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Silāyūpasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 9।26

Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.26

Numbered Discourses 9.26
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3। सत्तावासवग्गsat·tā·vā·sa·vag·ga

3. Sattāvāsavagga

3. Abodes of Sentient Beings
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सिलायूपसुत्तsi·lā·yū·pa·sut·ta

Silāyūpasutta

The Simile of the Stone Post
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(…)

(…)

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā चca सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to आयस्माā·yas·mā चca चन्दिकापुत्तोcan·di·kā·put·to राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti वेळुवनेve·ḷu·va·ne कलन्दकनिवापे।ka·lan·da·ka·ni·vā·pe

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ca sāriputto āyasmā ca candikāputto rājagahe viharanti veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā चन्दिकापुत्तोcan·di·kā·put·to भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसिā·man·te·si (…):

Tatra kho āyasmā candikāputto bhikkhū āmantesi (…):

There Venerable Candikāputta addressed the mendicants,
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“देवदत्तो,de·va·dat·to आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

“devadatto, āvuso, bhikkhūnaṁ evaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

“Reverends, Devadatta teaches the mendicants like this:
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चितंci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā citaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

‘When a mendicant’s mind is solidified by heart, it’s appropriate for them to say:
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’”ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’”ti.

“I understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”’”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ चन्दिकापुत्तंcan·di·kā·put·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ candikāputtaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to him,
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“नna खो,kho आवुसोā·vu·so चन्दिकापुत्त,can·di·kā·put·ta देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

“na kho, āvuso candikāputta, devadatto bhikkhūnaṁ evaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

“Reverend Candikāputta, Devadatta does not teach the mendicants like that.
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चितंci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā citaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

(Pāli only)
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’ti.

(Pāli only)
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so चन्दिकापुत्त,can·di·kā·put·ta देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

Evañca kho, āvuso, candikāputta, devadatto bhikkhūnaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

He teaches like this:
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

‘When a mendicant’s mind is well consolidated by heart, it’s appropriate for them to say:
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’”ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’”ti.

“I understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”’”
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दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā चन्दिकापुत्तोcan·di·kā·put·to भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Dutiyampi kho āyasmā candikāputto bhikkhū āmantesi:

For a second time …
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“देवदत्तो,de·va·dat·to आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

“devadatto, āvuso, bhikkhūnaṁ evaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

(Pāli only)
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चितंci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā citaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

(Pāli only)
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’”ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’”ti.

(Pāli only)
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दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ चन्दिकापुत्तंcan·di·kā·put·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Dutiyampi kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ candikāputtaṁ etadavoca:

(Pāli only)
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“नna खो,kho आवुसोā·vu·so चन्दिकापुत्त,can·di·kā·put·ta देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

“na kho, āvuso candikāputta, devadatto bhikkhūnaṁ evaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

(Pāli only)
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चितंci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā citaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

(Pāli only)
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’ti.

(Pāli only)
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca खो,kho आवुसोā·vu·so चन्दिकापुत्त,can·di·kā·put·ta देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

Evañca kho, āvuso candikāputta, devadatto bhikkhūnaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

(Pāli only)
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

(Pāli only)
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’”ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’”ti.

(Pāli only)
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ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā चन्दिकापुत्तोcan·di·kā·put·to भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatiyampi kho āyasmā candikāputto bhikkhū āmantesi:

And for a third time Venerable Candikāputta addressed the mendicants …
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“देवदत्तो,de·va·dat·to आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

“devadatto, āvuso, bhikkhūnaṁ evaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

(Pāli only)
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चितंci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā citaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

(Pāli only)
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’”ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’”ti.

(Pāli only)
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ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ चन्दिकापुत्तंcan·di·kā·put·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Tatiyampi kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ candikāputtaṁ etadavoca:

And for a third time, Sāriputta said to him,
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“नna खो,kho आवुसोā·vu·so चन्दिकापुत्त,can·di·kā·put·ta देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

“na kho, āvuso candikāputta, devadatto bhikkhūnaṁ evaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

“Reverend Candikāputta, Devadatta does not teach the mendicants like that.
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चितंci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā citaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

(Pāli only)
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’ti.

(Pāli only)
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca खो,kho आवुसोā·vu·so चन्दिकापुत्त,can·di·kā·put·ta देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

Evañca kho, āvuso candikāputta, devadatto bhikkhūnaṁ dhammaṁ deseti:

He teaches like this:
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‘यतोya·to खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति,ho·ti तस्सेतंtas·se·taṃ भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no कल्लंkal·laṃ वेय्याकरणाय—vey·yā·ka·ra·ṇā·ya

‘yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti, tassetaṁ bhikkhuno kallaṁ veyyākaraṇāya—

‘When a mendicant’s mind is well consolidated by heart, it’s appropriate for them to say:
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खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानामी’ति।pa·jā·nā·mī

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’ti.

“I understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”’
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति?ho·ti

Kathañca, āvuso, bhikkhuno cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti?

And how is a mendicant’s mind well consolidated by heart?
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‘वीतरागंvī·ta·rā·gaṃ मेme चित्तन्’तिcit·tan चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘Vītarāgaṁ me cittan’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

The mind is well consolidated by heart when they know: ‘My mind is without greed.’
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‘वीतदोसंvī·ta·do·saṃ मेme चित्तन्’तिcit·tan चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘vītadosaṁ me cittan’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

… ‘My mind is without hate.’
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‘वीतमोहंvī·ta·mo·haṃ मेme चित्तन्’तिcit·tan चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘vītamohaṁ me cittan’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

… ‘My mind is without delusion.’
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‘असरागधम्मंa·sa·rā·ga·dham·maṃ मेme चित्तन्’तिcit·tan चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘asarāgadhammaṁ me cittan’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

… ‘My mind is not liable to become greedy.’
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‘असदोसधम्मंa·sa·do·sa·dham·maṃ मेme चित्तन्’तिcit·tan चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘asadosadhammaṁ me cittan’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

… ‘My mind is not liable to become hateful.’
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‘असमोहधम्मंa·sa·mo·ha·dham·maṃ मेme चित्तन्’तिcit·tan चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘asamohadhammaṁ me cittan’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

… ‘My mind is not liable to become deluded.’
46

‘अनावत्तिधम्मंa·nā·vat·ti·dham·maṃ मेme चित्तंcit·taṃ कामभवाया’तिkā·ma·bha·vā·yā चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘anāvattidhammaṁ me cittaṁ kāmabhavāyā’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

… ‘My mind is not liable to return to rebirth in the sensual realm.’
47

‘अनावत्तिधम्मंa·nā·vat·ti·dham·maṃ मेme चित्तंcit·taṃ रूपभवाया’तिrū·pa·bha·vā·yā चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति;ho·ti

‘anāvattidhammaṁ me cittaṁ rūpabhavāyā’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti;

… ‘My mind is not liable to return to rebirth in the realm of luminous form.’
48

‘अनावत्तिधम्मंa·nā·vat·ti·dham·maṃ मेme चित्तंcit·taṃ अरूपभवाया’तिa·rū·pa·bha·vā·yā चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुपरिचितंsu·pa·ri·ci·taṃ होति।ho·ti

‘anāvattidhammaṁ me cittaṁ arūpabhavāyā’ti cetasā cittaṁ suparicitaṁ hoti.

… ‘My mind is not liable to return to rebirth in the formless realm.’
49

एवंe·vaṃ सम्माsam·mā विमुत्तचित्तस्सvi·mut·ta·cit·tas·sa खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भुसाbhu·sā चेपिce·pi चक्खुविञ्ञेय्याcak·khu·viñ·ñey·yā रूपाrū·pā चक्खुस्सcak·khus·sa आपाथंā·pā·thaṃ आगच्छन्ति,ā·gac·chan·ti नेवस्सne·vas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ परियादियन्ति;pa·ri·yā·di·yan·ti

Evaṁ sammā vimuttacittassa kho, āvuso, bhikkhuno bhusā cepi cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā cakkhussa āpāthaṁ āgacchanti, nevassa cittaṁ pariyādiyanti;

When a mendicant’s mind is rightly freed like this, even if compelling sights come into the range of vision they don’t occupy their mind.
50

अमिस्सीकतमेवस्सa·mis·sī·ka·ta·me·vas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ होतिho·ti ठितंṭhi·taṃ आनेञ्जप्पत्तं,ā·neñ·jap·pat·taṃ वयंva·yaṃ चस्सानुपस्सति।cas·sā·nu·pas·sa·ti

amissīkatamevassa cittaṁ hoti ṭhitaṁ āneñjappattaṁ, vayaṁ cassānupassati.

Their mind is quite untainted. It is steady, imperturbable, observing disappearance.
51

सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आवुसो,ā·vu·so सिलायूपोsi·lā·yū·po सोळसकुक्कुको।so·ḷa·sa·kuk·ku·ko

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, silāyūpo soḷasakukkuko.

Suppose there was a stone post, sixteen feet long.
52

तस्सस्सुtas·sas·su अट्ठaṭ·ṭha कुक्कूkuk·kū हेट्ठाheṭ·ṭhā नेमङ्गमा,ne·maṅ·ga·mā अट्ठaṭ·ṭha कुक्कूkuk·kū उपरिu·pa·ri नेमस्स।ne·mas·sa

Tassassu aṭṭha kukkū heṭṭhā nemaṅgamā, aṭṭha kukkū upari nemassa.

Eight feet were buried underground, and eight above ground.
53

अथa·tha पुरत्थिमायpu·rat·thi·mā·ya चेपिce·pi दिसायdi·sā·ya आगच्छेय्यā·gac·chey·ya भुसाbhu·sā वातवुट्ठि,vā·ta·vuṭ·ṭhi नेवne·va नंnaṃ सङ्कम्पेय्यsaṅ·kam·pey·ya नna सम्पवेधेय्य;sam·pa·ve·dhey·ya

Atha puratthimāya cepi disāya āgaccheyya bhusā vātavuṭṭhi, neva naṁ saṅkampeyya na sampavedheyya;

And violent storms were to blow up out of the east, the west, the north, and the south.
54

अथa·tha पच्छिमायpac·chi·mā·ya …

atha pacchimāya …

(Pāli only)
55

अथa·tha उत्तरायut·ta·rā·ya …

atha uttarāya …

(Pāli only)
56

अथa·tha दक्खिणायdak·khi·ṇā·ya चेपिce·pi दिसायdi·sā·ya आगच्छेय्यā·gac·chey·ya भुसाbhu·sā वातवुट्ठि,vā·ta·vuṭ·ṭhi नेवne·va नंnaṃ सङ्कम्पेय्यsaṅ·kam·pey·ya नna सम्पवेधेय्य।sam·pa·ve·dhey·ya

atha dakkhiṇāya cepi disāya āgaccheyya bhusā vātavuṭṭhi, neva naṁ saṅkampeyya na sampavedheyya.

They couldn’t make it tremor and tremble and quake.
57

तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
58

गम्भीरत्ता,gam·bhī·rat·tā आवुसो,ā·vu·so नेमस्स,ne·mas·sa सुनिखातत्ताsu·ni·khā·tat·tā सिलायूपस्स।si·lā·yū·pas·sa

Gambhīrattā, āvuso, nemassa, sunikhātattā silāyūpassa.

It’s because that stone post is firmly embedded, with deep foundations.
59

एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho आवुसो,ā·vu·so सम्माsam·mā विमुत्तचित्तस्सvi·mut·ta·cit·tas·sa भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no भुसाbhu·sā चेपिce·pi चक्खुविञ्ञेय्याcak·khu·viñ·ñey·yā रूपाrū·pā चक्खुस्सcak·khus·sa आपाथंā·pā·thaṃ आगच्छन्ति,ā·gac·chan·ti नेवस्सne·vas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ परियादियन्ति;pa·ri·yā·di·yan·ti

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, sammā vimuttacittassa bhikkhuno bhusā cepi cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā cakkhussa āpāthaṁ āgacchanti, nevassa cittaṁ pariyādiyanti;

In the same way, when a mendicant’s mind is rightly freed like this, even if compelling sights come into the range of vision they don’t occupy their mind.
60

अमिस्सीकतमेवस्सa·mis·sī·ka·ta·me·vas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ होतिho·ti ठितंṭhi·taṃ आनेञ्जप्पत्तं,ā·neñ·jap·pat·taṃ वयंva·yaṃ चस्सानुपस्सति।cas·sā·nu·pas·sa·ti

amissīkatamevassa cittaṁ hoti ṭhitaṁ āneñjappattaṁ, vayaṁ cassānupassati.

Their mind is quite untainted. It is steady, imperturbable, observing disappearance.
61

भुसाbhu·sā चेपिce·pi सोतविञ्ञेय्याso·ta·viñ·ñey·yā सद्दाsad·dā …

Bhusā cepi sotaviññeyyā saddā …

If even compelling sounds …
62

घानविञ्ञेय्याghā·na·viñ·ñey·yā गन्धाgan·dhā …

ghānaviññeyyā gandhā …

smells …
63

जिव्हाविञ्ञेय्याjiv·hā·viñ·ñey·yā रसाra·sā …

jivhāviññeyyā rasā …

tastes …
64

कायविञ्ञेय्याkā·ya·viñ·ñey·yā फोट्ठब्बाphoṭ·ṭhab·bā …

kāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā …

touches …
65

मनोविञ्ञेय्याma·no·viñ·ñey·yā धम्माdham·mā मनस्सma·nas·sa आपाथंā·pā·thaṃ आगच्छन्ति,ā·gac·chan·ti नेवस्सne·vas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ परियादियन्ति;pa·ri·yā·di·yan·ti

manoviññeyyā dhammā manassa āpāthaṁ āgacchanti, nevassa cittaṁ pariyādiyanti;

and ideas come into the range of the mind they don’t occupy the mind.
66

अमिस्सीकतमेवस्सa·mis·sī·ka·ta·me·vas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ होतिho·ti ठितंṭhi·taṃ आनेञ्जप्पत्तं,ā·neñ·jap·pat·taṃ वयंva·yaṃ चस्सानुपस्सती”ति।cas·sā·nu·pas·sa·tī

amissīkatamevassa cittaṁ hoti ṭhitaṁ āneñjappattaṁ, vayaṁ cassānupassatī”ti.

Their mind is quite untainted. It is steady, imperturbable, observing disappearance.”
67

छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

(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.