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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।२१

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.21

Numbered Discourses 5.21

३। पञ्चङ्गिकवग्ग

3. Pañcaṅgikavagga

3. With Five Factors

पठमअगारवसुत्त

Paṭhamaagāravasutta

Disrespect (1st)

“सो वत, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु अगारवो अप्पतिस्सो असभागवुत्तिको ‘सब्रह्मचारीसु आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति। ‘आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं अपरिपूरेत्वा सेखं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति। ‘सेखं धम्मं अपरिपूरेत्वा सीलानि परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति। ‘सीलानि अपरिपूरेत्वा सम्मादिट्ठिं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति। ‘सम्मादिट्ठिं अपरिपूरेत्वा सम्मासमाधिं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति नेतं ठानं विज्जति।

“So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso asabhāgavuttiko ‘sabrahmacārīsu ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. ‘Ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ aparipūretvā sekhaṁ1 dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. ‘Sekhaṁ dhammaṁ aparipūretvā sīlāni paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. ‘Sīlāni aparipūretvā sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. ‘Sammādiṭṭhiṁ aparipūretvā sammāsamādhiṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.

“Bhikkhus, it’s quite impossible for a disrespectful and irreverent bhikkhu with incompatible lifestyle to fulfill the practice dealing with supplementary regulations regarding their spiritual companions. Without fulfilling the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s impossible to fulfill the practice of a trainee. Without fulfilling the practice of a trainee, it’s impossible to fulfill ethics. Without fulfilling ethics, it’s impossible to fulfill right view. Without fulfilling right view, it’s impossible to fulfill right samādhi.

सो वत, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सगारवो सप्पतिस्सो सभागवुत्तिको ‘सब्रह्मचारीसु आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जति। ‘आभिसमाचारिकं धम्मं परिपूरेत्वा सेखं धम्मं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जति। ‘सेखं धम्मं परिपूरेत्वा सीलानि परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जति। ‘सीलानि परिपूरेत्वा सम्मादिट्ठिं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जति। ‘सम्मादिट्ठिं परिपूरेत्वा सम्मासमाधिं परिपूरेस्सतीऽति ठानमेतं विज्जती”ति।

So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso sabhāgavuttiko ‘sabrahmacārīsu ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. ‘Ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūretvā sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. ‘Sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūretvā sīlāni paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. ‘Sīlāni paripūretvā sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. ‘Sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūretvā sammāsamādhiṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjatī”ti.

But it is quite possible for a respectful and reverent bhikkhu with compatible lifestyle to fulfill the practice dealing with supplementary regulations regarding their spiritual companions. Having fulfilled the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s possible to fulfill the practice of a trainee. Having fulfilled the practice of a trainee, it’s possible to fulfill ethics. Having fulfilled ethics, it’s possible to fulfill right view. Having fulfilled right view, it’s possible to fulfill right samādhi.”

पठमं।

Paṭhamaṁ.





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 »]




Footnotes:
1. sekhaṁ → sekkhaṁ (mr)

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