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Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta Dei Discorsi [Il Cui Numero È] in Progressione Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione ANGUTTARA NIKAYA Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione (sutta scelti) L’Anguttara Nikaya conta almeno 2308 discorsi raggruppati in 11 sezioni [nipata], chiamate rispettivamente “libro degli uno (ekanipata)”, “libro dei due (dukanipata)” fino al “libro degli un- dici (ekadasanipata)”. A prima vista, questo modello di classificazione può sembrare abbastanza pedante, ma si dimostra in effetti spesso molto utile. I nipata sono divisi in vagga, ciascuno dei quali contiene di rego- la dieci sutta. Ogni sezione contiene sutta che trattano argomenti connessi in qualche modo con il numero della sezione corrispon- dente. E’ stato sostenuto che questo testo sia stato composto probabil- mente durante il regno di Menandro, nel II sec. a.C. E’ degno di nota che importanti argomenti dell’insegnamento sono poco menzionati, come ad esempio le Quattro Nobili Verità e la coproduzione condizionata [paticcasamuppada]. 1 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione 2 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione Traduzione in Inglese dalla versione Pali di Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Copyright © 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight edition © 1997 Traduzione in Inglese dalla versione Pâli di F.L. Woodward Source: The Book of the Gradual sayings,Vol. I Lancaster, Pali Text Society Traduzione a cura di Enzo Alfano. Copyright © 2017 canonepali.net Testo distribuito con Licenza CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IT 3 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione 4 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione LIBRO DEGLI UNO AN 1.11-20: Nivaranappahanavagga 5 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione Capitolo sull'abbandono dell'ostacolo "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da causare la nascita della lussuria, quando ancora non nata, o se già nata, causare la sua crescita, come l'elemento bellezza." Chi non si presta una retta attenzione a questo tema della bellez- za, la lussuria, se ancora non nata, nasce, o, se già nata, cresce ancora di più. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da causare la nascita della malevolenza, quando ancora non nata, o se già nata, causare la sua crescita, come l'elemento ripu- gnanza." Chi non si presta una retta attenzione a questo tema della ripu- gnanza, la malevolenza, se ancora non nata, nasce, o, se già nata, cresce ancora di più. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da causare la nascita della pigrizia e del torpore, quando an- cora non nati, o se già nati, causare la loro crescita, come il la- mento, la sonnolenza, la languidezza, l'eccesso di cibo e l'inerzia mentale." Anche se l'inerzia mentale, la pigrizia ed il torpore, non sono an- cora nati, nascono, o, se già nati, crescono ancora di più. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da causare la nascita del rimorso e della preoccupazione, quando ancora non nati, o se già nati, causare la loro crescita, come l'inquietudine mentale." Anche se la mente turbata, il rimorso e la preoccupazione, non sono ancora nati, nascono, o, se già nati, crescono ancora di più. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- 6 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione tere da causare il dubbio, quando ancora non nato, o se già nato, causare la sua crescita, come l'impropria attenzione." Anche se l'attenzione impropria, il dubbio, non sono ancora nati, nascono, o, se già nati, crescono ancora di più. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da prevenire la nascita della lussuria, quando ancora non nata, o se già nata, causare il suo abbandono, come l'elemento bruttezza." Chi presta una retta attenzione a questo tema della bruttezza, la lussuria, se non ancora nata, non nasce, o, se già nata, è abbando- nata. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da prevenire la nascita della malevolenza, quando non anco- ra nata, o se già nata, causare il suo abbandono, come la mente liberata mediante l'amore universale." Chi presta una retta attenzione all'amore universale libera la sua mente dalla malevolenza, se non ancora nata, o, se già nata, l'abbandona. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da prevenire la nascita della pigrizia e del torpore, quando ancora non sono nati, o se già nati, causare il loro abbandono, come lo sforzo e il continuo esercizio." Chi si sforza energeticamente, la pigrizia ed il torpore, se ancora non nati, non nascono, o, se già nati, sono abbandonati. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- tere da prevenire la nascita del rimorso e della preoccupazione, quando ancora non sono nati, o se già nati, causare il loro abban- dono, come la calma mentale." Nella mente tranquilla, il rimorso e la preoccupazione, se ancora non sono nati, non nascono, o, se già nati, sono abbandonati. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che abbia un simile po- 7 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione tere da prevenire il dubbio, quando ancora non è nato, o se già nato, causare il suo abbandono, come la retta attenzione." Chi presta una retta attenzione, il dubbio, se ancora non nato, non nasce, o, se già nato, è abbandonato. AN 1.21-30: Akammaniyavagga Capitolo su una cosa intrattabile "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa più intrattabile, come la mente non coltivata. La mente non coltivata, realmente è intratta- bile. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che sia più docile, come la mente coltivata. La mente coltivata, realmente è molto docile. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad una gran perdita come la mente non coltivata. La mente non coltiva- ta, realmente conduce ad un gran la perdita. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad un gran beneficio come la mente coltivata. La mente coltivata, realmente conduce ad un gran beneficio. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad una gran perdita come la mente non coltivata, non limpida. La mente non coltivata, realmente conduce ad una gran perdita. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad un gran beneficio come la mente coltivata e limpida. La mente coltivata, realmente conduce ad un gran beneficio. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad una gran perdita come la mente non coltivata, e non curata. La mente non coltivata, realmente conduce ad una gran perdita. 8 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad un gran beneficio come la mente coltivata, e curata. La mente coltivata, realmente conduce ad un gran beneficio. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad una gran perdita, all'afflizione ed all'angoscia come la mente non col- tivata. La mente non coltivata, realmente conduce ad una gran perdita. "Monaci, non conosco nessuna altra cosa che conduca ad un gran beneficio e felicità come la mente coltivata, e curata. La mente coltivata, realmente conduce ad un gran beneficio. AN 1.21-40: Ekadhamma Sutta Una sola cosa 21. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa tanto intrattabile come la mente non coltivata. La mente non coltivata realmente è intratta- bile. 22. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa tanto docile come la men- te coltivata. La mente coltivata realmente è molto docile. 23. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di grandi perdi- te come la mente non coltivata. La mente non coltivata realmente conduce a grandi perdite. 24. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di grandi bene- fici come la mente coltivata. La mente coltivata realmente con- duce a grandi benefici. 25. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di grandi perdi- te come la mente non coltivata, non chiara. La mente non colti- vata e non chiara realmente conduce a grandi perdite. 26. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di grandi bene- fici come la mente coltivata e chiara. La mente coltivata e chiara realmente conduce a grandi benefici. 27. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di grandi perdi- 9 Anguttara Nikaya Raccolta dei discorsi [il cui numero è] in progressione te come la mente non coltivata e non sviluppata. La mente non coltivata e non sviluppata realmente conduce a grandi perdite. 28. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di grandi bene- fici come la mente coltivata e sviluppata. La mente coltivata e sviluppata realmente conduce a grandi benefici. 29. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di sofferenza e dolore come la mente non coltivata e non sviluppata. La mente non coltivata e non sviluppata realmente conduce a sofferenza e dolore. 30. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa portatrice di grandi felici- tà come la mente coltivata e sviluppata. La mente coltivata e svi- luppata realmente conduce a grandi felicità. 31. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa, quando non è domata, portatrice di grandi perdite come la mente. La mente, quando non è domata,conduce a grandi perdite. 32. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa, quando è domata, porta- trice di grandi benefici come la mente. La mente, quando è do- mata conduce a grandi benefici. 33. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa, quando non è controllata, portatrice di grandi perdite come la mente. La mente, quando non è controllata conduce a grandi perdite. 34. "Io non conosco nessuna altra cosa, quando è controllata, portatrice di grandi benefici come la mente.
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