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Numbered Discourses 3.104 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.104

11. Awakening – 11. Sambodhavagga

AN 3.104 Gratification (1st) – Paṭhamaassādasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, I went in search of the world’s gratification, and I found it.

“Lokassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, assādapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yo loke assādo tadajjhagamaṁ.

1.2

I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of gratification in the world.

Yāvatako loke assādo, paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.

1.3

I went in search of the world’s drawbacks, and I found them.

Lokassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ādīnavapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yo loke ādīnavo tadajjhagamaṁ.

1.4

I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of the drawbacks in the world.

Yāvatako loke ādīnavo, paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.

1.5

I went in search of escape from the world, and I found it.

Lokassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nissaraṇapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yaṁ loke nissaraṇaṁ tadajjhagamaṁ.

1.6

I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of escape from the world.

Yāvatakaṁ loke nissaraṇaṁ, paññāya me taṁ sudiṭṭhaṁ.

1.7

As long as I didn’t truly understand the world’s gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I didn’t announce my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and Brahmās, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.

Yāvakīvañcāhaṁ, bhikkhave, lokassa assādañca assādato ādīnavañca ādīnavato nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ nābbhaññāsiṁ, neva tāvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya ‘anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddho’ti paccaññāsiṁ.

1.8

But when I did truly understand the world’s gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I announced my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and Brahmās, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.

Yato ca khvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, lokassa assādañca assādato ādīnavañca ādīnavato nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ abbhaññāsiṁ, athāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya ‘anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhi� abhisambuddho’ti paccaññāsiṁ.

1.9

Knowledge and vision arose in me:

Ñāṇañca pana me dassanaṁ udapādi:

1.10

‘My freedom is unshakable; this is my last rebirth; now there’ll be no more future lives.’”

‘akuppā me vimutti, ayamantimā jāti, natthi dāni punabbhavo’”ti.

1.11

Dutiyaṁ.