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Mahānāmasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 55।37

Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.37

Linked Discourses 55.37
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4। पुञ्ञाभिसन्दवग्गpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·vag·ga

4. Puññābhisandavagga

4. Overflowing Merit
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महानामसुत्तma·hā·nā·ma·sut·ta

Mahānāmasutta

With Mahānāma
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सक्केसुsak·ke·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti कपिलवत्थुस्मिंka·pi·la·vat·thus·miṃ निग्रोधारामे।nig·ro·dhā·rā·me

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, near Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery.
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अथa·tha खोkho महानामोma·hā·nā·mo सक्कोsak·ko 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 महानामोma·hā·nā·mo सक्कोsak·ko भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

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

Then Mahānāma the Sakyan went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko होती”ति?ho·tī

“Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, upāsako hotī”ti?

“Sir, how is a lay follower defined?”
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“यतोya·to खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma बुद्धंbud·dhaṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतोga·to होति,ho·ti धम्मंdham·maṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतोga·to होति,ho·ti सङ्घंsaṅ·ghaṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतोga·to होति—ho·ti

“Yato kho, mahānāma, buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gato hoti, dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gato hoti, saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gato hoti—

“Mahānāma, when you’ve gone for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha,
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एत्तावताet·tā·va·tā खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko होती”ति।ho·tī

ettāvatā kho, mahānāma, upāsako hotī”ti.

you’re considered to be a lay follower.”
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“कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no होती”ति?ho·tī

“Kittāvatā pana, bhante, upāsako sīlasampanno hotī”ti?

“But how is an ethical lay follower defined?”
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“यतोya·to खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko पाणातिपाताpā·ṇā·ti·pā·tā पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होति,ho·ti अदिन्नादानाa·din·nā·dā·nā पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होति,ho·ti कामेसुमिच्छाचाराkā·me·su·mic·chā·cā·rā पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होति,ho·ti मुसावादाmu·sā·vā·dā पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होति,ho·ti सुरामेरयमज्जप्पमादट्ठानाsu·rā·me·ra·ya·maj·jap·pa·mā·daṭ·ṭhā·nā पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होति—ho·ti

“Yato kho, mahānāma, upāsako pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti—

“When a lay follower doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor,
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एत्तावताet·tā·va·tā खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no होती”ति।ho·tī

ettāvatā kho, mahānāma, upāsako sīlasampanno hotī”ti.

they’re considered to be an ethical lay follower.”
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“कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko सद्धासम्पन्नोsad·dhā·sam·pan·no होती”ति?ho·tī

“Kittāvatā pana, bhante, upāsako saddhāsampanno hotī”ti?

“But how is a faithful lay follower defined?”
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“इध,i·dha महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko सद्धोsad·dho होति,ho·ti सद्दहतिsad·da·ha·ti तथागतस्सta·thā·ga·tas·sa बोधिं—bo·dhiṃ

“Idha, mahānāma, upāsako saddho hoti, saddahati tathāgatassa bodhiṁ—

“It’s when a lay follower has faith in the Realized One’s awakening:
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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.

‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’
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एत्तावताet·tā·va·tā खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko सद्धासम्पन्नोsad·dhā·sam·pan·no होती”ति।ho·tī

Ettāvatā kho, mahānāma, upāsako saddhāsampanno hotī”ti.

Then they’re considered to be a faithful lay follower.”
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“कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko चागसम्पन्नोcā·ga·sam·pan·no होती”ति?ho·tī

“Kittāvatā pana, bhante, upāsako cāgasampanno hotī”ti?

“But how is a generous lay follower defined?”
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“इध,i·dha महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko विगतमलमच्छेरेनvi·ga·ta·ma·la·mac·che·re·na चेतसाce·ta·sā अगारंa·gā·raṃ अज्झावसतिaj·jhā·va·sa·ti मुत्तचागोmut·ta·cā·go पयतपाणिpa·ya·ta·pā·ṇi वोस्सग्गरतोvos·sag·ga·ra·to याचयोगोyā·ca·yo·go दानसंविभागरतो—dā·na·saṃ·vi·bhā·ga·ra·to

“Idha, mahānāma, upāsako vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgo payatapāṇi vossaggarato yācayogo dānasaṁvibhāgarato—

“It’s when a lay follower lives at home with heart rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.
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एत्तावताet·tā·va·tā खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko चागसम्पन्नोcā·ga·sam·pan·no होती”ति।ho·tī

ettāvatā kho, mahānāma, upāsako cāgasampanno hotī”ti.

Then they’re considered to be a generous lay follower.”
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“कित्तावताkit·tā·va·tā पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko पञ्ञासम्पन्नोpañ·ñā·sam·pan·no होती”ति?ho·tī

“Kittāvatā pana, bhante, upāsako paññāsampanno hotī”ti?

“But how is a wise lay follower defined?”
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“इध,i·dha महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko पञ्ञवाpañ·ña·vā होतिho·ti उदयत्थगामिनियाu·da·yat·tha·gā·mi·ni·yā पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to अरियायa·ri·yā·ya निब्बेधिकायnib·be·dhi·kā·ya सम्माsam·mā दुक्खक्खयगामिनिया—duk·khak·kha·ya·gā·mi·ni·yā

“Idha, mahānāma, upāsako paññavā hoti udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā—

“It’s when a lay follower is wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.
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एत्तावताet·tā·va·tā खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko पञ्ञासम्पन्नोpañ·ñā·sam·pan·no होती”ति।ho·tī

ettāvatā kho, mahānāma, upāsako paññāsampanno hotī”ti.

Then they’re considered to be a wise lay follower.”
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Sattamaṁ.

(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.