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Sumanasutta
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Numbered Discourses 5.31
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अथa·tha खोkho सुमनाsu·ma·nā राजकुमारीrā·ja·ku·mā·rī पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi रथसतेहिra·tha·sa·te·hi पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi राजकुमारिसतेहिrā·ja·ku·mā·ri·sa·te·hi परिवुताpa·ri·vu·tā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नाni·sin·nā खोkho सुमनाsu·ma·nā राजकुमारीrā·ja·ku·mā·rī भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Atha kho sumanā rājakumārī pañcahi rathasatehi pañcahi rājakumārisatehi parivutā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho sumanā rājakumārī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then Princess Sumanā, escorted by five hundred chariots and five hundred royal maidens, went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“योyo सो,so सुमने,su·ma·ne दायकोdā·ya·ko सोso अमुंa·muṃ अदायकंa·dā·ya·kaṃ देवभूतोde·va·bhū·to समानोsa·mā·no पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi ठानेहिṭhā·ne·hi अधिगण्हाति—a·dhi·gaṇ·hā·ti
“yo so, sumane, dāyako so amuṁ adāyakaṁ devabhūto samāno pañcahi ṭhānehi adhigaṇhāti—
“As a god, the one who was a giver surpasses the other in five respects:
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दिब्बेनdib·be·na आयुना,ā·yu·nā दिब्बेनdib·be·na वण्णेन,vaṇ·ṇe·na दिब्बेनdib·be·na सुखेन,su·khe·na दिब्बेनdib·be·na यसेन,ya·se·na दिब्बेनdib·be·na आधिपतेय्येन।ā·dhi·pa·tey·ye·na
dibbena āyunā, dibbena vaṇṇena, dibbena sukhena, dibbena yasena, dibbena ādhipateyyena.
heavenly lifespan, beauty, happiness, glory, and sovereignty.
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योyo सो,so सुमने,su·ma·ne दायकोdā·ya·ko सोso अमुंa·muṃ अदायकंa·dā·ya·kaṃ देवभूतोde·va·bhū·to समानोsa·mā·no इमेहिi·me·hi पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi ठानेहिṭhā·ne·hi अधिगण्हाति”।a·dhi·gaṇ·hā·ti
Yo so, sumane, dāyako so amuṁ adāyakaṁ devabhūto samāno imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi adhigaṇhāti”.
As a god, the one who was a giver surpasses the other in these five respects.”
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“सचेsa·ce पनpa·na ते,te भन्ते,bhan·te ततोta·to चुताcu·tā इत्थत्तंit·that·taṃ आगच्छन्ति,ā·gac·chan·ti मनुस्सभूतानंma·nus·sa·bhū·tā·naṃ पनpa·na नेसं,ne·saṃ भन्ते,bhan·te सियाsi·yā विसेसो,vi·se·so सियाsi·yā नानाकरणन्”ति?nā·nā·ka·ra·ṇan
“Sace pana te, bhante, tato cutā itthattaṁ āgacchanti, manussabhūtānaṁ pana nesaṁ, bhante, siyā viseso, siyā nānākaraṇan”ti?
“But sir, if they pass away from there and come back to this place as human beings, would there still be any distinction or difference between them?”
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“योyo सो,so सुमने,su·ma·ne दायकोdā·ya·ko सोso अमुंa·muṃ अदायकंa·dā·ya·kaṃ मनुस्सभूतोma·nus·sa·bhū·to समानोsa·mā·no पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi ठानेहिṭhā·ne·hi अधिगण्हाति—a·dhi·gaṇ·hā·ti
“yo so, sumane, dāyako so amuṁ adāyakaṁ manussabhūto samāno pañcahi ṭhānehi adhigaṇhāti—
“As a human being, the one who was a giver surpasses the other in five respects:
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मानुसकेनmā·nu·sa·ke·na आयुना,ā·yu·nā मानुसकेनmā·nu·sa·ke·na वण्णेन,vaṇ·ṇe·na मानुसकेनmā·nu·sa·ke·na सुखेन,su·khe·na मानुसकेनmā·nu·sa·ke·na यसेन,ya·se·na मानुसकेनmā·nu·sa·ke·na आधिपतेय्येन।ā·dhi·pa·tey·ye·na
mānusakena āyunā, mānusakena vaṇṇena, mānusakena sukhena, mānusakena yasena, mānusakena ādhipateyyena.
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योyo सो,so सुमने,su·ma·ne दायकोdā·ya·ko सोso अमुंa·muṃ अदायकंa·dā·ya·kaṃ मनुस्सभूतोma·nus·sa·bhū·to समानोsa·mā·no इमेहिi·me·hi पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi ठानेहिṭhā·ne·hi अधिगण्हाति”।a·dhi·gaṇ·hā·ti
Yo so, sumane, dāyako so amuṁ adāyakaṁ manussabhūto samāno imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi adhigaṇhāti”.
As a human being, the one who was a giver surpasses the other in these five respects.”
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“सचेsa·ce पनpa·na ते,te भन्ते,bhan·te उभोu·bho अगारस्माa·gā·ras·mā अनगारियंa·na·gā·ri·yaṃ पब्बजन्ति,pab·ba·jan·ti पब्बजितानंpab·ba·ji·tā·naṃ पनpa·na नेसं,ne·saṃ भन्ते,bhan·te सियाsi·yā विसेसो,vi·se·so सियाsi·yā नानाकरणन्”ति?nā·nā·ka·ra·ṇan
“Sace pana te, bhante, ubho agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, pabbajitānaṁ pana nesaṁ, bhante, siyā viseso, siyā nānākaraṇan”ti?
“But sir, if they both go forth from the lay life to homelessness, would there still be any distinction or difference between them?”
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“योyo सो,so सुमने,su·ma·ne दायकोdā·ya·ko सोso अमुंa·muṃ अदायकंa·dā·ya·kaṃ पब्बजितोpab·ba·ji·to समानोsa·mā·no पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi ठानेहिṭhā·ne·hi अधिगण्हाति—a·dhi·gaṇ·hā·ti
“yo so, sumane, dāyako so amuṁ adāyakaṁ pabbajito samāno pañcahi ṭhānehi adhigaṇhāti—
“As a renunciate, the one who was a giver surpasses the other in five respects.
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याचितोवyā·ci·to·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ चीवरंcī·va·raṃ परिभुञ्जतिpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अयाचितो,a·yā·ci·to याचितोवyā·ci·to·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ पिण्डपातंpiṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ परिभुञ्जतिpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अयाचितो,a·yā·ci·to याचितोवyā·ci·to·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ सेनासनंse·nā·sa·naṃ परिभुञ्जतिpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अयाचितो,a·yā·ci·to याचितोवyā·ci·to·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ गिलानपच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारंgi·lā·na·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·raṃ परिभुञ्जतिpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अयाचितो।a·yā·ci·to
yācitova bahulaṁ cīvaraṁ paribhuñjati appaṁ ayācito, yācitova bahulaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ paribhuñjati appaṁ ayācito, yācitova bahulaṁ senāsanaṁ paribhuñjati appaṁ ayācito, yācitova bahulaṁ gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ paribhuñjati appaṁ ayācito.
They usually use only what they’ve been invited to accept—robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick—rarely using them without invitation.
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येहिye·hi खोkho पनpa·na सब्रह्मचारीहिsab·rah·ma·cā·rī·hi सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti त्यस्सtyas·sa मनापेनेवma·nā·pe·ne·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ कायकम्मेनkā·ya·kam·me·na समुदाचरन्तिsa·mu·dā·ca·ran·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अमनापेन,a·ma·nā·pe·na मनापेनेवma·nā·pe·ne·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ वचीकम्मेनva·cī·kam·me·na समुदाचरन्तिsa·mu·dā·ca·ran·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अमनापेन,a·ma·nā·pe·na मनापेनेवma·nā·pe·ne·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ मनोकम्मेनma·no·kam·me·na समुदाचरन्तिsa·mu·dā·ca·ran·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अमनापेन,a·ma·nā·pe·na मनापंयेवma·nā·paṃ·ye·va बहुलंba·hu·laṃ उपहारंu·pa·hā·raṃ उपहरन्तिu·pa·ha·ran·ti अप्पंap·paṃ अमनापं।a·ma·nā·paṃ
Yehi kho pana sabrahmacārīhi saddhiṁ viharati tyassa manāpeneva bahulaṁ kāyakammena samudācaranti appaṁ amanāpena, manāpeneva bahulaṁ vacīkammena samudācaranti appaṁ amanāpena, manāpeneva bahulaṁ manokammena samudācaranti appaṁ amanāpena, manāpaṁyeva bahulaṁ upahāraṁ upaharanti appaṁ amanāpaṁ.
When living with other spiritual practitioners, they usually find themselves treated agreeably by them by way of body, speech, and mind, and rarely disagreeably. And they are usually presented with agreeable things by them, rarely with disagreeable ones.
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योyo सो,so सुमने,su·ma·ne दायकोdā·ya·ko सोso अमुंa·muṃ अदायकंa·dā·ya·kaṃ पब्बजितोpab·ba·ji·to समानोsa·mā·no इमेहिi·me·hi पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi ठानेहिṭhā·ne·hi अधिगण्हाती”ति।a·dhi·gaṇ·hā·tī
Yo so, sumane, dāyako so amuṁ adāyakaṁ pabbajito samāno imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi adhigaṇhātī”ti.
As a renunciate, the one who was a giver surpasses the other in these five respects.”
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“सचेsa·ce पनpa·na ते,te भन्ते,bhan·te उभोu·bho अरहत्तंa·ra·hat·taṃ पापुणन्ति,pā·pu·ṇan·ti अरहत्तप्पत्तानंa·ra·hat·tap·pat·tā·naṃ पनpa·na नेसं,ne·saṃ भन्ते,bhan·te सियाsi·yā विसेसो,vi·se·so सियाsi·yā नानाकरणन्”ति?nā·nā·ka·ra·ṇan
“Sace pana te, bhante, ubho arahattaṁ pāpuṇanti, arahattappattānaṁ pana nesaṁ, bhante, siyā viseso, siyā nānākaraṇan”ti?
“But sir, if they both attain perfection, as perfected ones would there still be any distinction or difference between them?”
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“एत्थet·tha खोkho पनेसाहं,pa·ne·sā·haṃ सुमने,su·ma·ne नna किञ्चिkiñ·ci नानाकरणंnā·nā·ka·ra·ṇaṃ वदामि,va·dā·mi यदिदंya·di·daṃ विमुत्तियाvi·mut·ti·yā विमुत्तिन्”ति।vi·mut·tin
“Ettha kho panesāhaṁ, sumane, na kiñci nānākaraṇaṁ vadāmi, yadidaṁ vimuttiyā vimuttin”ti.
“In that case, I say there is no difference between the freedom of one and the freedom of the other.”
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“अच्छरियं,ac·cha·ri·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अब्भुतं,ab·bhu·taṃ भन्ते।bhan·te
“Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.
“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!
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यत्रyat·ra हिhi नामnā·ma देवभूतस्सापिde·va·bhū·tas·sā·pi उपकारानिu·pa·kā·rā·ni पुञ्ञानि,puñ·ñā·ni मनुस्सभूतस्सापिma·nus·sa·bhū·tas·sā·pi उपकारानिu·pa·kā·rā·ni पुञ्ञानि,puñ·ñā·ni पब्बजितस्सापिpab·ba·ji·tas·sā·pi उपकारानिu·pa·kā·rā·ni पुञ्ञानी”ति।puñ·ñā·nī
yatra hi nāma devabhūtassāpi upakārāni puññāni, manussabhūtassāpi upakārāni puññāni, pabbajitassāpi upakārāni puññānī”ti.
For merit is helpful for those who have become gods, human beings, and renunciates.”
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देवभूतस्सापिde·va·bhū·tas·sā·pi उपकारानिu·pa·kā·rā·ni पुञ्ञानि,puñ·ñā·ni मनुस्सभूतस्सापिma·nus·sa·bhū·tas·sā·pi उपकारानिu·pa·kā·rā·ni पुञ्ञानि,puñ·ñā·ni पब्बजितस्सापिpab·ba·ji·tas·sā·pi उपकारानिu·pa·kā·rā·ni पुञ्ञानी”ति।puñ·ñā·nī
Devabhūtassāpi upakārāni puññāni, manussabhūtassāpi upakārāni puññāni, pabbajitassāpi upakārāni puññānī”ti.
For merit is helpful for those who have become gods, human beings, and renunciates.”
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गच्छंgac·chaṃ आकासधातुया;ā·kā·sa·dhā·tu·yā
gacchaṁ ākāsadhātuyā;
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तथेवta·the·va सीलसम्पन्नो,sī·la·sam·pan·no
Tatheva sīlasampanno,
So too, a faithful individual,
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सद्धोsad·dho पुरिसपुग्गलो;pu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo
saddho purisapuggalo;
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एवंe·vaṃ दस्सनसम्पन्नो,das·sa·na·sam·pan·no
Evaṁ dassanasampanno,
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पञ्चठानेहिpañ·ca·ṭhā·ne·hi पण्डितो।paṇ·ḍi·to
pañcaṭhānehi paṇḍito.
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ
Paṭhamaṁ.
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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.