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Puññābhisandasutta

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    अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 5।45

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.45

    Numbered Discourses 5.45

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    5। मुण्डराजवग्गmuṇ·ḍa·rā·ja·vag·ga

    5. Muṇḍarājavagga

    5. With King Muṇḍa

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    पुञ्ञाभिसन्दसुत्तpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·sut·ta

    Puññābhisandasutta

    Overflowing Merit

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    “पञ्चिमे,pañ·ci·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुञ्ञाभिसन्दाpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·dā कुसलाभिसन्दाku·sa·lā·bhi·san·dā सुखस्साहाराsu·khas·sā·hā·rā सोवग्गिकाso·vag·gi·kā सुखविपाकाsu·kha·vi·pā·kā सग्गसंवत्तनिकाsag·ga·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·kā इट्ठायiṭ·ṭhā·ya कन्तायkan·tā·ya मनापायma·nā·pā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya संवत्तन्ति।saṃ·vat·tan·ti

    “Pañcime, bhikkhave, puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā sovaggikā sukhavipākā saggasaṁvattanikā iṭṭhāya kantāya manāpāya hitāya sukhāya saṁvattanti.

    “Mendicants, there are these five kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness. They nurture happiness and are conducive to heaven, ripening in happiness and leading to heaven. They lead to what is likable, desirable, agreeable, to welfare and happiness.

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    कतमेka·ta·me पञ्च?pañ·ca

    Katame pañca?

    What five?

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    यस्स,yas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चीवरंcī·va·raṃ परिभुञ्जमानोpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·mā·no अप्पमाणंap·pa·mā·ṇaṃ चेतोसमाधिंce·to·sa·mā·dhiṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरति,vi·ha·ra·ti अप्पमाणोap·pa·mā·ṇo तस्सtas·sa पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारोsu·khas·sā·hā·ro सोवग्गिकोso·vag·gi·ko सुखविपाकोsu·kha·vi·pā·ko सग्गसंवत्तनिकोsag·ga·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko इट्ठायiṭ·ṭhā·ya कन्तायkan·tā·ya मनापायma·nā·pā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya संवत्तति।saṃ·vat·ta·ti

    Yassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cīvaraṁ paribhuñjamāno appamāṇaṁ cetosamādhiṁ upasampajja viharati, appamāṇo tassa puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro sovaggiko sukhavipāko saggasaṁvattaniko iṭṭhāya kantāya manāpāya hitāya sukhāya saṁvattati.

    When a mendicant enters and remains in a limitless immersion of the heart while using a robe …

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    यस्स,yas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu पिण्डपातंpiṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ परिभुञ्जमानोpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·mā·no …पे…pe यस्स,yas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu विहारंvi·hā·raṃ परिभुञ्जमानोpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·mā·no …पे…pe यस्स,yas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu मञ्चपीठंmañ·ca·pī·ṭhaṃ परिभुञ्जमानोpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·mā·no …पे…।pe

    Yassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhu piṇḍapātaṁ paribhuñjamāno …pe… yassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihāraṁ paribhuñjamāno …pe… yassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mañcapīṭhaṁ paribhuñjamāno …pe….

    almsfood … lodging … bed and chair …

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    यस्स,yas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu गिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारंgi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·raṃ परिभुञ्जमानोpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·mā·no अप्पमाणंap·pa·mā·ṇaṃ चेतोसमाधिंce·to·sa·mā·dhiṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरति,vi·ha·ra·ti अप्पमाणोap·pa·mā·ṇo तस्सtas·sa पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारोsu·khas·sā·hā·ro सोवग्गिकोso·vag·gi·ko सुखविपाकोsu·kha·vi·pā·ko सग्गसंवत्तनिकोsag·ga·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko इट्ठायiṭ·ṭhā·ya कन्तायkan·tā·ya मनापायma·nā·pā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya संवत्तति।saṃ·vat·ta·ti

    Yassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ paribhuñjamāno appamāṇaṁ cetosamādhiṁ upasampajja viharati, appamāṇo tassa puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro sovaggiko sukhavipāko saggasaṁvattaniko iṭṭhāya kantāya manāpāya hitāya sukhāya saṁvattati.

    medicines and supplies for the sick, the overflowing of merit for the donor is limitless …

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    इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चpañ·ca पुञ्ञाभिसन्दाpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·dā कुसलाभिसन्दाku·sa·lā·bhi·san·dā सुखस्साहाराsu·khas·sā·hā·rā सोवग्गिकाso·vag·gi·kā सुखविपाकाsu·kha·vi·pā·kā सग्गसंवत्तनिकाsag·ga·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·kā इट्ठायiṭ·ṭhā·ya कन्तायkan·tā·ya मनापायma·nā·pā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya संवत्तन्ति।saṃ·vat·tan·ti

    Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā sovaggikā sukhavipākā saggasaṁvattanikā iṭṭhāya kantāya manāpāya hitāya sukhāya saṁvattanti.

    These are the five kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness. They nurture happiness, and are conducive to heaven, ripening in happiness, and leading to heaven. They lead to what is likable, desirable, agreeable, to welfare and happiness.

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    इमेहिi·me·hi चca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi पुञ्ञाभिसन्देहिpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·de·hi कुसलाभिसन्देहिku·sa·lā·bhi·san·de·hi समन्नागतस्सsa·man·nā·ga·tas·sa अरियसावकस्सa·ri·ya·sā·va·kas·sa नna सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ पुञ्ञस्सpuñ·ñas·sa पमाणंpa·mā·ṇaṃ गहेतुं:ga·he·tuṃ

    Imehi ca pana, bhikkhave, pañcahi puññābhisandehi kusalābhisandehi samannāgatassa ariyasāvakassa na sukaraṁ puññassa pamāṇaṁ gahetuṁ:

    When a noble disciple has these five kinds of overflowing merit and goodness, it’s not easy to grasp how much merit they have by saying that

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    ‘एत्तकोet·ta·ko पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारोsu·khas·sā·hā·ro सोवग्गिकोso·vag·gi·ko सुखविपाकोsu·kha·vi·pā·ko सग्गसंवत्तनिकोsag·ga·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko इट्ठायiṭ·ṭhā·ya कन्तायkan·tā·ya मनापायma·nā·pā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya संवत्तती’ति।saṃ·vat·ta·tī

    ‘ettako puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro sovaggiko sukhavipāko saggasaṁvattaniko iṭṭhāya kantāya manāpāya hitāya sukhāya saṁvattatī’ti.

    this is the extent of their overflowing merit … that leads to happiness.

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    अथa·tha खोkho असङ्खेय्योa·saṅ·khey·yo अप्पमेय्योap·pa·mey·yo महापुञ्ञक्खन्धोत्वेवma·hā·puñ·ñak·khan·dhot·ve·va सङ्खंsaṅ·khaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

    Atha kho asaṅkheyyo appameyyo mahāpuññakkhandhotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

    It’s simply reckoned as an incalculable, immeasurable, great mass of merit.

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    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve महासमुद्देma·hā·sa·mud·de नna सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ उदकस्सu·da·kas·sa पमाणंpa·mā·ṇaṃ गहेतुं:ga·he·tuṃ

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāsamudde na sukaraṁ udakassa pamāṇaṁ gahetuṁ:

    It’s like trying to grasp how much water is in the ocean. It’s not easy to say:

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    ‘एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni उदकाळ्हकानीतिu·da·kā·ḷha·kā·nī·ti वाvā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni उदकाळ्हकसतानीतिu·da·kā·ḷha·ka·sa·tā·nī·ti वाvā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni उदकाळ्हकसहस्सानीतिu·da·kā·ḷha·ka·sa·has·sā·nī·ti वाvā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni उदकाळ्हकसतसहस्सानीतिu·da·kā·ḷha·ka·sa·ta·sa·has·sā·nī·ti वा;vā

    ‘ettakāni udakāḷhakānīti vā ettakāni udakāḷhakasatānīti vā ettakāni udakāḷhakasahassānīti vā ettakāni udakāḷhakasatasahassānīti vā;

    ‘This is how many gallons, how many hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands of gallons there are.’

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    अथa·tha खोkho असङ्खेय्योa·saṅ·khey·yo अप्पमेय्योap·pa·mey·yo महाउदकक्खन्धोत्वेवma·hā·u·da·kak·khan·dhot·ve·va सङ्खंsaṅ·khaṃ गच्छति’।gac·cha·ti

    atha kho asaṅkheyyo appameyyo mahāudakakkhandhotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati’.

    It’s simply reckoned as an incalculable, immeasurable, great mass of water.

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    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमेहिi·me·hi पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi पुञ्ञाभिसन्देहिpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·de·hi कुसलाभिसन्देहिku·sa·lā·bhi·san·de·hi समन्नागतस्सsa·man·nā·ga·tas·sa अरियसावकस्सa·ri·ya·sā·va·kas·sa नna सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ पुञ्ञस्सpuñ·ñas·sa पमाणंpa·mā·ṇaṃ गहेतुं:ga·he·tuṃ

    Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, imehi pañcahi puññābhisandehi kusalābhisandehi samannāgatassa ariyasāvakassa na sukaraṁ puññassa pamāṇaṁ gahetuṁ:

    In the same way, when a noble disciple has these five kinds of overflowing merit and goodness, it’s not easy to grasp how much merit they have:

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    ‘एत्तकोet·ta·ko पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारोsu·khas·sā·hā·ro सोवग्गिकोso·vag·gi·ko सुखविपाकोsu·kha·vi·pā·ko सग्गसंवत्तनिकोsag·ga·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko इट्ठायiṭ·ṭhā·ya कन्तायkan·tā·ya मनापायma·nā·pā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya संवत्तती’ति।saṃ·vat·ta·tī

    ‘ettako puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro sovaggiko sukhavipāko saggasaṁvattaniko iṭṭhāya kantāya manāpāya hitāya sukhāya saṁvattatī’ti.

    ‘This is how much this overflowing merit … leads to happiness.’

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    अथa·tha खोkho असङ्खेय्योa·saṅ·khey·yo अप्पमेय्योap·pa·mey·yo महापुञ्ञक्खन्धोत्वेवma·hā·puñ·ñak·khan·dhot·ve·va सङ्खंsaṅ·khaṃ गच्छतीति।gac·cha·tī·ti

    Atha kho asaṅkheyyo appameyyo mahāpuññakkhandhotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchatīti.

    It’s simply reckoned as an incalculable, immeasurable, great mass of merit.

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    महोदधिंma·ho·da·dhiṃ अपरिमितंa·pa·ri·mi·taṃ महासरं,ma·hā·sa·raṃ

    Mahodadhiṁ aparimitaṁ mahāsaraṁ,

    Hosts of people use the rivers,

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    बहुभेरवंba·hu·bhe·ra·vaṃ रत्नगणानमालयं;rat·na·ga·ṇā·na·mā·la·yaṃ

    Bahubheravaṁ ratnagaṇānamālayaṁ;

    and though the rivers are many,

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    नज्जोnaj·jo यथाya·thā नरगणसङ्घसेविता,na·ra·ga·ṇa·saṅ·gha·se·vi·tā

    Najjo yathā naragaṇasaṅghasevitā,

    all reach the great deep, the boundless ocean,

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    पुथूpu·thū सवन्तीsa·van·tī उपयन्तिu·pa·yan·ti सागरं।sā·ga·raṃ

    Puthū savantī upayanti sāgaraṁ.

    the cruel sea that’s home to precious gems.

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    एवंe·vaṃ नरंna·raṃ अन्नदपानवत्थदं,an·na·da·pā·na·vat·tha·daṃ

    Evaṁ naraṁ annadapānavatthadaṁ,

    So too, when a person gives food, drink, and clothes;

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    सेय्यानिसज्जत्थरणस्सsey·yā·ni·saj·jat·tha·ra·ṇas·sa दायकं;dā·ya·kaṃ

    Seyyānisajjattharaṇassa dāyakaṁ;

    and they’re a giver of beds, seats, and mats—

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    पुञ्ञस्सpuñ·ñas·sa धाराdhā·rā उपयन्तिu·pa·yan·ti पण्डितं,paṇ·ḍi·taṃ

    Puññassa dhārā upayanti paṇḍitaṁ,

    the streams of merit reach that astute person,

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    नज्जोnaj·jo यथाya·thā वारिवहावvā·ri·va·hā·va सागरन्”ति।sā·ga·ran

    Najjo yathā vārivahāva sāgaran”ti.

    as the rivers bring their waters to the sea.”

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    पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

    Pañcamaṁ.

    (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.