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Assajisutta
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Linked Discourses 22.88
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9। थेरवग्गthe·ra·vag·ga
9. Theravagga
9. Senior Mendicants
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अस्सजिसुत्तas·sa·ji·sut·ta
Assajisutta
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na आयस्माā·yas·mā अस्सजिas·sa·ji कस्सपकारामेkas·sa·pa·kā·rā·me विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti आबाधिकोā·bā·dhi·ko दुक्खितोduk·khi·to बाळ्हगिलानो।bā·ḷha·gi·lā·no
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā assaji kassapakārāme viharati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno.
Now at that time Venerable Assaji was staying in a monastery built by a Kassapa, and he was sick, suffering, gravely ill.
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“एथe·tha तुम्हे,tum·he आवुसो,ā·vu·so येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमथ;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tha उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā ममma·ma वचनेनva·ca·ne·na भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दथ:van·da·tha
“etha tumhe, āvuso, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamatha; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatha:
“Please, reverends, go to the Buddha, and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Say to him:
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‘साधुsā·dhu किर,ki·ra भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā येनye·na अस्सजिas·sa·ji भिक्खुbhik·khu तेनुपसङ्कमतुte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tu अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाया’”ति।u·pā·dā·yā
‘sādhu kira, bhante, bhagavā yena assaji bhikkhu tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti.
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“एवमावुसो”तिe·va·mā·vu·so खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to अस्सजिस्सas·sa·jis·sa पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नाni·sin·nā खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ
“Evamāvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato assajissa paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:
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साधुsā·dhu किर,ki·ra भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā येनye·na अस्सजिas·sa·ji भिक्खुbhik·khu तेनुपसङ्कमतुte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tu अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाया”ति।u·pā·dā·yā
sādhu kira, bhante, bhagavā yena assaji bhikkhu tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā”ti.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā सायन्हसमयंsā·yan·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ पटिसल्लानाpa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā वुट्ठितोvuṭ·ṭhi·to येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā अस्सजिas·sa·ji तेनुपसङ्कमि।te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi
Atha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yenāyasmā assaji tenupasaṅkami.
Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and went to Venerable Assaji.
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“कच्चिkac·ci ते,te अस्सजि,as·sa·ji खमनीयं,kha·ma·nī·yaṃ कच्चिkac·ci यापनीयंyā·pa·nī·yaṃ …पे…pe पटिक्कमोसानंpa·ṭik·ka·mo·sā·naṃ पञ्ञायतिpañ·ñā·ya·ti नोno अभिक्कमो”ति?a·bhik·ka·mo
“kacci te, assaji, khamanīyaṁ, kacci yāpanīyaṁ …pe… paṭikkamosānaṁ paññāyati no abhikkamo”ti?
“I hope you’re keeping well, Assaji; I hope you’re all right. I hope your pain is fading, not growing; that its fading is evident, not its growing.”
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“नna मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te खमनीयंkha·ma·nī·yaṃ …पे…pe अभिक्कमोसानंa·bhik·ka·mo·sā·naṃ पञ्ञायतिpañ·ñā·ya·ti नोno पटिक्कमो”ति।pa·ṭik·ka·mo
“Na me, bhante, khamanīyaṁ …pe… abhikkamosānaṁ paññāyati no paṭikkamo”ti.
“Sir, I’m not keeping well, I’m not getting by. My pain is terrible and growing, not fading; its growing is evident, not its fading.”
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“पुब्बेpub·be ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te गेलञ्ञेge·lañ·ñe पस्सम्भेत्वाpas·sam·bhet·vā पस्सम्भेत्वाpas·sam·bhet·vā कायसङ्खारेkā·ya·saṅ·khā·re विहरामि,vi·ha·rā·mi सोहंso·haṃ समाधिंsa·mā·dhiṃ नप्पटिलभामि।nap·pa·ṭi·la·bhā·mi
“Pubbe khvāhaṁ, bhante, gelaññe passambhetvā passambhetvā kāyasaṅkhāre viharāmi, sohaṁ samādhiṁ nappaṭilabhāmi.
“Sir, before my time of illness I meditated having completely stilled the physical process. But now I can’t get immersion.
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“येye ते,te अस्सजि,as·sa·ji समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā समाधिसारकाsa·mā·dhi·sā·ra·kā समाधिसामञ्ञाsa·mā·dhi·sā·mañ·ñā तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ समाधिंsa·mā·dhiṃ अप्पटिलभतंap·pa·ṭi·la·bha·taṃ एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti
“Ye te, assaji, samaṇabrāhmaṇā samādhisārakā samādhisāmaññā tesaṁ taṁ samādhiṁ appaṭilabhataṁ evaṁ hoti:
“There are, Assaji, ascetics and brahmins for whom samādhi is the essence, equating immersion with the ascetic life. They think:
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“Impermanent, sir.” …
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नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्तायातिit·that·tā·yā·ti पजानातीति।pa·jā·nā·tī·ti
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātīti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’
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सोso सुखञ्चेsu·khañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयति,ve·da·ya·ti साsā ‘अनिच्चा’तिa·nic·cā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अनज्झोसिता’तिa·naj·jho·si·tā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अनभिनन्दिता’तिa·na·bhi·nan·di·tā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti
So sukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, sā ‘aniccā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anajjhositā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anabhinanditā’ti pajānāti.
If they feel a pleasant feeling, they understand that it’s impermanent, that they’re not attached to it, and that they don’t relish it.
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दुक्खञ्चेduk·khañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयति,ve·da·ya·ti साsā ‘अनिच्चा’तिa·nic·cā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अनज्झोसिता’तिa·naj·jho·si·tā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अनभिनन्दिता’तिa·na·bhi·nan·di·tā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti
Dukkhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, sā ‘aniccā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anajjhositā’ti pajānāti. ‘Anabhinanditā’ti pajānāti.
If they feel a painful feeling, they understand that it’s impermanent, that they’re not attached to it, and that they don’t relish it.
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अदुक्खमसुखञ्चेa·duk·kha·ma·su·khañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयति,ve·da·ya·ti साsā ‘अनिच्चा’तिa·nic·cā पजानातिpa·jā·nā·ti …पे…pe ‘अनभिनन्दिता’तिa·na·bhi·nan·di·tā पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti
Adukkhamasukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, sā ‘aniccā’ti pajānāti …pe… ‘anabhinanditā’ti pajānāti.
If they feel a neutral feeling, they understand that it’s impermanent, that they’re not attached to it, and that they don’t relish it.
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सोso कायपरियन्तिकञ्चेkā·ya·pa·ri·yan·ti·kañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयमानोve·da·ya·mā·no ‘कायपरियन्तिकंkā·ya·pa·ri·yan·ti·kaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयामी’तिve·da·yā·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti जीवितपरियन्तिकञ्चेjī·vi·ta·pa·ri·yan·ti·kañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयमानोve·da·ya·mā·no ‘जीवितपरियन्तिकंjī·vi·ta·pa·ri·yan·ti·kaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयामी’तिve·da·yā·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti
So kāyapariyantikañce vedanaṁ vedayamāno ‘kāyapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti. Jīvitapariyantikañce vedanaṁ vedayamāno ‘jīvitapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti.
Feeling the end of the body draw close, they understand: ‘I feel the end of the body draw close.’ Feeling the end of life draw close, they understand: ‘I feel the end of life draw close.’
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‘कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā उद्धंud·dhaṃ जीवितपरियादानाjī·vi·ta·pa·ri·yā·dā·nā इधेवi·dhe·va सब्बवेदयितानिsab·ba·ve·da·yi·tā·ni अनभिनन्दितानिa·na·bhi·nan·di·tā·ni सीतीभविस्सन्ती’तिsī·tī·bha·vis·san·tī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti
‘Kāyassa bhedā uddhaṁ jīvitapariyādānā idheva sabbavedayitāni anabhinanditāni sītībhavissantī’ti pajānāti.
They understand: ‘When my body breaks up and my life is over, everything that’s felt, being no longer relished, will become cool right here.’
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho अस्सजि,as·sa·ji भिक्खुbhik·khu कायपरियन्तिकंkā·ya·pa·ri·yan·ti·kaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयमानोve·da·ya·mā·no ‘कायपरियन्तिकंkā·ya·pa·ri·yan·ti·kaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयामी’तिve·da·yā·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti जीवितपरियन्तिकंjī·vi·ta·pa·ri·yan·ti·kaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयमानोve·da·ya·mā·no ‘जीवितपरियन्तिकंjī·vi·ta·pa·ri·yan·ti·kaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयामी’तिve·da·yā·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti
Evameva kho, assaji, bhikkhu kāyapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayamāno ‘kāyapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti. Jīvitapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayamāno ‘jīvitapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti.
In the same way, feeling the end of the body draw close, they understand: ‘I feel the end of the body draw close.’ Feeling the end of life draw close, they understand: ‘I feel the end of life draw close.’
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‘कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā उद्धंud·dhaṃ जीवितपरियादानाjī·vi·ta·pa·ri·yā·dā·nā इधेवi·dhe·va सब्बवेदयितानिsab·ba·ve·da·yi·tā·ni अनभिनन्दितानिa·na·bhi·nan·di·tā·ni सीतीभविस्सन्ती’तिsī·tī·bha·vis·san·tī पजानाती”ति।pa·jā·nā·tī
‘Kāyassa bhedā uddhaṁ jīvitapariyādānā idheva sabbavedayitāni anabhinanditāni sītībhavissantī’ti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘When my body breaks up and my life is over, everything that’s felt, being no longer relished, will become cool right here.’”
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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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.