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Doṇasutta

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    अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 4।36

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.36

    Numbered Discourses 4.36

  2. 2

    4। चक्कवग्गcak·ka·vag·ga

    4. Cakkavagga

    4. Situations

  3. 3

    दोणसुत्तdo·ṇa·sut·ta

    Doṇasutta

    Doṇa

  4. 4

    एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā अन्तराan·ta·rā चca उक्कट्ठंuk·kaṭ·ṭhaṃ अन्तराan·ta·rā चca सेतब्यंse·tab·yaṃ अद्धानमग्गप्पटिपन्नोad·dhā·na·mag·gap·pa·ṭi·pan·no होति।ho·ti

    Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā antarā ca ukkaṭṭhaṁ antarā ca setabyaṁ addhānamaggappaṭipanno hoti.

    At one time the Buddha was traveling along the road between Ukkaṭṭhā and Setavyā,

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    दोणोपिdo·ṇo·pi सुदंsu·daṃ ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo अन्तराan·ta·rā चca उक्कट्ठंuk·kaṭ·ṭhaṃ अन्तराan·ta·rā चca सेतब्यंse·tab·yaṃ अद्धानमग्गप्पटिपन्नोad·dhā·na·mag·gap·pa·ṭi·pan·no होति।ho·ti

    Doṇopi sudaṁ brāhmaṇo antarā ca ukkaṭṭhaṁ antarā ca setabyaṁ addhānamaggappaṭipanno hoti.

    as was the brahmin Doṇa.

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    अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho दोणोdo·ṇo ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पादेसुpā·de·su चक्कानिcak·kā·ni सहस्सारानिsa·has·sā·rā·ni सनेमिकानिsa·ne·mi·kā·ni सनाभिकानिsa·nā·bhi·kā·ni सब्बाकारपरिपूरानि;sab·bā·kā·ra·pa·ri·pū·rā·ni

    Addasā kho doṇo brāhmaṇo bhagavato pādesu cakkāni sahassārāni sanemikāni sanābhikāni sabbākāraparipūrāni;

    Doṇa saw that the Buddha’s footprints had thousand-spoked wheels, with rims and hubs, complete in every detail.

  7. 7

    दिस्वानस्सdis·vā·nas·sa एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

    disvānassa etadahosi:

    It occurred to him,

  8. 8

    “अच्छरियंac·cha·ri·yaṃ वतva·ta भो,bho अब्भुतंab·bhu·taṃ वतva·ta भो।bho

    “acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata bho.

    “Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!

  9. 9

    नna वतिमानिva·ti·mā·ni मनुस्सभूतस्सma·nus·sa·bhū·tas·sa पदानिpa·dā·ni भविस्सन्ती”ति।bha·vis·san·tī

    Na vatimāni manussabhūtassa padāni bhavissantī”ti.

    Surely these couldn’t be the footprints of a human being?”

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    अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā मग्गाmag·gā ओक्कम्मok·kam·ma अञ्ञतरस्मिंañ·ña·ta·ras·miṃ रुक्खमूलेruk·kha·mū·le निसीदिni·sī·di पल्लङ्कंpal·laṅ·kaṃ आभुजित्वाā·bhu·jit·vā उजुंu·juṃ कायंkā·yaṃ पणिधायpa·ṇi·dhā·ya परिमुखंpa·ri·mu·khaṃ सतिंsa·tiṃ उपट्ठपेत्वा।u·paṭ·ṭha·pet·vā

    Atha kho bhagavā maggā okkamma aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle nisīdi pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.

    The Buddha had left the road and sat at the root of a tree cross-legged, setting his body straight, and bringing mindfulness to the present.

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    अथa·tha खोkho दोणोdo·ṇo ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पदानिpa·dā·ni अनुगच्छन्तोa·nu·gac·chan·to अद्दसad·da·sa भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अञ्ञतरस्मिंañ·ña·ta·ras·miṃ रुक्खमूलेruk·kha·mū·le निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ पासादिकंpā·sā·di·kaṃ पसादनीयंpa·sā·da·nī·yaṃ सन्तिन्द्रियंsan·tin·dri·yaṃ सन्तमानसंsan·ta·mā·na·saṃ उत्तमदमथसमथमनुप्पत्तंut·ta·ma·da·ma·tha·sa·ma·tha·ma·nup·pat·taṃ दन्तंdan·taṃ गुत्तंgut·taṃ संयतिन्द्रियंsaṃ·ya·tin·dri·yaṃ नागं।nā·gaṃ

    Atha kho doṇo brāhmaṇo bhagavato padāni anugacchanto addasa bhagavantaṁ aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle nisinnaṁ pāsādikaṁ pasādanīyaṁ santindriyaṁ santamānasaṁ uttamadamathasamathamanuppattaṁ dantaṁ guttaṁ saṁyatindriyaṁ nāgaṁ.

    Then Doṇa, following the Buddha’s footprints, saw him sitting at the tree root—impressive and inspiring, with peaceful faculties and heart, attained to the highest self-control and serenity, like an elephant with tamed, guarded, and controlled faculties.

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    दिस्वानdis·vā·na येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Disvāna yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    He went up to the Buddha and said to him:

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    “देवोde·vo नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती”ति?bha·vis·sa·tī

    “Devo no bhavaṁ bhavissatī”ti?

    “Sir, might you be a god?”

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    “नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa देवोde·vo भविस्सामी”ति।bha·vis·sā·mī

    “Na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, devo bhavissāmī”ti.

    “I will not be a god, brahmin.”

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    “गन्धब्बोgan·dhab·bo नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती”ति?bha·vis·sa·tī

    “Gandhabbo no bhavaṁ bhavissatī”ti?

    “Might you be a centaur?”

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    “नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa गन्धब्बोgan·dhab·bo भविस्सामी”ति।bha·vis·sā·mī

    “Na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, gandhabbo bhavissāmī”ti.

    “I will not be a centaur.”

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    “यक्खोyak·kho नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती”ति?bha·vis·sa·tī

    “Yakkho no bhavaṁ bhavissatī”ti?

    “Might you be a spirit?”

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    “नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa यक्खोyak·kho भविस्सामी”ति।bha·vis·sā·mī

    “Na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, yakkho bhavissāmī”ti.

    “I will not be a spirit.”

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    “मनुस्सोma·nus·so नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती”ति?bha·vis·sa·tī

    “Manusso no bhavaṁ bhavissatī”ti?

    “Might you be a human?”

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    “नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa मनुस्सोma·nus·so भविस्सामी”ति।bha·vis·sā·mī

    “Na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, manusso bhavissāmī”ti.

    “I will not be a human.”

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    “‘देवोde·vo नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती’ति,bha·vis·sa·tī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानो:sa·mā·no

    “‘Devo no bhavaṁ bhavissatī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno:

    “When asked whether you might be a god, centaur, spirit, or human,

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    ‘नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa देवोde·vo भविस्सामी’तिbha·vis·sā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

    ‘na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, devo bhavissāmī’ti vadesi.

    you answer that you will not be any of these.

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    ‘गन्धब्बोgan·dhab·bo नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती’ति,bha·vis·sa·tī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानो:sa·mā·no

    ‘Gandhabbo no bhavaṁ bhavissatī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno:

    (Pāli only)

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    ‘नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa गन्धब्बोgan·dhab·bo भविस्सामी’तिbha·vis·sā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

    ‘na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, gandhabbo bhavissāmī’ti vadesi.

    (Pāli only)

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    ‘यक्खोyak·kho नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती’ति,bha·vis·sa·tī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानो:sa·mā·no

    ‘Yakkho no bhavaṁ bhavissatī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno:

    (Pāli only)

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    ‘नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa यक्खोyak·kho भविस्सामी’तिbha·vis·sā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

    ‘na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, yakkho bhavissāmī’ti vadesi.

    (Pāli only)

  27. 27

    ‘मनुस्सोma·nus·so नोno भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती’ति,bha·vis·sa·tī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानो:sa·mā·no

    ‘Manusso no bhavaṁ bhavissatī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno:

    (Pāli only)

  28. 28

    ‘नna खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa मनुस्सोma·nus·so भविस्सामी’तिbha·vis·sā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

    ‘na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, manusso bhavissāmī’ti vadesi.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha कोko चरहिca·ra·hi भवंbha·vaṃ भविस्सती”ति?bha·vis·sa·tī

    Atha ko carahi bhavaṁ bhavissatī”ti?

    So what then might you be?”

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    “येसंye·saṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ अप्पहीनत्ताap·pa·hī·nat·tā देवोde·vo भवेय्यं,bha·vey·yaṃ तेte मेme आसवाā·sa·vā पहीनाpa·hī·nā उच्छिन्नमूलाuc·chin·na·mū·lā तालावत्थुकताtā·lā·vat·thu·ka·tā अनभावङ्कताa·na·bhā·vaṅ·ka·tā आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ अनुप्पादधम्मा।a·nup·pā·da·dham·mā

    “Yesaṁ kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, āsavānaṁ appahīnattā devo bhaveyyaṁ, te me āsavā pahīnā ucchinnamūlā tālāvatthukatā anabhāvaṅkatā āyatiṁ anuppādadhammā.

    “Brahmin, if I had not given up defilements I might have become a god … a centaur … a spirit … or a human. But I have given up those defilements, cut them off at the root, made them like a palm stump, obliterated them so they are unable to arise in the future.

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    येसंye·saṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ अप्पहीनत्ताap·pa·hī·nat·tā गन्धब्बोgan·dhab·bo भवेय्यंbha·vey·yaṃ … यक्खोyak·kho भवेय्यंbha·vey·yaṃ … मनुस्सोma·nus·so भवेय्यं,bha·vey·yaṃ तेte मेme आसवाā·sa·vā पहीनाpa·hī·nā उच्छिन्नमूलाuc·chin·na·mū·lā तालावत्थुकताtā·lā·vat·thu·ka·tā अनभावङ्कताa·na·bhā·vaṅ·ka·tā आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ अनुप्पादधम्मा।a·nup·pā·da·dham·mā

    Yesaṁ kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, āsavānaṁ appahīnattā gandhabbo bhaveyyaṁ … yakkho bhaveyyaṁ … manusso bhaveyyaṁ, te me āsavā pahīnā ucchinnamūlā tālāvatthukatā anabhāvaṅkatā āyatiṁ anuppādadhammā.

    (Pāli only)

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    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa उप्पलंup·pa·laṃ वाvā पदुमंpa·du·maṃ वाvā पुण्डरीकंpuṇ·ḍa·rī·kaṃ वाvā उदकेu·da·ke जातंjā·taṃ उदकेu·da·ke संवड्ढंsaṃ·vaḍ·ḍhaṃ उदकाu·da·kā अच्चुग्गम्मac·cug·gam·ma तिट्ठतिtiṭ·ṭha·ti अनुपलित्तंa·nu·pa·lit·taṃ उदकेन;u·da·ke·na

    Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, uppalaṁ vā padumaṁ vā puṇḍarīkaṁ vā udake jātaṁ udake saṁvaḍḍhaṁ udakā accuggamma tiṭṭhati anupalittaṁ udakena;

    Suppose there was a blue water lily, or a pink or white lotus. Though it sprouted and grew in the water, it would rise up above the water and stand with no water clinging to it.

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    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa लोकेlo·ke जातोjā·to लोकेlo·ke संवड्ढोsaṃ·vaḍ·ḍho लोकंlo·kaṃ अभिभुय्यa·bhi·bhuy·ya विहरामिvi·ha·rā·mi अनुपलित्तोa·nu·pa·lit·to लोकेन।lo·ke·na

    evamevaṁ kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, loke jāto loke saṁvaḍḍho lokaṁ abhibhuyya viharāmi anupalitto lokena.

    In the same way, though I was born and grew up in the world, I live having mastered the world, unsullied by the world.

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    बुद्धोतिbud·dho·ti मं,maṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa धारेहीति।dhā·re·hī·ti

    Buddhoti maṁ, brāhmaṇa, dhārehīti.

    Remember me, brahmin, as a Buddha.

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    येनye·na देवूपपत्यस्स,de·vū·pa·pat·yas·sa

    Yena devūpapatyassa,

    I could have been reborn as a god,

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    गन्धब्बोgan·dhab·bo वाvā विहङ्गमो;vi·haṅ·ga·mo

    gandhabbo vā vihaṅgamo;

    or as a centaur flying through the sky.

  37. 37

    यक्खत्तंyak·khat·taṃ येनye·na गच्छेय्यं,gac·chey·yaṃ

    Yakkhattaṁ yena gaccheyyaṁ,

    I could have become a spirit,

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    मनुस्सत्तञ्चma·nus·sat·tañ·ca अब्बजे;ab·ba·je

    manussattañca abbaje;

    or returned as a human.

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    तेte मय्हंmay·haṃ आसवाā·sa·vā खीणा,khī·ṇā

    Te mayhaṁ āsavā khīṇā,

    But I’ve ended those defilements,

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    विद्धस्ताvid·dhas·tā विनळीकता।vi·na·ḷī·ka·tā

    viddhastā vinaḷīkatā.

    they’re blown away and mown down.

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    पुण्डरीकंpuṇ·ḍa·rī·kaṃ यथाya·thā वग्गु,vag·gu

    Puṇḍarīkaṁ yathā vaggu,

    Like a graceful lotus,

  42. 42

    तोयेनto·ye·na नुपलिप्पति;nu·pa·lip·pa·ti

    Toyena nupalippati;

    to which water does not cling,

  43. 43

    नुपलिप्पामिnu·pa·lip·pā·mi लोकेन,lo·ke·na

    Nupalippāmi lokena,

    the world doesn’t cling to me,

  44. 44

    तस्माtas·mā बुद्धोस्मिbud·dhos·mi ब्राह्मणा”ति।brāh·ma·ṇā

    Tasmā buddhosmi brāhmaṇā”ti.

    and so, brahmin, I am a Buddha.”

  45. 45

    छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Chaṭṭhaṁ.

    (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.