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Sekhasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 48।53

Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.53

Linked Discourses 48.53
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6। सूकरखतवग्गsū·ka·ra·kha·ta·vag·ga

6. Sūkarakhatavagga

6. The Boar’s Cave
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सेखसुत्तse·kha·sut·ta

Sekhasutta

A Trainee
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā कोसम्बियंko·sam·bi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti घोसितारामे।gho·si·tā·rā·me

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Kosambī in Ghosita’s monastery.
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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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“अत्थिat·thi नुnu खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu सेखभूमियंse·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘सेखोस्मी’तिse·khos·mī पजानेय्य,pa·jā·ney·ya असेखोa·se·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu असेखभूमियंa·se·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘असेखोस्मी’तिa·se·khos·mī पजानेय्या”ति?pa·jā·ney·yā

“atthi nu kho, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma sekho bhikkhu sekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘sekhosmī’ti pajāneyya, asekho bhikkhu asekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘asekhosmī’ti pajāneyyā”ti?

“Mendicants, is there a way that a mendicant who is a trainee, standing at the level of a trainee, can understand that they are a trainee? And that a mendicant who is an adept, standing at the level of an adept, can understand that they are an adept?”
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“भगवंमूलकाbha·ga·vaṃ·mū·la·kā नो,no भन्ते,bhan·te धम्माdham·mā …पे…pe

“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…

“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”
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“अत्थि,at·thi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu सेखभूमियंse·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘सेखोस्मी’तिse·khos·mī पजानेय्य,pa·jā·ney·ya असेखोa·se·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu असेखभूमियंa·se·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘असेखोस्मी’तिa·se·khos·mī पजानेय्य।pa·jā·ney·ya

“atthi, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma sekho bhikkhu sekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘sekhosmī’ti pajāneyya, asekho bhikkhu asekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘asekhosmī’ti pajāneyya.

“There is a way that a mendicant who is a trainee, standing at the level of a trainee, can understand that they are a trainee, and that a mendicant who is an adept, standing at the level of an adept, can understand that they are an adept.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu सेखभूमियंse·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘सेखोस्मी’तिse·khos·mī पजानाति?pa·jā·nā·ti

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma sekho bhikkhu sekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘sekhosmī’ti pajānāti?

And what is a way that a mendicant who is a trainee can understand that they are a trainee?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu ‘इदंi·daṃ दुक्खन्’तिduk·khan यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खसमुदयो’तिduk·kha·sa·mu·da·yo यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधो’तिduk·kha·ni·ro·dho यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधगामिनीduk·kha·ni·ro·dha·gā·mi·nī पटिपदा’तिpa·ṭi·pa·dā यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ पजानाति—pa·jā·nā·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, sekho bhikkhu ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti—

It’s when a mendicant who is a trainee truly understands: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu सेखभूमियंse·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘सेखोस्मी’तिse·khos·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

ayampi kho, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma sekho bhikkhu sekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘sekhosmī’ti pajānāti.

This is a way that a mendicant who is a trainee can understand that they are a trainee.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu इतिi·ti पटिसञ्चिक्खति:pa·ṭi·sañ·cik·kha·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sekho bhikkhu iti paṭisañcikkhati:

Furthermore, a mendicant who is a trainee reflects:
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‘अत्थिat·thi नुnu खोkho इतोi·to बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā अञ्ञोañ·ño समणोsa·ma·ṇo वाvā ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo वाvā योyo एवंe·vaṃ भूतंbhū·taṃ तच्छंtac·chaṃ तथंta·thaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतिde·se·ti यथाya·thā भगवा’ति?bha·ga·vā

‘atthi nu kho ito bahiddhā añño samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā yo evaṁ bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ tathaṁ dhammaṁ deseti yathā bhagavā’ti?

‘Is there any other ascetic or brahmin elsewhere whose teaching is as true, as real, as accurate as that of the Buddha?’
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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘नत्थिnat·thi खोkho इतोi·to बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā अञ्ञोañ·ño समणोsa·ma·ṇo वाvā ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo वाvā योyo एवंe·vaṃ भूतंbhū·taṃ तच्छंtac·chaṃ तथंta·thaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतिde·se·ti यथाya·thā भगवा’ति।bha·ga·vā

‘natthi kho ito bahiddhā añño samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā yo evaṁ bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ tathaṁ dhammaṁ deseti yathā bhagavā’ti.

‘There is no other ascetic or brahmin elsewhere whose teaching is as true, as real, as accurate as that of the Buddha.’
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu सेखभूमियंse·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘सेखोस्मी’तिse·khos·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Ayampi kho, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma sekho bhikkhu sekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘sekhosmī’ti pajānāti.

This too is a way that a mendicant who is a trainee can understand that they are a trainee.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu पञ्चिन्द्रियानिpañ·cin·dri·yā·ni पजानाति—pa·jā·nā·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sekho bhikkhu pañcindriyāni pajānāti—

Furthermore, a mendicant who is a trainee understands the five faculties:
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सद्धिन्द्रियं,sad·dhin·dri·yaṃ वीरियिन्द्रियं,vī·ri·yin·dri·yaṃ सतिन्द्रियं,sa·tin·dri·yaṃ समाधिन्द्रियं,sa·mā·dhin·dri·yaṃ पञ्ञिन्द्रियं।pañ·ñin·dri·yaṃ

saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.

faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
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यङ्गतिकानिyaṅ·ga·ti·kā·ni यंपरमानिyaṃ·pa·ra·mā·ni यंफलानिyaṃ·pha·lā·ni यंपरियोसानानि।yaṃ·pa·ri·yo·sā·nā·ni नna हेवhe·va खोkho कायेनkā·ye·na फुसित्वाphu·sit·vā विहरति;vi·ha·ra·ti

Yaṅgatikāni yaṁparamāni yaṁphalāni yaṁpariyosānāni. Na heva kho kāyena phusitvā viharati;

And although they don’t have direct meditative experience of their destination, apex, fruit, and culmination,
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पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya चca अतिविज्झa·ti·vij·jha पस्सति।pas·sa·ti

paññāya ca ativijjha passati.

they do see them with penetrating wisdom.
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma सेखोse·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu सेखभूमियंse·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘सेखोस्मी’तिse·khos·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Ayampi kho, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma sekho bhikkhu sekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘sekhosmī’ti pajānāti.

This too is a way that a mendicant who is a trainee can understand that they are a trainee.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma असेखोa·se·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu असेखभूमियंa·se·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘असेखोस्मी’तिa·se·khos·mī पजानाति?pa·jā·nā·ti

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma asekho bhikkhu asekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘asekhosmī’ti pajānāti?

And what is the way that a mendicant who is an adept can understand that they are an adept?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve असेखोa·se·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu पञ्चिन्द्रियानिpañ·cin·dri·yā·ni पजानाति—pa·jā·nā·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, asekho bhikkhu pañcindriyāni pajānāti—

It’s when a mendicant who is an adept understands the five faculties:
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सद्धिन्द्रियं,sad·dhin·dri·yaṃ वीरियिन्द्रियं,vī·ri·yin·dri·yaṃ सतिन्द्रियं,sa·tin·dri·yaṃ समाधिन्द्रियं,sa·mā·dhin·dri·yaṃ पञ्ञिन्द्रियं।pañ·ñin·dri·yaṃ

saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.

faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
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यङ्गतिकानिyaṅ·ga·ti·kā·ni यंपरमानिyaṃ·pa·ra·mā·ni यंफलानिyaṃ·pha·lā·ni यंपरियोसानानि।yaṃ·pa·ri·yo·sā·nā·ni कायेनkā·ye·na चca फुसित्वाphu·sit·vā विहरति;vi·ha·ra·ti

Yaṅgatikāni yaṁparamāni yaṁphalāni yaṁpariyosānāni. Kāyena ca phusitvā viharati;

They have direct meditative experience of their destination, apex, fruit, and culmination,
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पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya चca अतिविज्झa·ti·vij·jha पस्सति।pas·sa·ti

paññāya ca ativijjha passati.

and they see them with penetrating wisdom.
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma असेखोa·se·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu असेखभूमियंa·se·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘असेखोस्मी’तिa·se·khos·mī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Ayampi kho, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma asekho bhikkhu asekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘asekhosmī’ti pajānāti.

This is a way that a mendicant who is an adept can understand that they are an adept.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve असेखोa·se·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu छcha इन्द्रियानिin·dri·yā·ni पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, asekho bhikkhu cha indriyāni pajānāti.

Furthermore, a mendicant who is an adept understands the six faculties:
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‘चक्खुन्द्रियं,cak·khun·dri·yaṃ सोतिन्द्रियं,so·tin·dri·yaṃ घानिन्द्रियं,ghā·nin·dri·yaṃ जिव्हिन्द्रियं,jiv·hin·dri·yaṃ कायिन्द्रियं,kā·yin·dri·yaṃ मनिन्द्रियं—ma·nin·dri·yaṃ

‘Cakkhundriyaṁ, sotindriyaṁ, ghānindriyaṁ, jivhindriyaṁ, kāyindriyaṁ, manindriyaṁ—

eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खोkho छcha इन्द्रियानिin·dri·yā·ni सब्बेनsab·be·na सब्बंsab·baṃ सब्बथाsab·ba·thā सब्बंsab·baṃ अपरिसेसंa·pa·ri·se·saṃ निरुज्झिस्सन्ति,ni·ruj·jhis·san·ti अञ्ञानिañ·ñā·ni चca छcha इन्द्रियानिin·dri·yā·ni नna कुहिञ्चिku·hiñ·ci किस्मिञ्चिkis·miñ·ci उप्पज्जिस्सन्ती’तिup·paj·jis·san·tī पजानाति।pa·jā·nā·ti

imāni kho cha indriyāni sabbena sabbaṁ sabbathā sabbaṁ aparisesaṁ nirujjhissanti, aññāni ca cha indriyāni na kuhiñci kismiñci uppajjissantī’ti pajānāti.

They understand: ‘These six faculties will totally and utterly cease without remainder. And no other six faculties will arise anywhere anyhow.’
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परियायोpa·ri·yā·yo यंyaṃ परियायंpa·ri·yā·yaṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma असेखोa·se·kho भिक्खुbhik·khu असेखभूमियंa·se·kha·bhū·mi·yaṃ ठितोṭhi·to ‘असेखोस्मी’तिa·se·khos·mī पजानाती”ति।pa·jā·nā·tī

Ayampi kho, bhikkhave, pariyāyo yaṁ pariyāyaṁ āgamma asekho bhikkhu asekhabhūmiyaṁ ṭhito ‘asekhosmī’ti pajānātī”ti.

This too is a way that a mendicant who is an adept can understand that they are an adept.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

Tatiyaṁ.

(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.