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Chapter Two – 2. Dutiyavagga

SN 14.13 In the Brick Hall – Giñjakāvasathasutta

 

At one time the Buddha was staying at Nādika in the brick house.

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā ñātike viharati giñjakāvasathe.

There the Buddha addressed the bhikkhū,

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

“Bhikkhū!”

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

The Buddha said this:

Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Bhikkhū, an element gives rise to a perception, a view, and a thought.”

“Dhātuṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati saññā, uppajjati diṭṭhi, uppajjati vitakko”ti.

When he said this, Venerable Kaccāna said to the Buddha,

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā kaccāno bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, regarding

“yāyaṁ, bhante, diṭṭhi:

those who are not fully awakened Buddhas, there is a view that they are in fact fully awakened Buddhas. Due to what does this view appear?”

‘asammāsambuddhesu sammāsambuddhā’ti, ayaṁ nu kho, bhante, diṭṭhi kiṁ paṭicca paññāyatī”ti?

“It’s a mighty thing, Kaccāna, the element of ignorance.

“Mahati kho esā, kaccāna, dhātu yadidaṁ avijjādhātu.

An inferior element gives rise to inferior perceptions, inferior views, inferior thoughts, inferior intentions, inferior aims, inferior wishes, an inferior person, and inferior speech.

Hīnaṁ, kaccāna, dhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati hīnā saññā, hīnā diṭṭhi, hīno vitakko, hīnā cetanā, hīnā patthanā, hīno paṇidhi, hīno puggalo, hīnā vācā;

One explains, teaches, asserts, establishes, clarifies, analyzes, and reveals the inferior.

hīnaṁ ācikkhati deseti paññapeti paṭṭhapeti vivarati vibhajati uttānīkaroti;

I say that their rebirth is inferior.

hīnā tassa upapattīti vadāmi.

A middling element gives rise to middling perceptions, middling views, middling thoughts, middling intentions, middling aims, middling wishes, a middling person, and middling speech.

Majjhimaṁ, kaccāna, dhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati majjhimā saññā, majjhimā diṭṭhi, majjhimo vitakko, majjhimā cetanā, majjhimā patthanā, majjhimo paṇidhi, majjhimo puggalo, majjhimā vācā;

One explains, teaches, asserts, establishes, clarifies, analyzes, and reveals the middling.

majjhimaṁ ācikkhati deseti paññapeti paṭṭhapeti vivarati vibhajati uttānīkaroti;

I say that their rebirth is middling.

majjhimā tassa upapattīti vadāmi.

A superior element gives rise to superior perceptions, superior views, superior thoughts, superior intentions, superior aims, superior wishes, a superior person, and superior speech.

Paṇītaṁ, kaccāna, dhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati paṇītā saññā, paṇītā diṭṭhi, paṇīto vitakko, paṇītā cetanā, paṇītā patthanā, paṇīto paṇidhi, paṇīto puggalo, paṇītā vācā;

One explains, teaches, asserts, establishes, clarifies, analyzes, and reveals the superior.

paṇītaṁ ācikkhati deseti paññapeti paṭṭhapeti vivarati vibhajati uttānīkaroti;

I say that their rebirth is superior.”

paṇītā tassa upapattīti vadāmī”ti.