Aṅguttara Nikāya
IX. Navaka Nipāta
I. Sambodha Vagga

Sutta 6

Sevitabbāsevitabba Suttaṃ

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

 

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[1][pts][upal][olds] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Sāvatthī Nidānaṃ.|| ||

Tatra kho āyasmā Sāriputto bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Āvuso bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Āvuso" ti kho te bhikkhu āyasmato Sāriputtassa paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Āyasmā Sāriputto etad avoca:|| ||

"Puggalo pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi,||
asevitabbo pi.|| ||

Cīviram pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbaṃ:||
sevitabbam pi,||
asevitabbam pi.|| ||

Piṇḍapāto pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi,||
asevitabbo pi.|| ||

Senāsanam pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbaṃ:||
sevitabbam pi,||
asevitabbam pi.|| ||

Gāmanigamo pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo [366] pi,||
asevitabbo pi.|| ||

Janapada-padeso pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi,||
asevitabbo pi.|| ||

 

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Puggalo pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi,||
asevitabbo pī"||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ.|| ||

Kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:|| ||

'Imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhati,||
kusalā dhammā parihāyanti.|| ||

Ye ca kho me pabba-jitena jīvita parikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara-piṇḍa-pāta-senāsana-gilāna-paccaya-bhesajja-parikkhārā,||
te ca kasirena samudāgacchanti.|| ||

Yassa c'amhi attāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabba-jito,||
so ca me sāmaññattho na bhāvanā-pāripūriṃ gacchatī" ti.|| ||

Ten'āvuso, puggalena so puggalo ratti-bhāgaṃvā divasabhāgaṃ vā saṅkhā pi anāpucchā pakkamitabbaṃ nānubandhitabbo:|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti||
kusalā dhammā paribhāyanti.|| ||

Ye ca kho me pabba-jitena jīvita parikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara-piṇḍa-pāta-senāsana-gilāna-paccaya-bhesajja-parikkhārā,||
te ca appakasirena samudāgacchanti.|| ||

Yassa c'amhi atthāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabba-jito,||
so ca me sāmaññattho na bhāvanā-pāripūriṃ gacchatī ti.|| ||

Ten'āvuso puggalena so puggalo saṅkhā pi anāpucchā pakkamitabbaṃ nānubandhitabbo.|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato aku- [367] salā dhammā parihāyanti||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Ye ca kho me pabba-jitena jīvita parikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara-piṇḍa-pāta-senāsana-gilāna-paccaya-bhesajja-parikkhārā,||
te ca appakasirena samudāgacchanti.|| ||

Yassa c'amhi atthāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabba-jito,||
so ca me sāmaññattho bhāvanā-pāripūriṃ gacchatī ti.|| ||

Tenāvuso puggalena so puggalo saṅkhā pi anubandhitabbo na pakkamitabbaṃ.|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Ye ca kho me pabba-jitena jīvita-parikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara-piṇḍa-pāta-senāsana-gilāna-paccaya-bhesajja-parikkhārā,||
te ca appakasirena samudāgacchanti.|| ||

Yassa c'amhi atthāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabba-jito,||
so ca me sāmaññattho bhāvanā-pāripūriṃ gacchatī ti.|| ||

Tenāvuso puggalena so puggalo yāva-jīvaṃ anubandhitabbo na pakkamitabbaṃ api panujjamānena.|| ||

"Puggalo pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi asevitabbo pī" ti.|| ||

Iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||

 

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Cīvaram pi kho āvuso duvidhena veditabbaṃ sevitabbam pi asevitabbam pī" ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ.|| ||

Kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā cīvaraṃ:|| ||

"Idaṃ kho me cīvaraṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
kusalā dhammā paribhāyantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpaṃ cīvaraṃ na sevitabbaṃ.|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā cīvaraṃ:|| ||

"Idaṃ kho me cīvaraṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpaṃ cīvaraṃ sevitabbaṃ.|| ||

"Ciram pi kho āvuso duvidhena veditabbaṃ:||
sevitabbam pi asevitabbampī" ti.|| ||

Iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||

 

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5. "Piṇḍa-pāto pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi asevitabbo pī" ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ.|| ||

Kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā piṇḍa-pātaṃ:|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me piṇḍa-pātaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
kusalā dhammā paribhāyantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpo piṇḍa-pāto na sevitabbo.|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā piṇḍa-pātaṃ:|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me piṇḍa-pātaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpo piṇḍa-pāto sevitabbo:|| ||

"Piṇaḍapāto pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi asevitabbopī" ti.|| ||

Iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||

 

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"Senāsanam pi kho āvuso duvidhena veditabbaṃ:||
sevitabbam pi asevitabbam pī" ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ.|| ||

Kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā senāsanaṃ:|| ||

"Idaṃ kho me senāsanaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
kusalā dhammā paribhāyantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpaṃ senāsanaṃ na sevitabbaṃ.|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā senāsanaṃ.|| ||

"Idaṃ kho me senāsanaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhaḍantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpaṃ senāsanaṃ sevitabbaṃ.|| ||

"Senāsanam pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbaṃ:||
sevitabbam pi asevitabbampī" ti.|| ||

Iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||

 

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"Gāmanigamo pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi asevitabbopī" ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ.|| ||

Kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā gāmani-gamaṃ:|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me gāmani-gamaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti||
kusalā dhammā parihāyantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpo gāmani-gamo na sevitabbo.|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā gāmani-gamaṃ.|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me gāmani-gamaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpo gāmani-gamo sevitabbo.|| ||

"Gāmanigamo pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo sevitabbo pi asevitabbopī" ti.|| ||

Iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||

 

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"Janapada-padeso pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo:||
sevitabbo pi asevitabbopī" ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ.|| ||

Kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||

Tattha yaṃ jaññā jana-pada-padesaṃ:|| ||

"Imaṃ kho me jana-pada-padesaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti" ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpo jana-pada-padeso na sevitabbo.|| ||

"Janapadapanadeso pi āvuso duvidhena veditabbo sevitabbo pi asevitabbopī" ti.|| ||

Iti yaṃ tacaṃ vuttaṃ,||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttanti.|| ||