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Sisapavanasutta 1.1-11

Sīsapāvanasutta 1.1-11

Language: Pāli

1.1

Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosambiyaṃ viharati sīsapāvane.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Kosambī in a rosewood grove.
In a Rosewood Forest

1.2

Atha kho bhagavā parittāni sīsapāpaṇṇāni pāṇinā gahetvā bhikkhū āmantesi:

Then the Buddha picked up a few rosewood leaves in his hand and addressed the mendicants:
In a Rosewood Forest

1.3

“Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave,

“What do you think, mendicants?
In a Rosewood Forest

1.4

katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ—

Which is more:
In a Rosewood Forest

1.5

yāni vā mayā parittāni sīsapāpaṇṇāni pāṇinā gahitāni yadidaṃ upari sīsapāvane”ti?

the few leaves in my hand, or those in the grove above?”
In a Rosewood Forest

1.6

“Appamattakāni, bhante, bhagavatā parittāni sīsapāpaṇṇāni pāṇinā gahitāni;

“Sir, the few leaves in your hand are a tiny amount.
In a Rosewood Forest

1.7

atha kho etāneva bahutarāni yadidaṃ upari sīsapāvane”ti.

There are far more leaves in the grove above.”
In a Rosewood Forest

1.8

“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, etadeva bahutaraṃ yaṃ vo mayā abhiññāya anakkhātaṃ.

“In the same way, there is much more that I have directly known but have not explained to you. What I have explained is a tiny amount.
In a Rosewood Forest

1.9

Kasmā cetaṃ, bhikkhave, mayā anakkhātaṃ?

And why haven’t I explained it?
In a Rosewood Forest

1.10

Na hetaṃ, bhikkhave, atthasaṃhitaṃ nādibrahmacariyakaṃ na nibbidāya na virāgāya na nirodhāya na upasamāya na abhiññāya na sambodhāya na nibbānāya saṃvattati;

Because it’s not beneficial or relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. It doesn’t lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
In a Rosewood Forest

1.11

tasmā taṃ mayā anakkhātaṃ.

That’s why I haven’t explained it.
In a Rosewood Forest

Translations (6)

Commentaries (1)

Sāratthappakāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

Linked texts (1)

雜阿含經 — Classical Chinese