Many Elements · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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it is impossible that this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
there is no chanceanavakāso
thatyaṁ
of bad bodily conductkāyaduccaritassa
likableiṭṭho
desirablekanto
agreeablemanāpo
resultvipāko
might producenibbatteyya,
not thisnetaṁ
caseṭhānaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
one understandspajānāti;
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
is foundvijjati
thatyaṁ
of bad bodily conductkāyaduccaritassa
unlikableaniṭṭho
undesirableakanto
disagreeableamanāpo
resultvipāko
might producenibbatteyya,
it is possible that thisṭhānametaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
one understandspajānāti.
it is impossible that this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
there is no chanceanavakāso
thatyaṁ
of bad verbal conductvacīduccaritassa
…pe……pe…
thatyaṁ
of bad mental conductmanoduccaritassa
likableiṭṭho
desirablekanto
agreeablemanāpo
resultvipāko
might producenibbatteyya,
not thisnetaṁ
caseṭhānaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
one understandspajānāti;
but it is possibleṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
is foundvijjati
thatyaṁ
of bad verbal conductvacīduccaritassa
…pe……pe…
thatyaṁ
of bad mental conductmanoduccaritassa
unlikableaniṭṭho
undesirableakanto
disagreeableamanāpo
resultvipāko
might producenibbatteyya,
it is possible that thisṭhānametaṁ
is foundvijjatīti
one understandspajānāti.
impossibility, this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
is not an opportunityanavakāso
thatyaṁ
of good bodily conductkāyasucaritassa
unlikableaniṭṭho
undesirableakanto
disagreeableamanāpo
resultvipāko
would producenibbatteyya,
not thisnetaṁ
caseṭhānaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
one understandspajānāti;
a case indeed, this‘ṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
is foundvijjati
thatyaṁ
of good bodily conductkāyasucaritassa
likableiṭṭho
desirablekanto
agreeablemanāpo
resultvipāko
would producenibbatteyya,
case, thisṭhānametaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
one understandspajānāti.
impossibility, this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
is not an opportunityanavakāso
thatyaṁ
of good verbal conductvacīsucaritassa
… pe ……pe…
thatyaṁ
of good mental conductmanosucaritassa
unlikableaniṭṭho
undesirableakanto
disagreeableamanāpo
resultvipāko
would producenibbatteyya,
not thisnetaṁ
caseṭhānaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
one understandspajānāti;
a case indeed, this‘ṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
is foundvijjati
thatyaṁ
of good verbal conductvacīsucaritassa
… pe ……pe…
thatyaṁ
of good mental conductmanosucaritassa
likableiṭṭho
desirablekanto
agreeablemanāpo
resultvipāko
would producenibbatteyya,
case, thisṭhānametaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
one understandspajānāti.
impossible‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
no opportunityanavakāso
thatyaṁ
possessed of bad bodily conductkāyaduccaritasamaṅgī
for that reasontaṁnidānā
owing to thattappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
after breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
to a good placesugatiṁ
heavenly realmsaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
would be rebornupapajjeyya,
not thisnetaṁ
caseṭhānaṁ
existsvijjatī’ti
they understandpajānāti;
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
existsvijjati
thatyaṁ
possessed of bad bodily conductkāyaduccaritasamaṅgī
for that reasontaṁnidānā
owing to thattappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
after breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
to a place of lossapāyaṁ
bad destinationduggatiṁ
underworldvinipātaṁ
hellnirayaṁ
would be rebornupapajjeyya,
this is possibleṭhānametaṁ
existsvijjatī’ti
they understandpajānāti.
impossibility this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
not occasionanavakāso
thatyaṁ
possessed of bad verbal conductvacīduccaritasamaṅgī
…pe……pe…
thatyaṁ
possessed of bad mental conductmanoduccaritasamaṅgī
with that as causetaṁnidānā
with that as conditiontappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
good destinationsugatiṁ
heavensaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
would be rebornupapajjeyya,
not thisnetaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
he understandspajānāti;
place and‘ṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
is foundvijjati
thatyaṁ
possessed of bad verbal conductvacīduccaritasamaṅgī
…pe……pe…
thatyaṁ
possessed of bad mental conductmanoduccaritasamaṅgī
with that as causetaṁnidānā
with that as conditiontappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
place of lossapāyaṁ
bad destinationduggatiṁ
downfallvinipātaṁ
hellnirayaṁ
would be rebornupapajjeyya,
place thisṭhānametaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
he understandspajānāti.
impossibility this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
not occasionanavakāso
thatyaṁ
possessed of good bodily conductkāyasucaritasamaṅgī
with that as causetaṁnidānā
with that as conditiontappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
place of lossapāyaṁ
bad destinationduggatiṁ
downfallvinipātaṁ
hellnirayaṁ
would be rebornupapajjeyya,
not thisnetaṁ
placeṭhānaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
he understandspajānāti;
place and‘ṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
is foundvijjati
thatyaṁ
possessed of good bodily conductkāyasucaritasamaṅgī
with that as causetaṁnidānā
with that as conditiontappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
good destinationsugatiṁ
heavensaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
would be rebornupapajjeyya,
place thisṭhānametaṁ
is foundvijjatī’ti
he understandspajānāti.
impossibility this‘Aṭṭhānametaṁ
not occasionanavakāso
thatyaṁ
possessed of good verbal conductvacīsucaritasamaṅgī
…pe……pe…
thatyaṁ
endowed with good mental conductmanosucaritasamaṅgī
because of thattaṁnidānā
due to thattappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
after breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
a place of lossapāyaṁ
a bad destinationduggatiṁ
a ruinvinipātaṁ
hellnirayaṁ
he might be rebornupapajjeyya,
this is notnetaṁ
a possibilityṭhānaṁ
it existsvijjatī’ti
he understandspajānāti;
but it is possible‘ṭhānañca
indeedkho
thisetaṁ
it existsvijjati
thatyaṁ
endowed with good verbal conductvacīsucaritasamaṅgī
……pe…
thatyaṁ
endowed with good mental conductmanosucaritasamaṅgī
because of thattaṁnidānā
due to thattappaccayā
of the bodykāyassa
after breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
a good destinationsugatiṁ
heavensaggaṁ
worldlokaṁ
he might be rebornupapajjeyya,
this is possibleṭhānametaṁ
it existsvijjatī’ti
he understandspajānāti.
to this extentEttāvatā
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
skilled in the possible and impossible‘ṭhānāṭhānakusalo
a mendicantbhikkhū’ti
is qualified to be calledalaṁvacanāyā”ti.
thusEvaṁ
when saidvutte,
venerableāyasmā
Ānandaānando
to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ
said thisetadavoca:
incredible“acchariyaṁ,
sirbhante,
amazingabbhutaṁ,
sirbhante.
what nameKonāmo
thisayaṁ,
sirbhante,
exposition of the teachingdhammapariyāyo”ti?
well then“Tasmātiha
youtvaṁ,
Ānandaānanda,
thisimaṁ
exposition of the teachingdhammapariyāyaṁ
as 'The Many Elements'‘bahudhātuko’tipi
itnaṁ
rememberdhārehi,
as 'The Four Rounds'‘catuparivaṭṭo’tipi
itnaṁ
rememberdhārehi,
as 'The Mirror of the Teaching'‘dhammādāso’tipi
itnaṁ
rememberdhārehi,
as 'The Drum of Freedom From Death'‘amatadundubhī’tipi
itnaṁ
rememberdhārehi,
supreme‘anuttaro
victory in battlesaṅgāmavijayo’tipi
itnaṁ
rememberdhārehī”ti.
this spokeIdamavoca
the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano
venerableāyasmā
Ānandaānando
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
speechbhāsitaṁ
approvedabhinandīti.
The Discourse on Many ElementsBahudhātukasuttaṁ
finishedniṭṭhitaṁ
fifthpañcamaṁ.
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