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SN 56.50PTS SN 5.4581 min read

Sineru, King of Mountains (2nd)

Dutiyasinerupabbatarājasutta

As seven bits of gravel are smaller than Mount Sineru, so is the suffering remaining to one who has seen the four noble truths.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.50Linked Discourses 56.50
  • 0.25. Papātavagga5. A Cliff

0.3DutiyasinerupabbatarājasuttaSineru, King of Mountains (2nd)

1.1PTS 5.459“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sinerupabbatarājāyaṁ parikkhayaṁ pariyādānaṁ gaccheyya, ṭhapetvā satta muggamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā.“Mendicants, suppose Sineru, the king of mountains, was worn away and eroded except seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds.1

1.2Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?1.3katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ—yaṁ vā sinerussa pabbatarājassa parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādinnaṁ, yā vā satta muggamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā avasiṭṭhā”ti?Which is more: the portion of Sineru, the king of mountains, that has been worn away and eroded? Or the seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds that are left?”

1.4“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ sinerussa pabbatarājassa yadidaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādinnaṁ;“Sir, the portion of Sineru, the king of mountains, that has been worn away and eroded is certainly more.1.5appamattikā satta muggamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā avasiṭṭhā.The seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds are tiny.1.6Saṅkhampi na upenti, upanidhampi na upenti, kalabhāgampi na upenti sinerussa pabbatarājassa parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādinnaṁ upanidhāya satta muggamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā avasiṭṭhā”ti.Compared to Sineru, they don’t count, there’s no comparison, they’re not worth a fraction.”

1.7“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa diṭṭhisampannassa puggalassa abhisametāvino etadeva bahutaraṁ dukkhaṁ yadidaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādinnaṁ; appamattakaṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ.“In the same way, for an individual with comprehension, a noble disciple accomplished in view, the suffering that’s over and done with is more, what’s left is tiny.1.8Saṅkhampi na upeti, upanidhampi na upeti, kalabhāgampi na upeti, purimaṁ dukkhakkhandhaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādinnaṁ upanidhāya yadidaṁ sattakkhattuparamatā;Compared to the mass of suffering in the past that’s over and done with, it doesn’t count, there’s no comparison, it’s not worth a fraction, since there are at most seven more lives.1.9yo ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.Such an individual truly understands about suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

2.1Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.That’s why you should practice meditation …”

2.2Dasamaṁ.

2.3Papātavaggo pañcamo.

3.0Tassuddānaṁ

3.1Cintā papāto pariḷāho,3.2kūṭaṁ vālandhakāro ca;3.3Chiggaḷena ca dve vuttā,3.4sineru apare duveti.

Translator’s notes

  1. ↩ sn56.50:1.1