Finger-Snap

Accharāsaṅghātavagga

Finger-Snap

Accharāsaṅghātavagga

EN
51 “This mind, mendicants, is radiant. But it is corrupted by passing corruptions. An unlearned ordinary person does not truly understand this.
PL
51 “Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhaṁ. Taṁ assutavā puthujjano yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.
EN
So I say that the unlearned ordinary person has no development of the mind.” 52 “This mind, mendicants, is radiant.
PL
Tasmā ‘assutavato puthujjanassa cittabhāvanā natthī’ti vadāmī”ti. Paṭhamaṁ. 52 “Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
EN
And it is freed from passing corruptions. A learned noble disciple truly understands this. So I say that the learned noble disciple has development of the mind.”
PL
Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi vippamuttaṁ. Taṁ sutavā ariyasāvako yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Tasmā ‘sutavato ariyasāvakassa cittabhāvanā atthī’ti vadāmī”ti. Dutiyaṁ.
EN
53 “If, mendicants, a mendicant cultivates a mind of love even as long as a finger-snap, they’re called a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain.
PL
53 “Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ āsevati; ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.
EN
How much more so those who make much of it!” 54 “If, mendicants, a mendicant develops a mind of love even as long as a finger-snap,
PL
Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti. Tatiyaṁ. 54 “Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ bhāveti;
EN
they’re called a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain. How much more so those who make much of it!”
PL
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’. Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti. Catutthaṁ.
EN
55 “If, mendicants, a mendicant focuses on a mind of love even as long as a finger-snap, they’re called a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain.
PL
55 “Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ manasi karoti; ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.
EN
How much more so those who make much of it!” 56 “Mendicants, intention shapes all phenomena whatsoever that are unskillful, part of the unskillful, on the side of the unskillful.
PL
Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti. Pañcamaṁ. 56 “Ye keci, bhikkhave, dhammā akusalā akusalabhāgiyā akusalapakkhikā, sabbe te manopubbaṅgamā.
EN
Intention is the first of those phenomena to arise, and unskillful phenomena follow right behind.” 57 “Mendicants, intention shapes all phenomena whatsoever that are skillful, part of the skillful, on the side of the skillful.
PL
Mano tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paṭhamaṁ uppajjati, anvadeva akusalā dhammā”ti. Chaṭṭhaṁ. 57 “Ye keci, bhikkhave, dhammā kusalā kusalabhāgiyā kusalapakkhikā, sabbe te manopubbaṅgamā.
EN
Intention is the first of those phenomena to arise, and skillful phenomena follow right behind.” 58 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to unskillful qualities, or makes skillful qualities decline like negligence.
PL
Mano tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paṭhamaṁ uppajjati, anvadeva kusalā dhammā”ti. Sattamaṁ. 58 “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā kusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, pamādo.
EN
When you’re negligent, unskillful qualities arise and skillful qualities decline.” 59 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to skillful qualities, or makes unskillful qualities decline like diligence.
PL
Pamattassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca kusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti. Aṭṭhamaṁ. 59 “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā akusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, appamādo.
EN
When you’re diligent, skillful qualities arise and unskillful qualities decline.” 60 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to unskillful qualities, or makes skillful qualities decline like laziness.
PL
Appamattassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca akusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti. Navamaṁ. 60 “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā kusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kosajjaṁ.
EN
When you’re lazy, unskillful qualities arise and skillful qualities decline.”
PL
Kusītassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca kusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti. Dasamaṁ. Accharāsaṅghātavaggo chaṭṭho.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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