Converging Elements · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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said·thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said + Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
because of an element“Dhātuso,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
sentient beingssattā
with sentient beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·meetsaṁsandanti
convergesamenti.
inferior·convincedHīnādhimuttikā
sentient beingssattā
inferior·convincedhīnādhimuttikehi
with sentient beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·meetsaṁsandanti
convergesamenti,
good·convincedkalyāṇādhimuttikā
sentient beingssattā
good·convincedkalyāṇādhimuttikehi
with sentient beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·meetsaṁsandanti
convergesamenti.
“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element: Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions. Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.
past·tooAtītampi,
monksbhikkhave,
for a long timeaddhānaṁ
element·justdhātusova
beingssattā
with beingssattehi
togethersaddhiṁ
came togethersaṁsandiṁsu
metsamiṁsu.
of inferior dispositionHīnādhimuttikā
beingssattā
with beings of inferior dispositionhīnādhimuttikehi
with beingssattehi
togethersaddhiṁ
came togethersaṁsandiṁsu
metsamiṁsu,
of good dispositionkalyāṇādhimuttikā
beingssattā
with beings of good dispositionkalyāṇādhimuttikehi
with beingssattehi
togethersaddhiṁ
came togethersaṁsandiṁsu
metsamiṁsu.
In the past …
future·tooAnāgatampi,
O monksbhikkhave,
future timeaddhānaṁ
element·just·bydhātusova
beingssattā
with beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·convergesaṁsandissanti
will come togethersamessanti.
of inferior dispositionHīnādhimuttikā
beingssattā
with beings of inferior dispositionhīnādhimuttikehi
with beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·convergesaṁsandissanti
will come togethersamessanti,
of good dispositionkalyāṇādhimuttikā
beingssattā
with beings of good dispositionkalyāṇādhimuttikehi
with beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·convergesaṁsandissanti
will come togethersamessanti.
In the future …
now·tooEtarahipi,
O monks,bhikkhave,
presentpaccuppannaṁ
timeaddhānaṁ
element·indeeddhātusova
beingssattā
with beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·joinsaṁsandanti
together·convergesamenti.
having inferior convictionsHīnādhimuttikā
beingssattā
with those having inferior convictionshīnādhimuttikehi
with beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·joinsaṁsandanti
together·convergesamenti,
having good convictionskalyāṇādhimuttikā
beingssattā
with those having good convictionskalyāṇādhimuttikehi
with beingssattehi
together withsaddhiṁ
together·joinsaṁsandanti
together·converge·quotation markersamentī”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spoke.avoca.
on this + thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
it is said:vuccati:
At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions. Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
from socializing“Saṁsaggā
a snarlvanatho
is bornjāto,
not·together·clingasaṁsaggena
is cut offchijjati;
a littleParittaṁ
having clambered up on a logdārumāruyha,
asyathā
would sinksīde
in a great seamahaṇṇave.
“Socializing creates a snarl; they’re cut off by being aloof. If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea, and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.
so tooEvaṁ
by relying on a lazy personkusītamāgamma,
a person who lives well evensādhujīvīpi
sinkssīdati;
henceTasmā
such a onetaṁ
should avoidparivajjeyya,
a lazy personkusītaṁ
who lacks energyhīnavīriyaṁ.
So too, a person who lives well sinks by relying on a lazy person. Hence you should avoid such a lazy person who lacks energy.
secludedPavivittehi
noble onesariyehi,
determinedpahitattehi
who practice absorptionjhāyibhi;
constantlyNiccaṁ
energeticāraddhaviriyehi,
astutepaṇḍitehi
dwell withsahāvase”ti.
Dwell with the noble ones who are secluded and determined constantly energetic, the astute who practice absorption.”
this·tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
was heardsutanti.
ninthNavamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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