6. The Finger-Snap Chapter

0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

0.1The Numerical Discourses 1

0.26. Accharāsaṅghātavagga

0.26. The Finger-Snap Chapter

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1.1“Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

1.1"This mind [citta], bhikkhus, is luminous.

1.2Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhaṁ.

1.2And yet it is defiled by adventitious defilements.

1.3Taṁ assutavā puthujjano yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.

1.3The uninstructed worldling does not know it as it truly is.

1.4Tasmā ‘assutavato puthujjanassa cittabhāvanā natthī’ti vadāmī”ti.

1.4Therefore I say: 'For the uninstructed worldling, there is no development [bhāvanā] of mind [citta].'

1.5Paṭhamaṁ.

1.5The first.

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1.1“Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

1.1"This mind [citta], bhikkhus, is luminous.

1.2Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi vippamuttaṁ.

1.2And it is freed from adventitious defilements.

1.3Taṁ sutavā ariyasāvako yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

1.3The instructed noble disciple knows it as it truly is.

1.4Tasmā ‘sutavato ariyasāvakassa cittabhāvanā atthī’ti vadāmī”ti.

1.4Therefore I say: 'For the instructed noble disciple, there is development [bhāvanā] of mind [citta].'

1.5Dutiyaṁ.

1.5The second.

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1.1“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ āsevati;

1.1"If a bhikkhu, bhikkhus, cultivates a mind [citta] of goodwill [mettā] even for just a finger-snap,

1.2ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave:

1.2he is called, bhikkhus:

1.3‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.

1.3'a bhikkhu who dwells not devoid of jhāna, who follows the Teacher's instruction, who acts on advice, and who does not eat the country's alms-food in vain.'

1.4Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.

1.4What then of those who practice it extensively?

1.5Tatiyaṁ.

1.5The third.

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1.1“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ bhāveti;

1.1"If a bhikkhu, bhikkhus, develops a mind [citta] of goodwill [mettā] even for just a finger-snap,

1.2ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave:

1.2he is called, bhikkhus:

1.3‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.

1.3'a bhikkhu who dwells not devoid of jhāna, who follows the Teacher's instruction, who acts on advice, and who does not eat the country's alms-food in vain.'

1.4Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.

1.4What then of those who practice it extensively?

1.5Catutthaṁ.

1.5The fourth.

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1.1“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ manasi karoti;

1.1"If a bhikkhu, bhikkhus, attends to a mind [citta] of goodwill [mettā] even for just a finger-snap,

1.2ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave:

1.2he is called, bhikkhus:

1.3‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.

1.3'a bhikkhu who dwells not devoid of jhāna, who follows the Teacher's instruction, who acts on advice, and who does not eat the country's alms-food in vain.'

1.4Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.

1.4What then of those who practice it extensively?

1.5Pañcamaṁ.

1.5The fifth.

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1.1“Ye keci, bhikkhave, dhammā akusalā akusalabhāgiyā akusalapakkhikā, sabbe te manopubbaṅgamā.

1.1"Whatever dhammas, bhikkhus, are unwholesome, partaking of the unwholesome, on the side of the unwholesome — all of them are preceded by mind.

1.2Mano tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paṭhamaṁ uppajjati, anvadeva akusalā dhammā”ti.

1.2Mind arises first among those dhammas; unwholesome dhammas follow right after."

1.3Chaṭṭhaṁ.

1.3The sixth.

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1.1“Ye keci, bhikkhave, dhammā kusalā kusalabhāgiyā kusalapakkhikā, sabbe te manopubbaṅgamā.

1.1"Whatever dhammas, bhikkhus, are wholesome, partaking of the wholesome, on the side of the wholesome — all of them are preceded by mind.

1.2Mano tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paṭhamaṁ uppajjati, anvadeva kusalā dhammā”ti.

1.2Mind arises first among those dhammas; wholesome dhammas follow right after."

1.3Sattamaṁ.

1.3The seventh.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā kusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, pamādo.

1.1"I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single dhamma that so causes unarisen unwholesome dhammas to arise and arisen wholesome dhammas to decline as, bhikkhus, heedlessness.

1.2Pamattassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca kusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti.

1.2For the heedless person, bhikkhus, unarisen unwholesome dhammas arise and arisen wholesome dhammas decline."

1.3Aṭṭhamaṁ.

1.3The eighth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā akusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, appamādo.

1.1"I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single dhamma that so causes unarisen wholesome dhammas to arise and arisen unwholesome dhammas to decline as, bhikkhus, heedfulness.

1.2Appamattassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca akusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti.

1.2For the heedful person, bhikkhus, unarisen wholesome dhammas arise and arisen unwholesome dhammas decline."

1.3Navamaṁ.

1.3The ninth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā kusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kosajjaṁ.

1.1"I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single dhamma that so causes unarisen unwholesome dhammas to arise and arisen wholesome dhammas to decline as, bhikkhus, laziness.

1.2Kusītassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca kusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti.

1.2For the lazy person, bhikkhus, unarisen unwholesome dhammas arise and arisen wholesome dhammas decline."

1.3Dasamaṁ.

1.3The tenth.

1.4Accharāsaṅghātavaggo chaṭṭho.

1.4The Finger-Snap Chapter, the sixth.