Upayanti Suttaṃ

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

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[1][pts][bodh][than] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

2. Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti||
te bhikkh Bhagavato paccassosuṃ|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Mahā samuddo bhikkhave, upayanto||
mahā-nadiyo upayāpeti;||
mahā-nadiyo upayantiyo,||
kunnadiyo upayāpenti;||
kunnadiyo upayāpentiyo,||
mahā-sobbhe upayāpenti;||
mahā-sobbhā upayantā,||
kussobbhe upayāpenti.|| ||

Evam eva kho bhikkhave, avijjā upayantī,||
saṇkhāre upayāpeti.|| ||

Saṇkhārā upayantā,||
viññāṇaṃ upayāpenti.|| ||

Viññāṇaṃ upayan,||
taṃ nāma-rūpaṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Nāma-rūpaṃ upayan,||
taṃ saḷāyatanaṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Saḷāyatanaṃ upayan,||
taṃ phassaṇ upayāpeti.|| ||

Phasso upayanto,||
vedanaṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Vedanā upayantī,||
taṇhaṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Taṇhā upayantī,||
upādānaṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Upādānaṃ upayan,||
taṃ [119] bhavaṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Bhavo upayanto,||
jātiṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Jāti upayanti,||
jarā-māraṇaṃ upayāpeti.|| ||

Mahā-samuddo bhikkhave, apayanto,||
mahā-nadiyo apayāpeti.|| ||

Mahānadiyo apayantiyo,||
kunnadiyo apayāpenti.|| ||

Kunnadiyo apayantiyo,||
mahā-sobbhe apayāpenti.|| ||

Mahāsobbhā apayantā,||
kussobbhe apayāpenti.|| ||

Evam eva kho bhikkhave, avijjā apayantī,||
saṇkhāre apayāpeti|| ||

Saṇkhārā apayantā,||
viññāṇaṃ apayāpenti.|| ||

Viññāṇaṃ apayan,||
taṃ nāma-rūpaṃ apayāpeti.|| ||

Nāma-rūpaṃ apayan,||
taṃ saḷāyatanaṃ apayāpeti.|| ||

Saḷāyatanaṃ apayan,||
taṃ phassaṇ apayāpeti.|| ||

Phasso apayanto,||
vedanaṃ apayāpeti.|| ||

Vedanā apayantī,||
taṇhaṃ apayāpeti.|| ||

Taṇhā apayantī,||
upādānaṃ apayāpeti.|| ||

Upādānaṃ apayan,||
taṃ bhavaṃ apayāpeti.|| ||

Bhavo apayanto,||
jātiṃ apayāpeti.|| ||

Jāti apayantī,||
jarā-māraṇaṃ apayāpetī" ti.|| ||