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Lokacintāsutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 56।41

Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.41

Linked Discourses 56.41
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5। पपातवग्गpa·pā·ta·vag·ga

5. Papātavagga

5. A Cliff
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लोकचिन्तासुत्तlo·ka·cin·tā·sut·ta

Lokacintāsutta

Speculation About the World
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti वेळुवनेve·ḷu·va·ne कलन्दकनिवापे।ka·lan·da·ka·ni·vā·pe

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
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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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“भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro पुरिसोpu·ri·so राजगहाrā·ja·ga·hā निक्खमित्वाnik·kha·mit·vā ‘लोकचिन्तंlo·ka·cin·taṃ चिन्तेस्सामी’तिcin·tes·sā·mī येनye·na सुमागधाsu·mā·ga·dhā पोक्खरणीpok·kha·ra·ṇī तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā सुमागधायsu·mā·ga·dhā·ya पोक्खरणियाpok·kha·ra·ṇi·yā तीरेtī·re निसीदिni·sī·di लोकचिन्तंlo·ka·cin·taṃ चिन्तेन्तो।cin·ten·to

“bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, aññataro puriso rājagahā nikkhamitvā ‘lokacintaṁ cintessāmī’ti yena sumāgadhā pokkharaṇī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā sumāgadhāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre nisīdi lokacintaṁ cintento.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, a certain person left Rājagaha, thinking ‘I’ll speculate about the world.’ They went to the Sumāgadhā lotus pond and sat down on the bank speculating about the world.
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अद्दसाad·da·sā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so सुमागधायsu·mā·ga·dhā·ya पोक्खरणियाpok·kha·ra·ṇi·yā तीरेtī·re चतुरङ्गिनिंca·tu·raṅ·gi·niṃ सेनंse·naṃ भिसमुळालंbhi·sa·mu·ḷā·laṃ पविसन्तं।pa·vi·san·taṃ

Addasā kho, bhikkhave, so puriso sumāgadhāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre caturaṅginiṁ senaṁ bhisamuḷālaṁ pavisantaṁ.

Then that person saw an army of four divisions enter a lotus stalk.
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दिस्वानस्सdis·vā·nas·sa एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

Disvānassa etadahosi:

When he saw this he thought,
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‘उम्मत्तोस्मिum·mat·tos·mi नामाहं,nā·mā·haṃ विचेतोस्मिvi·ce·tos·mi नामाहं।nā·mā·haṃ

‘ummattosmi nāmāhaṁ, vicetosmi nāmāhaṁ.

‘I’ve gone mad, really, I’ve lost my mind!
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यंyaṃ लोकेlo·ke नत्थिnat·thi तंtaṃ मयाma·yā दिट्ठन्’ति।diṭ·ṭhan

Yaṁ loke natthi taṁ mayā diṭṭhan’ti.

I’m seeing things that don’t exist in the world.’
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अथa·tha खोkho सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसोpu·ri·so नगरंna·ga·raṃ पविसित्वाpa·vi·sit·vā महाजनकायस्सma·hā·ja·na·kā·yas·sa आरोचेसि:ā·ro·ce·si

Atha kho so, bhikkhave, puriso nagaraṁ pavisitvā mahājanakāyassa ārocesi:

Then that person entered the city and informed a large crowd,
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‘उम्मत्तोस्मिum·mat·tos·mi नामाहं,nā·mā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te विचेतोस्मिvi·ce·tos·mi नामाहं,nā·mā·haṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

‘ummattosmi nāmāhaṁ, bhante, vicetosmi nāmāhaṁ, bhante.

‘I’ve gone mad, really, I’ve lost my mind!
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यंyaṃ लोकेlo·ke नत्थिnat·thi तंtaṃ मयाma·yā दिट्ठन्’ति।diṭ·ṭhan

Yaṁ loke natthi taṁ mayā diṭṭhan’ti.

I’m seeing things that don’t exist in the world.’
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‘कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ अम्भोam·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa उम्मत्तोum·mat·to कथंka·thaṃ विचेतो?vi·ce·to

‘Kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, ambho purisa, ummatto kathaṁ viceto?

‘But how is it that you’re mad? How have you lost your mind?
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किञ्चkiñ·ca लोकेlo·ke नत्थिnat·thi यंyaṃ तयाta·yā दिट्ठन्’ति?diṭ·ṭhan

Kiñca loke natthi yaṁ tayā diṭṭhan’ti?

And what have you seen that doesn’t exist in the world?’
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‘इधाहं,i·dhā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te राजगहाrā·ja·ga·hā निक्खमित्वाnik·kha·mit·vā “लोकचिन्तंlo·ka·cin·taṃ चिन्तेस्सामी”तिcin·tes·sā·mī येनye·na सुमागधाsu·mā·ga·dhā पोक्खरणीpok·kha·ra·ṇī तेनुपसङ्कमिं;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā सुमागधायsu·mā·ga·dhā·ya पोक्खरणियाpok·kha·ra·ṇi·yā तीरेtī·re निसीदिंni·sī·diṃ लोकचिन्तंlo·ka·cin·taṃ चिन्तेन्तो।cin·ten·to

‘Idhāhaṁ, bhante, rājagahā nikkhamitvā “lokacintaṁ cintessāmī”ti yena sumāgadhā pokkharaṇī tenupasaṅkamiṁ; upasaṅkamitvā sumāgadhāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre nisīdiṁ lokacintaṁ cintento.

‘Sirs, I left Rājagaha, thinking “I’ll speculate about the world.” I went to the Sumāgadhā lotus pond and sat down on the bank speculating about the world.
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अद्दसंad·da·saṃ ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te सुमागधायsu·mā·ga·dhā·ya पोक्खरणियाpok·kha·ra·ṇi·yā तीरेtī·re चतुरङ्गिनिंca·tu·raṅ·gi·niṃ सेनंse·naṃ भिसमुळालंbhi·sa·mu·ḷā·laṃ पविसन्तं।pa·vi·san·taṃ

Addasaṁ khvāhaṁ, bhante, sumāgadhāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre caturaṅginiṁ senaṁ bhisamuḷālaṁ pavisantaṁ.

Then I saw an army of four divisions enter a lotus stalk.
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एवंe·vaṃ ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te उम्मत्तोum·mat·to एवंe·vaṃ विचेतो।vi·ce·to

Evaṁ khvāhaṁ, bhante, ummatto evaṁ viceto.

That’s why I’m mad, that’s why I’ve lost my mind.
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इदञ्चi·dañ·ca लोकेlo·ke नत्थिnat·thi यंyaṃ मयाma·yā दिट्ठन्’ति।diṭ·ṭhan

Idañca loke natthi yaṁ mayā diṭṭhan’ti.

And that’s what I’ve seen that doesn’t exist in the world.’
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‘तग्घtag·gha त्वं,tvaṃ अम्भोam·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa उम्मत्तोum·mat·to तग्घtag·gha विचेतो।vi·ce·to

‘Taggha tvaṁ, ambho purisa, ummatto taggha viceto.

‘Well, my man, you’re definitely mad, you’ve definitely lost your mind.
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इदञ्चi·dañ·ca लोकेlo·ke नत्थिnat·thi यंyaṃ तयाta·yā दिट्ठन्’ति।diṭ·ṭhan

Idañca loke natthi yaṁ tayā diṭṭhan’ti.

And you’re seeing things that don’t exist in the world.’
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तंtaṃ खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so भूतंयेवbhū·taṃ·ye·va अद्दस,ad·da·sa नोno अभूतं।a·bhū·taṃ

Taṁ kho pana, bhikkhave, so puriso bhūtaṁyeva addasa, no abhūtaṁ.

But what that person saw was in fact real, not unreal.
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भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवासुरसङ्गामोde·vā·su·ra·saṅ·gā·mo समुपब्यूळ्होsa·mu·pab·yū·ḷho अहोसि।a·ho·si

Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, devāsurasaṅgāmo samupabyūḷho ahosi.

Once upon a time, a battle was fought between the gods and the titans.
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तस्मिंtas·miṃ खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me देवाde·vā जिनिंसु,ji·niṃ·su असुराa·su·rā पराजिनिंसु।pa·rā·ji·niṃ·su

Tasmiṁ kho pana, bhikkhave, saṅgāme devā jiniṁsu, asurā parājiniṁsu.

In that battle the gods won and the titans lost.
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पराजिताpa·rā·ji·tā चca खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve असुराa·su·rā भीताbhī·tā भिसमुळालेनbhi·sa·mu·ḷā·le·na असुरपुरंa·su·ra·pu·raṃ पविसिंसुpa·vi·siṃ·su देवानंयेवde·vā·naṃ·ye·va मोहयमाना।mo·ha·ya·mā·nā

Parājitā ca kho, bhikkhave, asurā bhītā bhisamuḷālena asurapuraṁ pavisiṁsu devānaṁyeva mohayamānā.

The defeated and terrified titans entered the citadel of the titans through the lotus stalk only to confuse the gods.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve माmā लोकचिन्तंlo·ka·cin·taṃ चिन्तेथ:cin·te·tha

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, mā lokacintaṁ cintetha:

So mendicants, don’t speculate about the world.
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‘सस्सतोsas·sa·to लोको’तिlo·ko वाvā ‘असस्सतोa·sas·sa·to लोको’तिlo·ko वा,vā ‘अन्तवाan·ta·vā लोको’तिlo·ko वाvā ‘अनन्तवाa·nan·ta·vā लोको’तिlo·ko वा,vā ‘तंtaṃ जीवंjī·vaṃ तंtaṃ सरीरन्’तिsa·rī·ran वाvā ‘अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ जीवंjī·vaṃ अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ सरीरन्’तिsa·rī·ran वा,vā ‘होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा’तिma·ra·ṇā वाvā ‘नna होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा’तिma·ra·ṇā वा,vā ‘होतिho·ti चca नna चca होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा’तिma·ra·ṇā वा,vā ‘नेवne·va होतिho·ti नna नna होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा’तिma·ra·ṇā वा।vā

‘sassato loko’ti vā ‘asassato loko’ti vā, ‘antavā loko’ti vā ‘anantavā loko’ti vā, ‘taṁ jīvaṁ taṁ sarīran’ti vā ‘aññaṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ sarīran’ti vā, ‘hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā’ti vā ‘na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā’ti vā, ‘hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā’ti vā, ‘neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā’ti vā.

For example: the cosmos is eternal, or not eternal, or finite, or infinite; the soul and the body are one and the same, or the soul is one thing, the body another; after death, a realized one still exists, or no longer exists, or both still exists and no longer exists, or neither still exists nor no longer exists.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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नेसा,ne·sā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चिन्ताcin·tā अत्थसंहिताat·tha·saṃ·hi·tā नादिब्रह्मचरियकाnā·dib·rah·ma·ca·ri·ya·kā 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

Nesā, bhikkhave, cintā atthasaṁhitā nādibrahmacariyakā na nibbidāya na virāgāya na nirodhāya na upasamāya na abhiññāya na sambodhāya na nibbānāya saṁvattati.

Because those thoughts aren’t beneficial or relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. They don’t lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
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चिन्तेन्ताcin·ten·tā खोkho तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ‘इदंi·daṃ दुक्खन्’तिduk·khan चिन्तेय्याथcin·tey·yā·tha …पे…pe ‘अयंa·yaṃ दुक्खनिरोधगामिनीduk·kha·ni·ro·dha·gā·mi·nī पटिपदा’तिpa·ṭi·pa·dā चिन्तेय्याथ।cin·tey·yā·tha

Cintentā kho tumhe, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti cinteyyātha …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti cinteyyātha.

When you think something up, you should think: ‘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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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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एसा,e·sā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चिन्ताcin·tā अत्थसंहिताat·tha·saṃ·hi·tā एसाe·sā आदिब्रह्मचरियकाā·dib·rah·ma·ca·ri·ya·kā एसाe·sā 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

Esā, bhikkhave, cintā atthasaṁhitā esā ādibrahmacariyakā esā nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṁvattati.

Because those thoughts are beneficial and relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. They lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
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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.