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| − | On one occasion the [[Blessed One]] was staying among the [[Sakyans]] near [[Kapilavatthu]] in [[Nigrodha's Park]]. Then [[Nandiya]] the [[Sakyan]] went to the [[Blessed One]] and, on arrival, having [[bowed]] down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the [[Blessed One]], "[[Lord]], the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] in whom the factors of [[stream entry]] are altogether & in every way lacking: Is he called a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] who [[lives]] heedlessly?" | + | On one [[occasion]] the [[Blessed One]] was staying among the [[Sakyans]] near [[Kapilavatthu]] in [[Nigrodha's Park]]. Then [[Nandiya]] the [[Sakyan]] went to the [[Blessed One]] and, on arrival, having [[bowed]] down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the [[Blessed One]], "[[Lord]], the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] in whom the factors of [[stream entry]] are altogether & in every way lacking: Is he called a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] who [[lives]] heedlessly?" |
"[[Nandiya]], the [[person]] in whom the factors of [[stream entry]] are altogether & in every way lacking I call an outsider, one who stands in the faction of the run-of-the-mill. But as to how a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] [[lives]] heedlessly and heedfully, listen well and pay [[attention]], I will speak" | "[[Nandiya]], the [[person]] in whom the factors of [[stream entry]] are altogether & in every way lacking I call an outsider, one who stands in the faction of the run-of-the-mill. But as to how a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] [[lives]] heedlessly and heedfully, listen well and pay [[attention]], I will speak" | ||
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"As you say, [[lord]]," [[Nandiya]] the [[Sakyan]] responded. | "As you say, [[lord]]," [[Nandiya]] the [[Sakyan]] responded. | ||
| − | The [[Blessed One]] said, "And how, [[Nandiya]], does a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] live heedlessly? There is the case where a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the [[Awakened One]]: 'Indeed, the [[Blessed One]] is [[worthy]] and [[rightly self-awakened]], consummate in [[knowledge]] & conduct, well-gone, an expert with regard to the [[world]], unexcelled as a trainer for those [[people]] fit to be tamed, the [[Teacher]] of [[divine]] & [[human beings]], [[awakened]], blessed.' Content with that verified [[confidence]] in the [[Awakened One]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. | + | The [[Blessed One]] said, "And how, [[Nandiya]], does a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] live heedlessly? There is the case where a [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the [[Awakened One]]: 'Indeed, the [[Blessed One]] is [[worthy]] and [[rightly self-awakened]], [[consummate]] in [[knowledge]] & conduct, well-gone, an expert with regard to the [[world]], unexcelled as a trainer for those [[people]] fit to be tamed, the [[Teacher]] of [[divine]] & [[human beings]], [[awakened]], blessed.' Content with that verified [[confidence]] in the [[Awakened One]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. |
"Furthermore, the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the [[Dhamma]]: 'The [[Dhamma]] is well-expounded by the [[Blessed One]], to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be [[realized]] by the [[wise]] for themselves.' Content with that verified [[confidence]] in the [[Dhamma]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. | "Furthermore, the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the [[Dhamma]]: 'The [[Dhamma]] is well-expounded by the [[Blessed One]], to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be [[realized]] by the [[wise]] for themselves.' Content with that verified [[confidence]] in the [[Dhamma]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. | ||
| − | "Furthermore, the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the 'The [[Sangha]] of the Blessed One's [[disciples]] who have practiced well... who have practiced straight-forwardly... who have practiced methodically... who have practiced masterfully — in other words, the four types of [[noble]] [[disciples]] when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as {{Wiki|individual}} types — they are the [[Sangha]] of the Blessed One's [[disciples]]: [[worthy]] of gifts, [[worthy]] of [[hospitality]], [[worthy of offerings]], [[worthy]] of [[respect]], the incomparable [[field of merit]] for the [[world]].' Content with that verified [[confidence]] in the [[Sangha]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. | + | "Furthermore, the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with verified [[confidence]] in the 'The [[Sangha]] of the [[Blessed One's]] [[disciples]] who have practiced well... who have practiced straight-forwardly... who have practiced methodically... who have practiced masterfully — in other words, the four types of [[noble]] [[disciples]] when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as {{Wiki|individual}} types — they are the [[Sangha]] of the [[Blessed One's]] [[disciples]]: [[worthy]] of gifts, [[worthy]] of [[hospitality]], [[worthy of offerings]], [[worthy]] of [[respect]], the incomparable [[field of merit]] for the [[world]].' Content with that verified [[confidence]] in the [[Sangha]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. |
"Furthermore, the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with [[virtues]] that are appealing to the [[noble ones]]: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the [[wise]], untarnished, leading to [[concentration]]. Content with those [[virtues]] [[pleasing]] to the [[noble ones]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. | "Furthermore, the [[disciple]] of the [[noble ones]] is endowed with [[virtues]] that are appealing to the [[noble ones]]: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the [[wise]], untarnished, leading to [[concentration]]. Content with those [[virtues]] [[pleasing]] to the [[noble ones]], he does not exert himself further in [[solitude]] by day or [[seclusion]] by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no [[joy]]. There being no [[joy]], there is no [[rapture]]. There being no [[rapture]], there is no [[serenity]]. There being no [[serenity]], he dwells in [[pain]]. When pained, the [[mind]] does not become centered. When the [[mind]] is uncentered, [[phenomena]] do not become [[manifest]]. When [[phenomena]] are not [[manifest]], he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:29, 9 March 2015
Nandiya Sutta: To Nandiya
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
On one occasion the Blessed One was staying among the Sakyans near Kapilavatthu in Nigrodha's Park. Then Nandiya the Sakyan went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the Blessed One, "Lord, the disciple of the noble ones in whom the factors of stream entry are altogether & in every way lacking: Is he called a disciple of the noble ones who lives heedlessly?"
"Nandiya, the person in whom the factors of stream entry are altogether & in every way lacking I call an outsider, one who stands in the faction of the run-of-the-mill. But as to how a disciple of the noble ones lives heedlessly and heedfully, listen well and pay attention, I will speak"
"As you say, lord," Nandiya the Sakyan responded.
The Blessed One said, "And how, Nandiya, does a disciple of the noble ones live heedlessly? There is the case where a disciple of the noble ones is endowed with verified confidence in the Awakened One: 'Indeed, the Blessed One is worthy and rightly self-awakened, consummate in knowledge & conduct, well-gone, an expert with regard to the world, unexcelled as a trainer for those people fit to be tamed, the Teacher of divine & human beings, awakened, blessed.' Content with that verified confidence in the Awakened One, he does not exert himself further in solitude by day or seclusion by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no joy. There being no joy, there is no rapture. There being no rapture, there is no serenity. There being no serenity, he dwells in pain. When pained, the mind does not become centered. When the mind is uncentered, phenomena do not become manifest. When phenomena are not manifest, he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly.
"Furthermore, the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with verified confidence in the Dhamma: 'The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One, to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be realized by the wise for themselves.' Content with that verified confidence in the Dhamma, he does not exert himself further in solitude by day or seclusion by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no joy. There being no joy, there is no rapture. There being no rapture, there is no serenity. There being no serenity, he dwells in pain. When pained, the mind does not become centered. When the mind is uncentered, phenomena do not become manifest. When phenomena are not manifest, he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly.
"Furthermore, the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with verified confidence in the 'The Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced well... who have practiced straight-forwardly... who have practiced methodically... who have practiced masterfully — in other words, the four types of noble disciples when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as individual types — they are the Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples: worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of respect, the incomparable field of merit for the world.' Content with that verified confidence in the Sangha, he does not exert himself further in solitude by day or seclusion by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no joy. There being no joy, there is no rapture. There being no rapture, there is no serenity. There being no serenity, he dwells in pain. When pained, the mind does not become centered. When the mind is uncentered, phenomena do not become manifest. When phenomena are not manifest, he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly.
"Furthermore, the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with virtues that are appealing to the noble ones: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the wise, untarnished, leading to concentration. Content with those virtues pleasing to the noble ones, he does not exert himself further in solitude by day or seclusion by night. For him, living thus heedlessly, there is no joy. There being no joy, there is no rapture. There being no rapture, there is no serenity. There being no serenity, he dwells in pain. When pained, the mind does not become centered. When the mind is uncentered, phenomena do not become manifest. When phenomena are not manifest, he is reckoned simply as one who dwells heedlessly.
"This is how a disciple of the noble ones lives heedlessly.
"And how, Nandiya, does a disciple of the noble ones live heedfully? There is the case where a disciple of the noble ones is endowed with verified confidence in the Awakened One... Not content with that verified confidence in the Awakened One, he exerts himself further in solitude by day or seclusion by night. For him, living thus heedfully, joy arises. In one who has joy, rapture arises. In one who has rapture, the body becomes serene. When the body is serene, one feels pleasure. Feeling pleasure, the mind becomes centered. When the mind is centered, phenomena become manifest. When phenomena are manifest, he is reckoned as one who dwells heedfully.
"Furthermore, the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with verified confidence in the Dhamma... verified confidence in the Sangha... virtues that are appealing to the noble ones: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the wise, untarnished, leading to concentration. Not content with those virtues pleasing to the noble ones, he exerts himself further in solitude by day or seclusion by night. For him, living thus heedfully, joy arises. In one who has joy, rapture arises. In one who has rapture, the body becomes serene. When the body is serene, one feels pleasure. Feeling pleasure, the mind becomes centered. When the mind is centered, phenomena become manifest. When phenomena are manifest, he is reckoned as one who dwells heedfully.
"This is how a disciple of the noble ones lives heedfully."
