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Aṅguttara Nikāya 1 — 1. Rūpādivagga

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  1. an1.1:0.1

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

    Numbered Discourses 1.1–10

  2. an1.1:0.2

    1. Rūpādivagga

    The Chapter on What Occupies the Mind

  3. an1.1:1.0

    1

    1

  4. an1.1:1.1

    Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

    So I have heard.

  5. an1.1:1.2

    ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

    At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

  6. an1.1:1.3

    Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

    There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,

  7. an1.1:1.4

    “bhikkhavo”ti.

    “Mendicants!”

  8. an1.1:1.5

    “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

    “Venerable sir,” they replied.

  9. an1.1:1.6

    Bhagavā etadavoca:

    The Buddha said this:

  10. an1.1:2.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekarūpampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthirūpaṁ.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single sight that occupies a man’s mind like the sight of a woman.

  11. an1.1:2.2

    Itthirūpaṁ, bhikkhave, purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The sight of a woman occupies a man’s mind.”

  12. an1.1:2.3

    Paṭhamaṁ.

  13. an1.2:1.0

    2

    2

  14. an1.2:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekasaddampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthisaddo.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single sound that occupies a man’s mind like the sound of a woman.

  15. an1.2:1.2

    Itthisaddo, bhikkhave, purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The sound of a woman occupies a man’s mind.”

  16. an1.2:1.3

    Dutiyaṁ.

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    3

    3

  18. an1.3:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekagandhampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthigandho.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single smell that occupies a man’s mind like the smell of a woman.

  19. an1.3:1.2

    Itthigandho, bhikkhave, purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The smell of a woman occupies a man’s mind.”

  20. an1.3:1.3

    Tatiyaṁ.

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    4

    4

  22. an1.4:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekarasampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthiraso.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single taste that occupies a man’s mind like the taste of a woman.

  23. an1.4:1.2

    Itthiraso, bhikkhave, purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The taste of a woman occupies a man’s mind.”

  24. an1.4:1.3

    Catutthaṁ.

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    5

    5

  26. an1.5:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekaphoṭṭhabbampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthiphoṭṭhabbo.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single touch that occupies a man’s mind like the touch of a woman.

  27. an1.5:1.2

    Itthiphoṭṭhabbo, bhikkhave, purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The touch of a woman occupies a man’s mind.”

  28. an1.5:1.3

    Pañcamaṁ.

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    6

    6

  30. an1.6:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekarūpampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, purisarūpaṁ.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single sight that occupies a woman’s mind like the sight of a man.

  31. an1.6:1.2

    Purisarūpaṁ, bhikkhave, itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The sight of a man occupies a woman’s mind.”

  32. an1.6:1.3

    Chaṭṭhaṁ.

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    7

    7

  34. an1.7:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekasaddampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, purisasaddo.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single sound that occupies a woman’s mind like the sound of a man.

  35. an1.7:1.2

    Purisasaddo, bhikkhave, itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The sound of a man occupies a woman’s mind.”

  36. an1.7:1.3

    Sattamaṁ.

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    8

    8

  38. an1.8:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekagandhampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, purisagandho.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single smell that occupies a woman’s mind like the smell of a man.

  39. an1.8:1.2

    Purisagandho, bhikkhave, itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The smell of a man occupies a woman’s mind.”

  40. an1.8:1.3

    Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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    9

    9

  42. an1.9:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekarasampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, purisaraso.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single taste that occupies a woman’s mind like the taste of a man.

  43. an1.9:1.2

    Purisaraso, bhikkhave, itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The taste of a man occupies a woman’s mind.”

  44. an1.9:1.3

    Navamaṁ.

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    10

    10

  46. an1.10:1.1

    “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekaphoṭṭhabbampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, purisaphoṭṭhabbo.

    “Mendicants, I do not see a single touch that occupies a woman’s mind like the touch of a man.

  47. an1.10:1.2

    Purisaphoṭṭhabbo, bhikkhave, itthiyā cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī”ti.

    The touch of a man occupies a woman’s mind.”

  48. an1.10:1.3

    Dasamaṁ.

  49. an1.10:1.4

    Rūpādivaggo paṭhamo.

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