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Sunettasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 7।73

Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.73

Numbered Discourses 7.73
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7। महावग्गma·hā·vag·ga

7. Mahāvagga

7. The Great Chapter
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सुनेत्तसुत्तsu·net·ta·sut·ta

Sunettasutta

About Sunetta
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“भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुनेत्तोsu·net·to नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā अहोसिa·ho·si तित्थकरोtit·tha·ka·ro कामेसुkā·me·su वीतरागो।vī·ta·rā·go

“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sunetto nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, there was a teacher named Sunetta. He was a religious founder and was free of desire for sensual pleasures.
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सुनेत्तस्सsu·net·tas·sa खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्थुनोsat·thu·no अनेकानिa·ne·kā·ni सावकसतानिsā·va·ka·sa·tā·ni अहेसुं।a·he·suṃ

Sunettassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṁ.

He had many hundreds of disciples.
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सुनेत्तोsu·net·to सत्थाsat·thā सावकानंsā·va·kā·naṃ ब्रह्मलोकसहब्यतायbrah·ma·lo·ka·sa·hab·ya·tā·ya धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेसि।de·se·si

Sunetto satthā sāvakānaṁ brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desesi.

He taught them a Dhamma for rebirth in the company of Divinity.
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येye खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुनेत्तस्सsu·net·tas·sa सत्थुनोsat·thu·no ब्रह्मलोकसहब्यतायbrah·ma·lo·ka·sa·hab·ya·tā·ya धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्तस्सde·sen·tas·sa चित्तानिcit·tā·ni नप्पसादेसुंnap·pa·sā·de·suṃ तेte कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जिंसु।u·pa·paj·jiṃ·su

Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni nappasādesuṁ te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjiṁsu.

Those lacking confidence in Sunetta were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.
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येye खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुनेत्तस्सsu·net·tas·sa सत्थुनोsat·thu·no ब्रह्मलोकसहब्यतायbrah·ma·lo·ka·sa·hab·ya·tā·ya धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्तस्सde·sen·tas·sa चित्तानिcit·tā·ni पसादेसुंpa·sā·de·suṃ तेte कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जिंसु।u·pa·paj·jiṃ·su

Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni pasādesuṁ te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjiṁsu.

Those full of confidence in Sunetta were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
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भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मूगपक्खोmū·ga·pak·kho नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā अहोसिa·ho·si …पे…pe

Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, mūgapakkho nāma satthā ahosi …pe…

Once upon a time, there was a teacher named Mūgapakkha …
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अरनेमिa·ra·ne·mi नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā अहोसिa·ho·si …पे…pe

aranemi nāma satthā ahosi …pe…

Aranemi …
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कुद्दालकोkud·dā·la·ko नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā अहोसिa·ho·si …पे…pe

kuddālako nāma satthā ahosi …pe…

Kuddālaka …
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हत्थिपालोhat·thi·pā·lo नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā अहोसिa·ho·si …पे…pe

hatthipālo nāma satthā ahosi …pe…

Hatthipāla …
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जोतिपालोjo·ti·pā·lo नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā अहोसिa·ho·si …पे…pe

jotipālo nāma satthā ahosi …pe…

Jotipāla …
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अरकोa·ra·ko नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā अहोसिa·ho·si तित्थकरोtit·tha·ka·ro कामेसुkā·me·su वीतरागो।vī·ta·rā·go

arako nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo.

Araka. He was a religious founder and was free of desire for sensual pleasures.
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अरकस्सa·ra·kas·sa खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्थुनोsat·thu·no अनेकानिa·ne·kā·ni सावकसतानिsā·va·ka·sa·tā·ni अहेसुं।a·he·suṃ

Arakassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṁ.

He had many hundreds of disciples.
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अरकोa·ra·ko नामnā·ma सत्थाsat·thā सावकानंsā·va·kā·naṃ ब्रह्मलोकसहब्यतायbrah·ma·lo·ka·sa·hab·ya·tā·ya धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेसि।de·se·si

Arako nāma satthā sāvakānaṁ brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desesi.

He taught them a Dhamma for rebirth in the company of Divinity.
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येye खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरकस्सa·ra·kas·sa सत्थुनोsat·thu·no ब्रह्मलोकसहब्यतायbrah·ma·lo·ka·sa·hab·ya·tā·ya धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्तस्सde·sen·tas·sa चित्तानिcit·tā·ni नप्पसादेसुं,nap·pa·sā·de·suṃ तेte कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जिंसु।u·pa·paj·jiṃ·su

Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, arakassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni nappasādesuṁ, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjiṁsu.

Those lacking confidence in Araka were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.
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येye खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरकस्सa·ra·kas·sa सत्थुनोsat·thu·no ब्रह्मलोकसहब्यतायbrah·ma·lo·ka·sa·hab·ya·tā·ya धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्तस्सde·sen·tas·sa चित्तानिcit·tā·ni पसादेसुं,pa·sā·de·suṃ तेte कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जिंसु।u·pa·paj·jiṃ·su

Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, arakassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni pasādesuṁ, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjiṁsu.

Those full of confidence in Araka were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
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तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञथ,mañ·ña·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,

What do you think, mendicants?
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योyo इमेi·me सत्तsat·ta सत्थारेsat·thā·re तित्थकरेtit·tha·ka·re कामेसुkā·me·su वीतरागेvī·ta·rā·ge अनेकसतपरिवारेa·ne·ka·sa·ta·pa·ri·vā·re ससावकसङ्घेsa·sā·va·ka·saṅ·ghe पदुट्ठचित्तोpa·duṭ·ṭha·cit·to अक्कोसेय्यak·ko·sey·ya परिभासेय्य,pa·ri·bhā·sey·ya बहुंba·huṃ सोso अपुञ्ञंa·puñ·ñaṃ पसवेय्या”ति?pa·sa·vey·yā

yo ime satta satthāre titthakare kāmesu vītarāge anekasataparivāre sasāvakasaṅghe paduṭṭhacitto akkoseyya paribhāseyya, bahuṁ so apuññaṁ pasaveyyā”ti?

If someone with malicious intent were to abuse and insult these seven teachers with their hundreds of followers, would they not brim with much wickedness?”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“यो,yo भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमेi·me सत्तsat·ta सत्थारेsat·thā·re तित्थकरेtit·tha·ka·re कामेसुkā·me·su वीतरागेvī·ta·rā·ge अनेकसतपरिवारेa·ne·ka·sa·ta·pa·ri·vā·re ससावकसङ्घेsa·sā·va·ka·saṅ·ghe पदुट्ठचित्तोpa·duṭ·ṭha·cit·to अक्कोसेय्यak·ko·sey·ya परिभासेय्य,pa·ri·bhā·sey·ya बहुंba·huṃ सोso अपुञ्ञंa·puñ·ñaṃ पसवेय्य।pa·sa·vey·ya

“Yo, bhikkhave, ime satta satthāre titthakare kāmesu vītarāge anekasataparivāre sasāvakasaṅghe paduṭṭhacitto akkoseyya paribhāseyya, bahuṁ so apuññaṁ pasaveyya.

“They would indeed.
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योyo एकंe·kaṃ दिट्ठिसम्पन्नंdiṭ·ṭhi·sam·pan·naṃ पुग्गलंpug·ga·laṃ पदुट्ठचित्तोpa·duṭ·ṭha·cit·to अक्कोसतिak·ko·sa·ti परिभासति,pa·ri·bhā·sa·ti अयंa·yaṃ ततोta·to बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ अपुञ्ञंa·puñ·ñaṃ पसवति।pa·sa·va·ti

Yo ekaṁ diṭṭhisampannaṁ puggalaṁ paduṭṭhacitto akkosati paribhāsati, ayaṁ tato bahutaraṁ apuññaṁ pasavati.

But someone who abuses and insults a single individual accomplished in view with malicious intent brims even more with wickedness.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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नाहं,nā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इतोi·to बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā एवरूपिंe·va·rū·piṃ खन्तिंkhan·tiṃ वदामिva·dā·mi यथामंya·thā·maṃ सब्रह्मचारीसु।sab·rah·ma·cā·rī·su

Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ito bahiddhā evarūpiṁ khantiṁ vadāmi yathāmaṁ sabrahmacārīsu.

I say that any injury done by those outside of the Buddhist community does not compare with what is done to one’s own spiritual companions.
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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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‘नna नोno सब्रह्मचारीसुsab·rah·ma·cā·rī·su चित्तानिcit·tā·ni पदुट्ठानिpa·duṭ·ṭhā·ni भविस्सन्ती’ति।bha·vis·san·tī

‘na no sabrahmacārīsu cittāni paduṭṭhāni bhavissantī’ti.

‘We will have no malicious intent for our spiritual companions.’
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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.”
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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.