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Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa
1.3.4 Catutthavaggo - The Few and the Many
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, appamattakaṃ imasmiṃ jambudīpe ārāmarāmaṇeyyakaṃ vanarāmaṇeyyakaṃ bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṃ pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṃ; atha kho etadeva bahutaraṃ yadidaṃ ukkūlavikūlaṃ nadīviduggaṃ khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṃ pabbatavisamaṃ; evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye thalajā, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye odakā.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye aññatra manussehi paccājāyanti.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye paccantimesu janapadesu paccājāyanti aviññātāresu milakkhesu
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye paññavanto ajaḷā aneḷamūgā paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṃ; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye duppaññā jaḷā eḷamūgā na paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṃ.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye ariyena paññācakkhunā samannāgatā; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye avijjāgatā sammūḷhā.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye labhanti tathāgataṃ dassanāya; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye na labhanti tathāgataṃ dassanāya.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye labhanti tathāgatappaveditaṃ dhammavinayaṃ savanāya; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye na labhanti tathāgatappaveditaṃ dhammavinayaṃ savanāya.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye sutvā dhammaṃ dhārenti; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye sutvā dhammaṃ na dhārenti.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye dhātānaṃ dhammānaṃ atthaṃ upaparikkhanti; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye dhātānaṃ dhammānaṃ atthaṃ na upaparikkhanti.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṃ paṭipajjanti; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṃ na paṭipajjanti.
... Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye saṃvejaniyesu ṭhānesu saṃvijjanti; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye saṃvejaniyesu ṭhānesu na saṃvijjanti.
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Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ– attharasassa dhammarasassa vimuttirasassa lābhino bhavissāmāti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbanti.
Ekadhammapāḷi, Ekakanipātapāḷi, Aṅguttaranikāyo, select.
Vocabulary
- ārāmarāmaṇeyyakaṃ - [ārāma + rāmaṇīya + (adj./altern.:eyya) + kaṃ] pleasure parks + enjoyable
- appamattakaṃ - [appa + matta + ka + ṃ] of little + measure: of rare occurrence
- atthamaññātuṃ - [attha + m + aññātuṃ] meaning + considering, understanding
- avijjāgatā - [avijjā + gatā] ignorance + gone with
- aviññātāresu - [a + viññātār + esu] amongst + unlearned, ignorant
- bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṃ - [bhūmi + rāmaṇeyya + kaṃ] places + enjoyable
- dhārenti - [pl.] they take up, grasp
- dhātānaṃ - [dhāta/pp. + ānaṃ/gen.dat.] taken up
- khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṃ - [khāṇu + kaṇṭaka + ṭ + ṭhānaṃ] stumps, trunks + thorny + places
- milakkhesu - [milakkha + esu] amongst barbarians, outcasts
- nadīviduggaṃ - [nadī + vi + duggaṃ] river, river ford + difficult
- paṭibalā - [paṭibalā] able, competent
- paṭipajjanti - [paṭi + pajjanti] they enter upon a path
- pabbatavisamaṃ - [pabbata + visamaṃ] mountain + uneven
- paccājāyanti - [paṭi + ā + jāyanti] getting reborn in a new existence
- paccantimesu - [paccantima + esu] bordering, neighbouring
- paññācakkhunā - [paññā + cakkhunā] wisdom + eye (endowed with)
- pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṃ - [pokkharaṇi + rāmaṇeyyakaṃ] lotus ponds + enjoyable
- saṃvejaniyesu - [saṃvejaniya + esu] amongst those to be moved
- saṃvijjanti - [pl.] to be moved, stirred, agitated
- sammūḷhā - [saṃ + mūḷhā] bewildered, ignorant
- subhāsitadubbhāsitassa - [su + bhāsita + du + b + bhāsita + ass] a well-spoken + badly spoken
- ṭhānesu - [ṭhāna + esu] at, in places
- thalajā - [thala + jā] land + born
- ukkūlavikūlaṃ - [ud + kūla + vi + kūlaṃ] steep slopes + down slopes
- upaparikkhanti - [upa + parikkhanti] they test, reflect, investigate
- vanarāmaṇeyyakaṃ - [vana + rāmaṇeyyakaṃ] forest + enjoyable