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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 56.61 Linked Discourses 56.61
7. Paį¹hamaÄmakadhaƱƱapeyyÄlavagga 7. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain
AƱƱatrasutta Not Human
Atha kho bhagavÄ parittaį¹ nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹suį¹ ÄropetvÄ bhikkhÅ« Ämantesi: Then the Buddha, picking up a little bit of dirt on his fingernail, addressed the mendicants:
āTaį¹ kiį¹ maƱƱatha, bhikkhave, āWhat do you think, mendicants?
katamaį¹ nu kho bahutaraį¹āyo vÄyaį¹ mayÄ paritto nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹su Äropito, ayaį¹ vÄ mahÄpathavÄ«āti? Which is more: the little bit of dirt on my fingernail, or this great earth?ā
āEtadeva, bhante, bahutaraį¹, yadidaį¹āmahÄpathavÄ«; appamattakÄyaį¹ bhagavatÄ paritto nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹su Äropito. āSir, the great earth is certainly more. The little bit of dirt on your fingernail is tiny.
Saį¹
khampi na upeti, upanidhampi na upeti, kalabhÄgampi na upeti mahÄpathaviį¹ upanidhÄya bhagavatÄ paritto nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹su Äropitoāti. Compared to the great earth, it doesnāt count, thereās no comparison, itās not worth a fraction.ā
āEvameva kho, bhikkhave, appamattakÄ te sattÄ ye manussesu paccÄjÄyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarÄ sattÄ ye aƱƱatra manussehi paccÄjÄyanti. āIn the same way, the sentient beings reborn as humans are few, while those not reborn as humans are many. The next series is similar to AN 1.348ā374.
Taį¹ kissa hetu? Why is that?
Adiį¹į¹hattÄ, bhikkhave, catunnaį¹ ariyasaccÄnaį¹. Itās because they havenāt seen the four noble truths.
Katamesaį¹ catunnaį¹? What four?
Dukkhassa ariyasaccassa ā¦peā¦ dukkhanirodhagÄminiyÄ paį¹ipadÄya ariyasaccassa. The noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
TasmÄtiha, bhikkhave, āidaį¹ dukkhanāti yogo karaį¹Ä«yo ā¦peā¦ āayaį¹ dukkhanirodhagÄminÄ« paį¹ipadÄāti yogo karaį¹Ä«yoāti. Thatās why you should practice meditation ā¦ā
Paį¹hamaį¹.