0.3JarādhammasuttaOld Age
1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.11.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery.1.3Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito pacchātape nisinno hoti piṭṭhiṁ otāpayamāno.Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and sat warming his back in the last rays of the sun.
2.1Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā bhagavato gattāni pāṇinā anomajjanto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, and while massaging the Buddha’s limbs he said:
2.2“acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing,2.3Na cevaṁ dāni, bhante, bhagavato tāva parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṁ aññathattaṁ—how the complexion of your skin is no longer pure and bright. Your limbs are flaccid and wrinkled, and your body is stooped. And it’s apparent that there has been a deterioration in your faculties2.4cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā”ti.of eye, ear, nose, tongue, and body.”
3.1PTS 5.217“Evañhetaṁ, ānanda, hoti—“That’s how it is, Ānanda.3.2jarādhammo yobbaññe, byādhidhammo ārogye, maraṇadhammo jīvite.When young you’re liable to grow old; when healthy you’re liable to get sick; and when alive you’re liable to die.3.3Na ceva tāva parisuddho hoti chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca honti gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṁ aññathattaṁ—The complexion of the skin is no longer pure and bright. The limbs are flaccid and wrinkled, and the body is stooped. And it’s apparent that there has been a deterioration in the faculties3.4cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā”ti.of eye, ear, nose, tongue, and body.”
4.1Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.4.2Idaṁ vatvā ca sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
5.1“Dhī taṁ jammi jare atthu,“Curse this wretched old age,5.2dubbaṇṇakaraṇī jare;which makes you so ugly.5.3Tāva manoramaṁ bimbaṁ,That’s how much this delightful puppet5.4jarāya abhimadditaṁ.is ground down by old age.
6.1Yopi vassasataṁ jīve,Even if you live for a hundred years,6.2sopi maccuparāyaṇo;you’ll still end up dying.6.3Na kiñci parivajjeti,Death spares no one,6.4sabbamevābhimaddatī”ti.but crushes all underfoot.”
6.5Paṭhamaṁ.