Paṭhama Assutavantu Suttaṃ

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

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[61.1][pts][than][niza][bodh] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

2. Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkh Bhagavato paccassosuṃ|| ||

3. Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"A-s-sutavā bhikkhave, puthujjano imasmiṃ cātu-m-mahā-bhūtikasmiṃ kāyasmiṃ||
nibbindeyya pi||
virajjeyya pi||
vimucceyya pi.|| ||

Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||

Dissati bhikkhave,||
imassa cātu-m-mahā-bhūtikassa kāyassa||
ācayo pi||
apacayo pi||
ādānam pi||
nikkhepanam pi.|| ||

Tasmā tatrā-s-sutavā puthujjano||
nibbindeyya pi||
virajjeyya pi||
vimucceyya pi.|| ||

Yaṃ ca kho etaṃ bhikkhave,||
vuccati cittaṃ iti pi||
mano iti pi||
viññāṇaṃ iti pi,||
tatrā-s-sutavā puthujjano||
nālaṃ nibbindituṃ,||
nālaṃ virajjituṃ,||
nālaṃ vimuccituṃ.|| ||

Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||

Dīgha-rattaṃ h'etaṃ bhikkhave,||
a-s-sutavato puthu-j-janassa ajjhositaṃ mamāyitaṃ parāmaṭṭhaṃ||
'etaṃ mama||
eso'ham asmi||
eso me attā' ti.|| ||

Tasmā tatrā-s-sutavā puthujjano||
nālaṃ nibbindituṃ,||
nālaṃ virajjituṃ,||
nālaṃ vimuccituṃ.|| ||

Varaṃ bhikkhave,||
a-s-sutavā puthujjano imaṃ cātu-m-mahā-bhūtikaṃ kāyaṃ attato upagaccheyya,||
natv'eva cittaṃ.|| ||

Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||

Dissatāyaṃ bhikkhave,||
cātum-mahā-bhūtiko kāyo||
ekam pi vassaṃ tiṭṭha-māno,||
dve pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
tīṇi pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
cattārī'pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
pañca pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
dasa pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
vīsa' ti pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
tiṃsam pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
cattārīsam pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
paññāsam pi vassāni tiṭṭha-māno,||
vassa-satam pi tiṭṭha-māno [95] bhīyyo pi tiṭṭha-māno.|| ||

Yaṇ ca kho etaṃ bhikkhave vuccati||
cittaṃ iti pi||
mano iti pi||
viññāṇaṃ iti pi.|| ||

Taṃ rattiyā ca||
divasassa ca aññadeva uppajjati aññaṃ nirujjhati.|| ||

Seyyathā pi, bhikkhave,||
makkaṭo araññe pavane caramāno sākhaṃ gaṇhāti.|| ||

Taṃ muñcitvā aññaṃ gaṇhāti:||
taṃ muñcitvā aññaṃ gaṇhāti:|| ||

Evam eva kho, bhikkhave,||
yad idaṃ vuccati||
cittaṃ iti pi||
mano iti pi||
viññāṇaṃ iti pi.|| ||

Taṃ rattiyā ca divasassa ca aññadeva uppajjati,||
aññaṃ nirujjhati.|| ||

Tatra, bhikkhave, sutavā ariya-sāvako paṭicca samuppādaṃ yeva sādhukaṃ yoniso mana-sikaroti:|| ||

Iti imasmiṃ sati idaṃ hoti.|| ||

Imass uppādā idaṃ uppajjati.|| ||

Imasmiṃ asati idaṃ na hoti.|| ||

Imassa nirodhā idaṃ nirujjhati.|| ||

Yad idaṃ:|| ||

Avijjā-paccayā saṅkhārā||
saṅkhāra-paccayā viññāṇaṃ.|| ||

Viññāṇa-paccayā nāma-rūpaṃ.|| ||

Nāma-rūpa-paccayā saḷāyatanaṃ.|| ||

Saḷāyatana-paccayā phasso.|| ||

Phassa-paccayā vedanā.|| ||

Vedanā-paccayā taṇhā.|| ||

Taṇhā-paccayā upādānaṃ.|| ||

Upādāna-paccayā bhavo.|| ||

Bhava-paccayā jāti.|| ||

Jāti-paccayā jarā-maraṇaṃ,||
soka-parideva-dukkha-domanass-upāyāsā sambhavanti.|| ||

Evam etassa kevalassa dukkha-k-khandhassa samudayo hoti.|| ||

Avijjāya tv'eva asesa-virāga-nirodhā saṅkhāra-nirodho.|| ||

Saṅkhāra-nirodhā viññāṇa-nirodho.|| ||

Viññāṇa-nirodhā nāma-rūpa-nirodho.|| ||

Nāma-rūpa-nirodhā saḷāyatana-nirodho.|| ||

saḷāyatana-nirodhā phassa-nirodho.|| ||

Phassa-nirodhā vedanā-nirodho.|| ||

Vedanā-nirodhā taṇhā-nirodho.|| ||

Taṇhā-nirodhā upādāna-nirodho.|| ||

Upādāna-nirodhā bhava-nirodho.|| ||

Bhava-nirodhā jāti-nirodho.|| ||

Jāti-nirodhā jarā-maraṇaṃ,||
soka-parideva-dukkha-domanass-upāyāsā nirujjhanti.|| ||

Evam etassa kevalassa dukkha-k-khandhassa nirodho hoti.|| ||

Evaṃ passaṃ bhikkhave,||
sutavā ariya-sāvako rūpasmim pi nibbindati,||
vedanāya pi nibbindati,||
saññāya pi nibbindati,||
saṅkhāresu pi nibbindati,||
viññāṇasmim pi nibbindati,||
nibbindaṃ virajjati,||
virāgā vimuccati,||
vimuttasmiṃ vimittamiti ñāṇaṃ hoti.|| ||

'Khīṇā jāti,||
vusitaṃ Brahma-cariyaṃ,||
kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ,||
nāparaṃ itthattāyā' ti pajānātī" ti.|| ||