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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 20.2 Linked Discourses 20.2
1. Opammavagga 1. Similes
Nakhasikhasutta A Fingernail
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
Atha kho bhagavÄ parittaį¹ nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹suį¹ ÄropetvÄ bhikkhÅ« Ämantesi: Then the Buddha, picking up a little bit of dirt under his fingernail, addressed the mendicants:
āTaį¹ kiį¹ maƱƱatha, bhikkhave, āWhat do you think, mendicants?
katamaį¹ nu kho bahutaraį¹, yo cÄyaį¹ mayÄ paritto nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹su Äropito yÄ cÄyaį¹ mahÄpathavÄ«āti? Which is more: the little bit of dirt under my fingernail, or this great earth?ā
āEtadeva, bhante, bahutaraį¹ yadidaį¹ mahÄpathavÄ«. āSir, the great earth is far more.
Appamattakoyaį¹ bhagavatÄ paritto nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹su Äropito. The little bit of dirt under your fingernail is tiny.
Saį¹
khampi na upeti upanidhimpi na upeti kalabhÄgampi na upeti mahÄpathaviį¹ upanidhÄya bhagavatÄ paritto nakhasikhÄyaį¹ paį¹su Äropitoāti. Compared to the great earth, it doesnāt count, thereās no comparison, itās not worth a fraction.ā
āEvameva kho, bhikkhave, appakÄ te sattÄ ye manussesu paccÄjÄyanti; āIn the same way the sentient beings reborn as humans are few,
atha kho eteyeva bahutarÄ sattÄ ye aƱƱatra manussehi paccÄjÄyanti. while those not reborn as humans are many.
TasmÄtiha, bhikkhave, evaį¹ sikkhitabbaį¹: So you should train like this:
āappamattÄ viharissÄmÄāti. āWe will stay diligent.ā
EvaƱhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbanāti. Thatās how you should train.ā
Dutiyaį¹.