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Sīsapāvanasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 56।31

Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.31

Linked Discourses 56.31
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4। सीसपावनवग्गsī·sa·pā·va·na·vag·ga

4. Sīsapāvanavagga

4. In a Rosewood Forest
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सीसपावनसुत्तsī·sa·pā·va·na·sut·ta

Sīsapāvanasutta

In a Rosewood Forest
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā कोसम्बियंko·sam·bi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti सीसपावने।sī·sa·pā·va·ne

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosambiyaṁ viharati sīsapāvane.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Kosambī in a rosewood grove.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā परित्तानिpa·rit·tā·ni सीसपापण्णानिsī·sa·pā·paṇ·ṇā·ni पाणिनाpā·ṇi·nā गहेत्वाga·het·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho bhagavā parittāni sīsapāpaṇṇāni pāṇinā gahetvā bhikkhū āmantesi:

Then the Buddha picked up a few rosewood leaves in his hand and addressed the mendicants:
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“तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञथ,mañ·ña·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve

“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,

“What do you think, mendicants?
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कतमंka·ta·maṃ नुnu खोkho बहुतरं—ba·hu·ta·raṃ

katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ—

Which is more:
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यानिyā·ni वाvā मयाma·yā परित्तानिpa·rit·tā·ni सीसपापण्णानिsī·sa·pā·paṇ·ṇā·ni पाणिनाpā·ṇi·nā गहितानिga·hi·tā·ni यदिदंya·di·daṃ उपरिu·pa·ri सीसपावने”ति?sī·sa·pā·va·ne

yāni vā mayā parittāni sīsapāpaṇṇāni pāṇinā gahitāni yadidaṁ upari sīsapāvane”ti?

the few leaves in my hand, or those in the grove above?”
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“अप्पमत्तकानि,ap·pa·mat·ta·kā·ni भन्ते,bhan·te भगवताbha·ga·va·tā परित्तानिpa·rit·tā·ni सीसपापण्णानिsī·sa·pā·paṇ·ṇā·ni पाणिनाpā·ṇi·nā गहितानि;ga·hi·tā·ni

“Appamattakāni, bhante, bhagavatā parittāni sīsapāpaṇṇāni pāṇinā gahitāni;

“Sir, the few leaves in your hand are a tiny amount.
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अथa·tha खोkho एतानेवe·tā·ne·va बहुतरानिba·hu·ta·rā·ni यदिदंya·di·daṃ उपरिu·pa·ri सीसपावने”ति।sī·sa·pā·va·ne

atha kho etāneva bahutarāni yadidaṁ upari sīsapāvane”ti.

There are far more leaves in the grove above.”
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“एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एतदेवe·ta·de·va बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ यंyaṃ वोvo मयाma·yā अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अनक्खातं।a·nak·khā·taṃ

“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, etadeva bahutaraṁ yaṁ vo mayā abhiññāya anakkhātaṁ.

“In the same way, there is much more that I have directly known but have not explained to you. What I have explained is a tiny amount.
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कस्माkas·mā चेतं,ce·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मयाma·yā अनक्खातं?a·nak·khā·taṃ

Kasmā cetaṁ, bhikkhave, mayā anakkhātaṁ?

And why haven’t I explained it?
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नna हेतं,he·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अत्थसंहितंat·tha·saṃ·hi·taṃ नादिब्रह्मचरियकंnā·dib·rah·ma·ca·ri·ya·kaṃ नna निब्बिदायnib·bi·dā·ya नna विरागायvi·rā·gā·ya नna निरोधायni·ro·dhā·ya नna उपसमायu·pa·sa·mā·ya नna अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya नna सम्बोधायsam·bo·dhā·ya नna निब्बानायnib·bā·nā·ya संवत्तति;saṃ·vat·ta·ti

Na hetaṁ, bhikkhave, atthasaṁhitaṁ nādibrahmacariyakaṁ na nibbidāya na virāgāya na nirodhāya na upasamāya na abhiññāya na sambodhāya na nibbānāya saṁvattati;

Because it’s not beneficial or relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. It doesn’t lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
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तस्माtas·mā तंtaṃ मयाma·yā अनक्खातं।a·nak·khā·taṃ

tasmā taṁ mayā anakkhātaṁ.

That’s why I haven’t explained it.
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किञ्च,kiñ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मयाma·yā अक्खातं?ak·khā·taṃ

Kiñca, bhikkhave, mayā akkhātaṁ?

And what have I explained?
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‘इदंi·daṃ दुक्खन्’ति,duk·khan भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मयाma·yā अक्खातं,ak·khā·taṃ ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खसमुदयो’तिduk·kha·sa·mu·da·yo मयाma·yā अक्खातं,ak·khā·taṃ ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधो’तिduk·kha·ni·ro·dho मयाma·yā अक्खातं,ak·khā·taṃ ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधगामिनीduk·kha·ni·ro·dha·gā·mi·nī पटिपदा’तिpa·ṭi·pa·dā मयाma·yā अक्खातं।ak·khā·taṃ

‘Idaṁ dukkhan’ti, bhikkhave, mayā akkhātaṁ, ‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti mayā akkhātaṁ, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti mayā akkhātaṁ, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti mayā akkhātaṁ.

I have explained: ‘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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कस्माkas·mā चेतं,ce·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मयाma·yā अक्खातं?ak·khā·taṃ

Kasmā cetaṁ, bhikkhave, mayā akkhātaṁ?

And why have I explained this?
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एतञ्हि,e·tañ·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अत्थसंहितंat·tha·saṃ·hi·taṃ एतंe·taṃ आदिब्रह्मचरियकंā·dib·rah·ma·ca·ri·ya·kaṃ एतंe·taṃ निब्बिदायnib·bi·dā·ya विरागायvi·rā·gā·ya निरोधायni·ro·dhā·ya उपसमायu·pa·sa·mā·ya अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya सम्बोधायsam·bo·dhā·ya निब्बानायnib·bā·nā·ya संवत्तति;saṃ·vat·ta·ti

Etañhi, bhikkhave, atthasaṁhitaṁ etaṁ ādibrahmacariyakaṁ etaṁ nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati;

Because it’s beneficial and relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. It leads to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
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तस्माtas·mā तंtaṃ मयाma·yā अक्खातं।ak·khā·taṃ

tasmā taṁ mayā akkhātaṁ.

That’s why I’ve explained it.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ‘इदंi·daṃ दुक्खन्’तिduk·khan योगोyo·go करणीयोka·ra·ṇī·yo …पे…pe ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधगामिनीduk·kha·ni·ro·dha·gā·mi·nī पटिपदा’तिpa·ṭi·pa·dā योगोyo·go करणीयो”ति।ka·ra·ṇī·yo

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.

That’s why you should practice meditation …”
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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.