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Siddhartha Gautama / Buddha

Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected Discourses Text 10

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English

Bhikkhu Sujato

Linked Discourses 1.10
1. A Reed
Wilderness
At Sāvatthī.
Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:
“Living in the wilderness,
peaceful spiritual practitioners
eat just one meal a day:
so why is their complexion so clear?”
“They don’t grieve for the past,
nor do they pray for the future;
they feed on whatever comes that day,
that’s why their complexion’s so clear.
Because they pray for the future,
and grieve for the past,
fools wither away,
like a green reed mowed down.”

Pali

Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.10
1. Naḷavagga
Araññasutta
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“Araññe viharantānaṁ,
santānaṁ brahmacārinaṁ;
Ekabhattaṁ bhuñjamānānaṁ,
kena vaṇṇo pasīdatī”ti.
“Atītaṁ nānusocanti,
nappajappanti nāgataṁ;
Paccuppannena yāpenti,
tena vaṇṇo pasīdati.
Anāgatappajappāya,
atītassānusocanā;
Etena bālā sussanti,
naḷova harito luto”ti.
Naḷavaggo paṭhamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Oghaṁ nimokkhaṁ upaneyyaṁ,
Accenti katichindi ca;
Jāgaraṁ appaṭividitā,
Susammuṭṭhā mānakāminā;
Araññe dasamo vutto,
Vaggo tena pavuccati.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Discours reliés 1.10
1. Un roseau
Solitude sauvage
À Sāvatthī.
Se tenant à l’écart, cette divinité s’adressa au Bouddha en vers :
« Vivant dans la solitude sauvage,
les pratiquants spirituels paisibles
ne prennent qu’un repas par jour :
pourquoi leur teint est-il si clair ? »
« Ils ne s’affligent pas du passé
et ne prient pas pour l’avenir ;
ils se nourrissent de ce qui vient ce jour-là,
voilà pourquoi leur teint est si clair.
Parce qu’ils prient pour l’avenir
et s’affligent du passé,
les sots se flétrissent,
comme un roseau vert que l’on a fauché. »

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