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Paṭhamamaraṇassatisutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 6।19

Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.19

Numbered Discourses 6.19
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2। सारणीयवग्गsā·ra·ṇī·ya·vag·ga

2. Sāraṇīyavagga

2. Warm-hearted
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पठममरणस्सतिसुत्तpa·ṭha·ma·ma·ra·ṇas·sa·ti·sut·ta

Paṭhamamaraṇassatisutta

Mindfulness of Death (1st)
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā नातिकेnā·ti·ke विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti गिञ्जकावसथे।giñ·ja·kā·va·sa·the

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā nātike viharati giñjakāvasathe.

At one time the Buddha was staying at Ñātika in the brick house.
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
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“भिक्खवो”ति।bhik·kha·vo

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Mendicants!”
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“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.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“मरणस्सति,ma·ra·ṇas·sa·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भाविताbhā·vi·tā बहुलीकताba·hu·lī·ka·tā महप्फलाma·hap·pha·lā होतिho·ti महानिसंसाma·hā·ni·saṃ·sā अमतोगधाa·ma·to·ga·dhā अमतपरियोसाना।a·ma·ta·pa·ri·yo·sā·nā

“maraṇassati, bhikkhave, bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā.

“Mendicants, when mindfulness of death is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial. It has freedom from death as its objective and culmination.
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भावेथbhā·ve·tha नोno तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मरणस्सतिन्”ति?ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

Bhāvetha no tumhe, bhikkhave, maraṇassatin”ti?

But do you develop mindfulness of death?”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, one of the mendicants said to the Buddha,
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“अहंa·haṃ खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“ahaṁ kho, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

“Sir, I develop mindfulness of death.”
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“यथाya·thā कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu भावेसिbhā·ve·si मरणस्सतिन्”ति?ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhāvesi maraṇassatin”ti?

“But mendicant, how do you develop it?”
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“इधi·dha मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

“Idha mayhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ hoti:

“In this case, sir, I think:
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ रत्तिन्दिवंrat·tin·di·vaṃ जीवेय्यं,jī·vey·yaṃ भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ rattindivaṁ jīveyyaṁ, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

‘Oh, if I’d only live for another day and night, I’d focus on the Buddha’s instructions and I could really achieve a lot.’
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एवंe·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

That’s how I develop mindfulness of death.”
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अञ्ञतरोपिañ·ña·ta·ro·pi खोkho भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Aññataropi kho bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Another mendicant said to the Buddha,
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“अहम्पिa·ham·pi खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“ahampi kho, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

“Sir, I too develop mindfulness of death.”
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“यथाya·thā कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu भावेसिbhā·ve·si मरणस्सतिन्”ति?ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhāvesi maraṇassatin”ti?

“But mendicant, how do you develop it?”
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“इधi·dha मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

“Idha mayhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ hoti:

“In this case, sir, I think:
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ दिवसंdi·va·saṃ जीवेय्यं,jī·vey·yaṃ भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ divasaṁ jīveyyaṁ, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

‘Oh, if I’d only live for another day, I’d focus on the Buddha’s instructions and I could really achieve a lot.’
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एवंe·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

That’s how I develop mindfulness of death.”
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अञ्ञतरोपिañ·ña·ta·ro·pi खोkho भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Aññataropi kho bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Another mendicant said to the Buddha,
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“अहम्पिa·ham·pi खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“ahampi kho, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

“Sir, I too develop mindfulness of death.”
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“यथाya·thā कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu भावेसिbhā·ve·si मरणस्सतिन्”ति?ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhāvesi maraṇassatin”ti?

“But mendicant, how do you develop it?”
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“इधi·dha मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

“Idha mayhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ hoti:

“In this case, sir, I think:
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ एकपिण्डपातंe·ka·piṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ भुञ्जामि,bhuñ·jā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ ekapiṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

‘Oh, if I’d only live as long as it takes to eat a meal of almsfood, I’d focus on the Buddha’s instructions and I could really achieve a lot.’
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एवंe·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

That’s how I develop mindfulness of death.”
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अञ्ञतरोपिañ·ña·ta·ro·pi खोkho भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Aññataropi kho bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Another mendicant said to the Buddha,
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“अहम्पिa·ham·pi खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“ahampi kho, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

“Sir, I too develop mindfulness of death.”
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“यथाya·thā कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu भावेसिbhā·ve·si मरणस्सतिन्”ति?ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhāvesi maraṇassatin”ti?

“But mendicant, how do you develop it?”
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“इधi·dha मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

“Idha mayhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ hoti:

“In this case, sir, I think:
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ चत्तारोcat·tā·ro पञ्चpañ·ca आलोपेā·lo·pe सङ्खादित्वाsaṅ·khā·dit·vā अज्झोहरामि,aj·jho·ha·rā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ cattāro pañca ālope saṅkhāditvā ajjhoharāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

‘Oh, if I’d only live as long as it takes to chew and swallow four or five mouthfuls, I’d focus on the Buddha’s instructions and I could really achieve a lot.’
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एवंe·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

That’s how I develop mindfulness of death.”
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अञ्ञतरोपिañ·ña·ta·ro·pi खोkho भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Aññataropi kho bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Another mendicant said to the Buddha,
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“अहम्पिa·ham·pi खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“ahampi kho, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

“Sir, I too develop mindfulness of death.”
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“यथाya·thā कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu भावेसिbhā·ve·si मरणस्सतिन्”ति?ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhāvesi maraṇassatin”ti?

“But mendicant, how do you develop it?”
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“इधi·dha मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

“Idha mayhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ hoti:

“In this case, sir, I think:
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ एकंe·kaṃ आलोपंā·lo·paṃ सङ्खादित्वाsaṅ·khā·dit·vā अज्झोहरामि,aj·jho·ha·rā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ ekaṁ ālopaṁ saṅkhāditvā ajjhoharāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

‘Oh, if I’d only live as long as it takes to chew and swallow a single mouthful, I’d focus on the Buddha’s instructions and I could really achieve a lot.’
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एवंe·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

That’s how I develop mindfulness of death.”
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अञ्ञतरोपिañ·ña·ta·ro·pi खोkho भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Aññataropi kho bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Another mendicant said to the Buddha,
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“अहम्पिa·ham·pi खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“ahampi kho, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

“Sir, I too develop mindfulness of death.”
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“यथाya·thā कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu भावेसिbhā·ve·si मरणस्सतिन्”ति?ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhāvesi maraṇassatin”ti?

“But mendicant, how do you develop it?”
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“इधi·dha मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

“Idha mayhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ hoti:

“In this case, sir, I think:
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ अस्ससित्वाas·sa·sit·vā वाvā पस्ससामिpas·sa·sā·mi पस्ससित्वाpas·sa·sit·vā वाvā अस्ससामि,as·sa·sā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ assasitvā vā passasāmi passasitvā vā assasāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

‘Oh, if I’d only live as long as it takes to breathe out after breathing in, or to breathe in after breathing out, I’d focus on the Buddha’s instructions and I could really achieve a lot.’
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एवंe·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भावेमिbhā·ve·mi मरणस्सतिन्”ति।ma·ra·ṇas·sa·tin

Evaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhāvemi maraṇassatin”ti.

That’s how I develop mindfulness of death.”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भगवाbha·ga·vā तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, bhagavā te bhikkhū etadavoca:

When this was said, the Buddha said to those mendicants:
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“योyo चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेति:bhā·ve·ti

“yo cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti:

“As to the mendicants who develop mindfulness of death by wishing
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ रत्तिन्दिवंrat·tin·di·vaṃ जीवेय्यं,jī·vey·yaṃ भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ rattindivaṁ jīveyyaṁ, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

to live for a day and night …
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योyo चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेति:bhā·ve·ti

Yo cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti:

(Pāli only)
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ दिवसंdi·va·saṃ जीवेय्यं,jī·vey·yaṃ भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ divasaṁ jīveyyaṁ, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

or to live for a day …
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योyo चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेति:bhā·ve·ti

Yo cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti:

(Pāli only)
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‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ एकपिण्डपातंe·ka·piṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ भुञ्जामि,bhuñ·jā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ ekapiṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

or to live as long as it takes to eat a meal of almsfood …
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योyo चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेति:bhā·ve·ti

Yo cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti:

(Pāli only)
55

‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ चत्तारोcat·tā·ro पञ्चpañ·ca आलोपेā·lo·pe सङ्खादित्वाsaṅ·khā·dit·vā अज्झोहरामि,aj·jho·ha·rā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ cattāro pañca ālope saṅkhāditvā ajjhoharāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

or to live as long as it takes to chew and swallow four or five mouthfuls—
56

इमेi·me वुच्चन्ति,vuc·can·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खूbhik·khū पमत्ताpa·mat·tā विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti दन्धंdan·dhaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेन्तिbhā·ven·ti आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ खयाय।kha·yā·ya

Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, bhikkhū pamattā viharanti dandhaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāventi āsavānaṁ khayāya.

these are called mendicants who live negligently. They slackly develop mindfulness of death for the ending of defilements.
57

योyo चca ख्वायं,khvā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेति:bhā·ve·ti

Yo ca khvāyaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti:

But as to the mendicants who develop mindfulness of death by wishing
58

‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ एकंe·kaṃ आलोपंā·lo·paṃ सङ्खादित्वाsaṅ·khā·dit·vā अज्झोहरामि,aj·jho·ha·rā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ ekaṁ ālopaṁ saṅkhāditvā ajjhoharāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

to live as long as it takes to chew and swallow a single mouthful …
59

योyo चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंe·vaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेति:bhā·ve·ti

Yo cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti:

(Pāli only)
60

‘अहोa·ho वताहंva·tā·haṃ तदन्तरंta·dan·ta·raṃ जीवेय्यंjī·vey·yaṃ यदन्तरंya·dan·ta·raṃ अस्ससित्वाas·sa·sit·vā वाvā पस्ससामिpas·sa·sā·mi पस्ससित्वाpas·sa·sit·vā वाvā अस्ससामि,as·sa·sā·mi भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासनंsā·sa·naṃ मनसिma·na·si करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ बहुba·hu वतva·ta मेme कतंka·taṃ अस्सा’ति।as·sā

‘aho vatāhaṁ tadantaraṁ jīveyyaṁ yadantaraṁ assasitvā vā passasāmi passasitvā vā assasāmi, bhagavato sāsanaṁ manasi kareyyaṁ, bahu vata me kataṁ assā’ti.

or to live as long as it takes to breathe out after breathing in, or to breathe in after breathing out—
61

इमेi·me वुच्चन्ति,vuc·can·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खूbhik·khū अप्पमत्ताap·pa·mat·tā विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti तिक्खंtik·khaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेन्तिbhā·ven·ti आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ खयाय।kha·yā·ya

Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, bhikkhū appamattā viharanti tikkhaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāventi āsavānaṁ khayāya.

these are called mendicants who live diligently. They keenly develop mindfulness of death for the ending of defilements.
62

तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवंe·vaṃ सिक्खितब्बं:sik·khi·tab·baṃ

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

So you should train like this:
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‘अप्पमत्ताap·pa·mat·tā विहरिस्साम,vi·ha·ris·sā·ma तिक्खंtik·khaṃ मरणस्सतिंma·ra·ṇas·sa·tiṃ भावेस्सामbhā·ves·sā·ma आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ खयाया’ति।kha·yā·yā

‘appamattā viharissāma, tikkhaṁ maraṇassatiṁ bhāvessāma āsavānaṁ khayāyā’ti.

‘We will live diligently. We will keenly develop mindfulness of death for the ending of defilements.’
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi वो,vo भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सिक्खितब्बन्”ति।sik·khi·tab·ban

Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

That’s how you should train.”
65

नवमं।na·va·maṃ

Navamaṁ.

(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.