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Nidānasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 12।60

Saṁyutta Nikāya 12.60

Linked Discourses 12.60
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6। दुक्खवग्गduk·kha·vag·ga

6. Dukkhavagga

6. Suffering
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निदानसुत्तni·dā·na·sut·ta

Nidānasutta

Causation
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā कुरूसुku·rū·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti कम्मासधम्मंkam·mā·sa·dham·maṃ नामnā·ma कुरूनंku·rū·naṃ निगमो।ni·ga·mo

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kurūsu viharati kammāsadhammaṁ nāma kurūnaṁ nigamo.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Kurus, near the Kuru town named Kammāsadamma.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do 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 yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“अच्छरियं,ac·cha·ri·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अब्भुतं,ab·bhu·taṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

“acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.

“It’s incredible, sir! It’s amazing,
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यावyā·va गम्भीरोgam·bhī·ro चायं,cā·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पटिच्चसमुप्पादोpa·ṭic·ca·sa·mup·pā·do गम्भीरावभासोgam·bhī·rā·va·bhā·so च,ca अथa·tha चca पनpa·na मेme उत्तानकुत्तानकोut·tā·na·kut·tā·na·ko वियvi·ya खायती”ति।khā·ya·tī

Yāva gambhīro cāyaṁ, bhante, paṭiccasamuppādo gambhīrāvabhāso ca, atha ca pana me uttānakuttānako viya khāyatī”ti.

in that this dependent origination is deep and appears deep, yet to me it seems as plain as can be.”
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“माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da माmā हेवं,he·vaṃ आनन्द।ā·nan·da

“Mā hevaṁ, ānanda, mā hevaṁ, ānanda.

“Not so, Ānanda! Not so, Ānanda!
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गम्भीरोgam·bhī·ro चायं,cā·yaṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da पटिच्चसमुप्पादोpa·ṭic·ca·sa·mup·pā·do गम्भीरावभासोgam·bhī·rā·va·bhā·so च।ca

Gambhīro cāyaṁ, ānanda, paṭiccasamuppādo gambhīrāvabhāso ca.

This dependent origination is deep and appears deep.
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एतस्स,e·tas·sa आनन्द,ā·nan·da धम्मस्सdham·mas·sa अननुबोधाa·na·nu·bo·dhā अप्पटिवेधाap·pa·ṭi·ve·dhā एवमयंe·va·ma·yaṃ पजाpa·jā तन्ताकुलकजाताtan·tā·ku·la·ka·jā·tā कुलगण्ठिकजाताku·la·gaṇ·ṭhi·ka·jā·tā मुञ्जपब्बजभूताmuñ·ja·pab·ba·ja·bhū·tā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ संसारंsaṃ·sā·raṃ नातिवत्तति।nā·ti·vat·ta·ti

Etassa, ānanda, dhammassa ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamayaṁ pajā tantākulakajātā kulagaṇṭhikajātā muñjapabbajabhūtā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ saṁsāraṁ nātivattati.

It is because of not understanding and not penetrating this teaching that this population has become tangled like string, knotted like a ball of thread, and matted like rushes and reeds, and it doesn’t escape the places of loss, the bad places, the underworld, transmigration.
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उपादानियेसु,u·pā·dā·ni·ye·su आनन्द,ā·nan·da धम्मेसुdham·me·su अस्सादानुपस्सिनोas·sā·dā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā पवड्ढति।pa·vaḍ·ḍha·ti

Upādāniyesu, ānanda, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.

There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.
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तण्हापच्चयाtaṇ·hā·pac·ca·yā उपादानं;u·pā·dā·naṃ

Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ;

Craving is a requirement for grasping.
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उपादानपच्चयाu·pā·dā·na·pac·ca·yā भवो;bha·vo

upādānapaccayā bhavo;

Grasping is a requirement for continued existence.
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भवपच्चयाbha·va·pac·ca·yā जाति;jā·ti

bhavapaccayā jāti;

Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.
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जातिपच्चयाjā·ti·pac·ca·yā जरामरणंja·rā·ma·ra·ṇaṃ सोकपरिदेवदुक्खदोमनस्सुपायासाso·ka·pa·ri·de·va·duk·kha·do·ma·nas·su·pā·yā·sā सम्भवन्ति।sam·bha·van·ti

jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti.

Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.
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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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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आनन्द,ā·nan·da महारुक्खो।ma·hā·ruk·kho

Seyyathāpi, ānanda, mahārukkho.

Suppose there was a great tree.
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तस्सtas·sa यानिyā·ni चेवce·va मूलानिmū·lā·ni अधोगमानि,a·dho·ga·mā·ni यानिyā·ni चca तिरियङ्गमानि,ti·ri·yaṅ·ga·mā·ni सब्बानिsab·bā·ni तानिtā·ni उद्धंud·dhaṃ ओजंo·jaṃ अभिहरन्ति।a·bhi·ha·ran·ti

Tassa yāni ceva mūlāni adhogamāni, yāni ca tiriyaṅgamāni, sabbāni tāni uddhaṁ ojaṁ abhiharanti.

And its roots going downwards and across all draw the sap upwards.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so आनन्द,ā·nan·da महारुक्खोma·hā·ruk·kho तदाहारोta·dā·hā·ro तदुपादानोta·du·pā·dā·no चिरंci·raṃ दीघमद्धानंdī·gha·mad·dhā·naṃ तिट्ठेय्य।tiṭ·ṭhey·ya

Evañhi so, ānanda, mahārukkho tadāhāro tadupādāno ciraṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ tiṭṭheyya.

Fed and fuelled by that, the great tree would stand for a long time.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho आनन्द,ā·nan·da उपादानियेसुu·pā·dā·ni·ye·su धम्मेसुdham·me·su अस्सादानुपस्सिनोas·sā·dā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā पवड्ढति।pa·vaḍ·ḍha·ti

Evameva kho, ānanda, upādāniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.

In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.
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तण्हापच्चयाtaṇ·hā·pac·ca·yā उपादानं;u·pā·dā·naṃ

Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ;

Craving is a requirement for grasping.
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उपादानपच्चयाu·pā·dā·na·pac·ca·yā भवोbha·vo …पे…pe

upādānapaccayā bhavo …pe…

Grasping is a requirement for continued existence. …
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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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उपादानियेसु,u·pā·dā·ni·ye·su आनन्द,ā·nan·da धम्मेसुdham·me·su आदीनवानुपस्सिनोā·dī·na·vā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā निरुज्झति।ni·ruj·jha·ti

Upādāniyesu, ānanda, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.

There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.
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तण्हानिरोधाtaṇ·hā·ni·ro·dhā उपादाननिरोधो;u·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dho

Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho;

When craving ceases, grasping ceases.
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उपादाननिरोधाu·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dhā भवनिरोधोbha·va·ni·ro·dho …पे…pe

upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho …pe…

When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. …
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एवमेतस्सe·va·me·tas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa निरोधोni·ro·dho होति।ho·ti

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आनन्द,ā·nan·da महारुक्खो।ma·hā·ruk·kho

Seyyathāpi, ānanda, mahārukkho.

Suppose there was a great tree.
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अथa·tha पुरिसोpu·ri·so आगच्छेय्यā·gac·chey·ya कुद्दालपिटकंkud·dā·la·pi·ṭa·kaṃ आदाय।ā·dā·ya

Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṁ ādāya.

Then a person comes along with a spade and basket.
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सोso तंtaṃ रुक्खंruk·khaṃ मूलेmū·le छिन्देय्य,chin·dey·ya मूलेmū·le छेत्वाchet·vā पलिखणेय्य,pa·li·kha·ṇey·ya पलिखणित्वाpa·li·kha·ṇit·vā मूलानिmū·lā·ni उद्धरेय्यud·dha·rey·ya अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so उसीरनाळिमत्तानिपि।u·sī·ra·nā·ḷi·mat·tā·ni·pi

So taṁ rukkhaṁ mūle chindeyya, mūle chetvā palikhaṇeyya, palikhaṇitvā mūlāni uddhareyya antamaso usīranāḷimattānipi.

They’d cut the tree down at the roots, dig them up, and pull them out, down to the fibers and stems.
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सोso तंtaṃ रुक्खंruk·khaṃ खण्डाखण्डिकंkhaṇ·ḍā·khaṇ·ḍi·kaṃ छिन्देय्य।chin·dey·ya

So taṁ rukkhaṁ khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṁ chindeyya.

Then they’d split the tree apart, cut up the parts, and chop it into splinters. They’d dry the splinters in the wind and sun, burn them with fire, and reduce them to ashes. Then they’d winnow the ashes in a strong wind, or float them away down a swift stream.
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खण्डाखण्डिकंkhaṇ·ḍā·khaṇ·ḍi·kaṃ छिन्दित्वाchin·dit·vā फालेय्य;phā·ley·ya

Khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṁ chinditvā phāleyya;

(Pāli only)
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फालेत्वाphā·let·vā सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ करेय्य,ka·rey·ya सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā वातातपेvā·tā·ta·pe विसोसेय्य,vi·so·sey·ya वातातपेvā·tā·ta·pe विसोसेत्वाvi·so·set·vā अग्गिनाag·gi·nā डहेय्य,ḍa·hey·ya अग्गिनाag·gi·nā डहेत्वाḍa·het·vā मसिंma·siṃ करेय्य,ka·rey·ya मसिंma·siṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā महावातेma·hā·vā·te वाvā ओफुणेय्य,o·phu·ṇey·ya नदियाna·di·yā वाvā सीघसोतायsī·gha·so·tā·ya पवाहेय्य।pa·vā·hey·ya

phāletvā sakalikaṁ sakalikaṁ kareyya, sakalikaṁ sakalikaṁ karitvā vātātape visoseyya, vātātape visosetvā agginā ḍaheyya, agginā ḍahetvā masiṁ kareyya, masiṁ karitvā mahāvāte vā ophuṇeyya, nadiyā vā sīghasotāya pavāheyya.

(Pāli only)
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so आनन्द,ā·nan·da महारुक्खोma·hā·ruk·kho उच्छिन्नमूलोuc·chin·na·mū·lo अस्सas·sa तालावत्थुकतोtā·lā·vat·thu·ka·to अनभावङ्कतोa·na·bhā·vaṅ·ka·to आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ अनुप्पादधम्मो।a·nup·pā·da·dham·mo

Evañhi so, ānanda, mahārukkho ucchinnamūlo assa tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅkato āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo.

In this way the great tree is cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho आनन्द,ā·nan·da उपादानियेसुu·pā·dā·ni·ye·su धम्मेसुdham·me·su आदीनवानुपस्सिनोā·dī·na·vā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā निरुज्झति।ni·ruj·jha·ti

Evameva kho, ānanda, upādāniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.

In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.
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तण्हानिरोधाtaṇ·hā·ni·ro·dhā उपादाननिरोधो;u·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dho

Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho;

When craving ceases, grasping ceases.
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उपादाननिरोधाu·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dhā भवनिरोधो;bha·va·ni·ro·dho

upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho;

When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases.
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भवनिरोधाbha·va·ni·ro·dhā जातिनिरोधो;jā·ti·ni·ro·dho

bhavanirodhā jātinirodho;

When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases.
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जातिनिरोधाjā·ti·ni·ro·dhā जरामरणंja·rā·ma·ra·ṇaṃ सोकपरिदेवदुक्खदोमनस्सुपायासाso·ka·pa·ri·de·va·duk·kha·do·ma·nas·su·pā·yā·sā निरुज्झन्ति।ni·ruj·jhan·ti

jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.

When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.
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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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दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

Dasamaṁ.

(Pāli only)
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दुक्खवग्गोduk·kha·vag·go छट्ठो।chaṭ·ṭho

Dukkhavaggo chaṭṭho.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
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परिवीमंसनुपादानं,pa·ri·vī·maṃ·sa·nu·pā·dā·naṃ

Parivīmaṁsanupādānaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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द्वेdve चca संयोजनानिsaṃ·yo·ja·nā·ni च;ca

dve ca saṁyojanāni ca;

(Pāli only)
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महारुक्खेनma·hā·ruk·khe·na द्वेdve वुत्ता,vut·tā

Mahārukkhena dve vuttā,

(Pāli only)
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तरुणेनta·ru·ṇe·na चca सत्तमं;sat·ta·maṃ

taruṇena ca sattamaṁ;

(Pāli only)
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नामरूपञ्चnā·ma·rū·pañ·ca विञ्ञाणं,viñ·ñā·ṇaṃ

Nāmarūpañca viññāṇaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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निदानेनni·dā·ne·na चca तेte दसाति।da·sā·ti

nidānena ca te dasāti.

(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.