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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।२०१
Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.201
Numbered Discourses 5.201
२१। किमिलवग्ग
21. Kimilavagga
21. With Kimbila
किमिलसुत्त
Kimilasutta
With Kimbila
एकं समयं भगवा किमिलायं विहरति वेळुवने। अथ खो आयस्मा किमिलो येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा एकमन्तं निसीदि। एकमन्तं निसिन्नो खो आयस्मा किमिलो भगवन्तं एतदवोच:
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kimilāyaṁ1 viharati veḷuvane. Atha kho āyasmā kimilo2 yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā kimilo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
At one time the Buddha was staying near Kimbilā in the Freshwater Mangrove Wood. Then Venerable Kimbila went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
“को नु खो, भन्ते, हेतु को पच्चयो, येन तथागते परिनिब्बुते सद्धम्मो न चिरट्ठितिको होती”ति?
“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena tathāgate parinibbute saddhammo na ciraṭṭhitiko hotī”ti?
“What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why the true teaching does not last long after the final Nibbana of the Realized One?”
“इध, किमिल, तथागते परिनिब्बुते भिक्खू भिक्खुनियो उपासका उपासिकायो सत्थरि अगारवा विहरन्ति अप्पतिस्सा, धम्मे अगारवा विहरन्ति अप्पतिस्सा, सङ्घे अगारवा विहरन्ति अप्पतिस्सा, सिक्खाय अगारवा विहरन्ति अप्पतिस्सा, अञ्ञमञ्ञं अगारवा विहरन्ति अप्पतिस्सा। अयं खो, किमिल, हेतु अयं पच्चयो, येन तथागते परिनिब्बुते सद्धम्मो न चिरट्ठितिको होती”ति।
“Idha, kimila, tathāgate parinibbute bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo satthari agāravā viharanti appatissā, dhamme agāravā viharanti appatissā, saṅghe agāravā viharanti appatissā, sikkhāya agāravā viharanti appatissā, aññamaññaṁ agāravā viharanti appatissā. Ayaṁ kho, kimila, hetu ayaṁ paccayo, yena tathāgate parinibbute saddhammo na ciraṭṭhitiko hotī”ti.
“Kimbila, it’s when the monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen lack respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, the Saṅgha, the training, and each other after the final Nibbana of the Realized One. This is the cause, this is the reason why the true teaching does not last long after the final Nibbana of the Realized One.”
“को पन, भन्ते, हेतु को पच्चयो, येन तथागते परिनिब्बुते सद्धम्मो चिरट्ठितिको होती”ति?
“Ko pana, bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena tathāgate parinibbute saddhammo ciraṭṭhitiko hotī”ti?
“What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why the true teaching does last long after the final Nibbana of the Realized One?”
“इध, किमिल, तथागते परिनिब्बुते भिक्खू भिक्खुनियो उपासका उपासिकायो सत्थरि सगारवा विहरन्ति सप्पतिस्सा, धम्मे सगारवा विहरन्ति सप्पतिस्सा, सङ्घे सगारवा विहरन्ति सप्पतिस्सा, सिक्खाय सगारवा विहरन्ति सप्पतिस्सा, अञ्ञमञ्ञं सगारवा विहरन्ति सप्पतिस्सा। अयं खो, किमिल, हेतु अयं पच्चयो, येन तथागते परिनिब्बुते सद्धम्मो चिरट्ठितिको होती”ति।
“Idha, kimila, tathāgate parinibbute bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo satthari sagāravā viharanti sappatissā, dhamme sagāravā viharanti sappatissā, saṅghe sagāravā viharanti sappatissā, sikkhāya sagāravā viharanti sappatissā, aññamaññaṁ sagāravā viharanti sappatissā. Ayaṁ kho, kimila, hetu ayaṁ paccayo, yena tathāgate parinibbute saddhammo ciraṭṭhitiko hotī”ti.
“Kimbila, it’s when the monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen maintain respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, the Saṅgha, the training, and each other after the final Nibbana of the Realized One. This is the cause, this is the reason why the true teaching does last long after the final Nibbana of the Realized One.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
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