Abhinandana Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][olds] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. "Yo bhikkhave, paṭhavī-dhātuṃ abhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so abhinandati.|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ abhinandati,||
aparimutto so dukkhasmā vadāmi.|| ||

3. Yo āpo-dhātuṃ abhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so abhinandati.|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ abhinandati,||
aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.|| ||

4. Yo tejo-dhātuṃ abhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so abhinandati.|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ abhinandati,||
aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.|| ||

5. Yo vāyo-dhātuṃ abhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so abhinandati.|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ abhinandati,||
aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.|| ||

6. [175] Yo ca kho bhikkhave, paṭhavī-dhātuṃ n'ābhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so n'ābhinandati.|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ n'ābhinandati,||
parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.|| ||

7. Yo āpo-dhātuṃ n'ābhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so n'ābhinandati|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ n'ābhinandati,||
parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.|| ||

8. Yo tejo-dhātuṃ n'ābhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so n'ābhinandati.|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ n'ābhinandati,||
parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.|| ||

9. Yo vāyo-dhātuṃ n'ābhinandati,||
dukkhaṃ so n'ābhinandati.|| ||

Yo dukkhaṃ n'ābhinandati,||
parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmī" ti.|| ||