Sīha Senāpati Suttaṃ

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

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[1][pts][than] EVAṂ ME SUTAṂ.|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Vesāliyaṃ viharati Mahāvane Kūṭāgāra-sālāyaṃ.|| ||

Atha kho Sīho senāpati yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṇkami.|| ||

Upasaṇkamitvā Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisidi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṃ nisinno kho Sīho senāpati Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

'Sakkā nu kho bhante sandiṭṭhikaṃ dāna-phalaṃ paññāpetun' ti?|| ||

2. Tenhi Sīha, taṃ yev'ettha paṭipucchissāmi.|| ||

Yathā te khameyya tathā naṃ vyākareyyāsi.|| ||

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Idh'assa dve purisā,||
eko puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
eko puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato.|| ||

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Kaṃ nu kho Arahanto paṭhamaṃ anukampantā anukampeyyuṃ:||
yo vā so puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
yo vā puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato' ti?|| ||

'Yo so bhante, puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
kin taṃ Arahanto paṭhamaṃ anukampantā anukampessantī?|| ||

Yo ca kho so bhante, puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato,||
taṃ yeva Arahanto paṭhamaṃ anukampantā anukampeyyuṃ.|| ||

3. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Kaṃ nu kho Arahanto paṭhamaṃ upa saṇkamantā upasaṇkameyyuṃ:||
yo vā so puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
yo vā so [80] puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato' ti?|| ||

'Yo so bhante, puriso assaddho machcharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
kiṃ taṃ Arahanto paṭhamaṃ upasaṇkamantā upasaṇkamissanti?|| ||

Yo ca kho so bhante, puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato,||
taṃ yeva Arahanto paṭhamaṃ upasaṇkamantā upasaṇkameyyuṃ'.|| ||

4. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Kassa nu kho Arahanto paṭhamaṃ patigaṇhantā patigaṇheyyuṃ:||
yo vā so puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
yo vā puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato' ti?|| ||

'Yo so bhante, puriso assaddho machcharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
kiṃ tassa Arahanto paṭhamaṃ upasaṇkamantā upasaṇkamissanti?|| ||

Yo ca kho so bhante, puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato,||
tass'eva Arahanto paṭhamaṃ patigaṇhantā patigaṇheyyuṃ'.|| ||

5. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Kassa nu kho Arahanto paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ desentā deseyyum:||
yo vā so puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
yo vā puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato' ti?|| ||

'Yo so bhante, puriso assaddho machcharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
kiṃ tassa Arahanto paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ desentā desissanti?|| ||

Yo ca kho so bhante, puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato,||
tass'eva Arahanto paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ desentā deseyyum'.|| ||

6. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Kassa nu kho kalyāṇo kitti-saddo abbhuggaccheyya:||
yo vā so puriso assaddho machcharī kadariyo parihāsako,||
yo vā puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato' ti?|| ||

'Yo so bhante, puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
kiṃ tassa kalyāṇo kitti-saddo abbhuggacchissati?|| ||

Yo ca kho so bhante, puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato,||
tass'eva kalyāṇo kitti-saddo abbhuggaccheyya.'|| ||

7. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Ko nu kho yañ ñad eva parisaṃ upasaṇkameyya,||
yadi khattiya-parisaṃ||
yadi brāhmaṇa-parisaṃ||
yadi gahapati-parisaṃ||
yadi samaṇa-parisaṃ,||
[81] visārado upasaṇkameyya amaṇku-bhuto:||
yo vā so puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
yo vā puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato' ti?|| ||

'Yo so bhante, puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
kiṃ so yañ ñad eva parisaṃ upasaṇkamissati,||
yadi khattīyaparisaṃ||
yadi brāhmaṇa-parisaṃ||
yadi gahapati-parisaṃ||
yadi samaṇa-parisaṃ,||
visārado upasaṇkamati amaṇku-bhūto?|| ||

Yo ca kho so bhante, puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato,||
so yañ ñad eva parisaṃ upasaṇkameyya||
yadi khattiya-parisaṃ||
yadi brāhmaṇa-parisaṃ||
yadi gahapati-parisaṃ||
yadi samaṇa-parisaṃ,||
visārado upasaṇkameyya amaṇku-bhuto'.|| ||

8. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Sīha?|| ||

Ko nu ko kāyassa bhedā param maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapa-j-jeyya:||
yo vā so puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
yo vā puriso saddho dāna-pati anuppadānarato' ti?|| ||

'Yo so bhante puriso assaddho maccharī kadariyo paribhāsako,||
kiṃ so kāyassa bhedā param maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjissati?|| ||

Yo ca ko so bhante, puriso dāna-pati anuppadānarato,||
so kāyassa bhedā param maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapa-j-jeyya.'|| ||

9. 'Yān'imāni bhante, Bhagavatā cha sandiṭṭhi-kāni dānaphalāni akkhātāni,||
n-ā-haṃ ettha Bhagavato saddhāya gacchāmi —||
Aham p'etāni jānāmi.|| ||