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The Chonicle of the Island - 57 12. dhammadharā vinayadharā sabbe pi āgatāgamā asaṁhīrā asaṅkuppā satthukappā sadā garū, | 12. they who knew the Dhamma, who knew the Vinaya, who all were acquainted with the Agamas, who were unconquerable, immovable, similar to their master, ever worshipful, – 13. aggasantike gahetvā aggadhammā tathāgatā agganikkhittakā therā aggaṁ akaṁsu saṅgahaṁ. sabbo pi so theravādo aggavādo ’ti vuccati. 121 | 13. they who had received the perfect doctrine, first (among religions), from the first (among teachers), who were Theras and original depositaries (of the Faith), made this first collection. Hence this whole doctrine of the Theras is also called the first (or primitive) doctrine. 14. Sattapaṇṇaguhe ramme therā pañcasatā gaṇī nisinnā pavibhajjiṁsu navaṅgaṁ satthusāsanaṁ. 122 | 14. Assembled in [135] the beautiful Sattapaṇṇa cave, the five hundred Theras, the teachers, arranged the nine-fold doctrine of the Teacher. 15. suttaṁ geyyaṁ veyyākaraṇaṁ gāthudānitivuttakaṁ jātakabbhutavedallaṁ navaṅgaṁ satthusāsanaṁ. | 15. The nine-fold doctrine of the Teacher (comprises) Sutta, Geyya, Veyyākaraṇa, Gāthā, Udāna, Itivuttaka, Jātaka, Abbhuta, Vedalla. 16. pavibhattā imaṁ therā saddhammaṁ avināsanam vaggapaññāsakan nāma samyuttañ ca nipātakaṁ āgamapiṭakaṁ nāma akaṁsu suttasammataṁ. | 16. The Theras who arranged this true imperishable doctrine, according to Vaggas, Paññāsakas, Saṁyuttas, and Nipātas 123 , composed the collection of the Āgamas which is known by the name of the Suttas. 17. yāva tiṭṭhanti saddhammā saṅgahaṁ na vinassati tāvatā sāsan’ addhānaṁ ciraṁ tiṭṭhati satthuno. | 17. As long as the true doctrines remain, as long as the collection does not perish, so long – a long time – will the teaching of the Master last. 121 aggadhammaṁ tathāgataṁ? comp. 5, 14. 122 pavibhajiṁsu? 123 These are the sections into which the Dīgha-, Majjhima-, Saṁyuttaka-, (Ed. note: sic) and Aṅguttara-Nikāya are divided.
The Chonicle of the Island - 58 18. katadhammañ ca vinayaṁ saṅgahaṁ sāsanārahaṁ asaṅkampi acalaṁ bhūmi daḷham appaṭivattiyaṁ. 124 | 18. The immovable, firm, insubvertible earth quaked on the appearance of the Collection of the Vinaya and of the Dhamma, which is worthy of the Faith. 19. yo koci samaṇo vāpi brahmaṇo ca bahussuto parappavādakusalo vālavedhi samāgato na sakkā paṭivattetuṁ, Sineru va suppatiṭṭhito. | [32] 19. Nobody, may a Samaṇa come, or a Brāhmaṇa of great learning, skilled in disputation and hair-splitting, can subvert it; firm it stands like Sineru. 20. devo Māro vā Brahmā ca ye keci paṭhaviṭṭhitā na passanti anumattaṁ kiñci dubbhāsitaṁ padaṁ. | 20. Neither a deity nor Māra nor Brahmā nor any earthly beings can find in it even the smallest ill spoken sentence. 21. evaṁ sabbaṅgasampannaṁ dhammavinayasaṅgahaṁ suvibhattaṁ supaṭicchannaṁ satthu sabbaññutāya ca 125 | 21. Thus the collection of the Dhamma and of the Vinaya is complete in every part, well arranged and well protected by the omniscience of the Teacher. 22. Mahākassapapāmokkhā thera pañcasatā ca te kataṁ dhammañ ca vinayasaṅgahaṁ avināsanaṁ 126 | 23. sammāsambuddhasadisaṁ dhammakāyasabhāvanaṁ ñatvā janassa sandehaṁ akaṁsu dhammasaṅgahaṁ. 127 | 22-23. And those five hundred Theras, chief among whom was Mahākassapa, as they knew the doubts of the people, composed the imperishable collection of the Vinaya and of the Dhamma, which is an incarnation of the Faith like the highest Buddha, the collection of the Dhamma. 124 kataṁ dhammaṁ ca A. – saṅkampi B G2. – ubbī A B G2, bhūmi M2 n, bhumi F; this word is wanting in Z. 125 suparich° N. 126 katā Y, kataṁ N, kata F; comp. v. 18. – vinayaṁ saṅgahaṁ Z. 127 °kāyasabhāvanaṁ A F G1 Z, °kāyassa bh° B N G2, °kāyaṁ sabhāvato, d’Alwis.
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