Linked Discourses 3.4 Saṁyutta Nikāya 3.4
1. Shackles 1. Paṭhamavagga

Loved Piyasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha, Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Just now, sir, as I was in private retreat this thought came to mind. “idha mayhaṁ, bhante, rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi: ‘Who are those who love themselves? And who are those who don’t love themselves?’ ‘kesaṁ nu kho piyo attā, kesaṁ appiyo attā’ti?

Then it occurred to me: Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi: ‘Those who do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind ‘ye ca kho keci kāyena duccaritaṁ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṁ caranti, manasā duccaritaṁ caranti; don’t love themselves. tesaṁ appiyo attā. Even though they may say: Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: “I love myself”, they don’t really. “piyo no attā”ti, atha kho tesaṁ appiyo attā’. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? It’s because they treat themselves like an enemy. Yañhi appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; That’s why they don’t love themselves. tasmā tesaṁ appiyo attā.

Those who do good things by way of body, speech, and mind Ye ca kho keci kāyena sucaritaṁ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṁ caranti, manasā sucaritaṁ caranti; do love themselves. tesaṁ piyo attā. Even though they may say: Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: “I don’t love myself”, they do really. ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṁ piyo attā. Why is that? Taṁ kissa hetu? It’s because they treat themselves like a loved one. Yañhi piyo piyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; That’s why they do love themselves.’” tasmā tesaṁ piyo attā”ti.

“That’s so true, great king! That’s so true!” said the Buddha. And he repeated the king’s statement, adding: “Evametaṁ, mahārāja, evametaṁ, mahārāja. Ye hi keci, mahārāja, kāyena duccaritaṁ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṁ caranti, manasā duccaritaṁ caranti; tasmā tesaṁ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: ‘piyo no attā’ti, atha kho tesaṁ appiyo attā. Taṁ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṁ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci, mahārāja, kāyena sucaritaṁ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṁ caranti, manasā sucaritaṁ caranti; tesaṁ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṁ piyo attā. Taṁ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, piyo piyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṁ piyo attā”ti.

Idamavoca …pe…

“If you knew your self as beloved, “Attānañce piyaṁ jaññā, you’d not yoke yourself to wickedness. na naṁ pāpena saṁyuje; For happiness is not easy to find Na hi taṁ sulabhaṁ hoti, by someone who does bad deeds. sukhaṁ dukkaṭakārinā.
When you’re seized by the terminator Antakenādhipannassa, as you give up your human life, jahato mānusaṁ bhavaṁ; what can you call your own? Kiñhi tassa sakaṁ hoti, What do you take when you go? kiñca ādāya gacchati; What goes with you, Kiñcassa anugaṁ hoti, like a shadow that never leaves? chāyāva anapāyinī.
Both the good and the bad Ubho puññañca pāpañca, that a mortal does in this life yaṁ macco kurute idha; is what they can call their own. Tañhi tassa sakaṁ hoti, That’s what they take when they go. taṁva ādāya gacchati; That’s what goes with them, Taṁvassa anugaṁ hoti, like a shadow that never leaves. chāyāva anapāyinī.
That’s why you should do good, Tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṁ, investing in the future life. nicayaṁ samparāyikaṁ; The good deeds of sentient beings Puññāni paralokasmiṁ, support them in the next world.” patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.

English Translation

Pāli Text

Linked Discourses 3.4
1. Shackles

Loved

At Sāvatthī.

Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha, “Just now, sir, as I was in private retreat this thought came to mind. ‘Who are those who love themselves? And who are those who don’t love themselves?’

Then it occurred to me: ‘Those who do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind don’t love themselves. Even though they may say: “I love myself”, they don’t really. Why is that? It’s because they treat themselves like an enemy. That’s why they don’t love themselves.

Those who do good things by way of body, speech, and mind do love themselves. Even though they may say: “I don’t love myself”, they do really. Why is that? It’s because they treat themselves like a loved one. That’s why they do love themselves.’”

“That’s so true, great king! That’s so true!” said the Buddha. And he repeated the king’s statement, adding:

“If you knew your self as beloved, you’d not yoke yourself to wickedness. For happiness is not easy to find by someone who does bad deeds.
When you’re seized by the terminator as you give up your human life, what can you call your own? What do you take when you go? What goes with you, like a shadow that never leaves?
Both the good and the bad that a mortal does in this life is what they can call their own. That’s what they take when they go. That’s what goes with them, like a shadow that never leaves.
That’s why you should do good, investing in the future life. The good deeds of sentient beings support them in the next world.”

Saṁyutta Nikāya 3.4
1. Paṭhamavagga

Piyasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “idha mayhaṁ, bhante, rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi: ‘kesaṁ nu kho piyo attā, kesaṁ appiyo attā’ti?

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi: ‘ye ca kho keci kāyena duccaritaṁ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṁ caranti, manasā duccaritaṁ caranti; tesaṁ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: “piyo no attā”ti, atha kho tesaṁ appiyo attā’. Taṁ kissa hetu? Yañhi appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṁ appiyo attā.

Ye ca kho keci kāyena sucaritaṁ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṁ caranti, manasā sucaritaṁ caranti; tesaṁ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṁ piyo attā. Taṁ kissa hetu? Yañhi piyo piyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṁ piyo attā”ti.

“Evametaṁ, mahārāja, evametaṁ, mahārāja. Ye hi keci, mahārāja, kāyena duccaritaṁ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṁ caranti, manasā duccaritaṁ caranti; tasmā tesaṁ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: ‘piyo no attā’ti, atha kho tesaṁ appiyo attā. Taṁ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṁ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci, mahārāja, kāyena sucaritaṁ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṁ caranti, manasā sucaritaṁ caranti; tesaṁ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ: ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṁ piyo attā. Taṁ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, piyo piyassa kareyya, taṁ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṁ piyo attā”ti.

Idamavoca …pe…

“Attānañce piyaṁ jaññā, na naṁ pāpena saṁyuje; Na hi taṁ sulabhaṁ hoti, sukhaṁ dukkaṭakārinā.
Antakenādhipannassa, jahato mānusaṁ bhavaṁ; Kiñhi tassa sakaṁ hoti, kiñca ādāya gacchati; Kiñcassa anugaṁ hoti, chāyāva anapāyinī.
Ubho puññañca pāpañca, yaṁ macco kurute idha; Tañhi tassa sakaṁ hoti, taṁva ādāya gacchati; Taṁvassa anugaṁ hoti, chāyāva anapāyinī.
Tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṁ, nicayaṁ samparāyikaṁ; Puññāni paralokasmiṁ, patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.

Linked Discourses 3.4 Saṁyutta Nikāya 3.4
1. Shackles 1. Paṭhamavagga

Loved Piyasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Idamavoca …pe…

“If you knew your self as beloved, “Attānañce piyaṁ jaññā, you’d not yoke yourself to wickedness. na naṁ pāpena saṁyuje; For happiness is not easy to find Na hi taṁ sulabhaṁ hoti, by someone who does bad deeds. sukhaṁ dukkaṭakārinā.
When you’re seized by the terminator Antakenādhipannassa, as you give up your human life, jahato mānusaṁ bhavaṁ; what can you call your own? Kiñhi tassa sakaṁ hoti, What do you take when you go? kiñca ādāya gacchati; What goes with you, Kiñcassa anugaṁ hoti, like a shadow that never leaves? chāyāva anapāyinī.
Both the good and the bad Ubho puññañca pāpañca, that a mortal does in this life yaṁ macco kurute idha; is what they can call their own. Tañhi tassa sakaṁ hoti, That’s what they take when they go. taṁva ādāya gacchati; That’s what goes with them, Taṁvassa anugaṁ hoti, like a shadow that never leaves. chāyāva anapāyinī.
That’s why you should do good, Tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṁ, investing in the future life. nicayaṁ samparāyikaṁ; The good deeds of sentient beings Puññāni paralokasmiṁ, support them in the next world.” patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.