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Saddhasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 5।38

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.38

Numbered Discourses 5.38
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4। सुमनवग्गsu·ma·na·vag·ga

4. Sumanavagga

4. With Sumanā
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सद्धसुत्तsad·dha·sut·ta

Saddhasutta

Faith
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“पञ्चिमे,pañ·ci·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सद्धेsad·dhe कुलपुत्तेku·la·put·te आनिसंसा।ā·ni·saṃ·sā

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, saddhe kulaputte ānisaṁsā.

“Mendicants, a faithful gentleman gets five benefits.
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कतमेka·ta·me पञ्च?pañ·ca

Katame pañca?

What five?
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येye ते,te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve लोकेlo·ke सन्तोsan·to सप्पुरिसाsap·pu·ri·sā तेte सद्धञ्ञेवsad·dhañ·ñe·va पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ अनुकम्पन्ताa·nu·kam·pan·tā अनुकम्पन्ति,a·nu·kam·pan·ti नोno तथाta·thā अस्सद्धं;as·sad·dhaṃ

Ye te, bhikkhave, loke santo sappurisā te saddhaññeva paṭhamaṁ anukampantā anukampanti, no tathā assaddhaṁ;

The true persons in the world show sympathy first to the faithful, not so much to the unfaithful.
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सद्धञ्ञेवsad·dhañ·ñe·va पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ उपसङ्कमन्ताu·pa·saṅ·ka·man·tā उपसङ्कमन्ति,u·pa·saṅ·ka·man·ti नोno तथाta·thā अस्सद्धं;as·sad·dhaṃ

saddhaññeva paṭhamaṁ upasaṅkamantā upasaṅkamanti, no tathā assaddhaṁ;

They first approach the faithful, not so much the unfaithful.
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सद्धञ्ञेवsad·dhañ·ñe·va पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ पटिग्गण्हन्ताpa·ṭig·gaṇ·han·tā पटिग्गण्हन्ति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·han·ti नोno तथाta·thā अस्सद्धं;as·sad·dhaṃ

saddhaññeva paṭhamaṁ paṭiggaṇhantā paṭiggaṇhanti, no tathā assaddhaṁ;

They first receive alms from the faithful, not so much the unfaithful.
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सद्धञ्ञेवsad·dhañ·ñe·va पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्ताde·sen·tā देसेन्ति,de·sen·ti नोno तथाta·thā अस्सद्धं;as·sad·dhaṃ

saddhaññeva paṭhamaṁ dhammaṁ desentā desenti, no tathā assaddhaṁ;

They first teach Dhamma to the faithful, not so much the unfaithful.
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सद्धोsad·dho कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

saddho kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.

When their body breaks up, after death, the faithful are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चpañ·ca सद्धेsad·dhe कुलपुत्तेku·la·put·te आनिसंसा।ā·ni·saṃ·sā

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca saddhe kulaputte ānisaṁsā.

A faithful gentleman gets these five benefits.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुभूमियंsu·bhū·mi·yaṃ चतुमहापथेca·tu·ma·hā·pa·the महानिग्रोधोma·hā·nig·ro·dho समन्ताsa·man·tā पक्खीनंpak·khī·naṃ पटिसरणंpa·ṭi·sa·ra·ṇaṃ होति;ho·ti

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, subhūmiyaṁ catumahāpathe mahānigrodho samantā pakkhīnaṁ paṭisaraṇaṁ hoti;

Suppose there was a great banyan tree at a level crossroads. It would become a refuge for birds from all around.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सद्धोsad·dho कुलपुत्तोku·la·put·to बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa पटिसरणंpa·ṭi·sa·ra·ṇaṃ होतिho·ti भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ भिक्खुनीनंbhik·khu·nī·naṃ उपासकानंu·pā·sa·kā·naṃ उपासिकानन्ति।u·pā·si·kā·nan·ti

evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saddho kulaputto bahuno janassa paṭisaraṇaṁ hoti bhikkhūnaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ upāsakānaṁ upāsikānanti.

In the same way, a faithful gentleman becomes a refuge for many people—monks, nuns, laywomen, and laymen.
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साखापत्तफलूपेतो,sā·khā·pat·ta·pha·lū·pe·to

Sākhāpattaphalūpeto,

With its branches, leaves, and fruit,
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खन्धिमावkhan·dhi·mā·va महादुमो;ma·hā·du·mo

khandhimāva mahādumo;

a great tree with its strong trunk,
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मूलवाmū·la·vā फलसम्पन्नो,pha·la·sam·pan·no

Mūlavā phalasampanno,

firmly-rooted and fruit-bearing,
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पतिट्ठाpa·tiṭ·ṭhā होतिho·ti पक्खिनं।pak·khi·naṃ

patiṭṭhā hoti pakkhinaṁ.

supports many birds.
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मनोरमेma·no·ra·me आयतने,ā·ya·ta·ne

Manorame āyatane,

It’s a lovely place,
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सेवन्तिse·van·ti नंnaṃ विहङ्गमा;vi·haṅ·ga·mā

sevanti naṁ vihaṅgamā;

frequented by the sky-soarers.
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छायंchā·yaṃ छायत्थिकाchā·yat·thi·kā यन्ति,yan·ti

Chāyaṁ chāyatthikā yanti,

Those that need shade go in the shade,
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फलत्थाpha·lat·thā फलभोजिनो।pha·la·bho·ji·no

phalatthā phalabhojino.

those that need fruit enjoy the fruit.
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तथेवta·the·va सीलसम्पन्नं,sī·la·sam·pan·naṃ

Tatheva sīlasampannaṁ,

So too, a faithful individual
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सद्धंsad·dhaṃ पुरिसपुग्गलं;pu·ri·sa·pug·ga·laṃ

saddhaṁ purisapuggalaṁ;

is perfect in ethics,
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निवातवुत्तिंni·vā·ta·vut·tiṃ अत्थद्धं,at·thad·dhaṃ

Nivātavuttiṁ atthaddhaṁ,

placid in manner and amenable,
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सोरतंso·ra·taṃ सखिलंsa·khi·laṃ मुदुं।mu·duṃ

sorataṁ sakhilaṁ muduṁ.

gentle, courteous, and tender.
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वीतरागाvī·ta·rā·gā वीतदोसा,vī·ta·do·sā

Vītarāgā vītadosā,

Those free of greed, freed of hate,
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वीतमोहाvī·ta·mo·hā अनासवा;a·nā·sa·vā

vītamohā anāsavā;

free of delusion, undefiled,
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पुञ्ञक्खेत्तानिpuñ·ñak·khet·tā·ni लोकस्मिं,lo·kas·miṃ

Puññakkhettāni lokasmiṁ,

fields of merit for the world,
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सेवन्तिse·van·ti तादिसंtā·di·saṃ नरं।na·raṃ

sevanti tādisaṁ naraṁ.

associate with such a person.
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तेte तस्सtas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्ति,de·sen·ti

Te tassa dhammaṁ desenti,

They teach them the Dhamma,
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सब्बदुक्खापनूदनं;sab·ba·duk·khā·pa·nū·da·naṃ

Sabbadukkhāpanūdanaṁ;

that casts aside all suffering.
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यंyaṃ सोso धम्मंdham·maṃ इधञ्ञाय,i·dhañ·ñā·ya

Yaṁ so dhammaṁ idhaññāya,

Having understood this teaching,
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परिनिब्बातिpa·ri·nib·bā·ti अनासवो”ति।a·nā·sa·vo

Parinibbāti anāsavo”ti.

the undefiled one is fully extinguished.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.