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Tāyanasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 2।8

Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.8

Linked Discourses 2.8
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1। पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One
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तायनसुत्तtā·ya·na·sut·ta

Tāyanasutta

With Tāyana
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सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
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अथa·tha खोkho तायनोtā·ya·no देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to पुराणतित्थकरोpu·rā·ṇa·tit·tha·ka·ro अभिक्कन्तायa·bhik·kan·tā·ya रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अभिक्कन्तवण्णोa·bhik·kan·ta·vaṇ·ṇo केवलकप्पंke·va·la·kap·paṃ जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ ओभासेत्वाo·bhā·set·vā 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 अट्ठासि।aṭ·ṭhā·si

Atha kho tāyano devaputto purāṇatitthakaro abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.

Then, late at night, the glorious godling Tāyana, formerly a religious founder, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खोkho तायनोtā·ya·no देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho tāyano devaputto bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

and recited these verses in the Buddha’s presence:
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“छिन्दchin·da सोतंso·taṃ परक्कम्म,pa·rak·kam·ma

“Chinda sotaṁ parakkamma,

“Cut the stream, striving!
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कामेkā·me पनुदpa·nu·da ब्राह्मण;brāh·ma·ṇa

kāme panuda brāhmaṇa;

Cast aside sensual pleasures, brahmin.
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नप्पहायnap·pa·hā·ya मुनीmu·nī कामे,kā·me

Nappahāya munī kāme,

A sage who doesn’t give up sensual pleasures
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नेकत्तमुपपज्जति।ne·kat·ta·mu·pa·paj·ja·ti

nekattamupapajjati.

is not reborn in a unified state.
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कयिराka·yi·rā चेce कयिराथेनं,ka·yi·rā·the·naṃ

Kayirā ce kayirāthenaṁ,

If one is to do what should be done,
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दळ्हमेनंda·ḷha·me·naṃ परक्कमे;pa·rak·ka·me

daḷhamenaṁ parakkame;

one should staunchly strive.
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सिथिलोsi·thi·lo हिhi परिब्बाजो,pa·rib·bā·jo

Sithilo hi paribbājo,

For the life gone forth when laxly led
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भिय्योbhiy·yo आकिरतेā·ki·ra·te रजं।ra·jaṃ

bhiyyo ākirate rajaṁ.

just stirs up dust all the more.
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अकतंa·ka·taṃ दुक्कटंduk·ka·ṭaṃ सेय्यो,sey·yo

Akataṁ dukkaṭaṁ seyyo,

A bad deed is better left undone,
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पच्छाpac·chā तपतिta·pa·ti दुक्कटं;duk·ka·ṭaṃ

pacchā tapati dukkaṭaṁ;

for it will plague you later on.
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कतञ्चka·tañ·ca सुकतंsu·ka·taṃ सेय्यो,sey·yo

Katañca sukataṁ seyyo,

A good deed is better done,
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यंyaṃ कत्वाkat·vā नानुतप्पति।nā·nu·tap·pa·ti

yaṁ katvā nānutappati.

one that does not plague you.
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कुसोku·so यथाya·thā दुग्गहितो,dug·ga·hi·to

Kuso yathā duggahito,

When kusa grass is wrongly grasped
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हत्थमेवानुकन्तति;hat·tha·me·vā·nu·kan·ta·ti

hatthamevānukantati;

it only cuts the hand.
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सामञ्ञंsā·mañ·ñaṃ दुप्परामट्ठं,dup·pa·rā·maṭ·ṭhaṃ

Sāmaññaṁ dupparāmaṭṭhaṁ,

So too, the ascetic life, when wrongly taken,
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निरयायूपकड्ढति।ni·ra·yā·yū·pa·kaḍ·ḍha·ti

nirayāyūpakaḍḍhati.

drags you to hell.
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यंyaṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci सिथिलंsi·thi·laṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

Yaṁ kiñci sithilaṁ kammaṁ,

Any lax act,
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सङ्किलिट्ठञ्चsaṅ·ki·liṭ·ṭhañ·ca यंyaṃ वतं;va·taṃ

saṅkiliṭṭhañca yaṁ vataṁ;

any corrupt observance,
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सङ्कस्सरंsaṅ·kas·sa·raṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ

Saṅkassaraṁ brahmacariyaṁ,

or suspicious spiritual life,
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नna तंtaṃ होतिho·ti महप्फलन्”ति।ma·hap·pha·lan

na taṁ hoti mahapphalan”ti.

is not very fruitful.”
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इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca तायनोtā·ya·no देवपुत्तो;de·va·put·to

Idamavoca tāyano devaputto;

That is what the godling Tāyana said.
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इदंi·daṃ वत्वाvat·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā पदक्खिणंpa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ कत्वाkat·vā तत्थेवन्तरधायीति।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yī·ti

idaṁ vatvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyīti.

Then he bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā तस्साtas·sā रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अच्चयेनac·ca·ye·na भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi:

Then, when the night had passed, the Buddha told the mendicants all that had happened.
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“इमं,i·maṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रत्तिंrat·tiṃ तायनोtā·ya·no नामnā·ma देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to पुराणतित्थकरोpu·rā·ṇa·tit·tha·ka·ro अभिक्कन्तायa·bhik·kan·tā·ya रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अभिक्कन्तवण्णोa·bhik·kan·ta·vaṇ·ṇo केवलकप्पंke·va·la·kap·paṃ जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ ओभासेत्वाo·bhā·set·vā येनाहंye·nā·haṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अट्ठासि।aṭ·ṭhā·si

“imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ tāyano nāma devaputto purāṇatitthakaro abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.

“Mendicants, tonight, the glorious godling Tāyana, formerly a religious founder, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, came to me, bowed, stood to one side,
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तायनोtā·ya·no देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to ममma·ma सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho, bhikkhave, tāyano devaputto mama santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

and recited these verses in my presence.” The Buddha repeated the verses in full, adding:
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‘छिन्दchin·da सोतंso·taṃ परक्कम्म,pa·rak·kam·ma

‘Chinda sotaṁ parakkamma,

(Pāli only)
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कामेkā·me पनुदpa·nu·da ब्राह्मण;brāh·ma·ṇa

kāme panuda brāhmaṇa;

(Pāli only)
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नप्पहायnap·pa·hā·ya मुनीmu·nī कामे,kā·me

Nappahāya munī kāme,

(Pāli only)
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नेकत्तमुपपज्जति।ne·kat·ta·mu·pa·paj·ja·ti

nekattamupapajjati.

(Pāli only)
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कयिराka·yi·rā चेce कयिराथेनं,ka·yi·rā·the·naṃ

Kayirā ce kayirāthenaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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दळ्हमेनंda·ḷha·me·naṃ परक्कमे;pa·rak·ka·me

daḷhamenaṁ parakkame;

(Pāli only)
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सिथिलोsi·thi·lo हिhi परिब्बाजो,pa·rib·bā·jo

Sithilo hi paribbājo,

(Pāli only)
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भिय्योbhiy·yo आकिरतेā·ki·ra·te रजं।ra·jaṃ

bhiyyo ākirate rajaṁ.

(Pāli only)
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अकतंa·ka·taṃ दुक्कटंduk·ka·ṭaṃ सेय्यो,sey·yo

Akataṁ dukkaṭaṁ seyyo,

(Pāli only)
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पच्छाpac·chā तपतिta·pa·ti दुक्कटं;duk·ka·ṭaṃ

pacchā tapati dukkaṭaṁ;

(Pāli only)
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कतञ्चka·tañ·ca सुकतंsu·ka·taṃ सेय्यो,sey·yo

Katañca sukataṁ seyyo,

(Pāli only)
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यंyaṃ कत्वाkat·vā नानुतप्पति।nā·nu·tap·pa·ti

yaṁ katvā nānutappati.

(Pāli only)
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कुसोku·so यथाya·thā दुग्गहितो,dug·ga·hi·to

Kuso yathā duggahito,

(Pāli only)
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हत्थमेवानुकन्तति;hat·tha·me·vā·nu·kan·ta·ti

hatthamevānukantati;

(Pāli only)
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सामञ्ञंsā·mañ·ñaṃ दुप्परामट्ठं,dup·pa·rā·maṭ·ṭhaṃ

Sāmaññaṁ dupparāmaṭṭhaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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निरयायूपकड्ढति।ni·ra·yā·yū·pa·kaḍ·ḍha·ti

nirayāyūpakaḍḍhati.

(Pāli only)
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यंyaṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci सिथिलंsi·thi·laṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

Yaṁ kiñci sithilaṁ kammaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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सङ्किलिट्ठञ्चsaṅ·ki·liṭ·ṭhañ·ca यंyaṃ वतं;va·taṃ

saṅkiliṭṭhañca yaṁ vataṁ;

(Pāli only)
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सङ्कस्सरंsaṅ·kas·sa·raṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ

Saṅkassaraṁ brahmacariyaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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नna तंtaṃ होतिho·ti महप्फलन्’ति।ma·hap·pha·lan

na taṁ hoti mahapphalan’ti.

(Pāli only)
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इदमवोच,i·da·ma·vo·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तायनोtā·ya·no देवपुत्तो,de·va·put·to इदंi·daṃ वत्वाvat·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā पदक्खिणंpa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ कत्वाkat·vā तत्थेवन्तरधायि।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yi

Idamavoca, bhikkhave, tāyano devaputto, idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyi.

“That is what the godling Tāyana said. Then he bowed and respectfully circled me, keeping me on his right side, before vanishing right there.
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उग्गण्हाथ,ug·gaṇ·hā·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तायनगाथा;tā·ya·na·gā·thā

Uggaṇhātha, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā;

Mendicants, learn the verses of Tāyana!
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परियापुणाथ,pa·ri·yā·pu·ṇā·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तायनगाथा;tā·ya·na·gā·thā

pariyāpuṇātha, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā;

Memorize the verses of Tāyana!
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धारेथ,dhā·re·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तायनगाथा।tā·ya·na·gā·thā

dhāretha, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā.

Remember the verses of Tāyana!
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अत्थसंहिता,at·tha·saṃ·hi·tā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तायनगाथाtā·ya·na·gā·thā आदिब्रह्मचरियिका”ति।ā·dib·rah·ma·ca·ri·yi·kā

Atthasaṁhitā, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā ādibrahmacariyikā”ti.

These verses are beneficial and relate to the fundamentals of the spiritual life.”

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.