Mātā Suttaṃ

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

[1][pts][than] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

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

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Anamat'aggoyaṃ bhikkhave, saṃsāro.|| ||

Pubbā koṭi na paññāyati avijjā-nīvaraṇānaṃ sattāṇaṃ taṇhā-saṃyojānānaṃ sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ.|| ||

Na so bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo na mātā-bhūta-pubbo iminā dīghena addhunā.|| ||

Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||

Anamat'aggoyaṃ bhikkhave, saṃsāro.|| ||

Pubbā koṭi na paññāyati avijjā-nīvaraṇānaṃ sattāṇaṃ taṇhā-saṃyojanānaṃ sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ.|| ||

Evaṃ dīgha-rattaṃ vo bhikkhave,||
dukkhaṃ paccanubhūtaṃ,||
tibbaṃ paccanubhūtaṃ,||
vyasanaṃ paccanubhūtaṃ,||
kaṭasi vaḍḍhitā.|| ||

Yāvañ c'idaṃ bhikkhave,
alam eva sabba-saṇkhāresu nibbindituṃ,
alaṃ virajjituṃ,||
alaṃ vimuccitun" ti.|| ||