Aŋguttara Nikāya
4. Catukka Nipāta
IV. Cakka Vagga

Sutta 35

Vassakāra Suttaɱ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

 

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[1][pts][than][bodh] Ekaɱ samayaɱ Bhagavā Rājagahe viharati Veḷuvane Kalandakanivāpe.|| ||

Atha kho Vassakāro brāhmaṇo Magadha-mahā-matto yena Bhagavā ten'upasankami.|| ||

Upasaŋkamitvā Bhagavatā saddhiɱ sammodi.|| ||

Sammodanīyaɱ kathaɱ sārāṇīyaɱ vīti-sāretvā eka-m-antaɱ nisīdi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaɱ nisinno kho Vassakāro brāhmaṇo Bhagavantaɱ etad avoca:|| ||

"Catuhi kho mayaɱ bho Gotama dhammehi samannāgataɱ mahā-paññaɱ mahāpurisaɱ paññapema.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

2. Idha bho Gotama bahu-s-suto hoti,||
tassa tass'eva sutajātassa.|| ||

Tassa tass'eva kho pana bhāsitassa atthaɱ jānāti:|| ||

'Ayaɱ imassa bhāsitassa attho,||
ayaɱ imassa bhāsitassa attho' ti.|| ||

Satimā kho pana hoti cira-katam pi cira-bhāsitam pi saritā anussaritā.|| ||

Yāni kho pana tāni gahaṭṭhakāni kiɱ-karaṇīyāni,||
tattha dakkho hoti analaso,||
tatr'upāyavīmaɱsāya samannāgato alaɱ kātuɱ alaɱ saɱvidhātuɱ.|| ||

Imehi kho mayaɱ bho Gotama catūhi dhammehi samannāgataɱ mahā-paññaɱ mahāpurisaɱ paññapema.|| ||

Sace me pana bho Gotama anumoditabbaɱ,||
anumodatu me bhavaɱ Gotamo.|| ||

Sace pana me bhavaɱ Gotama paṭikkositabbaɱ,||
paṭikkosatu me bhavaɱ Gotamo' ti.|| ||

3. "N'eva kho tyāhaɱ brāhmaṇa anumodāmi,||
na pana paṭik- [36] kosāmi.|| ||

Catūhi kho ahaɱ brāhmaṇa dhammehi samannāgataɱ mahā-paññaɱ mahāpurisaɱ paññapemi.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

Idha brāhmaṇa bahu-jana-hitāya paṭipanno hoti bahu-jana-sukhāya bahu'ssa janatā ariye ñāye patiṭṭhāpitā,||
yadīdaɱ kalyāṇa-dhammatā kusala-dhammatā.|| ||

So yaɱ vitakkaɱ ākankhati vitakketuɱ,||
taɱ vitakkaɱ vitakketi.|| ||

Yaɱ vitakkaɱ nākankhati vitakketuɱ,||
na taɱ vitakkaɱ vitakketi.|| ||

Yaɱ saŋkappaɱ ākankhati saŋkappetuɱ,||
taɱ saŋkappaɱ saŋkappeti.|| ||

Yaɱ saŋkappaɱ nākankhati saŋkappetuɱ,||
na taɱ saŋkappaɱ saŋkappeti.|| ||

Iti ceto-vasi-p-patto hoti vitakkapathesu.|| ||

Catunnaɱ jhānānaɱ ābhiceta-sikānaɱ diṭṭha-dhamma-sukha-vihārānaɱ nikāma-lābhī hoti akiccha-lābhī akasira-lābhī||
āsavānaɱ khayā anāsavaɱ ceto-vimuttiɱ paññā-vimuttiɱ diṭṭhe'va dhamme sayaɱ abhiññā sacchi-katvā upasampajja viharati.|| ||

N'eva kho tyāhaɱ brāhmaṇa anumodāmi||
na pana paṭikkosāmi.|| ||

Imehi kho ahaɱ brāhmaṇa catūhi dhammehi samannāgataɱ mahā-paññaɱ mahāpurisaɱ paññapemī" ti.|| ||

4. "Acchariyaɱ bho Gotama.|| ||

Abbhutaɱ bho Gotama.|| ||

Yāva su-bhāsitaɱ c'idaɱ bhotā Gotamena.|| ||

Imehi ca mayaɱ catūhi dhammehi samannāgataɱ bhavantaɱ Gotamaɱ dhārema.|| ||

Bhavaɱ hi Gotamo bahu-jana-hitāya paṭipanno bahu-jana-sukhāya,||
bahu te janatā ariye ñāye patiṭṭhāpitā yad idaɱ kalyāṇa-dhammatā kusala-dhammatā.|| ||

Bhavaɱ hi Gotamo yaɱ vitakkaɱ ākankhati vitakketuɱ,||
taɱ vitakkaɱ vitakketi.|| ||

Yaɱ vitakkaɱ nākankhati vitakketuɱ,||
na taɱ vitakkaɱ vitakketi.|| ||

Yaɱ saŋkappaɱ ākankhati saŋkappetuɱ,||
taɱ saŋkappaɱ saŋkappeti.|| ||

Yaɱ saŋkappaɱ nākankhati saŋkappetuɱ,||
na taɱ saŋkappaɱ saŋkappeti.|| ||

Bhavaɱ hi Gotamo ceto-vasi-p-patto vitakkapathesu.|| ||

Bhavaɱ hi Gotamo catunnaɱ jhānānaɱ ābhiceta-sikānaɱ diṭṭha-dhamma-sukha-vihārānaɱ||
nikāma-lābhī akiccha-lābhī akasira-lābhī.|| ||

Bhavaɱ hi Gotamo āsavānaɱ khayā anāsavaɱ ceto-vimuttiɱ paññā-vimuttiɱ||
Diṭṭh'eva dhamme sayaɱ abhiññā sacchi-katvā upasampajja viharatī" ti.|| ||

[37] 5. Addhā kho te brāhmaṇa āsajja upanīyavācā bhāsitā||
api ca tyāhaɱ vyākarissāmi:|| ||

Ahaɱ hi brāhmaṇa bahu-jana-hitāya paṭipanno bahu-jana-sukhāya,||
bahu me janatā ariye ñāye patiṭṭhāpitā yad idaɱ kalyāṇa-dhammatā kusala-dhammatā.|| ||

Ahaɱ hi brāhmaṇa yaɱ vitakkaɱ ākaŋkhāmi vitakketuɱ,||
taɱ vitakkaɱ vitakkemi.|| ||

Yaɱ vitakkaɱ nākaŋkhāmi vitakketuɱ,||
na taɱ vitakkaɱ vitakkemi.|| ||

Yaɱ saŋkappaɱ ākaŋkhāmi saŋkappetuɱ,||
taɱ saŋkappaɱ saŋkappemi.|| ||

Yaɱ saŋkappaɱ nākaŋkhāmi saŋkappetuɱ,||
na taɱ saŋkappaɱ saŋkappemi.|| ||

Ahaɱ hi brāhmaṇa ceto-vasi-p-patto vitakkapathesu.|| ||

Ahaɱ hi brāhmaṇa catunnaɱ jhānānaɱ ābhiceta-sikānaɱ diṭṭha-dhamma-sukha-vihārānaɱ nikāma-lābhī akiccha-lābhī akasira-lābhī.|| ||

Ahaɱ hi brāhmaṇa āsavānaɱ khayā anāsavaɱ ceto-vimuttiɱ paññā-vimuttiɱ diṭṭhe'va dhamme sayaɱ abhiññā sacchi-katvā upasampajja viharāmī" ti.|| ||

 

Yo vedi sabbasattānaɱ maccupāsā pamocanaɱ,||
Hitaɱ deva-manussānaɱ ñāyaɱ dhammaɱ pakāsayī,||
Yaɱ ve disvā ca sutvā ca pasīdati bahujjano.|| ||

MaggāMaggassa kusalo katakicco anāsavo,||
Buddho antimasārīro mahā-pañño mahāpuriso ti vuccatī ti.|| ||