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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।१२९

Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.129

Numbered Discourses 4.129

१३। भयवग्ग

13. Bhayavagga

13. Fears

आनन्दअच्छरियसुत्त

Ānandaacchariyasutta

Incredible Things About Ānanda

“चत्तारोमे, भिक्खवे, अच्छरिया अब्भुता धम्मा आनन्दे। कतमे चत्तारो?

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande. Katame cattāro?

“Bhikkhus, there are these four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda. What four?

सचे, भिक्खवे, भिक्खुपरिसा आनन्दं दस्सनाय उपसङ्कमति, दस्सनेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। तत्र चे आनन्दो धम्मं भासति, भासितेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। अतित्ताव, भिक्खवे, भिक्खुपरिसा होति, अथ आनन्दो तुण्ही भवति।

Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.

If an assembly of monks goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing him and uplifted by hearing him speak. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

सचे, भिक्खवे, भिक्खुनिपरिसा आनन्दं दस्सनाय उपसङ्कमति, दस्सनेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। तत्थ चे आनन्दो धम्मं भासति, भासितेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। अतित्ताव, भिक्खवे, भिक्खुनिपरिसा होति, अथ आनन्दो तुण्ही भवति। सचे, भिक्खवे, उपासकपरिसा आनन्दं दस्सनाय उपसङ्कमति, दस्सनेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। तत्र चे आनन्दो धम्मं भासति, भासितेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। अतित्ताव, भिक्खवे, उपासकपरिसा होति, अथ आनन्दो तुण्ही भवति। सचे, भिक्खवे, उपासिकापरिसा आनन्दं दस्सनाय उपसङ्कमति, दस्सनेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। तत्र चे आनन्दो धम्मं भासति, भासितेनपि सा अत्तमना होति। अतित्ताव, भिक्खवे, उपासिकापरिसा होति, अथ आनन्दो तुण्ही भवति।

Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. Tattha ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati. Sace, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati. Sace, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.

If an assembly of nuns … laymen … or laywomen goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing him and uplifted by hearing him speak. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

इमे खो, भिक्खवे, चत्तारो अच्छरिया अब्भुता धम्मा आनन्दे”ति।

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande”ti.

These are the four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.”

नवमं।

Navamaṁ.





The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]


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