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:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
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:
“Those sentient beings are truly bereft, mendicants, who are bereft of noble wisdom. They live unhappily in this very life—with distress, anguish, and fever— and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a bad rebirth. Those sentient beings are not bereft who are not bereft of noble wisdom. In this very life they’re happy—free of distress, anguish, and fever— and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a good rebirth.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
of wisdom“Paññāya
by bereavementparihānena,
seepassa
worldlokaṁ
with its godssadevakaṁ;
habituatedNiviṭṭhaṁ
to name and formnāmarūpasmiṁ,
thisidaṁ
“it is truth”saccanti
imaginesmaññati.
“See the world with its gods, bereft of wisdom, habituated to name and form, imagining this is truth.
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.
Wisdom is best in the world, as it leads to penetration, through which one rightly understands the ending of rebirth and continued existence.
themTesaṁ
godsdevā
humansmanussā
andca,
the fully awakened onessambuddhānaṁ
ever mindfulsatīmataṁ;
they envyPihayanti
of laughing wisdomhāsapaññānaṁ,
bearing their final bodysarīrantimadhārinan”ti.
Gods and humans envy them, the Buddhas, ever mindful, of laughing wisdom, bearing their final body.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heardsutanti.
the fourthCatutthaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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