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Mahāpadesasutta

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1. 1

   अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 4।180

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.180

   Numbered Discourses 4.180

2. 2

   18। सञ्चेतनियवग्गsañ·ce·ta·ni·ya·vag·ga

   18. Sañcetaniyavagga

   18. Intention

3. 3

   महापदेससुत्तma·hā·pa·de·sa·sut·ta

   Mahāpadesasutta

   The Four Great References

4. 4

   एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā भोगनगरेbho·ga·na·ga·re विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti आनन्दचेतिये।ā·nan·da·ce·ti·ye

   Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā bhoganagare viharati ānandacetiye.

   At one time the Buddha was staying near the Bhoga City, at the Ānanda Shrine.

5. 5

   तत्रtat·ra खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

   Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

   There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,

6. 6

   “भिक्खवो”ति।bhik·kha·vo

   “bhikkhavo”ti.

   “Mendicants!”

7. 7

   “भदन्ते”तिbha·dan·te तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

   “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

   “Venerable sir,” they replied.

8. 8

   भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Bhagavā etadavoca:

   The Buddha said this:

9. 9

   “चत्तारोमे,cat·tā·ro·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve महापदेसेma·hā·pa·de·se देसेस्सामि,de·ses·sā·mi

   “cattārome, bhikkhave, mahāpadese desessāmi,

   “Mendicants, I will teach you the four great references.

10. 10

    तंtaṃ सुणाथ,su·ṇā·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोथ,ka·ro·tha भासिस्सामी”ति।bhā·sis·sā·mī

    taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

    Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

11. 11

    “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

    “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

    “Yes, sir,” they replied.

12. 12

    भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Bhagavā etadavoca:

    The Buddha said this:

13. 13

    “कतमे,ka·ta·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चत्तारोcat·tā·ro महापदेसा?ma·hā·pa·de·sā

    “Katame, bhikkhave, cattāro mahāpadesā?

    “Mendicants, what are the four great references?

14. 14

    इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take a mendicant who says:

15. 15

    ‘सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā मेतं,me·taṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    ‘sammukhā metaṁ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    ‘Reverend, I have heard and learned this in the presence of the Buddha:

16. 16

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

17. 17

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

18. 18

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

19. 19

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानिo·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni नna चेवce·va सुत्तेsut·te ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti नna विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they do not fit in the discourse and are not exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

20. 20

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ नna चेवce·va तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is not the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

21. 21

    इमस्सi·mas·sa चca भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no दुग्गहितन्’ति।dug·ga·hi·tan

    imassa ca bhikkhuno duggahitan’ti.

    It has been incorrectly memorized by that mendicant.’

22. 22

    इतिi·ti हेतं,he·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छड्डेय्याथ।chaḍ·ḍey·yā·tha

    Iti hetaṁ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

    And so you should discard it.

23. 23

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take another mendicant who says:

24. 24

    ‘सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā मेतं,me·taṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    ‘sammukhā metaṁ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    ‘Reverend, I have heard and learned this in the presence of the Buddha:

25. 25

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

26. 26

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

27. 27

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

28. 28

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानिo·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni सुत्तेsut·te चेवce·va ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti विनयेvi·na·ye चca सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

29. 29

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

30. 30

    इमस्सi·mas·sa चca भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no सुग्गहितन्’ति।sug·ga·hi·tan

    imassa ca bhikkhuno suggahitan’ti.

    It has been correctly memorized by that mendicant.’

31. 31

    इदं,i·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ महापदेसंma·hā·pa·de·saṃ धारेय्याथ।dhā·rey·yā·tha

    Idaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamaṁ mahāpadesaṁ dhāreyyātha.

    You should remember it. This is the first great reference.

32. 32

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take another mendicant who says:

33. 33

    ‘असुकस्मिंa·su·kas·miṃ नामnā·ma आवासेā·vā·se सङ्घोsaṅ·gho विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti सथेरोsa·the·ro सपामोक्खो।sa·pā·mok·kho

    ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse saṅgho viharati sathero sapāmokkho.

    ‘In such-and-such monastery lives a Saṅgha with seniors and leaders.

34. 34

    तस्सtas·sa मेme सङ्घस्सsaṅ·ghas·sa सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    Tassa me saṅghassa sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    I’ve heard and learned this in the presence of that Saṅgha:

35. 35

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

36. 36

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

37. 37

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

38. 38

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानिo·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni नna चेवce·va सुत्तेsut·te ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti नna विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they do not fit in the discourse and are not exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

39. 39

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ नna चेवce·va तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is not the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

40. 40

    तस्सtas·sa चca सङ्घस्सsaṅ·ghas·sa दुग्गहितन्’ति।dug·ga·hi·tan

    tassa ca saṅghassa duggahitan’ti.

    It has been incorrectly memorized by that Saṅgha.’

41. 41

    इतिi·ti हेतं,he·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छड्डेय्याथ।chaḍ·ḍey·yā·tha

    Iti hetaṁ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

    And so you should discard it.

42. 42

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take another mendicant who says:

43. 43

    ‘असुकस्मिंa·su·kas·miṃ नामnā·ma आवासेā·vā·se सङ्घोsaṅ·gho विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti सथेरोsa·the·ro सपामोक्खो।sa·pā·mok·kho

    ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse saṅgho viharati sathero sapāmokkho.

    ‘In such-and-such monastery lives a Saṅgha with seniors and leaders.

44. 44

    तस्सtas·sa मेme सङ्घस्सsaṅ·ghas·sa सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    Tassa me saṅghassa sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    I’ve heard and learned this in the presence of that Saṅgha:

45. 45

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

46. 46

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

47. 47

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

48. 48

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानि,o·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni सुत्तेsut·te चेवce·va ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti विनयेvi·na·ye चca सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni, vinaye sandassiyamānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

49. 49

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

50. 50

    तस्सtas·sa चca सङ्घस्सsaṅ·ghas·sa सुग्गहितन्’ति।sug·ga·hi·tan

    tassa ca saṅghassa suggahitan’ti.

    It has been correctly memorized by that Saṅgha.’

51. 51

    इदं,i·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुतियंdu·ti·yaṃ महापदेसंma·hā·pa·de·saṃ धारेय्याथ।dhā·rey·yā·tha

    Idaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyaṁ mahāpadesaṁ dhāreyyātha.

    You should remember it. This is the second great reference.

52. 52

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take another mendicant who says:

53. 53

    ‘असुकस्मिंa·su·kas·miṃ नामnā·ma आवासेā·vā·se सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā थेराthe·rā भिक्खूbhik·khū विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti बहुस्सुताba·hus·su·tā आगतागमाā·ga·tā·ga·mā धम्मधराdham·ma·dha·rā विनयधराvi·na·ya·dha·rā मातिकाधरा।mā·ti·kā·dha·rā

    ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse sambahulā therā bhikkhū viharanti bahussutā āgatāgamā dhammadharā vinayadharā mātikādharā.

    ‘In such-and-such monastery there are several senior mendicants who are very learned, inheritors of the heritage, who remember the teachings, the monastic law, and the outlines.

54. 54

    तेसंte·saṃ मेme थेरानंthe·rā·naṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    Tesaṁ me therānaṁ sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    I’ve heard and learned this in the presence of those senior mendicants:

55. 55

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

56. 56

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

57. 57

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

58. 58

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानिo·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni नna चेवce·va सुत्तेsut·te ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti नna विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they do not fit in the discourse and are not exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

59. 59

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ नna चेवce·va तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is not the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

60. 60

    तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca थेरानंthe·rā·naṃ दुग्गहितन्’ति।dug·ga·hi·tan

    tesañca therānaṁ duggahitan’ti.

    It has been incorrectly memorized by those senior mendicants.’

61. 61

    इतिi·ti हेतं,he·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छड्डेय्याथ।chaḍ·ḍey·yā·tha

    Iti hetaṁ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

    And so you should discard it.

62. 62

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take another mendicant who says:

63. 63

    ‘असुकस्मिंa·su·kas·miṃ नामnā·ma आवासेā·vā·se सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā थेराthe·rā भिक्खूbhik·khū विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti बहुस्सुताba·hus·su·tā आगतागमाā·ga·tā·ga·mā धम्मधराdham·ma·dha·rā विनयधराvi·na·ya·dha·rā मातिकाधरा।mā·ti·kā·dha·rā

    ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse sambahulā therā bhikkhū viharanti bahussutā āgatāgamā dhammadharā vinayadharā mātikādharā.

    ‘In such-and-such monastery there are several senior mendicants who are very learned, inheritors of the heritage, who remember the teachings, the monastic law, and the outlines.

64. 64

    तेसंte·saṃ मेme थेरानंthe·rā·naṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    Tesaṁ me therānaṁ sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    I’ve heard and learned this in the presence of those senior mendicants:

65. 65

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

66. 66

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

67. 67

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

68. 68

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानिo·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni सुत्तेsut·te चेवce·va ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti विनयेvi·na·ye चca सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

69. 69

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

70. 70

    तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca थेरानंthe·rā·naṃ सुग्गहितन्’ति।sug·ga·hi·tan

    tesañca therānaṁ suggahitan’ti.

    It has been correctly memorized by those senior mendicants.’

71. 71

    इदं,i·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ततियंta·ti·yaṃ महापदेसंma·hā·pa·de·saṃ धारेय्याथ।dhā·rey·yā·tha

    Idaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyaṁ mahāpadesaṁ dhāreyyātha.

    You should remember it. This is the third great reference.

72. 72

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take another mendicant who says:

73. 73

    ‘असुकस्मिंa·su·kas·miṃ नामnā·ma आवासेā·vā·se एकोe·ko थेरोthe·ro भिक्खुbhik·khu विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to आगतागमोā·ga·tā·ga·mo धम्मधरोdham·ma·dha·ro विनयधरोvi·na·ya·dha·ro मातिकाधरो।mā·ti·kā·dha·ro

    ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse eko thero bhikkhu viharati bahussuto āgatāgamo dhammadharo vinayadharo mātikādharo.

    ‘In such-and-such monastery there is a single senior mendicant who is very learned, an inheritor of the heritage, who has memorized the teachings, the monastic law, and the outlines.

74. 74

    तस्सtas·sa मेme थेरस्सthe·ras·sa सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    Tassa me therassa sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    I’ve heard and learned this in the presence of that senior mendicant:

75. 75

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

76. 76

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

77. 77

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

78. 78

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानिo·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni नna चेवce·va सुत्तेsut·te ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti नna विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they do not fit in the discourse and are not exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

79. 79

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ नna चेवce·va तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is not the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

80. 80

    तस्सtas·sa चca थेरस्सthe·ras·sa दुग्गहितन्’ति।dug·ga·hi·tan

    tassa ca therassa duggahitan’ti.

    It has been incorrectly memorized by that senior mendicant.’

81. 81

    इतिi·ti हेतं,he·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छड्डेय्याथ।chaḍ·ḍey·yā·tha

    Iti hetaṁ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

    And so you should discard it.

82. 82

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:

    Take another mendicant who says:

83. 83

    ‘असुकस्मिंa·su·kas·miṃ नामnā·ma आवासेā·vā·se एकोe·ko थेरोthe·ro भिक्खुbhik·khu विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to आगतागमोā·ga·tā·ga·mo धम्मधरोdham·ma·dha·ro विनयधरोvi·na·ya·dha·ro मातिकाधरो।mā·ti·kā·dha·ro

    ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse eko thero bhikkhu viharati bahussuto āgatāgamo dhammadharo vinayadharo mātikādharo.

    ‘In such-and-such monastery there is a single senior mendicant who is very learned, an inheritor of the heritage, who has memorized the teachings, the monastic law, and the outlines.

84. 84

    तस्सtas·sa मेme थेरस्सthe·ras·sa सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सुतंsu·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं—pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

    Tassa me therassa sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ—

    I’ve heard and learned this in the presence of that senior mendicant:

85. 85

    अयंa·yaṃ धम्मो,dham·mo अयंa·yaṃ विनयो,vi·na·yo इदंi·daṃ सत्थुसासनन्’ति।sat·thu·sā·sa·nan

    ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.

    this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’

86. 86

    तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भासितंbhā·si·taṃ नेवne·va अभिनन्दितब्बंa·bhi·nan·di·tab·baṃ नप्पटिक्कोसितब्बं।nap·pa·ṭik·ko·si·tab·baṃ

    Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ.

    You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement.

87. 87

    अनभिनन्दित्वाa·na·bhi·nan·dit·vā अप्पटिक्कोसित्वाap·pa·ṭik·ko·sit·vā तानिtā·ni पदब्यञ्जनानिpa·dab·yañ·ja·nā·ni साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā सुत्तेsut·te ओतारेतब्बानि,o·tā·re·tab·bā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सेतब्बानि।san·das·se·tab·bā·ni

    Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni.

    Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training.

88. 88

    तानिtā·ni चेce सुत्तेsut·te ओतारियमानानिo·tā·ri·ya·mā·nā·ni विनयेvi·na·ye सन्दस्सियमानानिsan·das·si·ya·mā·nā·ni सुत्तेsut·te चेवce·va ओतरन्तिo·ta·ran·ti विनयेvi·na·ye चca सन्दिस्सन्ति,san·dis·san·ti निट्ठमेत्थniṭ·ṭha·met·tha गन्तब्बं:gan·tab·baṃ

    Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:

    If they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion:

89. 89

    ‘अद्धाad·dhā इदंi·daṃ तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वचनंva·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स;sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

    ‘addhā idaṁ tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa;

    ‘Clearly this is the word of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

90. 90

    तस्सtas·sa चca थेरस्सthe·ras·sa सुग्गहितन्’ति।sug·ga·hi·tan

    tassa ca therassa suggahitan’ti.

    It has been correctly memorized by that senior mendicant.’

91. 91

    इदं,i·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतुत्थंca·tut·thaṃ महापदेसंma·hā·pa·de·saṃ धारेय्याथ।dhā·rey·yā·tha

    Idaṁ, bhikkhave, catutthaṁ mahāpadesaṁ dhāreyyātha.

    You should remember it. This is the fourth great reference.

92. 92

    इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चत्तारोcat·tā·ro महापदेसा”ति।ma·hā·pa·de·sā

    Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro mahāpadesā”ti.

    These are the four great references.”

93. 93

    दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

    Dasamaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

94. 94

    सञ्चेतनियवग्गोsañ·ce·ta·ni·ya·vag·go ततियो।ta·ti·yo

    Sañcetaniyavaggo tatiyo.

    (Pāli only)

95. 95

    तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

    Tassuddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

96. 96

    चेतनाce·ta·nā विभत्तिvi·bhat·ti कोट्ठिको,koṭ·ṭhi·ko

    Cetanā vibhatti koṭṭhiko,

    (Pāli only)

97. 97

    आनन्दोā·nan·do उपवाणपञ्चमं;u·pa·vā·ṇa·pañ·ca·maṃ

    Ānando upavāṇapañcamaṁ;

    (Pāli only)

98. 98

    आयाचनā·yā·ca·na राहुलrā·hu·la जम्बाली,jam·bā·lī

    Āyācana rāhula jambālī,

    (Pāli only)

99. 99

    निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ महापदेसेनाति।ma·hā·pa·de·se·nā·ti

    Nibbānaṁ mahāpadesenāti.

    (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.