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  • Majjhima Nikāya 120Middle Discourses 120

SaṅkhārupapattisuttaRebirth by Choice

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
evaṁ me → evamme (th) | evaṁ → evam (pts)
So I have heard.
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “bhikkhavo”ti.
bhikkhavoti → bhikkhavo ti (pts)
“Mendicants!”

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
bhadanteti → bhadante ti (pts)
“Venerable sir,” they replied.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
etadavoca saṅkhārupapattiṁ → etad avoca saṁkhāruppattiṁ (pts)
The Buddha said this:

“saṅkhārupapattiṁ vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi,
saṅkhārupapattiṁ → saṅkhāruppattiṁ (bj); saṅkhārūpapattiṁ (sya-all) | desessāmi → desissāmi (bj, sya-all, pts) | saṅkhāruppattiṁ → saṅkhārūpapattiṁ (bj: sīmu, machasaṁ, syā) | saṅkhārupapattiṁ → saṅkhārūpapattiṁ (cck: syā. kaṁ.); saṅkhāruppattiṁ (cck: sī. pī.) | Saṁkhāruppattiṁ → Si saṁkhārūpapattiṁ and (infra) tatrūpapattiyā. (pts note)
“I shall teach you rebirth by choice.
taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.
manasi karotha → manasikarotha (bjt, th, pts)
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
evaṁ bhanteti → evam bhante ti (pts)
“Yes, sir,” they replied.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)
The Buddha said this:

“Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena samannāgato hoti, cāgena samannāgato hoti, paññāya samannāgato hoti.“Take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. Tassa evaṁ hoti:
evaṁ → evam (pts)
They think:
‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā khattiyamahāsālānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
khattiyamahāsālānaṁ → khattiyamahāsālānaṁ vā (sya-all) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts) | khattiyamahāsālānaṁ → khattiyamahāsālānaṁ vā (cck: syā. kaṁ. pī.) | khattiyamahāsālānaṁ → All MSS. add vā. (pts note) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th, pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of well-to-do aristocrats!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all, km); tatruppattiyā (pts1ed) | evaṁ → (pts) | tatrupapattiyā → tatr uppattiyā (pts) | vihārā → vihāro (cck: sī. pī.) | tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (cck: syā. kaṁ.); tatruppattiyā (cck: sī. pī.) | vihāro → So Bu; Si vihārā; Sky virāgā. 2 Si omits this paragraph. (pts note) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt) | saṅkhārā → saṁkhārā (pts)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all); tatr uppattiyā (pts)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena samannāgato hoti, cāgena samannāgato hoti, paññāya samannāgato hoti.
samannāgato → samannagato (pts) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā brāhmaṇamahāsālānaṁ …pe…
brāhmaṇamahāsālānaṁ → brāhmaṇamahāsālānaṁ vā (bj, pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th, pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of well-to-do brahmins …
gahapatimahāsālānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
sahabyataṁ → vā sahavyataṁ (bj) | gahapatimahāsālānaṁ → gahapatimahāsālānaṁ vā (sya-all) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → vā sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts) | gahapatimahāsālānaṁ → brāhmaṇamahāsālānaṁ vā gahapatimahāsālānaṁ vā (cck: syā. kaṁ. pī.)
well-to-do householders!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all); tatr uppattiyā (pts) | vihārā → vihāro (pts) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt) | saṅkhārā → saṁkhārā (pts)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj); tatr uppattiyā (pts)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena samannāgato hoti, cāgena samannāgato hoti, paññāya samannāgato hoti.
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena samannāgato hoti, cāgena samannāgato hoti, paññāya samannāgato hoti. → etthantare pāṭho cck, sya1ed potthakesu | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
Tassa sutaṁ hoti:And they’ve heard: ‘cātumahārājikā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti.
cātumahārājikā → cātummahārājikā (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | cātummahārājikā → cātumahārājikā (bj: machasaṁ) | cātumahārājikā → cātummahārājikā (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | sukhabahulāti → sukhabahulā ti (pts)
‘The gods of the four great kings are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā cātumahārājikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā cātumahārājikānaṁ → parammaraṇā cātummahārājikānaṁ (bjt, pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods of the four great kings!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it. Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
vihārā → vihāro (pts) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt) | tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (th)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena samannāgato hoti, cāgena samannāgato hoti, paññāya samannāgato hoti.
caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
Tassa sutaṁ hoti—And they’ve heard: tāvatiṁsā devā …pe…‘The gods of the thirty-three … yāmā devā …
pe → Si omits pe here et infra. (pts note)
the gods of Yama …
tusitā devā …the joyful gods … nimmānaratī devā …the gods who love to create … paranimmitavasavattī devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulāti.
paranimmitavasavattino → paranimmitavasavattī (bj: sīmu, machasaṁ) | sukhabahulāti → sukhabahulā ti (pts)
the gods who control what is created by others are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā paranimmitavasavattīnaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th, pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods who control what is created by others!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all) | + → kho (bjt)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena samannāgato hoti, cāgena samannāgato hoti, paññāya samannāgato hoti.
samannāgato → samannagato (pts) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
Tassa sutaṁ hoti:And they’ve heard: ‘sahasso brahmā dīghāyuko vaṇṇavā sukhabahulo’ti.
sukhabahuloti → sukhabahulo ti (pts)
‘The Divinity of a thousand is long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
Sahasso, bhikkhave, brahmā sahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
adhimuccitvā → adhimuñcitvā (mr) | sahassilokadhātuṁ → sahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); sahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all, pts) | sahassilokadhātuṁ → sahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (cck: sī.) | adhimuccitvā → adhimuñcitvā (cck: ka.)
Now the Divinity of a thousand meditates focused on pervading a thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all) | upapannā tepi → uppannā te pi (pts) | yepi → ye pi (pts)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, cakkhumā puriso ekaṁ āmaṇḍaṁ hatthe karitvā paccavekkheyya;As a person with clear eyes might pick up a gallnut in their hand and examine it, evameva kho, bhikkhave, sahasso brahmā sahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
sahassilokadhātuṁ → sahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); sahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all, pts) | lokadhātuṁ → sahassī lokadhātuṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | evameva → evam eva (pts)
so too the Divinity of a thousand meditates focused on pervading a thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all) | upapannā tepi → uppannā te pi (pts) | yepi → ye pi (pts)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sahassassa brahmuno sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā sahassassa brahmuno → parammaraṇā sahassabrahmuno (sya-all) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the Divinity of a thousand!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (bj, sya-all)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (bj, sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti—And they’ve heard: dvisahasso brahmā …pe…
dvisahasso → dvīsahasso (bj)
‘The Divinity of two thousand …
tisahasso brahmā …the Divinity of three thousand … catusahasso brahmā …the Divinity of four thousand … pañcasahasso brahmā dīghāyuko vaṇṇavā sukhabahuloti.
sukhabahuloti → sukhabahulo ti (pts)
the Divinity of five thousand is long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
Pañcasahasso, bhikkhave, brahmā pañcasahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
pañcasahasso → pañcasahassopi (bj, pts) | pañcasahassilokadhātuṁ → pañcasahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); pañcasahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all, pts) | + → pi (pts)
Now the Divinity of five thousand meditates focused on pervading a five-thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all) | upapannā tepi → uppannā te pi (pts) | yepi → ye pi (pts)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, cakkhumā puriso pañca āmaṇḍāni hatthe karitvā paccavekkheyya;
āmaṇḍāni → āmaṇḍam (pts)
As a person with clear eyes might pick up five gallnuts in their hand and examine them,
evameva kho, bhikkhave, pañcasahasso brahmā pañcasahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
pañcasahassilokadhātuṁ → pañcasahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); pañcasahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all, pts) | evameva → evam eva (pts)
so too the Divinity of five thousand meditates focused on pervading a five-thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all) | upapannā tepi → uppannā te pi (pts) | yepi → ye pi (pts)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Tassa evaṁ hoti:
evaṁ → evam (pts)
They think:
‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā pañcasahassassa brahmuno sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā pañcasahassassa brahmuno → parammaraṇā pañcasahassabrahmuno (sya-all) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the Divinity of five thousand!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena samannāgato hoti, sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | pe → Si recites the whole of the foregoing in full. (pts note)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti:And they’ve heard: ‘dasasahasso brahmā dīghāyuko vaṇṇavā sukhabahulo’ti.
sukhabahuloti → sukhabahulo ti (pts)
‘The Divinity of ten thousand is long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
Dasasahasso, bhikkhave, brahmā dasasahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
dasasahassilokadhātuṁ → dasasahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); dasasahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all, pts)
Now the Divinity of ten thousand meditates focused on pervading a ten-thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all) | upapannā tepi → uppannā te pi (pts) | yepi → ye pi (pts)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭhaṁso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;
bhāsate ca tapate ca → bhāsati ca tapati ca (sya-all, km); bhāsati ca (pts1ed) | jātimā → jotimā (sya-all) | bhāsate → bhāsati (sya-all) | tapate → tapati (sya-all) | bhāsate ca tapate → bhāsati (pts) | ca → bhāsati ca tapati ca (bj: PTS) | ca → bhāsati ca tapati ca (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.)
Suppose there was a beryl gem that was naturally lustrous, eight-faceted, well-worked. When placed on a cream rug it would shine and glow and dazzle.
evameva kho, bhikkhave, dasasahasso brahmā dasasahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
dasasahassilokadhātuṁ → dasasahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); dasasahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all, pts) | evameva → evam eva (pts)
In the same way the Divinity of ten thousand meditates focused on pervading a ten-thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all) | upapannā tepi → uppannā te pi (pts) | yepi → ye pi (pts)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā dasasahassassa brahmuno sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā dasasahassassa brahmuno → parammaraṇā dasasahassabrahmuno (sya-all) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the Divinity of ten thousand!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
sīlena → sīlena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti:And they’ve heard: ‘satasahasso brahmā dīghāyuko vaṇṇavā sukhabahulo’ti.
sukhabahuloti → sukhabahulo ti (pts)
‘The Divinity of a hundred thousand is long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
Satasahasso, bhikkhave, brahmā satasahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
satasahassilokadhātuṁ → satasahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); satasahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all, pts)
Now the Divinity of a hundred thousand meditates focused on pervading a hundred-thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all) | upapannā tepi → uppannā te pi (pts) | yepi → ye pi (pts)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, nikkhaṁ jambonadaṁ dakkhakammāraputtaukkāmukhasukusalasampahaṭṭhaṁ paṇḍukambale nikkhittaṁ bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;
nikkhaṁ → nekkhaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | dakkhakammāraputtaukkāmukhasukusalasampahaṭṭhaṁ → dakkhakammāraputtaukkāmukhesukusalasmpahaṭṭhaṁ (sya-all); dakkhakammāraputtaukkāmukhe sukusalasampahaṭṭhaṁ (pts) | bhāsate → bhāsati (sya-all, pts) | tapate → tapati (sya-all, pts) | nikkhaṁ → nekkhaṁ (pts) | ca → bhāsati ca tapati ca (bj: PTS) | jambonadaṁ → nekkhaṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | ca → So Si: Sky bhāsate ca tapate ca. (pts note) | dakkhakammāraputtaukkāmukhasukusalasampahaṭṭhaṁ → dakkhakammāraputta-ukkāmukhe sukusalasampahaṭṭhaṁ (pts)
Suppose there was a pendant of Black Plum River gold, fashioned by a deft smith, well wrought in the forge. When placed on a cream rug it would shine and glow and dazzle.
evameva kho, bhikkhave, satasahasso brahmā satasahassilokadhātuṁ pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
satasahassilokadhātuṁ → satasahassiṁ lokadhātuṁ (bj); satasahassīlokadhātuṁ (sya-all) | satasahasso brahmā satasahassilokadhātuṁ → satasahassassa brahmuno satasahassīlokadhātuṁ (pts)
In the same way the Divinity of a hundred thousand meditates focused on pervading a hundred-thousandfold galaxy,
Yepi tattha sattā upapannā tepi pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati.
upapannā → uppannā (sya-all)
as well as the sentient beings reborn there.
Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā satasahassassa brahmuno sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā satasahassassa brahmuno → parammaraṇā satasahassabrahmuno (sya-all) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the Divinity of a hundred thousand!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
sīlena → sīlena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti.
samannāgato → sammannāgato (pts)
Tassa sutaṁ hoti—And they’ve heard: ābhā devā …pe…
ābhā → abhā (pts)
‘The radiant gods …
parittābhā devā …the gods of limited luminosity … appamāṇābhā devā …the gods of limitless luminosity … ābhassarā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulāti.
sukhabahulāti → sukhabahulā ti (pts)
the gods of sublime luminosity …
Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā ābhassarānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā ābhassarānaṁ → parammaraṇā akaniṭṭhānaṁ (pts) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts)
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all) | evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā → evaṁbhāvitā evaṁbahulīkatā tatrūpapattiyā (bjt)
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (bj, sya-all)
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
sīlena → sīlena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti—
+ → subhā devā (th, pts)
parittasubhā devā …pe…the gods of limited beauty … appamāṇasubhā devā …the gods of limitless beauty … subhakiṇhā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulāti.
Subhakiṇṇā → Si Subhakiṇhā. (pts note) | subhakiṇhā devā → subhakiṇṇā deva (pts) | sukhabahulāti → sukhabahulā ti (pts)
the gods of universal beauty …
Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā subhakiṇhānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti. So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti. Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
sīlena → sīlena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti— vehapphalā devā …pe…the gods of abundant fruit … avihā devā …the gods of Aviha … atappā devā …the gods of Atappa … sudassā devā …
devā → devāḍa (bjt)
the gods fair to see …
sudassī devā …
Sudassī → Si Sudassā. (pts note)
the fair seeing gods …
akaniṭṭhā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulāti.
devā → deva (pts) | sukhabahulāti → sukhabahulā ti (pts)
the gods of Akaniṭṭha …
Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā akaniṭṭhānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th, pts) | sahabyataṁ → sahavyataṁ (bjt) | sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyanti → sahavyataṁ uppajjeyyan ti (pts)
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all)
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all)
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
sīlena → sīlena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti: ‘ākāsānañcāyatanūpagā devā dīghāyukā ciraṭṭhitikā sukhabahulā’ti.
sukhabahulāti → sukhabahulā ti (pts)
the gods of the dimension of infinite space …
Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā ākāsānañcāyatanūpagānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th)
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti. Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all)
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
sīlena → sīlena samannāgato hoti (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti: ‘viññāṇañcāyatanūpagā devā dīghāyukā ciraṭṭhitikā sukhabahulā’ti.
devā → devā ākiñcāyatanūpagā devā nevasaññānāsāññāyatanūpagā devā (pts) | devā → Si continues as follows: dīghāyukā . . . uppajjeyyan ti--pe-- ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo . . . saṁvattati . . . Puna ca paraṁ . . . samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti: Akiñcāyaññāyatanūpagā devā; Nevasaññānāsaññā yatanūpagā devā dīghāyukā (&c.). (pts note)
the gods of the dimension of infinite consciousness …
Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā viññāṇañcāyatanūpagānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th)
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (sya-all)
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all)
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (sya-all)
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
+ → samannāgato hoti (th)
sutena …
sutena cāgena paññāya → (sya-all) | + → samannāgato hoti (th)
cāgena …
+ → samannāgato hoti (th)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa sutaṁ hoti— ākiñcaññāyatanūpagā devā …pe…
+ → puna caparaṁ bhikkhave (bjt)
the gods of the dimension of nothingness …
nevasaññānāsaññāyatanūpagā devā dīghāyukā ciraṭṭhitikā sukhabahulāti.
nevasaññānāsaññāyatanūpagā → nevasaññānāsāññāyatanūpagā (pts) | sukhabahulāti → sukhabahulā ti (pts)
the gods of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception are long-lived, long-lasting, and very happy.’
Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanūpagānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th)
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception!’
So taṁ cittaṁ dahati, taṁ cittaṁ adhiṭṭhāti, taṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.
dahati → padahati (th)
They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.
Tassa te saṅkhārā ca vihārā ca evaṁ bhāvitā evaṁ bahulīkatā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattanti.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (th)
Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā tatrupapattiyā saṁvattati.
tatrupapattiyā → tatrūpapattiyā (th)
This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhāya samannāgato hoti, sīlena …
sīlena → sīlena samannāgato hoti (bj) | sīlena sutena → (sya-all) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)
Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
sutena …
sutena → sutena samannāgato hoti (bj)
cāgena …
cāgena → cāgena samannāgato hoti (bj, sya-all)
paññāya samannāgato hoti. Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think: ‘aho vatāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihareyyan’ti.
diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts) | vihareyyanti → vihareyyan ti (pts)
‘If only I might realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and live having realized it with my own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements!’
So āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.
cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ → ceto vimuttiṁ paññā vimuttiṁ (bjt) | diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts)
They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na katthaci upapajjatī”ti.
na katthaci upapajjatī”ti → na kuhiñci upapajjatīti (bj); na katthaci uppajjati na kuhiñci uppajjatīti (pts1ed); na kuhiñci upasampajja viharatīti. (mr) | katthaci → katthaci upapajjati na kuhiñci (bj) | upapajjatīti → uppajjatīti (sya-all) | upapajjatī’’ti → na katthaci upapajjati, na kuhiñci upapajjatīti (cck: sī. pī.); na katthaci upapajjati, na kuhiñci upasampajja viharatīti (cck: ka.) | Ayam → Sky add pi. (pts note) | katthaci → Sky add na. (pts note) | kuhiñci → So Sk; Sy nahiñci; Si omits uppajjati na kuhiñci. 6 Si saṁkhārūpapattisuttaṁ. (pts note)
And, mendicants, that mendicant is not reborn anywhere.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
idamavoca → idam avoca (pts)
That is what the Buddha said.
Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.
abhinandunti → abhinandun (pts)
Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

Saṅkhārupapattisuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dasamaṁ.
saṅkhārupapattisuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ → saṅkhāruppatti suttaṁ (bjt) | saṅkhārupapattisuttaṁ → saṅkhārūpapattisuttaṁ (th)

Anupadavaggo niṭṭhito dutiyo.
+ → tassa vaggassa uddānaṁ (bjt)

Tassuddānaṁ

Anupada sodhana porisadhammo, sevitabba bahudhātu vibhatti;
anupada sodhana porisadhammo → anupāda-sodhana-porisadhammo (my) | anupada sodhana porisadhammo → anupadasodhana porisa dhammā (bjt) | anupada sodhana porisadhammo → anupadasodhanaporisadhammo (th) | anupada sodhana porisadhammo → ti (pts) sevitabba bahudhātu vibhatti → sevitabba-bahudhātu-vibhatti (my) | sevitabba bahudhātu vibhatti → sevitabbabahudhātuvibhatti (th)
Buddhassa kittināma cattārīsena, ānāpāno kāyagato upapatti.
kittināma cattārīsena → kittināma-cattārīsena (my) | buddhassa kittināma cattārīsena → isigilikittitacattālīsaṁ ānāpānasatī (bjt) | kittināma → kitti nāma (th) upapatti → ito paraṁ bj potthake evampi dissati--anupada sodhana porisa dhammā, | upapatti → ito paraṁ syā. kaṁ. ka. potthakesu evampi dissati –-§candake vimale parisuddhe, puṇṇasammodinirodhaattano;§dandhā bahujanasevitaṁ dhammavaraṁ, yaṁ anupadaṁ vaggavaraṁ dutiyāti (cck note) | ānāpāno kāyagato upapatti → uppattiṁ (bjt) | upapatti → ca tatopapatti candake vimale parisuddhe puṇṇasaṁpuṇṇasamudanī nirasamattano raddhā bahujanasevitadhammavaraṁ yaṁ anupadaṁ vaggavaraṁ dutiyaṁ (th)

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