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“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, appamattakaṁ imasmiṁ jambudīpe ārāmarāmaṇeyyakaṁ vanarāmaṇeyyakaṁ bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṁ pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṁ;
pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṁ → pokkharaṇīrāmaṇeyyakaṁ (bj, pts) | jambudīpe → jambūdīpe (sya-all) | pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṁ atha kho → pokkharaṇīrāmaṇeyyakaṁ athakho (sya-all)“Just as, mendicants, in the Black Plum Tree Land the delightful parks, woods, meadows, and lotus ponds are few, atha kho etadeva bahutaraṁ yadidaṁ ukkūlavikūlaṁ nadīviduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ pabbatavisamaṁ;
khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ → khāṇukaṇḍakadhānaṁ (bj); khāṇukaṇṭakādhānaṁ (pts1ed) | khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ → khāṇukaṇṭakādhānaṁ (bj, pts) | khāṇukaṇṭakādhānaṁ → khāṇukaṇaṭhakaṭṭhānaṁ (bj: machasaṁ); khāṇukaṇaṭhakadhānaṁ (bj: aṭṭhakathā) | khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ → khāṇukaṇḍakadhānaṁ (cck: sī. pī.) | atha kho → athakho (th) | etadeva → etad eva (pts) | ukkūlavikūlaṁ nadīviduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ pabbatavisamaṁ → ukkūla-vikūlaṁ nadī-viduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakādhānaṁ pabbata-visamaṁ evam (pts)while the hilly terrain, inaccessible riverlands, stumps and thorns, and rugged mountains are many; evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye thalajā, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye odakā.
evamevaṁ → evameva (th) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | evamevaṁ → eva (pts) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)so too the sentient beings born on land are few, while those born in water are many.”

334334

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings reborn as humans are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye aññatra manussehi paccājāyanti.
atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those not reborn as humans are many.”

335335

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings reborn in the central countries are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye paccantimesu janapadesu paccājāyanti aviññātāresu milakkhesu.
milakkhesu → milakkhūsu (mr) | milakkhesu → milakkhūsu (cck: ka.) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those reborn in the borderlands, among uneducated foreigners, are many.”

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… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye paññavanto ajaḷā aneḷamūgā paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt) | subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ → subhāsita-dubbhāsitassa attham aññātuṁ (pts)“… so too the sentient beings who are wise, bright, clever, and able to distinguish what is well said from what is poorly said are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye duppaññā jaḷā eḷamūgā na paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ.
atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ → subhāsita-dubbhāsitassa atthaṁ aññātuṁ evam eva (pts)while the sentient beings who are witless, dull, idiotic, and unable to distinguish what is well said from what is poorly said are many.”

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… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye ariyena paññācakkhunā samannāgatā;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings who have the noble eye of wisdom are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye avijjāgatā sammūḷhā.
atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who are ignorant and confused are many.”

338338

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye labhanti tathāgataṁ dassanāya;“… so too the sentient beings who get to see a Realized One are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye na labhanti tathāgataṁ dassanāya.
atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who don’t get to see a Realized One are many.”

339339

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye labhanti tathāgatappaveditaṁ dhammavinayaṁ savanāya;
savanāya → savaṇāya (bj) | evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings who get to hear the teaching and training proclaimed by a Realized One are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye na labhanti tathāgatappaveditaṁ dhammavinayaṁ savanāya.
atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those sentient beings who don’t get to hear the teaching and training proclaimed by a Realized One are many.”

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… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye sutvā dhammaṁ dhārenti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings who remember the teachings they hear are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye sutvā dhammaṁ na dhārenti.
atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who don’t remember the teachings are many.”

341341

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhanti;
dhātānaṁ → dhatānaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | dhātānaṁ → dhatānaṁ (pts) | dhatānaṁ → dhātānaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | dhātānaṁ → dhatānaṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings who examine the meaning of the teachings they have memorized are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ na upaparikkhanti.
dhātānaṁ → dhatānaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who don’t examine the meaning of the teachings are many.”

342342

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt) | atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya → atthaṁ aññāya dhammam aññāya (pts)“… so too the sentient beings who understand the meaning and the teaching and practice in line with the teaching are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ na paṭipajjanti.
ye → ye na atthamaññāya na dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ na paṭipajjanti (bj: sīmu, PTS) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya → na atthaṁ aññāya na dhammaṁ aññāya (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who don’t understand the meaning and the teaching, and don’t practice in line with the teaching are many.”

343343

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye saṁvejaniyesu ṭhānesu saṁvijjanti;
saṁvejanīyesu → saṁvejaniyesu (bj: machasaṁ) | evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt) | saṁvijjanti → saṁvijanti (th)“… so too the sentient beings inspired by inspiring places are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye saṁvejaniyesu ṭhānesu na saṁvijjanti.
saṁvejaniyesu → saṁvejanīyesu (bjt, th, pts) | atha kho → athakho (th) | saṁvijjanti → saṁvijanti evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who are uninspired are many.”

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… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye saṁviggā yoniso padahanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings who, being inspired, strive effectively are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye saṁviggā yoniso na padahanti.
atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who, even though inspired, don’t strive effectively are many.”

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… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye vavassaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhanti samādhiṁ labhanti cittassekaggataṁ;
karitvā labhanti samādhiṁ → cittassa samādhiṁ (si) | cittassekaggataṁ → cittassa ekaggaṁ (bj) | samādhiṁ → labhanti cittassa samādhiṁ (bj: sīmu) | cittassa → labhanti cittassekaggataṁ (bj: syā, machasaṁ) | samādhiṁ → cittassa samādhiṁ (cck: sī.) | cittassekaggataṁ → cittassekaggaṁ (cck: sī.) | evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt) | cittassekaggataṁ → cittass ekaggataṁ (pts)“… so too the sentient beings who, relying on letting go, gain immersion, gain unification of mind are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye vavassaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā na labhanti samādhiṁ na labhanti cittassekaggataṁ.
cittassekaggataṁ → cittassa ekaggaṁ (bjt) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | vavassaggārammaṇaṁ → vavassaggārammaṇam (pts) | cittassekaggataṁ → cittass ekaggataṁ evam eva (pts)while those who don’t gain immersion, don’t gain unification of mind relying on letting go are many.”

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… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye annaggarasaggānaṁ lābhino;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… so too the sentient beings who get the best food and flavors are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye annaggarasaggānaṁ na lābhino, uñchena kapālābhatena yāpenti.
kapālābhatena → kapālabhattena (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | annaggarasaggānaṁ → annagga-rasaggānaṁ (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who don’t get the best food and flavors, but get by with scraps in an alms bowl are many.”

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… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye attharasassa dhammarasassa vimuttirasassa lābhino;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt) | attharasassa dhammarasassa vimuttirasassa → attha-rasassa dhamma-rasassa vimutti-rasassa (pts)“… so too the sentient beings who get the taste of the meaning, the taste of the teaching, and the taste of freedom are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye attharasassa dhammarasassa vimuttirasassa na lābhino.
atha kho → athakho (th) | eteva → ete va (pts)while the sentient beings who don’t get the taste of the meaning, the taste of the teaching, and the taste of freedom are many.

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:
tasmātiha → tasmā tiha (th) | tasmātiha → tasmāt iha (pts)So you should train like this: ‘attharasassa dhammarasassa vimuttirasassa lābhino bhavissāmā’ti.‘We will get the taste of the meaning, the taste of the teaching, the taste of freedom.’ Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.
evañhi → evaṁ hi (bjt, th) | evañhi → evam hi (pts) | sikkhitabbanti → sikkhitabban ti (pts)That’s how you should train.”

348–350348–350

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, appamattakaṁ imasmiṁ jambudīpe ārāmarāmaṇeyyakaṁ vanarāmaṇeyyakaṁ bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṁ pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṁ;
pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṁ → pokkharaṇīrāmaṇeyyakaṁ (bj, pts) | jambudīpe → jambūdīpe (sya-all) | pokkharaṇirāmaṇeyyakaṁ atha kho → pokkharaṇīrāmaṇeyyakaṁ athakho (sya-all)“Just as, mendicants, in the Black Plum Tree Land the delightful parks, woods, meadows, and lotus ponds are few, atha kho etadeva bahutaraṁ yadidaṁ ukkūlavikūlaṁ nadīviduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ pabbatavisamaṁ.
khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ → khāṇukaṇṭakādhānaṁ (bj, pts) | khāṇukaṇṭakādhānaṁ → khānukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | atha kho → athakho (th) | etadeva → etad eva (pts) | ukkūlavikūlaṁ nadīviduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ → ukkūlavikūlam nadī-viduggaṁ khāṇukaṇṭakādhānaṁ (pts)while the hilly terrain, inaccessible riverlands, stumps and thorns, and rugged mountains are many; Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye manussā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe… tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe… pettivisaye paccājāyanti”.
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt, th) | atha kho → athakho (th) | pettivisaye → pittivisaye (th) | + → evameva (th) | evamevaṁ → evam eva (pts) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)so too, those who die as humans and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as humans and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

351–353351–353

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā devesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die as humans and are reborn as gods are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye manussā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die as humans and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

354–356354–356

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye devā cutā devesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die as gods and are reborn as gods are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye devā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | + → atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye (bjt) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die as gods and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

357–359357–359

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye devā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die as gods and are reborn as humans are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye devā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die as gods and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

360–362360–362

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye nirayā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die in hell and are reborn as humans are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye nirayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die in hell and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

363–365363–365

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye nirayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die in hell and are reborn as gods are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye nirayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die in hell and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

366–368366–368

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye tiracchānayoniyā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die as animals and are reborn as humans are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye tiracchānayoniyā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die as animals and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

369–371369–371

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye tiracchānayoniyā cutā devesu paccājāyanti;
evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die as animals and are reborn as gods are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye tiracchānayoniyā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die as animals and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

372–374372–374

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti;
pettivisayā → pittivisayā (sya-all) | evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die as ghosts and are reborn as humans are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye pettivisayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyanti.
pettivisayā → pittivisayā (sya-all) | pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → evameva (th) | eteva → ete va (pts) | + → evam eva (pts)while those who die as ghosts and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

375–377375–377

… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti;
pettivisayā → pittivisayā (sya-all) | evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt)“… the sentient beings who die as ghosts and are reborn as gods are few, atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye pettivisayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pettivisaye paccājāyan”ti.
pettivisayā → pittivisayā (sya-all) | pettivisaye → pittivisaye (sya-all) | eteva sattā → ete va (pts) | atha kho → athakho (th) | + → addham idaṁ (pts)while those who die as ghosts and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

vaggo catuttho.
+ → jambudīpa peyyālo niṭṭhito (bjt)

(Jambudīpapeyyālo niṭṭhito.)
+ → ekadhammapāḷi soḷasamo (my) | jambudīpapeyyālo niṭṭhito → pasādakaradhammādipāli (th)