Paṭhamakoṭigāmasutta — Reader

At the Village of Koṭi (1st)

Paṭhamakoṭigāmasutta

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Vajjis at the village of Koṭi. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants: “Mendicants, due to not understanding and not penetrating four noble truths, both you and I have wandered and transmigrated for such a very long time. What four?

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vajjīsu viharati koṭigāme. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “catunnaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasaccānaṁ ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca. Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?

The noble truths of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.

Dukkhassa, bhikkhave, ariyasaccassa ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca. Dukkhasamudayassa ariyasaccassa …pe… dukkhanirodhassa ariyasaccassa …pe… dukkhanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya ariyasaccassa ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca.

These noble truths of suffering, origin, cessation, and the path have been understood and comprehended. Craving for continued existence has been cut off; the leash to existence is ended; now there’ll be no more future lives.”

Tayidaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ anubuddhaṁ paṭividdhaṁ, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ anubuddhaṁ paṭividdhaṁ, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ anubuddhaṁ paṭividdhaṁ, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ anubuddhaṁ paṭividdhaṁ; ucchinnā bhavataṇhā, khīṇā bhavanetti; natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.

That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say: “Because of not truly seeing the four noble truths,

Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā: “Catunnaṁ ariyasaccānaṁ, Yathābhūtaṁ adassanā;

we have transmigrated for a long time from one rebirth to the next. But now that these truths have been seen, the leash to existence is eradicated.

Saṁsitaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ, Tāsu tāsveva jātisu. Tāni etāni diṭṭhāni, bhavanetti samūhatā;

The root of suffering is cut off, now there’ll be no more future lives.”

Ucchinnaṁ mūlaṁ dukkhassa, natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. Paṭhamaṁ.