃ पटिकरोतिpa·ṭi·ka·ro·ti आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ संवरंsaṃ·va·raṃ आपज्जती”ति।ā·paj·ja·tī

    Vuddhi hesā, bhagini, ariyassa vinaye yo accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ paṭikaroti āyatiṁ saṁvaraṁ āpajjatī”ti.

    For it is growth in the training of the Noble One to recognize a mistake for what it is, deal with it properly, and commit to restraint in the future.”

65. 65

    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.