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In a Good Way

Sukhitasutta

When you see someone happy, know that you too have experienced that.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.12Linked Discourses 15.12
  • 0.22. DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.3SukhitasuttaIn a Good Way

1.1PTS 2.187Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. …1.3yaṁ, bhikkhave, passeyyātha sukhitaṁ susajjitaṁ, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:When you see someone in a good way, in a happy state, you should conclude:1.4‘amhehipi evarūpaṁ paccanubhūtaṁ iminā dīghena addhunā’ti.‘In all this long time, we too have undergone the same thing.’

1.5Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?1.6Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro.This transmigration has no known beginning. …1.7Pubbā koṭi na paññāyati …pe…1.8alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”

1.9Dutiyaṁ.