With Pāyāsi 17.1-11
Pāyāsisutta 17.1-11
- Language
- Pāli
17.1
“Tena hi, rājañña, upamaṃ te karissāmi.
“Well then, chieftain, I shall give you a simile.
17.2
Upamāya m’idhekacce viññū purisā bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānanti.
For by means of a simile some sensible people understand the meaning of what is said.
17.3
Seyyathāpi, rājañña, puriso divasaṃ santattaṃ ayoguḷaṃ ādittaṃ sampajjalitaṃ sajotibhūtaṃ tulāya tuleyya.
Suppose a person was to heat an iron ball all day until it was burning, blazing, and glowing, and then they weigh it with scales.
17.4
Tamenaṃ aparena samayena sītaṃ nibbutaṃ tulāya tuleyya.
After some time, when it had cooled and become quenched, they’d weigh it again.
17.5
Kadā nu kho so ayoguḷo lahutaro vā hoti mudutaro vā kammaññataro vā, yadā vā āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto, yadā vā sīto nibbuto”ti?
When would that iron ball be lighter, softer, and more workable—when it’s burning or when it’s cool?”
17.6
“Yadā so, bho kassapa, ayoguḷo tejosahagato ca hoti vāyosahagato ca āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto, tadā lahutaro ca hoti mudutaro ca kammaññataro ca.
“So long as the iron ball is full of heat and air—burning, blazing, and glowing—it’s lighter, softer, and more workable.
17.7
Yadā pana so ayoguḷo neva tejosahagato hoti na vāyosahagato sīto nibbuto, tadā garutaro ca hoti patthinnataro ca akammaññataro cā”ti.
But when it lacks heat and air—cooled and quenched—it’s heavier, stiffer, and less workable.”
17.8
“Evameva kho, rājañña, yadāyaṃ kāyo āyusahagato ca hoti usmāsahagato ca viññāṇasahagato ca, tadā lahutaro ca hoti mudutaro ca kammaññataro ca.
“In the same way, so long as this body is full of life and warmth and consciousness it’s lighter, softer, and more flexible.
17.9
Yadā panāyaṃ kāyo neva āyusahagato hoti na usmāsahagato na viññāṇasahagato tadā garutaro ca hoti patthinnataro ca akammaññataro ca.
But when it lacks life and warmth and consciousness it’s heavier, stiffer, and less flexible.
17.10
Imināpi kho te, rājañña, pariyāyena evaṃ hotu:
By this method, too, it ought to be proven that
17.11
‘itipi atthi paro loko, atthi sattā opapātikā, atthi sukatadukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko’”ti.
there is an afterlife.”
Translations (3)
- Razgovor sa Pāyāsijem — sr
- With Pāyāsi — English
- Mit Pāyāsi — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese