Bijasutta 1.1-13
Bījasutta 1.1-13
- Language
- Pāli
1.1
Sāvatthinidānaṃ.
At Sāvatthī.
1.2
“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, bījajātāni.
“Mendicants, there are five kinds of plants.
1.3
Katamāni pañca?
What five?
1.4
Mūlabījaṃ, khandhabījaṃ, aggabījaṃ, phalubījaṃ, bījabījaññeva pañcamaṃ.
Plants propagated from roots, trunks, cuttings, or joints; and those from regular seeds are the fifth.
1.5
Imāni cassu, bhikkhave, pañca bījajātāni akhaṇḍāni apūtikāni avātātapahatāni sārādāni sukhasayitāni, pathavī ca nāssa, āpo ca nāssa;
Suppose these five kinds of plants were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. But there’s no earth or water.
1.6
api numāni, bhikkhave, pañca bījajātāni vuddhiṃ virūḷhiṃ vepullaṃ āpajjeyyun”ti?
Then would these five kinds of plants reach growth, increase, and maturity?”
1.7
“No hetaṃ, bhante”.
“No, sir.”
1.8
“Imāni cassu, bhikkhave, pañca bījajātāni akhaṇḍāni …pe… sukhasayitāni, pathavī ca assa, āpo ca assa;
“Suppose these five kinds of plants were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. And there is earth and water.
1.9
api numāni, bhikkhave, pañca bījajātāni vuddhiṃ virūḷhiṃ vepullaṃ āpajjeyyun”ti?
Then would these five kinds of plants reach growth, increase, and maturity?”
1.10
“Evaṃ, bhante”.
“Yes, sir.”
1.11
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, pathavīdhātu, evaṃ catasso viññāṇaṭṭhitiyo daṭṭhabbā.
“The four establishings of consciousness should be seen as like the earth element.
1.12
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, āpodhātu, evaṃ nandirāgo daṭṭhabbo.
Relishing and greed should be seen as like the water element.
1.13
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, pañca bījajātāni, evaṃ viññāṇaṃ sāhāraṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ.
Consciousness with its fuel should be seen as like the five kinds of plants.
Translations (3)
- Seeds of Plants — English
- Samen — German
- Seme — sr
Commentaries (1)
- Sāratthappakāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 雜阿含經 — Classical Chinese