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SN 48.67PTS SN 5.2371 min read

A Tree (1st)

Paṭhamarukkhasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.67Linked Discourses 48.67
  • 0.27. Bodhipakkhiyavagga7. On the Side of Awakening

0.3PaṭhamarukkhasuttaA Tree (1st)

1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci jambudīpakā rukkhā, jambū tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati;“Mendicants, of all the trees in the Black Plum Tree Land, the black plum is said to be the best.11.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paññindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāya.In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened.1.3Katame ca, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyā dhammā?And what are the qualities on the side of awakening?1.4Saddhindriyaṁ, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati.The faculties of faith,1.5Vīriyindriyaṁ …pe…energy,1.6satindriyaṁ …mindfulness,1.7samādhindriyaṁ …immersion,1.8paññindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati.and wisdom are qualities on the side of awakening, in that they lead to becoming awakened.1.9Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci jambudīpakā rukkhā, jambū tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati;Of all the trees in the Black Plum Tree Land, the black plum is said to be the best.1.10evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paññindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāyā”ti.In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened.”

1.11Sattamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. The black plum (jambu) is also said to be the best of all trees at Skanda Purāṇa 252.26.

    ↩ sn48.67:1.1