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SN 48.69PTS SN 5.2381 min read

A Tree (3rd)

Tatiyarukkhasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.69Linked Discourses 48.69
  • 0.27. Bodhipakkhiyavagga7. On the Side of Awakening

0.3TatiyarukkhasuttaA Tree (3rd)

1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci asurānaṁ rukkhā, cittapāṭali tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati;“Mendicants, of all the trees belonging to the titans, the Vivid Patala 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 …pe… paññindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati.The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom are qualities on the side of awakening, in that they lead to awakening.1.5Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci asurānaṁ rukkhā, cittapāṭali tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati;Of all the trees belonging to the titans, the Vivid Patala is said to be the best.1.6evameva 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”

1.7Navamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. “Vivid Patala” renders cittapāṭali, a variety of Stereospermum chelonoides. This was the awakening tree of Vipassī (DN 14:1.8.1), and the tree after which Pāṭaliputta was named (DN 16:1.19.2).

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