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Mārasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 23।1

Saṁyutta Nikāya 23.1

Linked Discourses 23.1
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1। पठममारवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·mā·ra·vag·ga

1. Paṭhamamāravagga

1. About Māra
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मारसुत्तmā·ra·sut·ta

Mārasutta

About Māra
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सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā राधोrā·dho 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 राधोrā·dho भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā rādho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Venerable Rādha went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“‘मारो,mā·ro मारो’ति,mā·ro भन्ते,bhan·te वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

“‘Māro, māro’ti, bhante, vuccati.

“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘Māra’.
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कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te मारो”ति?mā·ro

Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, māro”ti?

How is Māra defined?”
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“रूपेrū·pe खो,kho राध,rā·dha सतिsa·ti मारोmā·ro वाvā अस्सas·sa मारेताmā·re·tā वाvā योyo वाvā पनpa·na मीयति।mī·ya·ti

“Rūpe kho, rādha, sati māro vā assa māretā vā yo vā pana mīyati.

“When there is form, Rādha, there would be Māra, or the murderer, or the murdered.
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तस्मातिहtas·mā·ti·ha त्वं,tvaṃ राध,rā·dha रूपंrū·paṃ मारोतिmā·ro·ti पस्स,pas·sa मारेतातिmā·re·tā·ti पस्स,pas·sa मीयतीतिmī·ya·tī·ti पस्स,pas·sa रोगोतिro·go·ti पस्स,pas·sa गण्डोतिgaṇ·ḍo·ti पस्स,pas·sa सल्लन्तिsal·lan·ti पस्स,pas·sa अघन्तिa·ghan·ti पस्स,pas·sa अघभूतन्तिa·gha·bhū·tan·ti पस्स।pas·sa

Tasmātiha tvaṁ, rādha, rūpaṁ māroti passa, māretāti passa, mīyatīti passa, rogoti passa, gaṇḍoti passa, sallanti passa, aghanti passa, aghabhūtanti passa.

So you should see form as Māra, the murderer, the murdered, the diseased, the boil, the dart, the gloom, the gloominess.
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येye नंnaṃ एवंe·vaṃ पस्सन्तिpas·san·ti तेte सम्माsam·mā पस्सन्ति।pas·san·ti

Ye naṁ evaṁ passanti te sammā passanti.

Those who see it like this see rightly.
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वेदनायve·da·nā·ya सतिsa·ti …

Vedanāya sati …

When there is feeling …
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सञ्ञायsañ·ñā·ya सतिsa·ti …

saññāya sati …

perception …
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सङ्खारेसुsaṅ·khā·re·su सतिsa·ti …

saṅkhāresu sati …

choices …
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विञ्ञाणेviñ·ñā·ṇe सतिsa·ti मारोmā·ro वाvā अस्सas·sa मारेताmā·re·tā वाvā योyo वाvā पनpa·na मीयति।mī·ya·ti

viññāṇe sati māro vā assa māretā vā yo vā pana mīyati.

consciousness, there may be Māra, or the murderer, or the murdered.
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तस्मातिहtas·mā·ti·ha त्वं,tvaṃ राध,rā·dha विञ्ञाणंviñ·ñā·ṇaṃ मारोतिmā·ro·ti पस्स,pas·sa मारेतातिmā·re·tā·ti पस्स,pas·sa मीयतीतिmī·ya·tī·ti पस्स,pas·sa रोगोतिro·go·ti पस्स,pas·sa गण्डोतिgaṇ·ḍo·ti पस्स,pas·sa सल्लन्तिsal·lan·ti पस्स,pas·sa अघन्तिa·ghan·ti पस्स,pas·sa अघभूतन्तिa·gha·bhū·tan·ti पस्स।pas·sa

Tasmātiha tvaṁ, rādha, viññāṇaṁ māroti passa, māretāti passa, mīyatīti passa, rogoti passa, gaṇḍoti passa, sallanti passa, aghanti passa, aghabhūtanti passa.

So you should see consciousness as Māra, the murderer, the murdered, the diseased, the boil, the dart, the gloom, the gloominess.
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येye नंnaṃ एवंe·vaṃ पस्सन्ति,pas·san·ti तेte सम्माsam·mā पस्सन्ती”ति।pas·san·tī

Ye naṁ evaṁ passanti, te sammā passantī”ti.

Those who see it like this see rightly.”
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“सम्मादस्सनंsam·mā·das·sa·naṃ पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te किमत्थियन्”ति?ki·mat·thi·yan

“Sammādassanaṁ pana, bhante, kimatthiyan”ti?

“But sir, what’s the purpose of seeing rightly?”
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“सम्मादस्सनंsam·mā·das·sa·naṃ खो,kho राध,rā·dha निब्बिदत्थं”।nib·bi·dat·thaṃ

“Sammādassanaṁ kho, rādha, nibbidatthaṁ”.

“Disillusionment is the purpose of seeing rightly.”
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“निब्बिदाnib·bi·dā पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te किमत्थिया”ति?ki·mat·thi·yā

“Nibbidā pana, bhante, kimatthiyā”ti?

“But what’s the purpose of disillusionment?”
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“निब्बिदाnib·bi·dā खो,kho राध,rā·dha विरागत्था”।vi·rā·gat·thā

“Nibbidā kho, rādha, virāgatthā”.

“Dispassion is the purpose of disillusionment.”
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“विरागोvi·rā·go पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te किमत्थियो”ति?ki·mat·thi·yo

“Virāgo pana, bhante, kimatthiyo”ti?

“But what’s the purpose of dispassion?”
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“विरागोvi·rā·go खो,kho राध,rā·dha विमुत्तत्थो”।vi·mut·tat·tho

“Virāgo kho, rādha, vimuttattho”.

“Freedom is the purpose of dispassion.”
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“विमुत्तिvi·mut·ti पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te किमत्थिया”ति?ki·mat·thi·yā

“Vimutti pana, bhante, kimatthiyā”ti?

“But what’s the purpose of freedom?”
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“विमुत्तिvi·mut·ti खो,kho राध,rā·dha निब्बानत्था”।nib·bā·nat·thā

“Vimutti kho, rādha, nibbānatthā”.

“Extinguishment is the purpose of freedom.”
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“निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te किमत्थियन्”ति?ki·mat·thi·yan

“Nibbānaṁ pana, bhante, kimatthiyan”ti?

“But sir, what is the purpose of extinguishment?”
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“अच्चयासि,ac·ca·yā·si राध,rā·dha पञ्हं,pañ·haṃ नासक्खिnā·sak·khi पञ्हस्सpañ·has·sa परियन्तंpa·ri·yan·taṃ गहेतुं।ga·he·tuṃ

“Accayāsi, rādha, pañhaṁ, nāsakkhi pañhassa pariyantaṁ gahetuṁ.

“Your question goes too far, Rādha. You weren’t able to grasp the limit of questioning.
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निब्बानोगधञ्हि,nib·bā·no·ga·dhañ·hi राध,rā·dha ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ वुस्सति,vus·sa·ti निब्बानपरायनंnib·bā·na·pa·rā·ya·naṃ निब्बानपरियोसानन्”ति।nib·bā·na·pa·ri·yo·sā·nan

Nibbānogadhañhi, rādha, brahmacariyaṁ vussati, nibbānaparāyanaṁ nibbānapariyosānan”ti.

For extinguishment is the objective, destination, and culmination of the spiritual life.”
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Paṭhamaṁ.

(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.