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Lokāyatikasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 12।48

Saṁyutta Nikāya 12.48

Linked Discourses 12.48
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5। गहपतिवग्गga·ha·pa·ti·vag·ga

5. Gahapativagga

5. Householders
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लोकायतिकसुत्तlo·kā·ya·ti·ka·sut·ta

Lokāyatikasutta

A Cosmologist
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सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.
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अथa·tha खोkho लोकायतिकोlo·kā·ya·ti·ko ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

Atha kho lokāyatiko brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā …pe…

Then a brahmin cosmologist went up to the Buddha …
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho लोकायतिकोlo·kā·ya·ti·ko ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

ekamantaṁ nisinno kho lokāyatiko brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Seated to one side he said to the Buddha:
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“किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सब्बमत्थी”ति?sab·ba·mat·thī

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sabbamatthī”ti?

“Worthy Gotama, does all exist?”
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“‘सब्बमत्थी’तिsab·ba·mat·thī खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa जेट्ठमेतंjeṭ·ṭha·me·taṃ लोकायतं”।lo·kā·ya·taṃ

“‘Sabbamatthī’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, jeṭṭhametaṁ lokāyataṁ”.

“‘All exists’: this is the oldest cosmology, brahmin.”
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“किंkiṃ पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सब्बंsab·baṃ नत्थी”ति?nat·thī

“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, sabbaṁ natthī”ti?

“Then does all not exist?”
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“‘सब्बंsab·baṃ नत्थी’तिnat·thī खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa दुतियमेतंdu·ti·ya·me·taṃ लोकायतं”।lo·kā·ya·taṃ

“‘Sabbaṁ natthī’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, dutiyametaṁ lokāyataṁ”.

“‘All does not exist’: this is the second cosmology.”
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“किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सब्बमेकत्तन्”ति?sab·ba·me·kat·tan

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sabbamekattan”ti?

“Well, is all oneness?”
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“‘सब्बमेकत्तन्’तिsab·ba·me·kat·tan खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa ततियमेतंta·ti·ya·me·taṃ लोकायतं”।lo·kā·ya·taṃ

“‘Sabbamekattan’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, tatiyametaṁ lokāyataṁ”.

“‘All is oneness’: this is the third cosmology.”
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“किंkiṃ पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma सब्बंsab·baṃ पुथुत्तन्”ति?pu·thut·tan

“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, sabbaṁ puthuttan”ti?

“Then is all expansiveness?”
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“‘सब्बंsab·baṃ पुथुत्तन्’तिpu·thut·tan खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa चतुत्थमेतंca·tut·tha·me·taṃ लोकायतं।lo·kā·ya·taṃ

“‘Sabbaṁ puthuttan’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, catutthametaṁ lokāyataṁ.

“‘All is expansiveness’: this is the fourth cosmology.
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एतेe·te ते,te ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa उभोu·bho अन्तेan·te अनुपगम्मa·nu·pa·gam·ma मज्झेनmaj·jhe·na तथागतोta·thā·ga·to धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति:de·se·ti

Ete te, brāhmaṇa, 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 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 लोकायतिकोlo·kā·ya·ti·ko ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, lokāyatiko brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, the brahmin cosmologist 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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अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

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.