Aggannasutta 22.1-11
Aggaññasutta 22.1-11
- Language
- Pāli
22.1
Atha kho tesaṃ, vāseṭṭha, sattānaṃyeva ekaccānaṃ etadahosi:
Then some of those same beings thought,
22.2
‘pāpakā vata, bho, dhammā sattesu pātubhūtā, yatra hi nāma adinnādānaṃ paññāyissati, garahā paññāyissati, musāvādo paññāyissati, daṇḍādānaṃ paññāyissati, pabbājanaṃ paññāyissati.
‘Oh, how wicked things have appeared among beings, in that stealing is found, and blaming and lying and the taking up of rods and banishment!
22.3
Yannūna mayaṃ pāpake akusale dhamme vāheyyāmā’ti.
Why don’t we set aside bad, unskillful things?’
22.4
Te pāpake akusale dhamme vāhesuṃ.
So that’s what they did.
22.5
Pāpake akusale dhamme vāhentīti kho, vāseṭṭha, ‘brāhmaṇā, brāhmaṇā’ tveva paṭhamaṃ akkharaṃ upanibbattaṃ.
‘They set aside bad, unskillful things’ is the meaning of ‘brahmin’, the first term applied to them.
22.6
Te araññāyatane paṇṇakuṭiyo karitvā paṇṇakuṭīsu jhāyanti vītaṅgārā vītadhūmā pannamusalā sāyaṃ sāyamāsāya pāto pātarāsāya gāmanigamarājadhāniyo osaranti ghāsamesamānā.
They built leaf huts in a wilderness region where they meditated pure and bright, without lighting cooking fires or digging the soil. They came down at daybreak for breakfast and at dusk for supper to the village, town, or royal capital seeking a meal.
22.7
Te ghāsaṃ paṭilabhitvā punadeva araññāyatane paṇṇakuṭīsu jhāyanti.
When they had obtained food they continued to meditate in the leaf huts.
22.8
Tamenaṃ manussā disvā evamāhaṃsu:
When people noticed this they said,
22.9
‘ime kho, bho, sattā araññāyatane paṇṇakuṭiyo karitvā paṇṇakuṭīsu jhāyanti, vītaṅgārā vītadhūmā pannamusalā sāyaṃ sāyamāsāya pāto pātarāsāya gāmanigamarājadhāniyo osaranti ghāsamesamānā.
‘These beings build leaf huts in a wilderness region where they meditate pure and bright, without lighting cooking fires or digging the soil. They come down at daybreak for breakfast and at dusk for supper to the village, town, or royal capital seeking a meal.
22.10
Te ghāsaṃ paṭilabhitvā punadeva araññāyatane paṇṇakuṭīsu jhāyantī’ti,
When they have obtained food they continue to meditate in the leaf huts.’
22.11
jhāyantīti kho, vāseṭṭha, ‘jhāyakā, jhāyakā’ tveva dutiyaṃ akkharaṃ upanibbattaṃ.
‘They meditate’ is the meaning of ‘meditator’, the second term applied to them.
Translations (3)
- Nastanak sveta — sr
- What Came First — English
- Was zuerst kam — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (3)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經 — Classical Chinese