Majjhima Nikāya
III. Upari Paṇṇāsa
5. Saḷāyatana Vagga

Sutta 144

Chann'Ovāda Suttaṃ

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

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[1][chlm][pts][upal] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Rājagahe viharati Veḷuvane Kalandaka nivāpe.|| ||

Tena kho pana samayen'āyasmā ca Sāriputto āyasmā ca Mahā Cundo āyasmā ca Channo||
Gijjhakūṭe pabbate viharanti.|| ||

Tena kho pana samayen'āyasmā Channo||
ābādhiko hoti dukkhito bāḷha-gilāno.

Atha kho āyasmā Sāriputto sāyanha-samayaṃ paṭi sallānā vuṭṭhito||
yen āyasmā Mahā Cundo ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||

Upasan-kamitvā āyasmantaṃ mahācundaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

"Āyām āvuso Cunda,||
yen āyasmā Channo ten'upasaṅkamissāma Gilānapucchakā" ti.|| ||

"Evam āvuso" ti kho āyasmā Mahā Cundo||
āyasmato Sāriputtassa paccassosi.|| ||

Atha kho āyasmā ca Sāriputto āyasmā ca Mahā Cundo||
yen āyasmā Channo ten'upasaṅkamiṃsu.|| ||

Upasan-kamitvā āyasmatā Channena saddhiṃ sammodiṃsu.|| ||

Sammodanīyaṃ [264] kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vitisāretvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdiṃsu.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā Sāriputto āyasmantaṃ Channaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

"Kacci te āvuso Channa khamanīyaṃ,||
kacci yāpanīyaṃ,||
kacci dukkhā vedanā||
paṭi-k-kamanti no abhi-k-kamanti,||
paṭikkamosānaṃ paññāyati no abhi-k-kamo" ti?|| ||

"Na me āvuso Sāriputta khamanīyaṃ,||
na yāpanīyaṃ,||
bāḷhā me dukkhā vedanā||
abhi-k-kamanti no paṭi-k-kamanti,||
abhi-k-kam'osānaṃ paññāyati no paṭikkamo||
seyyathā pi āvuso balavā puriso tiṇhena sikharena muddhānaṃ abhimantheyya||
evam eva kho āvuso adhimattā vātā muddhānaṃ upahananti.|| ||

Na me āvuso Sāriputta khamanīyaṃ,||
na yāpanīyaṃ,||
bāḷhā me dukkhā vedanā||
abhi-k-kamanti no paṭi-k-kamanti,||
abhi-k-kam'osānaṃ paññāyati no paṭikkamo||
seyyathā pi āvuso balavā puriso daḷhena varattakhaṇḍena sīse sīsaveṭhaṃ dadeyya,||
evam eva kho āvuso adhimattā me sīse vedanā.|| ||

Na me āvuso khamanīyaṃ,||
na yāpanīyaṃ,||
bāḷhā me dukkhā vedanā||
abhi-k-kamanti no paṭi-k-kamanti,||
abhi-k-kam'osānaṃ paññāyati no paṭikkamo||
seyyathā pi āvuso dakkho go-ghātako vā||
go-ghātakantevāsī vā||
tiṇhena govikantanena kucchiṃ parikanenteyya,||
evam eva kho āvuso adhimattā vātā kucchiṃ parikantanti.|| ||

Na me āvuso khamanīyaṃ,||
na yāpanīyaṃ,||
bāḷhā me dukkhā vedanā||
abhi-k-kamanti no paṭi-k-kamanti,||
abhi-k-kam'osānaṃ paññāyati no paṭikkamo||
seyyathā pi āvuso dve balavanto purisā dubbalataraṃ purisaṃ nānā-bāhāsu gahetvā aṅg'ārakāsuyā santāpeyyuṃ,||
samparitāpeyyuṃ,||
evam eva kho āvuso adhimanto kāyasmiṃ ḍāho.|| ||

Na me āvuso khamanīyaṃ,||
na yāpanīyaṃ,||
bāḷhā me dukkhā vedanā,||
abhi-k-kamanti no paṭi-k-kamanti,||
abhi-k-kam'osānaṃ paññāyati no paṭikkamo||
satthaṃ āvuso Sāriputta āharissāmi nāvakaṅkhāmi jīvitan" ti.|| ||

Mā āyasmā Channo satthaṃ āharesi.|| ||

Yāpet āyasmā Channo,||
yāpentaṃ mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Channaṃ icchāma,||
sace āyasmato Channassa n'atthi sappāyāni bhojanāni,||
ahaṃ āyasmato Channassa sappāyāni bhojanāni pariyesissāmi,||
sace āyasmato Channassa n'atthi sappāyāni bhesajjāni,||
ahaṃ āyasmato Channassa sappāyāni bhesajjāni pariyesissāmi,||
sace āyasmato Channassa n'atthi patirūpā upaṭṭhākā,||
ahaṃ āyasmantaṃ Channaṃ upaṭṭhahissāmi,||
māyasmā Channo satthaṃ āharesi,||
yāpet āyasmā Channo,||
yāpentaṃ mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Channaṃ icchāmā" ti.|| ||

"Na me āvuso Sāriputta n'atthi sappāyāni bhojanāni,||
atthi me sappāyāni bhojanāni,||
na pi me n'atthi sappāyāni bhesajjāni,||
atthi me sappāyāni bhesajjāni,||
na pi me n'atthi patirūpā upaṭṭhākā,||
atthi me patirūpā upaṭṭhākā.|| ||

Api ca me āvuso Satthā pariciṇṇo dīgha-rattaṃ manāpen'eva no amanāpena,||
etaṃ hi āvuso sāvakassa patirūpaṃ yaṃ Satthāraṃ paricareyya manāpen'eva no amanāpena;|| ||

'Taṃ anupavajjaṃ Channo bhikkhu satthaṃ āharissatī' ti|| ||

evam etaṃ āvuso Sāriputta dhārehī" ti.|| ||

"Puccheyyāma mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Channaṃ||
kañcīd eva desaṃ,||
sace āyasmā Channo okāsaṃ karoti pañhassa veyyākaraṇāyā" ti.|| ||

"Pucch'āvuso Sāriputta sutvā vedissāmā" ti.|| ||

"Cakkhuṃ āvuso Channa,||
cakkhu-viññāṇaṃ||
cakkhu-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme,|| ||

'Etaṃ mama,||
eso ham asmi,||
[265] eso me attā' ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Sotaṃ āvuso Channa,||
sota-viññāṇaṃ||
sota-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme,|| ||

'Etaṃ mama,||
eso ham asmi,||
eso me attā' ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Ghānaṃ āvuso Channa,||
ghāna-viññāṇaṃ||
ghāna-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme,|| ||

'Etaṃ mama,||
eso ham asmi,||
eso me attā' ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Jivhaṃ āvuso Channa,||
jivhā-viññāṇaṃ||
jivhā-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme,|| ||

'Etaṃ mama,||
eso ham asmi,||
eso me attā' ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Kāyaṃ āvuso Channa,||
kāya-viññāṇaṃ||
kāya-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme,|| ||

'Etaṃ mama,||
eso ham asmi,||
eso me attā' ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Manaṃ āvuso Channa,||
mano-viññāṇaṃ||
mano-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme,|| ||

'Etaṃ mama,||
eso ham asmi,||
eso me attā' ti samanupassasi" ti?|| ||

"Cakkhuṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
cakkhu-viññāṇaṃ||
cakkhu-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā' ti samanupassāmi.|| ||

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Sotaṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
sota-viññāṇaṃ||
sota-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā' ti samanupassāmi.|| ||

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Ghānaṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
ghāna-viññāṇaṃ||
ghāna-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā' ti samanupassāmi.|| ||

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Jivhaṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
jivhā-viññāṇaṃ||
jivhā-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā' ti samanupassāmi.|| ||

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Kāyaṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
kāya-viññāṇaṃ||
kāya-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā' ti samanupassāmi.|| ||

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Manaṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
mano-viññāṇaṃ||
mano-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā' ti samanupassāmi" ti.|| ||

"Cakkhusmiṃ āvuso Channa,||
cakkhu-viññāṇe,||
cakkhu-viññāṇa-viññātabbesu dhammesu||
kiṃ disvā||
kiṃ abhiññāya||
cakkhuṃ||
cakkhu-viññāṇaṃ||
cakkhu-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā" ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Sotasmiṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
sota-viññāṇaṃ||
sota-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:||
kiṃ disvā||
kiṃ abhiññāya||
sotuṃ||
sota-viññāṇaṃ||
sota-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā" ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Ghānasmiṃ āvuso Channa,||
ghāna-viññāṇe,||
ghāna-viññāṇa-viññātabbesu dhammesu||
kiṃ disvā||
kiṃ abhiññāya||
ghānaṃ||
ghāna-viññāṇaṃ||
ghāna-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā" ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Jivhāya āvuso Channa,||
jivha-viññāṇe,||
jivhā-viññāṇa-viññātabbesu dhammesu||
kiṃ disvā||
kiṃ abhiññāya||
jivhaṃ||
jivhā-viññāṇaṃ||
jivhā-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā" ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Kayasmiṃ āvuso Channa,||
kaya-viññāṇe,||
kaya-viññāṇa-viññātabbesu dhammesu||
kiṃ disvā||
kiṃ abhiññāya||
kayaṃ||
kaya-viññāṇaṃ||
kaya-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā" ti samanupassasi?|| ||

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Manasmiṃ āvuso Channa,||
mano-viññāṇe,||
mano-viññāṇa-viññātabbesu dhammesu||
kiṃ disvā||
kiṃ abhiññāya||
manaṃ||
mano-viññāṇaṃ||
mano-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||

"N'etaṃ mama,||
n'eso ham asmi,||
na me so attā" ti samanupassasi?|| ||

"Cakkhusmiṃ āvuso Sāriputta,||
cakkhu-viññāṇe||
cakkhu-viññāṇa-viññātabbesu dhammesu||
nirodhaṃ disvā||
nirodhaṃ abhiññāya||
cakkhuṃ||
cakkhu-viññāṇaṃ||
cakkhu-viññāṇa-viññātabbe dhamme:|| ||