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Gāravasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 6।2

Saṁyutta Nikāya 6.2

Linked Discourses 6.2
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1। पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

1. Paṭhamavagga

1. The Appeal
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गारवसुत्तgā·ra·va·sut·ta

Gāravasutta

Respect
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā उरुवेलायंu·ru·ve·lā·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti नज्जाnaj·jā नेरञ्जरायne·rañ·ja·rā·ya तीरेtī·re अजपालनिग्रोधमूलेa·ja·pā·la·nig·ro·dha·mū·le पठमाभिसम्बुद्धो।pa·ṭha·mā·bhi·sam·bud·dho

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā uruvelāyaṁ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre ajapālanigrodhamūle paṭhamābhisambuddho.

At one time, when he was first awakened, the Buddha was staying in Uruvelā at the root of the goatherd’s banyan tree on the bank of the Nerañjarā River.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवतोbha·ga·va·to रहोगतस्सra·ho·ga·tas·sa पटिसल्लीनस्सpa·ṭi·sal·lī·nas·sa एवंe·vaṃ चेतसोce·ta·so परिवितक्कोpa·ri·vi·tak·ko उदपादि:u·da·pā·di

Atha kho bhagavato rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:

Then as he was in private retreat this thought came to his mind,
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“दुक्खंduk·khaṃ खोkho अगारवोa·gā·ra·vo विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti अप्पतिस्सो,ap·pa·tis·so कंkaṃ नुnu ख्वाहंkhvā·haṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यन्”ति?vi·ha·rey·yan

“dukkhaṁ kho agāravo viharati appatisso, kaṁ nu khvāhaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyan”ti?

“One without respect and reverence lives in suffering. What ascetic or brahmin should I honor and respect and rely on?”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवतोbha·ga·va·to एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

Atha kho bhagavato etadahosi:

Then it occurred to him:
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“अपरिपुण्णस्सa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇas·sa खोkho सीलक्खन्धस्सsī·lak·khan·dhas·sa पारिपूरियाpā·ri·pū·ri·yā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

“aparipuṇṇassa kho sīlakkhandhassa pāripūriyā aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

“I’d honor and respect and rely on another ascetic or brahmin so as to complete the entire spectrum of ethics, if it were incomplete.
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नna खोkho पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ पस्सामिpas·sā·mi सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke लोकेlo·ke समारकेsa·mā·ra·ke सब्रह्मकेsab·rah·ma·ke सस्समणब्राह्मणियाsas·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇi·yā पजायpa·jā·ya सदेवमनुस्सायsa·de·va·ma·nus·sā·ya अत्तनाat·ta·nā सीलसम्पन्नतरंsī·la·sam·pan·na·ta·raṃ अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वा,vā यमहंya·ma·haṃ सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Na kho panāhaṁ passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya attanā sīlasampannataraṁ aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā, yamahaṁ sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

But I don’t see any other ascetic or brahmin in this world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans—who is more accomplished than myself in ethics, who I should honor and respect and rely on.
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अपरिपुण्णस्सa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇas·sa खोkho समाधिक्खन्धस्सsa·mā·dhik·khan·dhas·sa पारिपूरियाpā·ri·pū·ri·yā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Aparipuṇṇassa kho samādhikkhandhassa pāripūriyā aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

I’d honor and respect and rely on another ascetic or brahmin so as to complete the entire spectrum of immersion, if it were incomplete.
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नna खोkho पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ पस्सामिpas·sā·mi सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke लोकेlo·ke …पे…pe अत्तनाat·ta·nā समाधिसम्पन्नतरंsa·mā·dhi·sam·pan·na·ta·raṃ अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वा,vā यमहंya·ma·haṃ सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Na kho panāhaṁ passāmi sadevake loke …pe… attanā samādhisampannataraṁ aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā, yamahaṁ sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

But I don’t see any other ascetic or brahmin … who is more accomplished than myself in immersion …
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अपरिपुण्णस्सa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇas·sa पञ्ञाक्खन्धस्सpañ·ñāk·khan·dhas·sa पारिपूरियाpā·ri·pū·ri·yā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Aparipuṇṇassa paññākkhandhassa pāripūriyā aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

I’d honor and respect and rely on another ascetic or brahmin so as to complete the entire spectrum of wisdom, if it were incomplete.
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नna खोkho पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ पस्सामिpas·sā·mi सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke …पे…pe अत्तनाat·ta·nā पञ्ञासम्पन्नतरंpañ·ñā·sam·pan·na·ta·raṃ अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वा,vā यमहंya·ma·haṃ सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Na kho panāhaṁ passāmi sadevake …pe… attanā paññāsampannataraṁ aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā, yamahaṁ sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

But I don’t see any other ascetic or brahmin … who is more accomplished than myself in wisdom …
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अपरिपुण्णस्सa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇas·sa खोkho विमुत्तिक्खन्धस्सvi·mut·tik·khan·dhas·sa पारिपूरियाpā·ri·pū·ri·yā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Aparipuṇṇassa kho vimuttikkhandhassa pāripūriyā aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

I’d honor and respect and rely on another ascetic or brahmin so as to complete the entire spectrum of freedom, if it were incomplete.
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नna खोkho पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ पस्सामिpas·sā·mi सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke …पे…pe अत्तनाat·ta·nā विमुत्तिसम्पन्नतरंvi·mut·ti·sam·pan·na·ta·raṃ अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वा,vā यमहंya·ma·haṃ सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Na kho panāhaṁ passāmi sadevake …pe… attanā vimuttisampannataraṁ aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā, yamahaṁ sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

But I don’t see any other ascetic or brahmin … who is more accomplished than myself in freedom …
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अपरिपुण्णस्सa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇas·sa खोkho विमुत्तिञाणदस्सनक्खन्धस्सvi·mut·ti·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·nak·khan·dhas·sa पारिपूरियाpā·ri·pū·ri·yā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Aparipuṇṇassa kho vimuttiñāṇadassanakkhandhassa pāripūriyā aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

I’d honor and respect and rely on another ascetic or brahmin so as to complete the entire spectrum of the knowledge and vision of freedom, if it were incomplete.
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नna खोkho पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ पस्सामिpas·sā·mi सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke लोकेlo·ke समारकेsa·mā·ra·ke सब्रह्मकेsab·rah·ma·ke सस्समणब्राह्मणियाsas·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇi·yā पजायpa·jā·ya सदेवमनुस्सायsa·de·va·ma·nus·sā·ya अत्तनाat·ta·nā विमुत्तिञाणदस्सनसम्पन्नतरंvi·mut·ti·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·sam·pan·na·ta·raṃ अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वा,vā यमहंya·ma·haṃ सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यं।vi·ha·rey·yaṃ

Na kho panāhaṁ passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya attanā vimuttiñāṇadassanasampannataraṁ aññaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā, yamahaṁ sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyaṁ.

But I don’t see any other ascetic or brahmin in this world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans—who is more accomplished than myself in the knowledge and vision of freedom, who I should honor and respect and rely on.
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यन्नूनाहंyan·nū·nā·haṃ य्वायंyvā·yaṃ धम्मोdham·mo मयाma·yā अभिसम्बुद्धोa·bhi·sam·bud·dho तमेवta·me·va धम्मंdham·maṃ सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरेय्यन्”ति।vi·ha·rey·yan

Yannūnāhaṁ yvāyaṁ dhammo mayā abhisambuddho tameva dhammaṁ sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihareyyan”ti.

Why don’t I honor and respect and rely on the same Dhamma to which I was awakened?”
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अथa·tha खोkho ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti भगवतोbha·ga·va·to चेतसाce·ta·sā चेतोपरिवितक्कमञ्ञाय—सेय्यथापिce·to·pa·ri·vi·tak·ka·mañ·ñā·ya नामnā·ma बलवाba·la·vā पुरिसोpu·ri·so समिञ्जितंsa·miñ·ji·taṃ वाvā बाहंbā·haṃ पसारेय्यpa·sā·rey·ya पसारितंpa·sā·ri·taṃ वाvā बाहंbā·haṃ समिञ्जेय्य;sa·miñ·jey·ya एवमेव—ब्रह्मलोकेe·va·me·va अन्तरहितोan·ta·ra·hi·to भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पुरतोpu·ra·to पातुरहोसि।pā·tu·ra·ho·si

Atha kho brahmā sahampati bhagavato cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṁ vā bāhaṁ pasāreyya pasāritaṁ vā bāhaṁ samiñjeyya; evameva—brahmaloke antarahito bhagavato purato pāturahosi.

Then the divinity Sahampati knew the Buddha’s train of thought. As easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, he vanished from the realm of divinity and reappeared in front of the Buddha.
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अथa·tha खोkho ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti एकंसंe·kaṃ·saṃ उत्तरासङ्गंut·ta·rā·saṅ·gaṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनञ्जलिंte·nañ·ja·liṃ पणामेत्वाpa·ṇā·met·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho brahmā sahampati ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

He arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and said:
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“एवमेतं,e·va·me·taṃ भगवा,bha·ga·vā एवमेतं,e·va·me·taṃ सुगत।su·ga·ta

“evametaṁ, bhagavā, evametaṁ, sugata.

“That’s so true, Blessed One! That’s so true, Holy One!
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येपिye·pi ते,te भन्ते,bhan·te अहेसुंa·he·suṃ अतीतमद्धानंa·tī·ta·mad·dhā·naṃ अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to सम्मासम्बुद्धा,sam·mā·sam·bud·dhā तेपिte·pi भगवन्तोbha·ga·van·to धम्मञ्ञेवdham·mañ·ñe·va सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरिंसु;vi·ha·riṃ·su

Yepi te, bhante, ahesuṁ atītamaddhānaṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā, tepi bhagavanto dhammaññeva sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya vihariṁsu;

All the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas who lived in the past honored and respected and relied on this same teaching.
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येपिye·pi ते,te भन्ते,bhan·te भविस्सन्तिbha·vis·san·ti अनागतमद्धानंa·nā·ga·ta·mad·dhā·naṃ अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to सम्मासम्बुद्धाsam·mā·sam·bud·dhā तेपिte·pi भगवन्तोbha·ga·van·to धम्मञ्ञेवdham·mañ·ñe·va सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरिस्सन्ति।vi·ha·ris·san·ti

yepi te, bhante, bhavissanti anāgatamaddhānaṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā tepi bhagavanto dhammaññeva sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharissanti.

All the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas who will live in the future will honor and respect and rely on this same teaching.
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भगवापि,bha·ga·vā·pi भन्ते,bhan·te एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi अरहंa·ra·haṃ सम्मासम्बुद्धोsam·mā·sam·bud·dho धम्मञ्ञेवdham·mañ·ñe·va सक्कत्वाsak·kat·vā गरुंga·ruṃ कत्वाkat·vā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरतू”ति।vi·ha·ra·tū

Bhagavāpi, bhante, etarahi arahaṁ sammāsambuddho dhammaññeva sakkatvā garuṁ katvā upanissāya viharatū”ti.

May the Blessed One, who is the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha at present, also honor and respect and rely on this same teaching.”
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इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पति,sa·ham·pa·ti इदंi·daṃ वत्वाvat·vā अथापरंa·thā·pa·raṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Idamavoca brahmā sahampati, idaṁ vatvā athāparaṁ etadavoca:

That is what the divinity Sahampati said. Then he went on to say:
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“येye चca अतीताa·tī·tā सम्बुद्धा,sam·bud·dhā

“Ye ca atītā sambuddhā,

“All Buddhas in the past,
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येye चca बुद्धाbud·dhā अनागता;a·nā·ga·tā

ye ca buddhā anāgatā;

the Buddhas of the future,
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योyo चेतरहिce·ta·ra·hi सम्बुद्धो,sam·bud·dho

Yo cetarahi sambuddho,

and the Buddha at present—
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बहूनंba·hū·naṃ सोकनासनो।so·ka·nā·sa·no

bahūnaṁ sokanāsano.

destroyer of the sorrows of many—
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सब्बेsab·be सद्धम्मगरुनो,sad·dham·ma·ga·ru·no

Sabbe saddhammagaruno,

respecting the true teaching
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विहंसुvi·haṃ·su विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti च;ca

vihaṁsu viharanti ca;

they did live, they do live,
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तथापिta·thā·pi विहरिस्सन्ति,vi·ha·ris·san·ti

Tathāpi viharissanti,

and they also will live.
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एसाe·sā बुद्धानbud·dhā·na धम्मता।dham·ma·tā

esā buddhāna dhammatā.

This is the nature of the Buddhas.
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तस्माtas·mā हिhi अत्तकामेन,at·ta·kā·me·na

Tasmā hi attakāmena,

Therefore someone who desires self-knowledge,
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महत्तमभिकङ्खता;ma·hat·ta·ma·bhi·kaṅ·kha·tā

mahattamabhikaṅkhatā;

and aspires to greatness themselves,
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सद्धम्मोsad·dham·mo गरुकातब्बो,ga·ru·kā·tab·bo

Saddhammo garukātabbo,

should respect the true teaching,
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सरंsa·raṃ बुद्धानbud·dhā·na सासनन्”ति।sā·sa·nan

saraṁ buddhāna sāsanan”ti.

remembering the instructions of the Buddhas.”

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.