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Paṭhamapuññābhisandasutta

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 55।31

Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.31

Linked Discourses 55.31
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4। पुञ्ञाभिसन्दवग्गpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·vag·ga

4. Puññābhisandavagga

4. Overflowing Merit
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पठमपुञ्ञाभिसन्दसुत्तpa·ṭha·ma·puñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·sut·ta

Paṭhamapuññābhisandasutta

Overflowing Merit (1st)
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सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
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“चत्तारोमे,cat·tā·ro·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुञ्ञाभिसन्दाpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·dā कुसलाभिसन्दाku·sa·lā·bhi·san·dā सुखस्साहारा।su·khas·sā·hā·rā

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā.

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.
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कतमेka·ta·me चत्तारो?cat·tā·ro

Katame cattāro?

What four?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko बुद्धेbud·dhe अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति—ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …
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इतिपिi·ti·pi सोso भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाति।bha·ga·vā·ti

itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

(Pāli only)
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अयंa·yaṃ पठमोpa·ṭha·mo पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारो।su·khas·sā·hā·ro

Ayaṁ paṭhamo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

This is the first kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko धम्मेdham·me अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति—ho·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching …
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स्वाक्खातोsvāk·khā·to भगवताbha·ga·va·tā धम्मोdham·mo …पे…pe पच्चत्तंpac·cat·taṃ वेदितब्बोve·di·tab·bo विञ्ञूहीति।viñ·ñū·hī·ti

svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo …pe… paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhīti.

(Pāli only)
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अयंa·yaṃ दुतियोdu·ti·yo पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारो।su·khas·sā·hā·ro

Ayaṁ dutiyo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

This is the second kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko सङ्घेsaṅ·ghe अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति—ho·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Saṅgha …
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सुप्पटिपन्नोsup·pa·ṭi·pan·no भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सावकसङ्घोsā·va·ka·saṅ·gho …पे…pe अनुत्तरंa·nut·ta·raṃ पुञ्ञक्खेत्तंpuñ·ñak·khet·taṃ लोकस्साति।lo·kas·sā·ti

suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti.

(Pāli only)
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अयंa·yaṃ ततियोta·ti·yo पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारो।su·khas·sā·hā·ro

Ayaṁ tatiyo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

This is the third kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko अरियकन्तेहिa·ri·ya·kan·te·hi सीलेहिsī·le·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti अखण्डेहिa·khaṇ·ḍe·hi …पे…pe समाधिसंवत्तनिकेहि।sa·mā·dhi·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ke·hi

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.

Furthermore, a noble disciple’s ethical conduct is loved by the noble ones, unbroken, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion.
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अयंa·yaṃ चतुत्थोca·tut·tho पुञ्ञाभिसन्दोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·do कुसलाभिसन्दोku·sa·lā·bhi·san·do सुखस्साहारो।su·khas·sā·hā·ro

Ayaṁ catuttho puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

This is the fourth kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चत्तारोcat·tā·ro पुञ्ञाभिसन्दाpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·dā कुसलाभिसन्दाku·sa·lā·bhi·san·dā सुखस्साहारा”ति।su·khas·sā·hā·rā

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā”ti.

These are the four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.”
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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.