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Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

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  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

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1 "Cattārome, bhikkhave, puññābhisandā, kusalābhisandā, sukhassāhārā. Katame cattāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti – itipi so bhagavā … pe … satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavāti. Ayaṃ paṭhamo puññābhisando, kusalābhisando, sukhassāhāro.

2 Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme … pe … sanghe … pe … .

3 Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako paññavā hoti udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā. Ayaṃ catuttho puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā.

4 Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi puññābhisandehi kusalābhisandehi samannāgatassa ariyasāvakassa na sukaraṃ puññassa pamāṇaṃ gaṇetuṃ:  ‘ettako puññābhisando, kusalābhisando, sukhassāhāro’ti. Atha kho asankhyeyyo appameyyo mahāpuññakkhandhotveva sankhyaṃ gacchatī"ti. Idamavoca bhagavā … pe … satthā: 

5 "Yo puññakāmo kusale patiṭṭhito,
Bhāveti maggaṃ amatassa pattiyā;
So dhammasārādhigamo khaye rato,
Na vedhati maccurājāgamanasmin"ti.

Tatiyaṃ.