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Nibbānadhātusutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 44

Itivuttaka 44

So It Was Said 44
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दुकनिपातdu·ka·ni·pā·ta

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos
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दुतियवग्गdu·ti·ya·vag·ga

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two
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निब्बानधातुसुत्तnib·bā·na·dhā·tu·sut·ta

Nibbānadhātusutta

Elements of Extinguishment
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वुत्तञ्हेतंvut·tañ·he·taṃ भगवताbha·ga·va·tā वुत्तमरहतातिvut·ta·ma·ra·ha·tā·ti मेme सुतं:su·taṃ

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
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“द्वेमा,dve·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve निब्बानधातुयो।nib·bā·na·dhā·tu·yo

“Dvemā, bhikkhave, nibbānadhātuyo.

“There are, mendicants, these two elements of extinguishment.
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कतमाka·ta·mā द्वे?dve

Katamā dve?

What two?
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सउपादिसेसाsa·u·pā·di·se·sā चca निब्बानधातु,nib·bā·na·dhā·tu अनुपादिसेसाa·nu·pā·di·se·sā चca निब्बानधातु।nib·bā·na·dhā·tu

Saupādisesā ca nibbānadhātu, anupādisesā ca nibbānadhātu.

The element of extinguishment with residue, and the element of extinguishment with no residue.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सउपादिसेसाsa·u·pā·di·se·sā निब्बानधातु?nib·bā·na·dhā·tu

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, saupādisesā nibbānadhātu?

And what is the element of extinguishment with residue?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अरहंa·ra·haṃ होतिho·ti खीणासवोkhī·ṇā·sa·vo वुसितवाvu·si·ta·vā कतकरणीयोka·ta·ka·ra·ṇī·yo ओहितभारोo·hi·ta·bhā·ro अनुप्पत्तसदत्थोa·nup·pat·ta·sa·dat·tho परिक्खीणभवसंयोजनोpa·rik·khī·ṇa·bha·va·saṃ·yo·ja·no सम्मदञ्ञाविमुत्तो।sam·ma·dañ·ñā·vi·mut·to

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ hoti khīṇāsavo vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano sammadaññāvimutto.

It’s when a mendicant is a perfected one, with defilements ended, who has completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their heart’s goal, utterly ended the fetter of continued existence, and is rightly freed through enlightenment.
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तस्सtas·sa तिट्ठन्तेवtiṭ·ṭhan·te·va पञ्चिन्द्रियानिpañ·cin·dri·yā·ni येसंye·saṃ अविघातत्ताa·vi·ghā·tat·tā मनापामनापंma·nā·pā·ma·nā·paṃ पच्चनुभोति,pac·ca·nu·bho·ti सुखदुक्खंsu·kha·duk·khaṃ पटिसंवेदेति।pa·ṭi·saṃ·ve·de·ti

Tassa tiṭṭhanteva pañcindriyāni yesaṁ avighātattā manāpāmanāpaṁ paccanubhoti, sukhadukkhaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti.

Their five sense faculties still remain. So long as their senses have not gone they continue to experience the agreeable and disagreeable, to feel pleasure and pain.
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तस्सtas·sa योyo रागक्खयो,rā·gak·kha·yo दोसक्खयो,do·sak·kha·yo मोहक्खयो—mo·hak·kha·yo

Tassa yo rāgakkhayo, dosakkhayo, mohakkhayo—

The ending of greed, hate, and delusion in them
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सउपादिसेसाsa·u·pā·di·se·sā निब्बानधातु।nib·bā·na·dhā·tu

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saupādisesā nibbānadhātu.

is called the element of extinguishment with residue.
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कतमाka·ta·mā च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अनुपादिसेसाa·nu·pā·di·se·sā निब्बानधातु?nib·bā·na·dhā·tu

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, anupādisesā nibbānadhātu?

And what is the element of extinguishment with no residue?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अरहंa·ra·haṃ होतिho·ti खीणासवोkhī·ṇā·sa·vo वुसितवाvu·si·ta·vā कतकरणीयोka·ta·ka·ra·ṇī·yo ओहितभारोo·hi·ta·bhā·ro अनुप्पत्तसदत्थोa·nup·pat·ta·sa·dat·tho परिक्खीणभवसंयोजनोpa·rik·khī·ṇa·bha·va·saṃ·yo·ja·no सम्मदञ्ञाविमुत्तो।sam·ma·dañ·ñā·vi·mut·to

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ hoti khīṇāsavo vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano sammadaññāvimutto.

It’s when a mendicant is a perfected one, with defilements ended, who has completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their heart’s goal, utterly ended the fetter of continued existence, and is rightly freed through enlightenment.
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तस्सtas·sa इधेव,i·dhe·va भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सब्बवेदयितानिsab·ba·ve·da·yi·tā·ni अनभिनन्दितानिa·na·bhi·nan·di·tā·ni सीतिsī·ti भविस्सन्ति।bha·vis·san·ti

Tassa idheva, bhikkhave, sabbavedayitāni anabhinanditāni sīti bhavissanti.

For them, everything that’s felt, being no longer relished, will become cool right here.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अनुपादिसेसाa·nu·pā·di·se·sā निब्बानधातु।nib·bā·na·dhā·tu

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anupādisesā nibbānadhātu.

This is called the element of extinguishment with no residue.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve निब्बानधातुयो”ति।nib·bā·na·dhā·tu·yo

Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve nibbānadhātuyo”ti.

These are the two elements of extinguishment.”
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एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.
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तत्थेतंtat·the·taṃ इतिi·ti वुच्चति:vuc·ca·ti

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:
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“दुवेdu·ve इमाi·mā चक्खुमताcak·khu·ma·tā पकासिता,pa·kā·si·tā

“Duve imā cakkhumatā pakāsitā,

“These two elements of extinguishment <j>have been revealed
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निब्बानधातूnib·bā·na·dhā·tū अनिस्सितेनa·nis·si·te·na तादिना;tā·di·nā

Nibbānadhātū anissitena tādinā;

by the Clear-eyed One, <j>the unattached, the unaffected.
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एकाe·kā हिhi धातुdhā·tu इधi·dha दिट्ठधम्मिका,diṭ·ṭha·dham·mi·kā

Ekā hi dhātu idha diṭṭhadhammikā,

One element pertains to this life—
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सउपादिसेसाsa·u·pā·di·se·sā भवनेत्तिसङ्खया;bha·va·net·ti·saṅ·kha·yā

Saupādisesā bhavanettisaṅkhayā;

that with residue <j>though the leash to existence has ended;
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अनुपादिसेसाa·nu·pā·di·se·sā पनpa·na सम्परायिका,sam·pa·rā·yi·kā

Anupādisesā pana samparāyikā,

and that with no residue, <j>which pertains to what follows this life,
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यम्हिyam·hi निरुज्झन्तिni·ruj·jhan·ti भवानिbha·vā·ni सब्बसो।sab·ba·so

Yamhi nirujjhanti bhavāni sabbaso.

where all states of existence cease.
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येye एतदञ्ञायe·ta·dañ·ñā·ya पदंpa·daṃ असङ्खतं,a·saṅ·kha·taṃ

Ye etadaññāya padaṁ asaṅkhataṁ,

Those who have fully understood <j>the unconditioned state—
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विमुत्तचित्ताvi·mut·ta·cit·tā भवनेत्तिसङ्खया;bha·va·net·ti·saṅ·kha·yā

Vimuttacittā bhavanettisaṅkhayā;

their minds freed, the leash to existence ended—
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तेte धम्मसाराधिगमाdham·ma·sā·rā·dhi·ga·mā खयेkha·ye रता,ra·tā

Te dhammasārādhigamā khaye ratā,

attained to the heart of the Dhamma, <j>they delight in ending,
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पहंसुpa·haṃ·su तेte सब्बभवानिsab·ba·bha·vā·ni तादिनो”ति।tā·di·no

Pahaṁsu te sabbabhavāni tādino”ti.

the unaffected ones have given up <j>all states of existence.”
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi अत्थोat·tho वुत्तोvut·to भगवता,bha·ga·va·tā इतिi·ti मेme सुतन्ति।su·tan·ti

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Sattamaṁ.

(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.