Aṇguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XX: Mahā Vagga

Sutta 195

Vappa Suttaṃ

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

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[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sakkesu viharati Kapilavatthusmiṃ Nigrodhārāme.|| ||

Atha kho Vappo Sakko Nigaṇṭha-sāvako yen'āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno ten'upasaṇkami.|| ||

Upasaṇkamitvā āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṃ nisinnaṃ kho Vappaṃ Sakkaṃ Nigaṇṭha-sāvakaṃ āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno etad avoca:|| ||

Idh'assa Vappa kāyena saṃvuto vācāya saṃvuto manasā saṃvuto avijjā-virāgā vijjuppādā.|| ||

Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||

Passām'ahaṃ bhante taṃ ṭhānaṃ;|| ||

Idh'assa bhante pubbe pāpa-kammaṃ kataṃ avipakkavipākaṃ tato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti.|| ||

Ayañ c'eva kho pana āyasmato Mahā Moggallānassa Vappena Sakkena Nigaṇṭha-sāvakena saddhiṃ kathā vippakatā hoti.|| ||

2. Atha kho Bhagavā sāyaṇha-samayaṃ patisallānā vuṭ- [197] ṭhito yen'upaṭṭhānasālā ten'upasaṇkami.|| ||

Upasaṇkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.|| ||

Nisajja kho Bhagavā āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

Kāya nu'ttha Moggallāna etarahi kathāya sanni-sinnā,||
kā ca pana vo antarā kathā vippakatā ti?|| ||

Idh'āhaṃ bhante Vappaṃ Sakkaṃ Nigaṇṭha-sāvakaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||

Idh'assa Vappa kāyena saṃvuto vācāya saṃvuto manasā saṃvuto avijjā-virāgā vijjuppādā.|| ||

Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||

Evaṃ vutte bhante Vappo Sakko Nigaṇṭha-sāvako maṃ etad avoca:|| ||

Passām'ahaṃ bhante taṃ ṭhānaṃ:|| ||

Idh'assa bhante pubbe pāpa-kammaṃ kataṃ avipakkavipākaṃ tato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti.|| ||

Ayaṃ kho no bhante Vappena Sakkena Nigaṇṭha-sāvakena saddhiṃ kathā vippakatā,||
atha Bhagavā anuppatto ti.|| ||

3. Atha kho Bhagavā Vappaṃ Sakkaṃ Nigaṇṭha-sāvakaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

Sace kho me tvaṃ Vappa anuññeyyañ c'eva anujāneyyāsi,||
paṭikkositabbañ ca paṭikkoseyyāsi,||
yassa ca me bhāsitassa atthaṃ na jāneyyāsi,||
mam eva tattha uttariṃ paṭipuccheyyāsi:|| ||

Idaṃ bhante kathaṃ imassa ko attho ti?|| ||

Siyā no ettha kathā-sallāpo ti.|| ||

Anuññeyyañ c'evāvāhaṃ bhante Bhagavato anujānissāmi||
paṭikkositabbañ ca paṭikkosissāmi,||
yassa c'āhaṃ Bhagavato bhāsitassa atthaṃ na jānissāmi,||
Bhagavantaṃ yev'ettha uttariṃ paṭipucchissāmi:|| ||

Idaṃ bhante kathāṃ imassa ko attho ti?|| ||

Hotu no ettha kathā-sallāpo ti.|| ||

4. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||

Ye kāya-samārambha-paccayā uppajjanti||
— āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā —||
kāya-samārambhā paṭiviratassa||
evaṃ sa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti||
so navañ ca||
kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||

Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ [198] phussa phussa vyantikaroti.|| ||

Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||

Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||

No h'etaṃ bhante.|| ||

5. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||

Ye vacī-samārambha-paccayā uppajjanti āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā vacī-samārambhā paṭiviratassa evaṃ sa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||

So navañ ca kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||

Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ phussa phussa vyanti karoti.|| ||

Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||

Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan' ti?|| ||

"No h'etaṃ bhante."|| ||

6. "Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||

Ye mano-samārambha-paccayā upapajjanti āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā mano-samārambhā paṭiviratassa evaṃ sa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||

So navañ ca kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||

Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ phussa phussa vyantikaroti.|| ||

Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||

Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||

No bh'etaṃ bhante.|| ||

7. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||

Ye avijjā-paccayā uppajjanti āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā avijjā-virāgā vijjuppādā evaṃ sa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||

So navañ ca kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||

Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ phussa phussa vyantikaroti.|| ||

Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||

Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||

No h'etaṃ bhante.|| ||

8. Evaṃ sammā-vimutta-cittssa kho Vappa bhikkhuno cha satatavihārā adhigatā honti.|| ||

So cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||

Sotena saddaṃ sutvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||

Ghānena gandhaṃ ghānayitvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upenakkho viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||

Jivhāya rasaṃ sāyitvā n'eva sumano hoti,||
na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||

Kāyena poṭṭhabbaṃ phusitvā manasā dhammaṃ viññāya n'eva sumano hoti na dummano,
upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||

So kāya-parayantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāno kāya-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyāmīti pajānāti.|| ||

Jīvi-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāno jīvita-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyāmīti pajānāti.|| ||

Kāyassa bhedā uddhaṃ jīvita-pariyādānā idh'eva sabba-vedayitāni anahinanditāni sitībhavissantī ti pajānāti.|| ||

9. Seyyathā pi Vappa thūṇaṃ paṭicca chāyā paññāyati.|| ||

[199] Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddāla-piṭakaṃ- ādāya.|| ||

So taṃ thūṇaṃ mūle chindeyya.|| ||

Mūle chetvā paḷikhaṇeyya.|| ||

Paḷikhaṇitvā mūlānī uddhareyya.|| ||

Antamaso usiranāḷa mattāni pi.|| ||

So taṃ thūṇaṃ khaṇḍākhanḍikaṃ chindeyya,||
khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṃ chetvā phāleyya.|| ||

Phāletvā sakalikaṃ sakalikaṃ kareyya.|| ||

Sakalikaṃ sakalikaṃ karitvā vāt'ātape visoseyya.|| ||

Vātatape visosetvā agginā ḍaheyya.|| ||

Agginā ḍahitvā masiṃ kareyya.|| ||

Masiṃ karitvā mahāvāte vā opuneyya.|| ||

Nadiyā vā sīgha-sotāya pavāheyya.|| ||

Evaṃ hi'ssa Vappa yā thūṇaṃ paṭicca chāyā,||
sā ucchinna-mūlā tālā-vatthu-katā anabhāva-katā āyatiṃ anuppāda-dhammā.|| ||

Evam eva kho Vappa evaṃ sammā vimutta-cittssa bhikkhuno cha santatavihārā adhigatā hontī:|| ||