Upadanasutta 2.1-6
Upādānasutta 2.1-6
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- Pāli
2.1
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dasannaṃ vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṃ vīsāya vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṃ tiṃsāya vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṃ cattārīsāya vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṃ mahāaggikkhandho jaleyya.
Suppose a great mass of fire was burning with ten, twenty, thirty, or forty loads of wood.
2.2
Tatra puriso kālena kālaṃ sukkhāni ceva tiṇāni pakkhipeyya, sukkhāni ca gomayāni pakkhipeyya, sukkhāni ca kaṭṭhāni pakkhipeyya.
And from time to time someone would toss in dry grass, cow dung, or wood.
2.3
Evañhi so, bhikkhave, mahāaggikkhandho tadāhāro tadupādāno ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ jaleyya.
Fed and fuelled by that, the great mass of fire would burn for a long time.
2.4
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, upādāniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.
In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.
2.5
Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṃ …pe…
Craving is a requirement for grasping. …
2.6
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.
Translations (4)
- Mowa o lgnięciu — pl
- Grasping — English
- Ergreifen — German
- Upādānasutta — sr
Linked texts (1)
- 雜阿含經 — Classical Chinese