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Aṅguttaranikāyo
Catukkanipātapāḷi
7. Sobhanasuttaṃ
7. ‘‘Cattārome, bhikkhave, viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammappaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobhenti. Katame cattāro? Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, viyatto vinīto visārado bahussuto dhammadharo dhammānudhammappaṭipanno saṅghaṃ sobheti. Bhikkhunī, bhikkhave, viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammappaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobheti. Upāsako, bhikkhave, viyatto vinīto visārado bahussuto dhammadharo dhammānudhammappaṭipanno saṅghaṃ sobheti. Upāsikā, bhikkhave, viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammappaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobheti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammappaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobhentī’’ti. ........"
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Terimakasih banyak bro. Anda sudah sangat membantu.
Dari kemarin saya mencoba mencari sumber ini, tapi tidak ketemu2. hehe.
Maklumlah, gaptek. hehe.
mungkin bro bisa bantu lagi, 'sangham sobhenti' terjemahannya apa ya?
karena kalau menurut Ven.Dhammika "Light of the sangha".
terimakasih.
Dari Buddhavacana 7 Juni:
158. These four who are accomplished in wisdom, disciplined, confident, deeply learned, Dhamma bearers who live in accordance with Dhamma - these four illuminate the Sangha. Which four? A monk, a nun, a layman and a laywoman.
Whoever is wise and full of faith, deeply learned,
Holding fast to Dhamma and living according to it -
"Light of the Sangha" they are called.
The monk well-possessed of virtue,
The nun who is widely learned,
Male and female disciples fully endowed with faith -
It is they who illuminate the Sangha.
"Light of the Sangha" they are called.
Anguttara Nikaya II.8
Berikut ini dari Dhamma Encyclopedia.
Sodhesi to sobheti
From The Dhamma Encyclopedia
sodhesi : [aor. of sodheti] made clean; purified.
sopāka : [m.] an outcast; a low-caste man; a dog-eater
sopāna : [m.; nt.] stairs; a ladder.
sopānapanti : [f.] a flight of steps.
sopānapāda : [m.] the foot of the steps.
sopānaphalaka : [nt.] a step of a staircase.
sopānasīsa : [nt.] a step of a staircase.
soppa : [nt.] sleep.
sobbha : [nt.] a pit; a pool of water.
sobhagga : [nt.] splendour; beauty.
sobhaggappatta : [adj.] endowed with beauty or splendour.
sobhaṇa : [adj.] shining; beautiful.
sobhati : [subh + a] shines; to be splendid; looks beautiful.sobhana : [adj.] shining; beautiful.
sobhanta : [pr.p. of sobhati] shining.
sobhamāna : [pr.p. of sobhati] shining.
sobhā : [f.] splendour; beauty.
sobhi : [aor. of sobhati] shone; looked beautiful.
sobhita : [pp. of sobhati] shone; looked beautiful. (pp. of sobheti), made resplendent; adorned.
sobhitvā : [abs. of sobhati] having shone.
sobheti : [caus. of sobhati] makes resplendent; adorns.Sangham Sobheti = Mempercantik/Menghiasi Sangha.
Ven. Dhammika menterjemahkannya sebagai Illuminate Sangha. bahkan ditambah lagi sendiri : ' "Light of the Sangha" they are called.'
Tampaknya kalimat yg terakhir ini yang menimbulkan kesimpulan upasaka/upasika juga Sangha.
Dlm bhs Pali, secara umum sangha adalah community, perkumpulan.
Tapi menurut pendapat saya kalau bicara dalam konteks ajaran Sang Buddha, 1. Sangha adalah kumpulan para bhikkhu, terlepas yang mematuhi vinaya atau tidak. Yang ke 2 adalah kumpulan para Arya Sangha mulai dari Sotapanna hingga Arahat.
Apakah Upasaka/upasika dalam MBI sudah ada yang termasuk Arya Sangha?
Mohon penjelasan bro HenryC, kalau sudah sempat tentunya.