Aṇguttara Nikāya
Chakka Nipāta
VI. Mahā Vagga
Sutta 58
Āsava Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||
"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||
"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||
Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||
2. "Chahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti||
pāhuneyyo||
dakkhiṇeyyo||
añjali-karaṇīyo||
anuttaraṃ puñña-k-khettaṃ lokassa.|| ||
Katamehi chahī?|| ||
3. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhūno ye āsavā saṃvarā pahātabbā,||
te āsavā saṃvarena pahīnā honti.|| ||
Ye āsavā paṭisevanā pahātabbā,||
te āsavā paṭisevanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
Ye āsavā adhivāsanā pahātabbā,||
te āsavā adhivāsanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
Ye āsavā parivajjanā pahātabbā,||
te āsavā parivajjanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
Ye āsavā vinodanā pahātabbā,||
te āsavā vinodanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
Ye āsavā bhāvanā pahātabbā,||
te āsavā bhāvanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
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3. Katame ca bhikkhave āsavā saṃvarā pahātabbā,||
ye saṃvarena pahīnā honti?|| ||
Idha bhikkhave bhikkhū paṭisaṇkhā yoniso cakkhū'ndriya-saṃvara-saṃvuto viharati.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave cakkhū'ndriya-saṃvaraṃ-asaṃvutassa viharato||
uppajjeyyuṃ [388] āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
cakkhū'ndriya-saṃvara-saṃvutassa viharato||
evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
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Paṭisaṇkhā yoniso sot'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvuto viharati.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave sot'indriya-saṃvaraṃ-asaṃvutassa viharato||
uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā||
sot'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvutassa viharato||
evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
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Paṭisaṇkā yoniso ghān'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvuto viharati.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave ghān'indriya-saṃvaraṃ-asaṃvutassa viharato||
uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
ghān'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvutassa viharato||
evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
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Paṭisaṇkā yoniso jivah'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvuto viharati.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave jivah'indriya-saṃvaraṃ-asaṃvutassa viharato||
uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
jivah'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvutassa viharato||
evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.
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Paṭisaṇkhā yoniso kāy'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvuto viharati.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave kāy'indriya-saṃvara-asaṃvutassa viharato||
uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
kāy'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvutassa viharato||
evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
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Paṭisaṇkhā yoniso man'inadriya-saṃvara-saṃvuto viharati.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave man'indriya-saṃvara-asaṃvutassa viharato||
uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
man'indriya-saṃvara-saṃvutassa viharato||
evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave saṃvaraṃ-asaṃvutassa viharato||
uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
saṃvaraṃ-saṃvutassa viharato||
evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
Ime vuccanti bhikkhave āsavā saṃvarā pahātabbā||
ye saṃvarena pahīnā honti.|| ||
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4. Katame ca bhikkhave āsavā paṭisevanā pahātabbā,||
ye paṭisevanāya pahīnā honti?|| ||
Idha bhikkhave bhikkhū||
paṭisaṇkhā yoniso cīvaraṃ paṭisevati yāva-d-eva sītassa paṭighātāya,||
uṇhassa paṭighātāya,||
ḍaṃsa-makasa-vāt'ātapa-siriṃsapa-samphassānaṃ paṭighātāya,||
yāva-d-eva hiri-kopina-paṭicchā-danatthaṃ.|| ||
Paṭisaṇkhā yoniso piṇḍa-pātaṃ paṭisevati||
n'eva davāya,||
na madāya,||
na maṇḍanāya,||
na vibhūsanāya,||
yāva-d-eva imassa kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāya vihiṃs'ūparatiyā,||
brahma-cariyā-nuggahāya.|| ||
Iti pūrāṇañ ca vedanaṃ paṭihaṇkhāmi,||
nacañ ca vedanaṃ||
na uppādessāmi.|| ||
Yātrāva me bhavissati anavajjatā ca phāsu-vihāro cāti.|| ||
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Paṭisaṇkā yoniso sen'āsanaṃ paṭisevati||
yāva-d-eva sītassa paṭighātāya,||
uṇhassa paṭighātāya,||
ḍaṃsa-makasa-vāt'ātapa-siriṃsapa-samphassānaṃ paṭighātāya,||
yāva-d-eva utu-parissaya-vinodanaṃ paṭisallān'ārāmatthaṃ.|| ||
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Paṭisaṇkhā yoniso galāna-paccaya-bhesajja-pari-k-khāraṃ paṭisevati||
yāva-d-eva uppannānaṃ veyyābādhikānaṃ vedanānaṃ paṭighātāya,||
avyāpajjha-paramatāyā.|| ||
[389] Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkave appaṭisevato uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
paṭisevato evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
Ime vuccanti bhikkhave āsavā paṭisevanā pahātabbā||
ye paṭisevanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
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5. Katame ca bhikkhave āsavā adhivāsanā pahātabbā,||
ye adhivāsanā pahinā honti?|| ||
Idha bhikkhave bhikkhu paṭisaṇkhā yoniso khamo hoti sītassa uṇhassa jighacchāya pipāsāya ḍaṃsa-makasa-vāt'ātapa-siriṃsapa-samphassānaṃ,||
duruttānaṃ||
durāgatānaṃ||
vacana-pathānaṃ,||
uppannānaṃ||
sārīrikānaṃ||
vedanānaṃ||
dukkhānaṃ||
tibbānaṃ||
kharānaṃ||
kaṭukānaṃ||
asātānaṃ||
amanāpānaṃ,||
pāṇaharānaṃ||
adhivāsaka-jātiko hoti.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave anadhivāsayato||
uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
adhivāsayato evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
Ime vuccanti bhikkhave āsavā adhivāsanā pahātabbā,||
ye adhivāsanāya pahīnā vontī.|| ||
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6. Katame ca bhikkhave āsavā parivajjanā pahātabbā,||
ye parivajjanāya pahīnā honti?|| ||
Idha bhikkhave bhikkhū paṭisaṇaṃkhā yoniso||
caṇḍaṃ hatthiṃ parivajjeti,||
caṇḍaṃ assaṃ parivajjeti,||
caṇḍaṃ goṇaṃ parivajjeti,||
caṇḍaṃ kukkuraṃ parivajjeti,||
ahiṃ khāṇuṃ kaṇṭak'āṭṭānaṃ sobbhaṃ papātaṃ candanikaṃ oligallaṃ,||
yathā-rūpe anāsane nisinnaṃ,||
yathā-rūpe agocare carantaṃ,||
yathā-rūpe pāpake mitte bhajantaṃ,||
viññū sabrahma-cārī pāpakesu ṭhānesu okappeyyuṃ,||
so taṃ c'eva anāsanaṃ tañ ca agocaraṃ te ca pāpake mitte paṭisaṇkhā yoniso parivajjeti.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave aparivajjayato uppajjayato uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
parivajjayato evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
[390] Ime vuccanti bhikkhave āsavā parivajjanā pahātabba,||
ye parivajjanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
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7. Katame ca bhikkhave āsavā vinodanā pahātabbā,||
ye vinodanāya pahīṇā honti?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhū||
paṭisaṇakhā yoniso uppannaṃ kāma-vitakkaṃ||
n'ādhivāseti,||
pajahati vinodeti,
vyantikaroti,
anabhāvaṃ gameti;|| ||
paṭisaṇkhā yoniso uppannaṃ vyāpāda-vitakkaṃ||
n'ādhivāseti,||
pajahati vinodeti,
vyantikaroti,
anabhāvaṃ gameti;|| ||
paṭisaṇkhā yoniso uppannaṃ vihiṃsā-vitakkaṃ||
n'ādhivāseti,||
pajahati vinodeti,
vyantikaroti,
anabhāvaṃ gameti;|| ||
paṭisaṇkhā yoniso uppannuppanne pāpake akusale dhamme n'ādhivāseti,||
pajahati vinodeti,
vyantikaroti,
anabhāvaṃ gameti.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave avinodayato uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā,||
vinodayato evaṃsa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
Ime vuccanti bhikkhave āsavā vinodanā pahātabbā||
ye vinodanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
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8. Katame ca bhikkhave āsavā bhāvanāya pahātabbā,||
ye bāvanāya pahīṇā honti?|| ||
Idha bhikkhave bhikakhū paṭisaṇkhā yoniso sati-sambojjh'aṇghaṃ bhāveti||
viveka-nissitaṃ||
virāga-nissitaṃ||
nirodha-nissitaṃ||
vossagga-parināmiṃ.|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭisaṇkhā yoniso Damma-vicaya-sambojjh'aṇgaṃ bhāveti||
viveka-nissitaṃ||
virāga-nissitaṃ||
nirodha-nissitaṃ||
vossagga-parināmiṃ.|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭisaṇkhā yoniso vīriya-sambojjh'aṇgaṃ bhāveti||
viveka-nissitaṃ||
virāga-nissitaṃ||
nirodha-nissitaṃ||
vossagga-parināmiṃ.|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭisaṇkhā yoniso piti-sambojjh'aṇgaṃ hāveti||
viveka-nissitaṃ||
virāga-nissitaṃ||
nirodha-nissitaṃ||
vossagga-parināmiṃ.|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭisaṇkhā yoniso passaddhi-sambojjh'aṇgaṃ bhāveti||
viveka-nissitaṃ||
virāga-nissitaṃ||
nirodha-nissitaṃ||
vossagga-parināmiṃ.|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭisaṇkhā yoniso samādhi-sambojjh'aṇgaṃ bhāveti||
viveka-nissitaṃ||
virāga-nissitaṃ||
nirodha-nissitaṃ||
vossagga-parināmiṃ.|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭisaṇkhā yoniso upekkhā-sambojjh'aṇgaṃ bhāveti||
viveka-nissitaṃ||
virāga-nissitaṃ||
nirodha-nissitaṃ||
vossagga-parināmiṃ.|| ||
Yaṃ hi'ssa bhikkhave abhāvayato uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā bhāvayato evaṃsa te āsavā vighātaparisāhā na honti.|| ||
Ime vuccanti bhikkhave āsavā bhāvanā pahātabbā,||
ye bhāvanāya pahīnā honti.|| ||
Imehi pakhā bhikkhave chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjali-karaṇīyo anuttaraṃ puñña-k-khettaṃ lokassā" ti.
