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15. Happiness

Sukhavagga

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1KhuddakanikāyaMinor Collection
  • 0.2DhammapadaSayings of the Dhamma 197–208

0.3Sukhavagga15. Happiness

0.4Ñātikalahavūpasamanavatthu

1Susukhaṁ vata jīvāma,Let us live so very happily,2verinesu averino;loving among the hostile.3Verinesu manussesu,Among hostile humans,4viharāma averino.let us live with love.

1Susukhaṁ vata jīvāma,Let us live so very happily,2āturesu anāturā;healthy among the ailing.3Āturesu manussesu,Among ailing humans4viharāma anāturā.let us live healthily.

1Susukhaṁ vata jīvāma,Let us live so very happily,2ussukesu anussukā;content among the greedy.3Ussukesu manussesu,Among greedy humans,4viharāma anussukā.let us live content.

0Māravatthu

1Susukhaṁ vata jīvāma,Let us live so very happily,2yesaṁ no natthi kiñcanaṁ;we who have nothing.3Pītibhakkhā bhavissāma,We shall feed on rapture,4devā ābhassarā yathā.like the gods of sublime luminosity.

0Kosalaraññoparājayavatthu

1Jayaṁ veraṁ pasavati,Victory breeds enmity;2dukkhaṁ seti parājito;the defeated sleep badly.3Upasanto sukhaṁ seti,The peaceful sleep at ease,4hitvā jayaparājayaṁ.having left victory and defeat behind.

0Aññatarakuladārikāvatthu

1Natthi rāgasamo aggi,There is no fire like greed,2Natthi dosasamo kali;no crime like hate,3Natthi khandhasamā dukkhā,no suffering like the aggregates,4Natthi santiparaṁ sukhaṁ.no bliss beyond peace.

0Ekaupāsakavatthu

1Jighacchāparamā rogā,Hunger is the worst illness,2saṅkhāraparamā dukhā;conditions are the worst suffering.3Etaṁ ñatvā yathābhūtaṁ,When one has known this as it is,4nibbānaṁ paramaṁ sukhaṁ.extinguishment is the ultimate happiness.

0Pasenadikosalavatthu

1Ārogyaparamā lābhā,Health is the ultimate blessing;2Santuṭṭhiparamaṁ dhanaṁ;contentment, the ultimate wealth;3Vissāsaparamā ñāti,trust is the ultimate family;4Nibbānaṁ paramaṁ sukhaṁ.extinguishment, the ultimate happiness.

0Tissattheravatthu

1Pavivekarasaṁ pitvā,Having drunk the nectar of seclusion2rasaṁ upasamassa ca;and the nectar of peace—3Niddaro hoti nippāpo,free of stress, free of evil,4dhammapītirasaṁ pivaṁ.drink the joyous nectar of truth.

0Sakkavatthu

1Sāhu dassanamariyānaṁ,It’s good to see the noble ones,2sannivāso sadā sukho;staying with them is always good.3Adassanena bālānaṁ,Were you not to see fools,4niccameva sukhī siyā.you’d always be happy.

1Bālasaṅgatacārī hi,For one who consorts with fools2dīghamaddhāna socati;grieves long.3Dukkho bālehi saṁvāso,Painful is living with fools,4amitteneva sabbadā;like being stuck with your enemy.5Dhīro ca sukhasaṁvāso,Happy is living with an attentive one,6ñātīnaṁva samāgamo.like meeting with your kin.

1Tasmā hi—Therefore:2Dhīrañca paññañca bahussutañca,An attentive one, wise and learned,3Dhorayhasīlaṁ vatavantamariyaṁ;a behemoth of virtue, true to their vows, noble:4Taṁ tādisaṁ sappurisaṁ sumedhaṁ,follow a true and intelligent person such as this,5Bhajetha nakkhattapathaṁva candimā.as the moon tracks the path of the stars.

6Sukhavaggo pannarasamo.