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Padīpopamasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 54।8

Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.8

Linked Discourses 54.8
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1। एकधम्मवग्गe·ka·dham·ma·vag·ga

1. Ekadhammavagga

1. One Thing
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पदीपोपमसुत्तpa·dī·po·pa·ma·sut·ta

Padīpopamasutta

The Simile of the Lamp
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“आनापानस्सतिसमाधि,ā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भावितोbhā·vi·to बहुलीकतोba·hu·lī·ka·to महप्फलोma·hap·pha·lo होतिho·ti महानिसंसो।ma·hā·ni·saṃ·so

“Ānāpānassatisamādhi, bhikkhave, bhāvito bahulīkato mahapphalo hoti mahānisaṁso.

“Mendicants, when immersion due to mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial.
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कथंka·thaṃ भावितोbhā·vi·to च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi कथंka·thaṃ बहुलीकतोba·hu·lī·ka·to महप्फलोma·hap·pha·lo होतिho·ti महानिसंसो?ma·hā·ni·saṃ·so

Kathaṁ bhāvito ca, bhikkhave, ānāpānassatisamādhi kathaṁ bahulīkato mahapphalo hoti mahānisaṁso?

How so?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अरञ्ञगतोa·rañ·ña·ga·to वाvā रुक्खमूलगतोruk·kha·mū·la·ga·to वाvā सुञ्ञागारगतोsuñ·ñā·gā·ra·ga·to वाvā निसीदतिni·sī·da·ti पल्लङ्कंpal·laṅ·kaṃ आभुजित्वाā·bhu·jit·vā उजुंu·juṃ कायंkā·yaṃ पणिधायpa·ṇi·dhā·ya परिमुखंpa·ri·mu·khaṃ सतिंsa·tiṃ उपट्ठपेत्वा।u·paṭ·ṭha·pet·vā

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vā nisīdati pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.

It’s when a mendicant—gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut—sits down cross-legged, sets their body straight, and brings mindfulness to the present.
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सोso सतोवsa·to·va अस्ससति,as·sa·sa·ti सतोवsa·to·va पस्ससति।pas·sa·sa·ti

So satova assasati, satova passasati.

Just mindful, they breathe in. Mindful, they breathe out.
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दीघंdī·ghaṃ वाvā अस्ससन्तोas·sa·san·to ‘दीघंdī·ghaṃ अस्ससामी’तिas·sa·sā·mī पजानातिpa·jā·nā·ti …पे…pe

Dīghaṁ vā assasanto ‘dīghaṁ assasāmī’ti pajānāti …pe…

Breathing in heavily they know: ‘I’m breathing in heavily.’ Breathing out heavily they know: ‘I’m breathing out heavily.’ …
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‘पटिनिस्सग्गानुपस्सीpa·ṭi·nis·sag·gā·nu·pas·sī अस्ससिस्सामी’तिas·sa·sis·sā·mī सिक्खति,sik·kha·ti ‘पटिनिस्सग्गानुपस्सीpa·ṭi·nis·sag·gā·nu·pas·sī पस्ससिस्सामी’तिpas·sa·sis·sā·mī सिक्खति।sik·kha·ti

‘paṭinissaggānupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘paṭinissaggānupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.

They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing letting go.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing letting go.’
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एवंe·vaṃ भावितोbhā·vi·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi एवंe·vaṃ बहुलीकतोba·hu·lī·ka·to महप्फलोma·hap·pha·lo होतिho·ti महानिसंसो।ma·hā·ni·saṃ·so

Evaṁ bhāvito kho, bhikkhave, ānāpānassatisamādhi evaṁ bahulīkato mahapphalo hoti mahānisaṁso.

That’s how immersion due to mindfulness of breathing, when developed and cultivated, is very fruitful and beneficial.
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अहम्पिa·ham·pi सुदं,su·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुब्बेवpub·be·va सम्बोधाsam·bo·dhā अनभिसम्बुद्धोa·na·bhi·sam·bud·dho बोधिसत्तोवbo·dhi·sat·to·va समानोsa·mā·no इमिनाi·mi·nā विहारेनvi·hā·re·na बहुलंba·hu·laṃ विहरामि।vi·ha·rā·mi

Ahampi sudaṁ, bhikkhave, pubbeva sambodhā anabhisambuddho bodhisattova samāno iminā vihārena bahulaṁ viharāmi.

Before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I too usually practiced this kind of meditation.
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमिनाi·mi·nā विहारेनvi·hā·re·na बहुलंba·hu·laṃ विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to नेवne·va कायोkā·yo किलमतिki·la·ma·ti नna चक्खूनि;cak·khū·ni

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, iminā vihārena bahulaṁ viharato neva kāyo kilamati na cakkhūni;

And while I was usually practicing this kind of meditation neither my body nor my eyes became fatigued.
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अनुपादायa·nu·pā·dā·ya चca मेme आसवेहिā·sa·ve·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चि।vi·muc·ci

anupādāya ca me āsavehi cittaṁ vimucci.

And my mind was freed from defilements by not grasping.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘नेवne·va मेme कायोkā·yo किलमेय्यki·la·mey·ya नna चक्खूनि,cak·khū·ni अनुपादायa·nu·pā·dā·ya चca मेme आसवेहिā·sa·ve·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चेय्या’ति,vi·muc·cey·yā

‘neva me kāyo kilameyya na cakkhūni, anupādāya ca me āsavehi cittaṁ vimucceyyā’ti,

‘May neither my body nor my eyes became fatigued. And may my mind be freed from the defilements by not grasping.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘येye मेme गेहसिताge·ha·si·tā सरसङ्कप्पाsa·ra·saṅ·kap·pā तेte पहीयेय्युन्’ति,pa·hī·yey·yun

‘ye me gehasitā sarasaṅkappā te pahīyeyyun’ti,

‘May I give up memories and thoughts tied to domestic life.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘अप्पटिकूलेap·pa·ṭi·kū·le पटिकूलसञ्ञीpa·ṭi·kū·la·sañ·ñī विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘appaṭikūle paṭikūlasaññī vihareyyan’ti,

‘May I meditate perceiving the repulsive in the unrepulsive.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘पटिकूलेpa·ṭi·kū·le अप्पटिकूलसञ्ञीap·pa·ṭi·kū·la·sañ·ñī विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘paṭikūle appaṭikūlasaññī vihareyyan’ti,

‘May I meditate perceiving the unrepulsive in the repulsive.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘पटिकूलेpa·ṭi·kū·le चca अप्पटिकूलेap·pa·ṭi·kū·le चca पटिकूलसञ्ञीpa·ṭi·kū·la·sañ·ñī विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘paṭikūle ca appaṭikūle ca paṭikūlasaññī vihareyyan’ti,

‘May I meditate perceiving the repulsive in the unrepulsive and the repulsive.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘पटिकूलेpa·ṭi·kū·le चca अप्पटिकूलेap·pa·ṭi·kū·le चca अप्पटिकूलसञ्ञीap·pa·ṭi·kū·la·sañ·ñī विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘paṭikūle ca appaṭikūle ca appaṭikūlasaññī vihareyyan’ti,

‘May I meditate perceiving the unrepulsive in the repulsive and the unrepulsive.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘अप्पटिकूलञ्चap·pa·ṭi·kū·lañ·ca पटिकूलञ्चpa·ṭi·kū·lañ·ca तदुभयंta·du·bha·yaṃ अभिनिवज्जेत्वाa·bhi·ni·vaj·jet·vā उपेक्खकोu·pek·kha·ko विहरेय्यंvi·ha·rey·yaṃ सतोsa·to सम्पजानो’ति,sam·pa·jā·no

‘appaṭikūlañca paṭikūlañca tadubhayaṁ abhinivajjetvā upekkhako vihareyyaṁ sato sampajāno’ti,

‘May I meditate staying equanimous, mindful and aware, shunning both the repulsive and the unrepulsive.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘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 विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘Quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, may 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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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘वितक्कविचारानंvi·tak·ka·vi·cā·rā·naṃ वूपसमाvū·pa·sa·mā अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ सम्पसादनंsam·pa·sā·da·naṃ चेतसोce·ta·so एकोदिभावंe·ko·di·bhā·vaṃ अवितक्कंa·vi·tak·kaṃ अविचारंa·vi·cā·raṃ समाधिजंsa·mā·dhi·jaṃ पीतिसुखंpī·ti·su·khaṃ दुतियंdu·ti·yaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘As the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, may I enter and remain in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected.’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘पीतियाpī·ti·yā चca विरागाvi·rā·gā उपेक्खकोu·pek·kha·ko चca विहरेय्यंvi·ha·rey·yaṃ सतोsa·to चca सम्पजानो,sam·pa·jā·no सुखञ्चsu·khañ·ca कायेनkā·ye·na पटिसंवेदेय्यं,pa·ṭi·saṃ·ve·dey·yaṃ यंyaṃ तंtaṃ अरियाa·ri·yā आचिक्खन्ति—उपेक्खकोā·cik·khan·ti सतिमाsa·ti·mā सुखविहारीतिsu·kha·vi·hā·rī·ti ततियंta·ti·yaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘pītiyā ca virāgā upekkhako ca vihareyyaṁ sato ca sampajāno, sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṁvedeyyaṁ, yaṁ taṁ ariyā ācikkhanti—upekkhako satimā sukhavihārīti tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘With the fading away of rapture, may I enter and remain in the third absorption, where I will meditate with equanimity, mindful and aware, experiencing for themselves the bliss of which the noble ones declare, “Equanimous and mindful, one meditates in bliss.”’
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अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
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‘सुखस्सsu·khas·sa चca पहानाpa·hā·nā दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa चca पहानाpa·hā·nā पुब्बेवpub·be·va सोमनस्सदोमनस्सानंso·ma·nas·sa·do·ma·nas·sā·naṃ अत्थङ्गमाat·thaṅ·ga·mā अदुक्खमसुखंa·duk·kha·ma·su·khaṃ उपेक्खासतिपारिसुद्धिंu·pek·khā·sa·ti·pā·ri·sud·dhiṃ चतुत्थंca·tut·thaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘sukhassa ca pahānā dukkhassa ca pahānā pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā adukkhamasukhaṁ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘With the giving up of pleasure and pain, and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, may I enter and remain in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.’
46

अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
47

तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
48

‘सब्बसोsab·ba·so रूपसञ्ञानंrū·pa·sañ·ñā·naṃ समतिक्कमाsa·ma·tik·ka·mā पटिघसञ्ञानंpa·ṭi·gha·sañ·ñā·naṃ अत्थङ्गमाat·thaṅ·ga·mā नानत्तसञ्ञानंnā·nat·ta·sañ·ñā·naṃ अमनसिकाराa·ma·na·si·kā·rā अनन्तोa·nan·to आकासोतिā·kā·so·ti आकासानञ्चायतनंā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ananto ākāsoti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘Going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that “space is infinite”, may I enter and remain in the dimension of infinite space.’
49

अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
50

तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
51

‘सब्बसोsab·ba·so आकासानञ्चायतनंā·kā·sā·nañ·cā·ya·ta·naṃ समतिक्कम्मsa·ma·tik·kam·ma अनन्तंa·nan·taṃ विञ्ञाणन्तिviñ·ñā·ṇan·ti विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनंviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma anantaṁ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘Going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that “consciousness is infinite”, may I enter and remain in the dimension of infinite consciousness.’
52

अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
53

तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
54

‘सब्बसोsab·ba·so विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनंviñ·ñā·ṇañ·cā·ya·ta·naṃ समतिक्कम्मsa·ma·tik·kam·ma नत्थिnat·thi किञ्चीतिkiñ·cī·ti आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनंā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘Going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that “there is nothing at all”, may I enter and remain in the dimension of nothingness.’
55

अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
56

तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
57

‘सब्बसोsab·ba·so आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनंā·kiñ·cañ·ñā·ya·ta·naṃ समतिक्कम्मsa·ma·tik·kam·ma नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनंne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘Going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, may I enter and remain in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’
58

अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
59

तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चेपिce·pi आकङ्खेय्य:ā·kaṅ·khey·ya

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cepi ākaṅkheyya:

Now, a mendicant might wish:
60

‘सब्बसोsab·ba·so नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनंne·va·sañ·ñā·nā·sañ·ñā·ya·ta·naṃ समतिक्कम्मsa·ma·tik·kam·ma सञ्ञावेदयितनिरोधंsañ·ñā·ve·da·yi·ta·ni·ro·dhaṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरेय्यन्’ति,vi·ha·rey·yan

‘sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja vihareyyan’ti,

‘Going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, may I enter and remain in the cessation of perception and feeling.’
61

अयमेवa·ya·me·va आनापानस्सतिसमाधिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

ayameva ānāpānassatisamādhi sādhukaṁ manasi kātabbo.

So let them closely focus on this immersion due to mindfulness of breathing.
62

एवंe·vaṃ भावितेbhā·vi·te खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आनापानस्सतिसमाधिम्हिā·nā·pā·nas·sa·ti·sa·mā·dhim·hi एवंe·vaṃ बहुलीकते,ba·hu·lī·ka·te 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

Evaṁ bhāvite kho, bhikkhave, ānāpānassatisamādhimhi evaṁ bahulīkate, sukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, sā ‘aniccā’ti pajānāti, ‘anajjhositā’ti pajānāti, ‘anabhinanditā’ti pajānāti;

When immersion due to mindfulness of breathing has been developed and cultivated in this way, if they feel a pleasant feeling, they understand that it’s impermanent, that they’re not attached to it, and that they don’t take pleasure in it.
63

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 take pleasure in it.
64

अदुक्खमसुखञ्चेa·duk·kha·ma·su·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

adukkhamasukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, ‘sā aniccā’ti pajānāti, ‘anajjhositā’ti pajānāti, ‘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 take pleasure in it.
65

सुखञ्चेsu·khañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयति,ve·da·ya·ti विसंयुत्तोvi·saṃ·yut·to नंnaṃ वेदयति;ve·da·ya·ti

Sukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, visaṁyutto naṁ vedayati;

If they feel a pleasant feeling, they feel it detached.
66

दुक्खञ्चेduk·khañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयति,ve·da·ya·ti विसंयुत्तोvi·saṃ·yut·to नंnaṃ वेदयति;ve·da·ya·ti

dukkhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, visaṁyutto naṁ vedayati;

If they feel a painful feeling, they feel it detached.
67

अदुक्खमसुखञ्चेa·duk·kha·ma·su·khañ·ce वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदयति,ve·da·ya·ti विसंयुत्तोvi·saṃ·yut·to नंnaṃ वेदयति।ve·da·ya·ti

adukkhamasukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, visaṁyutto naṁ vedayati.

If they feel a neutral feeling, they feel it detached.
68

सोso 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

So kāyapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayamāno ‘kāyapariyantikaṁ vedanaṁ vedayāmī’ti pajānāti, jīvitapariyantikaṁ 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.’
69

‘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 has come to an end, everything that’s felt, since I no longer take pleasure in it, will become cool right here.’
70

सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तेलञ्चte·lañ·ca पटिच्च,pa·ṭic·ca वट्टिञ्चvaṭ·ṭiñ·ca पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca तेलप्पदीपोte·lap·pa·dī·po झायेय्य,jhā·yey·ya

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, telañca paṭicca, vaṭṭiñca paṭicca telappadīpo jhāyeyya,

Suppose an oil lamp depended on oil and a wick to burn.
71

तस्सेवtas·se·va तेलस्सte·las·sa चca वट्टियाvaṭ·ṭi·yā चca परियादानाpa·ri·yā·dā·nā अनाहारोa·nā·hā·ro निब्बायेय्य;nib·bā·yey·ya

tasseva telassa ca vaṭṭiyā ca pariyādānā anāhāro nibbāyeyya;

As the oil and the wick are used up, it would be extinguished due to not being fed.
72

एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve 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, bhikkhave, 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.’
73

‘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 has come to an end, everything that’s felt, since I no longer take pleasure in it, will become cool right here.’”
74

अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.