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Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.135

The Related Suttas Collection 35.135

१४। देवदहवग्ग

14. Devadahavagga

14. At Devadaha

खणसुत्त

Khaṇasutta

Opportunity

“लाभा वो, भिक्खवे, सुलद्धं वो, भिक्खवे, खणो वो पटिलद्धो ब्रह्मचरियवासाय। दिट्ठा मया, भिक्खवे, छफस्सायतनिका नाम निरया। तत्थ यं किञ्चि चक्खुना रूपं पस्सति अनिट्ठरूपंयेव पस्सति, नो इट्ठरूपं; अकन्तरूपंयेव पस्सति, नो कन्तरूपं; अमनापरूपंयेव पस्सति, नो मनापरूपं।

“Lābhā vo, bhikkhave, suladdhaṁ vo, bhikkhave, khaṇo vo paṭiladdho brahmacariyavāsāya. Diṭṭhā mayā, bhikkhave, chaphassāyatanikā nāma nirayā. Tattha yaṁ kiñci cakkhunā rūpaṁ passati aniṭṭharūpaṁyeva passati, no iṭṭharūpaṁ; akantarūpaṁyeva passati, no kantarūpaṁ; amanāparūpaṁyeva passati, no manāparūpaṁ.

“You’re fortunate, bhikkhus, so very fortunate, to have the opportunity to lead the spiritual life. I’ve seen the hell called ‘the six fields of contact’. There, whatever sight you see with your eye is unlikable, not likable; undesirable, not desirable; unpleasant, not pleasant.

यं किञ्चि सोतेन सद्दं सुणाति …पे…

Yaṁ kiñci sotena saddaṁ suṇāti …pe…

Whatever sound you hear …

यं किञ्चि घानेन गन्धं घायति …पे…

yaṁ kiñci ghānena gandhaṁ ghāyati …pe…

Whatever odor you smell …

यं किञ्चि जिव्हाय रसं सायति …पे…

yaṁ kiñci jivhāya rasaṁ sāyati …pe…

Whatever flavor you taste …

यं किञ्चि कायेन फोट्ठब्बं फुसति …पे…

yaṁ kiñci kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṁ phusati …pe…

Whatever touch you feel …

यं किञ्चि मनसा धम्मं विजानाति अनिट्ठरूपंयेव विजानाति, नो इट्ठरूपं; अकन्तरूपंयेव विजानाति, नो कन्तरूपं; अमनापरूपंयेव विजानाति, नो मनापरूपं। लाभा वो, भिक्खवे, सुलद्धं वो, भिक्खवे, खणो वो पटिलद्धो ब्रह्मचरियवासाय। दिट्ठा मया, भिक्खवे, छफस्सायतनिका नाम सग्गा। तत्थ यं किञ्चि चक्खुना रूपं पस्सति इट्ठरूपंयेव पस्सति, नो अनिट्ठरूपं; कन्तरूपंयेव पस्सति, नो अकन्तरूपं; मनापरूपंयेव पस्सति, नो अमनापरूपं …पे…

yaṁ kiñci manasā dhammaṁ vijānāti aniṭṭharūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no iṭṭharūpaṁ; akantarūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no kantarūpaṁ; amanāparūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no manāparūpaṁ. Lābhā vo, bhikkhave, suladdhaṁ vo, bhikkhave, khaṇo vo paṭiladdho brahmacariyavāsāya. Diṭṭhā mayā, bhikkhave, chaphassāyatanikā nāma saggā. Tattha yaṁ kiñci cakkhunā rūpaṁ passati iṭṭharūpaṁyeva passati, no aniṭṭharūpaṁ; kantarūpaṁyeva passati, no akantarūpaṁ; manāparūpaṁyeva passati, no amanāparūpaṁ …pe…

Whatever thought you know with your mind is unlikable, not likable; undesirable, not desirable; unpleasant, not pleasant. You’re fortunate, bhikkhus, so very fortunate, to have the opportunity to lead the spiritual life. I’ve seen the heaven called ‘the six fields of contact’. There, whatever sight you see with your eye is likable, not unlikable; desirable, not undesirable; pleasant, not unpleasant.

यं किञ्चि जिव्हाय रसं सायति …पे…

yaṁ kiñci jivhāya rasaṁ sāyati …pe…

Whatever sound … odor … flavor … touch …

यं किञ्चि मनसा धम्मं विजानाति इट्ठरूपंयेव विजानाति, नो अनिट्ठरूपं; कन्तरूपंयेव विजानाति, नो अकन्तरूपं; मनापरूपंयेव विजानाति, नो अमनापरूपं। लाभा वो, भिक्खवे, सुलद्धं वो, भिक्खवे, खणो वो पटिलद्धो ब्रह्मचरियवासाया”ति।

yaṁ kiñci manasā dhammaṁ vijānāti iṭṭharūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no aniṭṭharūpaṁ; kantarūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no akantarūpaṁ; manāparūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no amanāparūpaṁ. Lābhā vo, bhikkhave, suladdhaṁ vo, bhikkhave, khaṇo vo paṭiladdho brahmacariyavāsāyā”ti.

Whatever thought you know with your mind is likable, not unlikable; desirable, not undesirable; pleasant, not unpleasant. You’re fortunate, bhikkhus, so very fortunate, to have the opportunity to lead the spiritual life.”

दुतियं।

Dutiyaṁ.





The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta 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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