Iti 41

Paññāparihīnasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

Bereft of Wisdom

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Te, bhikkhave, sattā suparihīnā ye ariyāya paññāya parihīnā. Te diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharanti savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā. Te, bhikkhave, sattā aparihīnā ye ariyāya paññāya aparihīnā. Te diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharanti avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Those sentient beings are truly bereft, mendicants, who are bereft of noble wisdom. They live unhappily in this very life—with distress, anguish, and fever— and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a bad rebirth. Those sentient beings are not bereft who are not bereft of noble wisdom. In this very life they’re happy—free of distress, anguish, and fever— and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a good rebirth.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Paññāya parihānena, passa lokaṁ sadevakaṁ; Niviṭṭhaṁ nāmarūpasmiṁ, idaṁ saccanti maññati.

“See the world with its gods, bereft of wisdom, habituated to name and form, imagining this is truth.

Paññā hi seṭṭhā lokasmiṁ, yāyaṁ nibbedhagāminī; Yāya sammā pajānāti, jātibhavaparikkhayaṁ.

Wisdom is best in the world, as it leads to penetration, through which one rightly understands the ending of rebirth and continued existence.

Tesaṁ devā manussā ca, sambuddhānaṁ satīmataṁ; Pihayanti hāsapaññānaṁ, sarīrantimadhārinan”ti.

Gods and humans envy them, the Buddhas, ever mindful, of laughing wisdom, bearing their final body.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.