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guttara NikÄya 9.21 Numbered Discourses 9.21
3. SattÄvÄsavagga 3. Abodes of Sentient Beings
Tiį¹hÄnasutta In Three Particulars
āTÄ«hi, bhikkhave, į¹hÄnehi uttarakurukÄ manussÄ deve ca tÄvatiį¹se adhiggaį¹hanti jambudÄ«pake ca manusse. āThe humans of Uttarakuru surpass the gods of the thirty-three and the humans of the Black Plum Tree Land in three particulars.
Katamehi tīhi? What three?
AmamÄ, apariggahÄ, niyatÄyukÄ, visesaguį¹ÄāTheyāre selfless and not possessive. They have a fixed lifespan. They have a distinctive nature.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi į¹hÄnehi uttarakurukÄ manussÄ deve ca tÄvatiį¹se adhiggaį¹hanti jambudÄ«pake ca manusse. The humans of Uttarakuru surpass the gods of the thirty-three and the humans of the Black Plum Tree Land in these three particulars.
TÄ«hi, bhikkhave, į¹hÄnehi devÄ tÄvatiį¹sÄ uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaį¹hanti jambudÄ«pake ca manusse. The gods of the thirty-three surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the Black Plum Tree Land in three particulars.
Katamehi tīhi? What three?
Dibbena ÄyunÄ, dibbena vaį¹į¹ena, dibbena sukhenaāHeavenly lifespan, beauty, and happiness.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi į¹hÄnehi devÄ tÄvatiį¹sÄ uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaį¹hanti jambudÄ«pake ca manusse. The gods of the thirty-three surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the Black Plum Tree Land in these three particulars.
TÄ«hi, bhikkhave, į¹hÄnehi jambudÄ«pakÄ manussÄ uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaį¹hanti deve ca tÄvatiį¹se. The humans of the Black Plum Tree Land surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the gods of the thirty-three in three particulars.
Katamehi tīhi? What three?
SÅ«rÄ, satimanto, idha brahmacariyavÄsoāBravery, mindfulness, and the spiritual life is lived here.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi į¹hÄnehi jambudÄ«pakÄ manussÄ uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaį¹hanti deve ca tÄvatiį¹seāti. The humans of the Black Plum Tree Land surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the gods of the thirty-three in these three particulars.ā
Paį¹hamaį¹.