The Shorter Discourse With Sakuludāyī · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a fireflykimi
fireflykhajjopanako,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
oil-lamp + thesetelappadīpo—imesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
andcā”ti?
that which“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbhante,
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
oil-lamp + thistelappadīpo—ayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
andcā”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
an oil lamptelappadīpo,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a great mass of fire—of thesemahāaggikkhandho—imesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
and?"cā”ti?
which, sir,“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbhante,
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a great mass of fire—thismahāaggikkhandho—ayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
and."cā”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a great mass of firemahāaggikkhandho,
whichyā
orvā
of the nightrattiyā
at the crack of dawnpaccūsasamayaṁ
in the clearviddhe
free from·cloudvigatavalāhake
heavensdeve
morning star + theseosadhitārakā—imesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
and?cā”ti?
that which“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbhante,
of the nightrattiyā
at the crack of dawnpaccūsasamayaṁ
in the clearviddhe
free from·cloudvigatavalāhake
heavensdeve
morning star + thisosadhitārakā—ayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
and.cā”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
whichyā
orvā
of the nightrattiyā
dawn·timepaccūsasamayaṁ
clearviddhe
free from·cloudvigatavalāhake
in the heavensdeve
the morning starosadhitārakā,
whichyo
orvā
that·be·sabbathtadahuposathe
on the fifteenthpannarase
clearviddhe
free from·cloudvigatavalāhake
in the heavensdeve
at midnightabhido
half·night·timeaḍḍharattasamayaṁ
moon + thesecando—imesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more sublimepaṇītataro
and + quotation markercā”ti?
That which,“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbhante,
that·be·sabbathtadahuposathe
on the fifteenthpannarase
clearviddhe
free from·cloudvigatavalāhake
in the heavensdeve
at midnightabhido
half·night·timeaḍḍharattasamayaṁ
moon + thiscando—ayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more sublimepaṇītataro
and + quotation markercā”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
whichyo
orvā
that·day + sabbathtadahuposathe
on the fifteenthpannarase
clearviddhe
without·cloudvigatavalāhake
in the heavensdeve
at midnightabhido
half·night·timeaḍḍharattasamayaṁ
the mooncando,
whichyo
orvā
of the rainy seasonvassānaṁ
in the lastpacchime
monthmāse
autumn + timesaradasamaye
clearviddhe
without·cloudvigatavalāhake
in the heavensdeve
at middayabhido
midday·timemajjhanhikasamayaṁ
sun + of-thesesūriyo—imesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
and?”cā”ti?
this which“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbhante,
of the rainy seasonvassānaṁ
in the lastpacchime
monthmāse
autumn + timesaradasamaye
clearviddhe
without·cloudvigatavalāhake
in the heavensdeve
at middayabhido
midday·timemajjhanhikasamayaṁ
sun + thissūriyo—ayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
and.”cā”ti.
beyond this“Ato
indeedkho
by youte,
Udāyīudāyi,
manybahū
forhi
much·morebahutarā
godsdevā
on whomye
of theseimesaṁ
moon·suncandimasūriyānaṁ
luminosityābhā
makes no impression onnānubhonti,
those + Ityāhaṁ
I knowpajānāmi.
neverthelessAtha
andca
but Ipanāhaṁ
notna
I sayvadāmi:
compared with which‘yasmā
splendorvaṇṇā
anotherañño
splendorvaṇṇo
higher·moreuttaritaro
orvā
excellent·morepaṇītataro
orvā
there is notnatthī’ti.
neverthelessAtha
andca
butpana
youtvaṁ,
Udāyīudāyi,
this‘yvāyaṁ
splendorvaṇṇo
by a fireflykiminā
of a fireflykhajjopanakena
inferior·morenihīnataro
andca
mean·morepatikiṭṭhataro
andca
thatso
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo’ti
you sayvadesi,
that + andtañca
splendorvaṇṇaṁ
notna
you describepaññapesī”ti.
has cut short“Acchidaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
the discussionkathaṁ,
has cut shortacchidaṁ
the Holy Onesugato
the discussion.'kathan”ti.
why“Kiṁ
butpana
youtvaṁ,
Udāyīudāyi,
thusevaṁ
sayvadesi:
has cut short‘acchidaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
the discussionkathaṁ,
has cut shortacchidaṁ
the Holy Onesugato
the discussion?'kathan’”ti?
our“Amhākaṁ,
sirbhante,
ownsake
denominationācariyake
thusevaṁ
it ishoti:
this‘ayaṁ
the ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo,
thisayaṁ
the ultimateparamo
splendor.'vaṇṇo’ti.
weTe
wemayaṁ,
sirbhante,
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā
ownsake
denominationācariyake
being pursuedsamanuyuñjīyamānā
being pressedsamanuggāhīyamānā
together·along·speaksamanubhāsīyamānā
vacuousrittā
hollowtucchā
mistaken.'aparaddhā”ti.
what“Kiṁ
now Udāyīpanudāyi,
is thereatthi
of absolute happinessekantasukho
worldloko,
is thereatthi
ground·havingākāravatī
practicepaṭipadā
absolute·happinessekantasukhassa
worldlokassa
for realizingsacchikiriyāyā”ti?
our“Amhākaṁ,
sirbhante,
ownsake
denominationācariyake
thusevaṁ
it ishoti:
is there‘atthi
of absolute happinessekantasukho
worldloko,
is thereatthi
ground·havingākāravatī
practicepaṭipadā
absolute·happinessekantasukhassa
worldlokassa
for realizingsacchikiriyāyā’”ti.
which“Katamā
thenpana
thatsā,
Udāyīudāyi,
ground·possessingākāravatī
practicepaṭipadā
absolute·happinessekantasukhassa
world'slokassa
realizing·makingsacchikiriyāyā”ti?
here“Idha,
sirbhante,
someoneekacco
killing living creaturespāṇātipātaṁ
forth·give uppahāya
from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā
refrainingpaṭivirato
ishoti,
stealingadinnādānaṁ
forth·give uppahāya
from stealingadinnādānā
refrainingpaṭivirato
ishoti,
in sensual pleasures·wrong·conductkāmesumicchācāraṁ
forth·give uppahāya
in sensual pleasures·wrong·conductkāmesumicchācārā
refrainingpaṭivirato
ishoti,
false·speechmusāvādaṁ
forth·give uppahāya
false·speechmusāvādā
refrainingpaṭivirato
ishoti,
another·one ofaññataraṁ
orvā
thenpana
austerity·qualitytapoguṇaṁ
having undertakensamādāya
proceedsvattati.
thisAyaṁ
indeedkho
thatsā,
sirbhante,
ground·possessingākāravatī
practicepaṭipadā
absolute·happinessekantasukhassa
world'slokassa
realizing·makingsacchikiriyāyā”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
in whichyasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
killing living creaturespāṇātipātaṁ
having abandonedpahāya
from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā
restrainedpaṭivirato
ishoti,
absolutely happyekantasukhī
orvā
on thattasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
selfattā
ishoti
having pleasure and painsukhadukkhī
or?vā”ti?
having pleasure and pain“Sukhadukkhī,
venerable sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
in whichyasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
stealingadinnādānaṁ
having abandonedpahāya
from stealingadinnādānā
restrainedpaṭivirato
ishoti,
absolutely happyekantasukhī
orvā
on thattasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
selfattā
ishoti
having pleasure and painsukhadukkhī
or?vā”ti?
having pleasure and pain“Sukhadukkhī,
venerable sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
in whichyasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
sexual misconductkāmesumicchācāraṁ
having abandonedpahāya
from sexual misconductkāmesumicchācārā
restrainedpaṭivirato
ishoti,
absolutely happyekantasukhī
orvā
on thattasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
selfattā
ishoti
having pleasure and painsukhadukkhī
or?vā”ti?
having pleasure and pain“Sukhadukkhī,
venerable sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyīudāyi,
in whichyasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
lyingmusāvādaṁ
having abandonedpahāya
from lyingmusāvādā
restrainedpaṭivirato
ishoti,
absolutely happyekantasukhī
orvā
on thattasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
selfattā
ishoti
having pleasure and painsukhadukkhī
or?vā”ti?
having pleasure and pain“Sukhadukkhī,
venerable sirbhante”.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Udāyī,udāyi,
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