Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.
Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Mendicants!”
“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
“Venerable sir,” they replied.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said this:
“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…
“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. …
ekapuggalassa, bhikkhave, kappaṁ sandhāvato saṁsarato siyā evaṁ mahā aṭṭhikaṅkalo aṭṭhipuñjo aṭṭhirāsi yathāyaṁ vepullo pabbato, sace saṁhārako assa, sambhatañca na vinasseyya.
One individual roaming and transmigrating for an eon would amass a heap of bones the size of this Mount Vepulla, if they were gathered together and not lost.
Taṁ kissa hetu?
Why is that?
Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…
This transmigration has no known beginning. …
alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.
This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”
Idamavoca bhagavā.
That is what the Buddha said.
Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
“Ekassekena kappena,
“If the bones of a single individual
puggalassaṭṭhisañcayo;
for a single eon were gathered up,
Siyā pabbatasamo rāsi,
they’d make a pile the size of a mountain:
iti vuttaṁ mahesinā.
so said the great seer.
So kho panāyaṁ akkhāto,
And this is declared to be
vepullo pabbato mahā;
as huge as Mount Vepulla,
Uttaro gijjhakūṭassa,
higher than the Vulture’s Peak
magadhānaṁ giribbaje.
in the Magadhan mountain range.
Yato ca ariyasaccāni,
But then, with right understanding,
sammappaññāya passati;
one sees the noble truths—
Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ,
suffering, suffering’s origin,
dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ;
suffering’s transcendence,
Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,
and the noble eightfold path
dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ.
that leads to the stilling of suffering.
Sa sattakkhattuṁparamaṁ,
After roaming on seven times at most,
sandhāvitvāna puggalo;
that individual
Dukkhassantakaro hoti,
makes an end of suffering,
sabbasaṁyojanakkhayā”ti.
with the ending of all fetters.”
Dasamaṁ.
Paṭhamo vaggo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Tiṇakaṭṭhañca pathavī,
assu khīrañca pabbataṁ;
Sāsapā sāvakā gaṅgā,
daṇḍo ca puggalena cāti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.
There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
“Mendicants!”
“Venerable sir,” they replied.
The Buddha said this:
“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. …
One individual roaming and transmigrating for an eon would amass a heap of bones the size of this Mount Vepulla, if they were gathered together and not lost.
Why is that?
This transmigration has no known beginning. …
This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”
That is what the Buddha said.
Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
“If the bones of a single individual
for a single eon were gathered up,
they’d make a pile the size of a mountain:
so said the great seer.
And this is declared to be
as huge as Mount Vepulla,
higher than the Vulture’s Peak
in the Magadhan mountain range.
But then, with right understanding,
one sees the noble truths—
suffering, suffering’s origin,
suffering’s transcendence,
and the noble eightfold path
that leads to the stilling of suffering.
After roaming on seven times at most,
that individual
makes an end of suffering,
with the ending of all fetters.”
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.
Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…
ekapuggalassa, bhikkhave, kappaṁ sandhāvato saṁsarato siyā evaṁ mahā aṭṭhikaṅkalo aṭṭhipuñjo aṭṭhirāsi yathāyaṁ vepullo pabbato, sace saṁhārako assa, sambhatañca na vinasseyya.
Taṁ kissa hetu?
Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…
alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.
Idamavoca bhagavā.
Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
“Ekassekena kappena,
puggalassaṭṭhisañcayo;
Siyā pabbatasamo rāsi,
iti vuttaṁ mahesinā.
So kho panāyaṁ akkhāto,
vepullo pabbato mahā;
Uttaro gijjhakūṭassa,
magadhānaṁ giribbaje.
Yato ca ariyasaccāni,
sammappaññāya passati;
Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ,
dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ;
Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,
dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ.
Sa sattakkhattuṁparamaṁ,
sandhāvitvāna puggalo;
Dukkhassantakaro hoti,
sabbasaṁyojanakkhayā”ti.
Dasamaṁ.
Paṭhamo vaggo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Tiṇakaṭṭhañca pathavī,
assu khīrañca pabbataṁ;
Sāsapā sāvakā gaṅgā,
daṇḍo ca puggalena cāti.