Majjhima Nikāya
1. Mūla-Paṇṇāsa
4. Mahā Yamaka Vagga

Sutta 32

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

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[1][chlm][pts][ntbb][upal] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanadāye viharati sambahulehi abhiññātehi abhiññātehi therehi sāvakehi saddhiṃ:||
āyasmatā ca Sāriputtena||
āyasmatā ca Mahā Moggallānena||
āyasmatā ca Anuruddhena||
āyasmatā ca Revatena||
āyasmatā ca Ānandena -||
aññehi ca abhiññātehi therehi sāvakehi saddhiṃ.|| ||

2. Atha kho āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno sāyaṇha-samayaṃ paṭisallāṇā vuṭṭhito yen’āyasmā Mahā-Kassapo ten’upasaṅkami.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ Mahā Kassapaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Āyām’āvuso Kassapa yen’āyasmā Sāriputto ten’upasaṅkamissāma dhamma-savaṇāyā” ti.|| ||

“Evam āvuso” ti kho āyasmā Mahā-Kassapo āyasmato Mahā Moggallānassa paccassosi.|| ||

3. Atha kho āyasmā ca Mahā Moggallāno||
āyasmā ca Mahā-Kassapo||
āyasmā ca Anuruddho||
yen’āyasmā Sāriputto ten’upasaṅkamiṃsu dhamma-savaṇāya.|| ||

Addasā kho āyasmā Ānando||
āyasmantañ ca Mahā Moggallānaṃ||
āyasmantañ ca Mahā Kassapaṃ||
āyasmantañ ca Anuruddhaṃ||
yen’āyasmā Sāriputto ten’upasaṅkamante dhamma-savaṇāya,||
disvāna yen’āyasmā Revato ten’upasaṅkami.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ Revataṃ etad avoca:

“Upasaṅkamantā kho amū āvuso Revata sappurisā yen’āyasmā Sāriputto tena dhamma-savaṇāya.|| ||

Āyām’āvuso Revata yen’āyasmā Sāriputto ten’upasaṅkamissāma dhamma-savaṇāyā” ti.|| ||

“Evam āvuso” ti kho āyasmā Revato āyasmato Ānandassa paccassosi.|| ||

Atha kho āyasmā ca Revato āyasmā ca Ānando yen’āyasmā Sāriputto ten’upasaṅkamiṃsu dhamma-savaṇāya.|| ||

4. Addasā kho āyasmā Sāriputto āyasmantañ ca Revataṃ||
āyasmantañ ca Ānandaṃ||
dūrato va āga-c-chante||
disvāna āyasmantaṃ Ānandaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Etu kho āyasmā Ānando||
sāgataṃ āyasmato Ānandassa Bhagavato upaṭṭhākassa||
Bhagavato santikāvacarassa.|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Ānanda Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ||
dosinā ratti||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Ānanda bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

5. “Idh’āvuso [213] Sāriputta bhikkhu bahu-s-suto hoti||
suta-dharo||
suta-sanni-cayo,||
ye te dhammā ādi-kalyāṇā||
majjhe-kalyāṇā||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇā||
sātthā savyañjanā kevala-paripuṇṇaṃ||
parisuddhaṃ||
Brahma-cariyaṃ abhivadanti,||
tathā-rūpā’ssa dhammā bahu-s-sutā honti dhatā,||
vacasā paricitā,||
manusā’nupekkhitā,||
diṭṭhiyā suppaṭi-viddhā;||
so catassannaṃ||
parisānaṃ dhammaṃ deseti||
parimaṇḍalehi||
pada-vyañ janehi||
appabaddhehi||
anusaya-samugghātāya.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

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6. Evaṃ vutte āyasmā Sāriputto āyasmantaṃ Revataṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Revata āyasmatā Ānandena yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Revataṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Revata Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ||
dosinā ratti||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Revata bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

7. “Idh’āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu paṭisallāṇārāmo hoti||
paṭisallāṇarato||
ajjhattaṃ ceto-samatham-anuyutto||
anirākata-j-jhāno,||
vipassanāya samannāgato,||
brūhetā suññ-ā-gārānaṃ.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

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8. Evaṃ vutte āyasmā Sāriputto āyasmantaṃ Anuruddhaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Anuruddha āyasmatā Revatena yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Anuruddhaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Anuruddha Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ||
dosinā ratti||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Anuruddha bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

9. “Idh’āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkanta-mānusakena sahassaṃ lokānaṃ vvoloketi.|| ||

Seyyathā pi āvuso Sāriputta cakkhumā puriso uparipāsādavaragato sahassaṃ nemimaṇḍalānaṃ volokeyya,||
evam eva kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkanta-mānusakena sahassaṃ lokānaṃ voloketi.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

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10. Evaṃ vutte āyasmā Sāriputto āyasmantaṃ Mahā Kassapaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

Byākataṃ kho āvuso Kassapa āyasmatā Anuruddhena yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Mahā Kassapaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Kassapa Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ||
dosinā ratti||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Kassapa [214] bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

11. “Idh’āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu||
attanā ca āraññako hoti,||
ārañña-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca piṇḍa-pātiko hoti,||
piṇḍa-pātikattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca paṃsu-kūliko hoti,||
paṃsu-kūli-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca te-cīvariko hoti,||
te-cīvari-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca appiccho hoti,||
appicchatāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca santuṭṭho hoti,||
santuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca pavivitto hoti,||
pavivekassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca asaṃsaṭṭho hoti,||
asaṃsaggassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca āraddha-viriyo hoti,||
viriy’ārambhassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca sīla-sampanno hoti,||
sīla-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca samādhi-sampanno hoti,||
samādhi-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca paññā-sampanno hoti,||
paññā-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca vimutti-sampanno hoti,||
vimutti-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampanno hoti,||
vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

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12. Evaṃ vutte āyasmā Sāriputto āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Moggallāna āyasmatā Mahā Kassapena yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Moggallāna Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ||
dosinā ratti||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

13. “Idh’āvuso Sāriputta dve bhikkhū abhidhammakathaṃ kathenti;||
te añña-maññaṃ pañhaṃ pucchanti,||
añña-maññassa pañhaṃ puṭṭhā vissajjenti||
no ca saṃsādenti,||
dhammī ca n’esaṃ kathā pavattanī hoti.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

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14. Atha kho āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno āyasmantaṃ Sāriputtaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Sāriputta amhehi sabbeh’eva yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Sāriputtaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Sāriputta Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ,||
dosinā ratti||
sabbapālipullā sālā,||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

15. “Idh’āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhu cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti,||
no ca bhikkhu cittassa vasena vattati;||
so yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅ- [215] khati pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharati||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharati;||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharati.|| ||

Seyyathā pi āvuso Moggallāna rañño vā rāja-mahā-mattassa vā nānārattāṇaṃ dussānaṃ dussakaraṇḍako pūro assa,||
so yañ-ñad-eva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya pubbaṇha-samayaṃ pārupituṃ tan tad eva dussayugaṃ pubbaṇha-samayaṃ pārupeyya||
yañ-ñad-eva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ pārupituṃ||
tan tad eva dussayugaṃ majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ pārupeyya||
yañ-ñad-eva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya sāyaṇha-samayaṃ pārupituṃ||
tan tad eva dussayugaṃ sāyaṇha-samayaṃ pārupeyya.|| ||

Evam eva kho āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhu cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti||
no ca bhikkhu cittassa vasena vattati;||
so yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharati||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharati;||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharati.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

16. Atha kho āyasmā Sāriputto te āyasmante etad avoca:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso amhehi sabbeh’eva yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Āyām’āvuso yena Bhagavā ten’upasaṅkamitvā||
etam atthaṃ Bhagavato ārocessāma||
yathā no Bhagavā vyākarissati||
tathā naṃ dhāressāmā” ti.|| ||

“Evam āvuso” ti kho te āyasmanto āyasmato Sāriputtassa paccassosuṃ.|| ||

17. Atha kho te āyasmanto yena Bhagavā ten’upasaṅkamiṃsu.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdiṃsu.|| ||

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

“Idha bhante āyasmā ca Revato||
āyasmā ca Ānando||
yenāhaṃ ten’upasaṅkamiṃsu dhamma-savaṇāya.|| ||

Addasaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante āyasmantañ ca Revataṃ||
āyasmantañ ca Ānandaṃ||
dūrato va āga-c-chante||
disvāna [216] āyasmantaṃ Ānandaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||

“Etu kho āyasmā Ānando,||
sāgataṃ āyasmato Ānandassa Bhagavato upaṭṭhākassa Bhagavato santikāvacarassa.|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Ānanda Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ,||
dosinā ratti,||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā,||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Ānanda bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

18. Evaṃ vutte bhante āyasmā Ānando maṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Idh’āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu bahu-s-suto hoti||
suta-dharo||
suta-sanni-cayo,||
ye te dhammā ādi-kalyāṇā||
majjhe-kalyāṇā||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇā||
sātthā savyañjanā kevala-paripuṇṇaṃ||
parisuddhaṃ||
Brahma-cariyaṃ abhivadanti,||
tathā-rūpā’ssa dhammā bahu-s-sutā honti dhatā,||
vacasā paricitā,||
manusā’nupekkhitā,||
diṭṭhiyā suppaṭi-viddhā;||
so catassannaṃ||
parisānaṃ dhammaṃ deseti||
parimaṇḍalehi||
pada-vyañ janehi||
appabaddhehi||
anusaya-samugghātāya.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

19. “Sādhu sādhu Sāriputa||
yathā taṃ Ānando va sammā vyākaramāno vyākareyya.|| ||

Ānando hi Sāriputta bahu-s-suto||
suta-dharo||
suta-sanni-cayo.|| ||

Ye te dhammā ādi-kalyāṇā||
majjhe-kalyāṇā||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇā||
sātthā savyañjanā kevala-paripuṇṇaṃ||
parisuddhaṃ||
Brahma-cariyaṃ abhivadanti||
tathā-rūpā’ssa dhammā bahu-s-sutā honti dhatā,||
vacasā paricitā||
manasā’nupekkhitā||
diṭṭhiyā suppaṭi-viddhā,||
so catassannaṃ||
parisānaṃ dhammaṃ deseti||
parimaṇḍalehi||
pada-vyañ janehi||
appabaddhehi||
anusaya-samugghātāyā” ti.|| ||

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20. Evaṃ vutte ahaṃ bhante āyasmantaṃ Revataṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Revata āyasmatā Ānandena yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Revataṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Revata Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ,||
dosinā ratti,||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā,||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Revata bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

21. Evaṃ vutte bhante āyasmā Revato maṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Idh’āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu paṭisallāṇārāmo hoti||
paṭisallāṇarato||
ajjhattaṃ ceto-samatham-anuyutto||
anirākata-j-jhāno,||
vipassanāya samannāgato,||
brūhetā suññ-ā-gārānaṃ.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

22. “Sādhu sādhu Sāriputta||
yathā taṃ Revato va sammā vyākaramāno vyākareyya.|| ||

Revato hi Sāriputta paṭisallāṇārāmo hoti||
paṭisallāṇarato||
ajjhattaṃ ceto-samatham-anuyutto||
anirākata-j-jhāno,||
vipassanāya samannāgato,||
brūhetā suññ-ā-gārānan” ti.|| ||

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[217] 23. Evaṃ vutte ahaṃ bhante āyasmantaṃ Anuruddhaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Anuruddha āyasmatā Revatena* yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Anuruddhaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Anuruddha Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ,||
dosinā ratti,||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā,||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Anuruddha bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

24. Evaṃ vutte bhante āyasmā Anuruddho maṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Idh’āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkanta-mānusakena sahassaṃ lokānaṃ vvoloketi.|| ||

Seyyathā pi āvuso Sāriputta cakkhumā puriso uparipāsādavaragato sahassaṃ nemimaṇḍalānaṃ volokeyya,||
evam eva kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkanta-mānusakena sahassaṃ lokānaṃ voloketi.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

25. “Sādhu sādhu Sāriputta||
yathā taṃ Anuruddhova sammā vyākaramāno vyākareyya.|| ||

Anuruddho hi Sāriputta dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkanta-mānusakena sahassaṃ lokānaṃ voloketī” ti.|| ||

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26. Evaṃ vutte ahaṃ bhante āyasmantaṃ Mahā Kassapaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Kassapa āyasmatā Anuruddhena yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Mahā Kassapaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Kassapa Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ,||
dosinā ratti,||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā,||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Kassapa bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

Evaṃ vutte bhante āyasmā Mahā-Kassapo maṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Idh’āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhu attanā ca āraññako hoti,||
ārañña-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca piṇḍa-pātiko hoti,||
piṇḍa-pātikattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca paṃsu-kūliko hoti,||
paṃsu-kūli-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca te-cīvariko hoti,||
te-cīvari-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca appiccho hoti,||
appicchatāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca santuṭṭho hoti,||
santuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca pavivitto hoti,||
pavivekassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca asaṃsaṭṭho hoti,||
asaṃsaggassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca āraddha-viriyo hoti,||
viriy’ārambhassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca sīla-sampanno hoti,||
sīla-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca samādhi-sampanno hoti,||
samādhi-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca paññā-sampanno hoti,||
paññā-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca vimutti-sampanno hoti,||
vimutti-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampanno hoti,||
vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ [218] sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

27. “Sādhu sādhu Sāriputta||
yathā taṃ Kassapo va sammā vyākaramāno vyākareyya.|| ||

Kassapo hi Sāriputta attanā ca āraññako hoti,||
ārañña-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca piṇḍa-pātiko hoti,||
piṇḍa-pātikattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca paṃsu-kūliko hoti,||
paṃsu-kūli-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca te-cīvariko hoti,||
te-cīvari-kattassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca appiccho hoti,||
appicchatāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca santuṭṭho hoti,||
santuṭṭhiyā ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca pavivitto hoti,||
pavivekassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca asaṃsaṭṭho hoti,||
asaṃsaggassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca āraddha-viriyo hoti,||
viriy’ārambhassa ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca sīla-sampanno hoti,||
sīla-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca samādhi-sampanno hoti,||
samādhi-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca paññā-sampanno hoti,||
paññā-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca vimutti-sampanno hoti,||
vimutti-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī;||
attanā ca vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampanno hoti,||
vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampadāya ca vaṇṇa-vādī” ti.|| ||

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28. Evaṃ vutte ahaṃ bhante āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Moggallāna āyasmatā Mahā Kassapena yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Moggallāna Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ,||
dosinā ratti,||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā,||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

29. Evaṃ vutte bhante āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno maṃ etad avoca:

“Idh’āvuso Sāriputta dve bhikkhū abhidhammakathaṃ kathenti;||
te añña-maññaṃ pañhaṃ pucchanti,||
añña-maññassa pañhaṃ puṭṭhā vissajjenti||
no ca saṃsādenti,||
dhammī ca n’esaṃ kathā pavattanī hoti.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

30. “Sādhu sādhu Sāriputta||
yathā taṃ Moggallāno va sammā vyākaramāno vyākareyya.|| ||

Moggallāno hi Sāriputta dhamma-kathiko’ ti.|| ||

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31. Evaṃ vutte āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||

Atha khv’āhaṃ bhante āyasmantaṃ Sāriputtaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||

“Byākataṃ kho āvuso Sāriputta amhehi sabbah’eva yathā sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ.|| ||

Tattha dāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ Sāriputtaṃ pucchāma:|| ||

Ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso Sāriputta Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ,||
dosinā ratti,||
sabba-phāliphullā sālā,||
dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti.|| ||

Kathaṃ-rūpena āvuso Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti?|| ||

32. Evaṃ vutte bhante āyasmā Sāriputto maṃ etad avoca:|| ||

“Idh’āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhu cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti,||
no ca bhikkhu cittassa vasena vattati;||
so yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharati||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharati;||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharati.|| ||

Seyyathā pi āvuso Moggallāna rañño vā rāja-mahā-mattassa vā nānārattāṇaṃ dussānaṃ dussakaraṇḍako pūro assa,||
so yañ-ñad-eva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya pubbaṇha-samayaṃ [219] pārupituṃ tan tad eva dussayugaṃ pubbaṇha-samayaṃ pārupeyya||
yañ-ñad-eva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ pārupituṃ||
tan tad eva dussayugaṃ majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ pārupeyya||
yañ-ñad-eva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya sāyaṇha-samayaṃ pārupituṃ||
tan tad eva dussayugaṃ sāyaṇha-samayaṃ pārupeyya.|| ||

Evam eva kho āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhu cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti||
no ca bhikkhu cittassa vasena vattati;||
so yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharati||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharati;||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharati.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho āvuso Moggallāna bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

32. “Sādhu sādhu Moggallāna||
yathā taṃ Sāriputto va sammā vyākaramāno vyākareyya.|| ||

Sāriputto hi Mognallānaṃ cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti||
no ca Sāriputto cittassa vasena vattati;||
so yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā pubbaṇha-samayaṃ viharati||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā majjhantikaṃ samayaṃ viharati;||
yāya vihāra-samāpattiyā ākaṅkhati sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihāra-samāpattiyā sāyaṇha-samayaṃ viharati” ti.|| ||

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33. Evaṃ vutte āyasmā Sāriputto Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:

“Kassa nu kho bhante su-bhāsitan” ti?|| ||

34. “Sabbesaṃ vo Sāriputta su-bhāsitaṃ pariyāyena.|| ||

Api ca mama pi suṇātha yathā-rūpena bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyya.|| ||

Idha Sāriputta bhikkhu pacchā-bhattaṃ piṇḍa-pāta-paṭikkanto nisīdati pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭha-petvā:||
‘na tāvāhaṃ imaṃ pallaṅkaṃ bhindissāmi||
yāva me nānupādāya āsavehi cittaṃ vimuccissatī’ ti.|| ||

Eva-rūpena kho Sāriputta bhikkhunā Gosiṅga-sāla-vanaṃ sobheyyā” ti.|| ||

Idam avoca Bhagavā.|| ||

Attamanā te āyasmanto Bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandunti.|| ||

Mahā Gosiṅga Suttaṃ