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C¬²asu¾¾ata suttaµ

[Note: I have proofed this sutta against the PTS edition, the VPR edition, and the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series edition. I have resolved all differences down to the PTS edition which was what was used in my translation. Please let me know if you find errors.]

Evaµ me sutaµ: ekaµ samayaµ bhagav¤ s¤vatthiyaµ viharati pubb¤r¤me mig¤ram¤tu p¤s¤de. Atha kho ¤yasm¤ ¤nando s¤ya¼hasamayaµ paÂisall¤¼¤ vuÂÂhito yena bhagav¤ ten’upasaµkami, upasaµkamitv¤ bhagavantaµ abhiv¤detv¤ ekamantaµ nis¨di. Ekamantaµ nisinno kho ¤yasm¤ ¤nando bhagavantaµ etad avoca:

Ekam idaµ bhante, samayaµ bhagav¤ sakkesu viharati n¤garakaµ n¤ma saky¤naµ nigamo. Tattha me bhante, bhagavato sammukh¤ sutaµ sammukh¤ paÂiggahitaµ. Su¾¾at¤vih¤ren¤haµ ¤nanda, etarahi bahulaµ vihar¤m¨ ti. Kacci me taµ bhante, sussutaµ suggah¨taµ. Sumanasikataµ s¬padh¤ritan ti.

Taggha te etaµ ¤nanda, sussutaµ suggah¨taµ. Sumanasikataµ s¬padh¤ritaµ. Pubbe c¤haµ ¤nanda, etarahi ca su¾¾at¤vih¤rena bahulaµ vihar¤mi. Seyyath¤pi ¤nanda, ayaµ migaram¤tu p¤s¤do su¾¾o hatthigav¤ssavaÂ avena, su¾¾o j¤tar¬parajatena, su¾¾o itthi purisasannip¤tena, atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ bhikkhusaµghaµ paÂicca ekattaµ. Evam eva kho ¤nanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritv¤ g¤masa¾¾aµ, amanasikaritv¤ manussasa¾¾aµ, ara¾¾asa¾¾aµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa ara¾¾asa¾¾¤ya cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: Ye assu darath¤ g¤masa¾¾aµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ manussasa¾¾aµ paÂicca te’dha na santi. Atthi c’ev¤yaµ darathamatt¤ yadidaµ ara¾¾asa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. So Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ g¤masa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ manussasa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ ara¾¾asa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. Iti yaµ hi kho tattha na hoti, tena taµ su¾¾aµ samanupassati. Yaµ pi tattha avasiÂÂhaµ hoti taµ santaµ idaµ atth¨ti paj¤n¤ti. Evam pi’ssa es¤ ¤nanda, yath¤bacc¤ avipallatth¤ parisuddh¤ su¾¾at¤vakkan ti bhavati.

Puna ca paraµ ¤nanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritv¤ manussasa¾¾aµ amanasikaritv¤ ara¾¾asa¾¾aµ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa paÂhavisa¾¾¤ya cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. Seyyath¤pi ¤nanda, usabhacammaµ saµkusatena suvihataµ vigatavasikaµ evam eva kho ¤nanda, bhikkhu yaµ imiss¤ paÂhaviy¤ ukk¬lavik¬laµ nad¨viduggaµ kh¤¼uka¼Âak¤dh¤raµ pabbatavisamaµ, taµ sabbaµ amanasikaritv¤ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa paÂhavisa¾¾¤ya cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: Ye assu darath¤ manussasa¾¾aµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ ara¾¾asa¾¾aµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Atthi c’ev¤yaµ darathamatt¤ yadidaµ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. So pu¾¾amidaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ manussasa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ ara¾¾asa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. Iti yaµ hi kho tattha na hoti. Tena taµ su¾¾aµ samanupassati. Yaµ pi tattha avasiÂÂhaµ hoti. Taµ santaµ idaµ atth¨ti paj¤n¤ti. Evam pi’ssa es¤ ¤nanda, yath¤bacc¤ avipallatth¤ parisuddh¤ su¾¾at¤vakkan ti bhavati.

Puna ca paraµ ¤nanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritv¤ ara¾¾asa¾¾aµ amanasikaritv¤ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾¤ya cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: Ye assu darath¤ ara¾¾asa¾¾aµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ paÂacca te’dha na santi. Atthi c’ev¤yaµ darathamatt¤ yadidaµ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekatta'nti. So Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ ara¾¾a sa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ paÂhavisa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. Iti yaµ hi kho tattha na hoti. Tena taµ su¾¾aµ samanupassati. Yaµ pi tattha avasiÂÂhaµ hoti, taµ santaµ idaµ atth¨ti paj¤n¤ti. Evam pi’ssa es¤ ¤nanda, yath¤bacc¤ avipallatth¤ parisuddh¤ su¾¾at¤vakkan ti bhavati.

Puna ca paraµ ¤nanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritv¤ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ, amanasikaritv¤ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ, vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾¤ya cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: Ye assu darath¤ paÂhavisa¾¾aµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca te’dha na santi. Atthi c’ev¤yaµ darathamatt¤ yadidaµ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekatta'nti. So Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ paÂhavisa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. Iti yaµ hi kho tattha na hoti. Tena taµ su¾¾aµ samanupassati. Yaµ pi tattha avasiÂÂhaµ hoti. Taµ santaµ idaµ atth¨ti paj¤n¤ti. Evam pi’ssa es¤ ¤nanda, yath¤bacc¤ avipallatth¤ parisuddh¤ su¾¾at¤vakkan ti bhavati.

Puna ca paraµ ¤nanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritv¤ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ amanasikaritv¤ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾¤ya cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: Ye assu darath¤ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Atthi c’ev¤yaµ darathamatt¤, yadidaµ ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekatta'nti. So Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ ¤k¤s¤na¾c¤yatanasa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. Iti yaµ hi kho tattha na hoti. Tena taµ su¾¾aµ samanupassati. Yaµ pi tattha avasiÂÂhaµ hoti. Taµ santaµ idaµ atth¨ti paj¤n¤ti. Evam pi’ssa es¤ ¤nanda, yath¤bacc¤ avipallatt¤ parisuddh¤ su¾¾at¤vakkan ti bhavati.

Puna ca paraµ ¤nanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritv¤ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ amanasikaritv¤ ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ nevasa¾¾¤n¤sa¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa nevasa¾¾¤n¤sa¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾¤ya cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: Ye assu darath¤ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca te’dha na santi. Atthi c’ev¤yaµ darathamatt¤, yadidaµ nevasa¾¾¤n¤sa¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekatta'nti. So Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ vi¾¾¤¼a¾c¤yatanasa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ nevasa¾¾¤n¤sa¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ paÂicca ekattan ti. Iti yaµ hi kho tattha na hoti. Tena taµ su¾¾aµ samanupassati. Yaµ pi tattha avasiÂÂhaµ hoti. Taµ santaµ idaµ atth¨ti paj¤n¤ti. Evam pi’ssa es¤ ¤nanda, yath¤bacc¤ avipallatth¤ parisuddh¤ su¾¾at¤vakkan ti bhavati.

Puna ca paraµ ¤nanda, bhikkhu amanasikaritv¤ ¤ki¾ca¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ amanasikaritv¤ nevasa¾¾¤n¤sa¾¾¤yatanasa¾¾aµ animittaµ cetosam¤dhiµ paÂicca manasikaroti ekattaµ. Tassa animitte cetosam¤dhimhi cittaµ pakkhandati pas¨dati santiÂÂhati vimuccati. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: ayam pi kho animitto cetosam¤dhi abhisaµkhato ¤bhisa¾cetayiko yaµ kho pana ki¾ci abhisaµkhataµ ¤bhisa¾cetanitaµ, tad aniccaµ nirodhadhamman ti paj¤n¤ti. Tassa evaµ j¤nato evaµ passato k¤m¤sav¤ pi cittaµ vimuccati. Bhav¤sav¤ pi cittaµ vimuccati. Avijj¤sav¤ pi cittaµ vimuccati. Vimuttasmiµ vimuttam iti ¾¤¼aµ hoti. Kh¨¼¤ j¤ti, vusitaµ brahmacariyaµ, kataµ kara¼¨yaµ, n¤paraµ itthatt¤y¤ti paj¤n¤ti. So evaµ paj¤n¤ti: Ye assu darath¤ k¤m¤savaµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ bhav¤savaµ paÂicca te’dha na santi. Ye assu darath¤ avijj¤savaµ paÂicca, te’dha na santi. Atthi c’ev¤yaµ darathamatth¤, yadidaµ imam eva k¤yaµ paÂicca sa²¤yatanikaµ j¨vitapaccay¤ ti. So Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ k¤m¤saven¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ bhav¤saven¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Su¾¾am idaµ sa¾¾¤gataµ avijj¤saven¤ti paj¤n¤ti. Atthi c’ev’idaµ asu¾¾ataµ yadidaµ imam eva k¤yaµ paÂicca sa²¤yatanikaµ j¨vitapaccay¤ti. Iti yaµ hi kho tattha na hoti. Tena taµ su¾¾aµ samanupassati Yaµ pi tattha avasiÂÂhaµ hoti, taµ santaµ idaµ atth¨ti paj¤n¤ti. Evam assa es¤ ¤nanda, yath¤bacc¤ avipallatth¤ parisuddh¤ param¤nuttar¤ su¾¾at¤vakkan ti bhavati.

Ye hi keci ¤nanda, at¨tamaddh¤naµ sama¼¤ v¤ br¤hma¼¤ v¤ parisuddhaµ param¤nuttaraµ su¾¾ataµ upasampajja vihariµsu. Sabbe te imaµ yeva parisuddhaµ param¤nuttaraµ su¾¾ataµ upasampajja vihariµsu. Ye hi keci ¤nanda, an¤gatamaddh¤naµ sama¼¤ v¤ br¤hma¼¤ v¤ parisuddhaµ param¤nuttaraµ su¾¾ataµ upasampajja viharisasanti. Sabbe te imaµ yeva parisuddhaµ param¤nuttaraµ su¾¾ataµ upasampajja viharissanti. Ye hi keci ¤nanda, etarahi sama¼¤ v¤ br¤hma¼¤ v¤ parisuddhaµ param¤nuttaraµ su¾¾ataµ upasampajajja viharanti. Sabbe te imaµ yeva parisuddhaµ param¤nuttaraµ su¾¾ataµ upasampajja viharanti. Tasm¤tiha ¤nanda, parisuddhaµ param¤nuttaraµ su¾¾ataµ upasampajja vihariss¤m¤ti. Evaµ hi vo ¤nanda, sikkhitabban ti.

Idam avoca bhagav¤ attamano ¤yasm¤ ¤nando bhagavato bh¤sitaµ abhinand¨ti.

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