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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।१५४
Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.154
Numbered Discourses 5.154
१६। सद्धम्मवग्ग
16. Saddhammavagga
16. The True Teaching
पठमसद्धम्मसम्मोससुत्त
Paṭhamasaddhammasammosasutta
The Decline of the True Teaching (1st)
“पञ्चिमे, भिक्खवे, धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ति। कतमे पञ्च? इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू न सक्कच्चं धम्मं सुणन्ति, न सक्कच्चं धम्मं परियापुणन्ति, न सक्कच्चं धम्मं धारेन्ति, न सक्कच्चं धातानं धम्मानं अत्थं उपपरिक्खन्ति, न सक्कच्चं अत्थमञ्ञाय धम्ममञ्ञाय धम्मानुधम्मं पटिपज्जन्ति। इमे खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्च धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स सम्मोसाय अन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ति।
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattanti. Katame pañca? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhū na sakkaccaṁ dhammaṁ suṇanti, na sakkaccaṁ dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti, na sakkaccaṁ dhammaṁ dhārenti, na sakkaccaṁ dhātānaṁ1 dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhanti, na sakkaccaṁ atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjanti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṁvattanti.
“Bhikkhus, these five things lead to the decline and disappearance of the true teaching. What five? It’s when bhikkhus don’t carefully listen to the teachings, memorize them, and remember them. They don’t carefully examine the meaning of teachings that they remember. And they don’t carefully practice in line with the meaning and the teaching they’ve understood. These five things lead to the decline and disappearance of the true teaching.
पञ्चिमे, भिक्खवे, धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ति। कतमे पञ्च? इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खू सक्कच्चं धम्मं सुणन्ति, सक्कच्चं धम्मं परियापुणन्ति, सक्कच्चं धम्मं धारेन्ति, सक्कच्चं धातानं धम्मानं अत्थं उपपरिक्खन्ति, सक्कच्चं अत्थमञ्ञाय धम्ममञ्ञाय धम्मानुधम्मं पटिपज्जन्ति। इमे खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्च धम्मा सद्धम्मस्स ठितिया असम्मोसाय अनन्तरधानाय संवत्तन्ती”ति।
Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattanti. Katame pañca? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhū sakkaccaṁ dhammaṁ suṇanti, sakkaccaṁ dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti, sakkaccaṁ dhammaṁ dhārenti, sakkaccaṁ dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhanti, sakkaccaṁ atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjanti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā saddhammassa ṭhitiyā asammosāya anantaradhānāya saṁvattantī”ti.
These five things lead to the continuation, persistence, and enduring of the true teaching. What five? It’s when bhikkhus carefully listen to the teachings, memorize them, and remember them. They carefully examine the meaning of teachings that they remember. And they carefully practice in line with the meaning and the teaching they’ve understood. These five things lead to the continuation, persistence, and enduring of the true teaching.”
चतुत्थं।
Catutthaṁ.
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