‹ Library

Majjhima Nikāya 30

Cūḷasāropamasutta

The Shorter Simile of the Heartwood · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

Parallels & more translations on SuttaCentral

Glosses: Fluent · Literal · Off
Translation: Hide · Show

Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

in virtue's accomplishmentSīlasampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for realizingsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, endeavorsvāyamati, of uninhibited conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not laxasāthaliko.
heSo immersionsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya in immersion's accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti, of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya in immersion's accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, othersparaṁ disparagesvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi immersedsamāhito with unified mindekaggacitto, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū not immersedasamāhitā with scattered mindsvibbhantacittā’ti.
in immersion's accomplishmentSamādhisampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca, of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for realizingsacchikiriyāya notna enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, notna endeavorsvāyamati, of inhibited conductolīnavuttiko andca ishoti laxsāthaliko.
just asSeyyathāpi thatso, brahminbrāhmaṇa, personpuriso needing heartwoodsāratthiko seeking heartwoodsāragavesī search for heartwoodsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno of a greatmahato treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato with heartwoodsāravato passing overatikkammeva heartwoodsāraṁ passing overatikkamma softwoodphegguṁ, barktacaṁ having cutchetvā having takenādāya departedpakkanto heartwood‘sāran’ti thinkingmaññamāno.
and whateverYañcassa with heartwoodsārena needing to be donesārakaraṇīyaṁ and thattañcassa purposeatthaṁ will not experiencenānubhavissati.
with such a simileTathūpamāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thisimaṁ personpuggalaṁ I declarevadāmi.

hereIdha nowpana, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekacco individualpuggalo out of faithsaddhā from the homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am immersed‘otiṇṇomhi by birthjātiyā by agingjarāya by deathmaraṇena …pe……pe…
the making an endantakiriyā may it be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokaṁ producesabhinibbatteti.
heSo by thattena gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna satisfiedattamano ishoti notna with fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattena gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
by gain, honor, and praiseLābhasakkārasilokena andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the realizationsacchikiriyāya desirechandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, of unsluggish conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not deceitfulasāthaliko.
heSo achievement in ethicssīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattāya achievement in ethicssīlasampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti, notno butca indeedkho with fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya achievement in ethicssīlasampadāya notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
by achievement in ethicsSīlasampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe qualitiesdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ qualitiesdhammānaṁ for the realizationsacchikiriyāya desirechandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, of unsluggish conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not deceitfulasāthaliko.
heSo achievement in immersionsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.

heSo by thattāya attainment of immersionsamādhisampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti, notno andca indeedkho complete in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya attainment of immersionsamādhisampadāya notna praises himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
attainment of immersionSamādhisampadāya andca whichye otheraññe dhammasdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of dhammasdhammānaṁ for realizationsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, triesvāyamati, not indolentanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not lazyasāthaliko.
heSo knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ attainsārādheti.
heSo by thattena knowledge and visionñāṇadassanena satisfiedattamano ishoti, complete in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattena knowledge and visionñāṇadassanena praises himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi knowingjānaṁ seeingpassaṁ I dwellviharāmi, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū not knowingajānaṁ not seeingapassaṁ they dwellviharantī’ti.
by knowledge and visionÑāṇadassanena andca whichye otheraññe dhammasdhammā higheruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of dhammasdhammānaṁ for realizationsacchikiriyāya notna enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, notna triesvāyamati, indolentolīnavuttiko andca ishoti lazysāthaliko.

just asSeyyathāpi heso, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuriso seeking heartwoodsāratthiko searching for heartwoodsāragavesī quest for heartwoodsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno greatmahato of a treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato possessing heartwoodsāravato having passed over the heartwoodatikkammeva heartwoodsāraṁ, softwoodphegguṁ having cutchetvā having takenādāya departedpakkanto thinking 'it is heartwood'‘sāran’ti thinkingmaññamāno.
whatever for himYañcassa with the heartwoodsārena to be done with heartwoodsārakaraṇīyaṁ that for himtañcassa purposeatthaṁ will not experiencenānubhavissati.
of such a simile ITathūpamāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thisimaṁ personpuggalaṁ I sayvadāmi.

hereIdha thenpana, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekacco individualpuggalo out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am swamped‘otiṇṇomhi by rebirthjātiyā by old agejarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowsokehi by lamentationparidevehi by paindukkhehi by sadnessdomanassehi by distressupāyāsehi, swamped by sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo mired in sufferingdukkhapareto,
hopefullyappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa an endantakiriyā would be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
theySo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno possessions, honor, and popularitylābhasakkārasilokaṁ generatesabhinibbatteti.
theySo with thattena possessions, honor, and popularitylābhasakkārasilokena notna happyattamano ishoti, notna having all they wished forparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
theySo with thattena possessions, honor, and popularitylābhasakkārasilokena notna glorify themselvesattānukkaṁseti, notna othersparaṁ put downvambheti.
on account of possessions, honor, and popularityLābhasakkārasilokena andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā betteruttaritarā andca finerpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ for the realizationsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, triesvāyamati, not slackanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not lazyasāthaliko.
theySo accomplishment in ethicssīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
theySo with thattāya accomplishment in ethicssīlasampadāya happyattamano ishoti, notno butca indeedkho having all they wished forparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
theySo with thattāya accomplishment in ethicssīlasampadāya notna glorify themselvesattānukkaṁseti, notna othersparaṁ put downvambheti.

by accomplishment in ethicsSīlasampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ for realizationsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, of unwearied conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not slackingasāthaliko.
heSo accomplishment in immersionsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattāya by accomplishment in immersionsamādhisampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti, notno andca indeedkho of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya by accomplishment in immersionsamādhisampadāya notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
by accomplishment in immersionSamādhisampadāya andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ for realizationsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, of unwearied conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not slackingasāthaliko.
heSo knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattena by knowledge and visionñāṇadassanena satisfiedattamano ishoti, notno andca indeedkho of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattena by knowledge and visionñāṇadassanena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
by knowledge and visionÑāṇadassanena andca thoseye otheraññe thingsdhammā higheruttaritarā andca more excellentpaṇītatarā andca of thosetesaṁ of thingsdhammānaṁ for realizationsacchikiriyāya enthusiasmchandaṁ generatesjaneti, strivesvāyamati, of unwearied conductanolīnavuttiko andca ishoti not slackingasāthaliko.

‹ Previous  ·  Page 3 of 4  ·  Next ›

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version