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Timbarukasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 12।18

Saṁyutta Nikāya 12.18

Linked Discourses 12.18
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2। आहारवग्गā·hā·ra·vag·ga

2. Āhāravagga

2. Fuel
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तिम्बरुकसुत्तtim·ba·ru·ka·sut·ta

Timbarukasutta

With Timbaruka
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सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.
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अथa·tha खोkho तिम्बरुकोtim·ba·ru·ko परिब्बाजकोpa·rib·bā·ja·ko येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di

Atha kho timbaruko paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

Then the wanderer Timbaruka went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.
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सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho तिम्बरुकोtim·ba·ru·ko परिब्बाजकोpa·rib·bā·ja·ko भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho timbaruko paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:
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“किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सयङ्कतंsa·yaṅ·ka·taṃ सुखदुक्खन्ति?su·kha·duk·khan·ti

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sayaṅkataṁ sukhadukkhanti?

“Well, worthy Gotama, are pleasure and pain made by oneself?”
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माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुकातिtim·ba·ru·kā·ti भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Mā hevaṁ, timbarukāti bhagavā avoca.

“Not so, Timbaruka,” said the Buddha.
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किंkiṃ पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma परङ्कतंpa·raṅ·ka·taṃ सुखदुक्खन्ति?su·kha·duk·khan·ti

Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, paraṅkataṁ sukhadukkhanti?

“Then are pleasure and pain made by another?”
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माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुकातिtim·ba·ru·kā·ti भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Mā hevaṁ, timbarukāti bhagavā avoca.

“Not so, Timbaruka,” said the Buddha.
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किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सयङ्कतञ्चsa·yaṅ·ka·tañ·ca परङ्कतञ्चpa·raṅ·ka·tañ·ca सुखदुक्खन्ति?su·kha·duk·khan·ti

Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sayaṅkatañca paraṅkatañca sukhadukkhanti?

“Well, are pleasure and pain made by both oneself and another?”
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माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुकातिtim·ba·ru·kā·ti भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Mā hevaṁ, timbarukāti bhagavā avoca.

“Not so, Timbaruka,” said the Buddha.
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किंkiṃ पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma असयङ्कारंa·sa·yaṅ·kā·raṃ अपरङ्कारंa·pa·raṅ·kā·raṃ अधिच्चसमुप्पन्नंa·dhic·ca·sa·mup·pan·naṃ सुखदुक्खन्ति?su·kha·duk·khan·ti

Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, asayaṅkāraṁ aparaṅkāraṁ adhiccasamuppannaṁ sukhadukkhanti?

“Then do pleasure and pain arise anomalously, not made by oneself or another?”
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माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुकातिtim·ba·ru·kā·ti भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Mā hevaṁ, timbarukāti bhagavā avoca.

“Not so, Timbaruka,” said the Buddha.
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किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma नत्थिnat·thi सुखदुक्खन्ति?su·kha·duk·khan·ti

Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, natthi sukhadukkhanti?

“Well, is there no such thing as pleasure and pain?”
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नna खो,kho तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka नत्थिnat·thi सुखदुक्खं;su·kha·duk·khaṃ

Na kho, timbaruka, natthi sukhadukkhaṁ;

“It’s not that there’s no such thing as pleasure and pain.
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अत्थिat·thi खो,kho तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खन्ति।su·kha·duk·khan·ti

atthi kho, timbaruka, sukhadukkhanti.

Pleasure and pain are real.”
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तेनte·na हिhi भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo सुखदुक्खंsu·kha·duk·khaṃ नna जानाति,jā·nā·ti नna पस्सतीति?pas·sa·tī·ti

Tena hi bhavaṁ gotamo sukhadukkhaṁ na jānāti, na passatīti?

“Then does the worthy Gotama not know or see suffering?”
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नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खंsu·kha·duk·khaṃ नna जानामि,jā·nā·mi नna पस्सामि।pas·sā·mi

Na khvāhaṁ, timbaruka, sukhadukkhaṁ na jānāmi, na passāmi.

“It’s not that I don’t know or see pleasure and pain.
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जानामिjā·nā·mi ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खं;su·kha·duk·khaṃ

Jānāmi khvāhaṁ, timbaruka, sukhadukkhaṁ;

I do know pleasure and pain,
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पस्सामिpas·sā·mi ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खन्”ति।su·kha·duk·khan

passāmi khvāhaṁ, timbaruka, sukhadukkhan”ti.

I do see pleasure and pain.”
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“‘किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सयङ्कतंsa·yaṅ·ka·taṃ सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुका’तिtim·ba·ru·kā वदेसि।va·de·si

“‘Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sayaṅkataṁ sukhadukkhan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘mā hevaṁ, timbarukā’ti vadesi.

“Worthy Gotama, when asked these questions, you say ‘not so’.
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‘किंkiṃ पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma परङ्कतंpa·raṅ·ka·taṃ सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुका’तिtim·ba·ru·kā वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, paraṅkataṁ sukhadukkhan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘mā hevaṁ, timbarukā’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सयङ्कतञ्चsa·yaṅ·ka·tañ·ca परङ्कतञ्चpa·raṅ·ka·tañ·ca सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुका’तिtim·ba·ru·kā वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sayaṅkatañca paraṅkatañca sukhadukkhan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘mā hevaṁ, timbarukā’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘किंkiṃ पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma असयङ्कारंa·sa·yaṅ·kā·raṃ अपरङ्कारंa·pa·raṅ·kā·raṃ अधिच्चसमुप्पन्नंa·dhic·ca·sa·mup·pan·naṃ सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ तिम्बरुका’तिtim·ba·ru·kā वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, asayaṅkāraṁ aparaṅkāraṁ adhiccasamuppannaṁ sukhadukkhan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘mā hevaṁ, timbarukā’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma नत्थिnat·thi सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘नna खो,kho तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka नत्थिnat·thi सुखदुक्खं;su·kha·duk·khaṃ

‘Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, natthi sukhadukkhan’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na kho, timbaruka, natthi sukhadukkhaṁ;

Yet you say that there is such a thing as pleasure and pain.
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अत्थिat·thi खो,kho तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan वदेसि।va·de·si

atthi kho, timbaruka, sukhadukkhan’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेनte·na हिhi भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo सुखदुक्खंsu·kha·duk·khaṃ नna जानाति,jā·nā·ti नna पस्सती’तिpas·sa·tī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खंsu·kha·duk·khaṃ नna जानामि,jā·nā·mi नna पस्सामि।pas·sā·mi

‘Tena hi bhavaṁ gotamo sukhadukkhaṁ na jānāti, na passatī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na khvāhaṁ, timbaruka, sukhadukkhaṁ na jānāmi, na passāmi.

(Pāli only)
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जानामिjā·nā·mi ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खं;su·kha·duk·khaṃ

Jānāmi khvāhaṁ, timbaruka, sukhadukkhaṁ;

And you say that you do know pleasure and pain,
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पस्सामिpas·sā·mi ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan वदेसि।va·de·si

passāmi khvāhaṁ, timbaruka, sukhadukkhan’ti vadesi.

and you do see pleasure and pain.
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आचिक्खतुā·cik·kha·tu चca मेme भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo सुखदुक्खं।su·kha·duk·khaṃ

Ācikkhatu ca me bhavaṁ gotamo sukhadukkhaṁ.

Sir, explain pleasure and pain to me!
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देसेतुde·se·tu चca मेme भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo सुखदुक्खन्”ति।su·kha·duk·khan

Desetu ca me bhavaṁ gotamo sukhadukkhan”ti.

Teach me about pleasure and pain!”
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“‘साsā वेदना,ve·da·nā सोso वेदयती’तिve·da·ya·tī खो,kho तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka आदितोā·di·to सतोsa·to ‘सयङ्कतंsa·yaṅ·ka·taṃ सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan एवम्पाहंe·vam·pā·haṃ नna वदामि।va·dā·mi

“‘Sā vedanā, so vedayatī’ti kho, timbaruka, ādito sato ‘sayaṅkataṁ sukhadukkhan’ti evampāhaṁ na vadāmi.

“Suppose that the feeling and the one who feels it are one and the same. Then for one who has existed since the beginning, pleasure and pain is made by oneself. I don’t say this.
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‘अञ्ञाañ·ñā वेदना,ve·da·nā अञ्ञोañ·ño वेदयती’तिve·da·ya·tī खो,kho तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka वेदनाभितुन्नस्सve·da·nā·bhi·tun·nas·sa सतोsa·to ‘परङ्कतंpa·raṅ·ka·taṃ सुखदुक्खन्’तिsu·kha·duk·khan एवम्पाहंe·vam·pā·haṃ नna वदामि।va·dā·mi

‘Aññā vedanā, añño vedayatī’ti kho, timbaruka, vedanābhitunnassa sato ‘paraṅkataṁ sukhadukkhan’ti evampāhaṁ na vadāmi.

Suppose that the feeling is one thing and the one who feels it is another. Then for one stricken by feeling, pleasure and pain is made by another. I don’t say this.
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एतेe·te ते,te तिम्बरुक,tim·ba·ru·ka उभोu·bho अन्तेan·te अनुपगम्मa·nu·pa·gam·ma मज्झेनmaj·jhe·na तथागतोta·thā·ga·to धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

Ete te, timbaruka, ubho ante anupagamma majjhena tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti:

Avoiding these two extremes, the Realized One teaches by the middle way:
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‘अविज्जापच्चयाa·vij·jā·pac·ca·yā सङ्खारा;saṅ·khā·rā

‘avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā;

‘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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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te तिम्बरुकोtim·ba·ru·ko परिब्बाजकोpa·rib·bā·ja·ko भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, timbaruko paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, the wanderer Timbaruka said to the Buddha,
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“अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho गोतमgo·ta·ma …पे…pe

“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…

“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …
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एसाहंe·sā·haṃ भवन्तंbha·van·taṃ गोतमंgo·ta·maṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गच्छामिgac·chā·mi धम्मञ्चdham·mañ·ca भिक्खुसङ्घञ्च।bhik·khu·saṅ·ghañ·ca

esāhaṁ bhavantaṁ gotamaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.

I go for refuge to the worthy Gotama, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.
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उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ मंmaṃ भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo धारेतुdhā·re·tu अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

Upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.