Pariyesanā Suttaṃ

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

[1][pts][than] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

Catasso imā bhikkhave anariya-pariyesanā.|| ||

Katamā catasso?|| ||

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā jarā-dhammo samāno jarā-dhammaṃ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā vyādhi-dhammo samāno vyādhi-dhammaṃ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā maraṇa-dhammo samāno maraṇa-dhammaṃ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā saṇkilesa-dhammo samāno saṇkilesa-dhammaṃ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Imā kho bhikkhave catasso anariya-pariyesanā.|| ||

2. Catasso imā bhikkhave ariya-pariyesanā.|| ||

Katamā catasso?|| ||

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā jarā-dhammo samāno jarā-dhamme ādīnavaṃ viditvā ajaraṃ anuttaraṃ yoga-k-khemaṃ Nibbānaṃ pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā vyādhi-dhammo samāno vyādhi-dhamme ādīnavaṃ viditvā avyādhiṃ anuttaraṃ yoga-k-khemaṃ Nibbānaṃ pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā maraṇa-dhammo samāno maraṇa-dhamme ādīnavaṃ viditvā amataṃ anuttaraṃ yoga-k-khemaṃ Nibbānaṃ pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā saṇkilesa-dhammo samāno saṇkilesa-dhamme ādīnavaṃ [248] viditvā asaṃkiliṭṭhaṃ anuttaraṃ yoga-k-khemaṃ Nibbānaṃ pariyesati.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave catasso ariya-pariyesanā ti.|| ||