Giñjakāvasathasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.13

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2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Giñjakāvasathasutta

In the Brick Hall

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā ñātike viharati giñjakāvasathe.

At one time the Buddha was staying at Ñātika in the brick house.

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Mendicants!”

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:

“Dhātuṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati saññā, uppajjati diṭṭhi, uppajjati vitakko”ti.

“Mendicants, an element gives rise to a perception, a view, and a thought.”

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā kaccāno bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, Venerable Kaccāna said to the Buddha,

“yāyaṁ, bhante, diṭṭhi:

“Sir, regarding

‘asammāsambuddhesu sammāsambuddhā’ti, ayaṁ nu kho, bhante, diṭṭhi kiṁ paṭicca paññāyatī”ti?

those who are not fully awakened Buddhas, there is a view that they are in fact fully awakened Buddhas. Due to what does this view appear?”

“Mahati kho esā, kaccāna, dhātu yadidaṁ avijjādhātu.

“It’s a mighty thing, Kaccāna, the element of ignorance.

Hīnaṁ, kaccāna, dhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati hīnā saññā, hīnā diṭṭhi, hīno vitakko, hīnā cetanā, hīnā patthanā, hīno paṇidhi, hīno puggalo, hīnā vācā;

An inferior element gives rise to inferior perception, inferior view, inferior thought, inferior intention, inferior aim, inferior wish, an inferior person, and inferior speech.

hīnaṁ ācikkhati deseti paññapeti paṭṭhapeti vivarati vibhajati uttānīkaroti;

One explains, teaches, asserts, establishes, clarifies, analyzes, and discloses the inferior.

hīnā tassa upapattīti vadāmi.

I say that their rebirth is inferior.

Majjhimaṁ, kaccāna, dhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati majjhimā saññā, majjhimā diṭṭhi, majjhimo vitakko, majjhimā cetanā, majjhimā patthanā, majjhimo paṇidhi, majjhimo puggalo, majjhimā vācā;

A middling element gives rise to middling perception, middling view, middling thought, middling intention, middling aim, middling wish, a middling person, and middling speech.

majjhimaṁ ācikkhati deseti paññapeti paṭṭhapeti vivarati vibhajati uttānīkaroti;

One explains, teaches, asserts, establishes, clarifies, analyzes, and discloses the middling.

majjhimā tassa upapattīti vadāmi.

I say that their rebirth is middling.

Paṇītaṁ, kaccāna, dhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati paṇītā saññā, paṇītā diṭṭhi, paṇīto vitakko, paṇītā cetanā, paṇītā patthanā, paṇīto paṇidhi, paṇīto puggalo, paṇītā vācā;

A superior element gives rise to superior perception, superior view, superior thought, superior intention, superior aim, superior wish, a superior person, and superior speech.

paṇītaṁ ācikkhati deseti paññapeti paṭṭhapeti vivarati vibhajati uttānīkaroti;

One explains, teaches, asserts, establishes, clarifies, analyzes, and discloses the superior.

paṇītā tassa upapattīti vadāmī”ti.

I say that their rebirth is superior.”

Tatiyaṁ.