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Numbered Discourses 9.21 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.21

3. Abodes of Sentient Beings – 3. Sattāvāsavagga

AN 9.21 In Three Particulars – Tiṭhānasutta

1.1

“The humans of Uttarakuru surpass the Gods of the Thirty-Three and the humans of India in three particulars.

“Tīhi, bhikkhave, ṭhānehi uttarakurukā manussā deve ca tāvatiṁse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.

1.2

What three?

Katamehi tīhi?

1.3

They’re selfless and not possessive. They have a fixed life span. They have a distinctive nature.

Amamā, apariggahā, niyatāyukā, visesaguṇā—

1.4

The humans of Uttarakuru surpass the Gods of the Thirty-Three and the humans of India in these three particulars.

imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi ṭhānehi uttarakurukā manussā deve ca tāvatiṁse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.

2.1

The Gods of the Thirty-Three surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and India in three particulars.

Tīhi, bhikkhave, ṭhānehi devā tāvatiṁsā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.

2.2

What three?

Katamehi tīhi?

2.3

Divine life span, beauty, and happiness.

Dibbena āyunā, dibbena vaṇṇena, dibbena sukhena—

2.4

The Gods of the Thirty-Three surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and India in these three particulars.

imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi ṭhānehi devā tāvatiṁsā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.

3.1

The humans of India surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the Gods of the Thirty-Three in three particulars.

Tīhi, bhikkhave, ṭhānehi jambudīpakā manussā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti deve ca tāvatiṁse.

3.2

What three?

Katamehi tīhi?

3.3

Bravery, mindfulness, and the spiritual life is lived here.

Sūrā, satimanto, idha brahmacariyavāso—

3.4

The humans of India surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the Gods of the Thirty-Three in these three particulars.”

imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi ṭhānehi jambudīpakā manussā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti deve ca tāvatiṁse”ti.

3.5

Paṭhamaṁ.