Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā sāriputto magadhesu viharati nālakagāmake.
At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying in the land of the Magadhans near the little village of Nālaka.
Atha kho sāmaṇḍakāni paribbājako yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā sāriputtena saddhiṁ sammodi.
Then the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni went up to Venerable Sāriputta and exchanged greetings with him.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sāmaṇḍakāni paribbājako āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, Sāmaṇḍakāni sat down to one side, and said to Sāriputta:
“Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, sukhaṁ, kiṁ dukkhan”ti?
“Reverend Sāriputta, what is happiness and what is suffering?”
“Abhinibbatti kho, āvuso, dukkhā, anabhinibbatti sukhā.
“Rebirth is suffering, reverend, no rebirth is happiness.
Abhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ dukkhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—
When there is rebirth, you can expect this kind of suffering.
sītaṁ uṇhaṁ jighacchā pipāsā uccāro passāvo aggisamphasso daṇḍasamphasso satthasamphasso ñātīpi mittāpi saṅgamma samāgamma rosenti.
Cold, heat, hunger, thirst, defecation, and urination. Contact with fire, clubs, and knives. And relatives and friends get together and annoy you.
Abhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ dukkhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ.
When there is rebirth, this is the kind of suffering you can expect.
Anabhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ sukhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—
When there is no rebirth, you can expect this kind of happiness.
na sītaṁ na uṇhaṁ na jighacchā na pipāsā na uccāro na passāvo na aggisamphasso na daṇḍasamphasso na satthasamphasso ñātīpi mittāpi saṅgamma samāgamma na rosenti.
No cold, heat, hunger, thirst, defecation, or urination. No contact with fire, clubs, or knives. And relatives and friends don’t get together and annoy you.
Anabhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ sukhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhan”ti.
When there is no rebirth, this is the kind of happiness you can expect.”
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying in the land of the Magadhans near the little village of Nālaka.
Then the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni went up to Venerable Sāriputta and exchanged greetings with him.
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, Sāmaṇḍakāni sat down to one side, and said to Sāriputta:
“Reverend Sāriputta, what is happiness and what is suffering?”
“Rebirth is suffering, reverend, no rebirth is happiness.
When there is rebirth, you can expect this kind of suffering.
Cold, heat, hunger, thirst, defecation, and urination. Contact with fire, clubs, and knives. And relatives and friends get together and annoy you.
When there is rebirth, this is the kind of suffering you can expect.
When there is no rebirth, you can expect this kind of happiness.
No cold, heat, hunger, thirst, defecation, or urination. No contact with fire, clubs, or knives. And relatives and friends don’t get together and annoy you.
When there is no rebirth, this is the kind of happiness you can expect.”
Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā sāriputto magadhesu viharati nālakagāmake.
Atha kho sāmaṇḍakāni paribbājako yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā sāriputtena saddhiṁ sammodi.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sāmaṇḍakāni paribbājako āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:
“Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, sukhaṁ, kiṁ dukkhan”ti?
“Abhinibbatti kho, āvuso, dukkhā, anabhinibbatti sukhā.
Abhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ dukkhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—
sītaṁ uṇhaṁ jighacchā pipāsā uccāro passāvo aggisamphasso daṇḍasamphasso satthasamphasso ñātīpi mittāpi saṅgamma samāgamma rosenti.
Abhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ dukkhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ.
Anabhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ sukhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—
na sītaṁ na uṇhaṁ na jighacchā na pipāsā na uccāro na passāvo na aggisamphasso na daṇḍasamphasso na satthasamphasso ñātīpi mittāpi saṅgamma samāgamma na rosenti.
Anabhinibbattiyā, āvuso, sati idaṁ sukhaṁ pāṭikaṅkhan”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.