Greed (2nd) · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
of whom“Yassa
of anyonekassaci,
monksbhikkhave,
of a monkbhikkhussa
orvā
of a nunbhikkhuniyā
orvā
greedrāgo
not given upappahīno,
hatedoso
not given upappahīno,
delusionmoho
not given upappahīno—
this oneayaṁ
is saidvuccati,
monksbhikkhave,
not crossed over‘atiṇṇo
the oceansamuddaṁ
with wavessaūmiṁ
with whirlpoolssavīciṁ
with currentssāvaṭṭaṁ
with crocodilessagahaṁ
with monsterssarakkhasaṁ’.
of whomYassa
of anyonekassaci,
monksbhikkhave,
of a monkbhikkhussa
orvā
of a nunbhikkhuniyā
orvā
greedrāgo
given uppahīno,
hatedoso
given uppahīno,
delusionmoho
given uppahīno—
this oneayaṁ
is saidvuccati,
monksbhikkhave,
crossed over‘atari
the oceansamuddaṁ
with wavessaūmiṁ
with whirlpoolssavīciṁ
with currentssāvaṭṭaṁ
with crocodilessagahaṁ
with monsterssarakkhasaṁ,
crossed overtiṇṇo
gone to the far shorepāraṅgato
on solid groundthale
standstiṭṭhati
a brahminbrāhmaṇo’”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
this hereTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
“Whoever has not given up greed, hate, and delusion is said to have not crossed over the ocean with its waves and whirlpools, its saltwater crocodiles and monsters. Whoever has given up greed, hate, and delusion is said to have crossed over the ocean with its waves and whirlpools, its saltwater crocodiles and monsters. Crossed over and gone to the far shore, that brahmin stands on solid ground.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
in whom“Yassa
greedrāgo
andca
hatedoso
andca,
ignoranceAvijjā
andca
have faded awayvirājitā;
thisSomaṁ
oceansamuddaṁ
with crocodilessagahaṁ
with monsterssarakkhasaṁ,
with waves and dangersSaūmibhayaṁ
hard to crossduttaraṁ
have crossedaccatāri.
“Those in whom greed, hate, and ignorance have faded away, have crossed the ocean so hard to cross, with its saltwater crocodiles and monsters, its waves and dangers.
gone beyond attachmentSaṅgātigo
given up deathmaccujaho
free from attachmentsnirūpadhi,
gave upPahāsi
sufferingdukkhaṁ
for no more future livesapunabbhavāya;
gone to extinctionAtthaṅgato
heso
notna
does not come within measurepamāṇameti,
confoundedAmohayi
the King of Deathmaccurājanti
I saybrūmī”ti.
They’ve slipped their chains, given up death, and have no attachments. They’ve given up suffering, so there are no more future lives. They’ve disappeared and cannot be defined; they’ve confounded the King of Death, I say.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
namelyiti
by meme
heard, they saysutanti.
The TenthDasamaṁ.
SecondDutiyo
chaptervaggo.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
This is its summary:Tassuddānaṁ
meritPuññaṁ
eyecakkhu
thenatha
faculties,indriyāni,
certainlyAddhā
andca
conductcaritaṁ
twoduve
you mourned;soci;
sageMuno
thenatha
two on greed,rāgaduve,
againPuna
they called the chaptervaggamāhu
the second is supreme.dutiyamuttamanti.
This is its summary: merit, eye, then the faculties; certainly and conduct, two you mourned; the sage, then two on greed; again they called it the chapter — the second is supreme.
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