Aṇguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
III. Mahā Vagga
Sutta 27
Mahā-Pañha Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
[1][pts][bodh] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharataki Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||
Atha kho sambhahulā bhikkhu pubbaṇha samayaṃ nivāsetvā patta-cīvaraṃ ādāya Sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya pavisiṃsu.|| ||
Atha kho tesaṃ bhikkhunaṃ etad ahosi:|| ||
"Atipaggo kho tāva Sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya carituṃ,||
yan nūna mayaṃ yena añña-titthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ ārāmo ten'upasaṇkameyyāmā" ti.|| ||
Atha kho te bhikkhu yena añña-titthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ ārāmo ten'upasaṇkamiṃsu.|| ||
Upasaṃkamitvā tehi añña-titthiyehi paribbājakehi saddhiṃ sammodiṃsu.|| ||
Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vīti-sāretvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdiṃsu.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinne kho te bhikkhu te añña-titthiyā paribbājakā etad avocuṃ:|| ||
"Samaṇo āvuso Gotamo sāvakānaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ deseti:
'Etha tumhe bhikkhave sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhijānātha:||
sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhiññāya abhiññāya viharathā' ti.|| ||
Mayam pi kho āvuso sāvakānaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ desema:
'Etha tumhe āvuso sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhijānātha:||
sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhiññāya abhiññāya viharathā' ti.|| ||
Idha no āvuso ko viseso,||
ko adhippāyo,||
kiṃ nānā-karaṇaṃ samaṇassa vā Gotamassa amhākaṃ vā yad idaṃ [49] Dhamma-desanāya vā Dhamma-desanaṃ,||
anusāsaniyā vā anusāsanin" ti?|| ||
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3. Atha kho te bhikkhu tesaṃ añña-titthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ n'eva abhinandiṃsu na paṭikkosiṃsu,||
anabhinan'ditvā a-p-paṭikkositvā uṭṭhāy āsanā pakkamiṃsu:|| ||
"Bhagavato santike etassa bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānissāmā" ti.|| ||
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Atha kho te bhikkhu Sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchā hattaṃ piṇḍa-pāta paṭikakkantā yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṇkamiṃsu.|| ||
Upasaṃkamitvā Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdiṃsu.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinnā kho te bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avocuṃ:|| ||
"Idha mayaṃ bhante, pubbaṇha-samayaṃ nivāsetvā patta cīvaramādāya Sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya pavisimha.|| ||
Tesaṃ no bhante, amhākaṃ etad ahosi:|| ||
'Atippago kho tāva Sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya carituṃ,||
yan nūna mayaṃ yena añña-titthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ ārāmo ten'upasaṇkameyyāmā' ti.|| ||
Atha kho mayaṃ bhante yena añña-titthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ ārāmo, ten'upasaṇkamimha.|| ||
Upasaṃkamitvā tehi añña-titthiyehi paribbājakehi saddhiṃ sammodimha.|| ||
Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vīti-sāretvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdimha.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinno kho bhante añña-titthiyā paribbājakā amhe etad avocuṃ:
'Samaṇo āvuso Gotamo sāvakānaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ deseti:|| ||
"Etha tumhe bhikkhave sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhijānātha, sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhiññāya abhiññāya viharathā" ti.|| ||
Mayam pi kho āvuso sāvakānaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ desema:|| ||
"Etha tumhe āvuso sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhijānātha, sabbaṃ dhammaṃ abhiññāya abhiññāya viharathā" ti.|| ||
Idha no āvuso ko viseso,||
ko adhippāyo kiṃnānā karaṇaṃ,||
samaṇassa vā Gotamassa amhākaṃ vā yad idaṃ Dhamma-desanāya vā Dhamma-desanaṃ anusāsaniyā vā anusāsanin' ti.|| ||
Atha [50] kho mayaṃ bhante kesaṃ añña-titthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ bhāsitaṃ n'eva abhinandimha,||
na paṭikkosimha.|| ||
Anabhinan'ditvā apaṭikkositvā uṭṭhāy āsanā pakkamimha.|| ||
"Bhagavato santike etassa bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānissāmā" ti' ti.|| ||
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5. "Evaṃ vādino bhikkhave añña-titthiyā paribbājakā evamassu vacanīyā:|| ||
'Eko āvuso pañho,||
eko uddeso,||
ekaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ;||
dve pañhā,||
dve uddesā,||
dve veyyākaraṇāni;||
tayo pañhā,||
tayo uddesā||
tīṇi veyyākaraṇāni;||
cattāro pañhā,||
cattāro uddesā,||
cattāri veyyākaraṇāni;||
pañca pañhā,||
pañc'uddessā,||
pañca veyyākaraṇāni;||
cha pañhā,||
cha uddesā,||
cha veyyākaraṇāni;||
satta pañhā,||
satta uddesā,||
satta veyyākaraṇāni;||
aṭṭha pañhā,||
aṭṭha uddesā,||
aṭṭha veyyākaraṇāni;||
nava pañhā,||
nava uddesā,||
nava veyyākaraṇāni;||
dasa pañhā,||
dasuddesā,||
dasa veyyākaraṇānī' ti.|| ||
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Evaṃ puṭṭho bhikkhave añña-titthiyā paribbājakā na c'eva sampāyissanti,||
uttariñca vighātaṃ āpajji-s-santi.|| ||
Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||
Yathā taṃ bhikkhave avisayasmiṃ.|| ||
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Nāhantaṃ bhikkhave passāmi||
sa-devake loke||
sa-Mārake||
sa-brahmake||
sa-s-samaṇa brāhmaṇiyā||
pajāya sadeva manussāya,||
yo imesaṃ pañhānaṃ veyyākaraṇena cittaṃ ārādheyya,||
aññatra Tathāgatena vā||
Tathāgata-sāvakena vā,||
ito vā pana sutvā.|| ||
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'Eko pañho,||
eko uddeso,||
ekaṃ veyyākaraṇan' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Eka-dhamme bhikkhave bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamasmiṃ eka dhamme?|| ||
Sabbe sattā āhāra-ṭ-ṭhitikā.|| ||
[51] Imasmiṃ kho bhikkhave eka-dhamme bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Eko pañho,||
eko uddeso,||
ekaṃ veyyākaraṇan' ti||
iti vuttaṃ,||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Dve pañhā,||
dve uddesā,||
dve veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Dvīsu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu sammā nibbindamāno sammā virajjamāno sammāvimuccamāno sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu dvīsu?|| ||
Nāme ca rūpe ca.|| ||
Imesu kho bhikkhave dvīsu dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammāvimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Dve pañhā,||
dve uddesā,||
dve veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Tayo pañhā,||
tayo uddesā,||
tayo veyyākaraṇānī'ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Tīsu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammāvimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca1||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu tīsu?|| ||
Tīsu vedanāsu.|| ||
Imesu kho Bhikkhave tīsu dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammāvimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Tayo pañhā,||
tayo uddesā,||
tīṇi veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Cattāro pañhā,||
cattāro uddesā,||
cattāri veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
[52] Catūsu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammāvirajjamāno||
sammāvimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭh'eva Dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu catūsu?|| ||
Catūsu āhāresu.|| ||
Imesu kho bhikkhave catūsu dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammāvimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Cattāro pañhā,||
cattāro uddesā,||
cattāri veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Pañca pañhā,||
pañc'uddessā,||
pañca veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Pañcasu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu pañcasu?|| ||
Pañcasu upādāna-k-khandhesu.|| ||
Imesu kho bhikkhave pañcasu dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Pañca pañhā,||
pañc'uddessā||
pañcaveyyākaraṇānī'ti||
iti yan taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Cha pañhā,||
cha uddesā||
cha veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Chasu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti|| ||
Katamesu chasu?|| ||
Chasu ajjhattikesu āyatanesu.|| ||
Imesu kho bhikkhave chasu dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno sammā||
sammā virujjamāno||
sammā vimaccamāne||
sammā puriyantadasusāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dakkhassantakaro hoti.|| ||
[53] 'Cha pañhā,||
cha uddesā||
cha veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti yan taṃ vattaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Satta pañhā||
satta uddesā||
satta veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Sattasu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
samamā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu sattasu?|| ||
Sattasu viññāṇa-ṭ-ṭhitisu.|| ||
Imesu kho bhikkhave sattasu dhammesu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Sattapañhā,||
satta uddesā,||
satta veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Aṭṭha pañhā||
aṭṭhuddesā,||
aṭṭha veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Aṭṭhasu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
samamā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu aṭṭhasu?|| ||
Aṭṭhasu loka-dhammesu.|| ||
Imesu kho bhikkhave aṭṭhasu dhammesu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Aṭṭha pañhā,||
aṭṭha pañhā||
aṭṭhuddesā aṭṭha veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Nava pañhā||
nava uddesā,||
nava veyyākaraṇānī'ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Navasu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu navasu?|| ||
Navasu sattāvāsesu.|| ||
[54] Imesu kho bhikkhave navasu dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammāvimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Nava pañhā,||
nava uddesā||
nava veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
yan taṃ vuttaṃ,||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||
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'Dasa pañhā,||
dasuddesā,||
dasa veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ,||
kiñ c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?|| ||
Dasasu bhikkhave dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
Katamesu dasasu?|| ||
Dasasu akusalesu dhammesu.|| ||
Imesu kho bhikkhave dasasu dhammesu bhikkhu||
sammā nibbindamāno||
sammā virajjamāno||
sammā vimuccamāno||
sammā pari-yanta-dassāvī||
samm'atth-ā-bhi-sam-ecca||
diṭṭhe'va dhamme dukkhass'antakaro hoti.|| ||
'Dasa pañhā,||
dasuddesā,||
dasa veyyākaraṇānī' ti||
iti yan taṃ vuttaṃ||
idam etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.|| ||