Santatarasutta

Itivuttaka 73

So It Was Said 73

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

Santatarasutta

More Peaceful

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Rūpehi, bhikkhave, arūpā santatarā, arūpehi nirodho santataro”ti.

“Mendicants, formless states are more peaceful than states of form; cessation is more peaceful than formless states.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Ye ca rūpūpagā sattā,

“There are beings in the realm of luminous form,

ye ca arūpaṭṭhāyino;

and others stuck in the formless.

Nirodhaṁ appajānantā,

Not understanding cessation,

āgantāro punabbhavaṁ.

they return in future lives.

Ye ca rūpe pariññāya,

But the people who completely understand form,

arūpesu asaṇṭhitā;

not stuck in the formless,

Nirodhe ye vimuccanti,

released in cessation—

te janā maccuhāyino.

they are conquerors of death.

Kāyena amatadhātuṁ,

Having directly experienced
the element free of death,

phusayitvā nirūpadhiṁ;

free of attachments;

Upadhippaṭinissaggaṁ,

having realized relinquishment

sacchikatvā anāsavo;

of attachments, the undefiled

Deseti sammāsambuddho,

fully awakened Buddha teaches

asokaṁ virajaṁ padan”ti.

the sorrowless, stainless state.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Catutthaṁ.