Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.21
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 9.21
3. Sattāvāsavagga
3. Abodes of Sentient Beings
Tiṭhānasutta
In Three Particulars
“Tīhi, bhikkhave, ṭhānehi uttarakurukā manussā deve ca tāvatiṁse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.
“The humans of Uttarakuru surpass the Gods of the Thirty-Three and the humans of India in three particulars.
Katamehi tīhi?
What three?
Amamā, apariggahā, niyatāyukā, visesaguṇā—
They’re selfless and not possessive. They have a fixed life span. They have a distinctive nature.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi ṭhānehi uttarakurukā manussā deve ca tāvatiṁse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.
The humans of Uttarakuru surpass the Gods of the Thirty-Three and the humans of India in these three particulars.
Tīhi, bhikkhave, ṭhānehi devā tāvatiṁsā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.
The Gods of the Thirty-Three surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and India in three particulars.
Katamehi tīhi?
What three?
Dibbena āyunā, dibbena vaṇṇena, dibbena sukhena—
Divine life span, beauty, and happiness.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi ṭhānehi devā tāvatiṁsā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti jambudīpake ca manusse.
The Gods of the Thirty-Three surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and India in these three particulars.
Tīhi, bhikkhave, ṭhānehi jambudīpakā manussā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti deve ca tāvatiṁse.
The humans of India surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the Gods of the Thirty-Three in three particulars.
Katamehi tīhi?
What three?
Sūrā, satimanto, idha brahmacariyavāso—
Bravery, mindfulness, and the spiritual life is lived here.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi ṭhānehi jambudīpakā manussā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti deve ca tāvatiṁse”ti.
The humans of India surpass the humans of Uttarakuru and the Gods of the Thirty-Three in these three particulars.”
Paṭhamaṁ.