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Mahācundasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 6।46

Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.46

Numbered Discourses 6.46
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5। धम्मिकवग्गdham·mi·ka·vag·ga

5. Dhammikavagga

5. About Dhammika
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महाचुन्दसुत्तma·hā·cun·da·sut·ta

Mahācundasutta

By Mahācunda
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā महाचुन्दोma·hā·cun·do चेतीसुce·tī·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti सयंजातियं।sa·yaṃ·jā·ti·yaṃ

ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā mahācundo cetīsu viharati sayaṁjātiyaṁ.

At one time Venerable Mahācunda was staying in the land of the Cetis at Sahajāti.
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā महाचुन्दोma·hā·cun·do भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho āyasmā mahācundo bhikkhū āmantesi:

There he addressed the mendicants:
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“आवुसोā·vu·so भिक्खवे”ति।bhik·kha·ve

“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.

“Reverends, mendicants!”
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“आवुसो”तिā·vu·so खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to महाचुन्दस्सma·hā·cun·das·sa पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato mahācundassa paccassosuṁ.

“Reverend,” they replied.
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आयस्माā·yas·mā महाचुन्दोma·hā·cun·do एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Āyasmā mahācundo etadavoca:

Venerable Mahācunda said this:
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“इधावुसो,i·dhā·vu·so धम्मयोगाdham·ma·yo·gā भिक्खूbhik·khū झायीjhā·yī भिक्खूbhik·khū अपसादेन्ति:a·pa·sā·den·ti

“Idhāvuso, dhammayogā bhikkhū jhāyī bhikkhū apasādenti:

“Take a case where mendicants who practice discernment of principles rebuke mendicants who practice absorption:
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‘इमेi·me पनpa·na झायिनोम्हा,jhā·yi·nom·hā झायिनोम्हातिjhā·yi·nom·hā·ti झायन्तिjhā·yan·ti पज्झायन्तिpaj·jhā·yan·ti निज्झायन्तिnij·jhā·yan·ti अवज्झायन्ति।a·vaj·jhā·yan·ti

‘ime pana jhāyinomhā, jhāyinomhāti jhāyanti pajjhāyanti nijjhāyanti avajjhāyanti.

‘They say, “We practice absorption meditation! We practice absorption meditation!” And they meditate and concentrate and contemplate and ruminate.
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किमिमेki·mi·me झायन्ति,jhā·yan·ti किन्तिमेkin·ti·me झायन्ति,jhā·yan·ti कथंka·thaṃ इमेi·me झायन्ती’ति?jhā·yan·tī

Kimime jhāyanti, kintime jhāyanti, kathaṁ ime jhāyantī’ti?

Why do they practice absorption meditation? In what way do they practice absorption meditation? How do they practice absorption meditation?’
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तत्थtat·tha धम्मयोगाdham·ma·yo·gā चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti झायीjhā·yī चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti नna चca बहुजनहितायba·hu·ja·na·hi·tā·ya पटिपन्नाpa·ṭi·pan·nā होन्तिhon·ti बहुजनसुखायba·hu·ja·na·su·khā·ya बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa अत्थायat·thā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya देवमनुस्सानं।de·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ

Tattha dhammayogā ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, jhāyī ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, na ca bahujanahitāya paṭipannā honti bahujanasukhāya bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.

In this case the mendicants who practice discernment of principles are not inspired, and the mendicants who practice absorption are not inspired. And they’re not acting for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.
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इधi·dha पनावुसो,pa·nā·vu·so झायीjhā·yī भिक्खूbhik·khū धम्मयोगेdham·ma·yo·ge भिक्खूbhik·khū अपसादेन्ति:a·pa·sā·den·ti

Idha panāvuso, jhāyī bhikkhū dhammayoge bhikkhū apasādenti:

Now, take a case where mendicants who practice absorption meditation rebuke mendicants who practice discernment of principles:
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‘इमेi·me पनpa·na धम्मयोगम्हा,dham·ma·yo·gam·hā धम्मयोगम्हातिdham·ma·yo·gam·hā·ti उद्धताud·dha·tā उन्नळाun·na·ḷā चपलाca·pa·lā मुखराmu·kha·rā विकिण्णवाचाvi·kiṇ·ṇa·vā·cā मुट्ठस्सतीmuṭ·ṭhas·sa·tī असम्पजानाa·sam·pa·jā·nā असमाहिताa·sa·mā·hi·tā विब्भन्तचित्ताvib·bhan·ta·cit·tā पाकतिन्द्रिया।pā·ka·tin·dri·yā

‘ime pana dhammayogamhā, dhammayogamhāti uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatī asampajānā asamāhitā vibbhantacittā pākatindriyā.

‘They say, “We practice discernment of principles! We practice discernment of principles!” But they’re haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.
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किमिमेki·mi·me धम्मयोगा,dham·ma·yo·gā किन्तिमेkin·ti·me धम्मयोगा,dham·ma·yo·gā कथंka·thaṃ इमेi·me धम्मयोगा’ति?dham·ma·yo·gā

Kimime dhammayogā, kintime dhammayogā, kathaṁ ime dhammayogā’ti?

Why do they practice discernment of principles? In what way do they practice discernment of principles? How do they practice discernment of principles?’
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तत्थtat·tha झायीjhā·yī चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti धम्मयोगाdham·ma·yo·gā चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti नna चca बहुजनहितायba·hu·ja·na·hi·tā·ya पटिपन्नाpa·ṭi·pan·nā होन्तिhon·ti बहुजनसुखायba·hu·ja·na·su·khā·ya बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa अत्थायat·thā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya देवमनुस्सानं।de·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ

Tattha jhāyī ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, dhammayogā ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, na ca bahujanahitāya paṭipannā honti bahujanasukhāya bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.

In this case the mendicants who practice absorption are not inspired, and the mendicants who practice discernment of principles are not inspired. And they’re not acting for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.
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इधi·dha पनावुसो,pa·nā·vu·so धम्मयोगाdham·ma·yo·gā भिक्खूbhik·khū धम्मयोगानञ्ञेवdham·ma·yo·gā·nañ·ñe·va भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ भासन्ति,bhā·san·ti नोno झायीनंjhā·yī·naṃ भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ भासन्ति।bhā·san·ti

Idha panāvuso, dhammayogā bhikkhū dhammayogānaññeva bhikkhūnaṁ vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanti, no jhāyīnaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanti.

Now, take a case where mendicants who practice discernment of principles praise only others like them, not mendicants who practice absorption.
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तत्थtat·tha धम्मयोगाdham·ma·yo·gā चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti झायीjhā·yī चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti नna चca बहुजनहितायba·hu·ja·na·hi·tā·ya पटिपन्नाpa·ṭi·pan·nā होन्तिhon·ti बहुजनसुखायba·hu·ja·na·su·khā·ya बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa अत्थायat·thā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya देवमनुस्सानं।de·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ

Tattha dhammayogā ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, jhāyī ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, na ca bahujanahitāya paṭipannā honti bahujanasukhāya bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.

In this case the mendicants who practice discernment of principles are not inspired, and the mendicants who practice absorption are not inspired. And they’re not acting for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.
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इधi·dha पनावुसो,pa·nā·vu·so झायीjhā·yī भिक्खूbhik·khū झायीनञ्ञेवjhā·yī·nañ·ñe·va भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ भासन्ति,bhā·san·ti नोno धम्मयोगानंdham·ma·yo·gā·naṃ भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ भासन्ति।bhā·san·ti

Idha panāvuso, jhāyī bhikkhū jhāyīnaññeva bhikkhūnaṁ vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanti, no dhammayogānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanti.

And take a case where mendicants who practice absorption praise only others like them, not mendicants who practice discernment of principles.
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तत्थtat·tha झायीjhā·yī चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti धम्मयोगाdham·ma·yo·gā चca भिक्खूbhik·khū नप्पसीदन्ति,nap·pa·sī·dan·ti नna चca बहुजनहितायba·hu·ja·na·hi·tā·ya पटिपन्नाpa·ṭi·pan·nā होन्तिhon·ti बहुजनसुखायba·hu·ja·na·su·khā·ya बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa अत्थायat·thā·ya हितायhi·tā·ya सुखायsu·khā·ya देवमनुस्सानं।de·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ

Tattha jhāyī ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, dhammayogā ca bhikkhū nappasīdanti, na ca bahujanahitāya paṭipannā honti bahujanasukhāya bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.

In this case the mendicants who practice absorption are not inspired, and the mendicants who practice discernment of principles are not inspired. And they’re not acting for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.
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तस्मातिहावुसो,tas·mā·ti·hā·vu·so एवंe·vaṃ सिक्खितब्बं:sik·khi·tab·baṃ

Tasmātihāvuso, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

So you should train like this:
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‘धम्मयोगाdham·ma·yo·gā समानाsa·mā·nā झायीनंjhā·yī·naṃ भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ भासिस्सामा’ति।bhā·sis·sā·mā

‘dhammayogā samānā jhāyīnaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ vaṇṇaṁ bhāsissāmā’ti.

‘As mendicants who practice discernment of principles, we will praise mendicants who practice absorption.’
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi वो,vo आवुसो,ā·vu·so सिक्खितब्बं।sik·khi·tab·baṃ

Evañhi vo, āvuso, sikkhitabbaṁ.

That’s how you should train.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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अच्छरियाac·cha·ri·yā हेते,he·te आवुसो,ā·vu·so पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā दुल्लभाdul·la·bhā लोकस्मिं,lo·kas·miṃ येye अमतंa·ma·taṃ धातुंdhā·tuṃ कायेनkā·ye·na फुसित्वाphu·sit·vā विहरन्ति।vi·ha·ran·ti

Acchariyā hete, āvuso, puggalā dullabhā lokasmiṁ, ye amataṁ dhātuṁ kāyena phusitvā viharanti.

Because it’s rare to find such incredible individuals in the world who have direct meditative experience of the element free of death.
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तस्मातिहावुसो,tas·mā·ti·hā·vu·so एवंe·vaṃ सिक्खितब्बं:sik·khi·tab·baṃ

Tasmātihāvuso, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

So you should train like this:
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‘झायीjhā·yī समानाsa·mā·nā धम्मयोगानंdham·ma·yo·gā·naṃ भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ भासिस्सामा’ति।bhā·sis·sā·mā

‘jhāyī samānā dhammayogānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ vaṇṇaṁ bhāsissāmā’ti.

‘As mendicants who practice absorption, we will praise mendicants who practice discernment of principles.’
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi वो,vo आवुसो,ā·vu·so सिक्खितब्बं।sik·khi·tab·baṃ

Evañhi vo, āvuso, sikkhitabbaṁ.

That’s how you should train.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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अच्छरियाac·cha·ri·yā हेते,he·te आवुसो,ā·vu·so पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā दुल्लभाdul·la·bhā लोकस्मिंlo·kas·miṃ येye गम्भीरंgam·bhī·raṃ अत्थपदंat·tha·pa·daṃ पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya अतिविज्झa·ti·vij·jha पस्सन्ती”ति।pas·san·tī

Acchariyā hete, āvuso, puggalā dullabhā lokasmiṁ ye gambhīraṁ atthapadaṁ paññāya ativijjha passantī”ti.

Because it’s incredibly rare to find individuals in the world who see the meaning of a deep saying with penetrating wisdom.”
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चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

Catutthaṁ.

(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.