Conceit · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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said·thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā said·Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti 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
towards·enjoymentpāṭibhogo
not·returninganāgāmitāya.
whatKatamaṁ
one·thingekadhammaṁ?
conceitMānaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
one·thingekadhammaṁ
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
towards·enjoymentpāṭibhogo
not·returninganāgāmitāyā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, give up one thing and I guarantee you non-return. What one thing? Conceit 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
conceitmānena
drunkmattāse,
beingssattā
gogacchanti
to a bad placeduggatiṁ;
thatTaṁ
conceitmānaṁ
having rightly understoodsammadaññāya,
give uppajahanti
the discerningvipassino;
forth·leftPahāya
notna
returnpunāyanti,
thisimaṁ
worldlokaṁ
everkudācanan”ti.
“Drunk on conceit, beings go to a bad place. Having rightly understood that conceit, 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
Ime
heardsutanti.
sixthChaṭṭhaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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