1. Naḷavagga

1. A Reed

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.10

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1. Naḷavagga

1. A Reed

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Araññasutta

Wilderness

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:

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“Araññe viharantānaṁ,

“Living in the wilderness,

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santānaṁ brahmacārinaṁ;

peaceful spiritual practitioners

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Ekabhattaṁ bhuñjamānānaṁ,

eat just one meal a day:

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kena vaṇṇo pasīdatī”ti.

so why is their complexion so clear?”

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“Atītaṁ nānusocanti,

“They don’t grieve for the past,

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nappajappanti nāgataṁ;

nor do they pray for the future;

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Paccuppannena yāpenti,

they feed on whatever comes that day,

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tena vaṇṇo pasīdati.

that’s why their complexion’s so clear.

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Anāgatappajappāya,

Because they long for the future,

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atītassānusocanā;

and grieve for the past,

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Etena bālā sussanti,

fools wither away,

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naḷova harito luto”ti.

like a green reed mowed down.”

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Naḷavaggo paṭhamo.

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Tassuddānaṁ

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Oghaṁ nimokkhaṁ upaneyyaṁ,

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Accenti katichindi ca;

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Jāgaraṁ appaṭividitā,

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Susammuṭṭhā mānakāminā;

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Araññe dasamo vutto,

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Vaggo tena pavuccati.