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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 1.5 Linked Discourses 1.5
1. Naįø·avagga 1. A Reed
Katichindasutta Cut How Many? How Many Must One Cut?
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«. The redactors show their playful side here, placing this āriddle of fivesā as the fifth sutta of the Saį¹yutta. | The enigmatic repetition of āfiveā is reminiscent of Bį¹hadÄraį¹yaka Upaniį¹£ad 4.4.17: āWhere the five groups of five and space are established, I regard that Self as the immortal Brahman, knowing which I am immortal.ā Or perhaps it is a reference to the five great sacrifices, to sages, gods, ghosts, men and ancestors (Manu 4.21).At Savatthi.
Ekamantaį¹ į¹hitÄ kho sÄ devatÄ bhagavato santike imaį¹ gÄthaį¹ abhÄsi: Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddhaās presence: Standing to one side, that devatÄ recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
āKati chinde kati jahe, āCut how many? Drop how many? āHow many must one cut, how many abandon,
kati cuttari bhÄvaye; Develop how many more? And how many further must one develop?
Kati saį¹
gÄtigo bhikkhu, When a mendicant slips how many chains When a bhikkhu has surmounted how many ties
oghatiį¹į¹oti vuccatÄ«āti. are they said to have crossed the flood?ā Is he called a crosser of the flood?ā
āPaƱca chinde paƱca jahe, āFive to cut, five to drop, According to the commentary, the five lower fetters are cut, the five higher fetters are dropped, and the five faculties are developed.āOne must cut off five, abandon five,
paƱca cuttari bhÄvaye; and five more to develop. And must develop a further five.
PaƱca saį¹
gÄtigo bhikkhu, When a mendicant slips five chains The āfive chainsā are not defined in the Suttas, but Vb 17:238.1 identifies them as greed, hate, delusion, conceit, and views.A bhikkhu who has surmounted five ties
oghatiį¹į¹oti vuccatÄ«āti. theyāre said to have crossed the flood.ā Is called a crosser of the flood. ā