KN Kp: Khuddaka-pāṭha
| ♦ khuddakapāṭhapāḷi |
+KN Kp KN Kp 1: saraṇattayaṃ: going for refuge
| ♦ 1. saraṇattayaṃ n |
| ♦ buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (to the) Buddha (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (to the) Dharma (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (to the) Sangha (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ dutiyam-pi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (for a) second-time-also: (to the) Buddha (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ dutiyam-pi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (for a) second-time-also: (to the) Dharma (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ dutiyam-pi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (for a) second-time-also: (to the) Sangha (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ tatiyam-pi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (for a) third-time-also: (to the) Buddha (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ tatiyam-pi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (for a) third-time-also: (to the) Dharma (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ tatiyam-pi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. | (for a) third-time-also: (to the) Sangha (as a) refuge (I) go. | |
| ♦ saraṇattayaṃ VAR niṭṭhitaṃ. | refuge-going [discourse] (is) finished. | |
+KN Kp KN Kp 2: dasa-sikkhāpadaṃ: ten-training rules
| ♦ 2. dasa-sikkhāpadaṃ | Ten-training-rules [discourse] | |
| ♦ 1. pāṇ-ātipātā | 1. {killing}- living-beings; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 2. a-dinn’-ādānā | 2. [that which is] not-given-, taking (it); | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 3. a-brahmacariyā | 3. Non-chastity [not even a single lustful tought]; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 4. musā-vādā | 4. False-speech; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 5. surāmeraya-majja-pamād-aṭṭhānā | 5. alcoholic-beverages,(and)-intoxicants-(that cause)-heedless-behavior; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 6. vi-kāla-bhojanā | 6. wrong-time-eating [after noon up to sunrise]; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 7. nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanā | 7. dancing – singing – (listening to) music – watching-shows; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 8. mālā-gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūsanaṭṭhānā | 8. garlands – scents – cosmetics - , wearing – ornamenets – adornments; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 9. uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanā | 9. high-beds – luxurious-beds; | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ 10. jātarūpa-rajata-paṭiggahaṇā | 10. gold – , silver - , receiving (it), [including cash, equivalent currency] | |
| veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi. | abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | |
| ♦ dasasikkhāpadaṃ VAR niṭṭhitaṃ. | Ten-training-rules [discourse] (is) finished. | |
+0.1 – 8 and 5 precepts derived from this
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+§1.1 – (8 training precepts for laypeople, yogis)
Remove #10 from above.
Combine #7 and #8 into #7. #9 becomes #8.
+§1.2 – (5 training precepts for householders)
Same as first 5 from above, except for #3,
replace abrahmacariya with kāmesu-micchā-cārā,
which means “sensuality-wrong-conduct”,
the primary meaning is sexual misconduct that’s dishonorable,
unlawful in one’s culture.
Underage partner, partner who is married,
protected by parents or guardian, etc.
+KN Kp KN Kp 3: dva-t-tiṃsā-kāro
| ♦ 3. dva-t-tiṃsā-kāro n | The Thirty Two Fold Nature (two + thirty doings) | |
| ♦ atthi imasmiṃ kāye — | There are in this body: | |
| ♦ kesā lomā nakhā dantā taco, | hairs of the head, body hairs, nails, teeth, skin; | |
| ♦ maṃsaṃ nhāru VAR aṭṭhi VAR aṭṭhimiñjaṃ vakkaṃ, | flesh, sinews, bones, bone-marrow, kidneys; | |
| ♦ hadayaṃ yakanaṃ kilomakaṃ pihakaṃ papphāsaṃ, | heart, liver, pleura, spleen, lungs; | |
| ♦ antaṃ antaguṇaṃ udariyaṃ karīsaṃ matthaluṅgaṃ VAR, | intestines, mesentery, undigested food, excrement, brain; | |
| ♦ pittaṃ semhaṃ pubbo lohitaṃ sedo medo, | bile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat; | |
| ♦ assu vasā kheḷo siṅghāṇikā lasikā muttanti VAR . | tears, grease, spit, mucus, synovial fluid, urine; | |
| ♦ dvattiṃsākāro niṭṭhito. | thirty two fold nature [discouse] (is) finished. | |
+KN Kp KN Kp 4: kumāra-pañhā: questions for the boy
| ♦ 4. kumāra-pañhā | (for the) boy (there are) questions | |
| ♦ 1. “ekaṃ nāma kiṃ”? | one name. What (is it)? | |
| “sabbe sattā āhāra-ṭ-ṭhitikā”. | All beings; (on)-food-(they)-subsist. | |
| ♦ 2. “dve nāma kiṃ”? | two names. What (are they)? | |
| “nāmañ-ca rūpañ-ca”. | Name-and form. | |
| ♦ 3. “tīṇi nāma kiṃ”? | three names. What (are they)? | |
| “tisso vedanā”. | (The) three feelings. | |
| ♦ 4. “cattāri nāma kiṃ”? | four names. What (are they)? | |
| “cattāri ariya-saccāni”. | four noble-truths. | |
| ♦ 5. “pañca nāma kiṃ”? | five names. What (are they)? | |
| “pañc’-upādāna-k-khandhā”. | Five-clingable-aggregates | |
| ♦ 6. “cha nāma kiṃ”? | six names. What (are they)? | |
| “cha ajjhattikāni āyatanāni”. | six internal sense-spheres. | |
| ♦ 7. “satta nāma kiṃ”? | seven names. What (are they)? | |
| “satta bojjh-aṅgā”. | seven Awakening-factors. | |
| ♦ 8. “aṭṭha nāma kiṃ”? | eight names. What (are they)? | |
| “ariyo aṭṭh’-aṅgiko maggo”. | noble eight-factored path. | |
| ♦ 9. “nava nāma kiṃ”? | nine names. What (are they)? | |
| “nava satt’-āvāsā”. | nine {abodes of}-beings. | |
| ♦ 10. “dasa nāma kiṃ”? | ten names. What (are they)? | |
| “dasah-aṅgehi samannāgato ‘arahā’ti vuccatī”ti. | (with) ten-factors possessed, ‘worthy [arahant]’ (is what that’s) called. | |
| ♦ kumāra-pañhā niṭṭhitā. | Boy-questions [discourse] (is) finished. | |
+KN Kp KN Kp 5: maṅgala: blessings
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| ♦ 5. maṅgala-suttaṃ n | Blessings-discourse | |
| ♦ 1. evaṃ me sutaṃ — | Thus I heard: | |
| ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati | one time (the) blessed-One, near-Sāvatthi (he was) dwelling, | |
| jeta-vane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. | (in) Jeta’s-grove (at) Anāthapiṇḍika’s park. | |
| atha kho aññatarā devatā | Then a certain deity, | |
| abhikkantāya rattiyā | at-the-end (of the) night, | |
| abhikkanta-vaṇṇā | (with his) surpassing-beauty, | |
| kevala-kappaṃ jeta-vanaṃ obhāsetvā | (the) entire-region (of) Jeta’s-grove (he) illuminated, | |
| yena bhagavā ten'-upasaṅkami; | then (towards the) blessed-one (he) approached; | |
| upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ | having-approached (the) blessed-one, | |
| abhivādetvā ekam-antaṃ aṭṭhāsi. | (having) worshipped (him), (to) one-side (he) stood. | |
| ekam-antaṃ ṭhitā kho sā | (from) one-side (where he was) standing *** ** | |
| devatā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi — | (the) deity (to) the-blessed-one, (in) verse, (he) recited - |
+§2.1 – (verse)
| ♦ 2. ♦ “bahū devā manussā ca, |
“Many (are the) deities {and} men **, | |
| maṅgalāni acintayuṃ. | blessings (they have) thought (about). | |
| ♦ ākaṅkhamānā sotthānaṃ, | hoping (for) safety: | |
| brūhi maṅgalam-uttamaṃ”. | now-please-say (what is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate?” | |
| ♦ 3. ♦ “a-sevanā ca bālānaṃ, |
“Not-associating with fools, | |
| paṇḍitānañ-ca sevanā. | (with the) [wise]-pundits associating, | |
| ♦ pūjā ca pūjaneyyānaṃ, | honouring (those) ** worthy-of-honour: | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 4. ♦ “patirūpa-desa-vāso ca, |
“suitable-place;-living [there] **, | |
| pubbe ca kata-puññatā. | previous ** having-done--meritorious-deeds, | |
| ♦ atta-sammā-paṇidhi ca, | (for) oneself-(having)-right-aspiration **: | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 5. ♦ “bāhu-saccañ-ca sippañca, |
“(Having) great-learning-and craft, | |
| vinayo ca su-sikkhito. | (being) disciplined and well-trained, | |
| ♦ su-bhāsitā ca yā vācā, | {and} well-spoken ** (are) whatever (one) vocalizes: | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 6. ♦ “mātā-pitu upaṭṭhānaṃ, |
“(one’s) mother-(and)-father; attending (upon them), | |
| putta-dārassa saṅgaho. | (one's) sons-(and)-wife; looking-after (them), | |
| ♦ an-ākulā ca kammantā, | (having) non-confusing ** work, | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 7. ♦ “dānañ-ca dhamma-cariyā ca, |
“donation-(Giving),-and [proper] Dharma-living, | |
| ñātakānañ-ca saṅgaho. | {and} (one’s) relatives; looking-after (them), | |
| ♦ an-avajjāni kammāni, | [performing] un-blameable actions: | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 8. ♦ “āratī viratī pāpā, |
“Abstaining (from), refraining (from) evil [deeds], | |
| majjapānā ca saṃyamo. | intoxicating-drink; restrained (from using them). | |
| ♦ appamādo ca dhammesu, | (being) assiduous ** (regarding all) [proper] Dharmas: | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 9. ♦ “gāravo ca nivāto ca, |
“(Having) respect and (being) humble **, | |
| santuṭṭhi ca kataññutā. | (being) satisfied and grateful, | |
| ♦ kālena dhamma-s-savanaṃ, | (at the) proper-time, (doing) Dharma-listening: | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 10. ♦ “khantī ca sovacassatā, |
“(having) patient-endurance (and) easily-spoken-to, | |
| samaṇānañ-ca dassanaṃ. | ascetics-** (having) sight (of them), | |
| ♦ kālena dhamma-sākacchā, | (at the) proper-time, (doing) Dharma-discussion, | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 11. ♦ “tapo ca brahma-cariyañca, |
“Austerity and spiritual-living, | |
| ariya-saccāna dassanaṃ. | noble-truths; (having [right]) view (of them). | |
| ♦ nibbāna-sacchi-kiriyā ca, | nirvana;-experiencing (that) **, | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 12. ♦ “phuṭṭhassa loka-dhammehi, |
“(when) touched (by) worldly-dharmas, | |
| cittaṃ yassa na kampati. | mind (of) his (does) not waver. | |
| ♦ a-sokaṃ vi-rajaṃ khemaṃ, | sorrow-less, dust-less, secure, | |
| etaṃ maṅgalam-uttamaṃ. | this (is a) blessing-(that is the)-ultimate. | |
| ♦ 13. ♦ “etā-disāni katvāna, |
“this-direction (having been) done, | |
| sabbattham-a-parājitā. | everywhere-un-defeated, | |
| ♦ sabbattha sotthiṃ gacchanti, | everywhere; (in) safety (they) go: | |
| for them this blessing-(is the)-ultimate.” | ||
| ♦ maṅgala-suttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ. | Blessings-dicourse (is) finished. | |
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+KN Kp KN Kp 6: ratana-suttaṃ: treasure
| (trans. B. Anandajoti) |
| ♦ 6. ratanasuttaṃ n | The Discourse on the Treasures | |
| ♦ 1. yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni, | Whatever beings have come together here, | |
| bhummāni VAR vā yāni va antalikkhe. | whether of the earth or in the firmament, | |
| ♦ sabbeva bhūtā sumanā bhavantu, | may the minds of all those beings be happy, | |
| athopi sakkacca suṇantu bhāsitaṃ. | and may they listen carefully to what is said. | |
| ♦ 2. tasmā hi bhūtā nisāmetha sabbe, | Therefore, all of you beings, be attentive, | |
| mettaṃ karotha mānusiyā pajāya. | be friendly towards this generation of men, | |
| ♦ divā ca ratto ca haranti ye baliṃ, | they who bring offerings by day and by night, | |
| tasmā hi ne rakkhatha appamattā. | as they are heedful please protect them. | |
| ♦ 3. yaṃ kiñci vittaṃ idha vā huraṃ vā, | Whatever riches there are—here or hereafter | |
| saggesu vā yaṃ ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ. | or in the heavens—that excellent treasure | |
| ♦ na no samaṃ atthi tathāgatena, | is not equal unto the Realised One— | |
| idampi buddhe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ. | this excellent treasure is in the Buddha: | |
| ♦ etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 4. khayaṃ virāgaṃ amataṃ paṇītaṃ, | Craving’s end, dispassion, deathlessness, excellence— | |
| yadajjhagā sakyamunī samāhito. | that which the concentrated Sakyan sage attained— | |
| ♦ na tena dhammena samatthi kiñci, | there is nothing that is equal to the Dhamma— | |
| idampi dhamme ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ. | this excellent treasure is in the Dhamma: | |
| ♦ etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 5. yaṃ buddha-seṭṭho parivaṇṇayī suciṃ, | That which the great Buddha praised as being pure— | |
| samādhim-ānantarik-aññam-āhu. | the concentration said to have immediate result— | |
| ♦ samādhinā tena samo na vijjati, | no equal to that concentration is found— | |
| idampi dhamme ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ. | this excellent treasure is in the Dhamma: | |
| ♦ etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 6. ye puggalā aṭṭha sataṃ pasatthā, | Those eight individuals praised by the good— | |
| cattāri etāni yugāni honti. | there are these four pairs of persons— | |
| ♦ te dakkhiṇeyyā sugatassa sāvakā, | those disciples of the Fortunate One are worthy of gifts, | |
| etesu dinnāni maha-p-phalāni. | those things that have been given to them have great fruit— | |
| ♦ idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Sangha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 7. ye suppayuttā manasā daḷhena, | Those who have firm minds that are devoted to | |
| nikkāmino gotama-sāsanamhi. | Gotama’s teaching, being free from sense desire— | |
| ♦ te pattipattā amataṃ vigayha, | having attained and entered the deathless— | |
| laddhā mudhā nibbutiṃ VAR bhuñjamānā. | are enjoying the stillness, obtained for free— | |
| ♦ idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Sangha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 8. yathindakhīlo pathavissito VAR siyā, | Just as a locking post stuck fast in the earth | |
| catubbhi vātehi asampakampiyo. | does not waver on account of the four winds, | |
| ♦ tathūpamaṃ sappurisaṃ vadāmi, | just like this, I say, is the person who is true, | |
| yo ariyasaccāni avecca passati. | the one who sees the noble truths completely— | |
| ♦ idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Sangha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 9. ye ariya-saccāni vibhāvayanti, | Those who clearly distinguish the noble truths, | |
| gambhīra-paññena sudesitāni. | which have been well preached by the one with great wisdom, | |
| ♦ kiñcāpi te honti bhusaṃ pamattā, | no matter how great they become in heedlessness | |
| na te bhavaṃ aṭṭhamam-ādiyanti. | still they do not take up an eighth existence— | |
| ♦ idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Sangha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 10. sahāvassa dassana-sampadāya VAR, | Together with his attainment of seeing Emancipation | |
| tayassu dhammā jahitā bhavanti. | there are three things that are given up: | |
| ♦ sakkāya-diṭṭhī vicikicchitañca, | embodiment view, uncertainty, and | |
| sīlabbataṃ vāpi yadatthi kiñci. | whatever grasping at virtue and practices there is. | |
| ♦ 11. catūhapāyehi ca vippamutto, | He is free from rebirth in the four lower worlds, | |
| chaccābhiṭhānāni VAR abhabba kātuṃ VAR . | and he is incapable of the six great crimes— | |
| ♦ idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Sangha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 12. kiñcāpi so kamma VAR karoti pāpakaṃ, | Whatever bad actions he performs | |
| kāyena vācā uda cetasā vā. | by way of body, speech, or mind, | |
| ♦ abhabba VAR so tassa paṭicchadāya VAR, | he is incapable of covering it up: | |
| abhabbatā diṭṭhapadassa vuttā. | this incapacity is said of one who has seen the state of peace— | |
| ♦ idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Sangha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 13. vanappagumbe yatha VAR phussitagge, | Just like a tall woodland tree crowned with flowers | |
| gimhānamāse paṭhamasmiṃ VAR gimhe. | in the summer months, in the early summer, | |
| ♦ tathūpamaṃ dhammavaraṃ adesayi VAR, | just like this he preached the Dhamma which is best, | |
| nibbānagāmiṃ paramaṃ hitāya. | which goes to Emancipation, the highest benefit— | |
| ♦ idampi buddhe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Buddha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 14. varo varaññū varado varāharo, | The best one, knowing the best, gave the best, brought the best, | |
| anuttaro dhamma-varaṃ adesayi. | he preached the best Dhamma, which is unsurpassed— | |
| ♦ idampi buddhe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Buddha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 15. khīṇaṃ purāṇaṃ nava natthi sambhavaṃ, | The old is destroyed, and nothing new is produced, | |
| viratta-citt'-āyatike bhavasmiṃ. | their minds are unexcited by future rebirth, | |
| ♦ te khīṇa-bījā avirūḷhi-chandā, | they have destroyed the seeds, and have no desire for growth, | |
| nibbanti dhīrā yathāyaṃ VAR padīpo. | the wise are still, just as this lamp is still— | |
| ♦ idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, | this excellent treasure is in the Sangha: | |
| etena saccena suvatthi hotu. | by virtue of this truth may there be safety! | |
| Spoken by Sakka, lord of the gods: | ||
| ♦ 16. yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni, | Whatever beings have come together here, | |
| bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe. | whether of the earth or in the firmament, | |
| ♦ tathāgataṃ devamanussapūjitaṃ, | we all revere the realised Buddha who is | |
| buddhaṃ namassāma suvatthi hotu. | honoured by gods and men—may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 17. yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni, | Whatever beings have come together here, | |
| bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe. | whether of the earth or in the firmament, | |
| ♦ tathāgataṃ devamanussapūjitaṃ, | we all revere the realised Dhamma which is | |
| dhammaṃ namassāma suvatthi hotu. | honoured by gods and men—may there be safety! | |
| ♦ 18. yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni, | Whatever beings have come together here, | |
| bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe. | whether of the earth or in the firmament, | |
| ♦ tathāgataṃ devamanussapūjitaṃ, | we all revere the realised Sangha which is | |
| saṅghaṃ namassāma suvatthi hotūti. | honoured by gods and men—may there be safety! | |
| ♦ ratanasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ. | The Discourse on the Treasures is Finished | |
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+KN Kp KN Kp 7: tirokuṭṭa-suttaṃ: beyond the walls
| (trans. B. Anandajoti) | ||
| ♦ 7. tirokuṭṭasuttaṃ | The Beyond the Walls Discourse | |
| ♦ 1. | They stand beyond the walls, | |
| and at the junctions and crossroads, | ||
| ♦ tirokuṭṭesu tiṭṭhanti, sandhisiṅghāṭakesu ca. | they stand at the door-posts, | |
| ♦ dvārabāhāsu tiṭṭhanti, āgantvāna sakaṃ gharaṃ. | having come to their former homes. | |
| But when abundant food and drink, | ||
| ♦ 2. | both staple and non-staple, is prepared, | |
| no one remembers these | ||
| ♦ pahūte annapānamhi, khajjabhojje upaṭṭhite. | beings, because of their past unwholesome deeds, | |
| ♦ na tesaṃ koci sarati, sattānaṃ kammapaccayā. | Thus those who are compassionate | |
| give to their departed relatives, | ||
| ♦ 3. | at the right time, pure, excellent, | |
| ♦ evaṃ dadanti ñātīnaṃ, ye honti anukampakā. | suitable drink and food. | |
| Thinking: “May this go to our relatives, | ||
| ♦ suciṃ paṇītaṃ kālena, kappiyaṃ pānabhojanaṃ. | may our relatives be happy!” | |
| Those who have gathered, | ||
| ♦ idaṃ vo ñātīnaṃ hotu, sukhitā hontu ñātayo. | the departed relatives who have assembled | |
| around the food and drink, | ||
| ♦ 4. | respectfully offer their thanks: | |
| ♦ te ca tattha samāgantvā, ñātipetā samāgatā. | saying: “ May our relatives live long! | |
| Those to whom we owe this gain, | ||
| ♦ pahūte annapānamhi, sakkaccaṃ anumodare. | for we have been honoured, | |
| ♦ 5. | those who give are not without reward!” | |
| For in that place there is no ploughing, | ||
| ♦ ciraṃ jīvantu no ñātī, yesaṃ hetu labhāmase. | and cattle-rearing is not found there, | |
| similarly there is no trading, | ||
| ♦ amhākañca katā pūjā, dāyakā ca anipphalā. | or buying and selling of gold. | |
| ♦ 6. | The departed in that place who have died, have to subsist on gifts. | |
| Just as water that rains on the highlands, flows down to the lowlands, | ||
| ♦ na hi tattha kasi VAR atthi, gorakkhettha na vijjati. | so too what has been given here | |
| ♦ vaṇijjā tādisī natthi, hiraññena kayokayaṃ VAR . | is of benefit to the departed. | |
| Just as rivers that are full | ||
| ♦ ito dinnena yāpenti, petā kālaṅkatā VAR tahiṃ. | flow and fill up the ocean, | |
| so too what has been given here | ||
| ♦ 7. | is of benefit to the departed. | |
| ♦ unname udakaṃ vuṭṭhaṃ, yathā ninnaṃ pavattati. | Thinking: “He gave to me, he worked for me, | |
| he was my relative, my friend, my companion,” | ||
| ♦ evameva ito dinnaṃ, petānaṃ upakappati. | he should give gifts for the departed, | |
| ♦ 8. | remembering what they have done before. | |
| For no tears, or grief, | ||
| ♦ yathā vārivahā pūrā, paripūrenti sāgaraṃ. | or any other lamentations, | |
| are of any use to the departed, | ||
| ♦ evameva ito dinnaṃ, petānaṃ upakappati. | as long as their relatives continue grieving in this way. | |
| ♦ 9. | But that gift that has been given, | |
| and well placed in the Sangha, | ||
| ♦ adāsi me akāsi me, ñātimittā VAR sakhā ca me. | is of benefit to them for a long time, | |
| ♦ petānaṃ dakkhiṇaṃ dajjā, pubbe katamanussaraṃ. | immediately it is of benefit. | |
| This then is the definition of a relative’s duties— | ||
| ♦ 10. | and by this great honour has been done to the departed, | |
| strength has also been given to the monks, | ||
| ♦ na hi ruṇṇaṃ vā soko vā, yā caññā paridevanā. | and no little merit has been produced by you! | |
| ♦ na taṃ petānamatthāya, evaṃ tiṭṭhanti ñātayo. | The Beyond the Walls Discourse is Finished | |
| ♦ 11. | ||
| ♦ ayañca kho dakkhiṇā dinnā, saṅghamhi suppatiṭṭhitā. | ||
| ♦ dīgharattaṃ hitāyassa, ṭhānaso upakappati. | ||
| ♦ 12. | ||
| ♦ so ñātidhammo ca ayaṃ nidassito, petāna pūjā ca katā uḷārā. | ||
| ♦ balañca bhikkhūnamanuppadinnaṃ VAR, tumhehi puññaṃ pasutaṃ anappakanti. | ||
| ♦ tirokuṭṭasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ. | ||
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+KN Kp KN Kp 8: nidhikaṇḍa-suttaṃ: savings discourse
| (trans. B. Anandajoti) | ||
| ♦ 8. nidhikaṇḍasuttaṃ n | The Discourse on the Amount of Savings | |
| ♦ 1. | A man stores his savings | |
| in a deep pit close to water thinking: | ||
| ♦ nidhiṃ nidheti puriso, gambhīre odakantike. | “When a duty or need has arisen | |
| ♦ atthe kicce samuppanne, atthāya me bhavissati. | it will be there to help me, | |
| to free me from a king if slandered, or from molestation | ||
| ♦ 2. | from a thief, or from a debt, or famine, or accident.” | |
| ♦ rājato vā duruttassa, corato pīḷitassa vā. | For this kind of help, savings are stored up in the world. | |
| Although it is well stored | ||
| ♦ iṇassa vā pamokkhāya, dubbhikkhe āpadāsu vā. | in a deep pit, close to water, | |
| ♦ etadatthāya lokasmiṃ, nidhi nāma nidhīyati. | still, it cannot help him in all things on every occasion, | |
| for perhaps those savings are removed from that place, | ||
| ♦ 3. | or he forgets the signs telling where they lie, | |
| or nāgas take them away, | ||
| ♦ tāvassunihito VAR santo, gambhīre odakantike. | or yakkhas carry them off, | |
| ♦ na sabbo sabbadā eva, tassa taṃ upakappati. | or the heirs he dislikes | |
| extract them unseen, | ||
| ♦ 4. | and when his merit comes to an end | |
| ♦ nidhi vā ṭhānā cavati, saññā vāssa vimuyhati. | all of it will be destroyed. | |
| But that woman or man who through giving, virtue, | ||
| ♦ nāgā vā apanāmenti, yakkhā vāpi haranti naṃ. | restraint, and self-control has well stored up his savings, | |
| placing them in a shrine, or in the Sangha, | ||
| ♦ 5. | or in an individual, or a guest, | |
| ♦ appiyā vāpi dāyādā, uddharanti apassato. | or in his mother or father, | |
| also in an elder brother, | ||
| ♦ yadā puññakkhayo hoti, sabbametaṃ vinassati. | those savings are well stored up, | |
| ♦ 6. | they follow one, they do not decay. | |
| Riches he gives up when he has to leave this life | ||
| ♦ yassa dānena sīlena, saṃyamena damena ca. | but this goes along with him. | |
| It is not shared with others, | ||
| ♦ nidhī sunihito hoti, itthiyā purisassa vā. | no thief carries those savings away, | |
| ♦ 7. | the wise man should make merit, | |
| for those savings follow one along. | ||
| ♦ cetiyamhi ca saṅghe vā, puggale atithīsu vā. | These savings satisfy every desire of gods and men, | |
| whatever they wish for, | ||
| ♦ mātari pitari cāpi VAR, atho jeṭṭhamhi bhātari. | through this merit they receive all. | |
| ♦ 8. | A good appearance, a good voice, | |
| a good shape, a good form, | ||
| ♦ eso nidhi sunihito, ajeyyo anugāmiko. | sovereignty, and a retinue, | |
| ♦ pahāya gamanīyesu, etaṃ ādāya gacchati. | through this merit they receive all. | |
| A local kingship, an empire, | ||
| ♦ 9. | and whatever happiness a Wheel-Rolling King has, | |
| also godly kingship in the heavens, | ||
| ♦ asādhāraṇamaññesaṃ, acorāharaṇo nidhi. | through this merit they receive all. | |
| ♦ kayirātha dhīro puññāni, yo nidhi anugāmiko. | Human good fortune, | |
| delight in the world of the gods, | ||
| ♦ 10. | even the attainment of Emancipation, | |
| ♦ esa devamanussānaṃ, sabbakāmadado nidhi. | through this merit they receive all. | |
| With the attainment of good friends, | ||
| ♦ yaṃ yadevābhipatthenti, sabbametena labbhati. | devotion to systematic thought, | |
| there is the power of understanding and freedom, | ||
| ♦ 11. | through this merit they receive all. | |
| ♦ suvaṇṇatā susaratā, susaṇṭhānā surūpatā VAR . | The discriminations, and the liberations, | |
| and whatever perfections the disciples have, | ||
| ♦ ādhipaccaparivāro, sabbametena labbhati. | Independent Awakening, the Buddhas’ ground, | |
| ♦ 12. | through this merit they receive all. | |
| So this is of great benefit, | ||
| ♦ padesarajjaṃ issariyaṃ, cakkavattisukhaṃ piyaṃ. | that is to say, the attainment of merit, | |
| ♦ devarajjampi dibbesu, sabbametena labbhati. | therefore the wise and intelligent always praise the making of merit. | |
| ♦ 13. | The Discourse on the Amount of Savings is Finished | |
| ♦ mānussikā ca sampatti, devaloke ca yā rati. | ||
| ♦ yā ca nibbānasampatti, sabbametena labbhati. | ||
| ♦ 14. | ||
| ♦ mittasampadamāgamma, yonisova VAR payuñjato. | ||
| ♦ vijjā vimutti vasībhāvo, sabbametena labbhati. | ||
| ♦ 15. | ||
| ♦ paṭisambhidā vimokkhā ca, yā ca sāvakapāramī. | ||
| ♦ paccekabodhi buddhabhūmi, sabbametena labbhati. | ||
| ♦ 16. | ||
| ♦ evaṃ mahatthikā esā, yadidaṃ puññasampadā. | ||
| ♦ tasmā dhīrā pasaṃsanti, paṇḍitā katapuññatanti. | ||
| ♦ nidhikaṇḍasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ. | ||
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+KN Kp KN Kp 9: metta-suttaṃ: friendly-kindness
| ♦ 9. mettasuttaṃ n | The Discourse on Friendliness Meditation |
| “Karaṇīyamatthakusalena, | This is what should be done by those who are skilled in goodness, | |
| Yanta santaṁ padaṁ abhisamecca; | and have known the state of peace. | |
| Sakko ujū ca suhujū ca, | Let them be able and upright, very upright, | |
| Sūvaco cassa mudu anatimānī. | easy to speak to, gentle and humble; | |
| Santussako ca subharo ca, | content and unburdensome, | |
| Appakicco ca sallahukavutti; | unbusied, living lightly, | |
| Santindriyo ca nipako ca, | alert, with senses calmed, | |
| Appagabbho kulesvananugiddho. | courteous, not fawning on families. | |
| Na ca khuddamācare kiñci, | Let them not do the slightest thing | |
| Yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṁ; | that others might blame with reason. | |
| Sukhino va khemino hontu, | May they be happy and safe! | |
| Sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā. | May all beings be happy! | |
| Ye keci pāṇabhūtatthi, | Whatever living creatures there are | |
| Tasā vā thāvarā vanavasesā; | with not a one left out— | |
| Dīghā vā ye va mahantā, | frail or firm, long or large, | |
| Majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā. | medium, small, tiny or round, | |
| Diṭṭhā vā ye va adiṭṭhā, | visible or invisible, | |
| Ye va dūre vasanti avidūre; | living far or near, | |
| Bhūtā va sambhavesī va, | those born or to be born: | |
| Sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā. | May all beings be happy! | |
| Na paro paraṁ nikubbetha, | Let none turn from another, | |
| Nātimaññetha katthaci na kañci; | nor look down on anyone anywhere. | |
| Byārosanā paṭigha-sañña, | Though provoked or aggrieved, | |
| Nāññamaññassa dukkham-iccheyya. | let them not wish pain on each other. | |
| Mātā yathā niyaṁ puttam | Even as a mother would protect her own child, | |
| Āyusā eka-puttam-anu-rakkhe; | her only child, at the risk of her own life, | |
| Evam-pi sabba-bhūtesu, | so too towards all creatures [, for their safety and happiness, ] | |
| Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ. | [You] should develop [and protect your] unlimited heart. | |
| Mettañca sabbalokasmi, | With Friendly-kindness for the whole world, | |
| Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ; | develop an unlimited heart. | |
| Uddhaṁ adho ca tiriyañca, | Above, below, all round, | |
| Asambādhaṁ a-veram-a-sapattaṁ. | unconstricted, without vengeful-animosity or hostility. | |
| Tiṭṭhaṁ caraṁ nisinno va, | When standing, walking, sitting, | |
| Sayāno yāvatāssa vitamiddho; | or lying down while yet unweary, | |
| Etaṁ satiṁ adhiṭṭheyya, | One is strongly determined to maintain this remembrance [of Dharma on metta], | |
| Brahmametaṁ vihāram-idhamāhu. | for this, they say, is a holy abiding in this life. | |
| Diṭṭhiñca anupaggamma, | Avoiding harmful views, | |
| Sīlavā dassanena sampanno; | virtuous, accomplished in insight, | |
| Kāmesu vinaya gedhaṁ, | with greed for sensuality removed, | |
| Na hi jātuggabbhaseyya punaretī”ti. | they never come back to a womb again. | |
(end of sutta⏹️)
This sutta is the same as Snp 1.8
| ♦ mettasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ. | ||
| ♦ khuddakapāṭhapāḷi niṭṭhitā. | ||
KN 1.2 dasa-sikkhā-padaṃ
| KN 1.2 ten-training-precepts | ||
♦ 1. pāṇ-ātipātā
| 1. {killing}- living-beings; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 2. a-dinn’-ādānā
| 2. [that which is] not-given-, taking (it); |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 3. a-brahmacariyā
| 3. Non-chastity [not even a single lustful tought]; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 4. musā-vādā
| 4. False-speech; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 5. surāmeraya-majja-pamād-aṭṭhānā
| 5. alcoholic-beverages,(and)-intoxicants-(that cause)-heedless-behavior; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 6. vi-kāla-bhojanā
| 6. wrong-time-eating [after noon up to sunrise]; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 7. nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanā
| 7. dancing – singing – (listening to) music – watching-shows; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 8. mālā-gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūsanaṭṭhānā
| 8. garlands – scents – cosmetics - , wearing – ornamenets – adornments; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 9. uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanā
| 9. high-beds – luxurious-beds; |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. |
♦ 10. jātarūpa-rajata-paṭiggahaṇā
| 10. gold – , silver - , receiving (it), [including cash, equivalent currency] |
veramaṇī-sikkhā-padaṃ samādiyāmi.
| abstaining (from it) – (this) training-precept (I) undertake. | ||
(8 training precepts for laypeople, yogis)
Remove #10 from above.
Combine #7 and #8 into #7. #9 becomes #8.
(5 training precepts for householders)
Same as first 5 from above, except for #3,
replace abrahmacariya with kāmesu-micchā-cārā,
which means “sensuality-wrong-conduct”,
the primary meaning is sexual misconduct that’s dishonorable,
unlawful in one’s culture.
Underage partner, partner who is married,
protected by parents or guardian, etc.
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1 – misc.
+2 – about KN Kp
Khuddakapātha
One of the fifteen books of the Khuddaka Nikāya,
generally mentioned first in this list (E.g.,
DA.i.17).
Its rightful claim to be included as part of the Tipitaka was
disputed both by the Dīghabhānakas and the Majjhimabhānakas (DA.i.15).
It is generally acknowledged (for a discussion see Law,
Pāli Lit., i.7f; 34f) that the work is of later composition and that it contains extracts from earlier works.
It may have been composed in Ceylon, and it is significant that
its first mention as a canonical book should occur only in the commentaries.
It is not mentioned even in the Milindapañha.
The book consists of nine sections on texts:
Saranattaya,
Dasasikkhā-pada,
Dvattimsākāra,
Kumārapañha,
and five suttas:
Mangala,
Ratana,
Tirokudda,
Nidhikanda, and
Metta
- all found elsewhere in the canon.
According to the Commentary the book derives its name from the first four texts,
which are shorter than the remaining five.
KhpA.13.
The Commentary was written by Buddhaghosa.
See also Gv.59, 68.