Delusion · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said·Perfected One·quotation markervuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
one·thing“Ekadhammaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
guaranteepāṭibhogo
non·returnanāgāmitāya.
whatKatamaṁ
one thingekadhammaṁ?
delusionMohaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
one thingekadhammaṁ
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
guaranteepāṭibhogo
non-returnanāgāmitāyā”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ
the Buddhabhagavā
spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, give up one thing and I guarantee you non-return. What one thing? Delusion is the one thing. Give it up, and I guarantee you non-return.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
by which“Yena
by delusionmohena
overcomemūḷhāse,
beingssattā
gogacchanti
to a bad placeduggatiṁ;
thatTaṁ
delusionmohaṁ
having rightly understoodsammadaññāya,
forth·abandonpajahanti
the discerningvipassino;
having given upPahāya
notna
they returnpunāyanti,
thisimaṁ
worldlokaṁ
everkudācanan”ti.
“When overcome by delusion beings go to a bad place. Having rightly understood that delusion, the discerning give it up. Once they’ve given it up, they never return to this world.”
this·tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heard·thussutanti.
thirdTatiyaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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