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Puggalasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 15।10

Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.10

Linked Discourses 15.10
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1। पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One
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पुग्गलसुत्तpug·ga·la·sut·ta

Puggalasutta

A Single Individual
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti गिज्झकूटेgij·jha·kū·ṭe पब्बते।pab·ba·te

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
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“भिक्खवो”ति।bhik·kha·vo

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Mendicants!”
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“भदन्ते”तिbha·dan·te तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“अनमतग्गोयं,a·na·ma·tag·go·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संसारोsaṃ·sā·ro …पे…pe

“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…

“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. …
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एकपुग्गलस्स,e·ka·pug·ga·las·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कप्पंkap·paṃ सन्धावतोsan·dhā·va·to संसरतोsaṃ·sa·ra·to सियाsi·yā एवंe·vaṃ महाma·hā अट्ठिकङ्कलोaṭ·ṭhi·kaṅ·ka·lo अट्ठिपुञ्जोaṭ·ṭhi·puñ·jo अट्ठिरासिaṭ·ṭhi·rā·si यथायंya·thā·yaṃ वेपुल्लोve·pul·lo पब्बतो,pab·ba·to सचेsa·ce संहारकोsaṃ·hā·ra·ko अस्स,as·sa सम्भतञ्चsam·bha·tañ·ca नna विनस्सेय्य।vi·nas·sey·ya

ekapuggalassa, bhikkhave, kappaṁ sandhāvato saṁsarato siyā evaṁ mahā aṭṭhikaṅkalo aṭṭhipuñjo aṭṭhirāsi yathāyaṁ vepullo pabbato, sace saṁhārako assa, sambhatañca na vinasseyya.

One individual roaming and transmigrating for an eon would amass a heap of bones the size of this Mount Vepulla, if they were gathered together and not lost.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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अनमतग्गोयं,a·na·ma·tag·go·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संसारोsaṃ·sā·ro …पे…pe

Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…

This transmigration has no known beginning. …
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अलंa·laṃ विमुच्चितुन्”ति।vi·muc·ci·tun

alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.

This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”
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इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca भगवा।bha·ga·vā

Idamavoca bhagavā.

That is what the Buddha said.
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इदंi·daṃ वत्वानvat·vā·na सुगतोsu·ga·to अथापरंa·thā·pa·raṃ एतदवोचe·ta·da·vo·ca सत्था:sat·thā

Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:

Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
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“एकस्सेकेनe·kas·se·ke·na कप्पेन,kap·pe·na

“Ekassekena kappena,

“If the bones of a single individual
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पुग्गलस्सट्ठिसञ्चयो;pug·ga·las·saṭ·ṭhi·sañ·ca·yo

puggalassaṭṭhisañcayo;

for a single eon were gathered up,
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सियाsi·yā पब्बतसमोpab·ba·ta·sa·mo रासि,rā·si

Siyā pabbatasamo rāsi,

they’d make a pile the size of a mountain:
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इतिi·ti वुत्तंvut·taṃ महेसिना।ma·he·si·nā

iti vuttaṁ mahesinā.

so said the great seer.
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सोso खोkho पनायंpa·nā·yaṃ अक्खातो,ak·khā·to

So kho panāyaṁ akkhāto,

And this is declared to be
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वेपुल्लोve·pul·lo पब्बतोpab·ba·to महा;ma·hā

vepullo pabbato mahā;

as big as Mount Vepulla,
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उत्तरोut·ta·ro गिज्झकूटस्स,gij·jha·kū·ṭas·sa

Uttaro gijjhakūṭassa,

higher than the Vulture’s Peak
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मगधानंma·ga·dhā·naṃ गिरिब्बजे।gi·rib·ba·je

magadhānaṁ giribbaje.

in the Mountainfold of the Magadhans.
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यतोya·to चca अरियसच्चानि,a·ri·ya·sac·cā·ni

Yato ca ariyasaccāni,

But then, with right understanding,
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सम्मप्पञ्ञायsam·map·pañ·ñā·ya पस्सति;pas·sa·ti

sammappaññāya passati;

one sees the noble truths—
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दुक्खंduk·khaṃ दुक्खसमुप्पादं,duk·kha·sa·mup·pā·daṃ

Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ,

suffering, suffering’s origin,
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दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa चca अतिक्कमं;a·tik·ka·maṃ

dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ;

suffering’s transcendence,
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अरियंa·ri·yaṃ चट्ठङ्गिकंcaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गं,mag·gaṃ

Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,

and the noble eightfold path
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दुक्खूपसमगामिनं।duk·khū·pa·sa·ma·gā·mi·naṃ

dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ.

that leads to the stilling of suffering.
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सsa सत्तक्खत्तुंपरमं,sat·tak·khat·tuṃ·pa·ra·maṃ

Sa sattakkhattuṁparamaṁ,

After roaming on seven times at most,
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सन्धावित्वानsan·dhā·vit·vā·na पुग्गलो;pug·ga·lo

sandhāvitvāna puggalo;

that individual
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दुक्खस्सन्तकरोduk·khas·san·ta·ka·ro होति,ho·ti

Dukkhassantakaro hoti,

makes an end of suffering,
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सब्बसंयोजनक्खया”ति।sab·ba·saṃ·yo·ja·nak·kha·yā

sabbasaṁyojanakkhayā”ti.

with the ending of all fetters.”
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दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

Dasamaṁ.

(Pāli only)
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पठमोpa·ṭha·mo वग्गो।vag·go

Paṭhamo vaggo.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
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तिणकट्ठञ्चti·ṇa·kaṭ·ṭhañ·ca पथवी,pa·tha·vī

Tiṇakaṭṭhañca pathavī,

(Pāli only)
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अस्सुas·su खीरञ्चkhī·rañ·ca पब्बतं;pab·ba·taṃ

assu khīrañca pabbataṁ;

(Pāli only)
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सासपाsā·sa·pā सावकाsā·va·kā गङ्गा,gaṅ·gā

Sāsapā sāvakā gaṅgā,

(Pāli only)
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दण्डोdaṇ·ḍo चca पुग्गलेनpug·ga·le·na चाति।cā·ti

daṇḍo ca puggalena cāti.

(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.