PTS vp En 303 PTS cs 18 PTS vp Pali 380 ‘Venerable Nāgasena, those five qualities of the sea you say he ought to take, which are they?’
‘Just, O king, as the sea brooks no contact with a corpse ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, brook no association with the stains of evil—lust and malice and dullness and pride and delusion, concealing the faults one has and claiming virtues one has not, envy and avarice, deceit and treachery and trickiness, wickedness and sinfulness of life. This, O king, is the first quality of the sea he ought to have.
PTS cs 19 ‘And again, O king, just as the sea carries within it stores of all kinds of gems—pearls and diamonds and cat’s-eyes, and chank shells, and quartz, and coral, and crystal, but conceals them all; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, though he have attained to the various gems of character—the Path, and the Fruits PTS vp En 304 Thereof, and the four Ghānas, and the eight Vimokkhas, and Samādhi, and the five Attainments (forms of ecstatic contemplation and Insight), and the six forms of Transcendental Knowledge —conceal them and not bring them to the light. This, O king, is the second quality of the sea he ought to have.
PTS cs 20 ‘And again, O king, just as the sea associates with mighty creatures; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, associate himself with a fellow-disciple who desires little and is contented, who is pure in speech, whose conduct is directed to the eradication of evil, who is given to righteousness, modest, amiable, dignified, venerable, a speaker of profitable words, meek, one who will point out his associate’s faults, and blame him when he does wrong, clever in admonition, in instruction, and in education, able to arouse, to incite, and to gladden—with such a man as a friend, in righteousness should he dwell. This, O king, is the third quality of the sea he ought to have.
PTS cs 21 ‘And again, O king, as the sea, though filled with the fresh water brought down by the Ganges, and the Jumna, and the Aciravatī, and the Sarabhū, and the Mahī, and by other rivers a hundred thousand in number, and by the rains of heaven, yet PTS vp En 305 never overflows its shore; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never consciously transgress the precepts for the sake of support, or fame, or praise, or salutations, or reverence, or honour—no! not even for his life. This, O king, is the fourth of the qualities of the sea he ought to have. PTS vp Pali 381 For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods:
“Just, O king, as the great ocean has fixity as its characteristic, and never overflows its shores; just so, O king, should my disciples never overstep the regulations I have laid down for them—no! not even to save themselves alive.”
PTS cs 22 ‘And again, O king, as the sea is not filled even by all the rivers—the Ganges, and the Jumna, and the Aciravatī, and the Sarabhū, and the Mahī—nor by the rains from heaven; just so, O king, should PTS vp En 306 The strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never be satisfied with receiving instruction, with asking and answering questions, with listening to the word, and learning it by heart, and examining into it, with hearing the Abhidhamma and the Vinaya, and the deep sayings of the Suttas, with analysis of forms, with learning the rules of right composition, conjunction, and grammatical construction, with listening to the ninefold teaching of the Conqueror. This, O king, is the fifth quality of the sea he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the Sutasoma Jātaka:
“Just as the fire, in burning grass and sticks,
Is never satisfied, nor the great sea
Filled with the waters of all streams that flow—
So are these students wise, O king of kings,
Listening, ne’er sated with the words of truth.”’
Here ends the Second Chapter.
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘samuddassa pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamāni tāni pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo matena kuṇapena saddhiṁ na saṁvasati;*mahārāja → pahārāda (bj); pahārādha (maku)evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena rāgadosamohamānadiṭṭhimakkhapaḷāsaissāmacchariyamāyāsāṭheyyakuṭilavisamaduccaritakilesamalehi saddhiṁ na saṁvasitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, samuddassa paṭhamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘samuddassa pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamāni tāni pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti?
“Yathā, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo matena kuṇapena saddhiṁ na saṁvasati;*mahārāja → pahārāda (bj); pahārādha (maku)
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena rāgadosamohamānadiṭṭhimakkhapaḷāsaissāmacchariyamāyāsāṭheyyakuṭilavisamaduccaritakilesamalehi saddhiṁ na saṁvasitabbaṁ.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, samuddassa paṭhamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘samuddassa pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamāni tāni pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo matena kuṇapena saddhiṁ na saṁvasati;*mahārāja → pahārāda (bj); pahārādha (maku)evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena rāgadosamohamānadiṭṭhimakkhapaḷāsaissāmacchariyamāyāsāṭheyyakuṭilavisamaduccaritakilesamalehi saddhiṁ na saṁvasitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, samuddassa paṭhamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo muttāmaṇiveḷuriyasaṅkhasilāpavāḷaphalikamaṇivividharatananicayaṁ dhārento pidahati, na bahi vikirati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena maggaphalajhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattivipassanābhiññāvividhaguṇaratanāni adhigantvā pidahitabbāni, na bahi nīharitabbāni. Idaṁ, mahārāja, samuddassa dutiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo muttāmaṇiveḷuriyasaṅkhasilāpavāḷaphalikamaṇivividharatananicayaṁ dhārento pidahati, na bahi vikirati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena maggaphalajhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattivipassanābhiññāvividhaguṇaratanāni adhigantvā pidahitabbāni, na bahi nīharitabbāni.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, samuddassa dutiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo muttāmaṇiveḷuriyasaṅkhasilāpavāḷaphalikamaṇivividharatananicayaṁ dhārento pidahati, na bahi vikirati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena maggaphalajhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattivipassanābhiññāvividhaguṇaratanāni adhigantvā pidahitabbāni, na bahi nīharitabbāni. Idaṁ, mahārāja, samuddassa dutiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo mahantehi mahābhūtehi saddhiṁ saṁvasati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena appicchaṁ santuṭṭhaṁ dhutavādaṁ sallekhavuttiṁ ācārasampannaṁ lajjiṁ pesalaṁ garuṁ bhāvanīyaṁ vattāraṁ vacanakkhamaṁ codakaṁ pāpagarahiṁ ovādakaṁ anusāsakaṁ viññāpakaṁ sandassakaṁ samādapakaṁ samuttejakaṁ sampahaṁsakaṁ kalyāṇamittaṁ sabrahmacāriṁ nissāya vasitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa tatiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo mahantehi mahābhūtehi saddhiṁ saṁvasati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena appicchaṁ santuṭṭhaṁ dhutavādaṁ sallekhavuttiṁ ācārasampannaṁ lajjiṁ pesalaṁ garuṁ bhāvanīyaṁ vattāraṁ vacanakkhamaṁ codakaṁ pāpagarahiṁ ovādakaṁ anusāsakaṁ viññāpakaṁ sandassakaṁ samādapakaṁ samuttejakaṁ sampahaṁsakaṁ kalyāṇamittaṁ sabrahmacāriṁ nissāya vasitabbaṁ.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa tatiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo mahantehi mahābhūtehi saddhiṁ saṁvasati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena appicchaṁ santuṭṭhaṁ dhutavādaṁ sallekhavuttiṁ ācārasampannaṁ lajjiṁ pesalaṁ garuṁ bhāvanīyaṁ vattāraṁ vacanakkhamaṁ codakaṁ pāpagarahiṁ ovādakaṁ anusāsakaṁ viññāpakaṁ sandassakaṁ samādapakaṁ samuttejakaṁ sampahaṁsakaṁ kalyāṇamittaṁ sabrahmacāriṁ nissāya vasitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa tatiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo navasalilasampuṇṇāhi gaṅgāyamunāaciravatīsarabhūmahīādīhi nadīsatasahassehi antalikkhe saliladhārāhi ca pūritopi sakaṁ velaṁ nātivattati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena lābhasakkārasilokavandanamānanapūjanakāraṇā jīvitahetupi sañcicca sikkhāpadavītikkamo na karaṇīyo. Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa catutthaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena—
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo navasalilasampuṇṇāhi gaṅgāyamunāaciravatīsarabhūmahīādīhi nadīsatasahassehi antalikkhe saliladhārāhi ca pūritopi sakaṁ velaṁ nātivattati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena lābhasakkārasilokavandanamānanapūjanakāraṇā jīvitahetupi sañcicca sikkhāpadavītikkamo na karaṇīyo.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa catutthaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena—
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo navasalilasampuṇṇāhi gaṅgāyamunāaciravatīsarabhūmahīādīhi nadīsatasahassehi antalikkhe saliladhārāhi ca pūritopi sakaṁ velaṁ nātivattati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena lābhasakkārasilokavandanamānanapūjanakāraṇā jīvitahetupi sañcicca sikkhāpadavītikkamo na karaṇīyo. Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa catutthaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena—
‘Seyyathāpi, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo ṭhitadhammo velaṁ nātikkamati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yaṁ mayā sāvakānaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ, taṁ mama sāvakā jīvitahetupi nātikkamantī’ti.
‘Seyyathāpi, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo ṭhitadhammo velaṁ nātikkamati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yaṁ mayā sāvakānaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ, taṁ mama sāvakā jīvitahetupi nātikkamantī’ti.
‘Seyyathāpi, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo ṭhitadhammo velaṁ nātikkamati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yaṁ mayā sāvakānaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ, taṁ mama sāvakā jīvitahetupi nātikkamantī’ti.
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo sabbasavantīhi gaṅgāyamunāaciravatīsarabhūmahīhi antalikkhe udakadhārāhipi na paripūrati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena uddesaparipucchāsavanadhāraṇavinicchayaabhidhammavinayagāḷhasuttantaviggahapadanikkhepapadasandhi padavibhattinavaṅgajinasāsanavaraṁ suṇantenāpi na tappitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa pañcamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena sutasomajātake—
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo sabbasavantīhi gaṅgāyamunāaciravatīsarabhūmahīhi antalikkhe udakadhārāhipi na paripūrati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena uddesaparipucchāsavanadhāraṇavinicchayaabhidhammavinayagāḷhasuttantaviggahapadanikkhepapadasandhi padavibhattinavaṅgajinasāsanavaraṁ suṇantenāpi na tappitabbaṁ.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa pañcamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena sutasomajātake—
Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddo sabbasavantīhi gaṅgāyamunāaciravatīsarabhūmahīhi antalikkhe udakadhārāhipi na paripūrati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena uddesaparipucchāsavanadhāraṇavinicchayaabhidhammavinayagāḷhasuttantaviggahapadanikkhepapadasandhi padavibhattinavaṅgajinasāsanavaraṁ suṇantenāpi na tappitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, mahāsamuddassa pañcamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena sutasomajātake—
‘Aggi yathā tiṇakaṭṭhaṁ dahanto, Na tappati sāgaro vā nadīhi; Evampi ce paṇḍitā rājaseṭṭha,*Evampi ce → evaṁ hi me (bj, pts-vp-pli1, mr); evaṁpi ve (maku)Sutvā na tappanti subhāsitenā’”ti.
‘Aggi yathā tiṇakaṭṭhaṁ dahanto,
Na tappati sāgaro vā nadīhi;
Evampi ce paṇḍitā rājaseṭṭha,*Evampi ce → evaṁ hi me (bj, pts-vp-pli1, mr); evaṁpi ve (maku)
Sutvā na tappanti subhāsitenā’”ti.
‘Aggi yathā tiṇakaṭṭhaṁ dahanto, Na tappati sāgaro vā nadīhi; Evampi ce paṇḍitā rājaseṭṭha,*Evampi ce → evaṁ hi me (bj, pts-vp-pli1, mr); evaṁpi ve (maku)Sutvā na tappanti subhāsitenā’”ti.
Samuddaṅgapañho dasamo.
Samuddaṅgapañho dasamo.
Samuddavaggo dutiyo.
Samuddavaggo dutiyo.
Lābulatā ca padumaṁ, bījaṁ sālakalyāṇikā; Nāvā ca nāvālagganaṁ, kūpo niyāmako tathā; Kammakāro samuddo ca, vaggo tena pavuccatīti.
Lābulatā ca padumaṁ, bījaṁ sālakalyāṇikā; Nāvā ca nāvālagganaṁ, kūpo niyāmako tathā; Kammakāro samuddo ca, vaggo tena pavuccatīti.