Aṅguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
X: Upāsaka-Vagga

Sutta 99

Upāli 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 Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Atha kho āyasmā Upāli yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ [202] nisīdi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā Upāli Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

"Icchām'ahaṃ bhante araññe vana-pa-t-thāni pantāni sen'āsanāni paṭisevitun" ti.|| ||

2. "Du-r-abhisambhavāni kho Upāli araññe vana-pa-t-thāni pantāni sen'āsanāni,||
dukkaraṃ pavivekaṃ||
du-r-abhiramaṃ ekatte,||
haranti maññe mano vanāni samādhiṃ alabha-mānassa bhikkhuno.|| ||

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Ye kho Upāli evaṃ vadeyya:|| ||

'Ahaṃ samādhiṃ alabha-māno araññe vana-pa-t-thāni pantāni sen'āsanāni paṭisevissāmi' ti.|| ||

Tass'etaṃ pāṭikaṅkhaṃ:||
saṃsīdissati vā||
uppilavissati vā.|| ||

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3. Seyyathā pi Upāli mahā-udaka-rahado.|| ||

Atha āgaccheyya hatthi-nāgo sattaratano vā||
aṭṭharatano vā.|| ||

Tassa evam assa:|| ||

'Yan nū nāhaṃ imaṃ udaka-rahadaṃ ogāhetvā kaṇṇa-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷeyyaṃ,||
piṭṭhi-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷeyyaṃ,||
kaṇṇa-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷitvā||
piṭṭhi-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷitvā||
nahātvā ca||
pivitvā ca||
pacc'uttaritvā yena kāmaṃ pakkhameyyan' ti.|| ||

So taṃ udaka-rahadaṃ ogāhetvā kaṇṇa-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷeyya,||
piṭṭhi-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷeyya,||
kaṇṇa-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷitvā||
piṭṭhi-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷitvā||
nahātvā ca||
pivitvā ca||
pacc'uttaritvā yena kāmaṃ pakkameyya.|| ||

Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||

Mahā h'Upāli atta-bhāvo gambhīre gādhaṃ vindati.|| ||

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Atha āgaccheyya saso vā biḷāro vā.|| ||

Tassa evam assa:|| ||

'Ko c'āhaṃ ko ca hatthi-nāgo?|| ||

Yan nū nāhaṃ imaṃ udaka-rahadaṃ ogāhetvā kaṇṇa-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷeyyaṃ,||
piṭṭhi-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ [203] kīḷeyyaṃ,||
kaṇṇa-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷitvā,||
piṭṭhi-sandhovikam pi khiḍḍaṃ kīḷitvā||
nahātvā ca||
pivitvā ca||
pacc'uttaritvā yena kāmaṃ pakkameyyan' ti.|| ||

So taṃ udaka-rahadaṃ sahasā appaṭisaṅkhāya pakkhandeyya.|| ||

Tass'etaṃ pāṭikaṅkhaṃ:||
saṃsīdissati vā
uppilavissati vā.|| ||

Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||

Paritto h'Upāli atta-bhāvo gambhīre gādhaṃ na vindati.|| ||

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Evam eva kho Upāli yo evaṃ vadeyya:|| ||

'Ahaṃ samādhiṃ alabha-māno araññe vana-pa-t-thāni pattāni sen'āsanāni paṭisevissāmī ti.|| ||

Tass'etaṃ pāṭikaṅkhaṃ,||
saṃsīdissati vā||
uppilavissati vā.|| ||

4. Seyyathā pi Upāli daharo kumāro mando uttāna-seyyako sakena muttakarīsena kīḷati.|| ||

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Upāli?|| ||

Nanvāyaṃ kevalā paripūrā bālakhiḍḍā" ti?|| ||

"Evaṃ bhante."|| ||

"Sa kho so Upāli kumāro aparena samayena vuddhim anvāya||
indriyānaṃ paripākam anvāya||
yāni tāni kumārakānaṃ kīḷapanakāni bhavanti.|| ||

Seyyath'īdaṃ:|| ||

Vaṅkaṃ,||
ghaṭikaṃ,||
mokkha-cikaṃ,||
ciṅgulakaṃ,||
pattāḷhakaṃ,||
rathakaṃ,||
dhanukaṃ,||
tehi kīḷati.|| ||

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Upāli?|| ||

'Nanvāyaṃ khiḍḍā purimāya khiḍḍāya abhikkantatarā ca||
paṇītatarā cā' ti?|| ||

"Evaṃ bhante" ti.|| ||

Sa kho so Upāli kumāro aparena samayena vuddhim anvāya||
indriyānaṃ paripākam anvāya||
pañcahi kāma-guṇehi samappito samaṅgi-bhūto paricāreti:||
cakkhu-viññeyyehi rūpehi iṭṭhehi kantehi manāpehi piyarūpehi kām'ūpasaṃhitehi rajanīyehi;||
sota-viññeyyehi saddehi iṭṭhehi kantehi manāpehi piyarūpehi kām'ūpasaṃhitehi rajanīyehi;||
ghāṇa-viññeyyehi gandhehi iṭṭhehi kantehi manāpehi piyarūpehi kām'ūpasaṃhitehi rajanīyehi;||
jivhā-viññeyyehi rasehi iṭṭhehi kantehi manāpehi piyarūpehi kām'ūpasaṃhitehi rajanīyehi;||
kāya-viññeyyehi [204]||
phoṭṭhabbehi iṭṭhehi kantehi manāpehi piyarūpehi kām'ūpasaṃhitehi rajanīyehi.|| ||

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Upāli?|| ||

Nanvāyaṃ khiḍḍā purimāhi khiḍḍāhi abhikkantatarā ca paṇītatarā cā" ti?|| ||

"Evaṃ bhante."|| ||

5. Idhaṃ kho pana vo Upāli Tathāgato loke uppajjati arahaṃ Sammā Sambuddho vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno Sugato loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī Satthā deva-manussānaṃ Buddho Bhagavā.|| ||

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So imaṃ lokaṃ sa-devakaṃ sa-Mārakaṃ sa-brahmakaṃ sa-s-samaṇa-brāhmaṇiṃ pajaṃ sa-deva-manussaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchi-katvā pavedeti.|| ||

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So dhammaṃ deseti ādi-kalyāṇaṃ majjhe kalyānaṃ pariyosāna kalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ savyañ janaṃ kevala paripuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ Brahma-cariyaṃ pakāseti.|| ||

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Taṃ dhammaṃ suṇāti gahapati vā gahapati-putto vā aññatarasmiṃ vā kule paccājāto.|| ||

So taṃ dhammaṃ sutvā Tathāgate saddhaṃ paṭilabhati.|| ||

So tena saddhā-paṭilābhena samannāgato iti paṭisañcikkhati:|| ||

'Sambādho gharāvāso rajo-patho,||
abbhokāso pabbajjā:||
na yidaṃ sukaraṃ agāraṃ ajjhāvasatā ekanta paripuṇṇaṃ ekanta parisuddhaṃ saṅkhalikhitaṃ Brahma-cariyaṃ carituṃ;||
yan nū nāhaṃ kesa-massuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajeyyan' ti.|| ||

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So aparena samayena appaṃ vā bhoga-k-khandhaṃ pahāya||
mahantaṃ vā bhoga-k-khandhaṃ pahāya||
appaṃ vā ñāti-parivaṭṭaṃ pahāya||
mahantaṃ vā ñāti-parivaṭṭaṃ pahāya||
kesa-massuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajati.|| ||

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So evaṃ pabba-jito samāno bhikkhunaṃ sikkhāsājīvasamāpanno pāṇātipātaṃ pahāya||
pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti,||
nihita-daṇḍo nihita-sattho lajji dayā-panno sababbapāṇabhūtānukampī viharati.|| ||

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Adinn'ādānaṃ pahāya||
adinn'ādānā paṭivirato hoti,||
dinn'ādāyī dinna-pāṭikaṅkhī athenena sucibhūtena attanā viharati.|| ||

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A-Brahma-cariyaṃ pahāya||
brahma-cārī hoti,||
[205] ārā-cārī virato methunā gāma-dhammā.|| ||

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Musā-vādaṃ pahāya||
musā-vādā paṭivirato hoti,||
sacca-vādī sacca-sandho theto paccayiko avisaṃvādako lokassa,||
pisunaṃ vācaṃ pahāya||
pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti;||
na ito sutvā amutra akkhātā imesaṃ bhedāya,||
amutra vā sutvā na imesaṃ akkhātā amūsaṃ bhedāya,||
iti bhinnānaṃ vā sandhātā sahitānaṃ vā anuppadātā samagg'ārāmo samaggarato samagganandī samaggakaraṇiṃ vācaṃ bhāsitā hoti.|| ||

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Pharusaṃ vācaṃ pahāya||
pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti,||
yā sā vācā neḷā kaṇṇa-sukhā pemanīyā hadayaṅgamā porī bahu-jana-kantā bahu-jana-manāpā,||
tathā-rūpiṃ vācaṃ bhāsitā hoti.|| ||

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Sampha-p-palāpaṃ pahāya||
sampha-p-palāpā paṭivirato hoti||
kāla-vādī||
bhūta-vādī||
attha-vādī||
dhamma-vādī||
vinaya-vādī||
nidhāna-vatiṃ vācaṃ bhāsitā hoti||
kālena sāpadesaṃ pariyanta-vatiṃ attha-saṃhitaṃ.|| ||

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So bījagāma-bhūta-gāma-samārambhā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Ekabhattiko hoti,||
ratt'ūparato virato vikāla-bhojanā.|| ||

Nacca-gīta-vādita-visūka-dassanā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Mālāgandha-vilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍana-vibhusanaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Jātarūpa-rajata-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Āmakadhañña-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Āmaka-maṃsa-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Itthīkumārika-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Dāsi-dāsa-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Ajeḷaka-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Kukkuṭa-sūkara-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Hatthigavāssavaḷavā-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Khetta-vatthu-paṭi-g-gahaṇā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Dūteyya-pahiṇa-gamanānuyogā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Kaya-vikkayā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Tulā-kūṭa-kaṃsa-kūṭa-mānakūṭā paṭivirato [206] hoti.|| ||

Ukkoṭana-vañcananikati-sāci-yogā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

Chedanavadha-bandhanaviparāmosa-ālopasāhakārā paṭivirato hoti.|| ||

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So santuṭṭho hoti kāyapārihārikena cīvarena kucchipārihārikena piṇḍa-pātena yena yen'eva pakkamati||
samādāy'eva pakkamati.|| ||

Seyyathā pi nāma pakkhī sakuṇo yena yen'eva ḍeti,||
sapattabhāro'va ḍeti.|| ||

Evam eva bhikkhu santuṭṭho hoti||
kāyapārihārikena cīvarena kucchipārihārikena piṇḍa-pātena yena yen'eva pakkamati,||
samādāy'eva pakkamati.|| ||

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So iminā ariyena sīla-k-khandhena samannāgato ajjhattaṃ anavajja-sukhaṃ paṭisaṃvedeti.|| ||

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6. So cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā na nimitta-g-gāhī hotī nānu-vyañjana-g-gāhī||
yatvādhi-karaṇam enaṃ cakkhu'ndriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhā- domanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṃ,||
tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati,||
rakkhati cakkhu'ndriyaṃ,||
cakkhu'ndriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.|| ||

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Sotena saddaṃ sutvā na nimitta-g-gāhī hoti,||
nānu-vyañjana-g-gāhī,||
yatvādhi-karaṇame taṃ sot'indriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhā domanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṃ,||
tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati,||
rakkhati sot'indriyaṃ,||
sotendriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.|| ||

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Ghāṇena gandhaṃ ghāyitvā na nimitta-g-gāhī hoti,||
nānu-vyañjana-g-gāhī,||
yatvādhi-karaṇame taṃ ghānendriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhā domanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṃ,||
tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati,||
rakkhati ghānendriyaṃ,||
ghān'endriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.|| ||

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Jivhāya rasaṃ sāyitvā na nimitta-g-gāhī hoti,||
nānu-vyañjana-g-gāhī,||
yatvādhi-karaṇame taṃ jivhāndriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhā domanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā atvāssaveyyuṃ,||
tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati||
rakkhati jivhāndriyaṃ,||
jivhāndriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.|| ||

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Kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṃ phūsitvā na nimitta-g-gāhī hoti,||
nānu-vyañjana-g-gāhī||
yatvādhi-karaṇam enaṃ kāyendriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhā domanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā atvāssaveyyuṃ,||
tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati,||
rakkhati kāyendriyaṃ,||
kāyendriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.|| ||

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Manasā dhammaṃ viññāya na nimitta-g-gāhī hoti,||
nānu-vyañjana-g-gāhī,||
yatvādhi-karaṇam enaṃ man'indriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhā domanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṃ,||
tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati,||
rakkhati man'indriyaṃ,||
man'indriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.|| ||

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So iminā ariyena indriya-saṃvarena samannāgato ajjhattaṃ abyāsekasukhaṃ paṭisaṃvedeti.|| ||

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7. So abhikkante paṭikkante sampajāna-kārī hoti,||
ālokite vilokite sampajāna-kārī hoti,||
sammiñjite pasārite sampajāna-kārī hoti,||
saṅghāṭipatta-cīvaradhāraṇe sampajāna-kārī hoti,||
asite pīte khāyite sāyite sampajāna-kārī hoti,||
uccāra-passāvakamme sampajāna-kārī hoti,||
gate ṭhite nisinne sutte jāgarite bhāsite tuṇhī-bhāve sampajāna-kārī hoti.|| ||

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So iminā ca ariyena sīla-k-khandhena samannāgato||
iminā ca [207] ariyena indriya-saṃvarena samannāgato||
iminā ca ariyena sati-sampajaññena samannāgato vivittaṃ sen'āsanaṃ bhajati||
araññaṃ rukkha-mūlaṃ pabbataṃ kandaraṃ giri-guhaṃ susānaṃ vana-patthaṃ abbhokāsaṃ palālapuñjaṃ.|| ||

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So arañña-gato vā||
rukkha-mūla-gato vā||
suññāgāra-gato vā||
nisīdati pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya||
parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭha-petvā.|| ||

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So abhijjhaṃ loke pahāya vigatābhijjhena cetasā viharati,||
abhijjhāya cittaṃ parisodheti||
vyāpāda-padosaṃ pahāya||
avyāpanna-citto viharati sabba-pāṇa-bhūta-hitānukampī,||
vyāpāda-padosā cittaṃ parisodheti;||
thīna-middhaṃ pahāya||
vīgata thīna-middho viharati āloka-saññī sato sampajāno,||
thīna-middhā cittaṃ parisodheti;||
uddhacca-kukkuccaṃ pahāya||
anuddhato viharati ajjhattaṃ vūpasanna-citto||
uddhacca-kukkuccā cittaṃ parisodheti;||
vici-kicchaṃ pahāya||
tiṇṇa-vici-kiccho viharati akathaṃ-kathī kusalesu dhammesu,||
vicikicchāya cittaṃ parisodheti.|| ||

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8. So iminā pañca-nīvaraṇe pahāya||
cetaso upakkilese paññāya dubbalī-karaṇe vivicc'eva kāmehi||
vivicca akusalehi dhammehi||
sa-vitakkaṃ sa-vicāraṃ||
viveka-jaṃ pīti-sukhaṃ||
paṭhamaṃ-jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.|| ||

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Upāli?|| ||