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Āhārasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 12।11

Saṁyutta Nikāya 12.11

Linked Discourses 12.11
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2। आहारवग्गā·hā·ra·vag·ga

2. Āhāravagga

2. Fuel
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आहारसुत्तā·hā·ra·sut·ta

Āhārasutta

Fuel
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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 जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामेā·rā·me …

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme …

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. …
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“चत्तारोमे,cat·tā·ro·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आहाराā·hā·rā भूतानंbhū·tā·naṃ वाvā सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ ठितियाṭhi·ti·yā सम्भवेसीनंsam·bha·ve·sī·naṃ वाvā अनुग्गहाय।a·nug·ga·hā·ya

“cattārome, bhikkhave, āhārā bhūtānaṁ vā sattānaṁ ṭhitiyā sambhavesīnaṁ vā anuggahāya.

“Mendicants, these four fuels maintain sentient beings that have been born and help those about to be born.
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कतमेka·ta·me चत्तारो?cat·tā·ro

Katame cattāro?

What four?
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कबळीकारोka·ba·ḷī·kā·ro आहारोā·hā·ro ओळारिकोo·ḷā·ri·ko वाvā सुखुमोsu·khu·mo वा,vā फस्सोphas·so दुतियो,du·ti·yo मनोसञ्चेतनाma·no·sañ·ce·ta·nā ततिया,ta·ti·yā विञ्ञाणंviñ·ñā·ṇaṃ चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

Kabaḷīkāro āhāro oḷāriko vā sukhumo vā, phasso dutiyo, manosañcetanā tatiyā, viññāṇaṁ catutthaṁ.

Edible food, whether solid or subtle; contact is the second, mental intention the third, and consciousness the fourth.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चत्तारोcat·tā·ro आहाराā·hā·rā भूतानंbhū·tā·naṃ वाvā सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ ठितियाṭhi·ti·yā सम्भवेसीनंsam·bha·ve·sī·naṃ वाvā अनुग्गहाय।a·nug·ga·hā·ya

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro āhārā bhūtānaṁ vā sattānaṁ ṭhitiyā sambhavesīnaṁ vā anuggahāya.

These are the four fuels that maintain sentient beings that have been born and help those about to be born.
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इमे,i·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चत्तारोcat·tā·ro आहाराā·hā·rā किंनिदानाkiṃ·ni·dā·nā किंसमुदयाkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yā किंजातिकाkiṃ·jā·ti·kā किंपभवा?kiṃ·pa·bha·vā

Ime, bhikkhave, cattāro āhārā kiṁnidānā kiṁsamudayā kiṁjātikā kiṁpabhavā?

What is the source, origin, birthplace, and inception of these four fuels?
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इमेi·me चत्तारोcat·tā·ro आहाराā·hā·rā तण्हानिदानाtaṇ·hā·ni·dā·nā तण्हासमुदयाtaṇ·hā·sa·mu·da·yā तण्हाजातिकाtaṇ·hā·jā·ti·kā तण्हापभवा।taṇ·hā·pa·bha·vā

Ime cattāro āhārā taṇhānidānā taṇhāsamudayā taṇhājātikā taṇhāpabhavā.

Craving.
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तण्हाtaṇ·hā चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve किंनिदानाkiṃ·ni·dā·nā किंसमुदयाkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yā किंजातिकाkiṃ·jā·ti·kā किंपभवा?kiṃ·pa·bha·vā

Taṇhā cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, kiṁnidānā kiṁsamudayā kiṁjātikā kiṁpabhavā?

And what is the source, origin, birthplace, and inception of craving?
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तण्हाtaṇ·hā वेदनानिदानाve·da·nā·ni·dā·nā वेदनासमुदयाve·da·nā·sa·mu·da·yā वेदनाजातिकाve·da·nā·jā·ti·kā वेदनापभवा।ve·da·nā·pa·bha·vā

Taṇhā vedanānidānā vedanāsamudayā vedanājātikā vedanāpabhavā.

Feeling.
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वेदनाve·da·nā चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve किंनिदानाkiṃ·ni·dā·nā किंसमुदयाkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yā किंजातिकाkiṃ·jā·ti·kā किंपभवा?kiṃ·pa·bha·vā

Vedanā cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, kiṁnidānā kiṁsamudayā kiṁjātikā kiṁpabhavā?

And what is the source of feeling?
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वेदनाve·da·nā फस्सनिदानाphas·sa·ni·dā·nā फस्ससमुदयाphas·sa·sa·mu·da·yā फस्सजातिकाphas·sa·jā·ti·kā फस्सपभवा।phas·sa·pa·bha·vā

Vedanā phassanidānā phassasamudayā phassajātikā phassapabhavā.

Contact.
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फस्सोphas·so चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve किंनिदानोkiṃ·ni·dā·no किंसमुदयोkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yo किंजातिकोkiṃ·jā·ti·ko किंपभवो?kiṃ·pa·bha·vo

Phasso cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, kiṁnidāno kiṁsamudayo kiṁjātiko kiṁpabhavo?

And what is the source of contact?
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फस्सोphas·so सळायतननिदानोsa·ḷā·ya·ta·na·ni·dā·no सळायतनसमुदयोsa·ḷā·ya·ta·na·sa·mu·da·yo सळायतनजातिकोsa·ḷā·ya·ta·na·jā·ti·ko सळायतनपभवो।sa·ḷā·ya·ta·na·pa·bha·vo

Phasso saḷāyatananidāno saḷāyatanasamudayo saḷāyatanajātiko saḷāyatanapabhavo.

The six sense fields.
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सळायतनञ्चिदं,sa·ḷā·ya·ta·nañ·ci·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve किंनिदानंkiṃ·ni·dā·naṃ किंसमुदयंkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yaṃ किंजातिकंkiṃ·jā·ti·kaṃ किंपभवं?kiṃ·pa·bha·vaṃ

Saḷāyatanañcidaṁ, bhikkhave, kiṁnidānaṁ kiṁsamudayaṁ kiṁjātikaṁ kiṁpabhavaṁ?

And what is the source of the six sense fields?
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सळायतनंsa·ḷā·ya·ta·naṃ नामरूपनिदानंnā·ma·rū·pa·ni·dā·naṃ नामरूपसमुदयंnā·ma·rū·pa·sa·mu·da·yaṃ नामरूपजातिकंnā·ma·rū·pa·jā·ti·kaṃ नामरूपपभवं।nā·ma·rū·pa·pa·bha·vaṃ

Saḷāyatanaṁ nāmarūpanidānaṁ nāmarūpasamudayaṁ nāmarūpajātikaṁ nāmarūpapabhavaṁ.

Name and form.
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नामरूपञ्चिदं,nā·ma·rū·pañ·ci·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve किंनिदानंkiṃ·ni·dā·naṃ किंसमुदयंkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yaṃ किंजातिकंkiṃ·jā·ti·kaṃ किंपभवं?kiṃ·pa·bha·vaṃ

Nāmarūpañcidaṁ, bhikkhave, kiṁnidānaṁ kiṁsamudayaṁ kiṁjātikaṁ kiṁpabhavaṁ?

And what is the source of name and form?
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नामरूपंnā·ma·rū·paṃ विञ्ञाणनिदानंviñ·ñā·ṇa·ni·dā·naṃ विञ्ञाणसमुदयंviñ·ñā·ṇa·sa·mu·da·yaṃ विञ्ञाणजातिकंviñ·ñā·ṇa·jā·ti·kaṃ विञ्ञाणपभवं।viñ·ñā·ṇa·pa·bha·vaṃ

Nāmarūpaṁ viññāṇanidānaṁ viññāṇasamudayaṁ viññāṇajātikaṁ viññāṇapabhavaṁ.

Consciousness.
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विञ्ञाणञ्चिदं,viñ·ñā·ṇañ·ci·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve किंनिदानंkiṃ·ni·dā·naṃ किंसमुदयंkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yaṃ किंजातिकंkiṃ·jā·ti·kaṃ किंपभवं?kiṃ·pa·bha·vaṃ

Viññāṇañcidaṁ, bhikkhave, kiṁnidānaṁ kiṁsamudayaṁ kiṁjātikaṁ kiṁpabhavaṁ?

And what is the source of consciousness?
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विञ्ञाणंviñ·ñā·ṇaṃ सङ्खारनिदानंsaṅ·khā·ra·ni·dā·naṃ सङ्खारसमुदयंsaṅ·khā·ra·sa·mu·da·yaṃ सङ्खारजातिकंsaṅ·khā·ra·jā·ti·kaṃ सङ्खारपभवं।saṅ·khā·ra·pa·bha·vaṃ

Viññāṇaṁ saṅkhāranidānaṁ saṅkhārasamudayaṁ saṅkhārajātikaṁ saṅkhārapabhavaṁ.

Choices.
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सङ्खाराsaṅ·khā·rā चिमे,ci·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve किंनिदानाkiṃ·ni·dā·nā किंसमुदयाkiṃ·sa·mu·da·yā किंजातिकाkiṃ·jā·ti·kā किंपभवा?kiṃ·pa·bha·vā

Saṅkhārā cime, bhikkhave, kiṁnidānā kiṁsamudayā kiṁjātikā kiṁpabhavā?

And what is the source of choices?
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सङ्खाराsaṅ·khā·rā अविज्जानिदानाa·vij·jā·ni·dā·nā अविज्जासमुदयाa·vij·jā·sa·mu·da·yā अविज्जाजातिकाa·vij·jā·jā·ti·kā अविज्जापभवा।a·vij·jā·pa·bha·vā

Saṅkhārā avijjānidānā avijjāsamudayā avijjājātikā avijjāpabhavā.

Ignorance.
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इतिi·ti खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अविज्जापच्चयाa·vij·jā·pac·ca·yā सङ्खारा;saṅ·khā·rā

Iti kho, bhikkhave, avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā;

And so, mendicants, ignorance is a requirement for choices.
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सङ्खारपच्चयाsaṅ·khā·ra·pac·ca·yā विञ्ञाणंviñ·ñā·ṇaṃ …पे…pe

saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ …pe…

Choices are a requirement for consciousness. …
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एवमेतस्सe·va·me·tas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa समुदयोsa·mu·da·yo होति।ho·ti

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.
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अविज्जायa·vij·jā·ya त्वेवtve·va असेसविरागनिरोधाa·se·sa·vi·rā·ga·ni·ro·dhā सङ्खारनिरोधो;saṅ·khā·ra·ni·ro·dho

Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho;

When ignorance fades away and ceases with no residue left behind, choices cease.
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सङ्खारनिरोधाsaṅ·khā·ra·ni·ro·dhā विञ्ञाणनिरोधोviñ·ñā·ṇa·ni·ro·dho …पे…pe

saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho …pe…

When choices cease, consciousness ceases. …
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एवमेतस्सe·va·me·tas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa निरोधोni·ro·dho होती”ति।ho·tī

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.”
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

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.