Bereft of Wisdom · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected One, they sayvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
those“Te,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
sentient beingssattā
truly bereftsuparihīnā
whoye
nobleariyāya
wisdompaññāya
bereftparihīnā.
thoseTe
in this very lifediṭṭheva
dhammadhamme
unhappilydukkhaṁ
they liveviharanti
with distresssavighātaṁ
with anguishsaupāyāsaṁ
with feversapariḷāhaṁ;
of the bodykāyassa
breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
a bad rebirthduggati
they can expectpāṭikaṅkhā.
thoseTe,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
sentient beingssattā
not bereftaparihīnā
whoye
nobleariyāya
wisdompaññāya
not bereftaparihīnā.
thoseTe
in this very lifediṭṭheva
dhammadhamme
happilysukhaṁ
they liveviharanti
free of distressavighātaṁ
free of anguishanupāyāsaṁ
free of feverapariḷāhaṁ;
of the bodykāyassa
breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
a good rebirthsugati
they can expectpāṭikaṅkhā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Buddhabhagavā
spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
it is saidvuccati:
of wisdom“Paññāya
by bereavementparihānena,
seepassa
worldlokaṁ
with its godssadevakaṁ;
habituatedNiviṭṭhaṁ
to name and formnāmarūpasmiṁ,
thisidaṁ
“it is truth”saccanti
imaginesmaññati.
wisdomPaññā
indeedhi
is bestseṭṭhā
in the world,lokasmiṁ,
whichyāyaṁ
leading to penetration;nibbedhagāminī;
through whichYāya
rightlysammā
one understands,pajānāti,
the ending of rebirth and continued existence.jātibhavaparikkhayaṁ.
themTesaṁ
godsdevā
humansmanussā
andca,
the fully awakened onessambuddhānaṁ
ever mindfulsatīmataṁ;
they envyPihayanti
of laughing wisdomhāsapaññānaṁ,
bearing their final bodysarīrantimadhārinan”ti.
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heardsutanti.
the fourthCatutthaṁ.
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