Pāṭaligāmiyavaggo
8-2: Dutiyanibbānasuttaṁ (72)
The Second Discourse about Nibbāna
Evaṁ me sutaṁ:
Thus I heard:
ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati,
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
in Jeta's Wood, at Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena Bhagavā bhikkhū Nibbānapaṭisaṁyuttāya
o Then at that time the Gracious One was instructing, rousing, enthusing, and cheering
Dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti.
the monks with a Dhamma talk connected with Emancipation.
Te ca bhikkhū aṭṭhī katvā, manasikatvā,
Those monks, after making it their goal, applying their minds,
sabbaṁ cetaso samannāharitvā, ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.
considering it with all their mind, were listening to Dhamma with an attentive ear.
Atha kho Bhagavā, etam-atthaṁ viditvā,
Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it,
tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
“Duddasaṁ ‘anataṁ’ nāma, ~ na hi saccaṁ sudassanaṁ,
“What is called ‘the uninclined’ (Emancipation) is hard to see, ~ for it is not easy to see the truth,
Paṭividdhā tanhā jānato, ~ passato natthi kiñcanan”-ti.
For the one who knows, who has penetrated craving, ~ for the one who sees there is nothing (no defilements).”