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SN 35.125PTS SN 4.1091 min read

In the Land of the Vajjis

Vajjīsutta

At Hatthigāma, the householder Ugga of Hatthigāma asks the Buddha why some become awakened in this very life, while others do not.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.125Linked Discourses 35.125
  • 0.213. Gahapativagga13. Householders

0.3VajjīsuttaIn the Land of the Vajjis

1.1PTS 4.110Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vajjīsu viharati hatthigāme.At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Vajjis at Elephant Village.1.2Atha kho uggo gahapati hatthigāmako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho uggo gahapati hatthigāmako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then the householder Uggata of Elephant Village went up to the Buddha, sat down to one side, and said to him:1

1.3“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme no parinibbāyanti?“What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are not fully extinguished in this very life?1.4Ko pana, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti?What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life?” …

1.5(Yathā purimasuttantaṁ, evaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.)(Tell in full as in the previous discourse.)

1.6“Ayaṁ kho, gahapati, hetu ayaṁ paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti.

1.7Dutiyaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. At AN 1.254 and AN 6.126 he is called Uggata, which I adopt for clarity over text’s Ugga here.

    ↩ sn35.125:1.2