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Acelakassapasutta
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Linked Discourses 41.9
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अचेलोa·ce·lo कस्सपोkas·sa·po मच्छिकासण्डंmac·chi·kā·saṇ·ḍaṃ अनुप्पत्तोa·nup·pat·to होतिho·ti चित्तस्सcit·tas·sa गहपतिनोga·ha·pa·ti·no पुराणगिहिसहायो।pu·rā·ṇa·gi·hi·sa·hā·yo
Tena kho pana samayena acelo kassapo macchikāsaṇḍaṁ anuppatto hoti cittassa gahapatino purāṇagihisahāyo.
Now at that time the naked ascetic Kassapa, an old friend of Citta in the lay life, had arrived at Macchikāsaṇḍa.
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अस्सोसिas·so·si खोkho चित्तोcit·to गहपति:ga·ha·pa·ti “अचेलोa·ce·lo किरki·ra कस्सपोkas·sa·po मच्छिकासण्डंmac·chi·kā·saṇ·ḍaṃ अनुप्पत्तोa·nup·pat·to अम्हाकंam·hā·kaṃ पुराणगिहिसहायो”ति।pu·rā·ṇa·gi·hi·sa·hā·yo
Assosi kho citto gahapati: “acelo kira kassapo macchikāsaṇḍaṁ anuppatto amhākaṁ purāṇagihisahāyo”ti.
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अथa·tha खोkho चित्तोcit·to गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti येनye·na अचेलोa·ce·lo कस्सपोkas·sa·po तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā अचेलेनa·ce·le·na कस्सपेनkas·sa·pe·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di
Atha kho citto gahapati yena acelo kassapo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā acelena kassapena saddhiṁ sammodi.
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सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho चित्तोcit·to गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti अचेलंa·ce·laṃ कस्सपंkas·sa·paṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho citto gahapati acelaṁ kassapaṁ etadavoca:
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the naked ascetic Kassapa,
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“तिंसमत्तानिtiṃ·sa·mat·tā·ni खोkho मे,me गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti वस्सानिvas·sā·ni पब्बजितस्सा”ति।pab·ba·ji·tas·sā
“Tiṁsamattāni kho me, gahapati, vassāni pabbajitassā”ti.
“It’s been thirty years, householder.”
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“इमेहिi·me·hi पनpa·na ते,te भन्ते,bhan·te तिंसमत्तेहिtiṃ·sa·mat·te·hi वस्सेहिvas·se·hi अत्थिat·thi कोचिko·ci उत्तरिut·ta·ri मनुस्सधम्माma·nus·sa·dham·mā अलमरियञाणदस्सनविसेसोa·la·ma·ri·ya·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·vi·se·so अधिगतोa·dhi·ga·to फासुविहारो”ति?phā·su·vi·hā·ro
“Imehi pana te, bhante, tiṁsamattehi vassehi atthi koci uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanaviseso adhigato phāsuvihāro”ti?
“But sir, in these thirty years have you achieved any superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones, a comfortable meditation?”
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“इमेहिi·me·hi खोkho मे,me गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti तिंसमत्तेहिtiṃ·sa·mat·te·hi वस्सेहिvas·se·hi पब्बजितस्सpab·ba·ji·tas·sa नत्थिnat·thi कोचिko·ci उत्तरिut·ta·ri मनुस्सधम्माma·nus·sa·dham·mā अलमरियञाणदस्सनविसेसोa·la·ma·ri·ya·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·vi·se·so अधिगतोa·dhi·ga·to फासुविहारो,phā·su·vi·hā·ro अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra नग्गेय्याnag·gey·yā चca मुण्डेय्याmuṇ·ḍey·yā चca पावळनिप्फोटनायpā·va·ḷa·nip·pho·ṭa·nā·ya चा”ति।cā
“Imehi kho me, gahapati, tiṁsamattehi vassehi pabbajitassa natthi koci uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanaviseso adhigato phāsuvihāro, aññatra naggeyyā ca muṇḍeyyā ca pāvaḷanipphoṭanāya cā”ti.
“I have no such achievement, householder, only nudity, baldness, and pokes in the buttocks.”
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धम्मस्सdham·mas·sa स्वाक्खातताsvāk·khā·ta·tā यत्रyat·ra हिhi नामnā·ma तिंसमत्तेहिtiṃ·sa·mat·te·hi वस्सेहिvas·se·hi नna कोचिko·ci उत्तरिut·ta·ri मनुस्सधम्माma·nus·sa·dham·mā अलमरियञाणदस्सनविसेसोa·la·ma·ri·ya·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·vi·se·so अधिगतोa·dhi·ga·to अभविस्सa·bha·vis·sa फासुविहारो,phā·su·vi·hā·ro अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra नग्गेय्याnag·gey·yā चca मुण्डेय्याmuṇ·ḍey·yā चca पावळनिप्फोटनायpā·va·ḷa·nip·pho·ṭa·nā·ya चा”ति।cā
Dhammassa svākkhātatā yatra hi nāma tiṁsamattehi vassehi na koci uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanaviseso adhigato abhavissa phāsuvihāro, aññatra naggeyyā ca muṇḍeyyā ca pāvaḷanipphoṭanāya cā”ti.
how well explained the teaching is. For in thirty years you have achieved no superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones, no comfortable meditation, only nudity, baldness, and pokes in the buttocks.”
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“इमेहिi·me·hi पनpa·na ते,te गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti तिंसमत्तेहिtiṃ·sa·mat·te·hi वस्सेहिvas·se·hi अत्थिat·thi कोचिko·ci उत्तरिut·ta·ri मनुस्सधम्माma·nus·sa·dham·mā अलमरियञाणदस्सनविसेसोa·la·ma·ri·ya·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·vi·se·so अधिगतोa·dhi·ga·to फासुविहारो”ति?phā·su·vi·hā·ro
“Imehi pana te, gahapati, tiṁsamattehi vassehi atthi koci uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanaviseso adhigato phāsuvihāro”ti?
“But householder, in these thirty years have you achieved any superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones, a comfortable meditation?”
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अहञ्हि,a·hañ·hi भन्ते,bhan·te यावदेवyā·va·de·va आकङ्खामि,ā·kaṅ·khā·mi विविच्चेवvi·vic·ce·va कामेहिkā·me·hi विविच्चvi·vic·ca अकुसलेहिa·ku·sa·le·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi सवितक्कंsa·vi·tak·kaṃ सविचारंsa·vi·cā·raṃ विवेकजंvi·ve·ka·jaṃ पीतिसुखंpī·ti·su·khaṃ पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरामि।vi·ha·rā·mi
Ahañhi, bhante, yāvadeva ākaṅkhāmi, vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharāmi.
For whenever I want, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, I enter and remain in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.
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अहञ्हि,a·hañ·hi भन्ते,bhan·te यावदेवyā·va·de·va आकङ्खामि,ā·kaṅ·khā·mi वितक्कविचारानंvi·tak·ka·vi·cā·rā·naṃ वूपसमाvū·pa·sa·mā … दुतियंdu·ti·yaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरामि।vi·ha·rā·mi
Ahañhi, bhante, yāvadeva ākaṅkhāmi, vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā … dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharāmi.
And whenever I want, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled … I enter and remain in the second absorption.
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अहञ्हि,a·hañ·hi भन्ते,bhan·te यावदेवyā·va·de·va आकङ्खामि,ā·kaṅ·khā·mi पीतियाpī·ti·yā चca विरागाvi·rā·gā …पे…pe ततियंta·ti·yaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरामि।vi·ha·rā·mi
Ahañhi, bhante, yāvadeva ākaṅkhāmi, pītiyā ca virāgā …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharāmi.
And whenever I want, with the fading away of rapture … I enter and remain in the third absorption.
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अहञ्हि,a·hañ·hi भन्ते,bhan·te यावदेवyā·va·de·va आकङ्खामि,ā·kaṅ·khā·mi सुखस्सsu·khas·sa चca पहानाpa·hā·nā …पे…pe चतुत्थंca·tut·thaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरामि।vi·ha·rā·mi
Ahañhi, bhante, yāvadeva ākaṅkhāmi, sukhassa ca pahānā …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharāmi.
And whenever I want, giving up pleasure and pain … I enter and remain in the fourth absorption.
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सचेsa·ce खोkho पनाहं,pa·nā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पठमतरंpa·ṭha·ma·ta·raṃ कालंkā·laṃ करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ अनच्छरियंa·nac·cha·ri·yaṃ खोkho पनेतंpa·ne·taṃ यंyaṃ मंmaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एवंe·vaṃ ब्याकरेय्य:byā·ka·rey·ya
Sace kho panāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavato paṭhamataraṁ kālaṁ kareyyaṁ, anacchariyaṁ kho panetaṁ yaṁ maṁ bhagavā evaṁ byākareyya:
If I pass away before the Buddha, it would be no wonder if the Buddha declares of me:
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‘नत्थिnat·thi तंtaṃ संयोजनंsaṃ·yo·ja·naṃ येनye·na संयोजनेनsaṃ·yo·ja·ne·na संयुत्तोsaṃ·yut·to चित्तोcit·to गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti पुनpu·na इमंi·maṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ आगच्छेय्या’”ति।ā·gac·chey·yā
‘natthi taṁ saṁyojanaṁ yena saṁyojanena saṁyutto citto gahapati puna imaṁ lokaṁ āgaccheyyā’”ti.
‘The householder Citta is bound by no fetter that might return him to this world.’”
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धम्मस्सdham·mas·sa स्वाक्खातता,svāk·khā·ta·tā यत्रyat·ra हिhi नामnā·ma गिहीgi·hī ओदातवसनोo·dā·ta·va·sa·no एवरूपंe·va·rū·paṃ उत्तरिut·ta·ri मनुस्सधम्माma·nus·sa·dham·mā अलमरियञाणदस्सनविसेसंa·la·ma·ri·ya·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·vi·se·saṃ अधिगमिस्सतिa·dhi·ga·mis·sa·ti फासुविहारं।phā·su·vi·hā·raṃ
Dhammassa svākkhātatā, yatra hi nāma gihī odātavasano evarūpaṁ uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ adhigamissati phāsuvihāraṁ.
how well explained the teaching is. For a white-clothed layperson can achieve such a superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones, a comfortable meditation.
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लभेय्याहं,la·bhey·yā·haṃ गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye पब्बज्जं,pab·baj·jaṃ लभेय्यंla·bhey·yaṃ उपसम्पदन्”ति।u·pa·sam·pa·dan
Labheyyāhaṁ, gahapati, imasmiṁ dhammavinaye pabbajjaṁ, labheyyaṁ upasampadan”ti.
Householder, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training?”
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अथa·tha खोkho चित्तोcit·to गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti अचेलंa·ce·laṃ कस्सपंkas·sa·paṃ आदायā·dā·ya येनye·na थेराthe·rā भिक्खूbhik·khū तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā थेरेthe·re भिक्खूbhik·khū एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Atha kho citto gahapati acelaṁ kassapaṁ ādāya yena therā bhikkhū tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā there bhikkhū etadavoca:
Then Citta the householder took the naked ascetic Kassapa to see the senior mendicants, and said to them:
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इमंi·maṃ थेराthe·rā पब्बाजेन्तुpab·bā·jen·tu उपसम्पादेन्तु।u·pa·sam·pā·den·tu
Imaṁ therā pabbājentu upasampādentu.
May the senior monks give him the going forth, the ordination.
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अहमस्सa·ha·mas·sa उस्सुक्कंus·suk·kaṃ करिस्सामिka·ris·sā·mi चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारानन्”ति।cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·rā·nan
Ahamassa ussukkaṁ karissāmi cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānan”ti.
I’ll make sure that he’s provided with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.”
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अलत्थa·lat·tha खोkho अचेलोa·ce·lo कस्सपोkas·sa·po इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye पब्बज्जं,pab·baj·jaṃ अलत्थa·lat·tha उपसम्पदं।u·pa·sam·pa·daṃ
Alattha kho acelo kassapo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye pabbajjaṁ, alattha upasampadaṁ.
And the naked ascetic Kassapa received the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training.
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अचिरूपसम्पन्नोa·ci·rū·pa·sam·pan·no चca पनायस्माpa·nā·yas·mā कस्सपोkas·sa·po एकोe·ko वूपकट्ठोvū·pa·kaṭ·ṭho अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to आतापीā·tā·pī पहितत्तोpa·hi·tat·to विहरन्तोvi·ha·ran·to नचिरस्सेव—यस्सत्थायna·ci·ras·se·va कुलपुत्ताku·la·put·tā सम्मदेवsam·ma·de·va अगारस्माa·gā·ras·mā अनगारियंa·na·gā·ri·yaṃ पब्बजन्ति,pab·ba·jan·ti तदनुत्तरं—ब्रह्मचरियपरियोसानंta·da·nut·ta·raṃ दिट्ठेवdiṭ·ṭhe·va धम्मेdham·me सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहासि।vi·hā·si
Acirūpasampanno ca panāyasmā kassapo eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihāsi.
Not long after his ordination, Venerable Kassapa, living alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute, soon realized the supreme culmination of the spiritual path in this very life. He lived having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.
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“खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्ताया”तिit·that·tā·yā अब्भञ्ञासि।ab·bhañ·ñā·si
“Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā”ti abbhaññāsi.
He understood: “Rebirth is ended; the spiritual journey has been completed; what had to be done has been done; there is nothing further for this place.”
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नवमं।na·va·maṃ
Navamaṁ.
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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.