Theravadan

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From: Pali, Bhikkhu Sujato , Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu

Sutta Nipāta 5.17 Sutta Nipāta 5.16Anthology of Discourses 5.17

Piṅgiyamāṇavapucchā Piṅgiya’s QuestionsThe Questions of Piṅgiya

“Jiṇṇohamasmi abalo vītavaṇṇo, “I’m old & weak, my complexion dull,“I am old, feeble, and pallid,”

(iccāyasmā piṅgiyo) (Piṅgiya)said Venerable Piṅgiya,

Nettā na suddhā savanaṁ na phāsu; I’ve blurry eyes and trouble hearing—“my eyes unclear, my hearing faint—

Māhaṁ nassaṁ momuho antarāva, but may I not perish while still deluded, confused!don’t let me perish while still confused.

Ācikkha dhammaṁ yamahaṁ vijaññaṁ; Teach me the Dhamma so that I may knowExplain the teaching so that I may understand

Jātijarāya idha vippahānaṁ”. the abandoning here of birth & aging.”the giving up of rebirth and old age here.”

“Disvāna rūpesu vihaññamāne, “Seeing people suffering on account of their bodies—“Seeing them being harmed on account of forms,”

(piṅgiyāti bhagavā) (the Buddha)replied the Buddha,

Ruppanti rūpesu janā pamattā; heedless people are afflicted on account of their bodies—“those negligent folk are inflicted on account of forms—

Tasmā tuvaṁ piṅgiya appamatto, then heedful, Piṅgiya,therefore, Piṅgiya, being diligent,

Jahassu rūpaṁ apunabbhavāya”. let go of the body for the sake of no further becoming.”give up form so as not to be reborn.”

“Disā catasso vidisā catasso, “In the four cardinal directions, the four intermediate,“The four quarters, the intermediate directions,

Uddhaṁ adho dasa disā imāyo; above & below —these ten directions—below, and above: in these ten directions

Na tuyhaṁ adiṭṭhaṁ asutaṁ amutaṁ, there is nothing in the world unseen, unheard,there’s nothing at all in the world

Atho aviññātaṁ kiñcanamatthi loke; unsensed, uncognized by you.that you’ve not seen, heard, thought, or cognized.

Ācikkha dhammaṁ yamahaṁ vijaññaṁ, Teach me the Dhamma so that I may knowExplain the teaching so that I may understand

Jātijarāya idha vippahānaṁ”. the abandoning here of birth & aging.”the giving up of rebirth and old age here.”

“Taṇhādhipanne manuje pekkhamāno, “Seeing people, victims of craving—“Observing mankind sunk in craving,”

(piṅgiyāti bhagavā) (the Buddha)replied the Buddha,

Santāpajāte jarasā parete; inflamed, overwhelmed with aging—“tormented, mired in old age;

Tasmā tuvaṁ piṅgiya appamatto, then heedful, Piṅgiya,therefore, Piṅgiya, being diligent,

Jahassu taṇhaṁ apunabbhavāyā”ti. let go of craving for the sake of no further becoming.”give up craving so as not to be reborn.”

Piṅgiyamāṇavapucchā soḷasamā. Piṅgiya’s Questions, the sixteenth.