- Linked Discourses 14.33 Saį¹yutta NikÄya 14.33
4. Chapter Four 4. Catutthavagga
If There Was No Nocedaį¹sutta
At SÄvatthÄ«. SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati.
āMendicants, if there were no gratification in the earth element, sentient beings wouldnāt be aroused by it. āNo cedaį¹, bhikkhave, pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ assÄdo abhavissa, nayidaį¹ sattÄ pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ sÄrajjeyyuį¹. But since there is gratification in the earth element, sentient beings are aroused by it. YasmÄ ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ assÄdo, tasmÄ sattÄ pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ sÄrajjanti. If the earth element had no drawback, sentient beings wouldnāt grow disillusioned with it. No cedaį¹, bhikkhave, pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ ÄdÄ«navo abhavissa, nayidaį¹ sattÄ pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ nibbindeyyuį¹. But since the earth element has a drawback, sentient beings do grow disillusioned with it. YasmÄ ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ ÄdÄ«navo, tasmÄ sattÄ pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ nibbindanti. If there were no escape from the earth element, sentient beings wouldnāt escape from it. No cedaį¹, bhikkhave, pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ nissaraį¹aį¹ abhavissa, nayidaį¹ sattÄ pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ nissareyyuį¹. But since there is an escape from the earth element, sentient beings do escape from it. YasmÄ ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ nissaraį¹aį¹, tasmÄ sattÄ pathavÄ«dhÄtuyÄ nissaranti.
If there were no gratification in the water element ā¦ No cedaį¹, bhikkhave, ÄpodhÄtuyÄ assÄdo abhavissa ā¦peā¦ If there were no gratification in the fire element ā¦ no cedaį¹, bhikkhave, tejodhÄtuyÄ ā¦peā¦ If there were no gratification in the air element ā¦ no cedaį¹, bhikkhave, vÄyodhÄtuyÄ assÄdo abhavissa, nayidaį¹ sattÄ vÄyodhÄtuyÄ sÄrajjeyyuį¹. YasmÄ ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi vÄyodhÄtuyÄ assÄdo, tasmÄ sattÄ vÄyodhÄtuyÄ sÄrajjanti. No cedaį¹, bhikkhave, vÄyodhÄtuyÄ ÄdÄ«navo abhavissa, nayidaį¹ sattÄ vÄyodhÄtuyÄ nibbindeyyuį¹. YasmÄ ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi vÄyodhÄtuyÄ ÄdÄ«navo, tasmÄ sattÄ vÄyodhÄtuyÄ nibbindanti. No cedaį¹, bhikkhave, vÄyodhÄtuyÄ nissaraį¹aį¹ abhavissa, nayidaį¹ sattÄ vÄyodhÄtuyÄ nissareyyuį¹. YasmÄ ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi vÄyodhÄtuyÄ nissaraį¹aį¹, tasmÄ sattÄ vÄyodhÄtuyÄ nissaranti.
As long as sentient beings donāt truly understand these four elementsā gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, they havenāt escaped from this worldāwith its gods, MÄras, and Divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humansāand they donāt live detached, liberated, with mind free of boundaries. YÄvakÄ«vaƱcime, bhikkhave, sattÄ imÄsaį¹ catunnaį¹ dhÄtÅ«naį¹ assÄdaƱca assÄdato ÄdÄ«navaƱca ÄdÄ«navato nissaraį¹aƱca nissaraį¹ato yathÄbhÅ«taį¹ na abbhaƱƱaį¹su, neva tÄvime, bhikkhave, sattÄ sadevakÄ lokÄ samÄrakÄ sabrahmakÄ sassamaį¹abrÄhmaį¹iyÄ pajÄya sadevamanussÄya nissaį¹Ä visaį¹yuttÄ vippamuttÄ vimariyÄdikatena cetasÄ vihariį¹su.
But when sentient beings truly understand these four elementsā gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, theyāve escaped from this worldāwith its gods, MÄras, and Divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humansāand they live detached, liberated, with mind free of boundaries.ā Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, sattÄ imÄsaį¹ catunnaį¹ dhÄtÅ«naį¹ assÄdaƱca assÄdato ÄdÄ«navaƱca ÄdÄ«navato nissaraį¹aƱca nissaraį¹ato yathÄbhÅ«taį¹ abbhaƱƱaį¹su, atha, bhikkhave, sattÄ sadevakÄ lokÄ samÄrakÄ sabrahmakÄ sassamaį¹abrÄhmaį¹iyÄ pajÄya sadevamanussÄya nissaį¹Ä visaį¹yuttÄ vippamuttÄ vimariyÄdikatena cetasÄ viharantÄ«āti.