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Piyajatikasutta 24.1-8

Piyajātikasutta 24.1-8

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Pāli

24.1

“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, mahārāja,

“What do you think, Great King?

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24.2

piyā te vajirī kumārī”ti?

Do you love Princess Vajirī?”

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24.3

“Evaṃ, mallike, piyā me vajirī kumārī”ti.

“Indeed I do, Mallikā.”

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24.4

“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, mahārāja,

“What do you think, Great King?

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24.5

vajiriyā te kumāriyā vipariṇāmaññathābhāvā uppajjeyyuṃ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?

If she were to decay and perish, would sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress arise in you?”

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24.6

“Vajiriyā me, mallike, kumāriyā vipariṇāmaññathābhāvā jīvitassapi siyā aññathattaṃ, kiṃ pana me na uppajjissanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?

“If she were to decay and perish, my life would fall apart. How could sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress not arise in me?”

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24.7

“Idaṃ kho taṃ, mahārāja, tena bhagavatā jānatā passatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena sandhāya bhāsitaṃ:

“This is what the Buddha was referring to when he said:

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24.8

‘piyajātikā sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā piyappabhavikā’ti.

‘Our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.’

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