5. Papātavagga — Tripiṭaka Reader

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.44

Linked Discourses 56.44

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5. Papātavagga

5. A Cliff

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Kūṭāgārasutta

A Bungalow

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“Yo hi, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadeyya:

“Mendicants, suppose someone were to say:

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‘ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca …pe… dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti—

‘Without truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’

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netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.

That is not possible.

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Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya:

It’s as if someone were to say:

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‘ahaṁ kūṭāgārassa heṭṭhimaṁ gharaṁ akaritvā uparimaṁ gharaṁ āropessāmī’ti—

‘Before the lower story of a bungalow is built, I will hoist up the upper story.’

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netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati;

That is not possible.

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evameva kho, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya:

In the same way, suppose someone were to say:

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‘ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca …pe… dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti—

‘Without truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’

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netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.

That is not possible.

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Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadeyya:

But suppose someone were to say:

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‘ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca …pe… dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti—

‘After truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’

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ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.

That is possible.

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Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya:

It’s as if someone were to say:

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‘ahaṁ kūṭāgārassa heṭṭhimaṁ gharaṁ karitvā uparimaṁ gharaṁ āropessāmī’ti—

‘After the lower story of a bungalow is built, I will hoist up the upper story.’

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ṭhānametaṁ vijjati;

That is possible.

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evameva kho, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya:

In the same way, suppose someone were to say:

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‘ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca …pe… dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti—

‘After truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’

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ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.

That is possible.

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Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.

That’s why you should practice meditation …”

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Catutthaṁ.