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Piyajatikasutta 27.1-7

Piyajātikasutta 27.1-7

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Pāli

27.1

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, mahārāja, piyā te ahan”ti?

Do you love me?”

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27.2

“Evaṃ, mallike, piyā mesi tvan”ti.

“Indeed I do love you, Mallikā.”

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27.3

“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, mahārāja,

“What do you think, Great King?

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27.4

mayhaṃ te vipariṇāmaññathābhāvā uppajjeyyuṃ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?

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

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27.5

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

“If you 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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27.6

“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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27.7

‘piyajātikā sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā piyappabhavikā’ti.

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

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