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Cūḷasuññatasutta

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मज्झिमmaj·jhi·ma निकायni·kā·ya 121

Majjhima Nikāya 121

Middle Discourses 121
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चूळसुञ्ञतसुत्तcū·ḷa·suñ·ña·ta·sut·ta

Cūḷasuññatasutta

The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness
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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 भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti पुब्बारामेpub·bā·rā·me मिगारमातुपासादे।mi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·de

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do सायन्हसमयंsā·yan·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ पटिसल्लानाpa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā वुट्ठितोvuṭ·ṭhi·to येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā ānando sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Ānanda came out of retreat and went to the Buddha. He bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“एकमिदं,e·ka·mi·daṃ भन्ते,bhan·te समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सक्केसुsak·ke·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti नगरकंna·ga·ra·kaṃ नामnā·ma सक्यानंsak·yā·naṃ निगमो।ni·ga·mo

“Ekamidaṁ, bhante, samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati nagarakaṁ nāma sakyānaṁ nigamo.

“Sir, this one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans where they have a town named Townsville.
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तत्थtat·tha मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सुतं,su·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā पटिग्गहितं:pa·ṭig·ga·hi·taṃ

Tattha me, bhante, bhagavato sammukhā sutaṁ, sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ:

There I heard and learned this in the presence of the Buddha:
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‘सुञ्ञताविहारेनाहं,suñ·ña·tā·vi·hā·re·nā·haṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi बहुलंba·hu·laṃ विहरामी’ति।vi·ha·rā·mī

‘suññatāvihārenāhaṁ, ānanda, etarahi bahulaṁ viharāmī’ti.

‘Ānanda, these days I usually practice the meditation on emptiness.’
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कच्चिkac·ci मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते,bhan·te सुस्सुतंsus·su·taṃ सुग्गहितंsug·ga·hi·taṃ सुमनसिकतंsu·ma·na·si·ka·taṃ सूपधारितन्”ति?sū·pa·dhā·ri·tan

Kacci metaṁ, bhante, sussutaṁ suggahitaṁ sumanasikataṁ sūpadhāritan”ti?

I trust I properly heard, learned, applied the mind, and remembered that from the Buddha?”
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“तग्घtag·gha तेte एतं,e·taṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुस्सुतंsus·su·taṃ सुग्गहितंsug·ga·hi·taṃ सुमनसिकतंsu·ma·na·si·ka·taṃ सूपधारितं।sū·pa·dhā·ri·taṃ

“Taggha te etaṁ, ānanda, sussutaṁ suggahitaṁ sumanasikataṁ sūpadhāritaṁ.

“Indeed, Ānanda, you properly heard, learned, applied the mind, and remembered that.
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पुब्बेपाहं,pub·be·pā·haṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da एतरहिपिe·ta·ra·hi·pi सुञ्ञताविहारेनsuñ·ña·tā·vi·hā·re·na बहुलंba·hu·laṃ विहरामि।vi·ha·rā·mi

Pubbepāhaṁ, ānanda, etarahipi suññatāvihārena bahulaṁ viharāmi.

Now, as before, I usually practice the meditation on emptiness.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आनन्द,ā·nan·da अयंa·yaṃ मिगारमातुपासादोmi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·do सुञ्ञोsuñ·ño हत्थिगवस्सवळवेन,hat·thi·ga·vas·sa·va·ḷa·ve·na सुञ्ञोsuñ·ño जातरूपरजतेन,jā·ta·rū·pa·ra·ja·te·na सुञ्ञोsuñ·ño इत्थिपुरिससन्निपातेनit·thi·pu·ri·sa·san·ni·pā·te·na अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

Seyyathāpi, ānanda, ayaṁ migāramātupāsādo suñño hatthigavassavaḷavena, suñño jātarūparajatena, suñño itthipurisasannipātena atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

Consider this stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother. It’s empty of elephants, cows, horses, and mares; of gold and silver; and of gatherings of men and women.
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भिक्खुसङ्घंbhik·khu·saṅ·ghaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तं;e·kat·taṃ

bhikkhusaṅghaṁ paṭicca ekattaṁ;

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely, the oneness dependent on the mendicant Saṅgha.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā गामसञ्ञं,gā·ma·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā मनुस्ससञ्ञं,ma·nus·sa·sañ·ñaṃ अरञ्ञसञ्ञंa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

evameva kho, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā gāmasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā manussasaññaṁ, araññasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

In the same way, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the village and the perception of people—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of wilderness.
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तस्सtas·sa अरञ्ञसञ्ञायa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa araññasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of wilderness.
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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā गामसञ्ञंgā·ma·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā मनुस्ससञ्ञंma·nus·sa·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā gāmasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā manussasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of village or the perception of people.
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अरञ्ञसञ्ञंa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

araññasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of wilderness.’
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सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ गामसञ्ञाया’तिgā·ma·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ मनुस्ससञ्ञाया’तिma·nus·sa·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ gāmasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ manussasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the village. It is empty of the perception of people.
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अरञ्ञसञ्ञंa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

araññasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of wilderness.’
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इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
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एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā मनुस्ससञ्ञं,ma·nus·sa·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā अरञ्ञसञ्ञं,a·rañ·ña·sañ·ñaṃ पथवीसञ्ञंpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā manussasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā araññasaññaṁ, pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of people and the perception of wilderness—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.
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तस्सtas·sa पथवीसञ्ञायpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa pathavīsaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of earth.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आनन्द,ā·nan·da आसभचम्मंā·sa·bha·cam·maṃ सङ्कुसतेनsaṅ·ku·sa·te·na सुविहतंsu·vi·ha·taṃ विगतवलिकं;vi·ga·ta·va·li·kaṃ

Seyyathāpi, ānanda, āsabhacammaṁ saṅkusatena suvihataṁ vigatavalikaṁ;

As a bull’s hide is rid of folds when fully stretched out by a hundred pegs,
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu यंyaṃ इमिस्साi·mis·sā पथवियाpa·tha·vi·yā उक्कूलविक्कूलंuk·kū·la·vik·kū·laṃ नदीविदुग्गंna·dī·vi·dug·gaṃ खाणुकण्टकट्ठानंkhā·ṇu·kaṇ·ṭa·kaṭ·ṭhā·naṃ पब्बतविसमंpab·ba·ta·vi·sa·maṃ तंtaṃ सब्बंsab·baṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā पथवीसञ्ञंpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

evameva kho, ānanda, bhikkhu yaṁ imissā pathaviyā ukkūlavikkūlaṁ nadīviduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ pabbatavisamaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ amanasikaritvā pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

so too, ignoring the hilly terrain, inaccessible riverlands, stumps and thorns, and rugged mountains, they focus on the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.
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तस्सtas·sa पथवीसञ्ञायpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa pathavīsaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of earth.
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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā मनुस्ससञ्ञंma·nus·sa·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā अरञ्ञसञ्ञंa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā manussasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā araññasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of people or the perception of wilderness.
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पथवीसञ्ञंpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.’
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सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ मनुस्ससञ्ञाया’तिma·nus·sa·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ अरञ्ञसञ्ञाया’तिa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ manussasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ araññasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of people. It is empty of the perception of wilderness.
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पथवीसञ्ञंpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of earth.’
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इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
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एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā अरञ्ञसञ्ञं,a·rañ·ña·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā पथवीसञ्ञं,pa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञंā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā araññasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā pathavīsaññaṁ, ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of wilderness and the perception of earth—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite space.
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तस्सtas·sa आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञायā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa ākāsānañcāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of infinite space.
37

सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
38

‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā अरञ्ञसञ्ञंa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā पथवीसञ्ञंpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā araññasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of wilderness or the perception of earth.
39

आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञंā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite space.’
40

सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ अरञ्ञसञ्ञाया’तिa·rañ·ña·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ पथवीसञ्ञाया’तिpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ araññasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ pathavīsaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of wilderness. It is empty of the perception of earth.
41

आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञंā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite space.’
42

इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
43

एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure.
44

पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā पथवीसञ्ञं,pa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञं,ā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञंviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā pathavīsaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ, viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of earth and the perception of the dimension of infinite space—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.
45

तस्सtas·sa विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञायviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa viññāṇañcāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.
46

सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
47

‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā पथवीसञ्ञंpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञंā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā pathavīsaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of earth or the perception of the dimension of infinite space.
48

विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञंviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.’
49

सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ पथवीसञ्ञाया’तिpa·tha·vī·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञाया’तिā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ pathavīsaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākāsānañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of earth. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite space.
50

विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञंviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.’
51

इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
52

एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure.
53

पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञं,ā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञं,viñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ, ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of infinite space and the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.
54

तस्सtas·sa आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञायā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa ākiñcaññāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of nothingness.
55

सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
56

‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञंā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञंviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā ākāsānañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of the dimension of infinite space or the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.
57

आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.’
58

सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ आकासानञ्चायतनसञ्ञाया’तिā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञाया’तिviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākāsānañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ viññāṇañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite space. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness.
59

आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.’
60

इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
61

एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure.
62

पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ आनन्दā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञं,viñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञं,ā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda bhikkhu amanasikaritvā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness and the perception of the dimension of nothingness—focuses on the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
63

तस्सtas·sa नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञायne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññāya cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
64

सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
65

‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञंviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā viññāṇañcāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness or the perception of the dimension of nothingness.
66

नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’
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सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनसञ्ञाया’तिviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञाया’तिā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ viññāṇañcāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākiñcaññāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of nothingness.
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नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca एकत्तन्’ति।e·kat·tan

nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca ekattan’ti.

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely the oneness dependent on the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’
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इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
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एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञं,ā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञं,ne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ अनिमित्तंa·ni·mit·taṃ चेतोसमाधिंce·to·sa·mā·dhiṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ, animittaṁ cetosamādhiṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of nothingness and the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception—focuses on the oneness dependent on the signless immersion of the heart.
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तस्सtas·sa अनिमित्तेa·ni·mit·te चेतोसमाधिम्हिce·to·sa·mā·dhim·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa animitte cetosamādhimhi cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that signless immersion of the heart.
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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञंne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the perception of the dimension of nothingness or the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
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इममेवi·ma·me·va कायंkā·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca सळायतनिकंsa·ḷā·ya·ta·ni·kaṃ जीवितपच्चया’ति।jī·vi·ta·pac·ca·yā

imameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’
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सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञाया’तिā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञाया’तिne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñā·yā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ ākiñcaññāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññāyā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of nothingness. It is empty of the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
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इममेवi·ma·me·va कायंkā·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca सळायतनिकंsa·ḷā·ya·ta·ni·kaṃ जीवितपच्चया’ति।jī·vi·ta·pac·ca·yā

imameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’
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इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
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एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, and pure.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da भिक्खुbhik·khu अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनसञ्ञं,ā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ अमनसिकरित्वाa·ma·na·si·ka·rit·vā नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनसञ्ञं,ne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·na·sañ·ñaṃ अनिमित्तंa·ni·mit·taṃ चेतोसमाधिंce·to·sa·mā·dhiṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca मनसिma·na·si करोतिka·ro·ti एकत्तं।e·kat·taṃ

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritvā ākiñcaññāyatanasaññaṁ, amanasikaritvā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasaññaṁ, animittaṁ cetosamādhiṁ paṭicca manasi karoti ekattaṁ.

Furthermore, a mendicant—ignoring the perception of the dimension of nothingness and the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception—focuses on the oneness dependent on the signless immersion of the heart.
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तस्सtas·sa अनिमित्तेa·ni·mit·te चेतोसमाधिम्हिce·to·sa·mā·dhim·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ पक्खन्दतिpak·khan·da·ti पसीदतिpa·sī·da·ti सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti अधिमुच्चति।a·dhi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa animitte cetosamādhimhi cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati adhimuccati.

Their mind leaps forth, gains confidence, settles down, and becomes decided in that signless immersion of the heart.
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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘अयम्पिa·yam·pi खोkho अनिमित्तोa·ni·mit·to चेतोसमाधिce·to·sa·mā·dhi अभिसङ्खतोa·bhi·saṅ·kha·to अभिसञ्चेतयितो’।a·bhi·sañ·ce·ta·yi·to

‘ayampi kho animitto cetosamādhi abhisaṅkhato abhisañcetayito’.

‘Even this signless immersion of the heart is produced by choices and intentions.’
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‘यंyaṃ खोkho पनpa·na किञ्चिkiñ·ci अभिसङ्खतंa·bhi·saṅ·kha·taṃ अभिसञ्चेतयितंa·bhi·sañ·ce·ta·yi·taṃ तदनिच्चंta·da·nic·caṃ निरोधधम्मन्’तिni·ro·dha·dham·man पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

‘Yaṁ kho pana kiñci abhisaṅkhataṁ abhisañcetayitaṁ tadaniccaṁ nirodhadhamman’ti pajānāti.

They understand: ‘But whatever is produced by choices and intentions is impermanent and liable to cessation.’
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तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ जानतोjā·na·to एवंe·vaṃ पस्सतोpas·sa·to कामासवापिkā·mā·sa·vā·pi चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चति,vi·muc·ca·ti भवासवापिbha·vā·sa·vā·pi चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चति,vi·muc·ca·ti अविज्जासवापिa·vij·jā·sa·vā·pi चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चति।vi·muc·ca·ti

Tassa evaṁ jānato evaṁ passato kāmāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati, bhavāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati, avijjāsavāpi cittaṁ vimuccati.

Knowing and seeing like this, their mind is freed from the defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
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विमुत्तस्मिंvi·mut·tas·miṃ विमुत्तमितिvi·mut·ta·mi·ti ञाणंñā·ṇaṃ होति।ho·ti

Vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.

When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.
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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 इत्थत्ताया’तिit·that·tā·yā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.

They 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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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā कामासवंkā·mā·sa·vaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā भवासवंbha·vā·sa·vaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti येye अस्सुas·su दरथाda·ra·thā अविज्जासवंa·vij·jā·sa·vaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेधte·dha नna सन्ति,san·ti अत्थिat·thi चेवायंce·vā·yaṃ दरथमत्ताda·ra·tha·mat·tā यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

‘ye assu darathā kāmāsavaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā bhavāsavaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, ye assu darathā avijjāsavaṁ paṭicca tedha na santi, atthi cevāyaṁ darathamattā yadidaṁ—

‘Here there is no stress due to the defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, or ignorance.
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इममेवi·ma·me·va कायंkā·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca सळायतनिकंsa·ḷā·ya·ta·ni·kaṃ जीवितपच्चया’ति।jī·vi·ta·pac·ca·yā

imameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.

There is only this modicum of stress, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’
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सोso ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ कामासवेना’तिkā·mā·sa·ve·nā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ भवासवेना’तिbha·vā·sa·ve·nā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘सुञ्ञमिदंsuñ·ña·mi·daṃ सञ्ञागतंsañ·ñā·ga·taṃ अविज्जासवेना’तिa·vij·jā·sa·ve·nā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अत्थिat·thi चेविदंce·vi·daṃ असुञ्ञतंa·suñ·ña·taṃ यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

So ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ kāmāsavenā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ bhavāsavenā’ti pajānāti, ‘suññamidaṁ saññāgataṁ avijjāsavenā’ti pajānāti, ‘atthi cevidaṁ asuññataṁ yadidaṁ—

They understand: ‘This field of perception is empty of the perception of the defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
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इममेवi·ma·me·va कायंkā·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca सळायतनिकंsa·ḷā·ya·ta·ni·kaṃ जीवितपच्चया’ति।jī·vi·ta·pac·ca·yā

imameva kāyaṁ paṭicca saḷāyatanikaṁ jīvitapaccayā’ti.

There is only this that is not emptiness, namely that related to the six sense fields dependent on this body and conditioned by life.’
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इतिi·ti यञ्हिyañ·hi खोkho तत्थtat·tha नna होतिho·ti तेनte·na तंtaṃ सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ समनुपस्सति,sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti यंyaṃ पनpa·na तत्थtat·tha अवसिट्ठंa·va·siṭ·ṭhaṃ होतिho·ti तंtaṃ ‘सन्तमिदंsan·ta·mi·daṃ अत्थी’तिat·thī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Iti yañhi kho tattha na hoti tena taṁ suññaṁ samanupassati, yaṁ pana tattha avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti taṁ ‘santamidaṁ atthī’ti pajānāti.

And so they regard it as empty of what is not there, but as to what remains they understand that it is present.
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एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa एसा,e·sā आनन्द,ā·nan·da यथाभुच्चाya·thā·bhuc·cā अविपल्लत्थाa·vi·pal·lat·thā परिसुद्धाpa·ri·sud·dhā परमानुत्तराpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·rā सुञ्ञतावक्कन्तिsuñ·ña·tā·vak·kan·ti भवति।bha·va·ti

Evampissa esā, ānanda, yathābhuccā avipallatthā parisuddhā paramānuttarā suññatāvakkanti bhavati.

That’s how emptiness manifests in them—genuine, undistorted, pure, and supreme.
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येपिye·pi हिhi केचि,ke·ci आनन्द,ā·nan·da अतीतमद्धानंa·tī·ta·mad·dhā·naṃ समणाsa·ma·ṇā वाvā ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā वाvā परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ परमानुत्तरंpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·raṃ सुञ्ञतंsuñ·ña·taṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरिंसु,vi·ha·riṃ·su सब्बेsab·be तेte इमंयेवi·maṃ·ye·va परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ परमानुत्तरंpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·raṃ सुञ्ञतंsuñ·ña·taṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरिंसु।vi·ha·riṃ·su

Yepi hi keci, ānanda, atītamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja vihariṁsu, sabbe te imaṁyeva parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja vihariṁsu.

Whatever ascetics and brahmins enter and remain in the pure, ultimate, supreme emptiness—whether in the past, future, or present—all of them enter and remain in this same pure, ultimate, supreme emptiness.
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येपिye·pi हिhi केचि,ke·ci आनन्द,ā·nan·da अनागतमद्धानंa·nā·ga·ta·mad·dhā·naṃ समणाsa·ma·ṇā वाvā ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā वाvā परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ परमानुत्तरंpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·raṃ सुञ्ञतंsuñ·ña·taṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरिस्सन्ति,vi·ha·ris·san·ti सब्बेsab·be तेte इमंयेवi·maṃ·ye·va परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ परमानुत्तरंpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·raṃ सुञ्ञतंsuñ·ña·taṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरिस्सन्ति।vi·ha·ris·san·ti

Yepi hi keci, ānanda, anāgatamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharissanti, sabbe te imaṁyeva parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharissanti.

(Pāli only)
97

येपिye·pi हिhi केचि,ke·ci आनन्द,ā·nan·da एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi समणाsa·ma·ṇā वाvā ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā वाvā परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ परमानुत्तरंpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·raṃ सुञ्ञतंsuñ·ña·taṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरन्ति,vi·ha·ran·ti सब्बेsab·be तेte इमंयेवi·maṃ·ye·va परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ परमानुत्तरंpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·raṃ सुञ्ञतंsuñ·ña·taṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरन्ति।vi·ha·ran·ti

Yepi hi keci, ānanda, etarahi samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharanti, sabbe te imaṁyeva parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharanti.

(Pāli only)
98

तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha आनन्द,ā·nan·da ‘परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ परमानुत्तरंpa·ra·mā·nut·ta·raṃ सुञ्ञतंsuñ·ña·taṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरिस्सामा’ति—vi·ha·ris·sā·mā

Tasmātiha, ānanda, ‘parisuddhaṁ paramānuttaraṁ suññataṁ upasampajja viharissāmā’ti—

So, Ānanda, you should train like this: ‘We will enter and remain in the pure, ultimate, supreme emptiness.’
99

एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi वो,vo आनन्द,ā·nan·da सिक्खितब्बन्”ति।sik·khi·tab·ban

evañhi vo, ānanda, sikkhitabban”ti.

That’s how you should train.”
100

इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca भगवा।bha·ga·vā

Idamavoca bhagavā.

That is what the Buddha said.
101

अत्तमनोat·ta·ma·no आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do भगवतोbha·ga·va·to भासितंbhā·si·taṃ अभिनन्दीति।a·bhi·nan·dī·ti

Attamano āyasmā ānando bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.

Satisfied, Venerable Ānanda approved what the Buddha said.
102

चूळसुञ्ञतसुत्तंcū·ḷa·suñ·ña·ta·sut·taṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Cūḷasuññatasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ.

(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.