56. Saccasaṁyutta: On the Truths
V. A Cliff — SN56.44: A Bungalow
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhante Sujato. (More copyright information)
1“Mendicants, suppose someone were to say: ‘Without truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’ That is not possible.
2It’s as if someone were to say: ‘Before the lower story of a bungalow is built, I will climb up to the upper story.’ That is not possible. In the same way, suppose someone were to say: ‘Without truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’ That is not possible.
3But suppose someone were to say: ‘After truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’ That is possible.
4It’s as if someone were to say: ‘After the lower story of a bungalow is built, I will climb up to the upper story.’ That is possible. In the same way, suppose someone were to say: ‘After truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’ That is possible.
5That’s why you should practice meditation …”
1"Yo hi, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadeyya: ‘Ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca … pe … dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti – netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
2Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya: ‘Ahaṁ kūṭāgārassa heṭṭhimaṁ gharaṁ akaritvā uparimaṁ gharaṁ āropessāmī’ti – netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati; evameva kho, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya: ‘Ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca … pe … dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ anabhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti – netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
3Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadeyya: ‘Ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca … pe … dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti – ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.
4Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya: ‘Ahaṁ kūṭāgārassa heṭṭhimaṁ gharaṁ karitvā uparimaṁ gharaṁ āropessāmī’ti – ṭhānametaṁ vijjati; evameva kho, bhikkhave, yo evaṁ vadeyya: ‘Ahaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca … pe … dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāṁ ariyasaccaṁ yathābhūtaṁ abhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṁ karissāmī’ti – ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.
5Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo … pe … ‘Ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo"ti.
Catutthaṁ.