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Itivuttaka 73

Santatarasutta

More Peaceful · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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said·indeed + thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said·perfected·quotationvuttamarahatāti by meme was heardsutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

than states of form“Rūpehi, mendicantsbhikkhave, without·formarūpā more peacefulsantatarā, without·formarūpehi cessationnirodho peaceful·quotation markersantataro”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ the Buddhabhagavā spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ thusiti it is saidvuccati:

“Mendicants, formless states are more peaceful than states of form; cessation is more peaceful than formless states.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

who“Ye andca form·gone torūpūpagā beingssattā,
whoye andca standing in formlessarūpaṭṭhāyino;
cessationNirodhaṁ not understandingappajānantā,
back·goāgantāro to renewed existencepunabbhavaṁ.

“There are beings in the realm of luminous form, and others stuck in the formless. Not understanding cessation, they return in future lives.

whoYe andca formrūpe having completely understoodpariññāya,
in the formlessarūpesu not stuckasaṇṭhitā;
in cessationNirodhe whoye are releasedvimuccanti,
theyte peoplejanā conquerors of deathmaccuhāyino.

But the people who completely understand form, not stuck in the formless, released in cessation— they are conquerors of death.

by bodyKāyena not·death·elementamatadhātuṁ,
having touchedphusayitvā free from attachmentsnirūpadhiṁ;
attachment·relinquishmentUpadhippaṭinissaggaṁ,
having realizedsacchikatvā not·defilementanāsavo;
teachesDeseti fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho,
not·sorrowasokaṁ without·stainvirajaṁ the statepadan”ti.

Having directly experienced the element free of death, free of attachments; having realized relinquishment of attachments, the undefiled fully awakened Buddha teaches the sorrowless, stainless state.”

this·tooAyampi matterattho speak·past.partvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme hear·past.part·nt.suffix·quotation.markersutanti.
fourthCatutthaṁ.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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