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SN 1.15PTS (1st ed) SN 1.71 min read

Resounding

Saṇamānasutta

The quiet murmuring of the jungle can be scary—but not to the Buddha.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.15Linked Discourses 1.15
  • 0.22. Nandanavagga2. The Garden of Delight

0.3SaṇamānasuttaResounding

1.1“Ṭhite majjhanhike kāle,“In the still of high noon,11.2sannisīvesu pakkhisu;when the birds have settled down,1.3Saṇateva brahāraññaṁ,the mighty forest itself resounds—1.4taṁ bhayaṁ paṭibhāti man”ti.that strikes me as so scary!”

2.1“Ṭhite majjhanhike kāle,“In the still of high noon,2.2sannisīvesu pakkhisu;when the birds have settled down,2.3Saṇateva brahāraññaṁ,the mighty forest itself resounds—2.4sā rati paṭibhāti man”ti.that strikes me as so delightful!”

Translator’s notes

  1. These verses are also in SN 9.12.

    ↩ sn1.15:1.1