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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।१३६

Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.136

Numbered Discourses 4.136

१४। पुग्गलवग्ग

14. Puggalavagga

14. Persons

पठमसीलसुत्त

Paṭhamasīlasutta

Ethics (1st)

“चत्तारोमे, भिक्खवे, पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिं। कतमे चत्तारो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो सीलेसु न परिपूरकारी होति, समाधिस्मिं न परिपूरकारी, पञ्ञाय न परिपूरकारी।

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu na paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ na paripūrakārī, paññāya na paripūrakārī.

“Bhikkhus, these four people are found in the world. What four? One person has not fulfilled ethics, samādhi, or wisdom.

इध पन, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो सीलेसु परिपूरकारी होति, समाधिस्मिं न परिपूरकारी, पञ्ञाय न परिपूरकारी।

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ na paripūrakārī, paññāya na paripūrakārī.

One person has fulfilled ethics, but not samādhi or wisdom.

इध पन, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो सीलेसु परिपूरकारी होति, समाधिस्मिं परिपूरकारी, पञ्ञाय न परिपूरकारी।

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ paripūrakārī, paññāya na paripūrakārī.

One person has fulfilled ethics and samādhi, but not wisdom.

इध पन, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पुग्गलो सीलेसु परिपूरकारी होति, समाधिस्मिं परिपूरकारी, पञ्ञाय परिपूरकारी।

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ paripūrakārī, paññāya paripūrakārī.

One person has fulfilled ethics, samādhi, and wisdom.

इमे खो, भिक्खवे, चत्तारो पुग्गला सन्तो संविज्जमाना लोकस्मिन्”ति।

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

These are the four people found in the world.”

छट्ठं।

Chaṭṭhaṁ.





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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